Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 316: What has been lost and what he might lose...

”Unexpectedly... You are quite good at gardening and stuff...”

Lia looked quite impressed watching Rio, who was working in the garden, with a rare serious look on his face.

”Well, I used to have several flower pots at home; there were roses, sunflowers, and some herbal plants too... I kind of learned it while messing around in dirt...”

”Hmm, come to think of it, Mom used to scold me for getting my clothes dirty... I was quite the troublesome kid, actually...”

Rio has mixed-up memories; the part where he used to take care of flowers was from his past life, and the part where he used to get scolded for playing in dirt is from his present life.

But heʼs telling them both at the same time so as to avoid revealing about his previous life.

”Wow... Itʼs quite shocking, actually. I didnʼt expect someone as cool-minded as you... used to be a total brat in your younger days...”

Seeing the shocked look on Liaʼs face, Rio shook his head and said,

”I was not always that cool-minded... Your parents grow you up with love and care, so you get spoiled, but when the world shows you reality, you adapt accordingly....”

”Those who canʼt adapt to the fast-changing world canʼt live a happy life... Thatʼs the way the world is...”

Rio gently grasped a flower and spoke.

”My dream is to live a happy life... To be happy is to adapt to the way of the world and live in coexistence...”

Lia smiled and said,

”So... will you be satisfied with the bare minimum and wouldnʼt even want money, power, or fame?”

Rio smiled at that question and replied in a calm voice,

”As long as you are with me, I donʼt care about the world...”

Lia blushed a bit at those words and nodded her head, ”Yeah, me too...”

...

Although Rio did say that he was quite a troublesome kid, Lia refused to believe those words.

She can instinctively feel that Rio is lying about something, but she didnʼt point it out because she thought it would be rude.

She already knows about Rioʼs past and how his parents died and he lived in an orphanage, so she didnʼt ask much about those days, so he doesnʼt have to remember that time.

But she couldnʼt stop her curiosity either, so she asked,

”By the way... What kind of person was your mother?... You donʼt seem to talk much about your past...”

Seeing the nervous look on her face, Rio smiled a bit and then said,

”No need to be that tense... well... It was quite a long time ago, and I was still a kid, so my memories are hazy...”

”But from what I remember... she was the type to always smile; her smile was like a radiant sun and....... well...”

ʼHmm?...ʼ

Suddenly, the look on Rioʼs face turned solemn all of a sudden, and sweat started to appear on his forehead.

ʼI-I canʼt remember her face.... W-wait....ʼ

He got up from the ground, and a rare look of panic appeared on his face. He rubbed his temples and tried to remember it again, but there was still nothing.

Rio couldnʼt remember his motherʼs voice or her face; he seems to have lost that memory and the emotions that the original Rio felt in those days.

ʼSigh...ʼ

When Rio first came to this world, he had the memories and emotions of the original Rio.

But now, heʼs starting to lose them along with his past life emotions.

Everything has become a lot hazy, and heʼs already forgotten his previous lifeʼs name too.

Rio calmed down his mind and stopped thinking about this matter; the more he thought, the more he would get concerned.

”What happened?”

Lia glanced at Rio with a confused look on her face as Rioʼs stopped talking mid-sentence.

Rio shook his head and replied,

”Nothing... forget it... Itʼs not that big of a deal anyway... I should get back to work...”

Before Rio could get back to work, Lia caught his hand and asked with a concerned look on her face.

”You know... Recently, you have become more unexpressive... as if you are suppressing your emotions or something like that...”

”Tell me the truth. Whatʼs going on? Is something on your mind?”

”Ever since you got that blessing from the world tree, itʼs become more difficult for me to read your emotions... It used to be much easier before... Now itʼs difficult...”

”Thereʼs definitely something going on...”

Hearing Liaʼs words, Rio hesitated a bit, but then, seeing the concerned look on her face, he decided to tell her the truth.

”Well... itʼs quite hard to explain, but.... You see, ever since I have awakened... I have been losing my emotions and feelings...”

”Itʼs quite a weird phenomenon... I have no curses on me or anything, but I am just losing my feeling for everything altogether...”

