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

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

comes from a fixed location, and

Problem solved!

to him, Rey decided to

smiled, tapping the bald head of the

"KIKIKIKRII…"

was giggling, and Rey could see a smile

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

honestly couldn't

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

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

as many Cores into the sacs as he could carry,

to sell these, but it still feels good having so

observed the Hobgoblins some more, and then returned

his Stats had improved since the last time he properly

time getting accustomed to the

he had more Mana than

*******

in the Royal Dungeon, he returned to

Warrior Brutus was not present for a few days, and Rey knew it was very likely that those within the Refinery would know if

he didn't

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

but in reality,

in the Royal Estate, he easily located his

always, he would retreat into his room and

then. Let's get this day over

*********

'Haa! I'm so beat!'

a smile on his face despite how

left the library earlier than me today.

the library before his arrival, she always managed

It was crazy!

time, he

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

made him happy

only one who considers it a

Rey, their silent rivalry felt like