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!"

let's talk." Ater smiled, plopping

sit. The only place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not accustomed to such

to do

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

'E-eh…?'

his environment was completely different from what he had just noticed a second ago. Not only were there

he recognized all

"T-this is…?!"

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

at Ater, who was also on a sofa similar

"Indeed."

confirmation made Justin look

the second look, he noticed a lot of changes in this Dungeon. For one, it appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from the grimy and unkempt state that the Dungeon had in

effect 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

do a little cleaning to surprise Master, considering the plans he has for this place. What do you think?

Justin was speechless.

Dungeon—at the very least, the

like it

then I suppose all of that effort wasn't for nothing." Ater's

pure—almost childish—as if he was a child who looked forward to seeing the proud

sudden change in vibe, but it wasn't like he was fated to witness it for very long. In merely a few seconds, Ater's demeanor changed back to what it

of evil and

a gist of your situation, and also hearing

confused, conflicted, and a lot

how they arrived here, talkless of what Ater could be talking about at the given period. He was completely at Ater's mercy, and that already made

didn't like the