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.

after everything... we could not

Dungeon Incident, when Ralyks came and saved everyone, and it certainly

ever independent

how much we messed up? That we screwed up, and people are going to die as a result?" Alicia took a

just that--the weight of failure that hung on

just teenagers, yet had to carry the lives of thousands on their shoulders. Living in H'Trae had made many desensitized to the heavy

desired to return to Earth, she knew full well that she was only sixteen, soon

this world, but she didn't consider herself one. None of them were adults, no matter how

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

front of Adonis,

our friend, our leader, or the goddamn Hero. Nothing gives you the right to say shit like that at this

head hung shamefully

teeth as he heard what she said. Nodding as he sniffed slightly,

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

moment he said this, Alicia hugged him tightly, allowing his sunken head to

She whispered, crying as she smiled as

most pain was Adonis. No

and draw close to the two. Before

words were stifled as he did

him—and one another—as they kept up their

smile not as wide as

Then, Clark spoke up.

me too. I get

own words. "You've been a great leader. There's

Don't blame yourself."

"Yeah…" Trisha murmured.

on you, or on us. Life's just fucked up like that sometimes."

flex his glasses. Instead, his

might have

that uttered that needed no introduction. The moment she said