An Extra’s POV

'What is this…?!'

Rey felt like he was in a lion's den, a prey to the predators that all stared at him with suspicious eyes.

He could feel the back of his throat itch as he mulled over Adonis' question, and more importantly… how to answer it.

"Well, there was training. Obviously…"

"After that." Adonis' voice was curt, straight to the point.

He didn't even give Rey a chance to buy time and think up an excuse.

'I thought we could spend our time however we wished. No one ever bothers to ask, so I never thought of an excuse!'

Besides, wasn't it private how he decided to spend his time? Surely, Adonis knew about this

So why? There had to be a reason why he was being pressured!

'I should just come up with a believable excuse and—!' Before Rey could finalize his decision about lying, he found something on the hand of the Grand Mage, Lucielle herself.

The Truthseeker!

'They'd go this far? I can't even lie about it?!'

Rey could feel beads of sweat forming on his face as his eyes sauntered back and forth.

He couldn't properly look at Adonis, considering how his gaze made him feel very uncomfortable.

The pressure on Rey's shoulder intensified as he nervously took a step back.

'H-huh?!' He noticed strange movements behind him.

Once he realized what was happening, his eyes nearly bulged. He tried his best to hide the fact that he knew, but it was very difficult to do so.

'Guards are waiting outside the door? They're a lot…'

His mind struggled to comprehend why they would be doing all of this, and why it seemed like he was the object of suspicion.

At this point, Rey felt absolutely surrounded.

"Just tell the truth, Rey. That's all we're asking…"

Rey could tell from the look on Brutus' face, as well as the rest of the guards, that if it were up to them this conversation would be going in another direction.

Even Lucielle was frowning deeply.

Rey had never seen her like that before.

well,

was currently

Trisha, who was intently looking at

very least, it didn't seem like she harbored a deep suspicion towards him. It just appeared like she was genuinely

Rey shifted his gaze

didn't want her to look at him the way everyone

she

'Ahh…'

worry, almost as if she would cry

she stared at him. He had never had anyone look at him

him, he wasn't afforded the

guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his face contorted

noticed the shared gaze of the

Rey in such a way…

judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled with a deep

Adonis said this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing with

anything, but they were really with

of Adonis, no

simply waited for the suspect to

have to wait

am I guilty of? Can I know

and low. It was almost as if he

at all, but right now… he was

gaze to the floor

you really not want to say where you've been?" As Adonis asked this, Rey didn't

tell me… what

was silence,

found in your room,

moment Adonis said this, Rey felt his

the rest of my

on his face, and his

why did they enter my room

acting suspicious lately, so I personally conducted the search." Brutus' voice

involved the Hero Adonis in

last words were to make it seem like he followed due process, but

one thing stuck out the most out of what

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

He expected it

this wasn't within his

he glared at Noah and found him slowly shaking

say? That he isn't

he thought about it, it was too impractical for Noah to