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.

used to fetch water don't require much work. The problem is that the models they made are too

much Orichalcum had been merged together and sculpted to form a massive bassier to hold in

guess there's no real need to move it. Water comes from a fixed location, and they can just fetch

Problem solved!

pot being showcased to

the bald

"KIKIKIKRII…"

giggling, and Rey could see a

the Hobgoblins joy.' He had learned all about this from the book

couldn't thank her

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

taking the Cores for days now, the heaps

put as many Cores into the sacs as he could

idea how to sell these, but it still

some more, and then returned to the

52 Skills, and his Stats had improved since the last time he

time getting

than before, he could afford to do

*******

done with his business in the

present for a few days, and Rey knew it was very likely that those within the Refinery

he didn't

show them an illusion of whatever would distract them while he opened the gates by

were still closed, but in reality, he could sneak

the Royal Estate, he easily located

he would retreat into his room and have a nice bath before going to the

alright, then. Let's get this day

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

a smile on his face despite how he

the library earlier than

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

It was crazy!

he managed

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

made him

I'm the only one who considers

silent rivalry felt like a