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.

pots used to fetch water don't require much work. The

and sculpted to form a massive bassier

from a fixed location, and they

Problem solved!

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

nodded and smiled, tapping the bald head

"KIKIKIKRII…"

seemed the creature was giggling, and Rey could

they recognize as a higher being gives the Hobgoblins joy.' He had learned all

couldn't

to resemble the approved model,

days now, the

as many Cores into the sacs as he could carry,

no idea how to sell these, but it

some more, and then returned to

his Stats had improved since the last time he

of my time getting accustomed to the new

Mana than before, he

*******

in the Royal Dungeon,

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

rather, he didn't

used his [Projection] Skill to show them an illusion of whatever would distract them while he opened the

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

Estate, he easily located his

his room and have a nice bath before going

Let's get this

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

dark room with a smile on his face despite how he

left the library earlier than

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

It was crazy!

he managed to

she has won, it doesn't really matter,

him happy beyond

the only

silent rivalry felt like