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

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

this next question? What do you

save the world." Rey answered with a

brave of you. Mind telling

"No."

occurred between Rey and the Lady, and it soon became just them engaged

were smiling, and their words contained an odd mix of hostility and

could see that they had both departed from the confines of the

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

to snap Rey and Lady Vida

I got

seemed to be

of the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away from Vida

hostile

properly cooperating with the trail, Rey Skylar. If you do not properly answer our questions,

prove my guilt

said this, Conrad

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

out of the woods

a person to be panicking,

he had expected

for details as to how I was able to leave the Royal Estate. You all know

his gaze to

to get past so many guards? Why not

was now buried under an overwhelming amount of attention

my Skill. That

on the specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his

him, his gamble

rise on your

The boy obeyed.

details of how Rey escaped the Royal Estate and… evaded the

recognizing how ridiculous the entire thing sounded while confronting

conflicted expression was enough to give it

"I… erm… well…"

so he had to