An Extra’s POV

Silence enveloped everything as Adonis shouted out his thoughts.

No one spoke a word.

They all just stared at him--everyone having distinct, yet similar expressions on their faces.

There was mutual disbelief. None could believe that the Hero, the most upright guy they knew, would ever utter such words.

... And do so in such a crass manner as well.

Many faces fell after hearing those words. The students who tried their hardest not to think about it found themselves breaking down.

No one could deny the truth.

Adonis was right. Everyone here already knew that the likelihood of any human fighting such a creature of unrivaled power was nonexistent. Even Jet an Lux stood no chance, based on what they saw.

The Adventurers were more likely dead than alive.

"Adonis... what the hell are you saying?" Tears began to fall from Alicia's eyes as she looked at the rage-filled face of the boy before her.

He looked angry, but there was no one around who his anger was directed to. The anger was directed only at himself, and when he could not take it anymore, he let it out to those he called friends.

"I--" Adonis wanted to say something, but Alicia was much faster.

"Look around you! Look at your classmates. The people you lead. Do you think we're oblivious to the more likely theory?"

As Adonis heard this, he moved his eyes around and observed the disturbed expressions of all his classmates. Most were hurting, and others looked miserable.

A few were even crying.

"We all joined the Conquest to grow stronger, but also to help the Adventurers. We did our best, but all of us failed." Alicia said, her own face also growing crestfallen.

the end... even after

like the Royal Dungeon Incident, when Ralyks came and saved everyone, and it

Conquest was their first ever independent mission, and

are going to die as a result?" Alicia took a few steps

face reflected just that--the weight of failure

on their shoulders. Living in H'Trae had made many

full well that she

consider herself one. None of them

times like this that you're meant to offer words of

right in front of Adonis, only a

Hero. Nothing gives you the right to say

Adonis' head hung shamefully as he

and gritted his teeth as he heard what she said. Nodding as he

"You're right. I'm sorry."

this, Alicia hugged him tightly, allowing his

know you are, idiot." She whispered,

the most pain was Adonis. No one

to

I shouldn't have said it like that." Adonis' words were

was there to comfort him—and one

man." Justin spoke up, his smile not as wide as it usually

Then, Clark spoke up.

too.

own words. "You've been a great leader. There's no need to take all of

yourself."

"Yeah…" Trisha murmured.

our best. It just wasn't enough. That's not on you, or on us. Life's just fucked up like that sometimes."

not flex his glasses.

might have

uttered that needed no introduction. The moment she said this, though, the