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

"I… well I…"

him it was okay to say his mind, but Rey

can't back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and

be very uncool if he

I

the girl right next to him that he

not some monster or anything, Rey! She's

himself this, he remembered how comfortable he felt

thought alone gave

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

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

caused Rey's room, and

and Alicia felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked

first to speak, while

explosion of this scale… it must have come from

use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his

Thankfully, she was.

the hell is going on,

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

startled Rey, but he didn't let most

the fritz as

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

room? Safe? What

sounded, yet Billy was already

was no way it was merely to make

given the enmity

means he already knew she was here. How long has he

creepy behavior as he and Alicia

about what happened in Adonis'

and the look on her face confirmed that she also felt

has

opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for them at

shoved him aside, and just like a

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

the crowd of students

moment they did so, they found the boy

the particularly hardened expression