An Extra’s POV

"Haa…"

Adrien exhaled deeply as he left the grand tent that hosted the meeting between the important figures of the Camp.

Upon getting out of the stifling place, he let the stale wind blow on his face, causing his dark hair to flutter gently while also inhaling the breeze with a small smile on his face. His eyes were closed for a second, but that didn't last long either.

He couldn't afford to enjoy the moment.

'Once again… my escort lurks behind me.' As his thoughts trailed, he glanced to the area behind him, where a certain pink-haired Dragon Commander stood still.

Her eyes watched him keenly, and while she had an official aura about her, the palpable tension between the both of them could not be ignored.

'Ever since I arrived here, she's been placed in charge of me. She watches my every action, especially the ones I make when I leave my tent.'

She was also very good at her job.

'I guess that's the perk of having an amazing bloodline and a powerful Skill to boot.' He grinned.

Of course, Adrien knew that he could evade her power if he wanted to. However, that would only be more suspicious and energy-consuming. 'Right now, there's no real suspicious aspect about me that can be brought to the light through her constant surveillance.'

The only reason her presence bothered him was because it was the symptom of a much bigger problem.

'The Dragons still don't trust me.'

This was an inevitable situation, and he was already prepared for this much. Still, he had committed to a lot in order to get much closer to their operations.

Still… it seemed they were yet to budge on the trust part.

'Well, trust or not, I'll get what I want from them. That's only a matter of time…' He began to walk towards his tent, with the Dragon Commander trailing right behind him.

The stale air brushed over his skin, and he found himself indulging in the exercise.

Even though he could get to the tent in a moment, Adrien decided to immerse himself in thoughts and enjoy his walk.

'Things have been working out well so far. My occasional calls with Justin keeps me informed on the current state of the Capital.'

The Capital was still under construction, though they were already making good progress with it. No real incidents had occurred as of yet, and things were relatively peaceful there.

The information was consistent with what he had learned from the Dragons during his stay here.

'Seems they aren't allowed to attack the Capital for a while. They've also reduced the intensity of their attacks on mankind… though that's only temporary.'

As for the other information he received from Justin, he had no real way of verifying.

Justin could never

asleep, apparently. Same with Alicia. The Otherworlders being recognized is a pretty nice step up. None of those improvements

him some leverage in terms of information.

could he be confident

can focus on my deal with the Dragons

the Camp was destroyed, and the Dragons had quelled the last flames of resistance, his job was done. The

entire arrangement,

didn't know why, but he couldn't make Undead Elves. He

success rate is a hundred percent when it comes to entities

call the whole thing frustrating would be an understatement on his

of Undead Dragons and Monsters at my disposal already. That's more than enough to get the

classified as an A-Tier threat, and he also had S-Tier entities sprinkled in.

and lips, he finally opened the door

spotted the Dragon Commander watching him as he went in, and he only smiled upon

'All in due time…'

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[Meanwhile…]

informed if there are any new developments in

out of Ater's lips as he held a certain black box in his hand—a Communication Device of the utmost

face as he heard Justin's voice respond to him with hints of subservience and respect. "Anything else?"

been acting suspicious for quite some time… but you already know that. Also, I think there's some kind of

nodded slowly as he

I suppose this concludes the session. At our appointed time, update

you… suspect something big

He looked straight ahead, his eyes focused on a door that stood right in front of him. He had somewhere to be and something to do soon… but

big is about to happen? Haha…" He chuckled, his teeth displayed with his wide grin. "Why not just wait and

mysterious, huh? Why not just tell me these stuffs. It's not like I can betray

Ater. He seemed to be suppressing a chuckle, perhaps

and see. Don't

"Well, I actually don—"

latter ended the call very casually and made the black box disappear in a billow

traitor… what a rather interesting case this is.' Ater mused as he rose from his

to go about handling this matter. It almost makes me confused about what path to take. Which will lead to the most interesting outcome,

and walked towards the

' Opening the door wide, his eyes caught the appearance of someone who was waiting for

focus on the

as the Head of the Reaper Group. There wasn't a soul in the United Human Alliance who didn't know of him.

popular man at the moment; well, other than

was