”I am becoming an emotionless existence... and I am afraid that I will lose my love for you, Lia... I certainly donʼt want that to happen...”

”I want to smile but canʼt; I want to be happy but canʼt; I canʼt feel pain, remorse, sympathy,

or anything at all...”

Rio looked into Liaʼs eyes and said,

”The truth is, when Zach Senpai died, I felt nothing... I felt nothing for his death; I am

becoming a heartless monster that only knows the cold path of sword...”

Even while expressing his heartfelt feelings, Rioʼs face remained expressionless, and his voice

remained as emotionless as that of a robot.

He glanced at the evening sky and said,

”I used to have light in my eyes; now they look similar to dead body... Thereʼs no light, no

emotion in them...”

Lia held Rioʼs hand tightly and said,

”Please... Donʼt lose feelings for me; i-I canʼt lose you...”

Even Lia was helpless against such a strange phenomenon; she had no idea whatʼs wrong with

Rio, but she doesnʼt want him to forget about their mutual feelings.

Then suddenly, an idea came to her mind, and she said,

”Wait, we will be going to the Dragon Valley soon, so how about you get yourself checked by the SS-rank Healer... She might be able to tell us something about it...”

Rio nodded his head at those words and said,

”Well... we can give it a try, I guess...”

ʼAlthough I know itʼs useless... But I guess trying is also a way of clinging to hope... and the

world works on hope...ʼ

Rio tightly held Liaʼs small hand and said it with a smile on his face.

”Although I may lose my ʼselfʼ, I will try my best to be the same Rio for you...”

Hearing those words, Lia immediately hugged Rio tightly in her arms.

Her eyes became a bit teary, but she ignored those tears.

She was afraid that Rio would leave her behind, and she has already set a goal to stand side by

side with Rio and go on many adventures.

She doesnʼt want to be left behind in dust, and if something happens to Rio, she wonʼt be able

to live happily either.

This is the tragedy of those who love and want to be loved. The one who is the most loyal

suffers the most.

After the work in the garden was done, Rio and Lia went home together while holding hands.

Today, Rio told Lia one of his deepest secrets that he never wanted to mention to anyone.

Although there are no direct methods to cure it, now that Lia knows about it, things may change for the better.... Perhaps...

Love may bring happiness, but it is also one of the greatest sources of pain, misery, and regret... It doesnʼt take much to change that feeling of happiness into suffering. Holding your love firm is the only way to keep it safe, but would a love placed in a cage still be

considered ʼfreeʼ?

Riyaʼs room.

Unlike Rio and the others, who were punished with cleaning the pool or taking care of the

garden, Riya was banned from eating candy.

So she has been sitting in front of the TV the entire day, staring at the door with an expectant

look on her face.

She asked Link to bring her some, but Raji caught him and kicked him away, so now sheʼs

staring at the door, waiting for Raji to come back to return her space ring as the day ends.

”Ugh... How do normal people live! I canʼt live a second without my candies! This is so

unfair!”

After not eating candy for nearly a month after coming back from Oaklum, Riya trained and

became stronger.

But now that she can eat the candies again, her candy addiction has become even stronger

than it was before. ”Sigh... She really isnʼt coming... Did she eat my candy herself? Tch! how rude!”

”I will definitely tell mom about how she bullied me today!! Hmph!” Riya had no choice but to go back to watching boring TV serials with no candies or snacks.

ʼOh, god of candies... Give me strength to survive this day...ʼ

Riya prayed to her great god of candies to ask for the endurance to survive a day without

candies.

But then her stomach started to grumble, and her expression turned angry.

ʼStupid sister! Just you wait, I will tell mom that you are a chain smoker, you do weird drugs,

and you drink 3 tons of alcohol every day!!!

(Sheʼs exaggerating; Raji doesnʼt smoke or use drugs...)

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Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here! Finally, Rio told Lia about his situation! Itʼs a good thing!

Question of the day.

What do you think is the reason for Rioʼs loss of emotion?

(Tell me your theories in the comments.)

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