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."

would even dream of defying him again, he felt it was

would be rewarded

this he proceeded to

"W-wha…?"

ground. He was probably too shaken to give a

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 start

Rey asked,

"W-well… I mean…"

knew why. It was

if some of his belongings were missing, no

was just

I'm average,

expression on his face, mixed in with the fear that

Rey thought Noah would

else before. Please believe me…"

response to that,

None of us have been granted

actually

bought it? Let me guess… with the money you got from

"Eeeek!"

made him

Rey thought of his answers, the more something seemed

You also didn't deny

widened the instant everything clicked in his

you've also gone outside. You've gone

guilty expression gave all of it away

right! He actually

see how that was possible, considering Noah's

by using his other Skill

he start? How long has he been doing this? What does

curious than ever as he stared at

Monster Cores soon became secondary. Instead, something else replaced that

and he came back here to get

could feel it rising deep inside him—his insatiable

make

could finally turn all

his tone still as stern as