An Extra’s POV

"I was only ever interested in one, but after finding out he was a jerk, I cut all ties with him."

Alicia went on to theorize that it was perhaps due to the senior's bruised ego that he went on to spread rumors about her.

Thankfully, Alicia's reputation was strong enough for people to simply interpret it as her simply dating a lot of seniors.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"Oh, wow. I never expected it to be like that…" Rey's voice trailed as he looked at Alicia, who was simply shrugging casually.

"A lot of things aren't as they appear. If we listen to everyone's opinions and don't take time to form our own, we'll just end up drowning in misinformation."

Rey felt like those were wise words that Alicia just said, but he didn't know how to phrase it without sounding cringe.

"That sounds like a smart thing to say." He finally settled on the most neutral way to put it.

"I know, right?"

Alicia went on to flail her long hair as she used her hand to push it backward.

She did this as she chuckled jokingly, trying to act like a wise diva.

"Pfft!"

"Hahahaha!"

Before the two of them realized it, they were both laughing.

"Nice one… haha!"

"Thank you, good sir." Alicia made a mock bow, and that only served to crack Rey up even more.

This girl was seriously funny.

'Damn! I never would have thought Alicia would have this side to her!'

Rey thanked his lucky stars that he actually decided to start the conversation.

'So this is what I've been missing out on!'

As they both laughed even more, Alicia suddenly raised a topic that he wasn't expecting.

"Have you ever dated anyone, Rey? Or do you have someone you like?"

The moment Rey heard this, his heart nearly stopped.

have sufficed, but for some

like his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

told him it was okay to say his mind, but Rey didn't know if it was a

now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she was

be very uncool if he wasn't the

am I

girl right next to him

some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

Rey told himself this, he remembered how comfortable he

thought alone

finally utter the words he had kept buried in his heart

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

caused Rey's room, and everything within

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a

speak, while Rey

explosion of this scale… it must have come from inside the living

use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face

Thankfully, she was.

is

answer this question, a sharp

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of his apprehension

on the fritz as it went

happened in Adonis' room, and I was told to make sure everyone

room? Safe?

had just sounded, yet Billy

way it was merely to make sure

the enmity

That means he already knew she was here. How

creepy behavior as he

about what happened in Adonis'

the look on her face confirmed that

has feelings

opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for them

my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy

collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were on their way

explosion had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to get drawn to

also found themselves among the crowd of students

so, they found the boy himself

the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore