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.

Noah shrugged smiled, narrating the experience as if it was no

Monster and gave his all into generating the perfect

the Skills in his arsenal to fight, and he pushed himself a lot more than he ever

"Faster."

He hastened his movements.

"Stronger."

strengthened his muscles and

"Smarter."

the Monsters and came up with perfect

"Better!"

again—until he ended up killing

to become a little like

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

the people he saved, there was no need for him

had become an Adventurer, registered as

one of the most influential Parties, managed to

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

that one day… I will become like that ideal image I pretended

boy of your

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

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

to be

story, but that's pretty much

*********

'The hell…?'

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

a way, he felt

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

didn't understand it himself, but he felt a

guess this is pretty

one

was human nature, and Rey was the

was a pretty inspiring story." He said, meaning every

his tone rang