An Extra’s POV

Grandmaster Conrad was stunned.

Never before had he been outdone in negotiations of any kind.

When the Dragons struck all those years ago, he was the one who banded the nations together through sheer negotiations by exploiting their overarching common interests.

He always knew what people wanted, and how to give it to them without being at a disadvantage himself.

However, most of this was only possible due to a somewhat even playing field—or him possessing the advantage.

In the case of the Otherworlders, the script was mostly flipped.

They had the control.

'… And it seems they're realizing it now.'

It somehow pissed Conrad off that they had spent so many resources on these Otherworlders, yet they were so quick to abandon him and his people.

So much money, so many resources…

Even their two strongest were assigned to training them, rather than going to the war front and assisting the nation.

Then, there were expenses they were yet to incur that would go into benefiting the Otherworlders and their growth.

After they had done so much, and were willing to do even more, it felt very heartbreaking that most of these individuals would abandon them in a heartbeat.

It just… it wasn't fair.

'But who would have thought the Hero would turn the situation around?'

Conrad was relieved they had Adonis on their side. He was the strongest of the bunch, and as someone with the Hero Class, he was the perfect fit to take down their ultimate enemy.

'We just need to strengthen him enough to defeat the Dragon Emperor…'

Right now, however, Conrad had to give out another olive branch so the Otherworlders had another incentive to trust the United Human Alliance.

"We plan on letting you all explore the town freely today. No guards or entourage. Just all of you having unrestricted fun."

Conrad could hear surprised gasps from his audience, and he smiled softly.

been feeling the weight of our security measures a lot.

with Adonis in the group, they wouldn't be able to run away

were to do that, then that would mean they were never going to fight the

was better to know who to spend their resources on, and who would abandon them

Dungeon and prepare it for your training tomorrow. In that effect, you should all gather among yourselves and decide

this statement, he knew his job was

while the problem of cooperation wasn't completely solved, he knew a first step had

now be

him off and Conrad

to explore. By having Lucielle and Brutus check the place out, we can ensure the overall safety of our

of the Royal

time, he had heard the lower parts were also explored by Knights

that time had long

we have the Otherworlders, we can make up for our lack of manpower and

Otherworlders would grow stronger in the process, and more resources would finally be available for the Alliance to

and the materials being refined now

wanted a fighting chance, they had to focus their efforts on

other Dungeons, but… the

from, but since the Adventurers were usually more interested in growing stronger and hunting more Monsters, they poured a lot of

not for the tax that the Royal Council had imposed on them, they wouldn't be getting as much benefits

were even circumventing the Tax policy, but Conrad's hands

to

the Otherworlders as he further distanced himself from

only ones who can

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two Strongest of the Alliance, Adonis got the attention of everyone

to relate with everyone on a

were engaged in what he was saying concerning the excursion they would be having in

for

had no money, Adonis told them they

Royal Treasurer, and told them of what the Grandmaster

have a Royal permit. That way, even if we're lost or stuck somewhere in town, we can always use it to find our way back

to say, it would take another hour or so

seem like a big deal for a lot of students, but one in particular

him and thought he was simply excited to explore the town, but they would be

for this student's