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

could

hadn't taken our side… she would have ended up

parts and going through the currents

Ralyks; he's neither a Hero

attached, while Adventurers caused carnage only to

of those

Monsters, humans had been cut up. He had committed a valiant deed indeed, but the horror was too

Lucy closed her eyes

"… He's a Reaper."

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~VWUUSH!~

appeared before the Blanc Mansion, and it

blue distortions behind him flickered and vanished,

as he inhaled deeply. He missed the lovely taste of fresh air, a sharp

still; so peaceful and quiet that it was difficult to tell if anything had even transpired here

thoughts trailed as he looked at

'First things first.'

already sense where Rebal and Asher

with the father and son

both looked scarred

ask them later.'

only wanted to do what he came

who instantly

"S-Sir Ralyks… welcome back!"

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks!"

respect, though

'Well, whatever…'

any of that

sleight of his hand, Esme appeared on one of the sofas, her unconscious form gracefully

in shock—specifically because of her white hair and

like they had several

to have any of

questions. It's

promptly answered and lowered his

felt a bit too

and nurse her to full health. Pay close

nodded instantly, responding affirmatively to

he glanced at Esme for the

guess the both of us ended up

Esme would be when he

only had

this to make

pressure and tragedy is

under

never let go of what was to

evolve past their