An Extra’s POV

"Let's go, Esme."

Rey took her hand and drew her close to him as he flew away from the scene.

With his Spatial Skill, he could have easily teleported the two of them out of there, but instead, he chose to ascend to the skies with her.

They both floated in the air, the ground far beneath their feet.

"W-what about Aldred? What will happen to him… and them?"

A single glance at Esme's face showed that, despite being hurt by the Elves, she still cared about them. Rey didn't understand if it was some kind of racial camaraderie, but he found it odd.

'Would I have been the same if the humans treated me like shit?'

He wasn't sure, but he doubted it.

Even when he was considered the weakest of the Otherworlders, and he sort of still was, the Royal Council didn't treat him with any kind of bigotry.

The only reason they separated the students into two classes was in order not to rush the training of the lesser skilled students and also to prevent the impediment of the growth of the more talented students.

It was a pragmatic approach, and Rey wasn't even the only one who was in Beta Class. Most of the students were there.

Promotions and demotions also existed, so it wasn't a strict hierarchy.

There were initially nine students in the Alpha Class, but they eventually got whittled down to seven. If Trisha continued her intense training, Rey had a feeling that she would have undoubtedly reached Alpha Class.

All of that was in the past now, but the bottom line was that he wasn't harshly treated by the humans in H'Trae. Lucielle and Brutus—as well as any other trainer in-between—were pretty fair to him.

He was treated pretty much the same as everyone else.

In fact, most of the scorn he recieved was from his fellow Otherworlders. A lot of them made fun of him in the beginning, but eveb that didn't last very long.

Everyone had their own thing, and so they soon ignored him.

No one really bullied him. Perhaps that was due to the influence of Adonis, but Rey also felt like they simply had their struggles and challenges to keep busy.

"I haven't really had it that rough, so I wouldn't know how you feel right now… Esme." Rey said as he looked at her.

For a moment, they stared at each other in silence.

Then—

They don't want to have anything to do with me, and

she would cry or display some kind of emotion, but her slightly stoic demeanor was

have anything to do

see." Rey

was

for having my back, though. I really appreciate it, Rey." She smiled, slightly using

no big

his shoulder as he muttered

he didn't feel any discomfort from her

the

thankful that she couldn't see his

Rey. I'm lucky to have known someone like

she said those words. He felt a bittersweet sensation within

huh? I guess… we are

In that dark room…" Esme's

despite bringing up

my voice to call your name, you know? I said nothing initially, since I thought you would save everyone. Imagine

rescued you." Rey responded with a nervous smile as he watched Esme shake

back then, though. I was like… 'This jerk is just going to leave the rest of

I won't deny being a

just so you could save

would end up being

stared at each other for what felt like a minute, allowing the winds to blow

Rey finally spoke up, replying

such a pretty

so only one image really came to mind once

he thought about what would happen if he tried to

will she say,

happy for him. Making another friend was not an easy

But…

out

any female as his friend gave Rey goosebumps

she likes me, right? Maybe

for your sake, I can pretend

"H-huh…?"

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