An Extra’s POV

[The Night Before]

'So far, I have a total of 85 Skills…'

Rey sprawled lazily across his luxurious bed, his gaze fixated on the luminous Status Window displaying a tally of his abilities—85 Skills and counting.

Despite being an average nobody, he was still able to get a luxurious treatment just for being an Otherworlder.

He wondered if this would change once the higher-ups found out about his apparent incompetence, but Rey soon shrugged it off as unimportant.

Rey dismissed the concern with a nonchalant shrug. 'I'll figure it out somehow. They won't ditch me from the team, not if Adonis keeps backing me.'

Adonis, in Rey's eyes, retained an aura of respect. He was not someone he idolized, but he acknowledged the power behind Adonis's position and intended to use it as his own shield.

'Alicia,' he thought, 'wasn't exactly mean or condescending, but she didn't exactly speak up for me either. She mostly seemed uncomfortable about the whole thing…'

Rey harbored no grudge against Alicia, yet he found maintaining a neutral stance with her to be the wisest choice. When it boiled down to it, Adonis remained his strongest ally.

'Then there's someone else who caught me off guard…' Rey's thoughts drifted to his supposed best friend, Billy McGuire.

'He joined in on their mockery of me. I get why he did it though.' Billy held an A-Tier Class and boasted five remarkably decent Skills, positioning him at the upper echelons of their class solely based on his stats.

'I guess he's graduated from being the underdog who sticks by my side…' Rey let out a wistful smile, a mere flicker of emotion while he maintained his lounging position on the bed.

'It hurts a bit.' His hand instinctively moved to his chest, clutching at it with a tinge of ache.

He should have seen this coming, considering the track record Bill had as a people pleaser who always tried to get on everyone's good side.

'His Karma Points must have skyrocketed from all that effort to win everyone's favor.' Rey acknowledged the probable reason behind Billy's success.

In the end, it paid off for him.

'And the one person who was his friend was thrown to the side, huh? That's brutal, man…' Rey's hand, having gripped his chest moments ago, now rested at his side as he released a soft sigh.

"It's not worth it. Let's focus on what's important now." His words sounded rehearsed, almost mechanical, a deliberate attempt to bury his emotions rather than confront them head-on. But time was a luxury he couldn't afford.

'Everyone has amazing Classes, which means they have a head-start in this world. I can't afford to be lazy.' Rey repeated the mantra to himself, determination flickering in his eyes, reigniting his resolve.

'I've categorized my Skills into two lists: Useful and Obsolete.'

Rey meticulously examined his Skill inventory, noting the stark contrast between the Useful and Obsolete ones.

The former boasted high-tier abilities, each excelling in their respective domains, while the latter consisted of watered-down versions.

For example, Rey possessed a B-Tier Skill called [Greater Battle Aura], but there was an inferior Skill in his collection which was called [Battle Aura], a C-Tier Skill.

His Skill list was rife with more examples like this.

or advance Skills, the Obsolete ones served no purpose other than cluttering his repository. 'To make room for future Skills, it's

few taps on his Status Window, Rey initiated the removal process, watching as the tally of his Skills dwindled before his eyes, freeing up space for the more important abilities he would acquire

[Limit Count: 49]

of the initial

lot of people had similar or inferior versions of the top ones

he had streamlined his Skillset, Rey focused on the next step: further classification. "Attack. Defense.

offense, like [Grand Fire Magic], goes straight into the Attack Category.' Rey mentally sorted through his Skills, assigning each to its designated

[Absolute Defense], find their place in the Defense Category.' Clear divisions began to

of other Skills—[Greater Battle Aura] and other related skills fall right here.' Rey pinpointed the abilities

Rey assigned Skills like [Divine Beast

was quite the task!' Rey exhaled, a sense of accomplishment

them in their categories, it

~ Attack Category: 27

~ Defense Category: 9

~ Buff Category: 10

~ Miscellaneous: 3

'Well… that's that.'

was done separating all his Skills, he made sure to

wait to

in front of his

look out for

getting excited

*******

[The Present Day]

surfaced, hinged on a vital condition—the United Human Alliance pledged to fulfill any reasonable desire of the students within their power. With the terms settled, the students dispersed

submitted their requests beforehand, the swift fulfillment of their wishes

underwear, while any accessories they had asked for promptly appeared

smartphones were out of reach, but this was as close to perfect

status, they found little to complain about. All it

comfort, worry remained an alien concept to the students. They possessed a

the pillar of their support and influence, Adonis's

echoed through the parlor, his brows furrowed in search of their prominent figure amidst the

and Alicia are off hashing things out with the Chief Warrior, probably

lean physique might've seemed out of place among

might have slated him as an outsider, but there was an unspoken

but once he showcased his Skills and Class, he ascended to a

was strong, and that was enough to grant him access to the sacred

always trying to cozy up to Adonis?" Jade's voice held a note of exasperation.

but nope, she's

into a session of airing grievances against Alicia. Once you scaled the social ladder in school, it meant either adoration from the masses, à la Adonis,

became glaringly evident—while Adonis basked in admiration,

pretty. So what? She has

bossy and

does she think

had, there lurked a multitude harboring envy and resentment,