By a small, eerie, abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city, where nothing ever happened, something unusual was unfolding. 1

Woong-0

A ripple in space was expanding, sending out a surge of mana. The ripple grew larger and larger until, suddenly, space split apart to create a rift. And the moment a dim alleyway could be seen on the surface of the rift—0

Whoosh!0

Se-Hoon leaped through it, landing in front of the warehouse.0

“Hmm…”0

Having crossed the makeshift gate, Se-Hoon immediately surveyed the area and quickly confirmed that there was no immediate danger. 0

Then, turning around, he gestured toward the rift. 0

“You can come over now.”0

Seeing his signal, Luize, who was standing on the other side, made a tense expression. Then, mustering up some courage, she squeezed her eyes shut and threw herself forward.0

Thunk!0

Unlike Se-Hoon’s graceful leap, Luize practically flung herself through the gate. And while she had successfully teleported, it didn’t come without issues.0

“Urgh…”0

Unbearable nausea hit her. Her mind felt like it had been scrambled, and she felt as though any movement she made would result in her stomach's contents being unceremoniously exposed in front of Se-Hoon.1

“What’s wrong? Can you not move?”0

“…”0

“Tsk, I told you to get used to this…”0

Se-Hoon sighed, suspecting that Luize had solely focused on short-distance teleportation, which was more useful in battle. 0

She’ll be stuck here for at least ten minutes by...0