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

one looked closer, they would be able to see the pink shades that

question? What do

save the world." Rey

so brave of you.

"No."

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

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

they had both

Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made sure his voice was

Rey and Lady Vida back to the reality that everyone

I got a little carried away.

to be a tad bit

the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away from

hostile gaze she was directing

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 successfully brought the

prove my guilt as

moment Rey said this, Conrad

beg the contrary. We have a testimony from your Classmate. Since the Truthseeker confirmed he

Rey wasn't out of the woods

such a person to be

he had expected

the Royal Estate. You all know my Skill and its abilities, and you know I was telling the truth

he averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who

someone like me be able to get past so

under an overwhelming

the nature of my Skill.

specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his entire case

his gamble paid

please rise on

The boy obeyed.

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

how ridiculous the entire thing sounded

was enough to give

"I… erm… well…"

he had