It was just an experiment, but now that I had exposed it, I couldn’t remain unnoticed.

‘Since I kept thinking about it.’

I was reminiscing about the time when I visited the hole shop every day.

‘I knew about the transmigrators.’

In the end, they all went where they wanted.

Rather than Hayang, more information had been leaked to me.

“Can you see this? Open the door quickly.”

I shook the necklace that was shining half in front of Hayang.

The teddy bear pretended not to see.

“Oh, really? Then I should just throw it away. This useless necklace.”

I immediately pretended to take off the necklace and throw it by the window.

After making unnecessary remarks, Hayang finally moved.

The small hole in the spot where the teddy bear had jumped became a door big enough for me to enter.

I put Hayang into the closet and closed the door.

‘If I leave it alone, it might cause trouble.’

I heard the sound of Hayang saying something from inside the closet but ignored it cheerfully.

I could enter the door alone.

‘Something seems to have changed a bit?’

The cloudy sun hung in the faded sky.

Underneath, I saw the old shop.

It was open for me.

“Welcome.”

A man with white hair greeted me, extending his hand.

“I came because I have something to ask today.”

At my words, he smiled. It was a smile that seemed to disappear like fog.

I immediately asked about them.

“Please tell me about the transmigrators. Why did they come here, and why did they suddenly disappear?”

If I had questions, they overflowed.

The novel was created in my time.

But the transmigrators were people from before the story was created.

How many people came here, and who this man was.

There were so many things I needed to know.

“You have a face full of curiosity. Alright. Where should I start…”

The man with the long trailing tail of his words glanced at me.

“I invited the transmigrators.”

Indeed, this man was the culprit behind all the events.

The man continued to speak.

“The activation conditions for the invitation were ‘I want to live in a different world’ or ‘I want to move to a different place.'”

As soon as I heard it, I was dumbfounded.

‘Is that called an invitation?’

I was doing grocery shopping at the mart, and when I opened my eyes, I was in Nokyoung.

It might be right to say that I was attracted.

‘…I seem to have had a similar thought.’

I did have thoughts about wanting to leave the fighting arena where dialects were exchanged, but who could have predicted it would turn out like this?

‘Is there anyone who doesn’t live with such imaginations?’

According to the man, all the people in my world received invitations and yet remained.

“There is a law of timing too. The fact that our time periods didn’t match… There were circumstances.”
It was an evasive answer, but looking at the man’s face, it didn’t seem like he would respond just because I dug into it. Before that, I needed to get the most crucial answer.

“So, they suddenly disappeared?”

“The transmigrators fulfilled their wishes after listening to my request. Leaving here was their will.”

It was the issue I was most worried about.

‘It wasn’t that they disappeared suddenly.’

A sigh of relief escaped me.

But there were still lingering questions.

“Then, does Evelin also want to go back?”

“Ah, Ms. Choe Malsuk.”

Choe Malsuk…

At that moment, I felt the age difference between her and me through her name.

“She suddenly wanted to go back. Saying she really missed her family.”

The moment to state my wish was brief.

Depending on the choice I made at that time, the future would change drastically.

“If you grant my three requests, I’ll fulfill your wish.”

“Three requests? Did many others also listen and go after making so many requests?”

“No, it was much less. This was determined considering the inflation rate…”

According to his personal account, he mentioned that some people only brought a box of apples and had their wishes fulfilled.

‘Isn’t that just talking about price increases?’

Jajangmyeon used to cost 800 won in the old days… I never expected to hear a similar statement from that man.

It was awkward for him to mention inflation in his request, but he explained as if he had his reasons.

“Instead, the scope of their wishes was small. At that time, it was a choice between going back or staying.”

“Then, what is the scope of my wish?”

“Well, can it be something that can prevent the world’s destruction?”

The man smiled slightly.

His smile was suspicious, with an intention that couldn’t be understood.

“…What if I refuse your request?”

What I was worried about was being forcibly expelled from this world.

Everything was fulfilled, and there was no need for a wish that could prevent the destruction of a world that might never happen.

But the world was an unpredictable place.

“Your existence will be erased from both worlds.”

“No, isn’t that too much?”

Even though I was brought here somewhat forcibly, refusing the request would lead to annihilation.