Reborn as an Extra - Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Unexpected Guest!
Second Day after the terrorist attack.

Rio’s Dorm Room.

The news about a terrorist attack on the academy is currently in the headlines, and every news channel is broadcasting this incident with more and more exaggerated remarks.

The rumors are spreading faster than a wildfire.

Link has become the star of it all, and there are several rumors going around exaggerating Link’s achievements.

“Hello viewers, today we have invited Mr. Joseph, who is an active member of the Rex family’s social media account management department.”

“Mr. Joseph, we welcome you on our channel!”

“Yes. thank you for your generosity, I am but a humble servant of the Rex family. pleased to make your acquaintance.”

“So, Mr. Joseph, we wanted to ask about the Rex family’s reaction to this incident.”

“Well, as everyone already know, young master Link has shown his unparallel courage during this time.”

“He even fought an A-rank terrorist; regarding this, the Rex family obviously feels very proud and supports young master Link.”

The person named Joseph continued to rain praises; there was no end to it.

Once he started talking, he didn’t stop until the anchor had to end the show for fear that Joseph would continue talking until he fainted.

*click*

Rio closed the TV with a rather annoyed expression.

He has been enjoying his free time until these idiotic interviews spread all over the internet. Literally any channel you open, it’s all just Link this, Link that, blah blah blah…

Every single channel on the TV is broadcasting the same thing over and over; they are raining praise on Link endlessly; there’s no one who dares not show their respect to the Rex family.

‘Rex family is really a true giant, sigh~’

All this showed only one thing: that the Rex family has enough power and authority that they can literally even shut down the whole internet network.

Not to mention the greatest guild belongs to the Rex family, they also have a huge business empire; trillions and trillions of dollars of wealth are nothing to the Rex family.

From a small needle to a satellite, from household products to war weapons of mass destruction; the business empire of the Rex family is capable of producing everything.

There are even unique class awakeners like alchemists, etc. present under them and are capable of making several perfect rank potions and artifacts.

Although most of the artifacts are generated from the dungeon raids, artificially crafting them is also possible, but it takes enormous wealth and talented individuals.

Rex family has both; they have enough wealth to kill an S ranker literally by burying them in money.

‘Yet all this collapsed in the hands of Fade; truly ridiculous how power plot armor can be…’

Rio shook his head; he knew that, thinking this wouldn’t really do anything.

By saving Riya, he has already done a great favor for Link; this way, Link has already got a new chance to walk towards a better ending, but if he still doesn’t improve, Rio can’t do anything about it.

‘I will only mind my own business, to me it doesn’t matter much, even if they destroy the whole human empire, All I want is to lay down and sleep in peace…’

Rio’s eyes narrowed and the surrounding became a bit cold.

‘And if things don’t go that way… hehehehe…’

A hideous smile appeared on Rio’s face as his pitch-black eyes shined like that of a demon in human skin.

*Ding**Dong*

Just as Rio was busy pretending to be a villain, the doorbell suddenly brought him back to his senses.

He got up and started to walk towards the door; although his face was as expressionless as ever, he was still confused in his head.

‘Who could it be? I don’t even have friends; to begin with, let’s see first.’

Rio opened the gate and was surprised when he saw the person who was standing outside.

The boy standing outside had dark red hair and dark red pupils; his aura was so dense and filled with such a sense of arrogance that it literally screamed,, ‘kneel down! You are just an Ant in front of me!’

He’s giving off the aura that literally says, ‘I am the villain! Come at me you peasant!’

Unexpectedly, a bright smile appeared on the guy’s face, which Rio didn’t like at all as it was totally fake.

“Hello, I am Link Rex. I would like to talk to you for a bit.”

“Go away!”

*Bam!*

Rio slammed the door shut instantly!

“LET ME INNNNNN!!!!”

Link standing outside shouted at the top of his lungs! The entire dormitory shook hearing his scream; in the end, Rio had to admit defeat and open the door.

Rio invited this unwelcomed guest inside his dorm room. He led him to the sofa and then brought tea for them.

After that, Rio sat directly opposite Link, and his expressionless face never changed throughout the whole process.

Rio didn’t care much about Link but the main thing is that Link is not alone. Rio can sense the massive presence of two S-rank individuals.

Even Rio didn’t know when they entered the room or how they entered.

But one thing is sure: from the fact that they are showing their presence but not their body, they are clearly warning Rio to not do anything wrong; otherwise, he will have to bear the consequences.

Although Rio knew this, he didn’t really care about it.

They can’t kill him because they have already shown their presence here, and the dorm manager who is also an S-rank must have already sensed them too.

If they really tried to kill him, they would not be able to escape so easily; Link would not be affected, but these two will be punished by Raji for sure.

‘But obviously, two S-rankers are more valuable for humanity than a C-rank kid, they will not really suffer much, my luck’s really bad, sigh~’

“So, what do you want?”

Hearing Rio’s direct and blunt question, Link’s smiling face twitched, and he looked at Rio with narrowed eyes.

Rio is the first one to speak so disrespectfully to him; except for his father and his mother, no one ever dared talk to him without showing any respect.

“Was it you who saved Riya?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about?”

“Don’t pretend to not know; tell me what you want in return?”

“Hmm, if you really want to give something, then I can’t reject it; it would be good if you could provide a movement-type skill book or something.”

“You are rather greedy than I originally thought; do you even know how precious a movement skill book is?”

“Obviously I know, but to the great Rex family, this much is nothing.”

“Well, that’s true. Okay, then I will ask someone to deliver it to you later.”

“Now tell me how you did that? How you saved Riya from that A-ranked one?”

“Everyone has their secrets; why would I tell you mine…”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became chilly:

“Don’t you think my subordinates will kill you?”

“Hmm, that could be possible, but secrets are secrets; they can’t be revealed by threatening.”

“You are very stubborn, you know; what if I myself beat you up?”

“Well, that’s not possible; I have already fought you once and you know the result—who was the winner and who was the loser.”

“tsk, okay fine, don’t say if you don’t want to; here take this card!”

“This is?”

“This is a VIP bank card; I have transferred some money in it from my private savings, as you protected Riya, I am giving this as a gift to you.”

“But didn’t you already?”

“That is from the Rex family; it can’t be considered given by me. Also, you stopped me from going on a rampage; otherwise, I would have harmed innocent people; thank you for that.”

“…..”

“What? Why are you quiet?”

“It’s just that I am surprised that you can also say thank you; that was really unexpected.”

“Tsk, what do you take me for, I am a gentleman, you see.”

“That’s the biggest joke I have ever heard.”

Link ignored Rio’s words and got up from his seat:

“It’s time I leave now; we can talk more some other day.”

“Yeah, sure.”

Then Rio escorted Link outside.

As Link left, the two S-rankers present also left along with him. Rio closed the door of his room when Link was no longer in his sight.

‘That was one of the most dangerous situations I have ever faced since my reincarnation…’

Thinking back, it was a really dangerous moment, he could have died in the hands of those S-rankers, even though the academy would have punished them, Rio would have been the victim.

His death would have been really meaningless.

But anyway, he survived it so everything’s okay.

‘I must become stronger though… strength is everything…’

He has to become strong enough to not worry about dying an unreasonable death. Today was a reminder of the fact that he’s still far from the end of his journey.

*Ding* *Dong*

Just as Rio was considering all this, suddenly the bell rang again.

Rio opened the door once again.

He thought it must have been Link who came back to say something else but it was actually a familiar person this time.

In fact, a bit too familiar…

“Uh, well, C-Can I come in?”

Standing outside was a golden-haired Girl looking at Rio’s face with a nervous look on her beautiful face.