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.

was serious, nonetheless, and the teenagers around him

the moment

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

one month should

day in the Dungeon, they were definitely going to

grown exponentially in the past couple

but each individual had their respective kinds of

a beautiful

and helpless teenagers that came out of that Summoning Circle

They had all grown.

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[Moments Later]

did you think about the

"Man… I'm so exhausted!"

get back inside to snack on something

Dude, take a shower

by teleporting away, everyone instantly began to talk about random

plus Ralyks had told them to take the rest of the day off

would expect, each person had

Clark

often trained together, or

finally, Rey and Alicia were

two were practically

and decided what to do after, the both of

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

frequent

like Justin—postulated that they were definitely doing something more

proof, nothing

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

forced to leave due to how boring and eerily

the experience only solidified his beliefs that Rey and

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

this led to a rumor about Rey

powerful Alicia was, and how average Rey

called it

relationship as one-sided, with Alicia

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