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."

the moment

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

What changed?

day." Adrien sighed,

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

this was meant to be a joke, as Adrien laughed a little, but Rey's stern

again, an awkward silence filled the

done here… I think I'll

~WHOOOSH!~

Rey sped towards him

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

~BOOOM!~

caused everything in the

can't teleport out of here, and none of your Skills will

being treated so roughly, the boy

don't like you,

noticed." Adrien leaked out a chuckle before being forced to keep quiet thanks to Rey squeezing

Criminal Underworld

"What… do you… mean?"

me. You are strong enough 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 results?

intentions. Tell me what they

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

against the wall, his crimson eyes

you and wanted to see how strong you were. Alas, this event wasn't too

that so?"

world. That's why I chose to blend in with them and organically destroy everything

"What?"

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

thought you wanted what's best

there's a second Ralyks running around, with enough power to completely decimate

of a list of reactions, though it all depended on the circumstances, or nature of Adrien's approach when

whole thing unnecessary. There's no need for

why you made it so that I

nodded with a brilliant smile playing on his

credit for all this. You

"I don't think so."