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

looked closer, they would be able to see the pink

this next question? What do you spend your spare

Rey

so brave of you. Mind telling

"No."

Rey and the Lady, and it soon became

words contained an odd mix of hostility and

that they had both departed from the

his throat and made

and Lady Vida back to the reality

seems I got a little

a smile, she seemed to be a tad bit

Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away

could clearly sense the hostile gaze she was directing

it seems you are not properly cooperating with the trail, Rey Skylar. If you do not properly answer our questions, we can't fully determine the truth and prove your

you can't prove my guilt as

this,

from your Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he was telling the truth from him, that means you're

Rey wasn't out of

to be panicking, but Rey was

if he

should ask him 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

he averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already showing signs

able to get past so many guards?

buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that

don't doubt the nature of my Skill. That Truthseeker stuff must be really

his Skill, Rey knew his entire case

him, his gamble paid

please rise on your

The boy obeyed.

escaped the Royal Estate and… evaded the detection of

seemed like Conrad was already recognizing how ridiculous the entire thing sounded while confronting

conflicted expression was enough

"I… erm… well…"

so he had to