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."

maintained his offensive stance as Adrien began

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

"And?"

conclusion?" Rey narrowed his gaze as he listened

a single word

ensure whatever plan you

response to Rey's words, Adrien

think I didn't account

"What?"

main

what to believe any longer. Adrien was skirting around

only set the

the maximum profits, you wouldn't have involved

But, like I already said, I did all of

obvious in his

get in the way of the Alliance's

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

stepped on Scylla's head and instantly

why I had to cut

the Alliance?' Rey had already had the exact same thought

Alliance in order to improve its economic state and ensure

more helpful in the mainstream market—especially in times

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

also incredibly vile, and the Mercenary Gang also committed atrocities for

an entire cesspool of wealth that would eventually burn itself out and eat itself

was just

sustainable.' Rey agreed on all

However…

to believe that you

from seemingly nowhere,

and just

then it was possible for Adrien

have such a low opinion of me,

Yes, I do.' Rey