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.

an option to merge or advance Skills, the Obsolete ones served no purpose other than cluttering his repository. 'To make room for future

few taps on his Status Window, Rey initiated the removal process, watching as the tally of his Skills dwindled before his eyes, freeing up

[Limit Count: 49]

only 49 of the initial 85 Skills

similar or inferior versions of the

that he had streamlined his Skillset, Rey focused on the next step: further classification. "Attack. Defense. Buff. Miscellaneous." These four categories became the bedrock of

Category.' Rey mentally sorted through his Skills,

in the Defense Category.' Clear divisions began

Skills elevate stats or enhance the effects of other Skills—[Greater Battle Aura] and other related skills fall

Skills like [Divine Beast

sense of accomplishment

all of them in their

~ Attack Category: 27

~ Defense Category: 9

~ Buff Category: 10

~ Miscellaneous: 3

'Well… that's that.'

his Skills, he made sure

can't wait to start using

abilities in front of his classmates, but Rey figured his

just had to look out

I'm getting excited about

*******

[The Present Day]

Conrad's address to the Otherworlders, a unanimous agreement surfaced, hinged on a vital condition—the United Human Alliance pledged to

beforehand, the swift fulfillment of their wishes began

garments, including clothing and underwear, while any accessories they had asked for

were out of reach, but this was as close to

a commoner in this realm, but nestled in their privileged status, they found little to complain about. All it

comfort, worry remained an alien concept to

support

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

He and Alicia are off hashing things out with the Chief Warrior, probably sorting our training

seemed out of place among the 'cool kids,' yet

him as an outsider, but there was an unspoken

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

was strong, and that was enough to grant him access

she always trying to cozy up to Adonis?" Jade's voice

she'd ease off after their breakup, but nope, she's relentless," another student

social ladder in school, it meant either adoration from the masses, à la

in admiration, Alicia

pretty. So what? She

bossy and overbearing

does she

harboring envy and resentment, disapproving of her personality and