An Extra’s POV

Once the meeting was concluded, Kara was left alone with Ralyks—considering how they would be working together from that moment on.

The Dark Adventurer transported both of them away to a location unknown to anyone else, most likely to kickstart their investigation.

The two had somewhat exchanged brief pleasantries during the entire meeting, but now that it was over, it was all business.

… Or so the Royal Council members thought.

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"You did a good job playing along, Kara. You have nice acting skills."

Rey was currently opposite Kara, standing right outside the Safehouse where she and the other key players were occupying before the promised day.

She smiled, probably blushing a little, as she curtsied and bowed her head slightly.

"I appreciate your compliments, Sir Ralyks."

Rey felt very weird having a really pretty girl like Kara address him in such a way, but he had come too far to break character now.

He simply nodded nonchalantly and shrugged without any sort of energy attached to it.

"I guess you can go in now. Rebal and Asher should be waiting inside."

"Would you like to come in? We could prepare something for you and show some hospitality." Kara swiftly added, showing even more emotion and energy than Rey remembered.

It almost felt like she was over enthusiastic to please him.

'Did Rebal and Asher fill her head with stories about me? That's probably what happened.' Rey sighed internally.

"There's no need. I have other matters to take care of."

This was a lie.

Rey had already taken care of everything he needed to. He already had the coordinates to the Merchant City, and he was able to get there the previous night. He had also sorted through what he considered to be his own plans.

Everything was pretty much set on his end.

"Have all preparations been made on your end?"

"Yes, Sir Ralyks. The venue of the event has been identified, and we have also made all travel preparations."

look forward to tomorrow." Rey smiled underneath his mask as he walked past Kara and created a portal out

look forward to it too, Sir

as Rey's portal closed right behind him the moment he

and returned his body to its regular form. A heavy sigh escaped his face as his face

can at least have a

sentence, Rey felt

'What the…?!'

then heard a knock on the

At this

already, yet there was

exactly who it

jumped to his feet, sluggishly walking to the

exhausted, but he really thought he would be able to

schedule, 'sleeping in' probably meant sleeping for the standard

him, that

as he opened the door,

as the door swung open, he was met with the cute face

her in silence, hoping she would say anything or do

in." She whispered, her glowing pink eyes staring straight into his

like sighing heavily the moment he realized what

Do I really have to

put up with her tricks, but Rey decided to step aside and grant

mere fact that

would come to his place so late in the night, and he felt like

was that he hadn't yet thought of a way to properly deal

she hasn't approached me since then… so I never put her as a

just pop

to consider using his [Absolute Mental Control] on her to get things

his grumbled and dragged

"Come. Sit beside me."

properly get a read on her intentions, so he decided

on the bed, a few inches

to get into character. Ahh… I really

the Special Privilege that allowed him to perfectly act

when he was Ralyks, he was constantly hiding behind a mask. Even when

though, things were

know if I'm