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 to sit in what could be

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

to do as

sit on the ground, he found himself occupying

'E-eh…?'

noticed a second ago. Not only were there no walls, fences, or any familiar sights

he

"T-this is…?!"

vastness, and the remnant

at Ater, who was also on a sofa similar to his,

"Indeed."

confirmation made Justin look

it appeared perfectly polished—worlds apart from the grimy and unkempt state that the Dungeon had in

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 it looked squeaky clean

flaw with it no

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

Justin was speechless.

was necessary. The state of the Dungeon—at the very least, the

like it a

Hehehe… then I suppose all of that effort wasn't for

forward to seeing the

was fated to witness it for very long. In merely

of evil and

plan to hound you too much. After getting a gist of your situation,

confused, conflicted, and

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

like the