An Extra’s POV

"W-where is he…?"

Alicia mumbled to herself as she looked around the town square, having the image of one person in mind.

—Rey!

'I thought he would want to hang out together…'

This would be the first time they were going to explore the town together, so she thought he would want to do it with her.

They would check out the marketplace and even have tons of fun in this world… like on a date.

But he was nowhere to be found now.

'I guess I was the only one who was looking forward to this…'

As Alicia tried her best to dismiss her heavy thoughts, she felt a shadow cast over her from behind

Someone was approaching her, and for a moment she suspected it would be Rey.

'Maybe he quickly went to get something and came back for me.'

It was sort of rude, and she would have to give him an earful for it, but Alicia was relieved.

That meant they could finally hang out.

However, the moment she turned back and looked at the person who approached her, she could see it wasn't the boy she was hoping for.

She recognized the face, but that didn't mean she was happy to see it.

'It's him!' Alicia tried to hide her disappointment that it wasn't Rey, but she wasn't a great actress.

"H-hey… Billy. I thought you already went off with your friends."

Alicia hoped he would take the hint that he could just go and hang out with the many friends he already had.

She just didn't feel comfortable under his gaze.

"Well… I… just thought maybe we could hang out together? You know, since it's our first time in town and all."

Alicia wanted to leak out a tear.

Why were the words that she wanted Rey to say being spoken to her by Billy?

a tragedy beyond

to explore on my own.

be rude to Billy, but she felt

smiled, trying very hard to

However…

right?" Billy's

"What was that?"

on his own. He clearly doesn't care about you… not like I

outright confession after he had been so subtle

they were in the middle

your voice

time. How can you be going to his

Billy was referring to, and it proved

, Alicia realized she had spent way too much time

lost track of time due to the fun

that if she

was clearly because they were having fun that they had taken so much time without either of them

not like

those thoughts aside, Billy was

told you to lower

Do you know how hard I try to fight the rumors and help you out, even in secret? Yet you

Billy was whining and shouting like a bratty child. Alicia couldn't help but crease her brows

he had done for her, how hard he was working… and how

where Alicia couldn't take his pathetic

idiot. There are eyes on us…

this point that Alicia reached the limits

very reason that she finally spewed out her

up already? You're the most insensitive asshole I've

moment she said this, Billy paused in downright

suddenly felt like she was

She was done being polite

to him was because he was also subtle. I didn't want to be too forward, and I considered

that he was, Alicia had no reason to keep the farce

to personally defend myself. You wouldn't want a fight between the two of us, would

that moment, Billy

much stronger and skilled

his, though their Classes were in the same Tier. If

me, I

said this made

wouldn't want to lose all the goodwill he had been getting

to be even more