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?"

name from them." He responded, almost as

call

felt something hot on both sides of

ignored the

"Yeah, but…"

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

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

and before he

just couldn't maintain that identity with Esme. She knew

always going

it's fine,

"H-huh?"

you Rey. You can call me Esme too,

many reasons he wanted

couldn't think of

take the tension and awkwardness any longer—Rey collapsed

guess we'll just address each other normally

couldn't believe what he

This bed is unbelievably

uncool

"Smells nice too!"

felt like he didn't

Why?!

reached his ears, and he saw her smiling so pleasantly at him as

he didn't feel

it felt liberating—like she was encouraging him to

His true self.

someone and speaking your mind." As her soft voice radiated throughout the room, Rey couldn't help but

on her stomach as she looked at the ceiling of

were like

her, looked at her warm smile, he found himself

'She's really honest, huh?'

few seconds of silence, with both of them just enjoying each other's presence, Esme broke the

I'm a Half-Elf,

moment later,

noticed her smile deepened as he said this. "How did

knows? I just made

jumped back to his seated posture and protested

you

said this, Esme giggled some more. It felt like, despite the mask, she could see his expression quite

react to me telling you my name, so I figured you already knew about it. And if you know

of Rey the moment she analyzed the reason behind