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

his lips

"I… well I…"

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

answered all my questions and she

very uncool if he wasn't the

I supposed to

to tell the girl right next to him that

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

how comfortable he felt when talking

thought alone

words he

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room, and everything within it,

felt themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a

Alicia was the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what

it must have come from

Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going on,

question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he didn't

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as

I was told

Safe?

sounded, yet

way it was merely to make sure

the

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

as he and

about what happened in

at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she

has feelings for

door, meeting

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

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

with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to

themselves among the crowd of students who

did so, they found the boy himself stepped out

he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero