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.

the chilly expressionless reaction she had upon first hearing the question, her

small lips grew broad and formed a bloodthirsty smile, revealing a suppressed excitement that

began, each word laced with utter disgust towards the subject 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

Lucielle were silent as they heard the kind and innocent Mi'ja spew

reluctance or

Just blunt honesty.

first human." At this point,

countless ways she would kill the humans was laid bare for

nuance… no further deep thoughts. Just that—pure, savage

stood there and listened to all of this, his eyes wide open to take in all of these

was I expecting…?' He

a Dragon—the same as the many who had driven humanity, as well as the other races of the world, to a

responsible for countless atrocities. They were responsible for the

did he

really the time for me to search for nuances? Ultimately, they are the enemy… my

now, he and Lucielle were in

no luxury

Lucielle broke the resulting silence with her excited voice, causing the tension to vanish as quickly as it

who now nudged him playfully,

he stared deep

this time, he had assumed she was going along with things so well, judging by her behavior, that he didn't for once realize just how

this Dragon Civilization a lot better than him, but… just how did she take

killed more 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

than anyone else

it

feel 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.