An Extra’s POV

'Adrien Chase… it all makes sense now.'

As Rey's thoughts trailed, he wondered why he never pieced together all of the information beforehand.

'Back then, when I first saw him standing behind Scylla… I instantly knew he was involved. I just didn't know why…'

However, now that they were standing opposite each other, Rey had a good idea of what was going on.

"Did you manipulate the events thus far? Pretending to be a part of the Criminal Underworld… acting like someone you're not… just to gain all the benefits?"

Rey thought along these lines because they were the kind of things he had done and would do in order to get what he wanted.

What were the chances that Adrien had a similar thought pattern as him?

'He has been controlling Scylla without her knowledge. He probably wants all the resources of the Underworld for himself.'

This was an elaborate way to set things up, but he was able to orchestrate the events thus far.

'Or am I the one overthinking it?' Rey thought to himself.

"No, you're not overthinking things."

The moment Rey heard Adrien's voice and saw the boy move, Rey instantly took an offensive stance.

"Relax…" Adrien reached for his mask and began to pull it away.

"… I don't want to fight."

As Adrien revealed his face to Rey, it precisely matched the smiling boy who turned back back then.

His black hair swayed as his blue eyes gleamed with some sort of hidden motives.

He instantly got shivers when he remembered that event, but [Dead Calm] suppressed everything in an instant.

"I know what you're thinking, and you're not completely wrong… but you're not completely right either."

maintained his offensive stance as Adrien

mean, look at the results? The Black Market, the Mercenary Gang, and

"And?"

conclusion?" Rey narrowed his gaze as

believe a single word the boy

I was here to ensure whatever plan you cooked up

Rey's

you think I didn't account for

"What?"

the main

was skirting around the issue, or perhaps he was being

the stage

reap the maximum profits, you wouldn't have involved me." Rey

already said, I did all of this

skepticism was obvious

of the Alliance's progress in the long run." Adrien drew even closer, until he got

were a cancer eating away at this Nation's resources and

on Scylla's head and instantly turned into a

I had to cut

this for the sake of the Alliance?' Rey had already had the exact same thought

to the Alliance in order to improve its

would be more helpful in the mainstream

hoarding things from the

the Mercenary Gang also

would eventually burn itself out and

was just as

enterprise isn't sustainable.' Rey agreed

However…

really expect me to believe that you did all of this for altruistic

a blade from seemingly nowhere, Rey

idiot and just accept whatever he

a heartless killer as Ralyks, then it was possible for Adrien to act

have such a low opinion of

do.' Rey gritted his