An Extra’s POV

"W-what…?"

Belle's mask of bravado broke as Ralyks made his statement. Her eyes were wide open as she looked at the darkness before her.

"There's no need to hide it. I see through you, you know?"

More chuckles of amusement echoed from behind the mask as Ralyks drew closer to her by shifting his body forward.

Belle felt like she wanted to retreat, but there was nowhere to run to.

She could only watch him approach.

"S-so what if I am?" She found herself asking.

This would be the time where she was meant to deny what he was saying, but here she was digging a deeper hole for herself.

'I've never been this honest with anyone before.'

Belle didn't want to stop, but she also understood how dangerous her current disposition was—especially if she was found out.

'I can't let everything come crashing down! I can't be found out!' She panicked as she tried to look away from Ralyks.

"There's no need to worry."

The calm words that came from Ralyks seemed to embrace her and draw her body closer to him.

Belle suddenly felt at ease.

"I won't tell on you. In fact, I find your personality refreshing…"

"W-what are you…?"

"I mean that I quite like you, Belle. You're very much my type."

"I-I don't understand…"

Belle was so confused, yet something within her felt happy to hear those words.

She felt her cheeks grow hot, and she felt herself sinking deeper into the gaze of a man whose face she didn't even know.

"There's no need for you to understand. I understand it all—your thoughts, your emotions, and your current dilemma."

it was only

can see through

heart raced even faster as her body

what to say

evil?" She asked the

"Pardon?"

If it wasn't that Conrad went to make his announcement so suddenly and in public, I would have controlled everyone and forced them

that all?" Ralyks' tone seemed to

It puzzled Belle.

yet this man wasn't even

of people to suffer

Ralyks

Alicia and Adonis suffer for outshining me. Even after knowing that

silence elapsed,

be enough…' She thought to herself as she maintained eye contact with

flicker for

done?" As Ralyks asked her this question, Belle felt a

believe the look of disappointment that oozed from the eyes of the

stare

Too cold.

a lot differently, so I

with her

ruin. I have consumed several worlds and

thoughts became blank as images of horror played through her

she saw was

The end

have the right to call yourself evil?

evil?" Belle asked, her eyes widening the more she uttered the words that were imprinted

"You are not evil."

repeated

make mistakes when we're young and we learn to grow

have grown more mature now.

I understand

patted Belle on her head, his

your sociopathic tendencies, you chose to stay behind and save this world.

But that is simply due to my selfish

recognized as a hero. As someone who selflessly charges

who I really am,

you good because you help people, or do you help people because you