Chapter 354: Overprotective? Me?

Chapter 354: Overprotective? Me?



Plain of consciousness.

'So, I'm here again? ... no matter how many times I come here, I never get used to it...'

Rio's plain of consciousness is a vast and empty place; there's nothing in it.

The plain of consciousness is something that every awakener has, and they can access it either willingly or when they are completely unconscious.

Rio fell unconscious after becoming exhausted from using too much mana.

The plain of consciousness is basically the reflection of your mentality and insides; it is a representation of the deepest parts of your soul.

Everyone's state of consciousness is very different and unique to themselves, as everyone's own life is vastly different from others.

A plain of consciousness also shows the state of mind a person has; if someone is happy, their plain of consciousness is filled with vitality and liveliness, and if the person is in pain, it's filled with their painful memories.

But Rio has always been an anomaly, ever since he first came to this world.

His plain of consciousness is 'Empty'. It's like a giant void of nothingness; there's basically nothing in it-a perfect depiction of his emotionlessness.

But even in this vast, empty void, there is still a small source of fire that wards off the cold. Rio waved his hand, and a small bonfire appeared.

'I am glad this small ray of hope is still alive in me... I am thankful to you, Lia; if not for you, even this small flickering fire in my heart would have already gone...'

Rio just sat down beside that small bonfire and started to pass time while feeling the warmth.

The rest of the empty void is cold, lonely, and filled with nothingness-a dead, empty plain with no ray of hope.

This small bonfire, which gives off warmth, care, and a feeling of acceptance, represents Rio's unwavering love for Lia.

This is the last emotion that has been keeping his world bright for a long time now.

'No matter how many times I look at this, it's still just as bright as it always was... Thankfully, it's not wavering...'

Rio's love for Lia never wavered; that can be easily seen by how this flickering flame is still extremely bright and is burning with amazing vitality.

You can clearly see that it isn't decreasing at all despite the coldness in the void trying to make it flicker again and again.

Looking at the bonfire's warm flame, Rio smiled happily.

"As long as you are here to keep me company, I don't think I need anything else here-"

Before Rio could complete his sentence, someone's voice interrupted him.

"You seem to be having a lot of fun..."

Rio raised his eyes and discovered an exact copy of himself sitting on the opposite side of him.

The other party had a strangely wide grin on his face.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Well, don't be surprised; I just woke up recently and hadn't had the chance to talk to you..."

Rio looked at the other party, sighed, and said,

"Ah, so you were there all along? I thought you perished... But you surely are late to the party..."

The other party's smile broadened as Rio acknowledged his presence, nodding his head before speaking.

"Well, your soul is strong; you took over my body, and now that our souls are merged, only the one with the stronger consciousness can rule... Truthfully speaking, I don't think there is anyone in the world with a stronger consciousness than you..."

"If not for the 'Imperfect Sword Heart', I would have never had the chance to even awaken; you were firmly suppressing me..."

The original Rio shook his head.

"Bruh, you are literally insulting us both right now; we are both the same soul now... Tch, if I had a stronger consciousness, I would have never let you out to see the day of light, you body

stealing thief!!"

"Imagine stealing someone's body and then calling them a scumbag! Such hypocrisy!! I will

raise my voice against this!!"

"Come on man! Let me out for just a few seconds at least! I beg you as the biggest beggar in

the whole of Begdom Empire!!"

Rio frowned at the guy's words and felt pity for him for a second.

"Forget it; I will let you out every once in a while when I am a few hundred kilometers away

from society and everyone else..."

The other Rio rubbed his temples and said in an aggrieved tone,

"You take me for some kind of eldritch horror or something that you would need to go out in

the wilds to unleash me... Can't you figure it out that I want to go out just to flirt with Lia!!"

Rio nodded his head and said,

"And that's exactly why I am not letting you out; because she's my girlfriend, not yours, I am not giving the right to flirt with her to anyone else! Only I am allowed to tease her... You

aren't..."

The original Rio rolled his eyes in frustration,

"Sigh, man, you are impossible... ugh... Forget it, I give up..."

"By the way, it takes a lot of toll on my consciousness to appear in yours as your consciousness is too strong, so I will likely be going back to sleep for a while again; don't bother me if there's nothing important..."

Rio just shrugged his shoulders and said,

"Well, that's better... By the way, I have blocked the outside vision for you; I don't want

others to interfere when I am spending time with Lia; this way, you can't peep on us..."

The original Rio gritted his teeth and left, shouting in frustration.

"Not like I was going to peep, you overprotective fool!!"

Author's Notes!

Yo! It's your beloved author here!

Finally, we know where the original Rio is! He finally woke up after so long! We have a new

interesting person in the picture, it seems!

Question of the day:.

Do you also think that Rio is a bit too overprotective?

(Tell me your thoughts in the comments)

By the way, don't forget to use those power stones!!