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.

fetch water don't require much work. The problem is that the models

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

it. Water comes from a fixed location, and they can just

Problem solved!

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

the bald head of

"KIKIKIKRII…"

Rey

recognize as a higher being gives the Hobgoblins joy.' He

couldn't thank her

model, I should go and take my daily batch

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

as he could carry, filling them to the

but it still feels

Hobgoblins some more, and then returned to the Sixth Floor for some

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

time getting accustomed to the

he had more Mana than before, he could afford to do

*******

business in the Royal Dungeon, he returned to the

and Rey knew it was

rather, he didn't even bother with

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

all think the doors were still closed, but in reality, he

Royal Estate, he easily located his living quarters

retreat into his room and

then. Let's get this day

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

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

left the library earlier than me today.

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

It was crazy!

he managed

to how many times she

him happy

only one who considers it

their silent rivalry felt like a mutual