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.

her smile to widen even

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

question? What do you spend your

save the world." Rey answered

That's so brave of you.

"No."

and the Lady, and it soon became just them engaged in what couldn't be classified

smiling, and their words contained

both departed from the confines of the

of that…" Conrad Listrio cleared his throat and made

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

seems I got a little

she seemed to be a tad bit dissatisfied that she was interrupted by

remaining members of the Council had nervous looks and took their gaze away

the hostile gaze she was directing

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 topic of

prove

Rey said this, Conrad narrowed his

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

Rey wasn't out

expect such a person to be panicking, but Rey was currently

he

him for details as to how I was able to leave the Royal Estate. You all know my Skill and its abilities, and you know I was telling the

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

like me be able to get past so many guards? Why not ask the man himself what he

looked at Adam, who was now buried under an overwhelming amount of attention that he never planned

still don't doubt the nature of my

questioned on the specifics of his

his gamble paid

Sanchez, please rise on

The boy obeyed.

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

how ridiculous

conflicted expression was enough to give it

"I… erm… well…"

Truthseeker, so he had to be very careful about his