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

shrugged the moment he

would take two months or more, but…" He narrowed his eyes as he looked at the

one month

in the Dungeon, they were definitely going to finish things

in the past couple of

individual

a beautiful thing to

out of that Summoning Circle were not the same as the

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

think about the final training?

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

back inside to snack on something

Dude, take

the bunch of students by teleporting away,

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

expect, each person had their preferred

Justin, Eric, and Clark hung

Trisha often trained together, or just

Alicia were a

two were

they sat and decided

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

to frequent the library

ones like Justin—postulated that they were definitely doing

no proof, nothing he said could

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

forced to leave due to how boring

only solidified his beliefs that Rey and Alicia were definitely

often declared aloud, though that was always followed-up by some

a rumor about Rey

Alicia was, and how average Rey appeared—but no one could deny their

it mere

as one-sided,

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