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

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 if she could have a new, more informed, grasp on what she

of mundane things—like the

proper sanitation of

like the Capital.

transactional oversights were also mentioned

for Alicia to grasp in the

way, she found this

was she learning so much about a world

of

to

to cause her bright smile

could dwell on it too much, though, she

on previously accepted practices, there were still a

of them was

used to practice slavery

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

The rise of

Kingdoms began to band together,

was the abolition of the

still some who engaged in the slave

were considered among the highest kinds

in the

selling humans

matter the world, the stain of slavery remained in

wasn't

As

mile away, and seeing him made her smile return almost

'R-Rey?!'

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

doing

She still didn't know what he did in his spare time, and while

with a smile as

'Hmm. Strange…'

her, she

'He smells nice!'

time

least, Alicia didn't want to

responded with

I was thinking we

raised her brow in even

interested in reading as much as he could, and he even sought her consultation on some books

to the current book she was reading