An Extra’s POV

"Greetings, esteemed Otherworlders!"

Conrad stood to his feet and moved towards the edge of the barricaded platform, all so he could get as close to the four who stood before him.

He had a bright smile on his face, and as his blonde hair swayed, his neatly trimmed beard seemed to twitch slightly. His eyes reflected joy—no, relief—at the presence of the Otherworlders, especially the one who was the center of attention.

"We welcome you to our summit." He continued, ensuring his tone was both audacious and respectful.

Going as far as bowing his head before them, he concluded his opening greeting. "Thank you for coming."

Vida was also standing in front of her seat, and she followed his cue and bowed the moment he did so. Once the other nobles saw this, they knew they had to follow suit.

'Arrogant fools. They have no idea who they're dealing with…' Conrad sighed, nearly shaking his head as he spotted many among the nobles who displayed reluctance when lowering their heads.

'Still, incompetent ones like them have their uses.'

Sadly, the Alliance still had much use for the contributions of nobles, hence the reason why the entire system hadn't yet been abolished. It was a way to incentivize rich and powerful people to contribute to the Alliance's cause.

That way, even merchants could become nobles if they paid the appropriate price.

'We expended a lot of resources on the rebuilding and compensation efforts, so their influence is needed now more than ever.' Conrad took in a deep breath, letting his thoughts sink in.

Thanks to their growing importance, they even had the gall to refuse coming to the Capital despite the Council inviting them. They gave several excuses, but Conrad knew the primary reason was due to their safety.

'The Capital has been attacked by Dragons twice now. They didn't want to take the risk, so they were going to remain in the South.'

Normally, Conrad would have threatened to strip them of their Noble Status for refusing a direct invitation, acting treasonously against the Alliance, but the current circumstances couldn't allow such a brash action.

'For one, their fears aren't particularly unfounded. The safety of the Capital is indeed questionable. Plus, with their resources being relevant to us now more than ever, it's not really a decision I'm willing to make so hastily.'

The invitation was merely to commemorate the nearly complete reconstruction of the Capital, after all. It was a monumental occasion, after all, considering how quickly they were able to move.

important enough for them to risk their lives

their refusal to come, here they were—at least ninety percent of them were present, and the remaining ten percent had sent messages prior to this summit

would have full attendance of all the

of heart, but this is good.' Conrad thought to himself, slowly raising

meeting the nobles, and the same also applied vice versa. There were a lot

for the best of results.' Conrad thought to

the formality, Conrad." Rey suddenly said with an audacious voice. "I

'H-huh? Rey, you…!'

from the most important figure among

would have gone to see him yesterday, but Vida and I were too swamped

the only reason he looked so fresh was due to Magic. He had to look his best in such a

least they could do, after all they were very useless when it

nobles who hide away in the South. While Calamity befell the

and decisions regarding the United Human

that meant groveling before their saviors, he would gladly do

angry at Rey for hiding his power, considering how much help he

of his as well… attitude aside, he's

to Ater that they were able to make so much progress in

humans and simply saving their own skin,

got into the Hero, or where he went, but I believe he is also doing what

members of their group,

than deserving of

it caught him by surprise when Rey suddenly acted so familiar with him despite having

oblivious to his intentions. As such, he decided to play

thank you for your services, do I not?" He

between the two of us. It seems you're doing well, though. You too, Vida. You both look great

staring at each other while exchanging meaningful

Rey