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.'

Guild be losing a lot of money due to this additional incentive they were providing, Adventurers would

high-ranking Quests suffer a

be to increase the incentives on the high-ranking missions as well, which will just

considered all of these factors--along with the fact that he didn't want any unnecessary deaths--which was why he intervened

he told Esme

would have done if I didn't say anything. Did she also consider the long-term effects of their deaths, or was she willing to adhere to the original plan?' He

his deep consideration now had severe consequences

I had [Absolute Mental Control], I would be tempted to use it on these people, but sadly I

worked on one target at a time. Rey figured it would be weird, and

would pick up on it

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

have to endure and carry as many

later on after bothering to save them

by relying on the more powerful to protect, something about the situation left a bad

and they were being pathetic leeches who simply

they expect her

of everyone present. He

But…

fine. Let's just keep up with it

from beside him, like a soft whisper entering

moment that he realized that Esme must have also been thinking

get too worked up.' He told

smiled at her,

almost immediately. 'I shouldn't have thought

continue the Conquest…" Richard's voice brought Rey back to reality, and

He made a sympathetic look, and Rey

do what