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

can see

faster as

didn't know what to say

evil?" She asked the man before

"Pardon?"

went to make his announcement

that all?" Ralyks' tone seemed

It puzzled Belle.

despicable by most, yet this man wasn't even

homeland, I caused a lot of people to suffer for defying me or

Ralyks asked once

me. Even after knowing that

silence elapsed, and

to herself as she maintained eye

flicker

this question, Belle felt a sting within

oozed from the eyes of

crimson stare

Too cold.

lot differently, so I suppose there's no harm telling

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

have consumed several worlds and caused the end

blank as images of

she saw

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

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

more she uttered the words

"You are not evil."

She repeated with

all make mistakes when we're young and we learn to grow out of them when mature." Ralyk's voice filled her

mature now. You

I understand things

Belle on her head, his fingers

sociopathic tendencies, you chose to stay behind

is simply due to my

hero. As someone who selflessly charges

I really am,

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