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!"

talk." Ater smiled,

but there was no available place to really sit. The only place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not accustomed to such an action. Still… he didn't

do

lowering himself to sit on the ground, he found himself occupying a

'E-eh…?'

process the sensation, he realized that his environment was completely different from what he had just noticed a second ago. Not only were there no walls, fences, or any familiar sights associated with

a place he recognized all too

"T-this is…?!"

incredible vastness, and the remnant malevolence; all of it sent chilling memories flooding Justin's

at Ater, who was also on a sofa similar

"Indeed."

Justin look around him once

one, it appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from the grimy and unkempt state that the Dungeon

age to them, but with a much more pristine effect than ever before. Most

flaw with it no

considering the plans he has for this place. What

Justin was speechless.

the Dungeon—at the very least, the

he'll like it a

effort wasn't

a child who looked forward to seeing

could not comprehend this sudden change in vibe, but it wasn't like he was fated to witness it for very long. In merely a few

of

I don't plan to hound you too much. After getting a gist of your situation, and

confused, conflicted, and a lot

be talking about at the given period. He was completely at Ater's mercy, and that already made his future

like the sound of