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 in his chest;

'Why…?'

feel so sad, and slightly frustrated,

reason that Noah had slowly become his

unbalanced, but Noah was privy to the

shared a bond that couldn't be replicated

fine, though.' Rey found

could only hope the boy had toughened up from all

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

there was no doubt that he would be a formidable force for any native

encountered a Dragon then that would be

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

in

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

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

that it didn't tell the students to strip and return the current

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

specifically for those who had one or two items they left

faces greeted them as they were told to leave the

entitled brats and

they were no longer the one with

had any cards to

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

more people to have

United Human Alliance; especially considering

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

all of

saviors this place needs…'

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

keep my eye on Billy. Now that he's

by the Royal Council or

just logical to keep him on board if he

cannon—a danger to the denizens of this world—if we just let him roam free without

was one other

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

looked at the glassy facade that Belle

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

other intentions? It was difficult