Reborn As An Extra : I'm gonna mess up everything

Pre-Planned Thoughts

Esdeath's frustration boiled over, and she gritted her teeth harder. Her mind raced as she thought about what Lilith had said. Killing? Beast tide? Why is this happening so soon? And about no private rooms, It never happened in the first place.." she wondered, her brows furrowing deeply. 

This didn't align with the timeline of the game she remembered. The beast tide wasn't supposed to happen until a week later, certainly not while the first arc was still ongoing. Her chest tightened with unease as a chilling thought crossed her mind. "Is this happening because of me?"

Her system only rewarded her with SP points when she increased her self-worth without disrupting the storyline. But Esdeath had bent—no, broken—that rule multiple times since arriving here. The possibility that her actions had caused this early chaos gnawed at her. 

Esdeath took a long, deep breath, exhaled slowly, and forced herself to calm down. "Okay then, we're done here!" she said firmly, trying to keep her composure. Her tone was sharp, but she was already turning to leave. 

Maruti, who had been standing silently by her side, took the cue and started stepping back to follow Esdeath out of the room. 

But then— 

"Not so fast, kids," Lilith's chilling voice stopped them in their tracks. 

Esdeath and Maruti froze, slowly turning back toward Lilith, who was now leaning forward slightly in her chair. Her silver eyes glimmered with an unsettling intensity. 

"It's your turn now," Lilith said, her voice calm but laced with an edge of authority. "Tell me where you've been. Did you really leave to search for Luna? We sent officials after you, and they couldn't find you anywhere. How can that be?" She paused, her gaze narrowing dangerously. "You're definitely hiding something. Don't even  think about lying to me." 

Her tone was enough to send a shiver down anyone's spine. 

Esdeath and Maruti exchanged a brief, panicked glance. Lying wasn't an option. They both knew that. 

Why? 

Because Lilith could read thoughts. It didn't matter how convincing their words were—if their minds told a different story, Lilith would know. And she wouldn't hesitate to expose them. 

Esdeath swallowed hard, her heart pounding in her chest. She clenched her fists, trying to come up with something, anything, that wouldn't get them into deeper trouble. 

"Luna…" Esdeath muttered softly, her voice trembling. She lowered her gaze, letting her expression shift into one of grief. Her cheeks flushed red, and without warning, tears began streaming down her face like a broken dam. 

She wiped at her tears, but they only kept coming. Her voice cracked as she started to speak. "S-sob… Luna was such a kind girl. We heard she had a boyfriend in the Quin Ming Mountain slum area. She used to talk about how he'd become more aggressive lately. They had a fight recently, so… so we went there to meet him. We thought maybe we could help her, but…" Esdeath's voice broke completely, and more tears ran down her cheeks. "But we didn't find anyone. Sob… sob…" 

Her crying was heartbreakingly genuine. Every time she wiped one tear away, two more rolled down her face, as if her sorrow were an endless river. 

Lilith watched her with a cold, unreadable expression. If Esdeath's tears moved her at all, she didn't show it. "Is that so?" Lilith said flatly, leaning back in her chair as she began to probe Esdeath's thoughts. 

Inside Esdeath's mind, Lilith heard, "Luna… I'm sorry I couldn't save you. You were one of my best friends… sob… sob… I'll never forget you. Please forgive me!"