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

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

"And?"

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

didn't believe a single

here to ensure whatever plan

to Rey's words, Adrien

funny how you think I didn't account for your

"What?"

mean… you're the main player today, Sir

to believe any longer. Adrien was skirting around the

the stage for

If you truly wanted to reap the maximum profits, you wouldn't

said, I did all

obvious in his

Black Market and this entire Criminal Empire that the Triumvirate 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

and potential. They're a detrimental force… an

on Scylla's head and instantly

why I had

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

be best distributed to the Alliance

would be more helpful in the mainstream market—especially

the Underworld kept hoarding things

also incredibly vile, and the Mercenary Gang also

created an entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn itself

was just

sustainable.' Rey agreed on all of

However…

believe that you did all of this for altruistic

nowhere, Rey pointed

an idiot and just accept whatever he

to be a heartless killer as Ralyks, then it was

have such a low opinion

Rey gritted his