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.

"No" would have sufficed, but for some

his lips were

"I… well I…"

his mind, but Rey didn't know if it

out now, though. Alicia answered all my

would be very uncool

how am I

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

or

himself this, he remembered how

alone gave him

his lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried

the thing is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

sudden explosion caused Rey's room, and everything within it, to

slightly as the bed rocked

the first to speak,

this scale… it must have come from inside

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

Thankfully, she was.

hell is

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

Rey, but he didn't let most of his apprehension

Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it went on and

and I was told to make sure

room? Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

way it was merely to

given the enmity they

already knew she was here. How long has he been

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

more curious about what happened in

on her face confirmed that she

has feelings

he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame

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

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

room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was

crowd of students who rushed

moment they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke and

himself thinking as he observed the