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

see the pink shades that subtly

What do you

to save the world." Rey answered with

brave of you. Mind telling

"No."

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

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

that they had both

Conrad Listrio cleared his

snap Rey and Lady Vida back to the

I got

smile, she seemed to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she

took their gaze away from

the hostile gaze she was directing

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

you can't prove

this, Conrad narrowed

Truthseeker confirmed he was telling

Rey wasn't out of the

would expect such a person to be panicking, but Rey

if he had expected this

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

his gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already

me be able to get past so many guards? Why not ask

who was now buried under an overwhelming amount

nature of my Skill. That

he had been questioned on the specifics of his Skill, Rey

his gamble paid

please rise

The boy obeyed.

escaped the

how ridiculous the entire

was enough

"I… erm… well…"

the Truthseeker, so he had to be very careful about