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.

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

had read this particular book before, but that was so

and see if she could have a new,

mundane things—like the outlawing

proper sanitation of

the Capital. Places such as the

couple of financial limitations and transactional oversights were also mentioned

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

way, she found

learning so much about a world that she intended on leaving

a novel about all of this…' As she

to go back…

to cause her bright

too much, though, she quickly brought her attention back to the

on previously accepted practices, there were still a few

of them

Kingdoms used to practice slavery

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

The rise of

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

the abolition

who engaged

considered among the highest kinds of criminals in the

operated in secret—deep in the inner recesses

selling

no matter the world, the stain of slavery remained

it wasn't legal

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

familiar presence she could spot from a mile away,

'R-Rey?!'

of for so long

he doing here so

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 meaning to ask

with a smile as

'Hmm. Strange…'

close to her, she usually had one

'He smells nice!'

this time

anything—at least, Alicia didn't want to

She responded with a smile

was thinking we should go to

raised her brow in even more

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

him to the current book she