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.

literature text regarding the common practices of the people of H'Trae which had now been

had read this particular book before, but that was so long ago—back

had happened since then, and so she wanted to revisit the literature and see

she had encountered a bunch of mundane things—like the outlawing of eating certain foods

done to ensure proper sanitation of the streets

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

financial limitations and transactional oversights

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

found this

about a world that she intended on leaving

all of this…' As

to go back…

enough to cause

on it too much, though,

mundane, inconsequential regulations recently placed on previously accepted practices, there

them was

to believe that the Kingdoms used to practice slavery

conflict beteeen the

rise of

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

them was the abolition

who engaged in the slave trade—both buying

considered among the highest kinds of criminals in the

in the inner recesses of the

awful… selling humans

seemed no matter 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

from a mile away, and seeing him made her smile return almost

'R-Rey?!'

of for so long now entered the

he doing

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

with a smile as he approached

'Hmm. Strange…'

her, she

'He smells nice!'

this time was

want to think

responded with a smile

I was thinking

raised her brow in

interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought

the current book she was reading once she was