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.

out a lot,

"E-eh…?"

to maintain a respectable reaction

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

to Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

Rey could only manage to say, completely forgetting what it was that he wanted to ask

like to make a wolf guess and say that the reason for your everyday

what Adonis was driving at, but he wasn't

Up, he was becoming more and

guys

Rey

I work out a lot, but in

workout for Rey, so he didn't think he was necessarily

I figured! Well, keep it up, Rey." Adonis made a slight chuckle

on Rey's shoulder and even gave him a

personally felt it was unnecessary to go so

you because of your Class and Skill, but I don't necessarily think having power is everything. Do you

thing to say—an equivalent to a rich man saying

other powerful guy had said this to Rey, he would have frowned in

he recognized that Adonis said this

wasn't exactly

it is the ability to learn, adapt, and

Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he replied to

the United Human Alliance proved Adonis' words to be true when they

the people of this Nation were to survive, it wasn't due to their strength, but the ability to change with the times and come up

meaningless without some measure of power, but Rey agreed that having power simply wasn't

to be

yourself… it's admirable. You workout every day, and then you go to the Library to study

heard this, he felt like Adonis was buttering

sounds so genuine, but come

You train a lot too, right, Adonis? You're definitely more hardworking

Adonis heard this, he scratched his head

was a

that's not it. It's

any further, but Rey could

reasons for training so hard, but

could only respect

For me… I just want to stop being weak and become strong." For

little

you have a similar

saying?!' Rey