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 anything

couldn't help but feel a stinging sensation in

'Why…?'

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

had slowly become his friend over the

to the aspects of Rey's life that he would never show

a bond that couldn't be replicated anywhere else—even though it was mostly tied

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

the boy had toughened up from all his

he could retire and live

and Skills, there was no doubt that he would be a formidable force for any native of this

Dragon then that would be 'Game

all these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let the matter

in

asked whether or not they had any personal

were excluded from this, so they

Council was even benevolent enough that it didn't tell the students to

that saved them from death, fed and

items they left in their rooms to fetch them and return, all the deserters

told to leave the gates without

entitled brats and asked for at least some measure

they were no longer the

had any cards

nineteen students leave, he looked to his

expected more

Alliance; especially considering the fact that they were the

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

of them

kind of saviors this place needs…'

had this general line of reasoning, he couldn't

to keep my eye on Billy. Now that he's been

abandoned by the Royal Council

just logical to keep him on board

cannon—a danger to the denizens of this world—if we just let

was one other person

stayed, Belle. Aren't most of your puppets

Belle displayed, feeling

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

simply have other intentions? It was difficult