The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 364

Chapter 364: Chapter 364 : Consequences (1)

The world around Alex was silent.

White.

Endless.

There was no sky, no ground, no horizon—only an infinite expanse that felt less like a place and more like an idea forced into shape.

Alex struggled.

His body felt impossibly heavy, as though gravity itself had decided to personally oppress him. His vision swam as he forced his head upward, muscles screaming in protest.

A silhouette stood before him.

Tall.

Still.

Unmoving.

Alex squinted, his eyes burning.

’...I can’t even see his face properly.’

His throat was dry as he spoke.

"Who... who are you...?"

The figure’s eyes ignited.

Not with light.

But with stillness.

An eternal, suffocating calm that felt like the absence of movement itself.

"I am Chronos."

The voice was loud.

Not because it echoed—but because reality itself carried it.

"I govern time."

"Now tell me... do you know who I am?"

Alex gritted his teeth.

Slowly—painfully—he pushed himself upright.

His knees trembled. His balance wavered. But he stood.

And finally—

He saw him clearly.

Chronos looked... ordinary.

Too ordinary.

He appeared to be a man in his early thirties, tall, lean, with sharp but gentle features. His hair was neatly kept, dark with faint silver strands at the edges. His face was handsome in an understated way—the kind that wouldn’t turn heads, but would linger in memory.

He wore plain clothes.

A casual shirt.

Simple trousers.

Shoes one might see on a university campus.

He looked like a boring professor—someone who lectured about deadlines and attendance policies.

And yet— 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Divinity poured from him.

It wasn’t flashy.

It wasn’t explosive.

It was absolute.

It felt as if everything that existed—past, present, and future—acknowledged him instinctively.

From the moment Alex’s gaze landed on him, understanding struck like a blade.

’If I fight him...’

’I die.’

’Not a battle.’

’Not a struggle.’

’An instant.’

’Like a bug being crushed without thought.’

Chronos tilted his head slightly.

"Hello?" he said flatly. "Earth to you, spoiled brat."

Alex blinked.

Then sighed.

"Sorry," Alex said casually. "I’m not signing up for any remedial classes."

Chronos paused.

Alex continued, completely serious.

"My academic record is already quite good. I attend my classes regularly without missing a single day."

He gestured vaguely.

"If you don’t believe me, you can ask my teacher. He’ll tell you how dedicated I am."

He turned his body away.

"So yeah... I’m not taking whatever course you’re selling."

"Goodbye."

And then—

Alex started walking.

Straight into the endless white.

No direction.

No destination.

Just walking.

As if late for something.

Chronos stared.

For a full second—

He was genuinely baffled.

Then—

A vein popped on his forehead.

He raised a finger.

And flicked it.

Reality snapped.

Alex’s body seized mid-step.

Every muscle betrayed him.

Control vanished.

"...What the—"

The world shattered.

Suddenly—

Alex was sitting.

Strapped in.

Metal bars pressed against his chest.

Wind howled past his ears.

His stomach dropped.

His eyes widened in horror.

"No."

No no no no—

He was on a roller coaster.

The same one.

The one he rode with Evelyn at the amusement park.

The memories slammed into him.

Endless loops.

Violent drops.

Nonstop screaming.

Puking until his throat burned.

A headache that lasted an entire day.

The cart lurched forward.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me—!"

The coaster plunged.

His body shook violently as the track twisted and spiraled.

"This isn’t real...!" Alex shouted. "This isn’t real!"

Chronos’s voice echoed calmly from everywhere.

"I’ll return in five hours."

"Until then... enjoy."

"And relive this moment of your life."

Alex’s face went pale.

"I remember!" he screamed. "I remember now—sir! You’re the great god of time, Chro—!"

Gone.

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