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.

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

and formed a bloodthirsty smile, revealing

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

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

reluctance or compassion in

Just blunt honesty.

At this point, she looked slightly aroused as she indulged in

ways she would kill the humans was laid bare for them

no further deep

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

I expecting…?' He

a Dragon—the same as the many who had driven humanity, as well as

They were responsible for the deaths of

what did

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

now, he and Lucielle

luxury

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

turned to Lucielle, who now nudged him playfully, smiling

as he stared deep into

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

Dragon Civilization a lot better than him, but…

more Dragons than I have. She has experienced this war since it started nearly eleven years ago,

clear

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

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 was now in front of

—A complete facade.