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,

Noah, who was currently looking away with

was intently looking at him—as

it didn't seem like she harbored a deep suspicion towards

shifted his gaze

want her to look at

was she

'Ahh…'

worry, almost as if she would

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

for him, he wasn't afforded the luxury of

He's clearly guilty!" Billy

noticed the shared gaze of the two, and

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

one of our classmates!" Adonis yelled

Billy backed down, instantly

one said anything, but they were really

of Adonis, no

waited for the

they didn't have to wait for much

am I guilty of? Can I know

was almost as if he was completely numb

the case at all, but right

cast his gaze to the floor as

you've been?" As Adonis asked this,

me…

was silence, but Adonis finally

your room, Rey.

moment Adonis said this,

of my Monster

on his face,

they enter my room in the first

been acting suspicious lately, so I personally conducted the search." Brutus'

I involved the Hero Adonis in the

words were to make it seem like he followed due

one thing stuck out the most out of

tipped him?!' Rey's eyes instantly darted towards

'Noah, you SNAKE!'

known that his relationship with Noah was a temporary one. He expected it to end at a particular point, but

this wasn't within

he glared at Noah and found him slowly

say? That he isn't

it, it was too impractical for Noah to