An Extra’s POV

"Well done, everyone."

The man of darkness himself, Ralyks, clapped as he gazed upon the group of nine who stood before him.

No one could see what was hidden underneath his dark mask, but based on the tone of his voice, and his gesture, it was clear he was pleased.

The expanse above showed a bright sun that sharply contrasted with his black aesthetic, and the ground around him had been shattered—destroyed by the just-concluded battle.

"You exceeded my expectations." Ralyks nodded in approval as he formally ended the round.

The Otherworlders—or rather, students under Ralyks—had just passed the final phase of their test with the Dark Adventurer.

This was something they had been undertaking for the past few days, so the smiles and expressions of relief that pervaded their faces was understandable.

Everyone was exhausted, but they couldn't help but laugh energetically as they collapsed on the ground in satisfaction.

They really did it!

"You've defeated the last of my Elemental Summon. I can see you're now ready for the next step."

The Otherworlders all looked at Ralyks from wherever they sat on the devastated ground.

They knew what was to come.

"Tomorrow… we will venture into the Royal Dungeon." He declared.

The equipment that they needed was finally ready. Their practice had paid off, and they were deemed prepared enough for the rigors of the Dungeon Raid.

Everything had been set in motion.

"Any questions?" Ralyks asked, both hands behind him as he did so.

No matter the situation, this man always maintained an air of elegance and prestige.

… Also power.

"I have one. How long will we be spending for the Raid in total?"

The person who asked this question was Justin, and he had a goofy smile on—as usual.

nonetheless, and the teenagers around him seemed to resonate with

the moment

or more, but…" He narrowed his eyes

one month should be

a day in the

all grown exponentially in

depicted more growth, but each individual had their respective

beautiful

and helpless teenagers that came out of that Summoning Circle were not the same as the ones

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

about the final training?

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

get back inside to snack on something real

take

left the bunch of students by teleporting away,

teenagers, plus Ralyks had told them to take the rest of the day off and relax, so

expect, each person had

Clark hung out together very

and Trisha often trained together,

and Alicia were a

were practically

where they sat and decided what to do after, the both of them were

the center of attention around them—and the second group was essentially the

Alicia were known to frequent the library

naughty ones like Justin—postulated that they were definitely

proof, nothing

spy on them, he couldn't get his hands on the evidence he

he was forced to leave due to how

that Rey and Alicia were definitely doing something

everyone, but not me!" He often declared aloud, though that was always

led to a rumor about

surprising—considering how incredibly beautiful and powerful Alicia was, and how average Rey appeared—but no one could

called it mere

referred to their relationship as one-sided, with Alicia essentially controlling

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