An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

Alicia slowly opened her eyes.

Everything was so loud, and the world seemed to be collapsing on itself. As everything trembled and rumbled, she was slowly pulled out of deep slumber.

Casting her blurry gaze to the darkened sky above, she was met with a bombardment of voices from all her classmates and teachers.

"Alicia!"

"You're up, Alicia!"

"Are you fine, Alicia?"

"Take it easy! How do you feel?"

She remained still despite being overwhelmed by all of these questions. The faces of her classmates began poking into her field of vision, blocking her view of the evening sky.

'I'm still not dead, huh…?' Her thoughts trailed as she tiredly blinked, fighting back the urge to cry once again.

"I know you're just waking up, but I need to ask you something…" Adonis' voice echoed in the air as he drew closer.

"Hmm…?"

Tilting her head slightly, ignoring all the chaos and devastation that lay in the background, she looked at the Hero's troubled face.

"Did you know… about Rey? About his power and—?"

"R-Rey…?"

Painful memories began to surface, and she began to feel the urge to close her eyes once again—perhaps forget all about what she knew.

… What had just happened.

"R-Rey is—"

~BOOOOOOOOOOOM!~

tremble, and the grounds ominously shook, causing everyone who was standing

in the crowd

closer than last time, don't

I'm so

Adonis sighed and looked at the

gaze, and their expressions oozed concern

you sure we shouldn't

than to stay out in the

sighed and

Going to the bunker would only lead it to that place. That would endanger even more

trembled a little. "You're thinking about fighting

Rey doesn't succeed, then we

handle. You can hear the sounds. I'm sure half of the city has already

his head as his resolute face clung

The Unknown Box to awaken all our powers and win. We have more numbers now, so

on standby. Adding Lucielle and Brutus, that meant there would be

chances

I don't think we can win, even

who will save the world! I… I can't… like last time… I… this world…" For the first time ever,

charisma seemed to evaporate into thin air as an obsessive air

were

response he gave caused the faces of the group to grow downcast. Some might have thought to abandon Alicia and simply save their

much more feasible plan

two other Dragons with just about the same level of ease—the same ones you were struggling with

we didn't

those have been

"Lucielle, listen… I—!"

discounting the curse that you mentioned earlier. The duration of this upgrade is also something that bothers me. All in all, Adonis… I do not think this is a good plan." Lucielle moved closer to the trembling Hero and placed her