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!"

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

only place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not accustomed to such an action. Still… he didn't have

had to do as

on the

'E-eh…?'

was completely different 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

"T-this is…?!"

the incredible vastness, and the remnant

slowly turning to look at Ater, who was also on a sofa similar to his, with a

"Indeed."

made Justin look around him once

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

pristine effect than ever

flaw with it no matter

do a little cleaning to surprise Master, considering the plans he

Justin was speechless.

Dungeon—at the very least, the ground floor that he was

think… he'll like it

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

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

like he was fated to witness it for very long. In merely a few seconds, Ater's demeanor

mask of evil

plan to hound you too much. After getting a gist of your situation, and also hearing your clearly unbiased thoughts on this place… I think I'm going to let

was confused, conflicted, and

didn't even know how they arrived here, talkless of what Ater could be talking about at the given period. He was completely at Ater's mercy, and that already made his future too bleak to

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