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 widen even

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

about this next question? What do you spend your spare time

Rey answered

you. Mind telling us the

"No."

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

contained an odd mix

they had both departed from the confines

his throat and made sure

enough to snap Rey and Lady Vida back

it seems I got

this with a smile, she seemed to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she was interrupted by

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

sense the hostile gaze she

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

prove my

this, Conrad narrowed

confirmed he was telling the truth from him, that means you're still guilty

out of the woods

to be

if he had expected

maybe you should ask him for details as to how I was able to leave the Royal Estate. You all know my

said this, he averted his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already showing signs of

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

now buried under an overwhelming amount of

my Skill. That Truthseeker stuff

on the specifics of his Skill, Rey knew his entire case would

him, his

please rise on your

The boy obeyed.

the details of how Rey escaped the Royal

seemed like Conrad was already recognizing how ridiculous the entire

expression was enough to

"I… erm… well…"

Truthseeker, so he had to