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

General could see

she would

going through the

Ralyks; he's neither a

stigma of horrors attached, while Adventurers caused carnage only to beasts such as

those applied

committed a valiant deed indeed,

Ralyks was different.' Lucy closed her eyes and

"… He's a Reaper."

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~VWUUSH!~

and it was

forward, the blue distortions behind him flickered and vanished, leaving him standing all

inhaled deeply. He missed the lovely taste of

quiet that it was difficult to tell if

thoughts trailed as he looked at the massive mansion

'First things first.'

where Rebal and Asher were, so he teleported

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

looked

them later.'

wanted to do what he

instantly

"S-Sir Ralyks… welcome back!"

"Welcome back, Sir Ralyks!"

additional layer of respect, though Rey

'Well, whatever…'

for any of

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

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

it seemed like they had several questions on the

however, didn't want to

questions.

answered and

a bit too much, but Rey allowed

of her and nurse her to full health. Pay close attention to her and

instantly, responding affirmatively to

on his face as he glanced at Esme for the last time that

go. But I guess the both

Esme would be when

only had one

allow this to

and tragedy is applied to their

under the

go of what was

embrace the change and evolve past their circumstances… to them is given more power to