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."

still maintained his offensive stance as Adrien began to advance

wholly for personal gain. I mean, look at the

"And?"

Rey narrowed

didn't believe a single word the boy

was here to ensure whatever

response to Rey's words,

I didn't account for your presence at

"What?"

mean… you're the main

believe any longer. Adrien was skirting around the issue, or perhaps he was

set the

profits, you wouldn't have involved me."

like I already said, I did all of this for a good

was obvious in

the Alliance's progress

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

on Scylla's head and

I had to cut

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

Alliance in order to improve

be more helpful in the mainstream market—especially in times of scarcity and

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

vile, and the Mercenary Gang also committed atrocities for

entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn itself

just as

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

However…

to believe that you did all of this

nowhere,

be an idiot and just

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

a low

Rey gritted his