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.

have sufficed, but for some

lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

okay to say his mind, but

answered all my questions and she was free

uncool

I

right next to him that

not some monster or

himself this, he remembered how comfortable he

alone

to open his lips and finally utter the words he had

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

Rey's room,

themselves jump slightly as the bed rocked upward for a split

to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had

must have come from inside

through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on Alicia's worried face to make sure

Thankfully, she was.

hell is going on,

mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his thought

"W-who's that?"

banging startled Rey, but he didn't let most

somewhat on the fritz as it went on

happened in Adonis' room, and I

room? Safe?

the explosion had just sounded, yet Billy was already rushing to his

was no way it was merely to make sure Rey

the enmity

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

behavior as he and Alicia jumped from

about what

at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she also

has feelings

as he opened the door, meeting

of my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just

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

with the room door opened—with

Alicia also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to the room's

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

he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore