Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 389: Realization...

Ever since the very first time Rio encountered Alvertoʼs clone, heʼs always had a question in his mind.

Why did Alverto send his clone to that dungeon during the final exams, and what was his actual purpose for doing so?

Rio was unaware of Alvertoʼs purpose, and he had never once seen the characterʼs name appear in the novel he had read.

Someone as significant as Alverto wasnʼt mentioned in the novel, which is very strange.

If Alverto truly existed in the original novelʼs timeline, he should have appeared when Fade was executing Demons during the ʼSecond Demon Extinction Warʼ.

A genius spear master like Alverto, who can use the power of time element to utmost levels, could not have been an ordinary person who was ignored at random.

Up until now, Rio had no idea what was causing this strange change in the timeline.

Although Rio indeed messed up the original plot a lot by stealing various chances and opportunities, he never went to the Demon Continent after all.

Which means he never really caused changes in the plotlines related to the demons.

Right now, there are two possibilities: either Alverto is an ʼAnomalyʼ like Rio, or the problem lies with Rio from the start altogether.

ʼI kind of have a feeling... I donʼt know how to describe it, but I feel I have felt that unique aura of Alverto before...ʼ

Originally, Rio thought that this body might have sensed Alverto during the Drift City

Massacre, which happened before his transmigration, but now that Shadow has awakened, his memories of the past have become clearer.

The original Rio never knew Alverto, and he didnʼt even see that guy during the drift city massacre as he was running away with his mother and had no time for anything else.

In other words, the one who sensed Alvertoʼs aura wasnʼt Rio but the original him, the him before transmigration.

ʼBut the biggest problem is... I have forgotten a lot of my memories...ʼ

Rio canʼt even remember his past lifeʼs name. Apart from numerous personal memories, Rio has also forgotten the appearance of the friend who initially gave him this book to read.

Rio has forgotten all these important things.

ʼWait, have I met Alverto in my past life?... No, thatʼs not it...ʼ

Although Rioʼs memories are partially gone, he is sure he never senses that unique aura that Alverto has.

ʼThere is something more complicated going on in the background that I donʼt know about... Something that likely happened in the time gap when my soul traveled from the previous world to this one...ʼ

Rioʼs last memories of his past life end where he slept after reading the book; he doesnʼt know what happened afterwards, and next he found himself in Rioʼs body.

ʼAll things aside, the biggest confusing factor was how Alverto was tracking those fragments.ʼ After Alverto appeared in Oaklum to kill Zach and snatch the fragment away, Rio figured out one key thing, and that was that Alverto can track these ʼfragmentsʼ; he definitely has the way to track them.

After all, the moment Zach got that fragment from the tree of blood, Alverto immediately came right after to snatch it.

As the fragmentʼs description says, you canʼt take this fragment from someone by force; you must either get it from the other party by either getting their approval or by killing the other party completely.

But until now, Rio wasnʼt sure what method Alverto was using as a tracking target.

Now that he has two fragments in his possession, he has a deeper understanding of the situation.

Right now, Rio can feel a new vague sensation in his mind; he has a newfound tracking ability

now.

It feels as if he can see through the space-time fabric itself and can sense things happening in great detail.

ʼNo wonder Alverto was able to detect it both times...ʼ

Right now, Rio is sure that wherever those fragments are in this world, as long as they appear in the open, Rio can easily sense them while directly ignoring the distance.

As long as those fragments are within ten light-years of him, Rio can easily sense their presence if they appear in the open.

(1 light year = distance traveled by light in a year in the vacuum of space. Itʼs around 5.88 trillion miles.)

But of course, if those fragments are in someoneʼs body, Rio canʼt sense them at all; only if the fragmentʼs user dies or passes it to a new owner can Rio sense its presence.

ʼThis means, when that octopus died and transferred the fragment to me, Alverto sensed that instantly and launched an investigation...ʼ

ʼHe then likely figured out that around that particular date and time, only the ship of the academy students had passed by that area of the sea, and thus he waited for the perfect opportunity...ʼ

ʼWhen the opportunity finally arrived, he sent his clone and his subordinates into the dungeon, where he wanted to likely find the person who had taken the fragment for himself...ʼ

ʼIn other words, that cloneʼs main motive was me all along...ʼ

If that day, Alvertoʼs clone had killed Rio, then Alvertoʼs plan really would have succeeded

right there, and he would have gotten the fragment easily.

