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.

end, it's just better to have

was

become

his classmates, the people of this world… as well

despises the weak… just

overpowered classmates, Rey could already guess some challenges

well… I have to

***********

[A Week Later]

"Huff… huff…."

escaped the lips of the

field, the Beta students were being made to

five laps, and

now… it was a

"Huff… huff… haaa… haaa…"

lap threshold. Others were sweating profusely, but they still had

one wanted

barely hanging on, there was

It was Rey.

am I doing

was pretending

to force himself to sweat, and even his steamy breath

this training exhausted

and more complex training, yet I'm stuck

the students were divided into two groups—Alpha

Alpha group had all the immensely

Alicia, and Billy were the students in the group. There were a total of nine of them—a small number compared to the twenty-nine students

I didn't make the cut. In everyone's

he could argue that they thought he was

the Beta group and are made to improve on our foundations, while the Alpha group has gone ahead to learn more

of the

exercise and Basic Skill

Rey to the depths of his soul, but what could he

to remain

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

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

in his eyes,

His eyes widened as he intentionally slowed down his

want to outrun

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

about

days were hell, sure, but I've pretty much obtained

his classmates, but he was certain he was currently on the

should be learning what they're

now, he couldn't afford to stir the