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.

her best. What could she have

honesty." Rey responded as

no idea where to

thought kept creeping in his mind—one that he had been avoiding since he thought about

could be in danger. Maybe even dead. There are many explanations

so negative. She could also be exploring the world at the moment, or maybe

eyes widened as

doesn't know I'm awake

if, the same way he desperately wanted to lift Alicia's curse, Esme was also

that's the case, she could be

to actively begin searching for her, starting from wherever the Dungeon's exit led to at the point of her departure

knows more about Curses too? No… that's a bit of a far-fetched

something to help her friends

the only way to really know is to find and ask her.' Rey settled in his thoughts as

Trisha, and we have to make it to the parade that's starting

around for more information—not

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

I also look

"Why, though?"

just say… I'm

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

truly didn't have anything with Esme

response, he

some ladies for the rest of us.' He wanted to shout

will it be,

curt and detached, almost as

"For real?"

if you want to shoot your shot… that's

truly cool with it, but he

to work hard to find her before he does.'