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 everything... we could

the Royal Dungeon Incident, when Ralyks came and saved everyone, and it certainly wasn't like their Dungeon

first ever independent mission,

really think we have no idea how much we messed up? That we screwed up, and people are going to die as a result?" Alicia took a few steps forward, anger now evident in her eyes as hot tears

reflected just that--the weight

in H'Trae had made many desensitized to the heavy burdens they carried, considering

who desired to return to Earth, she knew full

didn't consider herself one. None of them

offer words of support and encouragement... not spilling out more depressing stuff for us to

in front of Adonis, only a few inches from his

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

head hung shamefully as

gritted his teeth as he heard what

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

hugged him tightly, allowing his sunken

whispered, crying as she

who was experiencing the most pain was Adonis. No one in the room could deny

positions and draw close to the two. Before they realized it, they

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

there to comfort him—and one another—as

smile not as wide as it

Then, Clark spoke up.

hurts me too. I get it,

great leader. There's

yourself." Alicia

"Yeah…" Trisha murmured.

just wasn't enough. That's not on you, or on us. Life's just fucked up like

not flex his glasses. Instead, his

might have saved them

no introduction. The moment she said