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 he heard that

he doing as an Adventurer?' That wasn't at all the hat Noah had

What changed?

repayment for one day." Adrien sighed, almost

It's really exhausting. I guess being a silent guard really suits me, considering

meant to be a joke, as Adrien laughed a little,

awkward silence filled the

here… I think I'll take my

~WHOOOSH!~

Adrien could conclude his statement, Rey sped towards

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

~BOOOM!~

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

out of here, and none of

treated so roughly, the boy continued to

really don't like

Adrien leaked out a chuckle before being forced to

full of bullshit. You could have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more efficiently without

"What… do you… mean?"

went through all this length and risked so much damage to achieve the same

Tell me what they

all figured out, don't you?" Adrien coughed, maintaining

pressed him against the wall,

were. Alas, this event wasn't too

that so?" Rey's

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?"

it would alert everyone of a higher power. I don't think I want that

best for the people." Rey

if they found out there's a second Ralyks running around, with

reactions, though it all depended on the circumstances, or nature of Adrien's

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

that why you made it so that I was

nodded with a brilliant smile playing

as Ralyks, to take full credit for all this. You can be that overarching figure that will serve as a higher

"I don't think so."