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

at the results?

"And?"

conclusion?" Rey narrowed his gaze as he listened to

didn't believe a single word the

to ensure whatever plan you cooked up

Rey's words,

how you think I didn't account for your presence at

"What?"

main player today, Sir

any longer. Adrien was skirting around the

only set the stage

you wouldn't

said, I did all of this for a good

was obvious

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

a cancer eating away at this Nation's resources and potential. They're a detrimental force… an overall liability

Scylla's head and instantly turned into a bloody

why I had to cut them

of the Alliance?' Rey had already had the exact same thought about the Criminal Underworld some time back, so he knew Adrien wasn't lying

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

and special items would be more helpful in the

but if the Underworld kept hoarding things

and the Mercenary Gang also committed atrocities for the

would eventually burn itself

was just

entire enterprise isn't sustainable.' Rey agreed on all

However…

really expect me to believe that you did all

seemingly nowhere, Rey pointed

idiot and just accept whatever he

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

such a low opinion

Yes, I do.' Rey gritted his teeth