An Extra’s POV

Rey felt an itch at the back of his throat.

His stomach rumbled as a few beads of sweat fell from his face.

He had been preparing himself for this moment, but now that it had finally arrived, he couldn't help the nervousness that assailed him.

Right now, he was kneeling before the five members of the Royal Council.

Conrad Listrio, as always, sat at the center of the group. His yellow blond hair was long, and it trailed down his shoulders as he calmly stared at the one to be tried.

The woman beside him had a slightly feline smile as she gazed upon Rey.

It almost felt like she was a cougar who desired to devour his flesh.

The other three members of the Royal Council wore neutral expressions. They didn't seem particularly happy or sad.

… Just stern.

'Oof! Tough crowd…' Rey glanced around him and noticed the number of cold-faced guards that currently looked at him.

The pressure was overwhelming.

Rey could see his classmates seated on one end of the room—almost as if they were members of the jury.

Brutus and Lucielle stood right beneath the elevated platforms that the Royal Council occupied.

It was all so strange, but Rey took it all in as calmly as he could.

'I never thought I would get into this sort of trouble so I didn't bother to learn a lot about the judicial system of this world…'

Still, he knew they wouldn't be too hard on him about formality since he was an Otherworlder.

'I also know the punishment won't be too harsh. Not only will Adonis object, but I still have the label of an Otherworlder.'

As long as those two factors existed, he was at least certain of his safety.

"Let the trial begin." Conrad spoke up, and the murmurs instantly stopped.

Absolute decorum pervaded the Royal Court, and everyone stood still.

'Here goes…'

*******

The first thing that happened was the reading out of all Rey's potential crimes.

The fact that he had disobeyed the direct order of the Royal Council stood at the very top of the list.

and unpermitted loitering within and outside the

other

Cores." Was also added to

surprised when he heard that, even though he could see Adonis

legitimate way could I

even more than the amount he was being

he was none other than

have preferred to maintain that

he was asked how he pleaded

"Not guilty."

he was not exactly making a claim. Therefore, the Truthseeker was useless in

concluded,

all the evidence and testimonies were presented to the

of everything Rey already knew, with a

Nothing too surprising, though.

Monster Cores was also brought out,

one hundred and fifteen,

be a lot more Monster Cores, which meant that whoever set him up was

this meager amount of Magic Cores wouldn't mean

Rey sighed internally.

really can't wait till I figure out who

Stuff like;

his signature on

And

"He has no alibi."

Were constantly mentioned.

against him, but Rey already knew all of

their side, it was finally Rey's turn to defend

"It's not true."

The Truthseeker did not display any lies in his

I'm hearing sounds strange and absurd. I would never do a

not that stupid!' Rey's thoughts

again, the

and testimonies are all worthless?" Lord

can imagine my surprise when I was

had found a good way to skirt around the issue so

worst was yet to

saying you didn't have that sack of Monster Cores in

Rey heard this,

didn't have the

the question, Rey

wasn't being given a chance

for considerations and calculations, so if he took too long to answer,