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.

defiance only caused her smile to

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

do you

world." Rey answered

so brave of you.

"No."

and the Lady, and it soon became just them engaged

words contained an

that they had both departed from

enough of that…" Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made sure

snap Rey and Lady Vida back

got

this with a smile, she seemed to be a

of the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away

hostile gaze

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

you can't prove my guilt

Rey said this,

the Truthseeker confirmed

wasn't out

expect such a person to be panicking, but Rey was

if he had expected

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

gaze to Adam Sanchez, who was already showing signs

past so many guards? Why not ask the man

was now buried under an

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

had been questioned on the specifics of his Skill,

his gamble

rise

The boy obeyed.

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

like Conrad was already recognizing how ridiculous the entire thing sounded

was enough

"I… erm… well…"

had to