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

stinging sensation in his chest;

'Why…?'

sad, and slightly frustrated, to see that Noah was leaving just like

it was due to the sole reason that Noah had slowly become his friend over the course of their

privy to the aspects of Rey's

couldn't be replicated

hope he's fine, though.' Rey

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

I'm sure he could retire and live a good life somewhere

that he would be a formidable

course, if Noah encountered a Dragon then

though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let

the envelope in his pocket

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

the Royal Estate were excluded from this, so they

it didn't tell the students to strip

way the nineteen abandoned the very people that saved them from death, fed and trained them for about two months… who would blame

for those who had one or two items they left in their rooms to fetch them and return, all the deserters were

greeted them as they were told to leave the gates without any

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

were no longer the

longer had

students leave, he looked to his side

more people

Human Alliance; especially considering the fact

nearly sold as slaves, and Adonis' squad almost died at the hands of a

of them

kind of saviors

reasoning, he couldn't help but look at a few people with

keep my eye on Billy. Now that he's been exposed, there's no telling how unstable

been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey was due to his

to keep him on board if he

denizens of

there was one other person

most of your puppets leaving the

the glassy facade that Belle

destroy Adonis and Alicia strong enough that she would just choose to remain here despite

simply have other