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.

those words shook

We're just teenagers trying

to none other than Adam Sanchez, the

hair being black and not blond like

they couldn't

nature, stood in stark contrast to the selfless and kind Adonis. In this moment, his self-centeredness was on full

crossed a line," Adonis responded, a hint of disappointment creasing his

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

on his face as he stared at Adonis

man, I'm just saying… some of us don't want to save the world or anything." He added with

privilege of choosing his Class and

personality, his Karma was remarkably lower than

result, both his single Skill and

didn't have as much

"Speak for yourself, dude."

"Just be quiet, Adam."

"Yeah, zip it!"

causing unnecessary drama

you say all

even squeak in his presence back in school began raining condescending

turned on him

aimed his way, Adam's smile widened as

less about what

and legs like a child throwing a tantrum. "I'm not joining the training.

defiance filled the room, sparking silent gasps

underlying fear that if someone like Adam could

the students, creating disruptions that could spiral out

to swiftly address the situation, preventing Adam's influence from spreading

But...

your decision, so be it. Anyone 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 won't force

response

wasn't finished

who train will receive. Not just

What kind of privileges?" Adam interrupted, his

room, each second stretching the tension, until

exclusively for those committed to saving the world. No

settled over everyone, painting

dedicated to their cause. If an Otherworlder lacked interest in the mission, there was no reason to invest in them, especially when

truly want, no one will hold you back. Your

Adam's voice trailed off, his defiance waning as it became evident that Adonis had won.

back on track. Training

filled the

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