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

this next question? What do

world." Rey

That's so brave of you. Mind telling us

"No."

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

two were smiling, and their words contained an

that they had both departed

cleared his throat and

and Lady Vida back to the

my… it seems I got a

seemed to be a tad

had nervous looks and took their gaze away from Vida

sense the hostile gaze

Skylar. If you do not properly answer our questions, we can't fully determine the truth and

can't prove my

this,

beg the contrary. We have a testimony from your Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he was telling the truth from him, that means

Rey wasn't out

expect such a person to be panicking, but Rey was currently

he had expected

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

gaze to Adam

get past so many guards? Why not ask

Adam, who was now buried under an overwhelming amount

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

on the specifics of his Skill, Rey

for him, his

please rise

The boy obeyed.

Rey escaped the Royal Estate and… evaded the

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

expression was enough to

"I… erm… well…"

he had