An Extra’s POV

Adrien was sincerely impressed with Rey.

At first, he didn't really have an opinion of him—just as he didn't have an opinion of anyone else. He had no clue if he could 'use' him, or if he had to be wary of him.

In the end, it turned out the latter was the case.

Their relationship had somewhat evolved and devolved over the months that were spent in H'Trae, but at the moment Adrien was in a rather complicated position when it came to Rey Skylar.

'He's brilliant, and he's outsmarted me in many instances already… almost as though he is a completely different person from the one I am used to.'

Still, anytime he interacted with Rey, something seemed off.

'He seems just like the Rey I had profiled. All those features… his easily-readable expressions, incredible agitation and aversion towards me, and a bunch of other staple things I had associated with him after our interactions.'

Yet… those observed characteristics ran contrary to a lot of Rey's actions.

It was so puzzling.

'That version of Rey would not have been able to manipulate all of these scenarios to such a level of sophistication.'

Not only was he easy to read, but his scope of knowledge seemed very lacking. He expected the competent Manipulator that pushed him to such an extent to be much more knowledgeable and mature, but Rey showed no such thing.

The entire thing almost felt like Adrien was dealing with two different people.

his current persona is meant to mislead me into profiling him a certain way, and then end at a faulty

that many of his predictions had been

Adrien didn't particularly despise Rey for any of his actions, and he didn't think much would change about how he viewed Rey if all of these premises were true. He couldn't hate the

win, after all…' Besides, while he indeed encountered some loss, it wasn't like he gained nothing. 'Thanks to the death of all the Dragons,

article. 'I had to sacrifice the Commanders for that, as well as a great deal of the Mana I stored up, but the results were

gained and

outcome, especially since there are future prospects in sight. But…' A certain glint appeared in Adrien's eyes as his

I can't help my

could not help thinking about ever since he

That Slime… it's too fascinating and useful to

deep conversation,

even Rey knew

is another reason why I'm so perplexed about who he really is.

their interactions, he was able to sow enough seeds to guarantee him some

He wanted Emil.

I suppose there's also nothing wrong

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was surrounded by darkness, having no one around him except for

her dark hair draped over her face, and her body hung to the walls of the pitch-black space, her pathetic frame

before him, and there was nothing about his countenance that

He was absolutely serious.