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 some reason, he couldn't mouth

like his lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

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

all my questions

be very uncool if he wasn't

how am I supposed to

was he supposed to tell the girl right next to him

some monster or anything, Rey!

Rey told himself this, he remembered how comfortable

alone

utter the words

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

caused Rey's room,

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed

Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand

it must have come

a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going on,

this question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

but he

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the

Adonis' room, and I was told to make sure everyone was

room? Safe?

had just sounded, yet Billy

merely to make

the

already knew she was here. How long

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

about what happened in

at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed

still has

the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for

just like a ragdoll,

face and his collapsing form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were on their

door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it

also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to the room's

they found the boy himself stepped out

observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero