An Extra’s POV

Rey's breathing felt heavy.

He had thought, for sure, that his theory would be correct—or at least show some bearing in reality.

'None of these faces and names resemble her at all. If she wanted me to find her, she would have left something behind. Anything…!'

Initially, Rey was chill about it. When he checked for the first time and didn't find her, he was sure he just missed something.

But, after twelve times now, going over the documents of every single Adventurer that had registered from the day of his coma till present, he found nothing.

'In checked all the details—even the information of all the Quests they've taken. Yet… nothing!'

Rey felt stuck.

More frustrating than his growing anxiety was the fact that he had to suppress it every time so he was forcibly calm about everything.

The cycle continued for far too long that it began to grow infuriating.

Unfortunately, when he stopped actively controlling that portion of his emotion, the System did it for him—forcefully granting him full clarity

"Okay, so what if she didn't register as an Adventurer? She could still be in the city, right? There are people who challenge the Dungeons without being Adventurers, right?"

"Yeah, but that's illegal." Noah said while shaking his head. "Esme doesn't strike me as someone who would go down that route.

Not only would that be morally wrong—something a 'Good' person like her wouldn't resort to unnecessarily—but it only made it harder to find her.

"If she wanted you to find her here, wouldn't she have registered?"

If there was no record of her, it most likely meant she didn't choose to stay in the Adventurers City.

"Does that mean… the second option is what she—?"

"I already told you that it's a dumb proposition. I'm sure there are other ways to explain her disappearance." Noah folded his arms and raised a brow, staring at Rey with curious eyes.

What could she have

are many explanations, in all honesty." Rey responded as he leaked out

idea

his mind—one that he had

in danger. Maybe even dead. There

being so negative. She could also be exploring the world at the moment, or maybe looking for a cure for your

widened as he stared at

true! Esme doesn't know I'm

lift Alicia's curse, Esme was also trying

the case,

searching for her, starting from wherever the Dungeon's exit led

Skills. Does that mean she knows more about Curses too? No… that's

she would have done something to help her friends and the other kids back in Scylla's

it be because she knows about curses that she knew there wasn't hope for those ones? Well, the only way to really know is to find and ask her.' Rey settled in his thoughts as he looked blankly into the

can't be done now. I have to fetch Trisha, and we have to make it

I'll do my best to ask around for more information—not just from this city, but

gave Noah a tired smile and nodded. "Thanks, I'd

also look

"Why, though?"

say… I'm

face was still as stoic as ever, so Noah couldn't tell what

this far was to see if his friend truly didn't have anything with Esme before he developed more

response, he

the rest of us.' He wanted to shout out loud, but he

will it be,

response was curt and detached, almost as if he

"For real?"

I mean, if you want to shoot

if Rey was truly cool with it,

hard to find her before he does.'