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."

before, but it was only

can see

heart raced even faster as her

know what

asked the man

"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

all?" Ralyks' tone seemed to

It puzzled Belle.

yet this man

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

What else?" Ralyks asked

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

silence elapsed, and Belle began to breathe

She thought to herself as she maintained eye contact with the

did not flicker for a moment,

you done?" As Ralyks asked her this question, Belle felt a

disappointment that oozed from

crimson stare

Too cold.

so I suppose there's no harm telling

hearing him with her ears, but he was speaking directly into

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

thoughts became blank as images of horror played

she saw was

most of it. The end

the right to call yourself evil? No…

asked, her eyes widening the more she uttered the words

"You are not evil."

She repeated

mistakes when we're young and

you have grown more mature now. You understand things better…

I understand

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

but our actions. Despite your sociopathic

that is simply due to my selfish

recognized as a hero. As someone who

who I really

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