Weeb Meets Weeb[Fluff]

"Anything you want me to do, mistress," Lex replied.

"Uh, for starters, call me Rio and not all that mistress thingy," Rio said awkwardly. "All the servants I used to have always called me by my name. You should do the same."

Lex nodded, wondering what kind of rich life Rio used to live. He also wanted to know more about that Allen guy and his problem.

But since it was his first day of job, Lex wasn't keen on getting fired so soon.

"Can you please give me your account number and some other information for me to pay you?" Rio asked.

Lex nodded and pulled out his phone to share the bank information.

"Huh?"

Lex felt confused when he opened his account and read the message being displayed on the screen.

"This account no longer exists. If another account is created with the same details, the person will be in legal trouble and will be arrested for an indefinite amount of time." Lex gulped nervously.

"Looks like Allen knows that Redrum failed. Congratulations, you have been cut off from the means of living a normal life." Rio explained. "I am sorry in advance if you hate this or didn't want this."

"Then how am I supposed to get rid of my debt or feed myself?" Lex asked calmly.

In reality, he wasn't bothered about the social seclusion. He was already leading a life of seclusion before coming to meet Rio.

If anything, Rio had done him a favor by providing him a place to live where he would be able to avoid all the drama.

"Now that you mention it, food is definitely going to be a problem. I only need electricity to survive." Rio muttered. "Looks like you will be dying in two to three days."

"…"

Lex didn't what he could say against such a statement. His physical body was going to die twice in the same lifetime.

'Might as well accept it…'

Just as Lex was about to sigh and accept his fate, Rio started laughing. Her shoulders relaxed a bit as she looked at Lex's disappointed face. nm

"I was just joking. You took it seriously!"

"Uh…" Lex felt his cheeks heating a bit after hearing the truth. After everything that happened to him, dying due to starvation did sound believable.

"I admit that I can't go out to buy food but I do get home deliveries. They just leave the stuff in front of the house across the street and I take it from there." Rio explained. 

"Is this related to Allen?" Lex couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, it is. He is the main reason I am forced to live a life like this."

"Um, can I ask why?"

"It's kind of complicated. My family wanted me to marry Allen but I hate people like him. I refused to marry him so he decided to force himself on me. Let's just say that not many people know about my ability." 

"Is it that strong of an ability?"

"You have a lot of questions Lex. You are supposed to be my butler, not someone who interviews me." Rio chuckled.

"I do have the right to know about my employer." Lex countered.

Rio raised her eyebrows. "I think you are going to be an interesting person."

"Depends on what your interests are. It doesn't look like you leave the house often. How do you spend your day?"

"I plan on watching every web series, movie and anime in existence to pass the time but now I have some company." Rio smiled. "Do you like to watch any of the three things that I mentioned?"

"Like? I love watching all three of them. I have watched hundreds of them by now" Lex replied excitedly.

"Hmm, tell me about your favorite romance anime."

"I have many favorites in different genres but the best one for me is Scum's Wish," Lex replied after giving it some thought.

"Oh? What exactly do you like about it?"

Rio moved towards the sofas in the hall's center and settled on them. She gestured for Lex to sit on the same across her.

"It's kind of dark and actually shows something that might be possible in reality. The description of humans given in it is also quite accurate." Lex answered after sitting on the sofa.

"I agree! Especially when you consider how the two main characters started behaving towards the end." 

"Yeah and…"

Both Rio and Lex started talking about Scum's wish with full excitement. Neither of them had any idea how much time passed by as they were lost in their discussions.

[ It is true that one weeb often attracts another weeb. ] Elfie muttered to herself. [ I guess this is a pretty good start for you Lex. ]

While Lex and Rio were talking, Elfie was keeping her eye on something very important for Lex. The latter had no idea about it and Elfie didn't plan on disclosing it until she was sure about the information herself.

"You remember that awesome reveal?! I could have never guessed that plot twist!" Rio exclaimed.

"Me neither. The author of that novel is a genius." Lex agreed.

"And do you know about…"

Lex and Rio continued their discussions for a long time before finally stopping. It was Rio who stopped the discussion since she was feeling hungry.

"No matter how good seclusion feels, nothing can beat the feeling of talking to another person." Rio stretched her upper body. "I think we should eat now."

Lex nodded and stood up from the sofa. His legs had fallen asleep some time ago. The moment he stood up, his legs started shaking a bit. The same thing happened with Rio. B

Both of them stumbled together and… fell back on their original spots. 

Unfortunately, it was not a world where the laws of physics were bent according to the plot.

"Aren't you a super-powered woman? Why are you falling back like that?" Lex asked without thinking twice.

"Superpowered or not, being a couch potato doesn't help one's physique," Rio stated. "But now that you mention it, I will use my ability to take us to the kitchen."

Like what happened earlier, Rio vanished from her spot and picked Lex up from the fact. The latter would have felt better about it if not for the fact that he was being carried princess style by Rio.

Her arms were surprisingly strong even though they were averagely sized. 

'Some things in life make you wonder whether you should feel happy, awkward or embarrassed about something.'

[ Why not all three? ] Elfie asked.

'That's actually logical.'

[ Would you like to know about something interesting related to your abilities? ]

'Sure.'

[ Then you should know that by midnight, you will awaken a small portion of your ability. ]