Chapter 1 ~The Last Gate part 2~

The duo stepped on the grass inside the Gate. It was a grassland, maybe a forest too, but not too dense. The sky looked beautiful. The sound of a flowing stream could be heard too. It looked familiar, like heaven. Soon, a sudden message popped into the air.

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[Welcome heroes! Your strength is unfathomable, as you've come so far. Hiraeth acknowledges that you've entered <The Last Gate>.

Hiraeth will now come to an end, as usual.

But before that, the heroes must complete the quest to clear <The Last Gate>. The quest notice will soon arrive. Good luck completing the Last Gate!]

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As the message popped up, I don't know why, but Lea felt the urge to glance back at the gate behind her. Rae looked up too. The title- The Strange Gate- glitched and changed to <The Last Gate> in the blink of an eye. They were wondering whether Zecora also noticed the change in the Gate's name or not. They glanced at the gate. Couldn't figure out why the gate looked darker, like the abyss, now. The blue box said, 'Hiraeth now will come to an end as usual'. What did 'as usual' meant? And what's the deal with Last Gate? Will there be no more gates after they successfully raid this one? As confusing as it was for both of them, the quest made its appearance.

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<THE LAST GATE>

CATEGORY- MAIN

DIFFICULTY- S

CLEAR CONDITIONS- ANSWER AT LEAST 7 OF THE GIVEN QUESTIONS 'CORRECTLY'.

TIME LIMIT- LIMITLESS.

REWARDS- THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR IN THE QUEST WILL GET THE HEAVENLY SKILL <Omniscient Reader's Incarnation>.

FAILURE- DESTRUCTION OF HIRAETH. Simple (～￣▽￣)～

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- You can go back without clearing the Gate. But if you do that, The Last Gate will remain on Hiraeth until it's cleared and you know what will happen. Boom! A Dungeon Break!

If you managed to get your hands on <Omniscient Reader's Incarnation>, then you would be able to uncover the truth behind the Gates and Hiraeth.

If <The Last Gate> is cleared without any hurdle, then the appearance of Gates will end. The Gates won't appear and the people of Hiraeth will live a carefree life.

Again, Good Luck Hunters. May all esteemed Constellations be with you.

[]~(￣▽￣)~*

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"How come the destruction of Hiraeth is so simple!?" Rae barked.

"Literally. The system even got some brains to use some weird Kaojis. Look. It is happy." Lea said while still looking at the quest.

"Hey, Lea… Let's go back. What if we can't even answer one question? I'm scared let's go back…"

"What are you scared for? I graduated as the Top student. I'm sure we can score more than 70%. And I wanted to know the truth about the gates anyway. The name of the skill also sounds interesting~"

"Are you crazy?! Hiraeth's destruction depends on our decision. Now I understand why others weren't able to clear it. Please let's go back…" Rae pleaded.

"No. Let's clear this. There's no knowing what kind of monsters will appear after this dungeon break. I believe this is why that Wax or whatever said my name." Lea insisted.

"Okay, then! Let's die together here!" Rae answered angrily. Her anger was natural seeing this situation.

"It's decided then. Let's wait until the quiz arrives." Lea said ignoring Rae's anger.

As they were walking on the big roots of the giant trees they saw a stream and dragonflies flying over it. It was a beautiful sight. They decided to rest there. Then it popped-

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[Sorry for the wait, dear hunters!

Now let's start the awaited quiz!

Please confirm your choice

Yes

No]

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As soon as Lea saw it, she touched the [Yes] option. You must be wondering why the system is contacting people so freely. Because it is a dungeon. They can't interact with hunters outside the dungeon but they can do it freely inside the Gates. It works like a live stream for the constellations. Lea's heart was beating fast because of the pressure she felt when she made that choice. Then the question arrived.

[1. Who calls William 'Liam'?]

"Huh? Is the system a fool? This is a piece of cake for me!" Lea beamed. Her anxiety vanished in a second. Rae told her to be careful (whom Lea completely ignored).

"The answer is Sherlock Holmes!"

Ding!

[Correct answer! Now onto the next question~]

[2. Which character is known as the hottest 'Trash'?]

"Whoa! I know this one too! Can you guess this one, Rae?" Lea asked excitedly.

"I dunno." Rae, who was frowning on these questions, replied.

"I don't know why the system is giving this type of lousy questions but well, this is my area of expertise so I will do my best! The answer is undoubtedly our Cale Henituse!"

Ding!

[Amazing! Correct answer!]

"Hey, system. I thought that the questions would be hard as hell considering this is the last gate but these are easy as hell! Pfft! Are you making these questions?" Lea asked the system.

[Now onto the next question~]

"Huh? Is it ignoring us?" Rae asked confusedly. It was normal because there wasn't any case where the system didn't reply. They were both confused by this abnormal behaviour of the system and concluded that <The Last Gate>'s system is not 'alive'. That's why it isn't answering.

[3. Who is the cutest Dokkaebi?]

"It's our Bihyung," Lea replied, seemingly losing interest.

Ding!

[Incredible! You are answering at a great speed Hunter!]

"Hey, Lea… Don't you think these questions are too easy seeing this is the last gate of our world?" Rae asked Lea with uneasiness.

"I was thinking the same… So I'm taking this possibility that a boss monster will appear. The system ignoring us is also strange."

"I think we have to get ready for the worst."

"I think so…"

[4. Which character is known as 'Trashta'?]

"It's Rashta from Remarried Empress."

Ding!

[Marvelous Hunter!]

[5. Who is <Demon like Judge of Fire>?]

"Archangel Uriel…"

"Why is the system asking questions related to the action-genre comic books I've read? So sus…"

Ding!

[Whoa! