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 drawn

door was opened and the Royal Council Members entered

the students as they watched the two enter their living quarters. After all, they had all

to enjoy their time as they saw

sources of official business enter the room, they

Royal Council came to visit for an ominous reason, after

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

her nice voice set up a somewhat friendly atmosphere in the living

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

murmurs, but most of

tense expectations. Somehow, most of them already

doubt, it was related to the very reason they were

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

if he did so, it didn't

for

that they had spent the last three months preparing for this moment. The mere fact that it had come was enough to

There was fear.

written on the faces

overcame the initial apprehension, most of the students leaked out a

certain glow could be seen in

before. Their gaze transcended mere excitement or

It was sheer exhiliration!

seemed to be saying with their

ten days, you say…" Adonis raised his hand, causing everyone to look in his direction.

relief as he heard those words, so Vida took it as her

Consider it

understood this well, and so they

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

did the same with a bright

short span of time. Your power is unrivaled

awe-inspiring moment, the Otherworlders showed the courtesy of silence as they watched the Councilors appreicate

done and are about to do… THANK

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[Meanwhile]

before

Adventurer's City—directly in its outskirts—a rumbling sound

the City's borders, and the patrol officers who just happened to be walking nearby at that