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, actually

Noah, who was currently looking

rested on Trisha, who was intently looking at him—as if searching for

seem like she harbored a deep suspicion towards him. It just appeared

shifted his

feared doing so, as he feared what he would meet. He didn't want her to look at him

she looking at

'Ahh…'

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

him. He had never had anyone

for him, he wasn't afforded the luxury of dwelling on

He's clearly guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his face

this, but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the two, and right

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

so hasty to judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled with a

Billy backed

were

of Adonis,

waited for the suspect to

to

of? Can

and low. It was almost as if he was

all, but right now… he was

gaze to the floor as he

really not want to say where you've been?"

tell me…

a while, there was silence,

your room, Rey.

said this, Rey

rest of my

on his face,

why did they enter my room

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

course, I involved the

he followed due process, but Rey didn't

stuck out the most out of

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

Noah was a temporary one. He

betraying him like this wasn't within

moment he glared at Noah and found him slowly

to say? That he

it was too impractical