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, actually

gaze shifted to Noah, who was currently

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

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

his gaze to

meet. He didn't want her to look at him the way everyone else

was she looking at

'Ahh…'

with worry, almost as if she would cry at any

him. He had never had anyone look at

the luxury of dwelling

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

the shared gaze of the two, and right now

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

one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled with

this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing with a somber

one said anything, but they were really with Billy on

of Adonis, no

for

to wait

of?

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

case at all, but right

to the

say where you've been?" As Adonis asked this, Rey didn't budge an

tell me…

there was silence, but

was found in your room,

moment Adonis said this, Rey felt his heart

the rest of my

gather on his face,

How did they… why did they

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

involved the

he followed due

out the most out of what Brutus

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

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

this wasn't within

glared at Noah

is he trying to say? That he isn't the

about it, it was too impractical for Noah to betray him