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 read this particular book before, but that was so long ago—back when she just started

had 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

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

of

high-brow areas like the Capital. Places such

and transactional oversights were also mentioned in

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

she found this whole

a world that

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

doesn't want to go

was enough to cause her bright smile to

much, though, she

recently placed on previously

them was

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

the rising conflict beteeen the Humans and other Races, as well as the most important

rise of the

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

the abolition of the slave

who engaged in the slave trade—both buying and

considered among the highest kinds

usually operated in secret—deep in the inner

awful… selling humans as

matter the world, the stain of

it wasn't

As Alicia had these thoughts, she noticed

presence she could spot from a mile

'R-Rey?!'

she had been thinking of for so long now entered the Library and

doing here so

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

said with a

'Hmm. Strange…'

close to her, she usually had

'He smells nice!'

this time was

he smelled or anything—at least, Alicia didn't want to think he

with a

out? I was thinking

brow in

He was often very interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought her consultation

the current book she was reading once