An Extra’s POV

'I didn't want to come to this conclusion before, but…'

As Adrien stood before the Dragon Generals as an accused traitor, surrounded by the entirety of the Dragon Camp, he found a small smile crawling up his face.

'... There's definitely some mastermind pulling the strings here.'

It felt a little ironic—rather hilarious, even—to Adrien. He was the one who usually took on such a role, so it was a little shocking to have someone else manipulate these events from the shadows.

'Whoever they are… they are good.' He smiled to himself. Not only were they able to catch him off-guard, stripping him of the advantage he had built up from the start, but he was still unaware of this person's identity.

All possible suspects weren't present, which meant this had to be a new foe. 'Unless…'

"What's with that look?! Do you not have words of defense to give?" R'azak yelled out, his eyes bloodshot as steam proceeded from his nostrils.

He seemed the most upset. Perhaps this was because he trusted Adrien the most, so he didn't expect this sort of outcome from their ultimate pawn.

Whatever the reason was, the fury he felt nearly drove him mad.

"It doesn't matter what I say, does it? You've already concluded that I am the perpetrator." Adrien answered with composure, slowly acclimating to the surprising situation that he found himself in.

"I don't know what you saw, but what happened was simple. The enemies overwhelmed us. We tried to escape, but couldn't. Then, some invisible enemy attacked the commanders and killed them. After they all perished, the interference was lifted, and I was able to escape…" As Adrien said those words, he too realized how off the series of events were.

It all played out too conveniently.

"An invisible enemy, huh? You mean YOU attacked and killed them, don't you?" U'riah growled as he deepened his glare.

Adrien was forced to sigh again. 'This is why I didn't want to respond. It doesn't look like there's anything I can say to change their minds…' He found it to be a shame, though. If the Dragons could use their brains a little, they would realize that the whole narrative didn't make a lot of sense.

'Why would I kill the Commanders in such an overt way when I am being watched and recorded by Magic? Speaking of Recording Magic, that's probably how the mastermind was able to implicate me.' He leaked out a wry grin, remembering a particular moment of the past.

'I suppose this is how you felt, Rey. Being surrounded and accused so surprisingly, despite having plans of your own…'

The only difference between Adrien and Rey was that the former was not in any way responsible for the death of the Commanders, while the latter was.

'That means we can resort to using the Truthseeker, right? Or… perhaps that's what the mastermind wants. If the Truthseeker has been tampered with, and it proves me guilty, then there's no coming back at all.'

That would definitely put him in an even worse off position.

everything slow down as he had

right as it was

that didn't make

observing it. There's no way anyone would have interfered with it and I wouldn't

like this happening, so he made sure to take all the precautions

something I'm missing? What exactly is

YAPPING!" Ce'phas yelled out, causing everything around him to tremble like with an

were stretched so they met both sides of his face. In all honesty, he seemed nothing short of an insane

young

stepped forward. The very air vibrated, constantly buzzing as sparks

already know he's guilty, and that he's dangerous. He killed twelve Commanders, so the answer is clear. He's working for the Elves and has backstabbed us. Perhaps this was his intention all along. In that case…"

the four horns that were

white, and his hair took on that

We should

~WHOOOOSH!~

would be impossible for any normal eye to keep up with, he zoomed away from his position, causing the

even the Dragon spectators could keep track of his movements. What they could only see was a blur, and the blur only

—The traitor, Adrien.

"Hahahahahaahaha!!!"

launched his claw towards Adrien, who blocked it with a blade that he manifested out of seemingly

The result?

~BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

dozen meters or so, but everything that surrounded them for at least a couple kilometers shook in response

to shift as the air pressure was slowly

lips as he stared very intensely at Adrien, who kept up

Generals sighed, shaking their heads as they witnessed their colleague go savage again. They already knew there was no stopping

to have

Isn't killing him a bit of a waste?" U'riah mumbled, looking at R'azak with a bit of forlorn

as he didn't trust Adrien, there was no denying his value. Surely, his comrades

end." R'azak's response was cold and detached, but his frown seemed to show something

have granted his request, you know? The kid had so much promise. He just had

"Yeah…"

watch the fight from where they stood, ignoring the other soldiers who were already seeking shelter from the devastation

all of this