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…?"

he was able to maintain a respectable reaction thanks

your baggy clothing, but I know you've really

smiled like any

"That's good."

could only manage to say, completely forgetting what it

to make a wolf guess and say that the reason for your everyday disappearances is linked to your current

understand what Adonis was driving at, but he

down Monsters and Leveling Up, he

than most guys

Rey wondered, but chose to smile

not wrong. I work out a lot, but

Levels was a kind of workout for

it up, Rey." Adonis made a slight chuckle and

hand on Rey's shoulder

it was unnecessary to go so

your Class and Skill, but I don't

pretentious thing to say—an equivalent to a

guy had said this to Rey, he would have frowned

recognized that Adonis said

he wasn't

is the ability to learn, adapt, and grow…

Rey ended up smiling genuinely as he

words to be true when they chose to summon Otherworlders in response

Nation were to survive, it wasn't due to their strength, but the

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

be resourceful

go to the Library to study

felt like Adonis was buttering

sounds so genuine,

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

scratched his

he was a little shy about

it. It's not

but Rey could see a distant look

must have had his reasons for training so

could only respect

stop being weak and

appeared a little

a similar reason,

Rey screamed internally as