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.

by trespass and unpermitted loitering within and outside the Royal

other things

Cores." Was also

when he heard that, even though he could

about it. What legitimate way could I have obtained

was powerful enough to get even more than the amount he was being accused of, but none of these people knew

he was none

have preferred to maintain

how he pleaded to each of them, and he responded with the only valid

"Not guilty."

was how he was pleading, so he was not exactly making

that was concluded, the real heavy hitters

the evidence and testimonies were presented to the

essentially a retelling of everything Rey already knew, with a

Nothing too surprising, though.

was also brought out, and the contents were properly

one hundred and fifteen, huh?

to be a lot more Monster Cores, which meant that whoever set him up was currently sitting on

thought that this meager amount of Magic Cores wouldn't

Rey sighed internally.

I figure out who

Stuff like;

his signature

And

"He has no alibi."

Were constantly mentioned.

opposition had built up a strong case against him, but Rey

it was finally

"It's not true."

were the first words he uttered. The Truthseeker did not display any lies in his

being set up by someone. A lot of what I'm hearing sounds strange and absurd. I

without precautions. I'm not that stupid!' Rey's thoughts

again, the

the evidence and testimonies are all worthless?" Lord Conrad asked

can imagine my surprise when I was

good way to skirt around the issue so far, but

was yet to

didn't have that sack of

moment Rey heard this, he

have the sack since

the question, Rey

being given a chance

and calculations, so if