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.

even though he felt this way, why wouldn't his body move? The

he could

I can't risk it. I can't risk

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

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

walking close

yet he stared at his friend with an unblinking,

help

heard this, a smile coursed through his face and he slowly opened his eyes, witnessing the face of a boy who, despite being

was enough to inspire

smile widened as he jumped

"Let's go."

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[The Present]

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

the nature of their adversaries, as well as

Commander, so he already knew the nature of

can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome mirrors. He also has Lightning-based Magic. He might have other tricks up his sleeves, but that's pretty much the

with her, but they still listened to

she had displayed, and her being a General meant that she had

if there are multiple, then we need to brace ourselves for

Dragon General was simply an impossible foe

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

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

no real way to

two Dragons had immense regenerative abilities—both regarding Mana

combatants,

the five slipped up, it would be

of this information, Eric took responsibility and