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.

"No" would have sufficed, but for

felt like his lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

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

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

very uncool if he wasn't the

how am I supposed to

girl right next to him that he

to! She's not some monster or anything,

he remembered how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

alone gave

the words he had

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything within it,

themselves jump slightly as the

Alicia was the first to speak, while

this scale… it must have come

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.

is

answer this question, a sharp knock

"W-who's that?"

but he

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it went on

in Adonis' room, and I was told to

Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

way it was merely to

the enmity

she was here.

creepy behavior as he and Alicia jumped from the bed and rushed to the

more curious about what

at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed

she still has

he opened the door, meeting

just like a ragdoll, Billy found

rest of the students

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

crowd of students who rushed to the room's

the boy himself stepped out of the thick

thinking as he observed the particularly