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 common practices of the people of H'Trae which

but that was so long ago—back when she

to revisit the literature and see if she could have a new, more informed, grasp on

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

was done to ensure proper sanitation of the streets and to prevent

the Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City were

financial limitations and transactional

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

she found

a world that she intended

about all of this…' As she chuckled, a dark thought suddenly appeared

want to go

was enough to cause her bright smile to

it too much, though, she quickly

there were a lot of mundane, inconsequential regulations recently placed on previously accepted practices, there were still a few that

them

used to practice

beteeen the Humans and other Races, as well

rise of the

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

was the abolition

to the book, there were still some who engaged in the

kinds of criminals in the United

operated in secret—deep in the

just awful… selling humans as

matter the world, the stain of slavery remained in their

it wasn't

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

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

'R-Rey?!'

so long now entered the Library

doing here so

know what he did in his spare time, and while she had been

with a smile as he

'Hmm. Strange…'

got close to her, she usually had

'He smells nice!'

this time was

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

She responded with a smile

thinking we

raised her brow in

in reading as much as he

had even been thinking of introducing him to the