An Extra’s POV

"Oh?"

Rey was currently looking at the new and improved Hobgoblin civilization he had helped kickstart, and a look of pride was radiating through his face.

"It's been like four days since I last came here. You guys are doing well for yourselves."

For the first time, the place didn't smell—at least, not too much—when he entered the clearing.

And even now that he was standing among the kneeling Hobs, he could notice a lot of changes.

'Everywhere is so clean. They've made the pots as per instruction, and they're properly taking care of their waste.'

Everything was in perfect order.

'A few more things—like good clothing and variety of food—would be nice, but it's not a necessity for them to be useful to me.'

As a result, Rey decided to leave that thought at the back burner.

Right now, he had bigger fish to fry.

'Right now, this is the safest place for me and my property…'

He had initially thought it was a good move to take Monster Cores from the Hobs and hide them in his room, but now he could see how foolish that line of reasoning was.

'There's no better place to keep them than this place.'

If he hadn't caught the perpetrator, or if the malefactor had been someone else, he would have been in a lot more hot water.

Rey recognized that very well.

'From now on, I'll be hiding my stuff here…'

Of course, it wouldn't be a temporary measure.

'Once I get enough Spatial Rings—apart from the one I gave Noah for business—I'll store them in there and keep them with me at all times.'

total—and there was a limited size of objects he could place in a slot, Rey found

many Spatial Rings in a sac… and

he had to invest at least hundreds of Platinum Coins for the sake of

being able to harvest all the heaps of Cores that greeted his sight every day, it was a good

now, I'll just hide my stuff

completely clear all the Monster Cores in his room, but he was certainly

to the event

wasn't on

he was still concerned about them, the primary reason for coming to the Dungeon today didn't

a lot stronger. I don't feel very comfortable stagnating for too

couldn't kill the Hobs at such an early stage since they would give him

there was

to the next floor!' Rey's eyes beamed with delight as he spotted the entrance precisely where the

used [Flight] to

firmly placed at an elevated position, and right under it was

know how to open it up, but recognized it was of importance, so they built

he became a little stuck

go in now,

quick glance at the Hobgoblins, and while they were on and about in their

settles it. I'm heading

the Hobs. He just had to plunder their reserve of Monster Cores while waiting

called for his attention now was the next

he was

'Let's go!'

***********

what would accurately describe the natural habitat of the Hobgoblins, the Eight floor was the

"G-guh!"

his eyes and fell to his knees as he took in

the dark that he needed time to

is how it felt for them when

the Hobs had practically lived in darkness for most

It hurt still.

take him very long before the pain and