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

I mean, look at the results? The Black Market, the

"And?"

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

didn't believe a single word the

ensure whatever plan

to Rey's

think I didn't

"What?"

the main player today,

Adrien was skirting around the issue, or perhaps he

the stage

truly wanted to reap the maximum profits, you wouldn't have involved me." Rey narrowed his eyes as

like I already said, I did

skepticism was obvious in his

way of the Alliance's progress in the

away at this Nation's resources and potential. They're a detrimental

head and

I had to

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

distributed to the Alliance in order to improve its

and special items would be more helpful in the

course, those profiting from it would disagree, but if the Underworld kept hoarding things

Mercenary Gang also committed atrocities for the

an entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn

just as

isn't sustainable.' Rey

However…

you really expect me to believe that you did all of

nowhere, Rey pointed it towards

idiot and just

heartless killer as Ralyks, then it was possible for

such a low opinion of me,

I do.' Rey