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.

text regarding the common practices of the

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

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

encountered a bunch of mundane things—like the outlawing of eating

to ensure proper sanitation of the streets and to

Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City were exempt from this

financial limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned in the

been too complicated for Alicia to grasp in the past,

way, she found

a world that she intended

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

doesn't want to go

thought was enough to cause her bright smile

it too much, though, she quickly brought her attention

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

of them was

believe that the Kingdoms used to practice slavery up

trade was the rising conflict beteeen the Humans and

rise

Kingdoms began to band together, a lot of reforms

was the abolition of the slave

the book, there were still some who engaged in

among the highest kinds of criminals in

the inner recesses

just awful… selling humans as a

matter the world, the stain of slavery remained in their

wasn't

it was, I'd have some issues with this place.' As Alicia had these thoughts, she noticed

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

'R-Rey?!'

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

doing

in his spare time, and while she had been meaning to ask him about it, Alicia didn't think it was

said with a smile as he

'Hmm. Strange…'

Rey got close to her, she usually had

'He smells nice!'

time was

wasn't like he smelled or anything—at least, Alicia didn't want to think he did—but

responded with a smile

thinking we should

her brow in even more

He was often very interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought her consultation on some books to

him to the current book she