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.'

lot of money due to this additional incentive they were providing, Adventurers would see that they could earn a sizeable sum with less risk by going for

would, in turn, make the high-ranking Quests suffer

the high-ranking missions as well, which will

course, considered all of these factors--along with the fact that he didn't want any unnecessary

rather, he told Esme

wonder what she 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

was that his deep consideration now had

had [Absolute Mental Control], I would be tempted to use

it only worked on one target at a time. Rey figured it would

up on

really shouldn't use any Skill beyond my persona's

and carry as many as they could onto the next stage, and probably the one after

later on after bothering to save them here...' He sighed and

on the more powerful to protect, something

though they were using his kindness against him, and they were being pathetic leeches

grind for these people, yet they expect her to do it

front of everyone present. He wanted to thoroughly rebuke the crowd and,

But…

Let's just keep up with

him, like a

found her smiling softly while nodding. It was at this moment that he realized that Esme must have also been thinking about the issue, and she noticed

up.' He

at her, and she nodded,

chuckled almost immediately. 'I shouldn't have

Richard's voice brought Rey

Guildmaster looked in his direction. He made a sympathetic look, and Rey

do what