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

who was currently looking away with

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

deep suspicion towards him. It just appeared like

his

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

was she

'Ahh…'

with worry, almost as if she would cry

stared at him. He had never had anyone look at him

wasn't afforded the luxury of dwelling

guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his

couldn't have known this, but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the two,

Alicia looking at scum like Rey in such a way…

enough, Billy! Don't be so hasty to judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled with a

Billy backed down, instantly apologizing

one said anything, but they were really with Billy

because of Adonis,

for

didn't have to

exactly am I guilty of? Can I know

It was almost as if he was

case at all, but

cast his gaze to the floor as

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

tell me… what

a while, there was silence, but Adonis

your

said this, Rey felt his

found the rest of my Monster Core

to gather on his face, and his body trembled

they… why did they

tip from someone that you've been acting suspicious lately, so I personally conducted

course, I involved the Hero Adonis

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

stuck out the most

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

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

this wasn't

Noah and found him slowly shaking his

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

he thought about it, it was too