Then, even if I hadn’t heard of it before, there was certainly a possibility that such an item existed.

Moreover, Freya had already conquered once. Since it was said that those who climbed to the top of the Laurel Tree would be given an item containing the power of great beings, this seemed likely to be it.

Freya, thinking that Seo Suji wasn’t as surprised as she wanted, stopped changing the appearance of the weapon in her hand and extended it into a staff. Then, she tapped the floor with it and chanted a strange spell.

It was then that the sense of discomfort arrived.

The flow of air changed, and it felt like the world was distorting.

‘This is…’

It was a familiar feeling.

Wave.

A gate was about to open, from which monsters would pour out.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

A loud alarm sounded from nearby speakers, and a warning message was sent to Seo Suji’s terminal, notifying citizens in the area that a Wave had occurred.

The Wave detection system had activated.

Did she put on this unbelievable performance to coincide with the Wave?

No, that’s not it.

There was a clear causal relationship between Freya’s actions and the Wave.

This… means Freya created the Wave.

That’s what she was certain of.

‘But how… how is such a thing possible?’

Seo Suji tried not to reveal her inner thoughts, but Freya seemed to have already noticed her agitation and smiled with satisfaction as she waved the staff in the air and said,

“Isn’t the power you could gain by joining hands with us tempting?”

“Is that power… the ability to open Waves like this?”

“To be precise, it’s the power to do anything.”

“That… explain it so I can understand.”

“You are strong. But that’s only within the given system. ‘Messiah’ is watching us from outside this system.”

System?

Is she talking about the Hunter system that came with the Wave?

It was unclear how much of it was true, but it seemed certain that Freya had indeed obtained something on a different level.

But being surprised was one thing, and being annoyed was another.

“If you have such great power, why aren’t you satisfied with that? I don’t understand why you’re threatening me to get involved.”

This time, it was Freya who was surprised.

Freya stared at Seo Suji with wide eyes.

“Don’t you want to move to the next level? If chosen, you can achieve immortality. And you will certainly be chosen. You’re saying that because you know nothing about Messiah right now.”

“What is the ultimate goal of this ‘Messiah’ or whatever?”

“Immortality.”

“…I thought that part about immortality was a joke.”

Seo Suji muttered as if she had a headache.

Freya seemed to believe that Seo Suji, being human, should naturally desire immortality.

They say that when people find it difficult to solve immediate problems, they develop avoidance sleep, and now she understood why.

Forced to listen to such nonsense while worrying about the impending Wave, even though she had slept well, she briefly felt like lying down and sleeping without thinking about anything.

As Seo Suji sighed with an annoyed face, Freya looked at her fingertips and asked,

“You still can’t believe it even after seeing this power?”

“Of course I can’t believe it. How could I?”

“It’s not that you can’t believe it, you’re choosing not to believe. The more power one gains, the more stubborn they become, I suppose.”

Seo Suji narrowed her eyes.

‘…To think I’d suddenly hear talk of immortality.’

The reason she didn’t read her emails even when her inbox was overflowing was simple.

People spouting all sorts of nonsense approached her daily.

It had been that way since she first gained prominence.

If she listened quietly, there would be no end to it.

Seo Suji ran both hands through her purple hair, messing it up and then letting it fall.

Even the characters in ancient myths would seek immortality once they gained some power and strength.

But their endings were all the same.

The lesson is this: Even if you have everything else, in the end, all humans are equal in the face of finite lifespans.

“You too will believe when you come into contact with the ‘great beings’.”

Seo Suji blinked in surprise at the unexpected words.

“…Ah, is… is that so?”

“Yes. You just don’t know because you haven’t encountered them yet.”

Contact? Boasting about such a thing.

Seo Suji glanced at the unicorn.

She had practically been forced to accept items from those beings while pulling weeds.

Honestly, she felt fortunate that Freya didn’t know her situation. If she did, she might have flipped the table.

