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,

who was currently looking

Trisha, who was intently looking

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

Rey shifted his

didn't want her to look at him the way everyone else

was she

'Ahh…'

with worry, almost as if she would cry

she stared at him. He had

for him, he wasn't afforded the luxury of

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

but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the two, and

Rey in such a way… it

judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled

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

said anything, but they were really with

Adonis, no one

simply waited for the suspect

have to wait

of? Can I know that at

was calm and low. It was almost as if he

case at all, but right now… he was

to the floor

to say where you've been?" As

me…

while, there was silence, but Adonis finally

your room,

said this, Rey

the rest of my

gather on his

did they enter my room

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

involved the Hero

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

thing stuck out the most out

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

had always known that his relationship with Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at

betraying him like this wasn't within his

he glared at Noah and found him slowly shaking

That he isn't

that he thought about it, it was too impractical