Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 324: Selain, The Princess of Cosmos... Part-2.

After the group finished eating, they got up and left the dining hall.

Selain asked the maids to show them all their respective rooms where they would be staying for the time being.

Looking at his room, Rio nodded his head in satisfaction.

ʼThis place is indeed quite good... In the Elven Empire, the elves had modernized their houses, but here in the Dragon Valley, things are still more traditional. I can see the more traditional architecture...ʼ

ʼThis place is indeed worthy of being called a palace...ʼ

Dragons themselves donʼt make anything; in fact, the dragon men are responsible for making everything in the dragon valley.

The dragon menʼs technology is far behind that of humans and the elven race.

ʼBut at least they have all the necessary things like the internet, smartphones, etc... but they donʼt have mana powered cars or any highly advanced technology, I guess...ʼ

Dragon men have wings that are fast enough to put an airplane to shame, so they donʼt really have any need for traveling vehicles.

Unlike the human race, where the vast majority of people are ordinary folk who arenʼt even awakeners, dragon men are all people who can use mana inherently, and they are quite good at it.

Dragon men might be much lower in numbers when compared to the human race, but they are all strong people with strong physiques.

ʼI am more curious about how they made this separate ʼspaceʼ for themselves... I donʼt think they have the technology to do it with machines... They likely did it with some magical construct or a powerful spell...ʼ

Rio walked over to the window, glanced at the blue sky, and thought,

ʼTo be able to replicate the main world and make this separate space seem so real, they really must have put in a lot of efforts...ʼ

The Dragon Valley was not really mentioned much in the original novel.

Fade only met a few dragons in his journey to the peak of the world, and those dragons barely gave any useful information on the dragon valley.

Fade himself never went to the Dragon Valley person, which is a good thing for the people of the Dragon race as a visit from a guy like him only brings massive bad luck and disasters of unimaginable scale.

ʼBut he was invited to come here... So why didnʼt he come here with us now? This is strange...ʼ

Rio and the others donʼt know yet that Fade and Kira have gone missing; they only know that the two of them have gone somewhere, and as Fade has missed this event, it means that this Dragon Valley doesnʼt hold much importance to the plot.

ʼEven in the novel, the Dragon Valley didnʼt seem to have been mentioned much... I guess this place really doesnʼt hold much importance to the main plot of the novel...ʼ

ʼIn other words, there are likely no ʼchancesʼ here for me to steal, which is quite an unfortunate thing...ʼ

Although Rio was a bit disappointed, his expressions didnʼt change much, and his face still remained as expressionless as ever.

”Hoh, so even the ʼchampionʼ gets bothered sometimes?”

Just when Rio was looking at the setting sun on the horizon while thinking about his next plans, a familiar voice appeared in his ears.

He tilted his head and found that Selain was sitting on the branch of a giant tree that was growing right beside his roomʼs window.

”Well, if suddenly a princess climbs a tree to peek at your roomʼs window, then anyone will feel concerned...”

Hearing Rioʼs words, Selain smirked and said,

”Hehe, I just wanted to have some talk with you in secret... The back garden is usually empty around this time, so I am sure no one will see me sitting here...”

Rio shook his head and said,

”If someone sees you, then they will execute me for messing around with the princess of their nation... That would be such an unfortunate thing. I advise you shall retreat...”

Selain shrugged her shoulders and said,

”Heh, I donʼt think anyone has the ability to actually execute the ʼchampionʼ; I highly doubt even S-rankers will be able to keep up with you anymore...”

”I have a feeling that you have already walked one step further on the path of ʼPerfect Sword Intentʼ.... As much as I know, none has ever reached ʼperfectionʼ in ʼSword Intentʼ ever before...”

”You may be the first to do it...”

Rio sighed at those words and said,

”Praising me wonʼt earn you any favorability points, princess... You are wasting your efforts trying to impress me...”

”I donʼt have a heart anymore; I already gave it to Lia... and I only had one of it, not two...”

Selain shrugged her shoulders and said,

”Well, like I said earlier, nothing is eternal... not even love; when you lose it, maybe that will be my chance... An SS-rank dragon can live for five thousand years...”

