An Extra’s POV

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.

decided to fight." Noah shrugged smiled, narrating the experience as if it was no big

Monster and gave his all into generating the

arsenal to fight, and he pushed himself a lot more than he ever

"Faster."

He hastened his movements.

"Stronger."

his muscles

"Smarter."

up with perfect counters

"Better!"

process—over and over again—until he ended up killing all the

day. I was able to become a little like the man I pretended to be." Noah laughed as he began to conclude his

action, I realized my original perception of them was a little too generous. If

Adventurers back, and after the joint testimony of the people he saved, there was no need for him

had become an Adventurer, registered

rest is history. I joined one of the most influential Parties, managed to defeat the leader, and became the

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

keep changing in hopes that one day… I will become

boy of your

that part." Noah laughed out loud once he heard that comparison. Jet's words weren't wrong, but they didn't properly embody what he

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

be like his

long story,

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'The hell…?'

was shocked by 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

felt for Noah and his personal growth, he couldn't help but feel challenged in a sense. Perhaps he didn't want

understand it himself, but he felt a

is pretty

no one wished for their friends to do

Rey

a pretty inspiring story."

his