An Extra’s POV

"ERIC, NO—!!!"

As Adonis stretched out his hand, the moment he saw that Eric had been stabbed by the Dragon General, he felt a dangerous crackle around the boy.

Then—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

—An overwhelming explosion surged through the area, covering all of Eric's immediate vicinity.

The blast stopped short before reaching the positions of Clark, Alicia, Billy, Trisha, and Justin. Instead, it ascended high into the heavens—like a blazing pillar.

The inferno swirled around and within each other—almost like a torrent of unstoppable power.

"E-Eric…" As Adonis witnessed this, the roaring heat reflecting in his eyes, he had a dazed expression on his face.

He felt instantly ashamed of this thought, but the first thing that came to his mind once he saw the blazing display of power was awe, rather than sorrow.

'To think… he had this much power… so much potential.'

Not all Mages had an equal allocation of latent Mana within them. This pool of dormant Mana was varied in quality and quantity; theorized to be based on the potential of a person.

As such, various Mages harness their respective pools by casting Forced Magic Activation, yet their output would be varied from one another.

Based on what Adonis was seeing alone, Eric could have very well reached the S-Tier as a Mage.

But… all of that was in the realm of memory.

Once the awe wore off, the only thing Adonis felt at that point was grief.

Tears flowed down his eyes as he watched the burning pillar of flames slowly die out, reducing to mere vestiges of sparks and miniature explosions.

"I'm sorry, Eric…" He was reminded by Eric's warnings.

"… I'm so sorry!"

If it wasn't for his hubris, his obsessive desire with saving everyone, then perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

'W-why…? Why did you have to die?'

More tears flowed down Adonis' eyes as he descended and knelt on the ground.

around him? Why was he constantly protected, even now that he

be different this time. I thought,

power. He had the knowledge of the future. He had worked so hard to make sure he would be

that

this was the reward for all his

from him as he shuddered

to mourn the

wars, and he personally witnessed the deaths of many comrades who fought alongside him. This sort of thing

he remembered the times he

they talked, whether about Magic, Dungeons, or Adventurers—he could not help but

could not

know? But after finally arriving here, in this City, I've decided to make a much more concrete goal!" Adonis remembered what Eric told him when

mind, taking the form

world. We already conquered the Royal Dungeon, so once the

those dreams of

do it together, you know? Kind

Adonis had smiled

retire… I'll return to the Alliance and become the

words. Lucielle indeed seemed unimpressive by Otherworlder standards, but she was

her was by no means

Adonis realized that those words—at least, the

the potential to

surpassed Lucielle and become the greatest Grand Mage in human

more tear left in his moist eyes as he stared at the charred crater that

it. I couldn't do it like

he thought he could help everyone around him. He became a Hero to save the world, but also prevent the tragedy that would

So why…?

get

"Why…?"

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he recollected

remembered the faces of his two surviving comrades; Rey

going to change everything!" Those were the words he was told to

heard them back then, there was a certain comfort it gave

such a heartwarming smile, filled with

words were soon followed

~BOOOOOOOM!!!~