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."

eyes widened the moment he heard that

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

What changed?

repayment for one day." Adrien sighed, almost

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 of my

as Adrien laughed a little, but Rey's stern

awkward silence

that we're done here… I think I'll take my

~WHOOOSH!~

sped towards him

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

~BOOOM!~

everything in the

out of here, and none of your Skills will affect me." Rey said, tightening his

treated so roughly, the

don't

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

just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more efficiently without going

"What… do you… mean?"

went through all this length and risked so much damage to

have other intentions. Tell me what

have me all figured out, don't

pressed him against the wall,

about you and wanted to see how strong you were. Alas, this

so?"

to the world. That's why I chose to blend in with them and organically destroy everything from the inside out,

"What?"

went about the destruction of the Criminal Underworld more straightforwardly, it would alert everyone of a higher power. I don't

what's best for the

widened his grin. "Think about it. How would people react if they found out there's a second Ralyks running around, with enough power to completely decimate an Organization that has been

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

I consider the whole thing unnecessary. There's no need for a

so that I was involved?"

with a brilliant smile playing

to take full credit for all this. You can be that overarching figure that

"I don't think so."