An Extra’s POV

"I wonder what she meant by that…"

Rey was busy inspecting the pots that the Hobgoblins had made while rubbing his chin and remembering what Trisha said to him.

Her last words would not leave his mind.

"Liar? Me? I mean, sure… I lied to her, but…"

Once Billy returned, he made Trisha his new sparring partner, and Rey was allowed to sit the rest out.

Trisha's rounds with Billy ended in the latter's victory, but it wasn't by an easy margin.

And, despite Trisha losing, she didn't appear sad or disappointed in the slightest.

Rey could see the sharp contrast between the face she made when Billy first defeated her and the one she made in the recent spar.

'I guess she's learning more…' Rey felt happy for her, but also threatened.

'I had to take extra care before coming here today, all because of what she said.'

Though Rey doubted that Trisha would abandon her training just to become his full-time stalker, he still had his concerns.

'No one can know my secret!' He told himself.

"G-GURRRIKA…?"

Rey's thoughts were brought back to reality thanks to the voice of the Hobgoblin who was showing him the most recent batch of pots.

'Ahh! Right… the pots!'

Rey took his time to observe the dark utensil, mumbling to himself as he did so.

"It looks nice. But… it would be better if it had handles and a cover."

Then, there was also the fact that they had to test it under heat and see how well it functioned.

'I had to take into account heat conductivity and its durability.'

That meant ensuring the Orichalcum lining was thin enough to ensure enough heat to permeate the pot and boil whatever was needed to boil.

If it was too thin, though, it could cause it to crack and leak over time.

much work. The problem is that the models

and sculpted

need to move it. Water comes from a fixed location, and they

Problem solved!

showcased to him, Rey decided

tapping the bald head of the Hobgoblin

"KIKIKIKRII…"

Rey could see a smile

a higher being gives the Hobgoblins joy.' He

honestly couldn't thank her

try to make more pots to resemble the approved model, I should go and

consistently taking the Cores for days now, the heaps didn't seem to reduce

as he could carry, filling them

idea how to sell these, but it still feels good having so many

his daily routine, he observed the Hobgoblins some more, and then returned to the Sixth Floor for some

had improved since the

the rest of my time getting accustomed to the

had more Mana than before,

*******

business in the Royal

it

didn't even

show them an illusion of whatever

course, they would all think the doors were still closed, but in reality, he could sneak in and

easily located his living quarters and went

his room and have a nice bath before going to

alright, then. Let's get this day over

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

walked into his dark room with a smile on his face despite how he

left the library earlier than me today.

she would have spent in the library before his arrival, she always managed to

It was crazy!

he managed

to how many times she has won, it doesn't

made him happy

I'm the only one

Rey, their silent rivalry felt like a