An Extra’s POV

"Charge in!"

General Lucy and her forces rushed inside the room at her command, their loud roars a clear testament to the resolve burning within their hearts.

However, only a few seconds after entering the room, all of their resolve melted into something else.

"A-ahh…?!"

"M-my goodness…"

"T-this is…!"

All their eyes could see it… the scene of carnage that lay before their very eyes.

The mangled and butchered corpses of a thousand people decorated their sight and overwhelmed their senses.

Even Lucy, with all of her experience on the battlefield, found herself widening her single eye.

'T-this is horrible!'

She had never seen or heard of a single human cause such extensive bloodshed on fellow people.

This felt awful beyond comparison.

It felt wrong.

'That man… Sir Ralyks… he did this…?'

Lucy had always gotten bad vibes in his presence—as if he was a dangerous one that she couldn't afford to mess with.

However, she never expected him to be so ruthless.

'The Royal Council trusts him as an ally, and since he executed the members of the Criminal Underworld, none of his actions here are illegal.'

However, Lucy couldn't help but feel anxious.

'What if he stops becoming an ally?' Lucy didn't want to imagine such a possibility.

After all, the moment Ralyks ceased being on their side would be the day she would have to raise her blade against him.

Lucy found herself gulping at the thought.

'Should that day ever arrive… I'll become nothing more than these lumps of flesh and stains of blood.'

It caused her to shiver.

"D-don't just stand there! Examine the corpses and identify the ones who belong to the respective Houses." Lucy declared.

"I'll lead a separate unit on an investigative tour of the entire building. We will be stripping this entire place of all its secrets, from top to bottom!"

Lucy turned behind her and looked at Kara Verte—their ally and informant.

as disturbed as everyone else

could

hadn't taken our side… she would have

boots kicking away fleshy parts and going through the currents of thick blood. Once she took in

neither a Hero nor is he an

valiant deeds without the stigma of horrors attached, while Adventurers caused carnage only to beasts such as

of those

been cut up. He had committed a valiant

closed her eyes and gazed

"… He's a Reaper."

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~VWUUSH!~

and it was in perfect

distortions behind him flickered and

He missed the lovely taste of fresh air, a sharp contrast

it was difficult to tell if anything had even transpired here

find out from Ater later…' Rey's thoughts trailed as he looked at

'First things first.'

already sense where Rebal and Asher were, so he teleported there in a

himself in a lounge, with the father and son staring at each other in

looked scarred by

them later.' Rey sighed

do what he came

His voice startled the two, who instantly jumped

"S-Sir Ralyks… welcome back!"

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks!"

greetings seemed to contain an additional layer of respect, though Rey

'Well, whatever…'

any of that at the

on one of

Asher looked at her in shock—specifically because of her white hair and

like they had several questions

want to have any

ask me any questions. It's a

course!" Rebal promptly answered and

a bit too much,

health. Pay close attention to

nodded instantly, responding affirmatively to everything he

face as he glanced at

go. But I guess the both of us

person Esme would be when he next saw

had one

you allow this

everyone grows when pressure and tragedy is applied

crumble under

never let go of what was to embrace

change and evolve past