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.

looked as

could

she hadn't taken our side… she

boots kicking away fleshy parts and going through the currents of thick blood. Once she took in the entire sight, Lucy reached

neither a Hero nor

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

those applied

a

different.' Lucy closed her

"… He's a Reaper."

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~VWUUSH!~

Mansion, and it was in

behind him

lovely taste

felt still; so peaceful and quiet that it was difficult to tell if

Rey's thoughts trailed as he looked at the massive

'First things first.'

Rebal and Asher were, so he teleported there in

a lounge, with the father and son

both looked

ask them later.' Rey sighed

to do

His voice startled the two, who instantly jumped to their feet and

"S-Sir Ralyks… welcome back!"

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks!"

greetings seemed to contain an additional layer of respect, though

'Well, whatever…'

really care for any of that

appeared on one of the

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

faces exuded confusion, and it seemed like they had several questions

to have any of

any questions. It's a

answered and lowered

bit too much,

her and nurse her to full health. Pay close attention to her and ensure all

responding

he

wasn't how I expected things to go. But I guess the both of us ended up getting the worst

what kind of person Esme would

had one

this to make

grows when pressure and tragedy

under the

of what was to

change and evolve past their circumstances… to them is