Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 388:  The Gentle Sword Intent! (Rio X Lia)

(Warning: Prepare for Diabetes...)

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Lia opened the door and went inside Rioʼs room without hesitation.

Rio seemed to be in some kind of daze at the moment and was lying on the bed without moving an inch. Aria was still using her healing magic to do a checkup.

Lia walked over to bed and sat on the edge before asking Aria in a concerned voice,

”Uh, whatʼs going on with him? Is he okay?”

Aria smiled at that question and replied in a gentle tone,

”Heʼs okay; itʼs likely that he suffered some kind of sudden mental shock and is taking his time to recover… Maybe he received some kind of hidden skill or knowledge when he was there in that mysterious place you guys went to…”

Hearing those words, Lia breathed a sigh of relief.

Aria is a peak SS-rank healer; currently, thereʼs no healer in the world who has more experience in healing magic than her in the whole world.

Even Riya will need a long time to reach her level and become equal to her.

Thus, Lia has no doubts about her capabilities; if she has declared that Rio is fine, then heʼs definitely okay.

”By the way, I ran a quick checkup on him just now, I have to admit… If I was not an SS ranker, it would have been really difficult for me to heal him when heʼs unconscious…”

”I have never seen a person whoʼs so resistant to my magic this much… Not even the great world tree has as high resistances as him…”

Rioʼs ʼSword Intentʼ mastery is off the charts from otherʼs perspectives, and now that he has the ʼImperfect Sword Heartʼ, his body is always in a constant ʼDefensiveʼ state.

When heʼs unconscious, his sword heart automatically activates his ʼSword Intentʼ to protect him from external threats.

This may be good for ʼcombatʼ-related situations, but this will also hinder various things too.

Unless the healer whoʼs buffing and healing him has the ʼHeart of Eternal Nirvanaʼ, they will need at least an SS-rank healer to heal him when heʼs unconscious.

Or you will need to feed him several high-grade healing potions so that his body doesnʼt reject the healing.

”Hmm… how do I describe it… His body is kind of like a living ʼweaponʼ; it rejects everything from outside and remains true to its own self only…”

”I have never seen a situation like this in my whole life…”

Even Aria was speechless in this situation. Her intuition is telling her that if she tried to use any malicious healing method on him, his sword intent would react very violently towards her and block her on the spot!

”His ʼSword Intentʼ… Itʼs very strong; when I was healing him, it was as if it were observing my healing magic closely; the moment I tried to do anything bad, it would have used my healing magic as a medium to attack me instantly!”

Although Aria was surprised, she was also quite excited. She has lived for a long time, and seeing new things is what brings the most joy to her nowadays.

Aria got up from her seat and started to leave, but she stopped for a brief moment and spoke,

”One advice, Lia: you must always keep other healers away from him if he needs healing in the future; only Riya or an SS-rank healer can heal him now…”

”If others tried it… the healerʼs life will be in danger as his sword intent will destroy the healer from inside out using the healing magic as a medium…”

”But of course it will be fine if they heal him when heʼs conscious; after all, in his conscious state, he can keep his sword intent in check…”

Lia nodded her head at Ariaʼs words and thanked her for the hard work; Aria just gave a gentle smile and left the room.

Lia glanced at Rio and spoke in a quiet voice,

”Are you awake yet?”

Rio, still in a daze, didnʼt respond to her question and remained as listless as before.

”Er… I was going to tease you, but seeing the situation, I guess I shouldnʼt…”

Lia grabbed Rioʼs hand and noticed that his palm was very rough and much bigger in size than hers.

When Lia touched his hand, she sensed his sword intent reacting to her mana. However, unlike Ariaʼs description, Lia felt that his sword intent was not hostile towards her.

Rioʼs sword intent only warmed his hand so that Liaʼs hand could feel his warmth; it was comforting and very gentle in nature.

Seeing that situation, Lia smirked to herself.

ʼAm I the only exception for you then? Hehe…ʼ

Lia was pleased that Rioʼs sword intent didnʼt consider her an enemy at all; in fact, it was protecting her as if it had a mind of its own and could recognize Liaʼs mana fluctuations.

