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.

been working out a lot,

"E-eh…?"

Rey, but he was able to maintain a respectable

noticed it. It's well hidden underneath your baggy clothing, but I

to Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

say, completely forgetting what it

a wolf guess and say that the reason for your everyday disappearances

was driving

to hunting down Monsters and Leveling Up, he

most guys in

know?' Rey

out a lot, but in

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

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

on Rey's shoulder and even gave

unnecessary to go so far, but he laughed a

Skill, but

equivalent

this

recognized that Adonis said this from

he wasn't

like the Goblins, it is the ability to

up smiling genuinely as

Alliance proved Adonis' words to be true when

but the ability to change with the times

course, all of this was meaningless without some measure of power,

to be

and then you go to the Library to study at night. I

this, he felt like Adonis

so genuine, but

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

this, he scratched his

was a little

it. It's not the same for

Rey could see a distant look

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

only respect

I just want to stop being weak and become strong." For the first time, Rey took

a little

have a similar

the hell am I saying?!' Rey screamed