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.

out a lot,

"E-eh…?"

but he was able to maintain a respectable reaction thanks to

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

Rey and smiled like any

"That's good."

could only manage to say, completely forgetting what

that the

didn't understand what Adonis was driving at, but he

Up, he was becoming

More than most guys in

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

wrong. I work out

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

it up, Rey." Adonis made a slight

shoulder and even gave

personally felt it was unnecessary to go so far, but he laughed

Skill, but I don't

sounded like a pretentious thing to say—an equivalent to a

any other powerful guy had said this to Rey, he would have frowned

he recognized that Adonis said this from a

he wasn't exactly

the ability to learn, adapt, and

Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he replied to

be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in response to

their strength, but the ability to change with

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

needed to be resourceful

then you go to the Library to study at night. I don't know if there's anyone here

heard this, he felt like Adonis was buttering him

sounds so genuine,

a lot too, right, Adonis? You're definitely

his head and laughed a

he was a little shy about the whole

It's

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

so hard, but Rey couldn't tell what it

could only respect

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

saying?!' Rey screamed internally