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.

would have sufficed, but for some

his lips were

"I… well I…"

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

all my questions and she was free with

uncool if he

how am I supposed

girl right next

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

how comfortable he felt when

thought alone

lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried in his heart all

thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and

as the

Alicia was the first to speak, while

explosion of this scale… it must

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

Thankfully, she was.

is going

mentally answer this question, a

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of his

the fritz as it

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

Safe? What

sounded, yet Billy was already rushing

was no way it was merely to make sure

the enmity they

means he already knew she was here. How long has he

consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia

about what

her face confirmed that

has feelings for

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

way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like

shocked face and his collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students

the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to

also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to the

found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke

as he observed the particularly hardened expression