Reborn as an Extra Chapter 634: Endless Greed, Endless Cruelty. Part-2.

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Previously on Reborn as an Extra...
Nova coaxed the frightened girl Bela from hiding under a bench, but Lia quickly won her trust using her cat Kai and golem RJ. Nova revealed Bela's origins as a shipwreck survivor who refuses to return to the human empire due to trauma over her lost parents. She explained that humans invade Fairyland out of greed for fairy healing magic, aiming to produce 'Benevolent Fairy Powder', much like the demons' pursuit of legendary artifacts.

"Benevolent Fairy Powder is a-"

Kai cut in right before Nova could continue,

"Remember there are children around... don’t go there, Nova..."

Nova shook her head, stared directly into Kai’s eyes, and declared.

"No need to silence me, Divine General... I know you’re shielding your ’master,’ but... as a human, she needs to face the harsh truths of this world..."

"She has to learn how selfish and ruthless humans truly are! Without grasping the evils of her own kind, she’ll never comprehend this brutal reality!"

"Besides, you can’t silence me, Divine General... I only speak facts and won’t conceal them, even if it costs my life..."

Nova refused to yield; she turned to Bela and said.

"Bela, head off; lunch time is near. I’ve set it in your room already. I’ll join you soon. Go eat whatever you like..."

Realizing the tension, Bela nodded, stood up to depart. She moved to set down the tiny golem, but Lia held her back.

"Feel free to bring him along; watch over him for me a bit, okay, sweetie?"

Bela nodded, scooped up the little golem, and exited the greenhouse after Lia gave her small head a gentle pat with a smile.

With that, Nova flicked her hand, releasing the restraints on Miria and Lyria at last.

"Both of you, take a seat. You always complain I hold you back, don’t you? Let me explain why I keep lecturing you..."

"Once you grasp the truth, you’ll see why I fret over you constantly..."

Overwhelmed by Nova’s powerful aura, Lyria and Miria didn’t dare resist and settled down on Kai’s back—he lounged lazily on the bench—next to Lia.

"Lia, you don’t need to heed her-"

Kai tried to caution Lia, yet she shook her head and replied.

"No, I wish to hear it; let her reveal the truth. You can’t shield me every single time..."

Nova gave a nod and produced a hologram projection device.

"Here’s a hologram projector; I took it from a dead human... check out what’s stored inside..."

"Our supplied research theories proved correct. Benevolent Fairy Powder truly boasts amazing healing powers!"

"It heals all wounds and outer injuries, and when crafted into potions or salves, it boosts health and serves as a fast-growth supplement!"

The one gripping the hologram camera spoke with wild excitement while approaching a glass pane.

Beyond the glass stood a massive iron-barred cage, divided into countless tiny sections.

Each section held a trapped fairy.

Every fairy looked wretched; some lacked legs, others missing eyes, wings gone on some, while dead ones lay in bits crammed into their spots.

"Just as the studies foresaw, fairies consist of elementals and sheer mana packed with immense pure vitality! Stronger fairies mean greater vitality..."

"Fairies’ bodies endlessly break down and reform using the world’s mana, letting them evade detection since they blend so deeply with ambient mana..."

The camera holder then shifted to another glass pane displaying a fully dissected fairy, sliced into pieces for exhibit.

"Fairies lack organs or similar; they’re pure mana and elemental entities, and to avoid total dissolution into surrounding mana, their bodies perform a unique process..."

"Their vitality perpetually regenerates and reconstructs them; essentially, fairies seem ’immortal’ due to constant cycles of dissolving and renewing..."

"This intense vitality drives the potency of Benevolent Fairy Powder..."

The camera operator moved to yet another glass pane, revealing a fairy enduring savage torment as hot iron rods stabbed through its body.

"AHHHHH!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! AHHHH!!!! NO!!! PLEASE LET ME GO!!!!"

"PLEASE!!!! DON’T HURT ME!!! AHHHHHH!!!"

Despite the desperate cries and pleas from the miserable tiny fairy, the camera ignored it utterly and kept narrating with icy composure.

"Countless experiments and prior trials confirm: when tortured and terrified, fairies’ vitality surges, making it ideal for extracting fairy powder..."

The operator hit a button on the nearby control panel, dropping a massive hydraulic press onto the shrieking fairy in its enclosed space.

Blood sprayed across the glass, a blue glow filling the chamber as the hydraulic press smashed the little fairy flat.

"Benevolent Fairy Powder comes from grinding a deeply tortured, panic-stricken fairy into paste, then drying it into powder for ointments and healing potions..."

"Far beyond regular human remedies, this powder represents futuristic tech; it can fully restore a chopped-off limb!"

"This supreme healing essence revives the nearly deceased and rebuilds destroyed organs anew! A divine miracle drug!"

Throughout the explanation, the cameraman brimmed with thrill, detailing every aspect thoroughly.

"That blue glow is the fairy’s elemental makeup escaping... This one was a water fairy, hence the blue tint..."

"The color released at a fairy’s demise matches its elemental type; it differs per fairy—the deeper the shade, the superior the powder quality..."