An Extra’s POV

'What should I say?'

Rey racked his brain to think of a way to circumvent the issue and avoid lying, without also saying the truth.

"How do you suppose I did that? My Skill is to temporarily transform my body and—!" He tried to do just that.

However, before he could get very far, Lady Vida silenced him with her next words.

"Just answer the question. Did you leave the Royal Estate or not? If you indeed left the Estate, where did you go?"

These were extremely precise questions that required direct answers for him.

'She's trapped me!' Rey greeted his teeth as he watched her chuckle slightly.

It seemed she truly took pleasure in seeing him like this.

'I really don't like how she's looking down on me. That condescending gaze… it irks me!'

The more he hesitated, the more suspicious he looked. Rey knew that much already.

'I've already denied an ample number of allegations, and successfully at that.'

If he made a blunder now, it would reduce the reliability of his words, practically ruining all his efforts until now.

Left with nowhere else to go, Rey finally gave up and used his last ditch option.

"I… I refuse to answer that."

Gasps escaped from the lips of the audience as they heard his response.

"Oho?" Lady Vida seemed to be even more excited once she heard that. "Are you sure that's how you want to respond?"

"Yes. I'm sure."

As the entire room heard this, the Lady was greeted by Rey's defiant stare. Anyone with such high standing would feel understandably dissatisfied with that.

But not Lady Vida.

her

one looked closer, they would be able to see the pink shades that subtly appeared

this next question? What do you spend your spare

Rey answered

of you.

"No."

between Rey and the Lady, and it soon became just them engaged in what couldn't be classified as a Trial

two were smiling, and their words contained an odd mix

had both departed from the confines

that…" Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made

Rey and Lady Vida back to the

my… it seems I got a little carried

to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she was interrupted by

had nervous looks and took their gaze

clearly sense the hostile gaze she was

properly cooperating with the trail, Rey Skylar. If you do not properly answer our questions, we can't fully determine the truth

can't prove my guilt as

Rey said this,

a testimony from your Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he was telling the truth from him, that means you're still guilty of some

wasn't out of the woods

would expect such a person to be

he

for details as to how I was able to leave the Royal Estate. You all know my Skill and its abilities, and you know I was telling the truth about

gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already showing signs

me be able to get past so many guards? Why not ask the

looked at Adam, who was now buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that he never

nature of my

been questioned on the specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his entire case would fall

him, his gamble

Sanchez, please rise

The boy obeyed.

details of how Rey escaped the

was already recognizing how

conflicted expression was enough to give it

"I… erm… well…"

see the Truthseeker, so he had to