ʼWell, itʼs a good thing, I guess… In the future, I wonʼt suddenly get hit by sword intent when I am sleeping beside him; thatʼs a relief…ʼ

Lia has only been hit by Rioʼs sword intent once, which was during the supreme tournament, and she can never forget that horrible feeling.

Getting hit by ʼSword Intentʼ is no joke; it literally feels like you have lost a part of your ʼsoulʼ or something, and it hurts like hell.

In fact, Lia is more surprised by the fact that Link can tank Rioʼs sword intent with his bare arms! Which is simply insane! No sane person will attempt to do that, even if they have a legendary skill protecting them.

Thus, Lia felt pleased after finding out that Rioʼs sword intent wasnʼt rejecting him at all.

This means even if Rio is injured someday and is unconscious, she can make him drink a healing potion herself, and the sword intent will not reject it.

ʼBut still, you are quite the selfish guy, arenʼt you? You are making me more and more obsessed with you every day, yet you yourself seem so detached from everything…ʼ

ʼI guess you must have been a playboy in your previous life, hehe…ʼ

Lia doesnʼt know about Rioʼs transmigration and other things, but the way heʼs so good at flirting and stuff, she sometimes feels that he has years of experience in dating someone.

It kind of feels weird that this is his first time dating someone, and heʼs still so nonchalant about it and can even mess with her easily without getting embarrassed at anything.

ʼMaybe heʼs naturally talented in this matter?ʼ

Lia has her doubts about it, but thereʼs no way to confirm them. She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall nearby and noticed it was getting late, and it was time for her to go back to her room to sleep.

”I guess I should go now; rest well-”

At that moment, in his daze, Rioʼs hand moved on its own, and he grabbed Liaʼs arm and made her lay down beside him. Lia was taken aback by that sudden move and didnʼt even have the time to react.

”W-what!?... sigh, now I am stuck…”

Lia tried to get up, but his hand was firmly wrapped around her waist, making it impossible to escape his grasp.

Because of his sword heart, Rio literally has the strength of an early SS ranker, so itʼs wishful thinking if you want to escape his grasp without using violent means.

And Lia obviously couldnʼt use violent means against him at all; her mind went blank the moment her face was pressed against his muscular chest, and she just lost all thoughts in her mind.

ʼT-this… Being hugged like this is kinda… embarrassing, but it feels comfortable…ʼ

And just like that, Lia fell asleep in his arms, as she was not able to escape in the end and had to accept her fate.

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A few hours later, past mid-night.

”hmm?”

Rio finally snapped out of his daze and felt a bit stuffy.

The moment he glanced around, he found Liaʼs head resting on his arm and her arm placed over him.

ʼWhat the actual f*ck!?!?!?!ʼ

Rioʼs brain nearly short-circuited at that moment when he saw that beautiful face so close to him; he remembered finding another ʼunknown fragment,ʼ but he doesnʼt remember what happened after that.

So, when he suddenly saw Lia clinging to him like that, he was so shocked that he nearly screamed out loud in surprise.

Rio slowly sat up so as not to startle Lia and wake her from sleep; he also got to hear her murmuring to herself in sleep.

”Rio… you big meanie….”

Rio felt quite awkward hearing those words.

ʼD*mn… This was a good tactic, Lia! I never knew you were so capable!ʼ

Rio misunderstood that Lia slept beside him on purpose to imitate what he did to her during that trip to Roult Islands via the ship stormwalker.

She was likely planning on teasing him when they wake up!

ʼI nearly fell for the trap... But I have to admit, this one really made my heart beat like crazy…ʼ

Rio shook his head and got up from the bed. He walked over to the window and opened it to let the moonlight fall over him.

Staring at two bright moons shining in the sky, Rio calmed himself down. What he saw when he got the fragment was really something unique, and it was hard to digest.

ʼAnd now I have this new strange ability… I see… everything seems to make sense now…ʼ

After Rio got the second fragment, a lot of unknown information appeared in his head; although it took a while to digest it, it was worth the effort.

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