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 before, but it was

see through

raced even faster as her body trembled in his

didn't know what to

evil?" She asked the man before

"Pardon?"

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 the Royal Estate for my sake.

all?" Ralyks' tone seemed to hint

It puzzled Belle.

by most, yet this

I caused a lot of people

Ralyks asked once

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

silence elapsed, and Belle

herself as she maintained eye contact with the

did not flicker for a moment,

this question, Belle felt a

the look of disappointment that oozed from the

crimson stare

Too cold.

going to remember this conversation a lot differently, so I suppose

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

consumed several worlds and caused

as images of horror played through

she saw

it. The end

you really have the right to call yourself

widening the more she uttered the words that

"You are not evil."

am not evil." She repeated with

were right. We all make mistakes when we're young and we learn to grow out

more mature now. You understand things better… don't

understand things

patted Belle on her head, his fingers coursing

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

that is simply due

a hero. As someone

I

people, or do you help people because you are good?