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

to Noah, who was currently looking away with a

on Trisha, who was intently looking at

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

Rey shifted his gaze

want her to look at him the way everyone else was, but he had to

she

'Ahh…'

almost as if she would cry at any

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

him, he wasn't afforded the luxury of dwelling

not responding! He's clearly guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his

but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the

looking at scum like Rey in such a

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

Billy backed down,

but they were really with Billy on

Adonis, no one

simply waited for the

didn't have to wait

exactly am I guilty of? Can

voice was calm and low. It was almost as if he was completely numb to the

all, but right now… he

cast his gaze to

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

tell me… what

a while, there was silence, but Adonis

found in your room, Rey. In your

said this, Rey felt his heart

found the rest of my Monster

gather on his face, and his

they… why did they enter my room in

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

I involved the Hero Adonis in the

to make it seem like he followed

the most out of what

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

had always known that his relationship with Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at

him like this wasn't within

at Noah and

is he trying to say? That he isn't the one who did the

was too impractical for Noah to