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.

regarding the common practices of the people of

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 had read

of mundane things—like the outlawing

to ensure proper sanitation of the streets and to

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

limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned

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

a way, she found this whole thing

about a world that she intended on

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

want to go back…

cause her bright smile to

on it too much, though, she

regulations recently placed on previously

of them

to practice

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

rise

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

the

some who engaged

were considered among the highest kinds of criminals in

in secret—deep in the inner recesses of

just awful… selling humans as a

seemed no matter the world, the stain of slavery remained in

it wasn't

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

from a mile away, and seeing him made her

'R-Rey?!'

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

doing here

usually came to the Library in the night. She still didn't know what he did in his spare time, and while she had been

Rey said with a smile

'Hmm. Strange…'

to her, she usually had

'He smells nice!'

this time

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

responded with a smile

hang out? I was thinking

raised her brow in

would want to hang out with her in the library. He was often very interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought

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