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.

narrating the experience as if it was no big

charged at the first Monster and gave his all into generating the perfect

used all the Skills in his arsenal to fight, and he pushed himself

"Faster."

He hastened his movements.

"Stronger."

his muscles and increased his

"Smarter."

up with perfect counters at the

"Better!"

again—until

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

my original perception of them was a little too generous. If I could defeat Monsters that Adventurers couldn't, then

of the people he

an

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

himself trying out new

one day… I will become like that ideal

boy of your

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

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

wanted to be

story, but that's pretty

*********

'The hell…?'

'So his change

he

as Rey felt for Noah and his personal growth, he 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

understand it himself, but he felt a

this is

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

and Rey was

a pretty inspiring

something about his tone rang

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