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.

but for

his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

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

back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and

would be very uncool

how am I supposed to say

girl right next to him that

to! She's not some monster or anything, Rey! She's

Rey told himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt when

thought alone

open his lips and finally utter the words he had kept

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything within it,

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward

Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to

this scale… it must have come from inside the

it a fight? Some accidental use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face to make sure she

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is

this question, a sharp

"W-who's that?"

loud banging startled Rey, but he didn't

on the fritz

Adonis' room, and I

Safe?

the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy

was merely to make

the enmity they

That means he already knew she was here. How

chance to consider such creepy behavior as

curious about what happened in Adonis'

Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that

still has feelings for

the door, meeting Billy's imposing

way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself tossed to

was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all

explosion had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it

themselves among the crowd of students who rushed

they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke

the