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.

serious, nonetheless, and the teenagers around him

the moment he heard

but…" He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the

one month

a day in the Dungeon, they were definitely going to finish

exponentially in the past couple

individual had their respective kinds

was a beautiful

that came out of that Summoning Circle were not the same

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

the final training? Was

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

back inside to

take a shower

the bunch of students by teleporting away,

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

one would expect, each person had their

Eric, and Clark

and Trisha often trained together, or

Alicia were

were

all rose from where they sat and decided what to do after, the both of

could be said to be "the boys"—with Belle being the center of attention around them—and the second group was essentially the "hardcore training club," then the final group was

Alicia were known to frequent the library

that they were definitely doing something more than 'reading

with no proof, nothing he said could

decided to spy on them, he couldn't get his

forced to leave due to

the experience only solidified his beliefs that Rey and Alicia were

fool everyone, but not me!" He often declared aloud, though that was always followed-up by some kind of slap on his

about Rey and

surprising—considering how incredibly beautiful and powerful Alicia was, and how average

it mere

referred to their relationship as one-sided,

made no comments on the