Chapter 247 A Little Friction

Chapter 247 A Little Friction

'Why... why do I feel so frustrated?'

As Adonis stood among his classmates, hearing the words of the great Ralyks, he couldn't help but grate his teeth.

A sense of restlessness and unease rested upon him, and he calmed himself by squeezing his hand while placing both hands behind him.

He did his best to express a neutral expression, but any observant person could tell he was upset.

'I was never this strong in my past life. None of us were. This power that Sir Ralyks has is unreal...' His thoughts echoed as he stared at the dark-cloaked figure.

'... It honestly shouldn't exist. Still, I'm glad it does. If not, we would all be dead and humanity would have already lost.'

Adonis truly felt grateful for Ralyks and his existence in their lives—even if he didn't completely understand it yet—however, something ate at him.

It was something he desperately tried to avoid, but Adonis was fighting a losing battle.

'Why do I feel so envious...?'

Adonis had put in every ounce of spare time into training. He chose the most Optimal Class ad sets of Skills for combat, defense, and overall utility.

Since Skills and Classes had the chance to evolve into higher Tiers, and the Hero Class ensured quick growth—among other things—he thought he had made the right choice by choosing his current ability set.

Plus, he had the knowledge of his past life guiding him.

Adonis thought he could combine all of these factors to grant himself a better shot at saving everyone.

But... nothing has really changed,

'Compared to Sir Ralyks... I'm nothing.'

He wanted to cry. Hot tears welled up in his eyes, but he held them all in as he took in deep breaths.

'I know I shouldn't feel this way. It isn't right. We're all on the same side, and we have a common enemy to defeat.'

Normally, as long as that was the case, and Ralyks was contributing to that, he wasn't meant to have any problems with it.

But...

'I just can't help but wonder if all the efforts I put in didn't matter. If I'm even as relevant as I thought...'

Adonis smiled wryly, realizing he was probably being childish for wanting to be the central figure who led his classmates and this world to victory.

He wanted to be the strongest.

'Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't help but feel that way.'

After experiencing the terror of the Dragons in his first life, and watching the very world burn before his eyes, he couldn't help it.

He desired strength; for him, and all of his allies.

'It's just... I want more.'

He hoped that he could at least close the largely insurmountable gap that existed between him and Ralyks, at least a little, during the Raid.

Then—

"Why haven't you yet summoned and controlled something?"

Rey asked the burning question.

"I actually have. Maybe you should have asked Conrad and Vida for that information too." Alicia responded, folding her hands.

For some reason, Rey felt she was being a little confrontational.

'Or am I the one going too far? This must be how Seraph felt like when she was challenged by Alicia...'

It wasn't a pleasant feeling at all—falling under the girl's scrutinizing gaze.

"Fair enough. Can you elaborate on what you summoned and controlled?"

Of course, Rey knew the details already. It was during their Skill presentations.

She used her [Divine Beast Summon] Skill and managed to temporarily summon something.

She even brought it under her command for a few seconds before her Mana ran out and the Summon had to be canceled.

From that experience alone, everyone was able to learn two major things about Alicia's ability.

One was the fact that it drained a lot of energy.

Second... once energy ran out, it was all over. At the very least, that was what they observed.

"I'd like you to summon a Beast and control it, right here and now."

As Rey said this, he crossed his own arms as he stared at the defiant girl.

"Why is that?" She responded the same as last time.

In such a situation, he had no choice but to play his almighty card.

"Because, with the way you are now, you're too weak."

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

Just for your information, the 'Beast' she summoned last time wasn't an SS-Tier creature. It was just something.

[Divine Beast Summon] means her limit is the SS-Tier category.

Hope that makes sense.