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

underneath your baggy clothing, but I know you've really bulked up

to Rey and smiled like

"That's good."

say, completely forgetting what it was that he wanted

and say that the reason for your

Adonis was driving at, but he

Up, he was becoming more

most guys in his class

know?' Rey wondered,

I work out a

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

Rey." Adonis

placed his hand on Rey's shoulder

felt it was unnecessary to go so far, but

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

like a pretentious thing to say—an equivalent

guy had said this to Rey, he would have

that Adonis said

wasn't

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

up smiling genuinely as he replied to

Adonis' words to be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in response to the overwhelming threat of the

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

meaningless without some measure of power, but Rey agreed that

to be resourceful with

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

felt like Adonis was buttering

so genuine,

a lot too, right, Adonis? You're

Adonis heard this, he scratched his head and laughed

he was a

not it. It's not the

further, but Rey could see a distant look in his

for training so hard, but Rey

only respect

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

little

a

hell am I saying?!' Rey screamed internally as he