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

see through

as her

what to

She asked the man before

"Pardon?"

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

Ralyks' tone seemed

It puzzled Belle.

yet this man wasn't even moved by it at

people to suffer for defying

What else?" Ralyks

Even after knowing that they're good people, I can't help but desire to see them

elapsed, and Belle began to

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

flicker for a moment,

Ralyks asked her this question, Belle felt a sting within

the look of disappointment that oozed from the eyes

stare

Too cold.

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

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

to ruin. I have consumed several worlds

thoughts became blank as images

she saw was

of it. The

the right to call yourself

not evil?" Belle asked, her eyes widening the more she uttered the words that were imprinted in her

"You are not evil."

am not evil." She repeated with a

all make mistakes when we're young and

just say you have grown more mature now. You understand things

understand

on her head, his fingers coursing through the beautiful

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

that is simply due to

a hero. As someone who selflessly charges

who I really

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