An Extra’s POV

Brute facts of nature are immutable aspects of existence that cannot be changed.

They exist as a reminder that there are things we can't control.

Things like death, suffering, inequality, pain—they are all examples of brute facts that remain inevitable till date.

Even if concepts like gravity, space, and time can somehow be bypassed or bended to a certain degree—thanks to Skill and whatnot—the aforementioned remain essential aspects of reality that cannot change.

And so, as Britta watched the forty, or so, Monsters close in on the large clearing that her and her candidates occupied, she could see another fine example of a brute fact of nature.

"… iss Britta…"

Without a doubt, they were going to die here.

"… ey, Miss Britta, can you hear me…?"

It was a forgone conclusion. There was no way out. This… this was definitely the end.

"MISS BRITTA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"

Britta instantly snapped out of her thoughts as soon as a deep, loud voice called out for her.

"E-eh…?" She looked in front of her and saw the dark gentleman, Jet, holding her by both hands and shaking her until she finally responded.

Once she returned to reality, he let her go—though the aftereffects of his tight grip remained as a sensation.

"There are a total of 47 Monsters here. A few of them are hiding behind the dense walls of the trees."

"I see…" Jet's explanation did nothing to assuage her worries.

It only made her more assured of her fate.

our own, Miss Britta." Jet's voice appeared calm despite all of the

disappointed to hear that even the haughty

she was

need to rely

"H-huh?"

you said we can't rely on teamwork since this

that?!" Britta

sure of survival, yet this fool was still thinking about the Heroic Rank

a bigger idiot than

to pass this Test. For the sake of my dream…" Jet's smile seemed so distant that for a moment Britta

could be driving him so

we work together, Miss Brtitta… we should be able to win. But

her death was a forgone conclusion,

an eye, and her face transformed into a look of

to some newbie whom she looked

is Wind Magic, and she has an A-Tier

Britta was

very few individuals in all of humanity had A-Tier Skills. Even she, despite being a

an A-Tier Skill, but she wasn't even sure if the last 6 Star had one. He most

was incredibly rare to possess an A-Tier Skill, since having one essentially

Grand Mage of the Alliance, also known as the most powerful Mage of the Alliance, had only one A-Tier Skill, and she was able to reach such

use it well, but the mere

her Wind Magic to restrain the enemy while you and I will attack them as quickly

if she's restraining them, then she'll be

harm. It takes up a lot of Mana, though,

be the same Item

to control her expression

strong he

like the Monsters won't be attacking each other until they eliminate us first. That

Then, he reached for the briefcase that he kept