An Extra’s POV

784 Facade

"A-are there any further questions so far?"

In an attempt to divert attention from the topic of her crush on Adonis, Mi'ja quickly changed the mood back to an official one.

Her stuttering and overtly flustered expression still made it clear that she was simply hiding from her feelings, though.

"Questions?"

"Y-yeah. I mean, I've shown you the Hall, so if there are no questions… we'll move on to the next place on our list." Mi'ja replied with a rather daring smile.

As Class Rep, it was ultimately her decision to escort the two out of them out of the Hall and completely change the kind of conversation they could have.

Thankfully, Lucielle took the hint and decided to stop teasing Mi'ja.

Instead, she went for a rather surprising question.

One that not even Rey predicted—though it was something he had been thinking about, even at that very moment.

"What are your thoughts on humans?"

The moment this question echoed into the air, some kind of tense silence suddenly enveloped everything around the three.

It felt heavy.

"Humans… huh?"

The kind and innocent expression that Mi'ja previously displayed instantly melted off, replaced by a sinister look.

had upon first hearing the question, her demeanor quickly morphed into

and formed a bloodthirsty smile, revealing a suppressed excitement that would

subject of discussion. "They're our playthings, meant to entertain us in multiple ways.

they heard the kind and innocent Mi'ja spew these

was no reluctance or compassion

Just blunt honesty.

really can't wait till I kill my first human." At

perverse joy she felt just from imagining the countless ways she would kill the humans was laid bare

deep thoughts.

and listened to all of this, his eyes wide open to take in all of these words, he couldn't help but recoil at

I expecting…?'

many who had driven humanity, as well as the other races of the world,

were responsible for countless atrocities. They were responsible for the deaths of some of his

did

to search for nuances? Ultimately,

now, he and Lucielle were

luxury to

resulting silence with her excited voice, causing the tension to vanish

slowly turned to Lucielle, who now nudged him

His thoughts trailed as he

things so well, judging by her behavior, that

a lot better than him, but… just

this war since it started nearly eleven years ago, and I'm sure they've taken a lot from her—more than I can currently understand. Yet… how can she remain so calm

clear voice… her natural body

Rey knew more than anyone else that she didn't feel

did it feel

regular self? Could it be that the Grand Mage Lucielle that he knew was just as real as the Dragon Student Luc'ia who

—A complete facade.