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."

silence and the penitent expressions that everyone had already displayed how much

define you; you're still one of us," Adonis reassured,

smile that only Adonis could

with a tired

commotion resolved, it was finally

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

Rey, but the

Everyone wanted to know!

here goes," Rey announced, drawing in

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

~GLUP~

Rey's body morphed into the claw

transformation was vivid, complete with a brown exoskeleton and two

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

It seemed even Adonis was

have a super OP Skill as his

at the Truthseeker, and apparently, Rey was telling the

mimic the special attributes of those

traits. That's why

It sounds similar

ability to transform

to transform his entire body in addition to the partial transformation. That made

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

then. Looks like you're telling the truth."

he was disappointed, then the Hero was doing

to conceal

of disbelief and faintly amused grins slipped through, though no one dared voice their

"You may return."

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

needed to observe the next student's

the next student prepared to showcase her abilities, Rey kept his focus, eager to witness

exhibition, a hushed whisper reached Rey's ears from

that was

unfazed, his attention fixed on

"I was wondering if—"

Rey interjected, "I'm sorry, but could we talk later?

ongoing presentation, his curiosity undiminished by the

okay," came the subdued

footsteps, assuming the person had left, as he continued to immerse himself in

that moment

out a heavy

was rude, wasn't I? That wasn't my intention, but... I