An Extra’s POV

"Huu…"

Once Rey was done collecting all the Monster Cores, he heaved a heavy sigh.

As misty breaths escaped his lips and nostrils, he could clearly see the gateway to the next Floor.

The doorway existed at the furthest end of the ring—almost as if it was being guarded by the Boss Rey had just defeated.

That was his next destination.

"I Leveled Up three times just now…" Rey mumbled, realizing just how much EXP he must have received from the Boss and his minions.

With every Level Up, it got increasingly difficult to do so again.

Considering the fact that Rey had Leveled Up a total of five times before reaching the Boss Room by killing hundreds upon hundreds of BigFoot Monsters, it was surprising that he was able to Level Up three times just from a hundred others and a Boss.

'The BigFoot Monsters here were holding weapons, so they're probably stronger than the ones I faced outside…' Was Rey's line of reasoning.

The Boss had to also be quite strong.

With those thoughts in mind, Rey was happy he didn't dawdle at all.

'I still have about two hours left. I can still challenge the next Floor, right?'

Rey knew he was pushing it, but he liked his current streak.

He didn't want to ruin the momentum.

'If I can reach Level 30—no, Level 35—today… I'll be satisfied!'

He stared at the black gate that led to the next Floor. It wasn't covered in frost or anything, which surprised Rey.

That had to mean that the gate had special properties, or… the Floor that it led to was extremely hot.

Rey braced himself more for the second possibility.

"I'll have to speedrun this one…" He whispered, more white clouds of cold air escaping his lungs.

Time wasn't on his side.

*******

Alicia silently read her book in the library, flipping through the pages with a small smile on her face.

She wasn't smiling due to what she was reading, but because of something else.

… Someone else.

'In a few more hours, Rey will come here.' She didn't want to explicitly admit to herself why she was happy about this prospect.

But she was.

the current book in her hands—a literature text regarding the common practices of the people of H'Trae which had

this particular book before, but that was so long ago—back when she just started

revisit the literature and see if she could have a new,

mundane things—like

to ensure proper sanitation of the streets and to prevent

areas like the Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City

limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned in

Alicia to grasp in the past, but she understood a lot more

a way, she found

a world that she intended

about all of this…' As she

doesn't want to go

enough to cause

though, she quickly brought

on previously accepted practices, there were

them

to practice slavery

trade was the rising conflict beteeen the Humans and other Races,

rise of the

Kingdoms began to band together, a lot of

them was the abolition of the slave

the book, there were still some who engaged

highest kinds of criminals

usually operated in secret—deep in the inner recesses

awful… selling humans as

the world, the stain of slavery remained in

it wasn't legal

As Alicia had these thoughts, she noticed

could spot from a mile away, and seeing him made

'R-Rey?!'

the boy she had been thinking of for so long now entered the Library and instantly spotted

he doing here so

in his spare time, and while she had been meaning to ask him about it, Alicia

said with a

'Hmm. Strange…'

got close to her, she usually had one

'He smells nice!'

this time

or anything—at least, Alicia didn't want

with a smile

hang out? I was thinking we should go to

brow in even more

with her in the library. He was often very interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought her consultation on

thinking of introducing him to the