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

at the results? The Black Market, the Mercenary Gang, and the Slave Union… they're all in

"And?"

perfect conclusion?" Rey narrowed his gaze

believe a single word

ensure

response to Rey's

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

"What?"

main player today,

any longer. Adrien was

the stage for

you wouldn't

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

this Nation's resources and potential. They're

stepped on Scylla's head and instantly

why I had to cut them

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

Underworld would be best distributed to the Alliance

items would be more helpful in the mainstream market—especially in

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

Mercenary Gang

an entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually

just

sustainable.' Rey agreed on all of

However…

to believe that you did all of this

nowhere,

can't be an idiot and just accept whatever

killer as Ralyks, then it was possible for Adrien to

really have such a low opinion of me,

do.' Rey gritted