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.'

essence, there really wasn't

a stinging sensation

'Why…?'

and slightly frustrated, to see that Noah was leaving just

due to the sole reason that Noah had slowly

was privy to the aspects of Rey's

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

I hope he's fine, though.' Rey found himself leaking a

the boy had toughened up from all his experiences and

should have a considerable amount. I'm sure he

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

a Dragon then that would be

thought of all these, though…' Rey shrugged and decided simply to let the matter in his head

envelope in his

not they had any personal

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

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

the very people that saved them from death, fed and

minutes, specifically for those who had one or two items they left in

faces greeted them as they were told to leave the gates

the students would have acted like entitled brats and

were no longer

longer had any

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

more people to

United Human Alliance; especially considering

and Adonis'

all of them remained

saviors this place needs…' Rey's thoughts

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

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

the Royal Council or Rey was due to

to keep him on board if he chose to

cannon—a danger to the denizens

other person Rey was

puppets leaving

the glassy facade that Belle displayed,

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

simply have other intentions? It