An Extra’s POV

There was deafening silence all around.

The students all looked at one another, each glance depicting multifaceted emotions.

Some students already had resolute expressions on their faces, while others seemed unsure about what choice to make.

Either way, it seemed that most people were waiting for who to step forward and leave first, hence the hesitation,

"The doors are open for those of you who wish to leave. Naturally, we wish you good fortune, but that is where our support ends."

Right now, the United Human Alliance had a bunch of its own problems to deal with. They couldn't afford to exert more energy on soldiers who did not wish to fight for them.

"Also, in case some of you are yet to make up your mind, there will be an Expedition for those who choose to remain behind. It will be compulsory, and it will also be dangerous."

The moment Conrad said this, the students who had been so hesitant to make their move soon began to blurt out their true intentions.

"T-then… I'll be leaving!" A random guy said, stepping forward from the bunch.

Before he had room to breathe, many other students blurred out the same thing.

Boys and girls stood out from the rest of their classmates—their numbers being an absurd chunk of the entire class.

Out of the twenty-eight, nineteen students were leaving.

Only Rey, Adonis, Belle, Billy, Trisha, Clark, Justin, Eric, and Alicia remained in place.

Everyone else seemed to have already made up their minds about what they would do.

They all wanted to leave.

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'Even you too, huh, Noah…?' Rey smiled a little sadly as he looked at a crumpled white envelope in his hand.

It most likely contained a letter, and Noah had quickly given him while stepping forward.

'I wonder what kind of message he wrote there for me.'

Rey already knew he wouldn't be able to work with Noah forever. In fact, their separation was inevitable.

'Right now, I don't really need him in my Black Market dealings. Plus, I already decided not to have anything more to do with them.'

essence, there really wasn't

feel a stinging sensation in his chest;

'Why…?'

so sad, and slightly frustrated, to see that Noah

reason that Noah had slowly become his friend over the course of

was privy to the aspects of

secrets, and they both shared a bond that couldn't be replicated anywhere else—even though it

Rey found

toughened up from all his experiences and would make better choices in

considerable amount. I'm sure he could retire and live a good life

was no doubt that he would be a formidable force

if Noah encountered a Dragon

though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let the matter in

the envelope in

were gathered, they were asked whether or not they had any personal properties they would like to take

Estate were excluded from this, so

was even benevolent enough that it didn't tell the students to strip and return the current

and trained them for about two

for a few minutes, specifically for those who had one or two items they left in their rooms to

told to leave the gates

students would have acted like entitled brats and asked for at least some

they were no longer the one with the

no longer had any cards to

though…' As Rey watched the nineteen students leave, he looked to his side and spotted the

I expected more people

Human Alliance; especially considering the

sold as slaves, and Adonis' squad almost died at the

of them remained

of saviors this

reasoning, he couldn't

eye on Billy. Now that he's

hadn't been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey

logical to keep him on

denizens of this world—if we just let

was one other

stayed, Belle. Aren't most of your puppets leaving the Estate?

glassy facade that Belle displayed, feeling

enough that she would just choose to remain

have other intentions? It was difficult to