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.'

there really wasn't

a stinging sensation in his chest; one that he couldn't

'Why…?'

he feel so sad, and slightly frustrated, to see that

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

bit unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the

bond that couldn't be replicated anywhere else—even though it

I hope he's fine, though.' Rey found himself

toughened up from all

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

doubt that he would be a formidable force for any native

if Noah encountered a Dragon then that would

and decided simply to let the

placed the envelope in

all the nineteen students were gathered, they were asked whether or not they

to them by the Royal Estate were excluded from this, so they

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

the very people that saved them from death, fed and trained them for about two months… who would blame the Council for making such

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

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

acted like entitled brats and asked for at

were no longer the one with the

longer had any cards to

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

expected more people to have

United Human Alliance; especially considering the fact that they were the ones that experienced the

Billy were nearly sold as slaves, and Adonis' squad almost

all of

of saviors this place needs…' Rey's

had this general line of reasoning, he couldn't help but look at

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

been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey was

just logical to keep him

to the denizens of this world—if we just let him roam free

was one other person Rey was concerned

your puppets

glassy facade that Belle displayed, feeling a lump

and Alicia strong enough that she

did she simply have other intentions?