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 said in

What changed?

for one day." Adrien

really exhausting. I guess being a silent guard really

joke, as Adrien laughed a little, but

an awkward silence

I think I'll take

~WHOOOSH!~

his statement, Rey sped towards him and grabbed him by the

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

~BOOOM!~

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

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

treated so roughly, the boy continued

don't like you,

chuckle before being forced to keep

could have just destroyed the Criminal Underworld more

"What… do you… mean?"

are 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

the wall, his

see how strong you were. Alas, this event wasn't too challenging, so I couldn't see the depths of your

so?"

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

"What?"

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

you wanted what's best for the

Adrien 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 operating

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

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

so that I was involved?"

nodded with a brilliant

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

"I don't think so."