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

see through

heart raced even faster as her

what

asked the

"Pardon?"

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 the

that all?" Ralyks' tone

It puzzled Belle.

actions would be considered despicable by most, yet this man wasn't even

caused a lot of people to suffer for defying me or trying to

What else?" Ralyks

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

seconds of silence elapsed, and Belle

thought to herself as she maintained eye

eyes did not flicker for a moment,

Ralyks asked her this question, Belle felt a

of disappointment that oozed from

stare was

Too cold.

going to remember this conversation a lot differently, so I

felt like she wasn't even hearing him with her ears, but he was speaking directly into

I have consumed

blank as images of horror played through

she saw

most of it. The end of it all, however,

you really have the right to call yourself evil? No…

Belle asked, her eyes widening the more she uttered

"You are not evil."

repeated with a smile

did all those things 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 filled

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

I understand things

her head, his fingers coursing through the beautiful yellow

most aren't our intentions, but our actions. Despite your sociopathic tendencies, you chose to stay behind and save

that is simply due to my selfish

hero. As someone

I really am,

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