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

"E-eh…?"

able to maintain

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

Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

completely forgetting what it

that the reason for your everyday disappearances is

what Adonis was driving at, but he

Leveling Up, he

guys in his class

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

work out a

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

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

his hand on Rey's shoulder

felt it was unnecessary to go so far, but he laughed a little and nodded

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

say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like

this to Rey, he

said this from

he wasn't

among Monsters, like the Goblins, it is the ability to learn, adapt, and

up smiling genuinely as he

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

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

of power, but Rey agreed that having

needed to be resourceful with

day, and then you go to the Library to study at night. I don't know if there's anyone here who matches your

this, he felt like Adonis was

so genuine, but come

about you? You train a lot too, right,

he scratched his

like he was a little shy about

that's not it. It's not

any further, but Rey could see a distant look in his

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

only respect

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

a little surprised by

you have a similar reason, right

Rey screamed internally