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,

was currently looking away with a

who was intently looking at him—as if searching

didn't seem like she harbored a deep suspicion

his gaze to

didn't want her to look at him the way

was she

'Ahh…'

with worry, almost as if she

her eyes glisten as she stared at him. He had never

he wasn't afforded the luxury

guilty!" Billy suddenly yelled, his face contorted in

noticed the shared gaze of the two,

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

so hasty to judge one of our classmates!"

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

they were really

Adonis, no

waited for the suspect

to wait for

of? Can I

low. It was almost as

case at all, but right now… he was

cast his gaze to the floor as he

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

me…

there was silence,

found in your room, Rey. In

Adonis said this, Rey felt his

of my Monster Core

on his face, and his body

did they enter my room in the

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

course, I involved the Hero Adonis in the

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

stuck out the most out of what Brutus

tipped him?!' Rey's eyes instantly

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at a particular point,

like this wasn't within his

at Noah and found him slowly shaking his head

That he

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