An Extra’s POV

The Royal Dungeon Expedition!

It was supposed to happen four days ago, but after Adam's sudden death, the entire thing was canceled.

Everything went on lockdown, and no one in the Royal Council, or the entire Alliance as a whole, mentioned it after that.

… Until now.

"After giving it much thought, we have decided to proceed with the Royal Dungeon Expedition plan." Grandmaster Conrad's voice echoed in the air.

His words caused Rey to jerk back to reality, the latter's eyes blinking numerous times.

"Truthfully speaking, we need you all to advance in both power and experience, and training won't be enough."

Conrad took a short moment to exhale before continuing.

"That is why the Royal Dungeon Expedition is our best bet. There's no better place to gain experience than in a Dungeon."

Dungeons were crawling with Monsters who had a diverse set of abilities.

A lot of Floors—especially the topmost ones—had one set of Monsters per Floor, but the deeper one went, the more there tended to be a variety of Monsters occupying a single Floor.

Of course, it went without saying that the deeper Floors were far more challenging.

"I can see the look of apprehension on your faces, but you don't need to fret too much. Lucielle and Brutus will be accompanying, so you'll all be safe."

Those words were enough to assuage the concerns of many students, but they weren't completely bought over.

After all, after seeing one of the die, everyone was reminded of their own mortality.

… As well as the words Adam had said when he was still alive.

"I don't want to do this anymore." Someone finally snapped, and a voice echoed out to prove it.

Conrad paused as he glanced in the direction of this random student.

It must have taken a lot of bravery to utter those words.

However, the moment he did so… the brewing storm exploded.

"M-me too!"

"I think I'll just call it quits and fend off on my own."

"I don't care if you kick me out. I think it beats dying in some dangerous place."

just go

escape the lips of the audience, and before anyone knew what, the entire group had descended into

the students wanted to call it quits, and it didn't seem like the numbers

students trickled in

bad…' Rey thought to himself as he

the words of that single guy,

had escalated to the point where it wasn't even easy to

were going to leave the

have your attention, please?" A voice suddenly

presence that the loud commotion instantly came to a

their voice, or arguing, or merely shouting ceased their outcry—all

your plight. I know your fears, and

boy who spoke wasn't a stranger to

and thin, and ever since they arrived in

rights, he encouraged them when they were down… he was there with them

words ring true within them—as if he was speaking to only

Levi—Hero and leader of the

needs help. I won't force you to care about the countless families and numerous children that require protection in this city alone, talkless

not pretentious

spoke from his heart, and

our desires and goals. It's rather unfortunate that those

the memories of everyone to the incident that

were meant to die back then.

of the students began to fall. Their pompous

people. Our desires and dreams were preserved by the denizens of this reality… people

golden eyes glimmered as he formed a

those dreams—not ours, and certainly not theirs. They will trample everything underfoot and destroy everything in their

enemy that they inevitably had to face began to

painted it too

out the last dream and hopes of the people

serious—calm,

are not safe. I am not safe. None of us are safe… not until

the only question that was left to

creatures? How could they preserve their

answers lay before

actual experience from it." Adonis stretched out both of

expressions of the students were already beginning to

their safety could not deny the allure of

all of you, my friends…

with confidence and I shaking resolve, the last of the

a clicked tongue silently echoed, but it

now! Don't give in

the training they underwent to get stronger flashed