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, Rey thought about everyone

much, but they mattered to

can't risk

as much as his

now. I have to grow stronger and smarter.' Rey had

all those Monster Cores and resources, then there's a chance he also knows about my

making a deal with

gain by following

bitten his lips if he had any. He could feel frustration within

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

thoughts and worries, Rey

the mastermind. Maybe it was some other

was even

the Royal Dungeon is where I should be right

had to prepare for the worst-case

so many Monster Cores gone, there's a high chance that the market will be

it would be

they lost their

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

'I better hurry!'

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same as usual—sketchy places, and legitimate areas that seemed

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

prying gazes of detection Magic, but he knew that high-level ones could

have a

than that, though, Rey had to look imposing, so he adored this persona to suit

dark cloak, and the aura of danger he exuded, made the lowlives avoid him, and the

just about done with business. I might even bump into

he noticed a masked

'H-huh…?'

the air he exuded was of dignity—not befitting a place like the

from the young man who kept walking without paying him

Somehow… he felt familiar.

remind me of Adonis? Na… it

caught dead in

for a few seconds, but once his eyes spotted the

thought of business quickly

these Monster Cores sold no matter what! Even