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."

his offensive stance as Adrien began to advance

gain. I mean, look at the results? The Black Market, the

"And?"

isn't this the perfect conclusion?" Rey narrowed

believe a single word

I was here to ensure whatever plan you cooked

Rey's words,

you think I didn't

"What?"

mean… you're the main player today,

what to believe any longer. Adrien was skirting around the

set the stage for

maximum profits, you wouldn't have involved me." Rey narrowed his eyes as his

But, like I already said, I did all of this

was obvious in his

the Triumvirate founded is stupid. It'll only get in the way of the Alliance's progress in the long run." Adrien drew even closer, until he

at this Nation's resources and potential. They're a detrimental force… an

head and

had to cut them

did this for the sake of the Alliance?' Rey had already had the exact same thought about the Criminal Underworld some time

would be best distributed to the Alliance in order to improve its economic state and

special items would be more helpful in

kept hoarding things from the mainstream, it would lead to the overall detriment of

Trade was also incredibly vile, and the Mercenary Gang also committed atrocities for the

entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn itself

was just as Rebal

enterprise isn't sustainable.' Rey agreed on

However…

really expect me to believe that

a blade from seemingly nowhere, Rey pointed it towards

can't be an idiot and just accept whatever he

could pretend to be a heartless killer as Ralyks, then it was possible for Adrien to

such a low opinion of

do.' Rey