An Extra’s POV

"No one knows, you know?"

As those words danced in the air, Justin struggled to comprehend their meaning.

Perhaps this was because his heart was beating too fast, and the loud pounding in his head just wouldn't stop. He found himself barely clinging onto Ater's words.

This felt like a haze… a dream.

No, not a dream.

This had to be a nightmare.

He was helpless—paralyzed in sheer hopelessness—as he listened to Ater's words as the latter circled around him, like a shark swirling around the wounded prey in bloodied waters.

"Rey, Belle… all of them don't know about you yet. Not to the extent that I do, Justin Blake."

Saliva was stuck in Justin's throat, but he was too frightened to swallow.

"Now, if you do not wish to be exposed, then you will listen to me well and do as I say. Is that understood?" As Ater asked this, Justin made no response.

He simply froze there, blankly staring at the man.

"I said… is that understood?"

As Ater drew closer, filling him with even more of his malevolent aura, Justin forcefully swallowed his saliva and shuddered in recoil. He quickly bobbed his head, nodding ferociously as he took a few steps back.

"I-I understand! I understand!"

relax. Sit down and let's talk." Ater smiled, plopping to sit in what could

ground, and someone of his caliber was not

to do as Ater

the ground, he found

'E-eh…?'

ago. Not only were there no walls, fences, or any familiar sights associated with the Royal Estate's expansive compound, but the place that Justin found

was a place he recognized all

"T-this is…?!"

and the remnant malevolence; all

Calamity Class Dungeon." He gawked, slowly turning to look at Ater, who was also

"Indeed."

Justin look around

appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from the grimy and unkempt state that the

of age to them, but with a much more pristine effect than ever before. Most of the ground floor was still an empty space, but

could find no flaw with it no matter

plans he

Justin was speechless.

Dungeon—at the very

he'll like

all of that effort wasn't for nothing." Ater's smile was not malevolent

who looked forward to seeing the proud look in their parents' eyes

to witness it for very long. In merely a few seconds, Ater's demeanor changed

of

much. After getting a gist of your situation, and also hearing your clearly unbiased

confused, conflicted, and a

be talking about at the

didn't like