An Extra’s POV

Rey sat on his bed in silence, his gaze directed at the floating Ater who sat in midair.

He hadn't forgotten that his Familiar could do that, but something about seeing him get so comfortable in the air seemed bizarre every single time.

Still, other than a slight smile of amusement, he didn't display any other emotion. His exposed eye simply stared blankly as he made himself comfortable on the luxurious bed that Ater had prepared for him.

'It's just like Esme's bed. How did he know that I prefer this…?'

Right now, Rey was in a black long-sleeve shirt, with dark trousers covering most of his legs. He was barefoot, though, so his feet and hands were exposed as he sat and waited patiently.

"So… you can start now."

Rey had prepared his heart. He made sure to remain calm no matter what news he heard, though he already knew it would be impossible for him to fully suppress everything.

'I just need to try my best to calmly analyze everything I he—'

"Alicia is currently under a coma. She hasn't been able to wake up since she fell asleep due to the Curse."

"Curse?" Rey raised an eyebrow. "Alicia also went into a deep sleep?"

Was it because of her use of the [Divine Beast Summon] Skill? She didn't have enough Mana to pull off summoning an entity like the one that emerged back then.

'That means…'

"She used The Unknown Box that I gave Adonis. As a result, the after-effect of using such an Item—a random curse—befell her."

"A curse? There was a curse attached to it? I didn't see it when I used my Appraisal on the Item, though…" Rey was trying his best not to let his feelings of worry and anxiety overflow.

Of course, he was very concerned about Alicia. If this was indeed a curse, and she had been asleep for so long, then her current condition was beyond worrying.

He was even feeling hints of fright.

had to swallow the

System would do it

They apply more like cause and effect; the natural consequence of an

would perish if they did not make it to the Dark Gathering,

and the Curse began to affect them negatively, that's when the Negative Status

distinct manner from

"I see…"

problem for you now, Master. I'm certain all of your abilities have been heightened to an incredible degree, so you should be able to perceive things

"Is that so…?"

surprising if you can finally detect the Curse on this

the Unknown Box. His smile broadened

took a moment to properly understand what

"It looks… different."

which had incredible power. But now… he was seeing

giving off an ominous

this Item myself, to see the limits of what I could create in this

"You… made it?"

The flaw of this

I'm immune to all Negative Status Conditions and Curses, that means I

"Hm? What for, though?"

how to answer the question. He already had the Skill of the Item at his disposal, but after [Sacrifice], that was

use the Skill any longer. So if

this defective thing, Master. Pretty much all of your Skills are already at the maximum level. Besides, it only has a few more tries on

out some use for it, though, so do not

Rey muttered. "Can you make a similar Item like

gaze as he looked at

the two as the Master

so it's pretty much impossible for me to possess

his tongue as he closed his