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.

only caused her smile to widen

to see the

do you spend

to save the world." Rey answered with a stubborn

brave of you.

"No."

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

their words contained

they had both departed

cleared his throat

snap Rey and Lady Vida back to the reality that

I got

Lady Vida saying this with a smile, she seemed to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she was interrupted by

took their gaze away from Vida Origa, while Conrad coughed

clearly sense the hostile

do not properly answer our questions, we can't fully determine the truth and prove your innocence." Conrad successfully

prove my

moment Rey said this, Conrad

a testimony from your Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he was

wasn't out of

such a person to be panicking,

as if he had expected

how I was able to leave the Royal Estate. You all know my Skill and its abilities,

gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already

get past so many guards? Why not ask the man

now buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that he never planned

doubt the nature of my Skill.

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

for him, his gamble

Sanchez, please rise on your

The boy obeyed.

of us the details of how Rey escaped the

Conrad was already recognizing how ridiculous the entire thing

conflicted expression was enough to

"I… erm… well…"

see the Truthseeker, so he had to