An Extra’s POV

"S-Sir Jet!"

Noah felt tears gushing out of his eyes as his blurry vision stared at the man whose pale body was slowly fading away.

If it was anything like what happened to Lux, his partner, then Noah was certain that the man on the ground was dying.

Right after using her final binding Spell, Lux turned into tiny white orbs of light and faded away. And now, Jet was doing the same--albeit at a slower pace.

He was surrounded by the thousands of surviving Adventurers who owed their lives to him. All of them had their heads bowed in both respect and grief.

No one said anything but Noah... and the man fated to die.

"I thought I told you... to call me Jet." He strained a smile, coughing a little after leaking out those words.

Noah stifled a loud cry as he stared at Jet's paralyzed form.

"I-is there really... nothing I can do...?" He muttered, more hot and salty liquids flowing through his young face.

"No... it's too late for me."

Jet's voice, albeit hoarse and low, contained a tone of finality. There was no way to save them after unleashing the seal.

"Lux and I already knew this much. We understood the consequences of our actions... and made the decision regardless."

Noah wanted to say something so he opened his lips, but quickly felt a lump stuck in his throat. He could not utter the words that he wanted to speak.

It felt like he was choking; like he couldn't breathe.

His body trembled as he clenched his fists, pressing his fingers on his palms until they whitened.

Jet was a hero.

He was the strongest of all the Adventurers--perhaps the strongest of humans who were natives to this world.

Yet, he did the impossible.

"Y-you really did it, Jet... you won." Noah sniffed, taking in the snot that trickled down his nostrils.

"Yeah. I told you I would..."

Then, Jet's gaze left Noah and went to the woman who knelt beside him.

"Did you see? I told you, didn't I? That you're going to live to see my dream and fulfill yours?"

tears like a baby. Her face was so crinkled up as she

The guilt. The

released in the form of

never able to confess her feelings to him. She lost her faith

she could still feel the gentle warmth that radiated from him as she stared

I wish it was me. I

raised his hand

again, she could feel the soothing warmness that flowed from him. She clasped her two palms around his weak hands and more tears

"Jet..."

dreams... grow strong and powerful

for a short period, having just a few moments of interaction, yet no one understood her

Why did he have to

Jet smiled. "You heard it, didn't

first time she saw Jet. She had just seen him and his partner

he had

Zephyr and become the greatest Adventurer of the City." She sobbed as

then, Britta had scoffed

arrogant man who was yet to know

him, she

of her... there

it? Was I able to surpass Zephyr?" Jet asked in a soft

I become the Greatest Adventurer

or moment of hesitation, everyone nodded their head in

never conquered a Grand Calamity Class Dungeon before." Britta said with a

Jake, one of the many Adventurers that Jet saved, spoke up with just as much

saved so many people from certain doom!" Another

everyone—even those who

surrounded Jet began to

his praises, and most importantly, they all admitted

with a profound smile. "You have become the strongest Adventurer in the history of this

how everyone

in pure bliss, happy

he made this whisper, the Chaos Blade that was previously in

laying suspended above Jet's

mine, and now that my demise has come… it is now

as he watched the blade

I

world held its breath as everyone kept their silence for Jet and his final words. He

"Do you accept?"

the air, same as the blade, Noah's