An Extra’s POV

"Be strong. Stay strong."

That was Trisha's family motto, and for all her life, she abided by those principles.

Her father was a well-respected Martial Artist in the community, and he even used to have a dojo before retiring.

Despite her being the only child of the family, her parents treated her with love and didn't try to turn her into a boy.

However, she could see it in her father's eyes—the desire he had for an heir.

Someone to carry on their family's legacy.

"Father, I want to learn Martial Arts!"

In the end, she was the one who thrust herself in the world she became immersed in for most of her life.

Everything she did after that revolved around training, learning, trying her hardest to be strong.

It was difficult, but she comforted herself with the happiness of her father.

… With the success of her family.

Even now, Trisha had no real regrets. She still desired to be strong and every day, she strives to reach even more of the unattainable height that was the Martial Peak.

She couldn't blame her father for this path.

Everything she was, and all she had become… Trisha chose it of her own accord.

Which was why she began to crumble when she looked around her and found out a truth she couldn't see before.

In this world, where her father and the entire community she grew up with, weren't present… what was the purpose of everything?

Sure, she was strong… but did that really matter here?

Her Martial Arts were rendered obsolete by Skills and Magic, and she wasn't even the best at that.

the pretty girls and handsome guys

grew into heavy

truly look at without hints of envy, yet had some

That was Rey Skylar.

she knew he was strong… yet he didn't

she knew his application

a truly special

being much closer to him than she was, Trisha already realized she was fighting a

she backed

only so much

stomaching everything for so long, Trisha felt

couldn't she be as strong as everyone

as attractive

It… just wasn't fair.

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I didn't know you saw things that way." Alicia was the first to speak after

expression on her face; one that

myself as special in any way. My beauty is all due to genetics, and I had to study very very hard to be able to pass all those

and experiences, but… Alicia hoped her own story could show her another side of

choose to believe this or not, but… I

and the two

"I don't believe it."

possible, right? Your

little

luck in selection. By choosing a Skill or Class, you get a chain reaction

still looked upon her in disbelief. There was no way they could believe such

know it sounds crazy, but it's the truth. My point is that while I was popular, I wasn't well-liked by a

rumors that spread about her on multiple occasions, and

were mind-shattering revelations to the

believe all those superficial things don't matter. I won't deny that I was lucky to have gotten these powers here, and that my appeal played a big role in making me popular back

matters most is what we choose

didn't know if she was passing the message across the way she wanted to, but she knew there was something else she had to