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.

book in her hands—a literature text regarding the

but that was so long ago—back when

see if she could have a new, more informed, grasp on what she had read

mundane things—like the outlawing of

to ensure proper sanitation of

only applied to high-brow areas like the Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City were

of financial limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned in

been too complicated for Alicia to grasp

way, she found this

learning so much about a

get back, I should write a novel about all of

want to go

cause her

could dwell on it too much, though, she quickly

placed on previously accepted practices, there were

of them

that the Kingdoms used to practice slavery up till even a decade

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

rise of

and the Human Kingdoms began to

the abolition

some who engaged in the

were considered among the highest kinds of criminals in the United Human

the inner recesses of the

just awful… selling humans as a

world, the stain of slavery remained

it wasn't

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

could spot from a mile away,

'R-Rey?!'

for so long now entered the Library and

doing here so

night. She still didn't know what he did in his spare time,

a smile as he approached

'Hmm. Strange…'

to her,

'He smells nice!'

this time was

anything—at least, Alicia didn't want to think he did—but he just

with a

hang out? I was thinking we should go

raised her brow in

to hang out with her in the library. He was often very interested in reading as much as he

of introducing him to the current book she