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,

was currently looking

gaze rested on Trisha, who was intently looking at him—as

she harbored a deep suspicion

his gaze to

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

she looking

'Ahh…'

as if she would cry at

see her eyes glisten as she stared at him. He had never

wasn't afforded the luxury of dwelling

guilty!" Billy suddenly

known this, but Billy had noticed the shared gaze of the

Alicia looking at scum like Rey in such a way…

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

backed down, instantly apologizing with a somber

said anything, but they were

because of Adonis, no

waited for

they didn't have to wait for much

of? Can I

as if he was completely numb to

wasn't the case at all, but right now…

his gaze to the floor as he

you really not want to say where you've been?"

me…

was silence, but

your room, Rey. In

moment Adonis said this,

of my Monster Core

his face, and his

they

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

the Hero Adonis

it seem like he followed due process, but

one thing stuck out the most out of what

him?!' Rey's eyes

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

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

like this

the moment he glared at Noah

he trying to say? That he

it was too impractical for Noah to betray