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

just teenagers trying to live a little. Who can

Adam Sanchez, the class jock,

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

they couldn't be

and egotistical nature, stood in stark contrast to the selfless and

Adonis responded,

been watching silently all this time, but that doesn't mean I'll sit here and blindly follow your lead," Adam shot back, his

flippant but incredibly defiant smile was plastered on his face as he stared at Adonis as though

I'm just saying… some of us don't want to save the

alphabetically, Adam had the privilege of choosing his Class and

due to his awful personality, his Karma was remarkably lower

single Skill and Class were B-Tier

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

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

you causing unnecessary drama

didn't you say all

able to even squeak in his

tables had turned on

the jeers aimed his way,

care less about

like a child throwing a tantrum. "I'm

room, sparking silent gasps that rippled through the

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

unity among the

this critical moment, Adonis was expected to swiftly address the

But...

too tough, and you want to bail, that's your

unexpected response left everyone

he wasn't finished

choose to forfeit the benefits those who train will

privileges?" Adam interrupted, his

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

committed to

weight of those words settled over everyone, painting a clear picture

in the mission, there

want, no one will hold you back.

as it became evident that Adonis had

on track. Training starts at

filled the room. This time, however, he didn't tolerate it

late isn't an option.