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."

was only now

see

heart raced even faster as her body

didn't know what

asked the

"Pardon?"

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

Ralyks' tone seemed

It puzzled Belle.

yet

also… in my homeland, I caused a lot of people to suffer for defying me or

else?" Ralyks asked

outshining me. Even after knowing that they're good

silence elapsed, and Belle began to breathe

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

flicker for

As Ralyks asked her this question,

believe the look of disappointment that oozed from the eyes

crimson stare was

Too cold.

a lot differently, so I suppose

she wasn't even hearing him with her ears,

I have consumed several worlds and

as images of horror played through

she saw

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

right to call

more she uttered the words that

"You are not evil."

evil." She repeated with a

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

grown more mature now. You

I understand

nodded his head and patted Belle on her head, his fingers

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

is simply due to my selfish

hero. As someone who selflessly charges into the

that who I really am,

it matter? Are you good because you help people, or do you help