An Extra’s POV

"U-urgh…"

Aurora felt a sharp sensation in her head as she woke up in a flowery expanse.

The place was lit by fire-fly like sources of light that floated all around the garden that seemed to exist in a cave.

'We're back here…?' Aurora's thoughts trailed as she looked around.

She could see her sisters still asleep. There were twelve of them in total.

'What happened back then? What did the humans do? My memory is fuzzy…'

The last thing she remembered was the exchange of goods with the humans, and then they went their separate ways.

'Did we get attacked on our way back? Was it a Dragon?' No, if that was the case, they would already be dead.

Besides, Aurora still had the pouch which contained the Spatial Rings in her possession. All the items were secure, and her twelve sisters were safe.

A Dragon would not show that sort of mercy.

'This place is accursed. We shouldn't have come here, to begin with!' Aurora chastised herself as she rose to her feet.

Still, they had no choice thanks to their desperation.

'Now that we have recieved these Items, we can return to our home.'

Aurora stole one final glance at her sisters and felt a surge of bliss. It had been a long, ardous, and frustrating journey, but they were finally done with their mission.

A subtle feeling within her told her she was forgetting something, but Aurora could hardly notice it. Not while her heart raced and she remembered the sisters who were busy fighting against the scourge of the world.

'Wait for me, everyone!' Aurora clenched her fist in resolve and smiled with sheer determination.

'I'm coming back!'

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[The Next Day]

The Otherworlders were busy in their living quarters, all of them enjoying their time off by either moping around or engaging in interesting conversations.

Even Adonis, the training obsessed one, was taking a break. He also urged Trisha and Billy to take the day off. As a result, all nine of the Otherworlders were in their residence when a neck came from the door.

everyone's attention was

long, the door was opened and the Royal Council Members entered in their

quarters. After all,

were to enjoy their

business enter the room, they felt a bit tense. Unfortunately, their concerns

visit

you all gather around, please? We have a very serious announcement to make." Vida

voice set up a somewhat

students who were in thier rooms were called for, so before long all nine Otherworlders

a few murmurs, but most of them

the Councilors with curiousity and tense expectations. Somehow, most of them already had a good guess of what

related to the very reason they were summoned in the

here to inform you that we have finally recieved a response from the front lines of the battle. Lucielle and Brutus will be arriving in about about ten days to fetch you all for your confrontation

voice, but even if he did so, it didn't take away the heavy meaning that his

for war was

matter that they had spent the last three months preparing for this moment. The mere fact

There was fear.

was written on the faces

Once they overcame the initial apprehension,

certain glow could be seen

before. Their gaze transcended mere excitement or

It was sheer exhiliration!

be saying with their faces "I CAN'T

you say…" Adonis raised his hand, causing everyone to look in his direction. "And what should we be doing

heard those words, so Vida took it as her cue

can do whatever you like pending that time. Consider

students understood this well, and so they nodded at each

thank you all. Brave champions like you, visitors from another world, who have chosen to remain

the same with a bright

of time. Your power is unrivaled among we humans,

showed the courtesy of silence as they watched the Councilors appreicate them with all thier

all you have done and are

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[Meanwhile]

Days before

west of the Adventurer's City—directly in its outskirts—a

borders, and the patrol officers who just happened to be walking nearby at that exact moment,