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

shifted to Noah, who was

who was intently looking at him—as if

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

Rey shifted his

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

she looking at

'Ahh…'

as

as she stared at him. He had never had anyone look at him that way

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

Billy suddenly yelled, his face

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

Rey in such a way… it was unacceptable to

judge one of our classmates!"

this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing with

said anything, but they were really with

because of Adonis, no

for the

have to wait for

of? Can I know that

low. It was almost as if he was completely numb to

all, but right now… he was

to the floor as

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

me… what

there was silence, but

found in your

moment Adonis said this, Rey

of my Monster Core

to gather on his face, and his body trembled

why did they enter my room in

so I personally conducted the

I involved the Hero Adonis

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

stuck out the most

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

temporary one. He expected it to end

this

he glared at Noah and

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

it, it was too impractical for Noah to betray