An Extra’s POV

'Sooner or later… the thief will show up again!'

That was Rey's ideology after realizing his property had been stolen.

For the duration of the three days after this discovery, he gave several windows of opportunity, but the thief did not take the bait.

This meant his opponent wasn't merely a reckless individual, but someone smart enough to recognize how to exercise caution.

Still, Rey wouldn't give up.

By pretending to go to the Library, but then using [Stealth] and [Mimic] to return to his room, he could intercept the thief.

'Looks like it worked…' Rey smiled while looking at the pained expression of Noah.

He had used [False Pain] to disable his target since he had the [Phase] Skill.

'[False Pain] just replicates the feeling of pain, so as long as I don't physically harm him, it's fine.'

Now that Noah has become docile, Rey thought it was the perfect time to stop the Skill.

Once he canceled the Skill, an expression of relief coursed through Noah's face.

However, before he could even relax, Rey tightened his grip on his throat.

"Like I said before… don't get any funny ideas."

~BZZTZZ!~

Rey's eyes glowed, and flashes of purple electricity danced around him.

[Phase] could be interrupted by a surge of Mana, and since Rey was confident in his superior speed, he could instantly electrify Noah before the latter could make his move.

It seemed Noah also recognized this.

"I… I understand…!"

Since Noah understood his place pretty quickly, Rey grinned and loosened his grip on the boy.

He eventually let him down and completely removed his hand from his throat.

"I'm much faster than you. I can also force you to experience all that pain again. So, don't even think of running away."

him again, he felt it was important

would be

said this he

"W-wha…?"

ground. He was

intimidating gaze told him that he

wanted answers… and

thought you'd be a good place to start from. I wanted money, and I didn't know where to start from… so I thought… I'd

Rey asked, narrowing

"W-well… I mean…"

why. It

important, so if some of his belongings were missing, no one would really

just

average, right? I

on his face, mixed in with the fear that threatened

second now, and Rey

promise… I've never stolen anything else before. Please believe

response to that, Rey scoffed

of us have been granted anything like

I actually

bought it? Let me guess… with the

"Eeeek!"

scared nature made him the perfect

more Rey thought of his answers, the more

You also didn't deny it when I said you

widened the instant everything

gone outside. You've

expression gave all of it away

was right! He actually left the

could see how that was possible,

was a viable way to escape the Royal Estate, and by using his other Skill [Projection] well, no one would be

long has he been doing

found himself more curious than ever as he stared

his stolen Monster Cores soon became secondary. Instead, something

able to buy and sell outside, and he came back here to get more Monster Cores,

could feel it rising deep inside him—his insatiable

finally make money from my Monster

all his

Reg began, his tone still