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.

teenagers around him seemed to resonate with it with

shrugged the moment he heard

or more, but…" He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the bunch in front of

now, one month should be

the Dungeon, they were definitely going to finish things within a

grown exponentially in the past couple

individual

was a beautiful thing

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

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

the final training?

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

back inside to

take

the bunch of students by teleporting away, everyone instantly began to talk about random

to take the rest of the day off and relax, so being this

expect, each person had their

and Clark

often trained together, or

Rey and Alicia were a

two were practically

and decided what to do after,

could be said to be "the boys"—with Belle being the center of attention around them—and the second group was essentially

to frequent the

Justin—postulated that they were definitely doing something more than 'reading books'

with no proof, nothing

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

leave due to how boring and eerily quiet

the experience only solidified his beliefs that Rey and Alicia were definitely doing something extra for spending so

me!" He often declared aloud, though that was always followed-up by some kind of slap on his back by the

a rumor about Rey and Alicia

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

it

as one-sided, with Alicia essentially controlling

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