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.

Obsolete ones served no purpose other than cluttering his repository. 'To make

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 in

[Limit Count: 49]

49 of the initial 85 Skills

people had similar or inferior versions of the top ones of our class. Can't blame them, though.

further classification. "Attack. Defense. Buff. Miscellaneous." These four categories became

into the Attack Category.' Rey mentally sorted through his Skills,

Skills, such as [Absolute Defense], find their place in the

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

group.' Rey assigned Skills like [Divine Beast

Rey exhaled, a sense of accomplishment washing over him as he completed the

in

~ Attack Category: 27

~ Defense Category: 9

~ Buff Category: 10

~ Miscellaneous: 3

'Well… that's that.'

Rey was done separating all his Skills, he made sure to look through them once again

can't wait to start

front of his classmates, but Rey figured his chance

look out for an

excited about this

*******

[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

beforehand, the

any accessories they had asked for promptly appeared at

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

in their privileged status, they found little to complain about.

alien concept to the students. They possessed a

pillar of their support and influence, Adonis's presence

around?" Justin's voice echoed through the parlor, his brows furrowed in search of their prominent figure amidst the group

off hashing things out with the Chief Warrior, probably sorting our training agenda," Billy chimed in, already a member

brown hair and lean physique might've seemed out of place

as an outsider, but there was an unspoken

into their ranks puzzled many, but once he showcased his Skills and Class, he ascended to

was enough to grant him access to the sacred haven of the class'

is she always trying to cozy up to Adonis?" Jade's voice held a note of exasperation. Their strained history

but nope,

long, the conversation morphed 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

in admiration, Alicia found herself squarely

pretty. So what?

bossy and

she think she

a multitude harboring envy and resentment,