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.

smiled, narrating the experience as if it was no

stealthily charged at the first Monster and gave his all

fight, and he pushed himself a lot

"Faster."

He hastened his movements.

"Stronger."

his muscles and increased

"Smarter."

up with

"Better!"

the process—over and over again—until he ended

to become a little like the man I pretended to be."

generous. If I

the Adventurers back, and after the joint testimony of the people

had become an

I joined one of the most influential Parties, managed to defeat the

than one, Noah changed. He found himself trying out new things, exploring everything

day, I keep changing in hopes that one day… I will become like that ideal

boy

comparison. Jet's words weren't wrong, but they didn't properly embody

a better human being. Someone stronger, smarter, better

be like his

the long story,

*********

'The hell…?'

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

way, he felt a bit

couldn't help but feel challenged in a sense. Perhaps he didn't want to get left behind, or he felt like he wasn't as mature as his friend

it himself, but he felt a tinge of

this is pretty normal.

one wished for

and Rey

able to change. That was a pretty inspiring story." He

his tone

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