An Extra’s POV

Conrad was stunned—no, beyond stunned.

He had never seen such a man in his entire life. This Adventurer had just said the bravest or the dumbest thing ever uttered in the world.

Conrad hoped it was the former, and not the latter.

'He wishes… to challenge the Dungeon alone?'

It was so absurd that the Grandmaster couldn't blurt it out.

"You can go ahead with your original plan of calling on Adventurers if you like. I won't stop you from making backup plans too."

As Ralyks said this, he began to move towards the entrance/exit of the reception.

"But I'll tell you now… it is all going to be pointless."

Conrad didn't know the kind of expression the man before him was making, but something told him it was a broad smile.

One that oozed nothing short of confidence.

"I'll be going in alone. And I'm going to rescue your people."

There was no uncertainty in his words. It was as if he could already see the future.

Conrad found his heart racing as he listened—as if he was a child listening to a fairy-tale, hoping desperately that it was all true.

He truly wanted to believe!

"H-how long… do you think… it'll… take…?" Before Conrad realized it, he stood to his feet and blurted out a question.

Knox and the Head Guard quickly glanced at him in shock, giving him faces that made it seem like he was insane,

Conrad knew he was behaving crazy, though.

Asking a question like that meant he was entertaining the possibility of such a thing being possible.

He—Grandmaster of the Royal Council—was granting credence to the illogical ramblings of a total stranger.

Conrad didn't care, though.

He only stared at the one called Ralyks and waited for his answer.

dawn tomorrow… you will

in the impossible promise

be waiting

nodded and took his leave,

he left the room, Conrad collapsed back on the sofa and heaved a

had

his chest, and

aren't taking that man's words seriously! There's no way he can do

anything due to the inescapable chains of hierarchy—agreed with Knox's

would

done what he did, he would have chastised

currently out

out; no logical

now, the fate of the entire Nation is in that man's hands…" Conrad whispered as he closed his tired

tired, yet a wave of relief hit

knowing why—he felt like everything

the same room with him didn't agree, but he

can only put our trust in

power of the man shrouded in

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deeply as he left the Royal Estate and ascended into

have my work cut out for me…' His thoughts trailed as

his

increased his pace, causing the pressure of

all this,

him to see the young girl

but she still floated beside

so was due to

can

gaze forward and spotted the Royal Dungeon just up ahead

his Magic, and she had been beside him throughout his stay in

as if she wasn't there, no one had

in the Royal Estate was weaker than Rey, and he already knew

went with Adonis, or were currently fighting at

or were currently fighting at the forefront

he was found out, he could easily tell them that Esme was someone related to him, and

of potential slaves from captivity and toppled down a slavery empire all by