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

Noah, who was currently looking away with a nervous

was intently looking at him—as if searching for the

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

his

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

she looking

'Ahh…'

worry, almost as if she would cry at

stared at him. He had never had anyone

for him, he wasn't afforded the luxury of

clearly guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his face

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

Rey in such a way…

judge one of

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

were really with Billy on

of Adonis, no

waited for the

they didn't have to wait for much

of? Can I know

was almost as if he was completely numb to

wasn't the case at all, but right

cast his gaze to the floor

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

tell me… what

a while, there was silence,

in your room, Rey.

Adonis said this, Rey felt his heart

found the rest of my Monster Core

on his face, and his body trembled

they… why did they enter my room

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

the Hero Adonis

were to make it seem like he followed due process, but Rey didn't care at all

stuck out the most

tipped him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

He expected it to end at a particular point, but this was

like this wasn't

eyes faltered the moment he glared at Noah and found

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

it was too impractical for Noah to