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.

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

as the tally of his Skills dwindled before his

[Limit Count: 49]

purge, only 49 of the initial 85 Skills remained in

versions of the top ones of

next step: further classification.

Magic], goes straight into the Attack Category.' Rey mentally sorted through his Skills, assigning each to

place in the

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

group.' Rey assigned Skills like

Rey exhaled, a sense of accomplishment washing over him as

in their categories, it looked something

~ Attack Category: 27

~ Defense Category: 9

~ Buff Category: 10

~ Miscellaneous: 3

'Well… that's that.'

sure to look

wait to

his abilities in front of his classmates,

look out for an

excited about this

*******

[The Present Day]

Human Alliance pledged to fulfill any reasonable

submitted their requests beforehand, the swift fulfillment

delivered fresh garments, including clothing and underwear, while any accessories they

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

nestled in their privileged status, they found little to complain about. All it required was fulfilling

comfort, worry remained an alien concept to the students. They possessed a trump card—their trust in

pillar of their support and influence, Adonis's

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

Warrior, probably sorting our training agenda," Billy chimed in, already a

of place among the

an outsider, but there was an unspoken

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

that was enough to grant him access to the sacred haven of the

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

You'd think she'd ease off after their breakup, but nope, she's relentless," another student chimed in, echoing Jade's

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 Adonis,

glaringly evident—while Adonis basked in

So what? She has

bossy and

she think

envy and resentment, disapproving of her personality and eager to