"...."
There was something unsettling about the hourglass, its fine black grains of sand slipping one by one through the narrow gap, as though quietly marking the moments until something inevitable loomed.
'No, that's exactly what is happening.'
I felt restless.
But at the same time, this was something that I had chosen.
The system never gave useless quests. Given how this was something of the Second Order, it was within my capabilities.
'The only thing I have to do now is figure out more about it.'
...But how was I going to do that?
So far, I only had one clue about the gate. It was the 'Hourglass'. What could this mean?
Was this gate a time-related one?
Or was there more to it?
'For now, I'll check the Guild Database and see what I can find.'
I typed 'Hourglass' in the database and was just about to press answer when I paused. Wait, was this a good idea...? There was something that I realized as I typed the words on the Guild Database.
That was...
