“Hmm…” Skaya seemed to be contemplating something for a moment, but she soon shook her head. “Oh, it can’t be. Anyway, Let’s go.”

“All right.”

While Skaya and Seo Jun-Ho walked down the battlefield, the Players showed their appreciation from all sides.

‘It’s been a long time since I felt this way.’

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since Seo Jun-Ho felt shy due to people praising him like this. Feeling slightly awkward, Seo Jun-Ho turned toward Mio, who was approaching him and said, “Great work, everyone. Especially Mio.”

“Yes.”

“You’re dual wielding?”

“Yes...”

Mio nodded with an expressionless face. She seemed heartless and indifferent on the outside, but her current expression meant that she was incredibly happy that Seo Jun-Ho noticed her new style.

“Hmm. By the way, isn’t that totally similar to a Gate?” Rahmadat muttered while scratching his chin.

Gilberto agreed with Rahmadat's opinion. “It looks about the same size as the Semey Gate.”

“What the heck? Does that mean the fiends have a hand in this?”

“That’s—we can’t tell until we go inside and check.”

No one knew where the Gate would lead those who were courageous enough to cross it. Everyone looked up at the Gate and remained.

“...I’ll cross first.”

Seo Jun-Ho expanded his senses and slowly crossed the Gate.

Upon crossing the Gate, a familiar and nostalgic sensation surrounded him.

‘What is this feeling?’

Seo Jun-Ho wondered if he had visited this place before.

‘...I don’t remember.’

Seo Jun-Ho was in front of an ordinary path inside an ordinary forest.

Soon,...