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.

saying those

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

voice belonged to none other than Adam Sanchez, the class jock, who was

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

personality-wise, they couldn't be

to the selfless and kind Adonis. In this moment, his self-centeredness was on full display for everyone to

line," Adonis responded, a

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

incredibly defiant smile was plastered on his face as he

some of us don't want to save

of the first alphabetically, Adam had the privilege of choosing his Class

his awful personality, his Karma was remarkably lower

a result, both his single Skill and Class were

as much influence as

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

need you causing unnecessary drama

you say all these

squeak in

turned

response to the jeers aimed his way, Adam's smile widened as he defiantly faced the

less about

child throwing a tantrum. "I'm not joining the training. You can't

the room, sparking silent gasps that

was the underlying fear that if someone like Adam could refuse

unity among the students,

Adonis was expected to swiftly address the situation,

But...

interested in training can opt out as well. And if it gets too tough, and you want to bail, that's your choice.

unexpected response

wasn't finished

by opting out, you choose to forfeit the benefits those who train will receive. Not just in terms

kind of privileges?" Adam interrupted,

room, each

residence is exclusively for those committed to saving the world.

of those words settled over everyone, painting a clear

was desperate—but only for those dedicated to their cause. If an Otherworlder lacked interest in the mission, there was no

you truly want, no one will hold you

waning as it became evident that Adonis had won. He had

Training starts at 7:00 AM,

finish, more groans and complaints filled the room.

late isn't an option. If you can't make it on