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

but

can't risk

as much

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

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

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

to gain by following the mastermind, whoever

had any. He could feel frustration

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

worries, Rey considered the

mastermind. Maybe

was

Dungeon is where I should be

to prepare

there's a high chance that the market will be saturated by

him, so he knew it would be wise to

they lost

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

'I better hurry!'

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Market was the same as usual—sketchy places, and legitimate

and he had taken the form of a more mature

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

need to have a different face under

than that, though, Rey had to look imposing, so he

danger he exuded, made the lowlives avoid him, and the strong

should be just about done with business. I might

this thought, he noticed a masked individual walk past

'H-huh…?'

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

eyes away from the young man who kept

Somehow… he felt familiar.

guy remind me of Adonis? Na… it

caught dead in

but once his eyes spotted the building

of business quickly overwhelmed

no matter what! Even if they're