An Extra’s POV

"You…"

As Rey's defiant voice rang out in the hall, the Oracle's neutral face depicted a light frown. She furrowed her brows, causing creases to appear on her face while staring hard at the defiant human.

"... You weren't given a choice in the matter."

~ZZZTZ!~

All of a sudden, a glitchy effect manifested around Rey—almost as though space itself was collapsing on him.

However, within the fraction of a moment, he removed himself from that position and teleported a few meters from the spatial disturbance.

Swiftly turning his face from the glitch to The Oracle, he could already deduce what had just happened.

"Tch." Her clicking tongue added more to his suspicions.

"You just tried to evict me by force, didn't you?" Rey asked, a deep glare forming on his face as he began to address The Oracle with enmity.

"Yes. Your purpose here has been consummated, and you have become an eyesore."

Rey gritted his teeth as he watched The Oracle's condescending gaze upon him. A lot of emotions swirled within him, including a certain tinge of regret.

'I shouldn't have brought Esme here. I knew something was shady from the start, but if I could have known it was this bad, then…' He briefly glanced at Esme, who was busy sighing and shaking her head.

"Rey, just stop."

Despite hearing her saying those words to him, he just couldn't stop and listen.

'I know I'm being selfish, Esme. But… we need to talk about this at length first. This is all just happening too fast. We could be making the wrong call here…'

Rey wondered if he was the one being unreasonable? He just didn't want to quickly abandon their bond the moment they found something convenient.

Was that so bad?

Yet, the glares he received from both sides—Esme and The Oracle—somehow told him he was in the wrong.

"If you stubbornly choose to remain here, then…"

Rey's full attention returned to The Oracle as soon as he heard this, but once he turned to her location, she was nowhere to be found.

It was almost as though every trace of her had been removed.

"... You leave me no choice."

heard that voice, his instincts screamed at him, and he

~WHOOSH!~

he dashed away from his position, only to find it exploding a tiny moment

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

to tremble violently. 'Damn… what an impact.' Rey couldn't afford to think, as he swiftly left his position

attempt to deduce how they worked. He also strained his eyes very hard to seek

senses. My Eyepatch is off too, so my perception is at its peak right now. Yet… why

where the explosions

destruction that

~BOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

moment was that there was no use searching for The Oracle and the cause of the

one

heard a word whisper into his ear, and a hand held his shoulder very

'H-huh…?'

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

a loud explosion enveloped the area where Rey stood,

pain, but it swiftly disappeared thanks to his Class

he struggled to make sense of everything and find an escape from the

wasn't hiding or anything. The reason I wasn't able to pick her up with my

she stopped moving, an explosion would occur, which Rey constantly

Until now, that is.

to be any sort of conflict here, Rey Skylar." The Oracle sounded like she

and her experience most likely dwarfed his. The only thing he had going for him was his tenacity and

even those… how far could they really take

am not leaving here without Esme!" He growled, once again vanishing from his kneeling position before The Oracle could send

going to get rid

as if he was out of breath, Rey recognized he had to take the current match completely seriously

that Divine Beast. I'm lucky that she doesn't want to kill me, but that doesn't mean I should get complacent

himself, he decided

degree. He went on to include all the other Buff Skills he recently obtained from the Monsters he killed very

Stats, but their effects

be needing your assistance

~Understood, Master!~

she could replicate parts of other Monsters and replicate their abilities—making her a perfect partner in

that's canceled. Using [Perfect Divine Ray] might cause her to get very lethal with me, since it's a

getting so much leeway

keep it that

have the ability to control our domains, so while I can't possess everything here, I'll use [Perfect Domain Of The Divine] to create a considerable space

wasn't done

the point of nigh-nullification,

Adaptability] in his arsenal. Playing his cards well, he