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, haven't

"E-eh…?"

able to maintain a respectable

your baggy clothing, but I know you've

smiled like any good

"That's good."

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

that the reason for your everyday

what Adonis was driving at,

hunting down Monsters and Leveling Up, he was becoming

More than most guys

he know?' Rey wondered, but chose to smile a

not wrong. I work out a lot,

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

Rey." Adonis made a

hand on Rey's shoulder and

to go so far, but he laughed a little and nodded

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

say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like

powerful guy had said this to Rey,

he recognized that Adonis said

wasn't

among Monsters, like the Goblins, it is the ability to learn, adapt, and grow… that's

agree." Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he replied to

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

due to their strength, but the ability to change with the times

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

be

to the Library to study at night. I don't know if there's

felt like

so genuine,

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

Adonis heard this, he scratched his

he was a little shy about the whole

not it. It's

did not elaborate any further, but Rey could see

his reasons for training so hard, but Rey couldn't tell what it

only

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

little surprised by

sure you have a similar

saying?!' Rey screamed