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…'

once he had this thought, Rey thought about everyone and everything

much, but they mattered to

I can't

they didn't matter as much as

deal with this guy right now. I have to grow stronger and smarter.' Rey had been pushed to

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

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

have more to gain by following the mastermind, whoever they

if he had any. He could feel frustration

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

worries, Rey considered the

it wasn't the mastermind. Maybe it

it was

Royal Dungeon is where I should

had to prepare

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

it would be wise to get

they lost their

he watched 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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as usual—sketchy places, and legitimate

form of a more mature individual so as to hide his

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

have a different face

to look imposing, so he adored this persona to suit those

mask, his dark cloak, and the aura of danger he exuded, made the lowlives avoid him, and the strong recognize

just about done with business. I might even bump

Rey was having this thought, he noticed a masked

'H-huh…?'

person had golden hair, and the air he exuded was

from the young man who kept walking without paying him

Somehow… he felt familiar.

guy remind me of Adonis? Na… it can't

like Adonis wouldn't be caught dead in the

a few seconds, but once his eyes spotted the

of business

Cores sold no matter what! Even if they're at