An Extra’s POV

'Our classmates? The ones who left the Royal Estate?!'

Rey had no idea where they were, and he frankly didn't even bother finding out. In all honesty, none of that mattered to him.

They were liabilities, and save for Noah—who he considered a friend—there was no value in looking out for any of them.

Rather than that, he focused on making sure the current roster of capable Otherworlder were as formidable as possible.

That way, he could cut his losses and take his chances with the winning team.

'But he means to tell me that he knows exactly what they've been up to?'

"Most of them are working closely with merchants and reputable agencies. With their Skills and basic combat training, they can pretty much handle all the bandits they have to fight to guard properties." Adrien explained.

Of course, there was still no way to verify what he was saying, but Rey was running out of reasons to believe Adrien could be lying.

He didn't even know why Adrien would lie.

"A few are already dead. It's a shame, but it's quite the cruel world that they found themselves in."

"Who killed them?" Rey found himself asking.

Adrien smiled as soon as Rey replied with that, and for a second, he said nothing.

However, his silence was short-lived.

"Monsters. They didn't stand a chance against powerful Monsters."

"Why would they just encounter Monsters?"

"They didn't understand the geography of this world. It's not difficult to imagine them going to a forest or region that had been deemed to be a Danger Zone."

Rey felt a tight feeling in his chest.

Adrien was right about a bunch of regions where Monsters spawned. Careless travelers or those who were ignorant of that fact could be attacked by them and meet cruel ends.

"As for your friend, Noah, he's currently an Adventurer in the Adventurer's City."

widened the moment

Adventurer?' That wasn't at all the hat Noah had said

What changed?

believe that should be enough repayment for one day." Adrien sighed, almost as if he was

I guess being a silent guard

be a joke, as Adrien laughed a little, but Rey's

an awkward silence filled the

here… I think I'll

~WHOOOSH!~

his statement, Rey sped towards him and grabbed him

slammed Adrien on it without a care in the world, forcibly imprinting a

~BOOOM!~

action caused everything in the room to tremble, but Rey's grasp

to wiggle out. You can't teleport out of here, and none of your Skills will

so roughly, the

don't

chuckle before being forced to keep quiet

have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more

"What… do you… mean?"

so. Yet, you went through all this length and risked so much damage to achieve the same results? I'm not buying it."

intentions. Tell me what they

figured out,

him against the wall,

strong you were. Alas, this event wasn't too challenging,

so?" Rey's intensity

known to the world. That's why I chose to blend in with

"What?"

the Criminal Underworld more straightforwardly, it would alert everyone of a higher power. I don't think I want

best

his grin. "Think about it. How would people react if they found out there's a second Ralyks

all depended on the circumstances, or nature of Adrien's approach when purging

how you slice it, I consider the whole thing unnecessary. There's no need for a second Ralyks

made it so that I

with a brilliant

this. You

"I don't think so."