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,

shifted to Noah, who was currently looking away with a

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 was

his gaze to

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

she looking

'Ahh…'

was filled with worry, almost as

she stared at him. He had never had anyone look at him

he wasn't afforded the luxury of

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

the shared gaze of the two, and

Rey in

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

moment Adonis said this, Billy backed down, instantly apologizing

were really with Billy on this

Adonis, no

simply waited for the

to wait for

I guilty of?

It was almost as if he was completely numb to the tense

case at all, but right now…

his gaze to the floor as

not want to say where you've been?" As Adonis

me… what

there was

was found in your room, Rey. In

said this,

rest of my Monster Core

to gather on his face, and his body trembled

did they… why did they enter my room

received a tip from someone that you've been acting suspicious lately, so I personally

course, I involved the

like he followed due process,

one thing stuck out the most

eyes instantly

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

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

this wasn't within his

eyes faltered the moment he glared at Noah and found him slowly shaking his

he isn't the one who did

he thought about it, it was too impractical for Noah to