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

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

"And?"

narrowed his gaze as he listened to

believe a single

I was here to ensure whatever plan

Rey's words, Adrien

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

"What?"

main

what to believe any longer. Adrien was skirting around the issue, or

only set the stage for

what end? If you truly wanted to reap the maximum profits, you wouldn't have

said, I did all of

skepticism was obvious in his

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 got to the place where the head of Scylla

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

head and instantly turned into

why I had to cut them

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

the Alliance

special items would be more helpful in the

profiting from it would disagree, but if the Underworld kept hoarding things from the mainstream, it would lead

and the Mercenary Gang also

would

just

sustainable.' Rey agreed on

However…

expect me to believe that you did all

seemingly nowhere, Rey

can't be an idiot and just accept

to be a heartless killer as Ralyks, then it

a low

do.' Rey gritted his teeth