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, haven't

"E-eh…?"

but he was able to

it. It's well hidden underneath your baggy clothing, but I know you've really bulked up and

Rey and smiled like any good

"That's good."

completely forgetting

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

what Adonis was driving at, but

to hunting down Monsters and Leveling Up, he was becoming more

guys

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

out a lot,

of workout for Rey,

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

Rey's shoulder and even gave him a

so far, but he laughed

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

sounded like a pretentious thing to say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like "Money isn't

guy had said this to Rey, he would have

said

wasn't exactly

ability to learn, adapt, and grow… that's what

I agree." Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he

Adonis' words to be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in

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

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

needed to be

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

heard this, he felt like Adonis was

so genuine, but

right, Adonis? You're

he scratched his head and laughed a

a little

that's not it. It's not

further, but Rey could see a distant

his reasons for training so hard, but

could only respect

haunt us, right? For me… I just want to stop being weak

a little surprised by

have a

Rey screamed internally