An Extra’s POV

Rey was pissed.

No, that felt like an understatement compared to what he was feeling at the moment.

His friends and allies were all gone, and he couldn't do anything to save them. All his classmates were also caught up in it.

'Alicia too… DAMNIT!'

The rage swelling from within him felt like it could explode him from within.

He hated how he was feeling. He knew he was being extremely insensitive to Esme, who was most definitely still confused about the whole thing.

But… he couldn't stop mulling over everything.

'What was that, though? A Dungeon Trap?' Rey wondered to himself.

If that was the case, then it made a lot of sense. This would be the first time something of this scale had happened—since such traps usually only transported one person or a small group—but that didn't discount the possibility of a much bigger trap.

This was a Grand Calamity Class Dungeon, so something of this scale had to be expected.

Yet… Rey wasn't satisfied with that explanation.

If it was a trap, then that meant there was no rhyme and reason to its effects. The Dungeon just reacted to their presence and used one of its defense mechanisms.

Plain and simple. But…

'It can't be that simple!' Rey found something gnawing at his heart.

He was tempted to leave things as they were, instead focusing on saving everyone, but he couldn't ignore an explanation that was rising from within his depths.

'Adrien! Maybe he… no, not maybe. He has to be the one behind this!'

Everything that had happened thus far couldn't have just been coincidences. Rey had tried his best to consider how they could all be natural, but this was the last straw.

Perhaps he was seeking out patterns where there were none.

just felt so frustrated that he needed some 'living' entity to vent on, rather than the automated 'Dungeon

he

BUT—

I think Adrien

longer. He already knew Adrien was behind this, one way or the other, so something of this scale could also be attributed

you

faintly hearing Esme's question, he was too immersed in his thoughts to offer a coherent

he gain from doing this?'

just one of his games? How will this benefit anyone?

was never

was merely just Adrien selfishly doing what

thousands die in

Floors here. Just rooms

I care about, gets trapped in a Zone that is a

as his eyes turned bloodshot. With his

Everything shook tremendously.

"… I'll KILL him!"

his gaze happened to reach Esme, whose face seemed to be pale with

was vibrating, almost as if it was

'H-huh…? What?'

and stopped the intense

if she had been deprived of air for so long. She collapsed to the ground and fell on her knees,

and his raging

swiftly apologized, rushing close to

her, she raised a hand and

worry…" She slowly raised her head, and streams of tears were

on to break

"I'm so… so sorry."

But…" She placed her two hands on his shoulder, gasping for more air while panting

ever do

almost like she was

before, but it seemed

"Do you understand?"

slowly nodded his head, causing her to sigh very