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.

working out a lot, haven't

"E-eh…?"

to maintain a respectable reaction thanks to his

your baggy clothing, but I know

turned to Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

only manage to say, completely forgetting what it was that

that the reason

didn't understand what Adonis was driving at, but

Up,

guys in his class

he know?' Rey wondered, but

I work out a

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

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

his hand on Rey's shoulder and even gave

unnecessary to go so

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

statement sounded like a pretentious thing to say—an equivalent to a rich man saying stuff like "Money

powerful guy had said this to

recognized that Adonis said this from a

wasn't exactly

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

up smiling genuinely

people of the United Human Alliance proved Adonis' words to be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in

strength, but the ability to change with the times and come up

course, all of this was meaningless without some measure of

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 there's anyone here

Rey heard this, he felt like Adonis was buttering

genuine, but

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

he scratched his head

like he was a little

not it. It's not the same

not elaborate any further, but Rey

so

only

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

little surprised

a similar

Rey screamed