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 smile to widen even

one looked closer, they would be able to see the

next question? What do you

Rey

of you. Mind

"No."

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

smiling, and their words contained an odd

both departed from the confines of the

enough of that…" Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made sure his

Rey and Lady Vida back to the reality that

seems I got a little carried away.

smile, she seemed to be a tad bit

Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away from Vida Origa, while

could clearly sense the hostile gaze

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

prove my guilt as

said this, Conrad

Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he was

wasn't out of

to be panicking, but Rey was currently

if he

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

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

would someone like me be able to get past so many guards? Why not ask the man himself what he

at Adam, who was now buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that

doubt the nature of my Skill. That

on the specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his

him, his gamble paid

please rise on your

The boy obeyed.

us the details of how Rey escaped the

Conrad was already recognizing how ridiculous

enough to give

"I… erm… well…"

the Truthseeker, so he had to be very careful