[Congratulations on entering the Stage of Advent. I’m the guide who runs Act One, Stage One. You must be very confused, but could you please focus on me?]

The spirit appeared in the middle of the road with a message.

“Huh…?!”

“Something showed up!”

Although the spirit was as small as a fist, the beautiful blue light surrounding it grabbed people’s attention. When people began heading toward the spirit like moths chasing a light, Seon-Hu was checking people’s faces one by one. Unfortunately, the person he was looking for wasn’t there.

Seeing that the impressive one from the past is not here, it looks like I’m in a different group this time.

[This space might seem familiar to you, but it’s actually different from what you might expect. It was built for you, but this place operates on a different sense of time and laws from your real world. Do you understand?]

The smart ones were already aware that something was off, as there were no cars on the road, no signs attached to the commercial buildings, and no furniture beyond the windows in the empty apartments.

However, those who hadn’t grasped the situation yet were still looking around with eyes that lingered on everything. They must have been thinking that they knew where they were. However,...