An Extra’s POV

The day that Adonis was confirmed to be missing, they found a letter in his room.

The thing seemed to have been written in a hurry, and it was addressed to everyone—his classmates, the Royal Council, and all who cared to see.

It was:

~I am deeply sorry it has to be this way, and that it took me so long to see, but I finally realize my mistakes.

I thought I could help everyone, and save this world, but my calculations were wrong. I made so many errors, and those miscalculations cost us so many lives.

I can see those mistakes now… and I know I have to rectify them.

Don't bother searching for me. You won't be able to find me. I now recognize that for me to truly save everyone—even those who have fallen—I need far more strength than I currently possess.

A journey beckons to me. It will be fraught with danger, but I shall overcome. I shall survive and return once again; a much more experienced and capable Hero.

Do not fear… Rey, Lucielle, everyone. You no longer need to worry about me or yourselves. Even though I will shoulder this responsibility alone, it will yield the best of results.

Wish me good fortune. I will save you all!~

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"H-huh…?" Rey found the gears in his head turning as he read through the contents of the letter.

He was stunned by what he was reading—what appeared to be some sort of childish manifesto from Adonis.

"Is he stupid? How can he think to do this alone?"

Those were the first words that Rey uttered after seeing the letter's contents. It was a rhetorical question, considering how he was well aware of Adonis' intelligence.

'He's always been the most intuitive out of all of us.' Rey itched his head as he re-read the message on the paper in his hands.

'Even after seeing everything that went down, he really wants to go at it alone?'

In the end, he could not resonate with the Hero's reasoning. The most logical solution to the matter at hand would be for everyone to recoup their strength and figure out a way to ward off the inevitable external aggression to come.

"And what's this BS about us not worrying about him and ourselves? If an invasion happens now, what are we supposed to do?'

their hands

back to

have any idea where he went, or

to, or where he is at this moment, Master." Ater said with a slight bow. "As for the meaning of this letter, it is possible that he feels somewhat responsible for what happened in the

away

likely, he'll be running towards the problem…" Ater

the Northern Continent? The

observation on my part, if you may." The way the

really seemed to take

my power was exposed… he still chose to leave? Is it because I was unconscious?" The teenager muttered, a crestfallen

"...."

in the current state they're in… I expected Adonis to at least… be there for

behind… it didn't seem like

I didn't know him as much as I thought I did.'

Trisha also went to the Adventurers City just a few days ago. She said she was done with

even after the appearances of the Dragons and the Divine Beast, Rey's classmates had yet to

didn't plunge into despair or quit the

conclude their training with Brutus. Once

the only ones who were

with her Magic Training. Once all of them are done, they'll pick up Trisha on their way to the

still tried his hardest to process the information

easy for him, but the emotional weight of everything had to be addressed very slowly in order not to

if he dismissed them too swiftly, he would miss out on the true meaning

chew the details he was

'How strenuous…'

to the front lines?" Rey finally asked

"Less than a month."

was more surprised that they could have waited

Dragons would be breathing down our necks, but the fact that Brutus and Lucielle could have stayed back for so long means that

attacks dwindled

was met

wasn't expecting

they suddenly stop, especially after the death of a Dragon Lord?' Rey expected a full-blown retaliation from

time to amass their forces to prepare for an all-out war. In any case, we should also begin to make preparations on our end." Ater