An Extra’s POV

After the Trial, everyone went their way and Rey had to return to his room.

He was allowed to roam the central Living Room, but since he preferred not to, he decided to simply remain inside.

No one could blame him.

Night soon fell, and as everyone was sleeping, a certain student couldn't sleep.

"Damnit…"

His eyes were wide open as he stared at the ceiling. Before long, he sat upright and clapped his hand over his face.

"I screwed up big time…" He murmured in the dark.

It was difficult to tell what kind of face this student was making, but it appeared to be a grimace.

'I never expected to be asked to make another testimony. It wasn't part of the plan…'

Yes, this was Adam Sanchez, and he was still going over the earlier events of the day.

… How he had been humiliated in front of everyone.

"I really fucked up!"

"Ahh… don't blame yourself too much." A voice suddenly echoed at the far corner of the room.

"Eep!"

Like a little child, Adam shrieked while jumping from his position.

The figure that greeted his eyes was in the form of a silhouette. They appeared to be in a hooded robe, covered from top to bottom.

No feature of theirs could be seen, but they were undoubtedly a person.

"You have to stop doing that! You startled me…"

it in his mind—and

That wasn't

stepped forward, and based on their

too hard,

this from

blaming myself? You're the one who came up with the plan, so isn't it your fault for not

hard at the shadow, he had a wide grin on his face. His grimace was gone, and his

right. That's a fair conclusion…" The shadow

focus less on the past, and more

had gotten less punishment than they

move

wider since he

me to take over the

influence would grow. He only had to play

a

Cores, by the way. I wouldn't have gone along with your plan if I didn't know you were so capable." Adam

been given a down payment of over 200 Monster Cores, which

tons of money. Compared to his broke

Adam chuckled within himself as he drowned in his own ecstatic

The Shadow responded, sounding almost as amused as

though? You're a fellow student, so you

think any student would be foolish or skilled enough to escape

it, but after seeing the security around, he decided against it. Instead, he was biding his time

for something you didn't do, Rey. But… a guy's gotta do

course, Adam didn't feel the slightest

The silhouette interrupted his thoughts with

the very people who are feeding us. But I can't say

the Royal Council or the entire United

then, to enjoy this world and all it had to

here. And I'm sure these people

had to do was gather enough people and

mind signing a peace treaty

they were—he was sure he would have enough to bargain