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?"

baby. Her face was so crinkled up

regret. The guilt. The

released in the form

was never able to confess her feelings to him. She

after everything, she could still feel the gentle warmth that radiated from him as

me. I should be

Jet raised his hand and touched

soothing warmness that flowed from him. She clasped her two palms around his weak

"Jet..."

to live. Achieve your dreams... grow strong and powerful in

nodded as she heard those words. They had only known each other for a short period, having just a few moments of interaction, yet

Why did he have to die

I am happy you lived to see it." Jet smiled. "You heard it,

of the first time she saw Jet. She had just seen him and his partner disgrace Sango and his men. That wasn't the most spectacular

he had the audacity to

the greatest Adventurer of the City."

had scoffed

was nothing but an arrogant man who was yet to know his place in the

him, she still had her

with him dying right in front of her...

surpass Zephyr?" Jet asked in a soft whisper, alternating gazes between Noah, Britta, and

become the Greatest Adventurer in the

of hesitation, everyone nodded their head in

before." Britta said with

many Adventurers

never saved so many people from certain doom!" Another

his life for the sake of everyone—even those

the Adventurers that surrounded Jet began to list out

most importantly, they all admitted

have surpassed Zephyr, Jet." Noah said with a profound smile. "You have become the strongest Adventurer in the history of

how everyone nodded in agreement,

eyes in pure bliss, happy that his dream

Blade that was previously in his grasp, began

air, laying suspended above Jet's body,

and now that my demise has come… it is now up to you

he watched the blade remain

Right here and now, I choose

its breath as everyone kept their silence for Jet and his final words. He smiled, staring straight into the Noah's young

"Do you accept?"

same as the blade, Noah's heart—despite