An Extra’s POV

"Huu… I forgot to ask how they managed to get here in the first place."

As Richard collapsed back on his seat, he muttered words to himself while allowing the faces of everyone he just met to burn into his memory.

This way, he wouldn't be able to forget them no matter where they met in the future.

'They're all strong and capable. That man especially… Sebas….' Richard pictured the handsome man in his mind.

'He has the aura of a leader!'

More than anything, Richard desired to pick him as his successor. He could already tell that the man was more than capable of it.

'Should I talk to him about it? Try to make him a sweet offer, maybe?' He shook his head as his wry smile widened.

"Nah, that would definitely piss off the Royal Council. I shouldn't try to poach such an asset of theirs—especially when I'm trying to establish good relations with them."

Still, it was such a shame.

'Having someone like that to bridge the gap between Adventurers and the Alliance… wouldn't that be something?'

Richard decided to stop thinking about it, else he would be tempted to throw caution to the wind and ask the man anyway.

'I suppose my options have now been cut down to four potential candidates.'

Out of those four, he already singled Lux out due to her passive attitude. Britta was also very hot-headed and brash, lacking a lot of the emotional maturity that made a great leader, so she was out as well.

'I mean, there's a reason why I still didn't consider her for the position when she was the only competent around.'

That left two real choices; Jet and Sherlock.

'Sherlock is still too young, but he has a lot of potential. If I start early, I could groom him into a capable leader.'

how uncertain life was—especially the life of an Adventurer—Richard wasn't sure if he

Jet as the optimal

well-received by most of the Adventurers.

in him.' Guildmaster Richard nodded as he remembered how he heard the loud declaration of the

be made after the

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[Meanwhile]

huh? That

opened his eyes, he found himself staring

or two apart. The moment he finally processed what was happening, he became so startled that he nearly jumped out of

creating some distance between himself and

have y-you been standing there

the dark mask covering it didn't help in the slightest. He also found himself stuttering, which further showed how flustered he

deal. "I got bored waiting and wanted to

collapsing

admitting it just

would I lie about something like that? I've been begging

flustered? It's not like you could have

her hands together. "I think I was pretty close back there. You just

body never left the room. Instead, he simply shared his senses with his duplicate through

body couldn't really do anything.

protection, so you wouldn't have been able to pry open

saying that, a creeping fear popped into his mind. 'What if she found a

that." As if reading his

confidence was

not even sure it's my real face

"It is."

about it despite her smile. She seemed to have

It scared Rey.

there's no way you could know