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…'

about

weren't much, but

I can't

matter as much

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

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

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

any. He could feel frustration within him

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

despite all of these thoughts and worries, Rey considered

it wasn't the mastermind. Maybe it was

it was even a

the Royal Dungeon

to prepare for

there's a high chance that the market will

he knew it would be wise to

they

in the air—thanks to the former's Wind Magic—Rey

'I better hurry!'

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legitimate areas that seemed as mainstream as

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

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

the need to have a

look imposing,

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

should be just about done with business. I might even

was having this thought, he noticed a masked

'H-huh…?'

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

keep his eyes away from the young man who kept walking without paying

Somehow… he felt familiar.

does that guy remind me of

Adonis wouldn't be caught dead in the Black

once his eyes spotted the building that was his

thought of

get these Monster Cores sold no matter what! Even if they're at a