Vroom.

"So, what kind of world is the Continent of Aernor?" Oh Kang-Woo asked Echidna while driving back to his place.

Echidna was sitting on his lap. Kang-Woo had initially offered her the passenger's seat, but she didn't budge from his lap.

'Well, it's not like she's bothering me.'

Because Echidna had become so small, she was more cute than a bother.

[I'm not sure what you mean.] Echidna seemed troubled by Kang-Woo's question.

Her reaction was understandable. It was probably similar to asking someone from Earth what Earth was like.

"Hmm... What kind of nations there are, what kind of people live there, how they live—stuff like that."

[Okay. First, the largest nation is the Arnan Empire. Then...]

Echidna's explanation continued for quite a while.

The Continent of Aernor that she was describing was a place similar to a world in medieval fantasy stories, where people used swords and magic. It was a world in which fairies, monsters, and dragons existed.

'In that case, do the monsters in Gates come from Aernor?'

Monsters like Goblins and Trolls, which appeared in the Gates,...