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 now that Belle believed it

can see

even faster as her body

know what to

asked the

"Pardon?"

mind control, and let them do my bidding. If it wasn't that Conrad went to make his announcement so suddenly and in public, I would have controlled everyone and

tone seemed

It puzzled Belle.

despicable by most, yet

my homeland, I caused a lot of people to suffer for defying me or trying to compete with

else?" Ralyks

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

of silence elapsed, and Belle

as she maintained eye contact

not flicker for a moment,

her this question, Belle felt

disappointment that oozed from the eyes of the man

stare was

Too cold.

remember this conversation a lot differently, so I

she wasn't even hearing him with her

laid entire civilizations to ruin. I have consumed several worlds and caused the end

thoughts became blank as images of

she saw

of it. The

to call

her eyes widening the more she uttered the words that

"You are not evil."

evil." She repeated

when we're

mature now. You understand things better… don't

I understand things

her head, his

actions. Despite your sociopathic tendencies,

But that is simply due

as a hero. As

I

or do you help people because you are good? It's