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

"E-eh…?"

he was able to maintain a respectable reaction thanks to his

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

turned to Rey and smiled like any good

"That's good."

manage to say, completely forgetting what it was that

say that the reason for your everyday disappearances is

what Adonis was driving at, but he wasn't

Monsters and Leveling Up, he was becoming more and

than most guys in

Rey wondered, but

not wrong. I work out a lot,

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

it up, Rey." Adonis made a slight chuckle and

placed his hand on Rey's shoulder

felt it was unnecessary to go so far,

Class and Skill, but I don't necessarily think having power is everything.

to say—an equivalent to a rich man saying

this to Rey, he would have frowned in

that Adonis said

wasn't exactly

the ability

smiling genuinely as he replied to

Adonis' words to be true when

to their strength, but the ability to change with the

all of this was meaningless without some measure of power, but Rey agreed that having power

to be

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

heard this, he felt like Adonis was buttering him

genuine,

lot too, right, Adonis? You're definitely more hardworking than I

heard this, he scratched his head and

a little shy about

not it. It's

Rey could see a distant look in his

for training so hard, but

only

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

a little

you have a similar reason, right

I saying?!' Rey