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,

available place to really sit. The only place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was

to do as

Justin began lowering himself to sit on the ground, he found himself

'E-eh…?'

ago. Not only were

he

"T-this is…?!"

the incredible vastness, and the remnant malevolence; all of

who was

"Indeed."

look around him once

Dungeon. For one, it appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from

but with a much more pristine effect than ever before. Most of the ground floor was still

flaw with it

Master, considering the plans he has for this place. What

Justin was speechless.

state of the Dungeon—at the very least,

he'll like it a

that so? Hehehe… then I suppose all of that effort wasn't for nothing." Ater's smile was not

childish—as if he was 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 seconds, Ater's demeanor changed back to what it previously

of

too much. After getting a gist of your situation, and

conflicted, and a lot

Ater could be talking about at the given

didn't like the