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.

scowl after saying those words shook a few people.

not our problem, is it? We're just teenagers trying to

belonged to none other than Adam Sanchez, the class jock,

of qualities, despite Adam's hair being black and not blond like Adonis'. They were

personality-wise, they couldn't

often known for his selfish and egotistical nature, stood in stark contrast to the selfless and kind Adonis. In this moment, his self-centeredness

Adonis responded,

been watching silently all this time, but that doesn't mean I'll sit here and blindly follow

his face as he stared at Adonis as though daring him to try

want to

privilege of choosing his Class and Skills earlier

to his awful personality, his Karma was

single Skill and Class were B-Tier and

to say, he didn't have as much influence as he used

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

causing unnecessary

didn't you say all these things

in his presence back in school began raining

had turned on him pretty

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

care less about what any

throwing a

silent gasps that rippled through

the underlying fear that if someone like Adam could refuse training, then

unravel the unity among the students, creating disruptions that

this critical moment, Adonis was expected to swiftly

But...

too tough, and you want to bail, that's your choice. I won't force

unexpected response left everyone

wasn't

by opting out, you choose to forfeit the benefits those who train

Adam interrupted, his

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

to saving the world. No

everyone, painting a clear picture of

Nation was desperate—but only for those dedicated to their cause. If an Otherworlder lacked interest in the mission, there was

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

as it became evident that Adonis had

on track. Training starts at 7:00

could finish, more groans and complaints filled the room. This time, however, he didn't tolerate it with a

being late isn't an option. If you can't make it on time, you might