An Extra’s POV

'I messed up!'

Rey could already sense the expectations of the audience directed towards him and Esme--specifically Esme.

'Because of our actions, most of them aren't turning back.'

There just wasn't enough casualties or despair to drive the weak away. For that very reason, many of them thought they had a chance.

'But was I supposed to? Watch as all of them got wiped out?'

If he did that, the number of casualties would have exceeded what the Guilldmaster had projected in his grand plan.

Pretty much anyone who was a Veteran would have died.

'That would be an extremely negative blow on the entire Conquest. The Veterans might have chosen to leave at that point.'

Even after the Conquest was over, the deaths of those thousands was bound to negatively affect the Adventurers Guild.

'The Guild earns a certain percentage from the Quest Rewards that Adventurers get directly from them. Also, Adventurers pay taxes too...'

The entire Quest system would also be compromised since there would be a severe shortage in the number of low-ranked Adventurers to take on low-ranked jobs.

Higher-ranking Adventurers would never want to want to take on those jobs since the pay would pale in comparison to the Quests that existed normally in their purview. Not only that, but their pride as higher-ranking Adventurers wouldn't let them stoop so low.

If this imbalance festered for long enough, many more problems would rear its head.

'The only way the Guild can combat things by then is to raise the reward of those missions on order to make them appealing to the top Adventurers.'

problem, but what of in the long run? Not only would the Guild be losing a lot of money due to this additional incentive they were providing, Adventurers would see that they could earn a sizeable sum with less

in turn, make the high-ranking Quests suffer a severe

only to combat things at that point would be to increase the incentives on the high-ranking missions as well, which will just bring about the same issues and continue

the fact that he didn't

rather, he told

didn't say anything. Did she also consider the long-term effects of their deaths, or was she willing to adhere to the

now had severe consequences

I would be tempted to use it on these people, but

A-Tier Skill, and it only worked on one target at a time. Rey figured it would be weird, and even

up on

Skill beyond my persona's skill-set.' He told

they would have to endure and carry as many as they could onto the next stage, and probably

on after bothering to save them here...'

opportunity of a lifetime by relying on the more

kindness against him, and they were being pathetic leeches who simply wanted to gain all the benefit

they expect her to do it

of everyone present. He wanted to thoroughly rebuke the crowd and, even if it was by force, make

But…

Let's just keep up

from beside him, like a

and found her smiling softly while nodding. It was at this moment that he realized that Esme

worked up.' He told himself, allowing his racing

smiled at her, and she nodded,

'I

everyone has decided to continue the Conquest…" Richard's voice brought Rey

his surprise, the Guildmaster looked in his direction. He made a sympathetic

do