An Extra’s POV

'What the fuck?!'

Rey felt his heart thumping as he heard the muffled conversation between Lucielle and Brutus.

He didn't want to believe what they were saying.m, but Rey knew how foolish and irrational that would be.

'They're talking amongst themselves, so they're most likely telling the truth.'

Rey felt like he had to check for himself, but he felt a wave of hesitation hit him.

'There's a lot going on here that I don't understand. I… I don't know anymore…'

As he stared at the Royal Dungeon entrance, he felt a sigh escape his beaks.

'What the hell? All that effort… for nothing?'

He felt shitty, to say the least.

'It could be an intelligent monster that did this, but why do I find this hard to believe…?'

To Rey, this felt like the work of a person.

And there was no one else that crossed his kind but the mastermind that set him up a few days ago.

'Who else would be behind this? They clearly know of my escapades, so it wouldn't be surprising that they know of the Royal Dungeon…'

But if that was the case, it meant the malefactor knew Rey's full capabilities—or there was a high chance that they did.

That possibility was unsettling.

'They know who I am and what I can do, but I don't know who they are…'

It was frightening!

Rey had never felt this powerless since he arrived in this world, and it didn't matter the Skills he had at his disposal at this point.

He was still very vulnerable.

'I might have to leave the Royal Estate. I don't know if it's safe…'

thought about everyone and everything he would be leaving

much, but they mattered

can't

they didn't matter as much as his

smarter.' Rey had been pushed to a corner, and he could feel his thoughts in

took all those Monster Cores and resources, then there's a chance

possible that this malefactor would one-up him by making a deal with the Company, rendering his own agreement with

have more to gain by following the mastermind,

he had any. He could feel frustration within him rise to

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

all of these thoughts and worries, Rey considered the possibility that

it wasn't the mastermind. Maybe it was some

was even a

the Royal Dungeon is where I should

had to prepare for the worst-case

that the market will be saturated by a

it

Before they

the air—thanks to the former's Wind

'I better hurry!'

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Market was the same as usual—sketchy places, and legitimate areas that seemed as mainstream as a market could

was currently donning his disguise, and he had taken the form of a more mature individual so as

Mask was going to distort the prying gazes of detection Magic, but he knew that high-level ones could probably

to have a different face under

imposing, so he adored this persona to

aura of danger he exuded, made

about done with business. I might

this thought, he noticed a masked

'H-huh…?'

person had golden hair, and the air he exuded was of dignity—not befitting a place

young

Somehow… he felt familiar.

remind me of Adonis?

be caught

for a few seconds, but once his eyes spotted the building that was his destination, it was soon

the thought of business quickly

Cores sold no matter what! Even if they're