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

was so long ago—back when she just

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

bunch of mundane things—like the outlawing of eating certain foods

of the

high-brow areas like the Capital. Places such as the Adventurer City were exempt

limitations and transactional

to grasp

she found

she learning so much about a world that she intended

back, I should write a novel about all of this…' As she chuckled, a dark

want to go

enough to cause her bright smile to

though, she quickly brought her attention back

inconsequential regulations recently placed on previously accepted practices, there were

of them was

to practice slavery up

the Humans and other Races, as well as the most important

rise

Human Kingdoms began to band together, a lot of

was the abolition of the slave

who engaged in the slave trade—both buying and

were considered among the highest kinds of criminals

operated in secret—deep in the inner recesses of

selling humans as

the stain of slavery

wasn't

with this place.' As Alicia had

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

'R-Rey?!'

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

he doing here so

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 as

'Hmm. Strange…'

her, she usually

'He smells nice!'

this time was

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

with a smile

I was thinking we should go to

brow

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 her

him to the current book she was