In the last available biome of the Gate…
Inside a room on a giant island surrounded by the sea—
A girl with black hair tied in a braid raised her hands in surrender, an embarrassed expression adorning her face.
"No, thank you, I do not need it—" she said, her voice tinged with unease.
The monster before her nodded in understanding, stepping back slightly, while another approached with a different object in its hands.
Shaking her head with slight fear, Seline refused this gift as well.
She could not take it anymore.
"How the hell did I end up in this situation?!" she murmured, staring at the large number of beings lined up before her, a surreal parade of offerings.
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Some time earlier, after entering the Gate…
"Where have I ended up?!" she hissed in disbelief as she looked around.
She stood on sandy terrain, but the sand here was different from where the worms had been. It was finer, more delicate. Seline felt no discomfort walking barefoot.
