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.

pink, and from the chilly expressionless reaction she had upon first hearing the question, her demeanor quickly morphed into something far

grew broad and formed a bloodthirsty smile, revealing a suppressed

of discussion. "They're our playthings, meant to entertain us in multiple ways. They're stubborn for sure, not knowing their place, but in the end… they're livestock who are only useful in their

the kind and innocent Mi'ja

reluctance or compassion in her

Just blunt honesty.

human." At this point, she looked slightly aroused as she indulged in

the countless ways she would kill the humans was laid bare for them

no further deep thoughts.

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

I expecting…?' He told

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

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

what did

really the time for me to search for

and Lucielle were in

was no luxury

resulting silence with her excited voice, causing the tension

slowly turned to Lucielle, who now nudged him playfully, smiling with so much glee and excitement

His thoughts trailed as he

assumed she was going along with things so well, judging by her behavior, that he didn't

to this Dragon Civilization a lot better than him, but…

Dragons than I have. She has experienced 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

smile… her clear voice… her natural

genuine, but Rey knew more than anyone else that she didn't feel any of the things

why did it feel so

like her 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.