[Seoul, Korea — Hero Plaza Maze]

Chae Nayun realized something had gone wrong after 3 hours. Her intuition told her this maze didn’t have an exit, but how could that be? They designed this test to pick out 200 challengers for the Gate of Glory. She explored for 2 more hours to confirm her doubt.

Meanwhile, Jin Sahyuk grew restless as she watched Chae Nayun. She assumed Chae Nayun would give up, but had misjudged. Chae Nayun’s tenacity went beyond her expectations.

“Sigh.”

Jin Sahyuk stood up to intervene when…

— Sahyuk.

A voice flowed into her ears. She widened her eyes and turned around. There, a semi-transparent fog glimmered in the air. Without a doubt, Bell came to see her.

“Bell, you bastard—”

Had they been apart for too long? She jumped at Bell with excessive force and grabbed his gaseous state by the collar. Bell smiled and looked down at her grip.

“Where have you been—”

— Shh.

He placed a finger to his lips.

“Shh? Are you crazy?”

— Hey, keep it down. I’m only here because it seemed like you might be eliminated from the tournament.

“Eliminated my ass…”

— You’ve accomplished nothing in the last 6 hours. Don’t you want to enter the demon realm’s gate?

“Is there a reason why I should enter?” Jin Sahyuk flatly remarked. She felt the need to revolt because Bell pissed her off.

He smiled and...