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, actually

to Noah, who was currently looking away with a nervous

looking at him—as if searching for the

deep suspicion towards him. It just appeared like she

Rey shifted his gaze

doing so, as he feared what he would meet. He didn't want her to look at him the way

she looking at

'Ahh…'

worry, almost as if

glisten as she stared at him. He had never

he wasn't afforded the luxury of

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

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

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

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

backed down, instantly apologizing with

said anything, but they were really

because of Adonis,

waited for the suspect to

they didn't have to wait for

am I guilty of? Can I know

It was almost as if

at all, but right now… he was just

cast his gaze to the

say where you've been?" As Adonis asked this, Rey didn't budge

tell me… what

while, there was silence, but Adonis

was found in your room, Rey. In

Adonis said this, Rey felt

rest of my Monster Core

began to gather on his face, and his body trembled

why did they enter my room in the first

received a tip from someone that you've been acting suspicious lately, so I personally conducted the search." Brutus' voice pierced the air

I involved the

he followed due process, but Rey didn't care

one thing stuck out the most

Rey's eyes instantly darted

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

He expected it to end at a particular point, but this

betraying him like this wasn't within his

Noah and found him slowly shaking his

he isn't the

he thought about it, it was too impractical for Noah