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…'

Rey thought about everyone and

weren't much, but they mattered to

can't

they didn't matter as much as

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

that took all those Monster Cores and resources, then there's a chance he also knows about my deal with the KariBlanc

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

more to gain by following the mastermind,

have bitten his lips if he had any. He could

'This… this is… unpleasant!'

these thoughts and worries, Rey considered the possibility

the mastermind. Maybe it

it was

way, I don't think the Royal Dungeon is

to prepare for

there's a high chance that the market will be

with him, so he knew it would

Before they

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

'I better hurry!'

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

disguise, and he had taken the form of

Magic, but he knew that high-level ones could probably

the need to have a different

look imposing, so he adored

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

done with business. I

thought, he noticed a masked individual

'H-huh…?'

he exuded was of dignity—not befitting a place like

keep his eyes away from the young man who kept

Somehow… he felt familiar.

guy remind me of Adonis?

caught dead

on Rey's mind for a few seconds, but once his eyes spotted the building that was his destination, it was soon

thought of business

get these Monster Cores sold no matter what! Even