“What did you find out?!” Tae-Gu’s shouted. That wasn’t anger behind his question—it was excitement. Gi-Gyu looked around the room, wondering if he could trust everyone present here. 

No, more importantly, was what he knew even a secret? How much did the players in this room know? Did they know about the existence of demons? While he was busy pondering, everyone stared at him in anticipation. 

Gi-Gyu didn’t have to contemplate long. “A demon’s behind this.”

“A demon?” Tae-Gu asked in confusion while the rest of the group remained quiet.

“...” 

Based on everyone’s facial expression, Gi-Gyu felt certain of one thing. 

‘They all know about the existence of demons.’ 

This just proved they were mercenaries for a reason. Gi-Gyu didn’t know the exact qualifications to become a mercenary, but he was confident abilities and stats weren’t the sole qualifiers. He suspected Tae-Gu had a fixed standard for mercenary selection; today, he felt like he learned a bit about it.  

After organizing his thoughts, Gi-Gyu continued, “Before coming here, I visited the new gate in Gangnam again.” 

Lou said he wanted to confirm something, so Gi-Gyu asked Sung-Hoon to drop him off at the site before coming to the association building. 

“I’m not sure if you know, but I was at the scene when the gate first opened in Gangnam,” explained Gi-Gyu. The Gangnam gate was currently considered special...