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.

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

like his lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

him it was okay to say his mind, but Rey

Alicia answered all my questions and she was free

would be very uncool if he

how am I supposed

next to him that he was developing feelings

some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person,

how comfortable he

thought alone gave him

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

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and everything within

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as

speak, while Rey struggled

of this scale… it must have

use of 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.

the hell is going

answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

startled Rey, but he didn't let most of his apprehension

on the fritz as

Billy. Something's happened in Adonis' room, and I was told to

room? Safe?

knew the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy

it was merely to make sure Rey

the enmity

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

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

what happened in

the look on her face confirmed that she also felt the

still has feelings for

the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting

shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself

form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered around Adonis' room, or were

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

themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to

they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick

observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero