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.

moment she asked this, everyone began to stare at each other

on… Sir

down here despite knowing

nearly died, you

matter, Rey spoke up with

blame Sir Ralyks. I'm sure he trusted in our abilities and knew we would come

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

course, you'd support him. You got all

Alicia's voice instantly rose as she stared at the

It was Justin Baker.

moment Alicia gave him her disapproving look, he shrank

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

be

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

up, Justin

and he said he had already looked

filled the room as everyone decided to hear him out, despite their

handle everything we would encounter down here. He must have also been referring

faces of the Otherworlders, but a few of them were able

murmured. "Even with all the powers it displayed, we still managed to come out on

it was thanks to combining our powers."

single mistake, we would have lost. But…

of them could

already knew we could

and incredibly dangerous. They actually thought they were going to die.

was exactly what they

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

their swift response to the situation, as well as their powerful combinations and

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

went

of everyone who spoke, though, there was one person who didn't

experiencing some kind of discomfort, due to her trembling

out, they found out

*********

'Mission successful!'

as he took in the

worked

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

bloodlust when Justin and the others were badmouthing Ralyks. What