An Extra’s POV

Within a well furnished room, akin to the interior of a luxurious tent, a young man sat behind his desk.

The interior was spacious and well-lit, the flickering glow of lamps casting warm pools of light upon the polished wooden floors. Rich tapestries adorned the walls, their intricate designs depicting scenes of prestige.

At the center of the tent stood a large, intricately carved table, its surface polished to a high sheen and strewn with maps and parchment scrolls. Ornate chairs stood in front of the table, as well as behind it, their plush cushions appearing inviting to any who ventured inside.

One chair was occupied, while the second remained vacant.

Perhaps the most striking feature of the tent was the large canopy that stretched overhead, its richly embroidered fabric literally oozing with energy.

All of these were ignored by the grinning boy who sat on the chair, his gaze unfocused as he listened to the words that came from a certain box that sat on his desk.

His dark hair, slightly longer than the average boy, swayed slightly as he tilted his head. His blue eyes warbled a little as he narrowed them, creasing his brow a little too.

"How surprising. So all of that really happened..." He whispered, his bald chin resting on a few fingers that rubbed against them.

"And how is everyone doing? Our classmates, I mean..."

As he asked this question, there was a brief pause. It seemed the person on the other end of this particular Communication Device was thinking about the appropriate response to give.

After a few seconds, though, the muffled voice emerged.

~Eric and Billy are dead. Rey and Alicia are unconscious. The rest of us are fine.~

As he heard this, a small smile spread all over his face. It seemed like the boy was pleased to hear what this spy of his told him.

'It could have been a lot worse...' His thoughts trailed.

"What of casualties? How many are dead?"

~It's been a few days since the incident. We calculated that about ten thousand people died. That's nearly ten percent of the total population. That's not even counting the many who are severely injured...~

"Okay, that's enough." The dark-haired boy sighed, a hand on his forehead as he closed his eyes.

His smile disappeared, and he nodded slowly.

"Well, I'm glad you're fine. Sorry about your--"

~It's fine. More importantly, what about what I told you? About Rey being Ralyks...~

"Ah, that..." The boy said, barely seeming fazed by what he heard. "Yeah, it's quite a surprise."

His expression seemed to say the opposite of what he uttered, and it seemed the one at the other end realized that.

~Did you already know? Is that why you told me to get closer to Ralyks, and also to watch Rey?~

"Whatever do you mean?"

~Be honest with me, Adrien! I've been nothing but honest with you!~

An angry voice echoed into the massive room, forcing none other than the sole person in it--Adrien Chase--to listen to all of it.

"...." He said nothing for a while, and then a small smile formed on his face.

strange, twisted smile--one so crooked that it

that you be honest with me. I am under no obligation

~I just...~

we clear on

Sorry for raising

sighed, shrugging as he got even more comfortable on

again, an awkward

you are on edge. After the tragedy of the Dungeon, and now what happened

have

off. You understand that, don't you?" As Adrien said this sternly, the one at the other end responded in a

~I... I understand.~

comfort, you shouldn't mourn over what happened in that

the Skeletal Dragon

jumping to his feet as he stretched his

as well as a smile on his face, even

quite strange, all of these

his chin once again,

[Dead Zone] there--for my next step. I even wanted to use Jet as my name, since it's reminiscent of the strongest Adventurer

character even had a partner named 'Lux', and they both caused quite the stir in the Conquest of the Grand Calamity

so confusing. I have

to them as Dragon Spies? What was the goal of

Rey and his partner decide to

would be behind the 'Jet' persona, it had to be Rey. They thought very alike, so it wasn't too surprising

that would be the partner he

Adrien smiled a little, wondering why so many things

have abandoned those Adventurers. They're definitely safe, so there's no need to concern myself

anything else you want to say to me? I need to leave soon. It's

Adrien chuckled. "You can't let anyone suspect

will be careful. I always

are. It's why I chose you, to begin with.' He smiled even

wish I was present to witness all of this, though. From

~Fun? You're kidding, right?!~

I am.

could beat

loud. "What do you think I am? Some kind

~Well… I'm not sure.~

just unfortunate that I'm on another continent right now, so I can't particularly show up and see things for

that you have,

be excusing you right now. Keep up the good work and make sure to put a

Everyone needs some

"... True."

~BZZZT!~

line disconnected, Adrien gave a heavy sigh, running his hand through his hair. There was

Adrien's voice echoed in the air, almost as if he was talking to

outside the tent, the voice

The General wishes to

"Ahh…"

youthful gait striding across the room

beautiful sky, the clear sun, and fresh breeze—all of which were dampened by the

hard ground.