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

but they mattered to

can't risk

they didn't matter as much

to grow stronger and smarter.' Rey had been pushed to a corner, and he could

Cores and resources, then there's

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, whoever

bitten his lips if he had any. He

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

thoughts and worries, Rey considered the possibility

it wasn't the mastermind. Maybe it was some other

it was even a

Royal Dungeon is where

to prepare for the worst-case

chance that the market will be saturated by a lot of

so he knew it would be wise to get rid of them as soon as

Before they lost their

fly in the air—thanks to the former's Wind Magic—Rey flapped his wings and

'I better hurry!'

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

his disguise, and he had taken the form of a more mature individual so

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

the need to have a different

imposing, so he

he exuded, made the lowlives avoid

done with

thought, he noticed a masked individual walk

'H-huh…?'

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

couldn't keep his eyes away from the young

Somehow… he felt familiar.

does that guy remind me of Adonis? Na… it

like Adonis wouldn't be caught dead in

on Rey's mind for a few seconds, but once his eyes spotted the building

the thought of business

no matter what! Even if they're at