Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 174 Was it all Meaningless?

Hotel Arya, Boyʼs Public Bath, Night.

”Hmm, this place is quite huge...” (Liam)

Liam glanced at the huge bath and was amazed at its size. Even the Aldif mansion didnʼt have such a huge bath.

”Moreover those high-quality mana stones embedded in the walls and the faint herbal scent from the bathʼs water.... This place is specifically made for awakeners!” (Liam)

Hearing Liamʼs surprised voice, Zach puffed up his chest in pride and said with a smirk:

”Of course! This bath is the reason why our hotel is so famous in the whole Oaklum! Donʼt forget that we are in a five-star hotel!” (Zach)

”My grandfather specifically invited high-rank alchemists and mages to build this place! If someone wants to stay here, they have to pay an extremely high amount!” (Zach)

”But as you are all my dear juniors, I have personally asked Grandpa to open this place for you all!” (Zach)

Hearing Zachʼs remarks, Liam nodded his head and praised:

”You are indeed amazing Senpai!” (Liam)

”hehe of course!” (Zach)

Zach was quite happy to be respected and praised by his juniors. He will remember this day as one of his most fond memories.

Just when Zach was smirking in happiness, Link and Liam both looked into each otherʼs eyes and signaled something.

An evil smile appeared on their faces.

They seem to have already come to a decision about ʼsomething mischievousʼ without even communicating with each other.

”Uh, Senpai...” (Liam)

Liam and Link both put a hand on Zachʼs shoulder and both of them gave him a thumbs-up.

A confused look appeared on Zachʼs face, but before he could say anything, Liam shouted at the top of his lungs.

”Zach Senpai is peeking at the girlʼs bath!” (Liam)

Zach was caught off guard by that sudden shout and before he could say anything else, a soap came flying from the other side of the bath and landed right on Zachʼs face.

”What!?” (Zach)

Before Zach could understand the situation, Link and Liam pushed him into the bath and he fell into that hot water instantly.

”its hooottttt!!!” (Zach)

”HAHAHAHHHAAHAHA” (Link)

”Hahahahaha” (Liam)

Seeing this scene, Link and Liam both laughed at Zach, at the top of their lungs.

The whole bath became lively from their laughter.

Meanwhile, Rio who was showering in the corner, glanced at the two of them who laughing like idiots, and shook his head helplessly.

ʼThese two really have a screw loose...ʼ (Rio)

Then Rioʼs eyes landed on Fade who was about to shower beside him, his eyes shined and he immediately kicked Fade into the bath.

”Go away!” (Rio)

Being caught off-guard Fade fell into the hot bath water and before he could say anything another soap came flying and landed on his face directly.

”F*ck!” (Fade)

”BAHAHAHAHAHAHA” (Link and Liam)

Seeing this, Link and Liam both laughed so much that their eyes started to become moist.

”Ah my hahaha my stomach hahaha hurts from laughing too much.. hahahahaha stop ahahaha-” (Link)

To avoid listening to their maniacal laughter, Rio sneaked behind them and kicked them both from behind and they also fell into the water.

*gruggle*

Since they both were laughing, water entered their mouth and air bubbles rose in the water for a while.

After being kicked, finally, they both calmed down.

Just as they were about to sit down, they had to run for their life.

Zach looked at his two juniors with anger on his face and chased them both for revenge.

”Oh he got angry run! hahaha” (Link)

”You canʼt catch us with your tiny legs senpai! bahahaha!” (Liam)

For a while the three of them ran all over the bath and caused so much chaos that the hotel staff members had to personally come and ask them to stop.

Only then did the three of them stop and decide to calm down.

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After getting scolded by the hotel staff, they finally sat down beside Rio and soaked themselves in the bath too. (They all kicked away Fade and thus he was sitting in a different corner, alone...)

*Shroom*

Just then, a bright magic barrier rose and isolated the boysʼ and girlʼs baths.

Zach glanced at the barrier and explained.

”Ah, thatʼs an A rank barrier, it can stop anyone from peeking, moreover it can also stop detection-type skills and itʼs soundproof... now even if we scream here, they wonʼt be able to hear us on the other side...” (Zach)

”Riko must have asked the staff to deploy the barrier... they all must have been annoyed by the chaos we caused earlier, sigh~” (Zach)

A depressed look appeared on Zachʼs face and he sighed again and again:

”I thought I had created a perfect plan, but now you guys shouted that I was ʼpeekingʼ...” (Zach)

”Riko must be thinking that I am a perv now! Sigh~ my love story ended before it even started sigh~” (Zach)

Hearing Zachʼs depressed tone, Rio patted him on the back:

”Donʼt worry, some girls also like ʼPervʼ type of guys... you have scope, donʼt lose hope, learn more about ʼPervʼ techniques from that guy over there, his name is Fade...” (Rio)

Black lines appeared all over Zachʼs face after hearing Rioʼs advice.

