An Extra’s POV

All eyes were on Rey.

As he stood before Adonis and the head guard who held the Truthseeker, an air of tension wrapped around him.

Faces in the crowd held a mix of curiosity and uncertainty—or the lack thereof—everyone with various expectations.

And then, breaking the silence…

"How many Skills do you have, and what are their names?" Adonis asked calmly.

He had automatically taken the role of proctor, and no one dared complain considering how honest he had been with everyone about his powers.

And how extraordinary those powers were.

Rey replied firmly, "I have just one Skill, named [Doppel]."

A murmur swept through his classmates, hushed gasps and whispers tinged with surprise.

The sheer surprise arose from the absurdity of someone bearing an F-Tier Class possessing a single Skill.

The astonishment lingered in the air, palpable among those gathered.

"Pffft!"

"N-no way!"

"This is even worse than I expected."

Some didn't even bother hiding their chuckles any longer. Those who thought they had it bad, thanks to only having a few decent Skills, and perhaps an average Class, felt extremely relieved to see someone worse off than them.

This too was part of life.

But a sudden voice cut through the mockery.

"Everyone, please be silent. I will not allow you to speak about one of our classmates like that!" He proclaimed firmly, his tone commanding attention

It instantly caused an absolute lull among the murmurs and snickers.

The voice was Adonis', and he had a deep frown of disapproval on his face.

"Rey is one of us. You are all judging him without even knowing his full capabilities. Even if he is weak or average, he doesn't deserve to be looked down on. We are all in this together!"

As Adonis continued, the arrogant and condescending gazes began to fade. The faces of the students fell, regret settling in for those involved in the indirect bullying.

"Remember what Seraph said. We need to look out for one other. So please… let's stop this."

said anything, but the sheer silence and the penitent expressions that everyone had already displayed how much Adonis

Your Skill or Class doesn't define you; you're still one of us," Adonis reassured, a tap

confident but relatable smile that only

responded with a tired yet

it was

can your Skill do? What Tier is it? Give us

towards Rey, but the curiosity on their faces

Everyone wanted to know!

here goes," Rey announced, drawing in a deep

closed his eyes briefly before slowly reopening them, raising his right hand as

~GLUP~

Rey's body morphed into the claw of a

complete with a brown exoskeleton and two formidable, snapping pincers—resembling

of my body into something I've seen before. It's a B-Tier Skill," Rey explained, his matter-of-fact tone matching the unassuming nature

Adonis was stunned by

OP Skill as his single Skill, but apparently, B-Tier was the best he

glanced at the Truthseeker, and apparently,

attributes of those you transform

traits. That's why it's only

see. It sounds similar

ability to transform into anything he'd seen before, much

transform his entire body in addition to the partial transformation. That made it a much stronger

physical attributes and not the special qualities—like Skills or Classes—which

Looks like you're telling the truth." Adonis maintained his smile

disappointed, then the Hero was doing a good job of

however, struggled to conceal

amused grins slipped through,

"You may return."

form and stepped down from the stage, resuming his earlier position with folded hands

to observe the next

her abilities, Rey kept his focus, eager

a hushed whisper reached Rey's ears from the

that was a pretty

the suddenness, Rey remained unfazed, his attention

"I was wondering if—"

could finish, Rey interjected, "I'm sorry, but could we talk later? I'm occupied right now," without sparing a

remained fixed on the ongoing presentation,

okay," came the

vaguely registered the fading footsteps, assuming the person had left, as he continued to

mattered more at that moment than the

out

That wasn't my intention, but... I can't