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,

Noah, who was currently looking away with a nervous

Trisha, who was intently looking

harbored a deep suspicion towards him. It just appeared like she

Rey shifted his

so, as he feared what he would meet. He didn't want her to

she looking at

'Ahh…'

as if she would cry at any

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

afforded the luxury of dwelling

Billy suddenly yelled, his face contorted in

have known this, but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the two, and

dear Alicia looking at scum like Rey in such a

hasty to judge one of

Billy backed down, instantly apologizing with

anything, but they were really with Billy on

of Adonis, no

simply waited for the suspect to

to wait for

guilty of? Can I know that

as if he was

case at all, but right now… he

his gaze to the

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

tell me…

a while, there was silence, but Adonis finally

in your

moment Adonis said this, Rey felt

rest of my Monster Core

to gather on his face, and

they… why did they enter

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

course, I involved the Hero Adonis in

felt like his last words were to make it seem like he followed due process, but

stuck out the

him?!' Rey's eyes instantly

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

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

like this wasn't within his

he glared at Noah and found him slowly shaking his

That he isn't

about it, it was too impractical for