But Rio tricked the other party and won the battle, thus Alvertoʼs plan failed.

ʼThe same must have happened in Zach Senpaiʼs case too...ʼ

Alverto likely sensed it when the tree of blood transferred the fragment to Zach; thus, he went

to Aaronʼs hidden cave, killed Aaron, and did soul-search on him to find out about Zach and

the others.

Then he laid out the plan to beat them while taking into consideration that Jin might be on his

way.

That day, Alverto was pressed on time; otherwise, he would have definitely wiped out the whole team, Astra, and by killing Rio, he have gotten another extra fragment that day.

ʼIn other words, Alverto already had two fragments from the start, and now that he has Zach Senpaiʼs fragment, he has three of them in his possession...ʼ

But one thing that Rio has yet to figure out is,

ʼWhat actually are these fragments for? Why is that Demon Prince so obsessed with them, and why is he looking for them in the first place?ʼ

Although Rio got answers for his question, new questions popped out again, and now he has even more questions than he already had.

Not only is he missing key information about what happened during the time when his soul came to this world, heʼs also missing information on what Alverto might be planning. ʼRight now... I canʼt sense the presence of a single fragment in my whole ten light-years big detection range...ʼ

The main effect of having two fragments on you is that you gain this detection range, but this detection ability will only work for the fragments; itʼs completely useless for other things. Rio canʼt use it like ʼMana Detectionʼ that is used for tracking enemies and other stuff; this detection range is solely focused on the fragments alone.

ʼMaybe... the reason why Alverto massacred the whole Drift City was because he had sensed the presence of a fragment there too? Maybe that was his real purpose for destroying so many

lives...ʼ

After all, you canʼt sense who got the fragment in such a big city, so Alverto chose the easy method; he likely thought that killing everyone would eventually reveal the fragment

automatically.

At that time, there were only Ashtel and Neo who were the sole SS-rankers; Raji was still

young.

Neo probably didnʼt even bother saving the people, and Ashtel was raiding an SS-rank dungeon; thankfully, James and the other S-rankers arrived on time; otherwise, Rio would

have died that day already.

ʼThinking about this now; this body has escaped death so many times now, it kind of feels like the ʼLawʼ of ʼDeathʼ itself doesnʼt have a hold on this body...ʼ

ʼMaybe this is also another side-effect of being an ʼAnomalyʼ perhaps?ʼ

Ever since Rio mastered the sword intent and came into contact with the ʼLawʼ of ʼSwordʼ, he has sensed that various ʼlawsʼ of the ʼworldʼ actively avoid him.

Although he canʼt really see the ʼlawsʼ with naked eyes, he can sense their presence faintly

with his sword heartʼs help.

ʼItʼs like I am some kind of glitch in the software of a computer that the software actively avoids in fear of getting affected... This is quite the strange feeling...ʼ

This world doesnʼt reject his existence, but it doesnʼt seem to accept it completely either; thereʼs a gap between him and the ʼworldʼ that canʼt be crossed.

ʼJust getting this second fragment has given me so much new information that itʼs hard to digest everything at once...ʼ

Rio saw strange memories; he saw a certain ʼcreatorʼ go against the flow of the ʼPrimordial Chaosʼ to create life in a newly formed world; he saw the birth of the ʼlawsʼ.

ʼEven now, these memories seem vague and bizarre that they donʼt seem real at all... The

same thing happened when I got that first fragment; those memories I received were also very

vague...ʼ Rioʼs mind is completely jumbled up; right now, not only he has his own memories in his mind, he has original Rioʼs memories, and then there are these two vague, unknown

memories.

ʼIf this goes on, my mind will be completely jumbled up, and I will have difficulties finding what is the real and worst-case scenario... I might even forget my own identity too...ʼ Thereʼs only one thing thatʼs keeping Rio sane and is forcing him to never forget his existence, and that is his ʼLoveʼ. That is the only emotion keeping him intact.

ʼYet again.... I have become indebted to you, Lia...ʼ

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Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

Question of the day.

What are your thoughts on this situation? What is Alverto planning?

(Tell me your thoughts in the comments)

By the way, donʼt forget to use those power stones!!