An Extra’s POV

"Oi…"

Billy thought he heard a sound behind him, but the sound of his heart shattering was loud enough to drown all external noise.

"Hey, big man!"

Billy jerked forward as a hand slapped his back and a friendly smile greeted him.

He found a stranger looking at him with a casual expression.

The stranger had a black eyepatch on one eye, with long black hair flowing down his shoulders.

He had strands of beards protruding from his chin, and he was outfitted in a high-quality black robe.

Billy had initially wanted to smack the man for hitting him so suddenly, but he chose not to after contemplating a little.

'I wouldn't want to accidentally kill him…' His thoughts trailed.

The man had a stupid grin on his face which made Billy angrier. He didn't realize when he was frowning at the total stranger.

"What do you want?" He asked in mild annoyance.

If this guy was here to comfort him, then Billy could already see himself clenching gist and getting ready for what would come next.

"Hey… hey man, relax! I saw everything that happened, and you know what…?"

Billy was ready to throw his punch the moment he heard anything unnecessary.

It was bad enough that Alicia had disgraced him in public, but now he was about to be pitied by an absolute stranger like this?

It was unacceptable.

"… I think that lady is just confused."

'H-huh?' Billy's brows shot up in surprise.

He had expected many words from the man, but nothing like what he just heard.

"Confused…?"

"Yes, my guy! Girls are like that when they're that age! My daughters were also the same way."

Billy found his brows raised even further. He was still confused, but more than that, he found himself resonating with the stranger.

"What she needs is something to prompt her certainty. If you're up for it, I have just the thing."

Billy felt his heart racing as he stared at the grinning eyepatch man.

whole thing felt sketchy,

it meant

you have

matter to talk

about following a stranger anywhere, but since he was all alone and he had to spend

waste of

if the stranger ended up being some shady individual, he could

in

training for this long, Billy

get the jump

see your skeptical look, young man. But don't worry! Once

eyes as his heart raced in further

Take me to your

********

open as he looked at

the unbelievable, and he was still recoiling in shock as he sat

foremost, this stranger's name was Evals Redart, and his office was quite a

close to the very vast window, and a pair

thanks to the lights that radiated within it,

the Royal Estate,

he was a man of means when he saw his clothes, but

the surprising display of wealth, however, what stunned

"T-that is a little…"

The man's smile widened as Billy

it's up to you, big man. If you want some things in life, you

contemplated

had never tried something like that

wouldn't even be able

this…" Evals Redart placed a potion on

towards Billy,

susceptible to the plan. She won't

trust me enough

place it inside her food or drink or

"W-well… that is…"

but he also knew that she currently didn't want to

would have

I see. How

a special

had a gleaming red gem affixed at the top, and something about the

"Use this Enchanted Item."

you she won't

wear it.

Of Deceit'. It allowed the user to take on