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."

but it was only now that Belle believed it

can see through

heart raced even faster as her body trembled in his

what to say

evil?" She asked the

"Pardon?"

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

Ralyks' tone seemed to

It puzzled Belle.

would be considered despicable by most, yet this man

lot of people to suffer for defying me

What else?" Ralyks asked

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

silence elapsed, and Belle began

herself as she maintained eye contact with

did not flicker for a

you done?" As Ralyks asked her this

disappointment that oozed from the eyes of the man who

stare was

Too cold.

lot differently, so I suppose there's no harm telling you…"

she wasn't even hearing him with her ears, but he was speaking

ruin. I have consumed several worlds and caused

thoughts became blank as images of

she saw

even understand most of it. The end of

to call yourself

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

"You are not evil."

evil." She repeated with a smile on her

when we're young and we learn to grow out of them when mature."

say you have grown more mature

I understand things

his fingers coursing through

sociopathic tendencies, you chose to stay behind and save this

that is simply due to my

As someone who selflessly charges into the

who I really am,

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