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."

Ralyks said this,

to the Undercover Investigation Unit that had gone out since early in

faces seemed to be breaking into relief,

boy…. What was his

Investigation Unit asked as he moved closer, only to stop the moment he felt the intimidating pressure of the mysterious

believe he called

the Investigation Unit broke into a look of relief, but

was meant to

shrugged slightly—almost as

a tracker on him, just in case I needed to find him, and

this moment that the leader sighed in

He told me he'd continue working

of the Investigation Unit all leaked out smiles, thinking

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

guards and the members of the investigation unit all nodded, some chuckling in agreement with his

we perhaps settle the details indoors? It feels a bit clumsy having this sort of commotion outside the gates of the Royal Estate." The Head Guard asked, a bead of

had a friendly smile on, even though he was going for a

of the Royal Council would like to meet with you and reward you for

completed his words, Ralyks raised his hand to

of that. I have already received my

everyone present.

An Adventurer… rejecting money?!

It was unprecedented!

"Y-you mean…?"

Gold Coin was enough for the

all exchanged

Adventurer didn't know the importance of the people he had

explanation that made sense

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

who had surrounded him, found themselves stepping

It felt instinctive—purely natural.

for a couple of guards to pick up the

quickly as they could, everyone else could

and a portion of the Royal Guards—a question wafted in

present?

asked this question, everyone froze

"T-that was you?!"

lips as he

escaped Ralyks' unseen lips as he shrugged

over a hundred victims of the Slave Trade, and a hundred or

the embers of Slave