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.

around him seemed to resonate

shrugged the moment he heard

or more, but…" He narrowed his eyes

one month should be

a day in the Dungeon, they were definitely going to

exponentially in

depicted more growth, but each individual had their respective kinds of

beautiful thing to

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]

think about the final

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

back inside to snack on something

take a shower

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

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

would expect, each

Eric, and Clark hung out together

Billy, and Trisha often trained

Alicia were a clique of their

were practically

rose from where they sat and decided what to

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

frequent the library pretty much

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

no proof, nothing

to spy on them, he couldn't get

to leave due to how

experience only solidified his beliefs that Rey and Alicia were definitely doing

aloud, though that was always followed-up by some kind of slap on his back by the rest

led to a rumor about Rey and Alicia in the

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

it mere

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

made no comments on the