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.

felt this way, why wouldn't his

he could

can't

To drown out the sounds and strengthen his resolve to remain, he just kept it

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

on his feet, walking close

body trembling, and his lips quivered, yet he stared

help our friends

his eyes, witnessing the face of a boy who, despite being

was enough

His smile widened as he

"Let's go."

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[The Present]

asked, his breaths a little shallow after using Mana to use his [Grand Sound Magic] Skill in order to prevent the enemy from hearing

he had heard about the nature of

fought the Dragon Commander, so he already knew the

is almost as fast as I am, even when I'm using [Absolute Light Magic] to buff myself. He can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome mirrors. He

Adonis' conflict with her, but they still listened to his explanations since the

thing she had displayed, and her being a General meant that she had a bunch of other

Skills she can copy and use at the same time. But if there are multiple, then we need

Dragon

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

these sorts of characters had

was no real way

course, it went without saying that the two Dragons had immense regenerative abilities—both regarding Mana and

or combatants, but they far made up for

any of the five slipped up, it would be

took responsibility and