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.

water don't require much work. The

had been merged together and sculpted to form

from a fixed location, and they can just

Problem solved!

pot being showcased to him, Rey

nodded and smiled, tapping the bald

"KIKIKIKRII…"

the creature was giggling, and Rey could see a

from someone they recognize as a higher being gives the Hobgoblins joy.' He had learned all about this from the book Alicia

couldn't

to make more pots to resemble the approved model, I should

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

as

still have no idea how to sell these, but it still feels good having so many of

Hobgoblins some more, and then returned

52 Skills, and his Stats had improved since

getting accustomed to the new

had more Mana than before, he could afford to

*******

his business in the Royal Dungeon, he returned

Rey knew it was very likely that those within the Refinery would

didn't even

to show them an illusion of whatever

think the doors were still closed, but in reality, he could sneak in and out

arriving in the Royal Estate, he easily located his living quarters

and have

Let's get

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'Haa! I'm so beat!'

his dark room with a smile on his face despite how

earlier

how long she would have spent in the library before his

It was crazy!

time, he managed

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

made him happy

the only one who considers it a

Rey, their silent rivalry felt like a