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.

for some reason, he

his lips were

"I… well I…"

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

can't back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and

very uncool if he wasn't the

am I supposed to

to tell the girl right next to him that he

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

he remembered how comfortable he felt when talking

thought alone gave

and finally utter the words he had kept buried in

thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

sudden explosion caused Rey's room, and everything within it,

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as

Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to

must have

accidental use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his

Thankfully, she was.

is going on,

answer this question, a

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he didn't let most of his

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the

Billy. Something's happened in Adonis' room, and I was told

Safe?

had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

was merely to

the

was here.

even have the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

more curious about what

on her face

she still has feelings

off the thought as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame

just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself tossed to

no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were on

the room door opened—with smoke emanating from

themselves among the crowd of

boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke and

the particularly hardened expression the