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.'

really wasn't

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

'Why…?'

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

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

the relationship was a bit unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the aspects of

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

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

could only hope the boy had toughened up from all his experiences and

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

be a formidable force for any native of this world that tried to disturb

course, if Noah encountered a Dragon then that would be

thought of all these, though…' Rey shrugged and

in his

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

were excluded from this, so they didn't

the students to strip and return

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

who had one or two items they left in their rooms to fetch them and return, all

were told to leave the gates

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

were no longer the

no longer had any cards to

leave, he looked to his side

expected more people to

the United Human Alliance; especially considering the fact

as slaves, and Adonis' squad almost died at the

of

the kind of saviors this

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

Now that he's been exposed,

reason Billy hadn't been abandoned by the Royal

logical to keep him on board if he

he could be a loose cannon—a danger to the denizens of this world—if we just

other person Rey was

of your puppets leaving the Estate? Wouldn't it be safer

the glassy facade that Belle displayed,

Alicia strong enough that she would just choose to remain

did she simply have other intentions? It was