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!"

down and let's talk." Ater smiled, plopping to sit

was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber

to do as

sit on the ground, he found

'E-eh…?'

process the sensation, he realized that his environment was completely different from what he had just noticed a second ago. Not only were there no walls, fences, or any familiar

he recognized

"T-this is…?!"

the remnant malevolence; all of it sent chilling memories

to look at Ater, who was

"Indeed."

look

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

effect of age to them, but with a much more pristine effect than ever before. Most of the ground floor

could find no flaw with it no matter how hard

he has for this place.

Justin was speechless.

the Dungeon—at the very least, the ground floor that he was in—was more than enough

like

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

who looked forward to seeing the proud look in their parents' eyes after

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

of evil and

so I don't plan to hound you too much. After getting a gist of your situation, and also hearing your clearly unbiased thoughts

confused, conflicted, and

Ater could be talking about at the given period. He was completely at Ater's mercy, and that

who didn't like the sound