Now, rather than feeling like a great being offering benefits that transcend the system, it felt more like a pet dog at home. One that constantly demands attention.

And now she had a strange certainty.

That if she suddenly did something weird and nonsensical again, they would insist on giving her a reward and create another quest.

Maybe that’s why? She didn’t think it was such a big deal to interact with those beings who were so desperate to communicate with her in any way, even at the cost of penalties.

Seo Suji, with her disbelief in immortality only growing stronger, shrugged her shoulders.

“You break into my home, threaten me, and all to say you’ll give me immortality? I’m honored, but honestly, I don’t understand what you’re thinking.”

“I’m saying let’s join hands.”

“And to get that immortality, you need the reward from ?”

“As I said, it’s an important gateway.”

Seo Suji had a lot she wanted to say, but the feeling of the gate opening was getting stronger, so she closed her mouth and opened her inventory. Il Laine had already drawn her weapon.

Wrapping around her hand, Seo Suji glanced up at the sky.

It seemed the civil servants who detected the Wave occurrence signal had been dispatched. Figures could be seen rappelling down from helicopters.

Freya looked around as if slightly impressed.

If there was anything fortunate, it was that there were no civilians wandering around tourist sites from early morning in this era.

“The civil servants of South Korea are fast.”

Seo Suji looked at Freya with disbelief.

Both during Zero and now.

That person seemed to lack empathy. Everything was dry.

“You talk as if it’s someone else’s business.”

“I’m here in South Korea briefly for negotiations, so causing a disturbance by participating in combat could be problematic.”

“It seems you’ve already caused quite a disturbance. Here, and to my family and me.”

Freya smiled gently and then suddenly took a few steps back.

“It seems you have no intention of listening to me, Daphne.”

“Yes. I’m sorry, but thanks to the evidence of power you’ve shown, a big problem is right in front of me now. As for the evidence of immortality, please summarize the basis and send it by email, and I’ll review it.”

“…You’re not seeing reason.”

Seo Suji sighed openly.

The more important the issue, the more you should prepare solid evidence and organize it logically. That’s how you get things approved quickly.

No, if it’s a cult aiming for immortality trying to recruit believers, shouldn’t they at least arm themselves with concrete evidence and examples and give a PowerPoint presentation? Or at least write about 10 pages in A4 size with font size 12.

It’s not like the membership fee is cheap.

“And you seem to think that the end justifies any means, but I don’t think that way.”

“You’ll regret it.”

“No, I’m not saying I won’t do it, I said I’d review it. If you’re not going to help, please step aside for now.”

Seo Suji nodded in response to the civil servants who recognized and greeted her, then stood right in front of the gap where the Wave was occurring.

The initial alarm was for B-grade, but now it had been corrected to A-grade.

But what she was feeling now was…

‘…What on earth did you summon?’

If her intuition was right, this wasn’t a Wave that the civil servants could handle.

Seo Suji shouted loudly.

“Who’s in charge here?”

“Hunter name, Dongbaek! AA-grade civil servant from Gangwon Provincial Office! It’s an honor to meet SSS-grade Hunter Daphne! I’m the field commander!”

Though less nervous than the civil servant she met last time, this person named Dongbaek was also quite tense.

Seo Suji asked urgently, as if pressing,

“Are the dispatched personnel a team to respond to A-grade Waves?”

“Yes, they are!”

Pride could be heard in that voice.

A team prepared for A-grade Waves would likely include AA or AAA-grade Hunters. That’s considerable strength, so it wasn’t strange to take pride in it.

But even they were insufficient to handle this situation.

“Il Laine and I will take care of this Wave. Prioritize the rescue of any potential civilians.”

“…What? But… we can help…”

Just as Dongbaek was about to say more, huge shadows poured down from the gate spread in the air as if falling.

Dozens of them.

Terrifyingly large and huge spiders.

Dongbaek, who had been offering to help, froze with a pale face the moment he saw the S-grade monsters.