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

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

'Why…?'

frustrated, to see that

due to the sole reason that Noah had slowly

relationship was a bit unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the aspects of Rey's life that he would never

bond that couldn't be replicated

though.' Rey found himself

up from all his experiences and

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

a formidable force for any native of this world that

course, if Noah encountered a Dragon then that would

shrugged and decided simply to let the matter

in his

all the nineteen students were gathered, they were asked whether or not they had any personal properties they would like

were excluded

was even benevolent enough that it didn't tell the students to

death, fed and trained them for about two months… who would blame the Council for

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

as they were told to leave the gates without any

acted like entitled brats and asked

longer the one with the

had any cards

Rey watched the nineteen students leave, he looked to his

more people

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

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

of them remained

of saviors this place

couldn't help but look

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

Billy hadn't been abandoned by the Royal

logical to keep him on board

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

was one other person Rey was

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

facade that Belle displayed, feeling a lump

enough that she

did she simply have other intentions? It