An Extra’s POV

"W-who…?"

"H-how…?"

"T-this is…!"

A mixture of confusion and relief could be seen on the faces of every guard as they looked at the two unconscious teenagers on the floor.

Their disheveled hair and unkempt attires didn't remove an iota from their identity.

These were the Otherworlders!

The Head Guard, who was just in as much shock and awe as his subordinates knew he had to pull himself together.

Their actions were not befitting of the guards of the esteemed Royal Estate!

"I-If I may ask, Sir…" The Head Guard shifted his gaze from the two saviors of the world, and placed it on the dark-cloaked man who brought them.

He was dressed like the night itself—with a pitch-black hooded cloak, an obsidian mask that had a skull-like design, and his inner attires also echoing nothing but darkness.

He seemed like a shady man, but what kind of shady individual would do something like this?

"… Please, who are you?"

As the Head Guard said this, he gulped.

He was a great fighter, and he had been trained by the Head Warrior Brutus himself, but even he wasn't too confident about fighting the man before him.

Something about his vibe exuded strength, and an aura of darkness seemed to shroud his mysterious persona.

The Head Knight felt it was just his imagination, but he could also smell the stench of blood on him.

This had to be a testament of his power.

Still, despite the sheer tension that the masked man caused around him, his deep voice was calm and soothing.

"My name is Ralyks. I am an Adventurer, and I just happened to be in the Capital."

His words were simple, but they were so vague that no one present knew what to make of them.

Fortunately, he elaborated.

"A certain boy requested my assistance for this mission. He told me all he had was a single Gold Coin, and that if I wanted more, I should complete the mission and come to the Royal Estate for a bigger reward."

said this,

Undercover Investigation Unit that had gone out

breaking into relief, but they weren't out of the woods just

boy…. What was his

leader of the Investigation Unit asked as he moved closer, only to stop the moment he

he

said this, the members of the Investigation Unit broke into a look of relief, but the leader still appeared

him? He was meant to

this, Ralyks shrugged slightly—almost as if

tracker on him, just in case I needed to find him, and from what I can see…

this moment

me he'd continue working on his end, so we'd

leaked out smiles, thinking about

energetic one, wouldn't you say?" Ralyks said, almost in

the investigation unit all

bit clumsy having this sort of commotion outside the gates of the Royal Estate." The Head Guard asked,

even though he

I'm certain the members of the Royal Council would like to meet

Head of the Investigation Unit completed his words, Ralyks raised his

for all of that. I have already received my reward from

everyone present.

An Adventurer… rejecting money?!

It was unprecedented!

"Y-you mean…?"

Coin was enough for

present all exchanged

possibility that the Adventurer didn't know the importance of the people he had just saved. That was most likely why he wasn't being adamant about

was the only explanation that

do agree that we should go inside, though." As Ralyks said this,

who had surrounded him, found themselves

It felt instinctive—purely natural.

guards to pick up the two unconscious

moving as quickly

they moved—Ralyks, the Investigation Unit, and a portion

get my earlier present?

this question, everyone froze

"T-that was you?!"

slight chuckle escaped Ralyks' unseen lips as he shrugged it "T-that

unseen lips as he shrugged it all off as if that achievement

over a hundred victims of the Slave Trade, and a hundred or so perpetrators—with

so long, the Royal Council had been trying to quell the embers of Slave Trade that remained