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 anything

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

'Why…?'

he feel so sad, and slightly frustrated, to see

the sole reason that Noah had

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

couldn't be replicated

hope he's fine, though.' Rey found

from all his experiences and

sure he could retire and live a good

there was no doubt that he would be a

a Dragon

of all these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let the matter in his head

placed the envelope in his pocket and sighed

not they had

them by the Royal Estate were excluded from this, so they didn't

tell the students to strip and return the current attires

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

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

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

acted like entitled brats and asked

longer the

longer had any cards

watched the nineteen students leave, he looked to his side and

more

none of the Alpha Class students bailed on the United Human Alliance; especially considering the fact that they were the ones that experienced the

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

of them remained

of saviors

reasoning, he couldn't help but look at a

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

hadn't been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey was due to

was just logical to keep him on board if he

denizens of this world—if we just let

there was one other person Rey

your puppets leaving the Estate?

that Belle displayed, feeling a lump in

and Alicia strong enough that she would

she simply have other intentions? It