When Gi-Gyu finally regained sight, he found himself a little distance away from a Tower landmark. Looking around, he discovered he wasn’t in the pure-white space or the candle-lit hallway. He was actually in a familiar place.

He was in the Tower.

“I guess this is the 51st-floor landmark?” Gi-Gyu looked around to see other players. They were real people as opposed to data-constructs the Tower had shown him. Because this was the 51st floor, there weren’t many players around him, but there were a fair number of them. Gi-Gyu watched them with interest.

“I guess not much has changed.” Contrary to his expectations, it appeared not a lot of time had passed. This was a huge relief. He was secretly worried that the difference in the axis of time would result in a few decades passing by the time he returned.

“Haa…” Gi-Gyu sighed in relief. However, that didn’t mean that the time axis was no longer askew. But, what made it askew? He opened Brunheart’s gate, asked Old Man Hwang to check on his family, and then began walking. With the mercenary ring resting snugly on his finger, he looked for the association...