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 the

and going through the currents of thick blood. Once

Ralyks; he's neither a

stigma of horrors attached, while Adventurers caused carnage only to

those applied

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

the end, Sir Ralyks was different.' Lucy closed her eyes and gazed at

"… He's a Reaper."

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~VWUUSH!~

appeared before the Blanc Mansion, and it was

step forward, the blue distortions behind him flickered and vanished,

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

it was difficult to tell if anything had even

find out from Ater later…' Rey's thoughts trailed

'First things first.'

Rebal and Asher were, so he teleported

found himself in a lounge, with the father and

both looked scarred by

I'll ask them later.'

wanted to do what he

instantly jumped to

"S-Sir Ralyks… welcome back!"

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks!"

greetings seemed to contain an additional layer of respect, though Rey wondered if it was simply the product of his

'Well, whatever…'

any of that

on one of the sofas, her unconscious form gracefully laying on

shock—specifically because of her white hair

like they had

want to have any of

any questions. It's

answered and

a bit too

nurse her to full health. Pay close attention to her

men nodded instantly, responding affirmatively to everything

his face as he glanced at Esme for the last

go. But I guess the both of us ended up getting the worst surprise of our

person Esme would be when

only had one

hope you allow this to

grows when pressure and tragedy is applied to their

under the

let go of what was to embrace what

the change and evolve past