An Extra’s POV

'Smells nice…'

That was the first thought Rey had when he entered the room.

Esme's room—or perhaps all girl rooms—had a certain ambiance that his room could never compare to; no matter how tidy he was.

He began to feel embarrassed for all the times Alicia stayed in his room.

'Did it smell inside? Was it too untidy?' Rey was panicking within.

Thankfully, the scent of flowers, and the relaxing atmosphere around him, caused his anxiety to mellow out a little.

Her room was pure white, with layers of blue and bright velvet splattered about.

The carpet was blue, with white strewn all around, and the painting consisted mostly of white, with velvet curtains, alongside murals that were both colors.

Rey could go on and on, but the sight around him was fascinating.

'Is it because this is the KariBlanc Group, or because she's a girl?'

Rey knew the most logical position to have was the former, but his bias tempted him to pick the latter option.

"Over here, Rey." Once again, as she called him by his name, he felt a little stirring within him.

Rey always put himself in the "Ralyks" zone when coming to these parts, so it was always strange for her to disrupt the flow.

He turned in the direction that she called him to, and lo and behold… it was her bed.

"Sit." She patted the space beside her as she sat on the big and luxurious bed.

'Ahh…' Rey didn't know how to describe the bed.

It was large and luxurious, sure, but it also had those curtains or veils that he often saw in dramas back on Earth.

They were capable of covering the three exposed sides of the bed with ultra-thin linen that allowed only the shadow of the one sleeping to be seen.

'I sense Mana from them, so it's Enchanted.' Rey realized it was probably a defensive measure taken by the KariBlanc Group to protect Esme in her sleep.

Plus, since the curtains were all drawn to one side, Rey could clearly see Esme and sit beside her comfortably.

He walked towards her bed, feeling the lovely aroma of the room get even stronger as he approached.

"You really should call me Ralyks. That's what everyone calls me here." Rey muttered as he sat where she told him to.

"Really? Why?"

hiding my real name from them." He responded,

mean… why should I call you that? We're all alone now,

Rey felt something

ignored the

"Yeah, but…"

you're not around. And the only reason I'm talking is because you assured me that no one would be listening in to our conversation. I

wasn't lying!" Rey swiftly raised both hands and

under Esme's scrutinizing gaze, and before he knew it, he completely broke out

couldn't maintain that identity with Esme. She

was always going to

it's fine, don't

"H-huh?"

fine for me to call you Rey. You can

There were many reasons he wanted to keep his identity a secret and keep

of any that applied to

silence—when he couldn't take the tension and awkwardness any longer—Rey collapsed

I guess we'll just address each other normally then."

believe what he was

This bed is

uncool

"Smells nice too!"

almost felt like he

Why?!

and he saw her smiling so pleasantly at him

he didn't

felt liberating—like she was encouraging him to be more

His true self.

honest with someone and speaking your mind." As her soft voice radiated throughout

her bed too, her two hands on her stomach as she looked at the

were like this, you

beside her, looked at her warm smile, he found himself

'She's really honest, huh?'

of silence, with both of them

know I'm a Half-Elf,

moment later, Rey

noticed her smile deepened as he said

knows? I just

his seated posture

So you

felt like, despite the mask, she could see his expression

so I figured you already knew about it. And

"Ohhhh" leaked out of Rey the moment she analyzed the reason behind her