An Extra’s POV

"Alright, everyone. Let's gather around!"

Adonis was standing close to the entrance of the Otherworlders' residence.

Beside him was Alicia, but she was mostly silent.

The students began streaming into the living room, curious about what Adonis had to say.

Even the ones holed up in their rooms emerged upon hearing his call.

Before long, everyone had arrived, all seated in their respective chairs or sofas. A few also opted to sit on the quite cool and comfortable floor.

Their eyes filled with anticipation, fixated on Adonis, as they waited patiently for his announcement.

"Maybe some of you already know this, but Alicia and I thought it was high time to catch up with Brutus to plan out our training sessions." Adonis' announcement elicited a few groans, but nothing too serious.

"You don't have to worry. I made it crystal clear to him that we're not signing up for boot camp." Adonis flashed a reassuring grin at his crew. "This won't be like school, I promise. Not even close."

A few laughs were heard from the audience at the last statement, as well as sighs of relief.

In this strange new world, despite the few inconveniences, one thing stood out and made everyone appreciate it even more: there was no school!

For these lively teenagers, the absence of that stressful environment was a breath of fresh air.

Many had worried that this training would become a new version of the dreaded 'school.' But thankfully, Adonis's words brought a wave of relief.

His reassurance sparked hope among them.

"We'll be expected to put in about six hours a day for training. Sounds pretty generous compared to our old school routine, right?" Adonis nodded, flashing a wink as if he were dishing out a grand favor.

"Six hours?" Someone groaned, and a chorus of complaints followed.

"I just wanna chill here a bit longer!"

"Do we get any time for ourselves before—"

"Training starts tomorrow," Adonis declared firmly, setting off an even louder uproar among the students.

Their attitude had shifted, morphing into a bunch of entitled kids grumbling about intensive training.

"Guys, people in this world are dying every day," Alicia pointed out, trying to instill a sense of purpose. "Our primary purpose for being here is to save them. Starting training as soon as possible gives us the best shot at fixing this mess."

Alicia had kept quiet since the meeting started, observing the students' reactions.

However, seeing their response, she felt compelled to step in.

light scowl after saying those words

it? We're just teenagers trying to live a little.

other than Adam Sanchez, the class jock, who was

Adam's hair being black and not blond like Adonis'.

couldn't be any

selfless and kind Adonis. In this moment, his

line," Adonis responded,

mean I'll sit here and blindly follow your lead," Adam shot back,

his face as he stared at Adonis as though

us don't want to save the world or anything." He

one of the first alphabetically, Adam had the privilege of choosing

to his awful personality, his Karma was remarkably lower than

a result, both his single Skill

say, he didn't have as much influence

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

don't need you causing

say all

been able to even squeak in his presence

had turned

aimed his way, Adam's smile widened as he defiantly faced

couldn't care less about what any

he simply crossed his arms and legs like a child throwing a tantrum. "I'm not

filled the room, sparking silent gasps that rippled through

if someone like

unity among the students, creating disruptions

expected to swiftly address the situation,

But...

else not interested in training can opt out as well. And if it gets too tough, and you want to bail, that's your choice. I

unexpected response left

wasn't

who train will receive. Not just in terms of

of privileges?" Adam interrupted,

brief moment, silence hung heavy in the room, each second stretching the tension, until

exclusively for those committed to saving the world. No one

weight of those words settled over everyone, painting a

Otherworlder lacked interest in the mission, there was no reason to invest in them, especially when they already had the Hero

is what you truly want, no one will hold you back. Your adventures can start once you leave the

waning as it became

back on track. Training starts at 7:00

could finish, more groans and complaints filled the room.

being late isn't