Tim, who had been about to down the rest of his beer, stopped moving. Even Emily looked at Sungyoon with surprise in her eyes.

“… mmm. You are...1st Gen?”

Tim was careful as he asked the question. Sungyoon nodded to show affirmation.

Tim and Emily were taken aback. Since Sungyoon had boldly stated that he was aiming for the Great Labyrinth, they had assumed that Sungyoon was a 2nd or 3rd Gen Connector. However, it was hard to blame them for making that assumption. Even most 2nd and 3rd Gen Connector avoided the Great Labyrinth, and it was not an exaggeration to say that almost no 1st Gen Connector wanted to raid the Great Labyrinth.

At the very least, the two of them did not dismiss his claim out of hand. To be precise, they sounded worried for him.

But it was not as if Sungyoon didn’t understand their perspective. A 1st Gen Connector reached one’s limit extremely quickly. The idea of a 1st Gen raiding the Great Labyrinth was like someone reaching for the stars above the sky. It was like reaching for the clouds on the horizon. They had good reasons for being worried.

At the same time, it was also true that they were pointing out the deficiency in Sungyoon’s abilities. He could have felt anger and embarrassment...