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

they would be able to see the pink shades that

do

save the world." Rey answered with a

of you.

"No."

and it soon became

and their words contained an odd mix of

both departed from the confines

cleared his throat and

and Lady Vida back to the reality that everyone lived

got a little

this with a smile, she seemed to be a

remaining members of the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away from Vida Origa,

the hostile gaze she was directing

our questions, we can't fully determine the truth and prove your innocence." Conrad successfully brought the topic of the Trial back on

can't prove my guilt as

said this,

Truthseeker confirmed he was telling the

essence, Rey wasn't out of the

person to be panicking, but Rey was

as if he had expected this

you 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

said this, he averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who

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

was now buried under an overwhelming amount

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

had been questioned on the specifics of his Skill,

for him, his gamble

Sanchez, please rise

The boy obeyed.

details of how Rey escaped the Royal

recognizing how

expression was enough to give

"I… erm… well…"

the Truthseeker, so he had to be