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."

moment he

wasn't at all the

What changed?

one day." Adrien sighed, almost as if he was already

for a day. It's really exhausting. I guess being a silent guard really suits me, considering I don't have to say anything for most

laughed

again, an awkward silence filled

here… I

~WHOOOSH!~

sped towards him

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

~BOOOM!~

everything in the room

can't teleport out of here, and none of your Skills will affect me." Rey

being treated so roughly, the boy

really don't like

leaked out a chuckle before being forced to keep quiet thanks to Rey squeezing his throat

You could have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more efficiently without going

"What… do you… mean?"

to destroy all of them by yourself, and you've had the chance to do so. Yet, you went through all this length and risked so much damage to achieve the same

Tell

Damn… you really have me all figured out, don't you?" Adrien coughed, maintaining his strained

the wall, his crimson eyes glowing

to see how strong you were. Alas, this event

so?" Rey's intensity

all hypothetical." He coughed once again. "The thing is… I don't want to make my existence known to the world. That's why I chose to blend in with them and organically destroy everything from the inside

"What?"

I went about the destruction of the Criminal Underworld more straightforwardly, it would alert everyone of a higher power. I

you wanted what's best for

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

list of reactions, though it all depended

thing unnecessary. There's no need for a second Ralyks when there's

that why you made it so that I was

with a brilliant smile playing

You can

"I don't think so."