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.

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

read this particular book before, but that was so long

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

bunch of mundane things—like the outlawing of eating certain foods out in

was done to ensure proper sanitation of the streets and

Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City were

limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned in the

complicated for Alicia to grasp in the past, but she understood

way, she found this

was she learning so much about a world that she intended on

should write a novel about all of this…'

doesn't want to go

was enough to cause her bright

too much, though, she

on previously accepted practices, there were still

of them was

hard to believe that the Kingdoms used to practice slavery up till even a

the Humans and other Races, as well as the most

rise

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

of them was the abolition of

there were still some who engaged in

among the highest kinds of criminals in the United

the

selling

the

it wasn't legal

place.' As Alicia had these thoughts, she noticed someone

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

'R-Rey?!'

of for so long now entered

he doing here so

didn't know what he did in his spare time, and while she had

a smile as he approached

'Hmm. Strange…'

Rey got close to her, she usually

'He smells nice!'

time was

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

with a

to hang out? I was thinking we should go to the Town

raised her brow in even more

was often very interested in reading as much

the current book she