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 their

moment he

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

now, one month should be

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

all grown exponentially in the

growth, but each individual had their respective kinds

a beautiful

that Summoning Circle were

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

did you think about the final training? Was

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

inside to

Dude, take

the bunch of students by teleporting away, everyone instantly

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

expect, each person

Clark hung out

and Trisha often trained together, or just walked

Alicia were a

were

and decided what to do after,

center of attention around them—and the second group was essentially the "hardcore training club," then the final group was essentially the

Alicia were known to frequent the

Justin—postulated that they were definitely doing something

proof, nothing

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

end, he was forced to leave due to how boring and eerily quiet the

solidified his beliefs that Rey and Alicia were definitely doing

always followed-up by some kind of slap on

this led to a rumor about

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

called it mere

their relationship as one-sided, with Alicia essentially

made no