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.

would have sufficed, but for some reason, he couldn't mouth

lips were stuck

"I… well I…"

to say his mind, but

back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and

would be very uncool if

how am I supposed to say

right next to him that he

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

he remembered how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

alone gave him

to open his lips and finally utter the words he had kept buried in his

is… I

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

caused Rey's room, and everything within it,

felt themselves jump slightly as

speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had

it must have come

a fight? Some accidental use 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.

the hell is going

question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

loud banging startled Rey, but he didn't let

[Danger Sense] was somewhat on the fritz as it went on

Adonis' room, and I

Safe?

the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already

no way it was merely to make sure Rey

given the

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

the chance to consider such creepy behavior as he and

curious about what happened

Alicia and the look on her face

still has

the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting

just like a

form was visible to no one, as even the rest of the

woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with

found themselves among the crowd of students who

moment they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out

Rey found himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore