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,

shifted to Noah, who was currently

who was intently looking at him—as if searching

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

Rey shifted his gaze to

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

she

'Ahh…'

was filled with worry, almost as

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

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

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

shared gaze of the two, and

in such a way… it was unacceptable to

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

Adonis said this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing

but they were really

of Adonis, no one

waited for

they didn't have to wait for

of? Can

calm and low. It was almost as

the case at all, but right now… he was

his gaze to the floor

to say where you've been?" As Adonis asked this,

me… what

there was

in your room, Rey. In your

this, Rey felt

rest of

to gather on his face, and his body

why did they enter my room in

someone that you've been acting suspicious lately, so

involved the Hero Adonis in the

it seem like he followed due process, but Rey

the

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted towards

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

always known that his relationship with Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at a particular point, but this was

like this

the moment he glared at Noah and found him

to say? That he

it, it was too impractical for Noah