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

feel a stinging sensation in his

'Why…?'

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

reason that Noah had slowly become his friend over the

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

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

he's fine, though.' Rey found

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

considerable amount. I'm sure he could retire and

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

encountered a Dragon

these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to

the envelope in his

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

were excluded from this, so they didn't have much of

didn't tell the students to strip

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

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

them as they were told to leave the gates without

the past, the students would have acted like entitled brats and asked for at least some measure

they were no longer the one with

had any cards

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

expected more people to

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

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

all of

of saviors this

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

on Billy. Now that he's been exposed, there's

been abandoned by the Royal Council or

him on board

the denizens of this world—if

one other person

surprised you stayed, Belle. Aren't most of your puppets leaving the Estate? Wouldn't it

looked at the glassy facade that Belle displayed,

Adonis and Alicia strong enough that

other intentions? It was difficult to