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

was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not

to do as Ater

to sit on the ground, he found himself

'E-eh…?'

from what he had just noticed a second 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 himself

a place he recognized all too

"T-this is…?!"

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

Ater, who was also on a sofa similar to his, with a center

"Indeed."

Justin look

of changes in this Dungeon. For one, it appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from the grimy and unkempt state

much more pristine effect than ever before. Most of the ground floor was still an

could find no flaw with it no matter how hard

cleaning to surprise Master, considering the plans he has for

Justin was speechless.

The state of the Dungeon—at the very least, the ground floor that he was in—was more than enough to speak for

he'll like it

of that effort wasn't for nothing." Ater's

childish—as if he was a child who looked forward to seeing the proud look in their parents'

was fated to witness it for very long. In

mask of evil and

your situation, and

was confused, conflicted, and

talking about at the given period. He was completely

who didn't like the sound of