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."

the man called Ralyks said this, more men approached him

Undercover Investigation Unit that had gone out since early in

faces seemed to be breaking into relief, but they weren't out of the woods

boy…. What was

moved closer, only to stop the moment he felt the

believe he called

the members of the Investigation Unit broke into a look of relief, but the

time you saw him? He was meant to rendezvous with us, but he never

this, Ralyks shrugged slightly—almost as if he

tracker on him, just in case I needed to find him, and from what I can see… he's not in

only at this moment that the

still searching for these two. He told me he'd continue working on his end, so we'd

smiles, thinking about their

wouldn't you say?"

of the investigation unit all nodded, some chuckling in agreement

settle the details indoors? It feels a bit clumsy having this sort of commotion outside the gates of the Royal

on, even though

at greater length on the matter. I'm certain the members of the Royal Council would like to

of the Investigation Unit completed his words,

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

present. They couldn't believe what they were

An Adventurer… rejecting money?!

It was unprecedented!

"Y-you mean…?"

was enough for

present all exchanged glances with each

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

was the only explanation that made sense in their

inside, though." As Ralyks

had surrounded him, found themselves

It felt instinctive—purely natural.

The Head Guard gestures for a couple of guards to pick up the two unconscious

moving as quickly as they could, everyone else

portion of the Royal Guards—a

my earlier present? The Slave Trader and his

asked this question, everyone froze

"T-that was you?!"

lips as he shrugged

escaped Ralyks' unseen lips as he shrugged it all off as if

of the Slave Trade, and a hundred

Royal Council had been trying to quell the embers of