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.

I… well,

Noah, who was currently looking away with

was intently looking at him—as if

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

shifted his

want her to look at him the way

was she

'Ahh…'

was filled with worry, almost as if she would cry at any

could see her eyes glisten as she stared at him. He had never had anyone look at him that

for him, he wasn't afforded the

Billy suddenly

Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the two, and right now he was boiling in

looking at scum like Rey in such a way… it was unacceptable

judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled

Adonis said this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing with a

but they were really with Billy on this

of Adonis, no one

simply waited for

they didn't have to

of? Can I

was almost as if he was completely numb to the

all, but

his gaze to the floor

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

tell me… what

there was silence,

found in your room, Rey. In

said this, Rey felt his heart

rest of

began to gather on his face, and his

did they

you've been acting suspicious lately, so I personally conducted the search." Brutus' voice pierced the

course, I involved the Hero

felt like his last words were to make it seem like he followed due process, but Rey didn't care at

thing stuck out the most

eyes

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

with Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at a particular point, but this was

this wasn't within

Noah and found him slowly shaking his

is he trying to say? That he

that he thought about it, it was too impractical for Noah to betray him