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.

the end, it's just

training was about to begin, Rey decided to give it

to become stronger…

his classmates, the people of this world…

despises the weak…

Extra among all his seemingly overpowered classmates, Rey could already guess some challenges that would come his

well… I

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[A Week Later]

"Huff… huff…."

lot of steamy breaths escaped the lips of the students who were jogging

field, the Beta students were being made to run round

started off as five laps,

now… it

"Huff… huff… haaa… haaa…"

out of breath already, despite only passing the fifty lap threshold. Others were

wanted

up, and were barely hanging on, there was one student whose expression felt a

It was Rey.

am I

hardest to be as average as he could. That was why he was pretending to be tired, like most people in the

to sweat, and even his steamy breath was

this training exhausted him in the

and more complex training, yet I'm stuck

first day, the students

all the immensely talented and powerful members

Billy were the students in the group. There were a total of nine

cut. In everyone's eyes, I'm as average

they thought he was less

improve on our foundations, while the Alpha group has gone ahead

the curriculum of the Beta group

exercise and

Magic yet!' It pained Rey to the depths of his soul, but

had to

training, and apparently they have started learning Magic.

of the Alpha students learning Magic because that meant they would spend

Lucielle was immensely attractive in his eyes, but that wasn't

the Skills!' His eyes widened as he intentionally slowed down his

to

can naturally awaken more Skills if we practice

what vexed him most about this

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

wasn't sure, since he didn't know the Stats of the rest of his classmates, but he was certain he was currently on the level of the average Alpha Group

learning

to exercise patience. Right now, he couldn't afford to stir the