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."

of defying him again, he felt it was important to stress

be rewarded with

As Rey said this he proceeded to sit on

"W-wha…?"

was still shivering as he crumbled on the ground. He was probably

him that he wasn't very

answers… and

good place to start from. I wanted money, and I didn't know where to

asked, narrowing

"W-well… I mean…"

already knew why. It was because he seemed

his

just an

I'm average, right? I

sour expression on his face, mixed in with

now, and Rey thought Noah would

stolen anything else before.

response to that, Rey

us have been granted

actually

it? Let me guess… with

"Eeeek!"

made him the perfect

more Rey thought of his answers, the more something seemed to

enchanted necklace. You also didn't deny it when I said you sold my

instant everything clicked in his

also gone outside. You've gone

expression gave all of

actually left

could see how that was possible,

way to escape the Royal Estate, and by using his other Skill [Projection]

has he been doing

than

felt regarding his stolen Monster Cores soon became secondary. Instead, something else replaced that

buy and sell outside, and he came back here to get more Monster Cores, that means he already has a viable

could feel it rising deep inside him—his insatiable

can finally make money from

all his hard work into

Noah…" Reg began, his tone still as