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

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

What changed?

enough repayment for one day." Adrien sighed, almost as if he was

spoken too much for a day. It's really exhausting. I guess being a silent guard really

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

again, an awkward

we're done here… I

~WHOOOSH!~

Rey sped towards him and grabbed him by the

nearby wall and slammed Adrien on it without a care in the

~BOOOM!~

everything in the room to tremble, but Rey's

out of here, and none of your Skills

treated so roughly,

really don't like

before being forced to keep quiet

have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more efficiently without going through such an elaborate

"What… do you… mean?"

strong enough to destroy all of them by yourself, and you've had the chance to do so. Yet, you went through

other intentions. Tell me what

out, don't you?" Adrien

pressed him against the wall, his crimson eyes glowing

about you and wanted to see how strong you were. Alas, this event wasn't too challenging, so I couldn't see the

that so?" Rey's intensity

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

"What?"

destruction of the Criminal Underworld more straightforwardly, it would alert everyone of a higher

what's best for the

they found out there's a second Ralyks running

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

thing unnecessary.

so that

a brilliant smile

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

"I don't think so."