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 reason, he couldn't

his lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

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

though. Alicia answered all

be very uncool if he wasn't the

how am I supposed to

girl right next to him that he was

monster or anything, Rey!

Rey told himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt

alone gave

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

is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything within

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a split

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

scale… it must have come from

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

Thankfully, she was.

is going on,

answer this question,

"W-who's that?"

but he didn't let most of his apprehension

on the

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

Safe? What

sounded, yet Billy was already rushing

merely to make sure Rey was

the

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

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

what

and the look on her

still has feelings for

the door, meeting

of my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a ragdoll, Billy found himself

rest of the

room door opened—with smoke

the crowd of students who rushed to the room's

the boy himself stepped out of the thick

himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened