Reborn as an Extra Chapter 656: Bela Anant! Part-1.

The chirping of birds echoed nearby, causing Lia to gradually open her eyes.

A deep sense of relaxation washed over her whole body, while a lazy feeling enveloped her as she gently rubbed her drowsy eyes.

"Yawnnn~..."

Having stretched her languid limbs and released a sleepy yawn, Lia abruptly realized she lay on soft, verdant grass.

As she rose to a sitting position, an expansive grassland stretched before her, filled solely with blooming flowers and aromatic plants.

The scenery was so stunning that Lia nearly believed she had returned to Kenorland!

Yet she recalled how the final battle had utterly devastated Kenorland's landscape, making it impossible for such splendor to recover so swiftly.

"Hmm? Wh-where am I?"

While Lia puzzled over her surroundings in confusion, a soothing and tender voice drifted into her ears.

"This is a memory I preserved from a far-off past... this spot was once my parents’ private farmland... we cultivated flowers here, all sorts of flowers..."

Turning toward the unfamiliar voice, Lia spotted a strikingly beautiful woman with brown hair and a green aura emanating from her form, seated right beside her.

Her hair, eyes, and features were flawless, resembling a goddess who had stepped down from the heavens!

Her appearance closely resembled the young girl ‘Bela’ whom Lia had encountered in the temple of nature.

"Are you ‘Bela’? The girl that was under Nova’s care?"

In response to Lia’s query, the woman offered a gentle smile and answered softly,

"Yes, Nova, she’s like a mother to me... it’s been so long since then..."

The woman’s voice carried an oddly soothing quality, as if Lia were wrapped in her mother’s warm, tender embrace. An overwhelming peace and calm settled over her in the woman’s company.

With a bright smile lighting her face, the woman who called herself Bela addressed Lia kindly.

"Welcome to my memory, Lia Silver. I am Bela Anant. Across the world, people know me by numerous titles..."

"I personally do not consider myself worthy of such great titles; all I want is to save as many people as possible..."

"You may not know me by my real name, but I guess you will recognize me if I tell you one of my titles..."

Her expression warm and reassuring, Bela continued.

"I am Bela Anant, more commonly known as ‘Astra, The Goddess of Protection and Cure,’ and I have summoned you here to converse with you briefly..."

"This dungeon you are inside was modified by my close friend King Allen von Reinhart so that I can imbue it with a certain memory of mine... You are inside that memory, Lia Silver."

Lia’s eyes flew wide in astonishment upon hearing those words.

"You are the legendary healer ‘Astra’!? The woman who’s respected by the entire world and has been feared by the entire demon race even more than King Allen himself!?"

Astra stood as a globally celebrated figure from ancient times; even a millennium after her passing, her legendary exploits kept her fame alive.

Legends of her achievements continued to be recounted worldwide, and her name remained revered by all humanity to this day.

The human continent bore the name ‘Astrum,’ and the nation’s capital city was ‘Astra.’ Creatures everywhere called humans ‘Children of Astra.’

All this honored the mythical figure who preserved innumerable lives and reshaped the world’s destiny through her might!

Astra’s titles were far too numerous to list fully.

‘The First Awakener,’ ‘The Goddess of Healing,’ ‘The Maiden of Nature,’ ‘The Favored of the World,’ and more besides. The roster extended endlessly.

Not even King Allen Von Reinhart amassed as many honors as Astra.

She pioneered awakening for humans, igniting the era of Awakeners; she became the inaugural healer and the world’s first blessed one.

Fairies devoted to the ‘World’ hailed her as nature’s maiden, given her profound connection to nature and healing magic.

No fairy could rival her expertise in healing magic!

She even forged the secluded spirit realm havens where divine and neutral spirits resided!

By battling miasma, she forged fresh hope for myriad beings and emerged as the supreme ‘Saint’-like entity the world had known.

Lia struggled to accept that she now faced this iconic legend face-to-face!

"To think that little shy girl that was hiding behind Nova meekly was actually the younger version of the legendary healer Astra..."

Lia found it difficult to accept.

"Haha, yeah... I was quite a shy and introverted when I was young... Also, I was very afraid of humans back then because of my past experiences..."

Smiling at Lia’s remark, Bela responded,

"I was actually very afraid of blood and conflicts back in those days, but you get used to these things as you get older and gather more experience..."

"King Allen was actually a mischievous brat that liked to play pranks on his friends before he eventually became the strongest being of the universe!"

Noting Lia’s mix of shock and intrigue, Bela elaborated,

"Even the commonly known name ‘Astra’ is actually a title of mine."

"Right now we are talking in ‘Ezkina,’ but back in those days there were many different languages among humans and the word ‘Astra’ meant ‘weapon.’..."

Shaking her head, Bela added more.

"Unlike popular belief, I do not personally like being called ‘Astra’; after all, I got this title because people started seeing me as a perfect ‘weapon’ against demons, miasma and corruption..."

"My real name that was given by my loving parents is ‘Bela Anant.’ Bela is the forgotten name of a flower called ‘Jasmine’ that my parents used to like, and ‘Anant’ means infinite..."

"My parents grew uncountable number of Jasmine flowers in their farm; thus, I got named ‘Bela Anant’... I like this name more than any of my titles..."