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."

as he walked past Kara and

forward to it too,

portal closed right behind him the moment he

expanse greeted him as he collapsed on his bed and returned his body to its regular form. A heavy sigh escaped

like I can at least have

he was about to conclude this sentence, Rey felt a

'What the…?!'

then heard a knock on

At this

already, yet there was someone who was waiting to

knew exactly who it

jumped to his feet,

wasn't particularly exhausted, but he really thought he would

schedule, 'sleeping in' probably meant sleeping for

him, that

muttered as he opened the door, already knowing the face he

door swung open, he

tired eyes looked at her in silence, hoping she would say anything or do something that could possibly justify her coming to his room at such an

her glowing pink eyes staring straight

like sighing heavily the moment he realized what

again. Do I really have to

up with her tricks, but Rey decided to step aside and grant Belle access to his room for two

fact that he

so late in the night, and he felt like she would tell him if he just played along with the

decided to play pretend was that he hadn't yet thought of a way to properly

to think about her, and she hasn't approached me since then… so I never put her

think she would just pop up

to

his grumbled and dragged his feet inside, closing the

"Come. Sit beside me."

Rey couldn't properly get a read on her

his butt on the bed, a few inches

into character. Ahh… I really

Special Privilege that allowed him to perfectly act in the

was Ralyks, he was constantly hiding behind a mask. Even when he broke character, no

Rey, though, things

I'm getting this whole