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!"

and let's talk." Ater smiled, plopping to sit in what could be defined as

place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not accustomed

do

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

'E-eh…?'

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 in was

was a place he recognized all too

"T-this is…?!"

and the remnant

to look at Ater, who was also on a sofa similar to his, with a center table separating them.

"Indeed."

Justin look around him

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

but with a much more pristine effect than ever before. Most of the ground floor was still an empty space, but it looked

could find no flaw with it no matter how hard he

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

Justin was speechless.

very least, the ground floor that he was

he'll like

of that effort wasn't for nothing."

was a child who looked forward to seeing the proud

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

conflicted, and a

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

like the sound of