When Chi-Woo opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a white space. Unable to overcome his joy, he was about to call out to Future Yoo-Joo and share the good news, but he stopped in the middle of turning back.

“?” He was in a white space, but it suddenly looked cramped. He couldn’t see Future Yoo-Joo either. This was—

—You’re finally back.

Chi-Woo became dumbfounded as he heard Mamiya’s voice. Soon after, he realized what Future Yoo-Joo had meant by the last chance. ‘Ah…’. He had no idea this was what she had meant. He looked at the center of the space just in case, but the portal of light Future Yoo-Joo had created was gone. He couldn’t go there again, at least not for now. He needed to tell her. Although he wasn’t entirely successful, he had to tell her that he had finally gotten favorable results. Then he could say goodbye to Future Yoo-Joo with a smile.

Chi-Woo stared at the air where there was nothing left for a while with lingering regret and suddenly heard murmurs around him. He heard a few exclamations as well. All six gods were staring at him.

—How amazing. Although I wasn’t able to directly see the process, I can guess from your current state.

Mamiya spoke in an admiring tone and looked around before continuing.

—He listened to our wishes and kept his promise. Thus, it is our turn to keep our promises.

They were talking about the promotion to Master tier. Since he went to Future Yoo-Joo’s space at the price of the promotion rewards, he couldn’t obtain any special privileges, but it was still important to rise to Master tier since it was a prerequisite for Grand Master tier. Chi-Woo...