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

he could die made him

can't risk

the explosions. To drown out the sounds and strengthen his

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

feet, walking close to

lips quivered, yet he stared at his friend with an unblinking, wide

go help our friends

he slowly opened his eyes, witnessing the face of a boy who, despite being scared, chose to throw it all away for those he

was enough to

as he jumped to his

"Let's go."

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[The Present]

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

to this moment, he had heard about the nature of their adversaries, as well as their

Commander, so he already knew the

myself. He can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome mirrors. He also has Lightning-based Magic. He might have other tricks up his sleeves,

her, but they still listened to his explanations since the fight was too fast for them to properly grasp

was the only real thing she had displayed, and her being a

there are multiple, then we need to brace

the Dragon General

displayed, there was always the likelihood that she would just

to know how these sorts of characters had the biggest asspulls in their

real way to strategize and

saying that the two Dragons had immense regenerative abilities—both regarding Mana

combatants, but

slipped

information, Eric took responsibility and formulated what he