An Extra’s POV

"I was watching you… Rey."

Alicia's breaths were heavy, her chest rising up and down every second as she looked at the boy she was talking to.

He was also equally tired—no, perhaps even more so.

"You just kept hacking and hacking. You didn't even show a hint of fear at all."

Of course, this was a quality she admired in Rey—the assertive nature he had underneath the seemingly plain appearance and personality he usually showed.

It was thanks to watching him constantly attack, despite the exhaustion he must have been feeling, that she was able to keep going despite feeling extremely drained.

She couldn't let up—not after seeing what Rey was doing.

And so, despite feeling lightheaded, tired, or downright sick, she kept her attacks. As a result, they were eventually able to defeat the Monster.

"T-thank you, Alicia. I just… had to do it!"

"Weren't you scared at all? I mean… you were so close to the thing."

"I… I wasn't scared." Rey said as he smiled at her.

"I knew we would win."

Alicia's face instantly morphed into that of surprise. She didn't think anyone could say such words given the situation.

All their options seemed to have vanished, and even their guardians were eviscerated. If it hadn't been for certain conditions, and the aid of Adonis' leadership, they would have all perished.

"You do realize that we could have easily been killed if we made the slightest mistake, right?"

"But we didn't." Rey responded, his smile growing even broader.

"I believe Sir Ralyks must have been very confident in our capabilities… enough to believe we could take down that thing."

Alicia's eyes widened even more upon hearing that name.

"So he… he actually…!"

Thanks to the intensity of the situation, she never really had the time or opportunity to process the bigger picture of things. But now… she was beginning to unravel everything.

"Are you saying he knew such a Monster was waiting for us here?" She blurted out, her voice so loud that it attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

asked this, everyone began

Sir

down here despite knowing all that? That's

nearly died, you

could be said about the matter, Rey spoke up with the loudest possible voice he

trusted in our

particular quickly gave a response as soon as the former defended the actions of

got all the

as she stared at the

It was Justin Baker.

he shrank back in hesitation. However, that

not wrong. I'm sure we're all thinking the same!" He looked at every other Otherworlder in the room, probably hoping to find

be

know it was by chance, and I'm sure you wouldn't have complained if you were the one who got

up, Justin

he said he had already looked into the Floors we would be challenging before leaving them up

the room as everyone decided to hear him out, despite their initial aversion to Rey and what

that we would be able to handle everything we would encounter down here. He must have also been referring

the faces of the Otherworlders, but a

the powers it

And it was thanks to combining

would have lost. But… we didn't make those mistakes." Trisha also

while, none of them could deny it

already knew we could

it was difficult and incredibly dangerous. They actually thought they were going

exactly what they

was that sense of danger that prompted them to act so desperately and try their best

as their powerful combinations and utilization of their most effective abilities, they managed to pull

is what a real Raid is all about. I believe Sir Ralyks was trying to teach

of agreements went

though, there was one person who didn't utter

or experiencing some kind of discomfort,

her out, they found out she was

*********

'Mission successful!'

the

worked according

at Belle's sleeping state, heaving a sigh of relief

Justin and the others were badmouthing Ralyks. What