”Donʼt underestimate my determination; I may seize your heart after a thousand or maybe two thousand years...”

Not a single SS-rank dragon has died due to age; either they die in battle or they die when trying to ascend to a higher realm.

Rio smiled a bit and said,

”You are more persistent than I expected, princess... But trust me, you can find a much better person than me for you... Donʼt waste a thousand years just waiting for a guy who will never

love anyone else...”

Selain sighed and said,

”I am getting more and more curious about whatʼs so special about that woman, Lia... How did she win the heart of a man whoʼs as stubborn as you?”

Hearing those words, Rio just smiled a bit and said,

”Well, things happened, I guess.... You could say, she saved me....”

Rio knows by instinct that if he hadnʼt met Lia, he would have already become an emotionless person completely detached from the world; he would have no motivation or reason to live. The only reason Rio is still holding onto his last bits of emotions is because he doesnʼt want to lose the love for Lia, and that is the main reason why he can still ʼfeelʼ the reason to ʼliveʼ. Without emotions, a person has no reason to live, no motivation to survive, and no goals to achieve.

A person who has achieved emotional detachment has achieved total ʼcalmʼ and they wonʼt need anything from the world anymore.

That state may be beneficial for combat and other activities, but for individuals seeking a normal life, it can be a hindrance.

All Rio ever wanted was to live a joyful and ordinary life, but even he isnʼt sure if he can achieve that goal if he loses his emotions for Lia.

In other words, Lia saved him from going into that ʼstateʼ of total detachment; he canʼt thank

her enough for that.

”Sigh, thatʼs such a vague answer... I guess I will have to ask her myself then...”

Selain contemplated for a moment and then said,

”By the way... how about having a duel? If I win, you become mine, and if you win, I wonʼt

bother you anymore...”

”We dragons admire ʼstrengthʼ more than anything; this is the best method I can think of to

solve this trouble...”

Rio rolled his eyes at Selainʼs words and said,

”You know you will lose, right? I will be more surprised if you can withstand a single full-

powered blow of my ʼSword Intentʼ...”

Hearing Rioʼs words, Selain wasnʼt intimidated in the slightest,

”Then itʼs settled! If you beat me in one attack, I will acknowledge my defeat and wonʼt

bother you anymore...”

At that moment, Rio glanced towards the door of his room and said,

”You should leave now, princess; you will cause misunderstandings for me if you stay here

any longer... I might have to personally kick you away...”

Selain smiled slightly upon hearing those words,

”I know, I know, sheʼs about to come to your room, right? I guess even the ʼChampionʼ is

afraid of being misunderstood by his loved ones...”

”What a rare sight-, but donʼt worry, I will keep this a secret, ʼChampionʼ...”

With that said, Selain disappeared just as fast as she had appeared out of nowhere.

ʼItʼs not a movement technique or even a skill... Itʼs an inherent talent... such amazing control

over a tricky talent like that... interesting...ʼ

Itʼs rare for Rio to get impressed by someoneʼs abilities; aside from Link, today is the first time he has seen someone whose abilities can pique his interest this much.

ʼI am certain now... This world is filled with talented ʼextraʼ characters that never appeared in

the novel...ʼ

Selain is basically an ʼExtraʼ type character, just like him, who never appeared in the novel, but

she has the talent to awaken ʼSword Intentʼ one day.

ʼI guess a few more decades should be enough...ʼ

Unlike humans, dragons age slower and have a lot of time, so Selain can most certainly

awaken her ʼSword Intentʼ on her own in a decade or two.

By that time, she can barely be considered an adult if compared to human age standards.

ʼAn interesting person indeed...ʼ

Rio walked over to the door of his room and opened it before Lia could get the chance to knock

on it.

He smiled a bit and said,

”hoho, were you feeling lonely without me?”

Lia blushed slightly at those words,

”T-thatʼs not it... I just came by randomly...”

Rio shrugged his shoulders and said,

”Well, you are welcome to my humble abode then...”

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Authorʼs Notes.

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