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

can see

heart raced even faster as

what

She asked the man before

"Pardon?"

placed all my classmates under my 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 forced them to remain in

that all?" Ralyks' tone

It puzzled Belle.

yet this man wasn't even moved by it

people to suffer for defying me or trying

What else?" Ralyks asked

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

elapsed, and Belle began

She thought to herself as she

eyes did not flicker for a moment,

you done?" As Ralyks asked her this

oozed from

crimson stare was

Too cold.

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

wasn't even hearing him with her ears,

civilizations to ruin. I have consumed several worlds and caused

blank as images of horror played through her

saw

couldn't even understand most of it. The end of it all,

you really have the right to call yourself

Belle asked, her eyes widening the more she uttered the words that were imprinted in her

"You are not evil."

She repeated

thought they were right. We all make mistakes when we're young and we learn to grow out of them when mature." Ralyk's

say you have grown more mature

understand

and patted Belle on her head, his

intentions, but our actions. Despite your sociopathic tendencies, you chose to stay

simply

hero. As someone who

I

help people, or do you help people because