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.

though he felt this way, why wouldn't his body

that he could die made

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

so did the explosions. To drown out the sounds and

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

Eric realized it, he was right on his feet, walking

yet he stared at his friend with an unblinking, wide

help

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

sight was enough to

as he

"Let's go."

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[The Present]

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

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

Commander, so he already knew

using [Absolute Light Magic] to buff myself. He can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome mirrors. He also has Lightning-based Magic. He might have other tricks

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

[Copy] Skill was the only real thing she had displayed, and her being a General meant that she had a bunch of other S-Tier Skills apart from

can copy and use at the same time. But if there are multiple, then we need to brace ourselves for the possibility that she can use even

that was said and done, the Dragon General was simply

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

enough books to know how these sorts of characters

was no real way

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

strategists or combatants, but they

the five slipped

took responsibility and formulated what he