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

like his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

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

out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions

be very uncool if he wasn't the

am I supposed

the girl right next to him that he

She's not some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

remembered how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

alone gave him

words he had kept buried in his heart all

the thing is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

explosion caused Rey's room, and everything

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as

first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had just

scale… it must have come

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

Thankfully, she was.

is going on,

Rey could mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he didn't

on the fritz as it went on and

Something's happened in Adonis' room, and I was

room? Safe?

knew the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already

merely to

the enmity they

he already knew she was here. How long has he been standing in front of my

to consider such creepy behavior as he and

what happened in

Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she also felt the

she still has feelings

as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing

and just like a ragdoll,

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

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

the crowd of students who rushed

did so, they found the boy himself

observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on his