"Hello, this is reporter Cha Eun-Joo from BBC News. We are at Gwanghwamun where the Dimension Gate will soon open. There's already a huge crowd, so the government and the association are working hard on crowd control..." said the reporter, Cha Eun-Joo.

Time had passed, and it was time for the Dimension Gate to be opened again after the incident in which the challengers of the tower had disappeared. More people gathered at the Gwanghwamun compared to last time.

Wooong—

It was midnight on December 1st. A huge gate appeared in Gwanghwamun, and the challengers poured out of the tower.

"They are out! They are coming out!"

"Hello, this is reporter Kim Young-Hyun from 'I like challengers.' May I please interview you for a sec—”

"Hello, this is reporter Song Kyung-Joon from SBC! Did the challengers on the first floor come up?"

"Hello, I am a reporter from Hanyang..."

The challengers who were walking through the bustling crowd had serious looks on their faces. Some of them even seemed to be angry. Seeing those expressions, the reporters found it hard to shove their microphones in their faces to interview them.

"Hey!" Baek Kang-Woo called out.

"Hey Kang-Woo!" Shin Ji-Won greeted him.

Shin Ji-Won, who came out through the Dimension Gate, waved at Baek Kang-Woo, who was waiting for her.

"Why does everyone look so depressed? Has no one come out of the first floor yet?" Baek Kang-Woo asked.

Shin Ji-Won became serious when she heard Baek Kang-Woo's question.

"No, it's the other way around actually. There was a problem...