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

lips were stuck in

"I… well I…"

okay to say his

answered all

be very uncool if he

I

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

some monster or anything, Rey! She's an actual person, like

how comfortable he felt when talking to actual

alone gave

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

is… I like

~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~

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

jump slightly as the bed rocked

the first to speak, while Rey struggled to understand what had just

explosion of this scale… it must have come

fight? Some accidental use of a Skill? As Rey ran through many simulations in his head, he cast his gaze on

Thankfully, she was.

is

could mentally answer this question, a sharp knock interrupted his

"W-who's that?"

he

somewhat on the

room, and I was told to make sure everyone was

Safe? What

just sounded, yet Billy

no way it was merely to make

the enmity

here. How long has he been standing in front of

behavior as he and Alicia jumped from

what happened in

at Alicia and the look on her face confirmed that she

still has

shrugged off the thought as he opened the door, meeting Billy's imposing frame waiting for them

my way." Rey shoved him aside, and just like a

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

everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was

among the crowd of students

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

as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on his