An Extra’s POV

At first, his steps were hurried.

He walked as though he was running—fast, and far away from the room he proceeded out of.

However, after creating some distance between himself and the door, Adonis slowed down. His legs slowly moved, as his golden hair bathed in the late evening glow.

Classes in the Academy ended pretty late; into the evening, for that matter. Thanks to escorting Rey to his room, and having the discussion he had with him, more time had passed than he initially realized.

Not only did this mean he was behind schedule in training, but it also meant he had completely disrupted his detailed plan for success.

Though, at the moment, none of that seemed to matter.

This was why he finally slowed down while walking—why he could feel each step getting heavier as he struggled to properly breathe while his racing heart nearly drove him mad.

He felt like tearing his chest apart due to how fast his heart was beating. His brain pounded too, causing him to enter a state of emotional pain, all of which he did his best to suppress as he marched forward—one step at a time.

"Haa… haaa…" Misty breaths leaked from both his nostrils and lips as he felt the coolness of the evening wash over him.

'... I'm sorry, Rey, Lucielle… everyone.'

His thoughts rang through, yet he didn't like that fact. He didn't like how attached he still was, despite how resolved he was to march forward.

'Seeing you today, Rey… talking to you… I-I nearly wavered. But… this has to be done. No, I should be even more determined to make it work because of you.' Despite these thoughts flowing in his head, Adonis still had the same pounding feeling in his chest.

It didn't want to stop.

'This reminds me of old times. Me, you, and her… we're back here—the Dragon Continent.'

this fate? A twist of destiny perhaps? Adonis wasn't

one thing, though: the fact that he wouldn't let anything deter him from doing what

was the whole reason why he was here… the reason he

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[Several Months Ago]

tears he had shed all day and

his face as he screamed, displaying both

the days after the Dragon attack on the Capital, and the death of

of his classmates died due to the overwhelming appearance of Dragons… all because of

to save his friends, and he wasn't strong enough to protect the Capital.

perished as a result of

save everyone! Lucielle and Rey sacrificed their lives for you… everyone sacrificed their lives so you could

already told him not to blame

and The Head Warrior—as well as everyone in the Royal Estate—praised him for his

he could,

… But he couldn't.

shake off the expression on everyone's

forward with

had nightmares of the incident. Worse still, he dreamt of what was bound to happen

and left us compared to before. If it's like this… is

but that also meant the adversities they

was what Lucielle warned him

Effect…' His thoughts

of the past, and now everyone was suffering for

that moment, until he realized the terrible truth about himself—and the

will be