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 to

would be able to see the pink shades that subtly appeared on

What do you

to save the world." Rey answered with a

brave of you. Mind telling

"No."

it soon became just them engaged in what couldn't be classified as a

smiling, and their words contained an odd mix of

both departed from the confines of

Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made sure his voice was extraordinarily

to snap Rey and Lady Vida back to the reality that everyone lived

got a little carried away.

seemed to be a

Council had nervous looks and took their gaze

hostile gaze she

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

you can't prove my guilt as

Rey said this, Conrad narrowed his

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

out of

expect such a person to be panicking, but Rey was

he

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

averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already showing

be able to get past so many guards? Why not

an overwhelming amount of

my

specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his entire case would fall

for him, his gamble paid

rise

The boy obeyed.

the details of how Rey escaped the

how ridiculous the

expression was enough to give

"I… erm… well…"

he had