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 anything holding

feel a stinging sensation in his chest; one

'Why…?'

frustrated,

it was due to the sole reason that Noah had slowly become his friend over the course of their

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

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

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

boy had toughened up from all his experiences and

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

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

encountered a Dragon then that would be 'Game

of all these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided

envelope in his pocket and

not they had any personal properties they would like to take along

Royal Estate were

the students to strip and return the current

people that saved them from death, fed and trained them

they left

faces greeted them as they were told

entitled brats and asked for

they were no longer the one with the

longer had

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

I expected more

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

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

all of

guess they're the kind of saviors

had this general line of reasoning, he couldn't

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

only reason Billy hadn't been abandoned by the Royal Council

him on

cannon—a danger to the denizens of

there was one other person Rey was concerned

Belle. Aren't most of your puppets leaving the Estate? Wouldn't it be

glassy facade that Belle displayed, feeling

desire to destroy Adonis and Alicia strong enough that she would just choose to

she simply have other intentions? It was difficult