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

a stinging sensation in his

'Why…?'

so sad, and slightly frustrated,

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

but Noah was privy to the aspects of Rey's life that he would never show anyone

knew his secrets, and they both shared a bond that couldn't be replicated anywhere else—even though

fine, though.' Rey found himself leaking a sad

boy had toughened up from all his

I'm sure he could retire and live

he would be a formidable force

if Noah encountered a Dragon then

these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let the matter

in his

gathered, they were asked whether or not they had any personal properties they would like

course, items given to them by the Royal Estate were excluded from

tell the students to strip and return the current attires

the way the nineteen abandoned the very people that saved them from death, fed and trained them for about two

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

them as they were told to leave the gates

have acted like entitled brats

no longer the one with

longer had

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

more people

was ironic how 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

as slaves, and Adonis' squad almost died

all of

of saviors this place

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

that he's been exposed, there's no telling

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

to keep him on board

loose cannon—a danger to the denizens

other person Rey was concerned

most of your puppets leaving the Estate?

Belle displayed, feeling a lump

that she would just choose to remain here

other intentions? It was difficult