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

to Noah, who was currently

looking at him—as if searching for

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

Rey shifted his

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

was she looking

'Ahh…'

almost as if she would cry at any

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

he wasn't afforded the luxury of dwelling on

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

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

dear Alicia looking at scum like Rey in such

be so hasty to judge one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled with a deep

Billy backed

but they were really with Billy on this

because of Adonis, no one

for the suspect to

have to

of? Can I know that

was almost as if he was completely numb to

all, but right now…

gaze to the floor as he

you've been?" As Adonis asked this,

me…

there was silence, but Adonis

found in your room, Rey. In

moment Adonis said this, Rey

of my

on his face, and his body

How did they… why did they enter

so I personally conducted the search." Brutus'

the Hero

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

the most out of what

eyes instantly darted towards

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

Noah was a temporary one. He expected

him like this wasn't within

at Noah and found

he isn't the one

that he thought about it, it was too impractical for Noah to betray him