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.

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

book before, but that was

happened since then, and so she wanted to revisit the literature and see if she could have a new, more informed, grasp on what she had

a bunch of mundane things—like the outlawing

sanitation of the streets and to prevent

this rule only applied to high-brow areas like the Capital. Places such as the

transactional oversights were also mentioned

too complicated for Alicia to grasp in the past, but

a way, she found this

was she learning so much about a world that she intended

when I get back, I should write a novel about all of this…' As she chuckled, a dark thought

want to go back…

was enough to cause her

though, she quickly brought her attention back to the

inconsequential regulations recently placed on previously accepted practices, there were still a few

them

to believe that the Kingdoms used to practice

rising conflict beteeen the Humans and other Races, as well as the most important one

rise of the

the Dragons invaded, and the Human Kingdoms began to band together, a lot of reforms were

of them was the abolition of the slave

the book, there were still some who engaged in the slave trade—both

the highest kinds of criminals in the

usually operated in secret—deep in the inner

selling humans

the world, the stain of slavery remained in

it wasn't legal

issues with this place.' As Alicia had these thoughts, she noticed someone enter the

she could spot from a mile away, and seeing him made her

'R-Rey?!'

so long now entered the Library

he doing

what he did in his spare time, and while she had been meaning

a

'Hmm. Strange…'

to her, she usually had one

'He smells nice!'

time

anything—at least, Alicia didn't want

responded with a smile

to hang out? I was thinking we should

brow

interested in reading as much as he could, and

had even been thinking of introducing him to the current book she was