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…"

as he called it in his mind—and gave a glare to the intruder

That

forward, and based on their slightly deep tone, they were

don't need to beat yourself too hard, though.

he heard this from the silhouette before

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

a wide grin on his face. His grimace was gone, and his sense of

suppose you're right. That's a fair conclusion…"

on the past, and more on the future, shall

person they had framed, Rey Skylar, had gotten less punishment than they would have liked, but

move on to the

growing wider since he already knew

soon be time for me to take

solution, his influence would grow. He only had to play both

was a fine

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

a down payment of over 200 Monster Cores, which had a very high commercial

money. Compared to his broke classmates, he had

within himself as

The Shadow responded, sounding almost as

You're a fellow student, so you couldn't have gone out to get

Sanchez didn't think any student would be

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

for something you didn't do, Rey.

feel the slightest bit

it." The silhouette interrupted his

You've got some gall stealing from the very people who are feeding us. But I can't say

for the Royal Council or the entire

once had—and then, to enjoy this world and all it had

I'm sure

do was gather enough people and food and he could probably establish a new

mind signing a peace treaty with the

of his classmates—powerful Otherworlders that they were—he was sure