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

help but feel a stinging sensation in his

'Why…?'

did he feel so sad, and slightly frustrated, to see that Noah was

due to the sole reason that Noah had slowly become his friend over the course

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

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

though.' Rey found

could only hope the boy had toughened up from all

he could retire and live

he would be a

a Dragon then that would be

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

placed the envelope in his pocket and

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

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

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

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

had one or two items they left in their rooms to fetch them and return, all the

them as they were told to leave the

like entitled brats and asked for at least some measure

they were no longer the

had any cards

watched the nineteen students leave, he looked to his side and spotted the eight that chose to remain, like

more

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

Billy were nearly sold as slaves, and Adonis'

all of them remained

kind of saviors this place needs…'

had this general line of reasoning, he couldn't help but look at a few people with

Now that he's been exposed, there's

hadn't been abandoned by the Royal Council or Rey

him on board if he chose

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

was one other

you stayed, Belle. Aren't most of your puppets leaving the Estate? Wouldn't

Belle displayed, feeling

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

she simply have other intentions? It was difficult