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.

simple "No" would have sufficed, but for some reason,

lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

say his mind, but Rey didn't know if

now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she was

very uncool if he wasn't the

how am I supposed to say

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

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

he remembered how comfortable

thought alone gave him

to open his lips and finally utter the words

thing is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything within

themselves jump slightly as the bed

first to speak,

explosion of this scale… it must have come

it a fight? Some accidental use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going

could mentally answer this question, a sharp

"W-who's that?"

loud banging startled Rey, but he didn't

on the fritz

room, and I was told to make sure everyone

room? Safe?

explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to

was no way it was merely

given the

was here. How long has he been standing

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

more curious about what happened in Adonis'

the look on her face confirmed that she also

has

off the thought as he opened the door,

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

visible to no one, as even the rest of the students were all gathered

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

themselves among the crowd of

they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke and

Rey found himself thinking as he observed the particularly