Reborn As An Extra : I'm gonna mess up everything

Who Are You?

A bright smile appeared on his tired face. 

"Ms. Felicia too…?" he muttered in disbelief. 

Felicia—another Rank A awakened. 

With both Voltez and Felicia here, he was saved. 

Voltez turned to him, his voice strong and commanding. 

"Go retreat. We’ll take care of the rest." 

Astral hesitated for a moment, but he knew the truth. 

Compared to Rank A awakeneds, he was nowhere near strong enough. 

Letting out a deep sigh, he nodded. 

"I really can’t compare to the power of Rank A," he said softly before turning away and retreating without another word. 

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Meanwhile, inside the principal’s office— 

Lilith and Elara had both risen from their seats. 

Their faces were serious, their gazes sharp. 

A mix of calm determination and quiet fury burned in their eyes. 

"It seems…" Elara’s deep voice broke the silence. "It’s time to join the battle." 

Lilith let out a slow breath before gripping the hilt of her saber-like sword. 

The blade was taller than half of her small body, yet she held it effortlessly. 

"You’re right," she said, her voice carrying a cold edge. 

"I’ll take care of the traitors who dared to break the treaty between humans and dragons." 

Elara smirked slightly, cracking his knuckles. 

"Then I’ll handle the high-rank demons causing havoc." 

The two locked eyes for a moment before nodding to each other. 

Then, without another word— 

They left the room, stepping into the battlefield that awaited them.

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"Yeah, let's not meet again," Esdeath whispered, her voice full of amusement. 

The demon gritted his teeth in rage. "You traitor!" he spat. 

With trembling hands, he struggled to cast a spell. 

Esdeath noticed it immediately, but she didn’t know how to stop him from using magic. 

So, she did the simplest thing—she charged straight at him. 

Letting go of her ZK-20 gun, she turned it back into a bracelet, which wrapped around her right wrist. 

Then, without hesitation— 

BAM! 

She punched him square in the face. 

A powerful shockwave exploded from the impact, completely blowing his head apart. 

Blood splattered everywhere—on her face, on the floor, and staining her white turtleneck in deep red. 

She looked down at her fist, eyes wide in surprise. 

"Was I always this strong?" she wondered. 

She had no idea. 

Thanks to Fable, she had absorbed so many strength-enhancing essence stones over time that her physical power had grown without her realizing it. 

And now, it was enough to completely destroy a low-rank demon with a single hit. 

The demon's lifeless body collapsed onto the ground, blood still pouring from the headless neck. 

Esdeath stared at the corpse. 

"I killed someone." 

But she felt nothing. No guilt, no fear. 

"Is it because he was a demon?" she asked herself, placing a hand on her chest. 

Then, unexpectedly, a grin spread across her face. 

"It actually felt kind of good. Should I kill another one?" 

The thought lingered for a moment before she shook her head. 

"Ugh... what am I thinking?" She quickly cleared her mind. 

Lortell had told her not to do chores, Training or anything like that, Just stay by her side, For all eternity.

"She’ll always be by my side," Esdeath reminded herself. "I can’t ignore my goddess’s words. Her words are absolute." 

She had only fought because she had no other choice. 

If there was ever a chance to avoid fighting, she would follow what Lortell had said ten years ago. 

Just as she settled her thoughts, a loud voice echoed down the hallway. 

"Fableeeee!" 

There was only one person who could be that loud. 

Maruti. 

The girl came running toward Esdeath, panting hard. 

"What are you doing here?! Why did you leave Selene alone in the room like that?" she demanded. 

"Selene? Alone in the room?" 

Esdeath froze. 

Her daughter—Selene, with her half-black, half-white hair. 

"How does Maruti know about her?" Esdeath wondered, feeling a chill down her spine. 

It was supposed to be a secret. 

Only she and Lortell knew. 

"Maybe… she was close to my previous personality?" 

Esdeath didn’t have an answer, but for now, she decided to play along. 

"Yeah! I was just checking the area before taking her out. Let’s go get her!" 

She quickly turned back toward her dorm room. 

As they walked, Maruti spoke up again. 

"You once said you know the best hiding place, right? Now’s the perfect time to go there and survive!" 

Esdeath nodded without thinking. 

"Yeah, I’ll tell you once we get Selene!" she replied, walking even faster. 

But then— 

Maruti stopped. 

Esdeath noticed immediately. 

"Why did you stop?" she asked, turning around. 

Maruti’s face had changed. 

Gone was the usual cheerful and carefree expression. 

Now, she looked serious—too serious. 

Esdeath felt a strange sense of danger creeping in. 

"You know what?" Maruti said, her voice low and cold. 

"You never told me about a hiding place. So how did you just agree to my words so easily?" 

Her eyes locked onto Esdeath’s. 

"Who are you?"