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.

caused her smile to widen even

would be able to see the pink shades that subtly appeared on

question? What do

save the world." Rey

of you. Mind

"No."

soon became just them engaged in what couldn't be classified

two were smiling, and their words contained an odd mix

see that they had both departed from the confines of

Conrad Listrio cleared his throat

enough to snap Rey and Lady Vida back to the reality that everyone lived

seems I got a little carried

a smile, she seemed to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she

remaining members of the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away

clearly sense the hostile gaze she

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 innocence." Conrad

you can't prove

this, Conrad narrowed

Truthseeker confirmed he was telling the truth from him, that means

essence, Rey wasn't out of the

to be panicking, but

as if he had expected this

was able to leave the Royal

this, he averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who

would someone like me be able to get past so

buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that he never planned

of my Skill. That Truthseeker stuff must

he had been questioned on the specifics of his Skill, Rey

his gamble

please rise

The boy obeyed.

of us the details of how Rey escaped the Royal Estate

how ridiculous the entire

enough

"I… erm… well…"

he had to be very careful about his