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."

said it before, but it was only now that

see

heart raced even faster as her body trembled in

didn't know what

evil?" She asked the man

"Pardon?"

classmates under my mind control, and let them do my bidding. If it wasn't that Conrad went to make his announcement

that all?" Ralyks' tone

It puzzled Belle.

considered despicable by most, yet this

caused a lot of people to suffer for defying me or trying to compete with

What else?" Ralyks asked

me. Even after knowing that they're good people, I can't help

few seconds of silence elapsed, and Belle began to

to herself as

flicker for

Ralyks asked her this question, Belle felt a

from the eyes of the

crimson stare

Too cold.

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

her ears, but he was speaking

to ruin. I have consumed several worlds and caused the end of countless

images of horror

she saw was

most of it. The end of it

really have the right to call yourself evil? No…

more she uttered the words

"You are not evil."

not evil." She repeated with

all those things simply because you thought they were right. We all make mistakes when we're young and we

more mature now. You

understand

patted Belle on her head, his fingers coursing through the beautiful yellow strands of

intentions, but our actions. Despite your sociopathic tendencies,

simply due to my

you'll be recognized as a hero. As someone who

I really

help people, or do you help people