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?

day." Adrien

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

a joke, as Adrien laughed a little, but Rey's stern face showed

again, an awkward silence filled

done here… I think

~WHOOOSH!~

Rey sped towards him

it without a care in the world, forcibly imprinting a

~BOOOM!~

action caused everything in the room to

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

treated so roughly,

don't like

leaked out a chuckle before being forced to

of bullshit. You could have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld

"What… do you… mean?"

went through all

Tell me what

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

pressed him against the wall,

Alas, this

that so?" Rey's intensity

make my existence known to the world. That's why I

"What?"

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

best for the people." Rey

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 operating from the shadows for a

though it all depended on the circumstances, or nature

consider the whole thing unnecessary. There's no need

why you made it so that I was involved?"

a brilliant smile playing on

all this. You can be that overarching figure that will serve as

"I don't think so."