An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

~BOOOOOOM!~

As Eric closed his eyes and enjoyed the wonderful breeze, just as he said he would, he heard the rumbles that echoed from the Capital.

"...."

He ignored it the first time, instead choosing to focus on his nice rest. Becoming perturbed would ruin the process of recovering his Mana.

How could he properly make his escape if he didn't have sufficient Mana for the journey?

As such, he did his best to shut everything out. He minimized conversations with Justin as they both remained under the canopies of the trees that surrounded them.

None spoke a word, and Eric was grateful for the silence.

But…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

… The explosions did not stop.

'That one sounded pretty loud.' Eric, with his eyes closed, found his thoughts trailing.

Was he worried? Did he feel concerned for his comrades that chose to head to a place of danger, despite all the warnings he gave?

'M-maybe just a little…' He couldn't help but think about all of them.

It had only been a couple of months, but he truly felt closer to them than all the other friends he ever had. They had gone on so many adventures—-from Dungeon exploration, to travels, to training… and many more.

The mere thought that they could die made his heart ache.

way, why wouldn't his body move? The answer

thought that he could die

can't risk it. I can't

louder, so did the explosions. To drown out the sounds and strengthen his resolve to remain,

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

feet, walking close to Justin with a grim

yet he stared

go help our friends

eyes, witnessing the face of a boy who, despite being scared, chose to throw it all away

sight was enough to

His smile widened as he jumped

"Let's go."

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[The Present]

the plan?" Eric asked, his breaths a little shallow after using Mana to use his [Grand Sound Magic] Skill in order to prevent the

moment, he had heard about the nature of their adversaries,

so he already knew the

myself. He can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome

and Justin had been present for most of Adonis' conflict with her, but they still listened to his explanations since the fight was too fast

[Copy] Skill was the only real thing she had displayed, and her being a General meant that she had a bunch of

time. But if there are multiple, then we need to brace ourselves for the possibility that

that was said and done, the Dragon General was simply

abilities she displayed, there was always the likelihood that she would just show another one out of

read more than enough books to know how these sorts of characters

was no real way

it went without saying that the two Dragons had immense regenerative abilities—both regarding

strategists or combatants, but they far made

any of the five slipped

responsibility and