He replied in an angry tone:

”No way! I am not a perv! I am a gentleman! I donʼt want to be seen as a perv by Riko!” (Zach)

Link also nodded his head and said:

”Senpai, you should work on your muscles first I think, no girl will like you if you stay so thin, people will mistake you for a girl if you wear girly clothes!” (Link)

Liam also nodded his head in agreement:

”But thereʼs demand for feminine boys too… cough! You can try it I guess cough!!” (Liam)

Several veins appeared on Zachʼs face as he gave death glares to Link and Liam.

”F*ck you both! I donʼt wanna hear your advice!” (Zach)

Zach raised his head and roared at the ceiling:

”All couples should die in hell! f*ck this sh*tty world! I want a girlfriend!!” (Zach)

While Zach lamented his sorrows, the others rolled their eyes at Zachʼs statement. They all had a girlfriend and thus technically Zach was telling them to burn in hell too.

But since they had already angered Zach too much, they all remained silent and didnʼt say anything else.

(Jokes are supposed to be said in a limit… if they continue to joke and insult Zach any more than this, their friendship with Zach will be affected… as they say ʼEverything must have a limitʼ…)

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After a while, Zach finally calmed down and started to explain.

”Uh, well you see, Riko and I are childhood friends, we used to study in the same schools in the capital city, and she has visited Oaklum with me many times now…” (Zach)

”But the problem is, she is too stern, she always remains poker-faced, I have been trying to impress her for years, but she doesnʼt budge at all…” (Zach)

A depressed look appeared on Zachʼs face again.

”Perhaps you guys are right after all, I am too short and donʼt look manly at all… perhaps thatʼs why she doesnʼt like me…. Sigh~” (Zach)

This time no one laughed, they all knew that Zach was serious and this was no laughing matter either.

”Uh, I have experience in this,… if she doesnʼt like you, you should move on senpai… it wonʼt do you any good to be hanging around someone who clearly doesnʼt have feelings for you…” (Liam)

Liam narrowed his eyes as he explained:

”I also used to like a girl you see, I loved her for years, but she didnʼt accept my feelings till the end….” (Liam)

”In the end, I moved on, and I think that the best decision I made in my life…” (Liam)

Hearing Liamʼs story, Zach nodded his head but he was still unconvinced, he didnʼt want to let go of his years of affection so easily. That would mean that his love was too fickle and worthless.

”Sigh~ in the end, were all my efforts worthless after all…” (Zach)

ʼYes they were…ʼ (Rio)

ʼBecause the girl you are trying to impress is a harem member of the protagonist, and you are but a mere extra in this story!ʼ (Rio)

Rio wanted to say all this right at Zachʼs face, but he held back and didnʼt say this. He didnʼt want to break Zachʼs heart so mercilessly.

Indeed as Rio said, Riko is one of the ʼheroinesʼ who later became Fadeʼs harem member.

Riko is that ʼcold from the outside and warm from the insideʼ type of heroine who falls for the protagonist when he helps her in dangerous situations.

She merely thinks of Zach as her friend, nothing more.

ʼThe only difference is, she has appeared ahead of time right now…ʼ (Rio)

In the original novel, Riko appeared after the ʼmeeting of godsʼ and she was accompanied by a nameless extra who was in love with her but got killed by Fade for plotting against him.

ʼThat unfortunate nameless extra must be Zach himself…ʼ (Rio)

Aside from Rio, there were obviously many ʼextraʼ characters in the original story, most of them had no name at all and they all died a meaningless death.

Only Rio is an ʼanomalyʼ among these extra characters that have changed his fate.

Rio shook his head silently.

He knew that Zachʼs feelings were meaningless at this point.

ʼRiko only thinks of him as a friend, and she doesnʼt give a sh*t about his feelings, if things remain the same, he will end up regretting his whole life when he finds out the truth…ʼ (Rio)

After deciding in his mind, Rio nodded his head and said in his usual emotionless tone:

”Liam is right, you should move on before it becomes too late, one-sided love often ends up in self-harm…” (Rio)

Link was surprised to hear that, even Rio was agreeing with Liam.

”Well, if even Rio is saying that, then I will also advise you to move on, donʼt self-doubt yourself Senpai…” (Link)

Hearing the advice from his juniors, Zach couldnʼt say anything back and could only sigh in regret endlessly.

He has been pursuing Riko since childhood, and suddenly telling him to ʼmove onʼ is like asking him to not breathe all of a sudden. Itʼs too difficult a task for him.

ʼWas it all meaningless after all?ʼ (Zach)

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Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here! It seems that Zachʼs love story is coming to an uneventful end before it even starts… perhaps this is what they call the strangeness of life is…

Question of the day.

Do you think Zach will be able to move on?

1.Yes (If Liam can do it, then why not him!)

2.No (Once affected by the spell of love, you canʼt escape its clutches no matter what…)

3.Other (Tell me in the comments.)

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