An Extra’s POV

Chapter 422

Back then, Noah had three choices.

Stay and hide.

Run and escape.

Charge and fight.

His instinct had been to hide, and his next thought was to run as fast as he could—as far away as he could.

But… he wasn't listening.

'I-if I can win. Then… I can try, right?'

His entire being despised violence. He wasn't very strong too, and his Skills were mostly useful for evasion and defense.

Yet… why did he want to fight?

'Ahh…' He realized it at that moment. '… Is this your doing, Rey?'

Noah realized how dissatisfied he felt—with himself, and with the scene playing out in front of him.

He had felt this way throughout his journey away from the Capital.

Despite that gnawing feeling, he constantly told himself that he made the right choice leaving his only friend behind so he could run away from responsibility.

However, when he stood there, hidden from everything in the world, Noah was finally able to confront himself.

'I don't like this… this version of me.'

The time he had the most fun, and felt most fulfilled, was when he was pretending to be some kind of powerful subordinate of Ralyks.

He liked the way people looked at him. Their respect, admiration, their fear… it made him feel warm inside.

It wasn't even like he sought their validation.

He wanted his own.

shrugged smiled, narrating the experience as if it was

first Monster and gave his all into generating the perfect

to fight, and he pushed himself a lot

"Faster."

He hastened his movements.

"Stronger."

strengthened his muscles and increased his

"Smarter."

Monsters and came up with

"Better!"

repeated the process—over and over again—until he ended

little like the man I pretended to be." Noah

generous. If I

and after the joint testimony of the people he saved,

an Adventurer, registered

the most influential Parties, managed to defeat the leader, and

more ways than one, Noah changed. He found himself trying out new things, exploring everything he previously

changing in hopes that one day… I will become like that

errand boy

not that part." Noah laughed out loud once he heard that comparison.

to be a better human being. Someone stronger, smarter, better than I used to

to be like

the long story, but that's pretty

*********

'The hell…?'

how much Noah had matured as a person. 'So his change was a lot more than what I saw on the

a way, he felt a

and his personal growth, he couldn't help but feel challenged in a sense. Perhaps he didn't want to get left behind,

himself, but he felt a tinge of

is pretty normal.

wanted their friends to do well. However, no one wished for their friends to do

human nature, and Rey was the

a pretty inspiring story." He

something about his tone

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