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

thought… things would be different this time. I thought, after

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

sure nobody that he

the reward for all his

from him as he

to mourn the dead just yet. He should have known that

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

he remembered the times

Dungeons, or Adventurers—he

not

finally arriving here, in this City, I've decided to make a much more concrete goal!" Adonis remembered what Eric told him when they were alone in the

single word echoed in his mind, taking the form of guilt

the 9 Great Dungeons of the world. We already conquered the Royal Dungeon, so once the war is over… I'll return here and explore the one in this city. After that, there'll be just

that Eric made as he talked about those dreams of his; how he craved adventure and desired to advance in

it together, you know? Kind of like some sort of Hero

that Adonis had smiled and nodded

return to the Alliance and become

Lucielle's disciple in the previous timeline, Adonis had felt a little skeptical about those words. Lucielle indeed seemed unimpressive by

means a feat just anyone

Eric's glorious eruption, Adonis realized that those words—at least,

the potential

Lucielle and become the greatest

longer any more tear left in his moist eyes as he stared at the charred crater that oozed smoke and tiny

do it. I couldn't do

best friend and master did for him, he thought he could help everyone around him. He became a Hero to save the world, but also prevent the tragedy that would befall his

So why…?

can't I get

"Why…?"

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recollected the past—or rather,

remembered the faces of his two surviving comrades; Rey

friend. We're going to change everything!" Those were the words he was told to by

them back then, there was a certain comfort it

smile, filled with confidence and encouragement—like

were soon followed

~BOOOOOOOM!!!~