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…"

fear—or shock, as he called it in his mind—and gave a glare to the intruder who had seemingly come out of

I apologize. That

stepped forward, and based on their slightly deep

yourself too hard, though. Who would have foreseen

heard this from the

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

wide grin on his face. His

right. That's a fair conclusion…" The shadow raised his hands in

the past, and more on the

punishment than they would have liked,

move on to the next

was growing wider since

time for me to take

solution, his influence would grow. He only had to play both sides—the Nation, and his fellow

was a

the Sack of Monster Cores, by the way. I wouldn't have gone along with your plan

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

have tons of money. Compared to his broke classmates, he had some insurance and

as he drowned in his own

The Shadow responded, sounding almost as amused

though? You're a fellow student, so you couldn't have

student would be foolish or skilled enough to escape

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

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

didn't feel

interrupted his thoughts with a simple

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

Royal Council or the entire

simply wanted the power and influence he once had—and then,

And I'm sure these people have a

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

mind signing a peace treaty with the

gain control of his classmates—powerful Otherworlders that they