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…?"

question surprised Rey, but he was able to maintain a respectable reaction thanks to his Class

baggy clothing, but I know you've really

to Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

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

like to make a wolf guess and say that the reason

was driving at,

down Monsters and Leveling Up, he was becoming more and

More than most guys in

Rey wondered,

wrong. I work out

was a kind of workout for Rey, so he

Well, keep it up, Rey." Adonis

shoulder

it was unnecessary to go so far, but he laughed a

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

to say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like "Money

powerful guy had said this

recognized that Adonis said

wasn't

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

Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he replied to

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

their strength, but the

meaningless without some measure of power, but Rey agreed that

to be

it's admirable. 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

like

genuine, but

you? You train a lot too, right,

scratched his head and laughed

a

not it. It's not the

not elaborate any further, but Rey could see a distant look in

must have had his reasons for training so hard,

could only respect

understand. We all have things that 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

a similar reason, right

am I saying?!' Rey screamed internally as he