An Extra’s POV

"There is no need to feel shame."

The Head Warrior, Brutus, approached the fallen Billy and stretched forth his hand.

"You did well for your first battle. You possess powerful Skills and the potential to surpass me." For the first time ever, something was tugging at the corners of Brutus' face.

It was… a smile!

Brutus was smiling, and it was a very warm grin.

"That is why you need training. So, what do you say… Grand Knight? Do you wish to grow strong and defeat me one day?"

The hand of the Head Warrior remained outstretched as Billy looked at it with widened eyes.

Following Brutus' words were a round of applause. It started with Lucielle, followed by Adonis, and before long… everyone was clapping.

'For me? They're clapping for me?'

Billy's face shifted slightly as his widened eyes bulged even further as he noticed a particular girl clapping as she smiled.

'Alicia is also clapping? She's even smiling at me!'

It made him feel immensely happy. The experience just now had humbled him, but this… this had now raised his spirits.

From a trembling form to a smile, Billy returned his gaze to the Head Knight and nodded.

"I wish to grow strong!"

Billy reached out for Brutus' hand, and the Head Warrior pulled him up with relative ease.

Both warriors stared at each other with a measure of respect and honor attributed respectively.

It was like a new bond had been forged—one between a mentor and his protege.

"Good. I look forward to your training."

*******

'I see now…'

Rey smiled as he observed all that happened from beginning to end.

'Our Skills are only as effective as our mastery over them, and our Levels. It's just as Lucielle said.'

A Level 1 A-Tier Skill user would never be able to defeat a Level 10 B-Tier Skill user.

'I think this much is fair. Also, there seems to be some kind of power cap. It's likely that the B-Tier Skill will stagnate at some point, while the A-Tier one will keep improving.'

Also, Rey theorized that a Level 1 A-Tier was no doubt going to defeat a B-Tier of the same level.

it's just better to have

training was about to begin, Rey decided

become stronger…

the people

the strong and despises the weak… just like my

Extra among all his seemingly overpowered classmates, Rey

well… I have

***********

[A Week Later]

"Huff… huff…."

the lips of the students who were jogging

grounds, as large as a football field, the Beta students were being made to run round it for a hundred times in

off as five laps, and even that was

it was a

"Huff… huff… haaa… haaa…"

despite only passing the fifty lap threshold. Others

wanted

to keep up, and were barely hanging on, there was one student whose

It was Rey.

What am

his hardest to be as average as he could. That was why he was pretending to be

and even his steamy breath was him trying

exhausted him

and more

day, the students were divided into two

had all the immensely talented and

students in the group. There were a total of

didn't make the cut. In everyone's eyes, I'm

they thought

remaining twenty of us were put in the Beta group and are made to improve on our foundations, while the Alpha group has gone ahead to learn more

now, the curriculum of the Beta group involved

and Basic Skill

aren't even learning Magic yet!' It pained Rey to the depths of his soul, but what could he

to

some of the A-Tier students talking about training, and apparently they have started learning

the Alpha students learning Magic because that meant they would spend more time with the gorgeous Lucielle, but

was immensely attractive in his eyes, but that wasn't his priority at this

the Skills!' His eyes widened as

want to outrun

we can naturally awaken more Skills if we practice hard enough and have

vexed him most about this training. It

quickly. The first few days were hell, sure, but

of the rest of his classmates, but he was certain he was currently on the level of the average Alpha Group

be learning what they're

he couldn't afford to stir the hornet's