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."

offensive stance as Adrien began to advance

wasn't wholly for personal gain. I mean, look at the results? The Black Market, the Mercenary Gang,

"And?"

mean… isn't this the perfect conclusion?" Rey narrowed his gaze as he

single

here to ensure

Rey's words,

you think I didn't account for your presence at today's

"What?"

the main player

was skirting around the issue, or

only set the stage for

what end? If you truly wanted to reap the maximum profits, you

said, I did all of

obvious in

Empire that the Triumvirate founded is stupid. It'll only get in the way of the Alliance's progress in the

resources and potential. They're a detrimental force… an overall

stepped on Scylla's head and instantly turned into a

I had to cut

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

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

more helpful in

but if the Underworld kept hoarding

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

created an entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn itself out and

just as

sustainable.' Rey agreed

However…

believe that you did all of this

from seemingly nowhere,

can't be an idiot and

then it was possible for Adrien to act

you really have such a low opinion of me,

Rey gritted his teeth and