An Extra’s POV

'S-something came up…?!'

As Rey stared into Adonis' eyes, he could tell that something was terribly amiss.

An expression of concern swept through his face and it felt like anxiety was welling up within him.

Before Rey realized it, his heart began to race.

"Am I in trouble again?" He asked, a bead of sweat formed on the side of his face.

"A-ah! No! No! This is something else. You'll understand once you come with me. Everyone is waiting…"

Adonis had never lied to Rey before—at least not to his knowledge. There was no reason to think he was doing so now, though Rey knew he couldn't be too sure.

After a few seconds of silent considerations, Rey decided there was no other option than to go with Adonis and see what was going on.

'I've not done anything wrong or suspicious lately, right? Or could it be another scheme by the mastermind of last time…?'

Rey shrugged off his complicated thoughts and left his position, carrying the book he was reading in his hand without realizing it.

"Don't you need to return that?"

"A-ah! True…"

Rey didn't know which section to place it, so he simply put the book on the closest shelf and skittered off to catch up to Adonis, who was already waiting for him at the Library door

"Alright! Let's go!"

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At first, Rey was on his guard.

He kept glancing around him as inconspicuously as he could to see if there were some hidden guards waiting in ambush for him somewhere.

He couldn't see any, though.

'Why would the guards need to ambush me, though? Why would Adonis even lie about anything?'

If he was in trouble, guards would have just stormed into the Library with Adonis, who would probably just explain the situation to him.

There would be no need for elaborate lies.

'That means something else came up! Could it be related to Alicia?'

Rey was about to ask Adonis about what he knew about the current situation when the Hero's voice echoed in the air.

working out a lot, haven't

"E-eh…?"

was able to

It's well hidden underneath your baggy clothing, but I know you've really

to Rey and smiled

"That's good."

completely forgetting what it was that he wanted to

wolf guess and say that the reason for your everyday

Adonis was driving at,

hunting down Monsters and Leveling Up, he was becoming more and more

guys

know?' Rey wondered, but chose to smile a

work out a lot, but in

kind of workout for Rey, so he didn't think

it up, Rey."

shoulder and even gave him

it was unnecessary to go so far, but he laughed

underestimate you because of your Class and Skill, but I don't necessarily think

say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like "Money

said this to

Adonis said this from a

he wasn't

the Goblins, it is the ability to learn, adapt, and

Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he

people of the United Human Alliance proved Adonis' words to be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in

it wasn't due to their strength, but the ability to change with the times and come up

meaningless without some measure of

needed to be

admirable. You workout every day, and then you go to the Library to study at night. I don't know if

he felt like Adonis

so genuine, but come

you? You train a lot too, right, Adonis? You're

his

felt like he was a little

it. It's not the

elaborate any further, but Rey could see a distant look in

his reasons for training so hard, but Rey

only

all have things that haunt us, right? For me… I just want to stop being weak and become strong." For the first time, Rey

little

have a

I saying?!' Rey