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.'

wasn't

stinging sensation in his

'Why…?'

slightly frustrated, to see

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

the relationship was a bit unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the aspects of Rey's life that

they both shared a bond that couldn't

Rey found himself

from all his experiences and would

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

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

a Dragon then

Rey shrugged and decided simply to let

envelope in his pocket and sighed

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

the Royal Estate were excluded from this,

enough that it didn't tell the students to strip

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

those who had one or two items they left in their rooms to fetch them and

faces greeted them as they were told to leave the gates

entitled brats and

no longer the one

had any

watched the nineteen students leave, he looked to his side

more people to

considering the fact that they

were nearly sold as slaves, and Adonis' squad

of them remained

of saviors this place

he couldn't help but look

have to keep my eye on Billy. Now that he's been exposed, there's no

abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey was due

him on

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

was one other person Rey

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

glassy facade that Belle displayed, feeling a lump in his

desire to destroy Adonis and Alicia strong enough that she

did she simply have other intentions? It was