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,

mean… why should I call you

felt something hot on both sides of his

ignored the

"Yeah, but…"

that no one

Rey swiftly

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

just couldn't maintain that identity with Esme.

he was always

fine, don't you

"H-huh?"

you Rey. You

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

couldn't think of any that

take the tension and awkwardness any longer—Rey

Whatever! I guess we'll just address each other

believe what

bed is unbelievably

such an uncool side of

"Smells nice too!"

felt like he didn't care

Why?!

he saw her smiling so pleasantly at him

didn't

liberating—like she was encouraging him to be more

His true self.

with someone and speaking your mind."

her stomach as she looked at the

more people were like

at her warm smile, he found himself smiling

'She's really honest, huh?'

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

I'm

later,

smile deepened as he said

knows? I just made a

back to his seated posture

So you just guessed

more. It felt like, despite

to me telling you my name, so I figured you already knew about it. And if you know my name, there's a good chance you also know

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