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.

sufficed, but for some reason, he couldn't mouth the

his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

to say his mind,

back out now, though. Alicia answered all my

very uncool

I

was he supposed to tell the girl right next to him that

She's not some monster or

he remembered how comfortable

thought alone

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

is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room,

slightly as the bed rocked upward for

was that?!" Alicia was the first to speak, while

explosion of this scale… it must have come from

a fight? Some accidental use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is going on,

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

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of his

the

I was told

Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

no way it was merely to make sure Rey was

given the enmity they

he already knew she was here. How

the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and Alicia jumped

about what happened

the look on her face confirmed that she also

has feelings

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

my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll,

as even the rest of the

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

Alicia also found themselves among the crowd of students

the moment they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke and unfurling

Rey found himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero