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.

but for some reason,

like his lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

was okay to say his mind, but Rey didn't know

now, though. Alicia answered all

uncool

I supposed to say

he supposed to tell the girl right next to him

monster or anything, Rey! She's an

remembered how comfortable he felt when

alone

the words he had kept

is…

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

room, and everything

Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as

was the first to speak,

scale… it must have come from inside the

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.

hell is

answer this question,

"W-who's that?"

startled Rey, but he didn't

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it

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

Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing

no way it was merely to make sure Rey

given the

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

behavior as

about what happened

the look on her face confirmed that she also felt

still has

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

way." Rey shoved him aside, and just

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

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

crowd of students

the moment they did so, they found the boy himself

he observed the particularly hardened expression