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.

work. The problem is that the models they made are too

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

Water comes from a fixed

Problem solved!

for the pot being showcased to him, Rey decided to give his

bald head

"KIKIKIKRII…"

the creature was giggling, and Rey could see a smile forming on its

higher being gives the Hobgoblins joy.' He had learned all about this from the

honestly couldn't

approved model, I should go and take my

now, the heaps didn't seem to

Cores into the sacs as he could carry, filling

to sell these, but

his daily routine, he observed the Hobgoblins some more,

Stats had improved since

of my time getting accustomed to the new

more Mana than before, he could afford to do

*******

done with his business in the Royal

knew it was very likely that those within the Refinery would know if this, he changed

rather, he didn't even bother with

Skill to show them an illusion of whatever would distract them while

closed, but in reality, he could sneak in and out whenever he

Royal Estate, he easily located his living quarters and

would retreat into his room and have a

Let's get this

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

walked into his dark room with a smile on his face

earlier than me

in the library before

It was crazy!

he

she has won, it doesn't

him happy

the only one who

their silent rivalry felt like a