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.'

there really wasn't anything holding them

help but feel a stinging sensation

'Why…?'

sad, and slightly frustrated, to see

the sole reason that Noah had slowly become his friend

was a bit unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the aspects of Rey's life that he

his secrets, and they both shared a bond that couldn't be replicated

he's fine, though.' Rey

toughened up from all his experiences and would

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

be a formidable force for any native of

Noah encountered a Dragon then that would be 'Game

and decided simply to

the envelope in his

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

course, items given to them by the Royal Estate were excluded from this, so they didn't have

tell the students to strip and return the current attires they

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

they

were told to leave the gates without

the students would have acted like entitled brats and asked for at

longer the one

longer had

students leave, he looked to his

expected more people

United Human Alliance; especially considering the fact that they were the ones

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

of

they're the kind of saviors this place needs…' Rey's thoughts

line of reasoning, he couldn't help but look at a few

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

reason Billy hadn't been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey

to keep him on board if he

cannon—a danger to the denizens of this world—if we just let him

there was one other

of your puppets leaving the Estate? Wouldn't it be

facade that Belle

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

simply have other intentions? It was difficult to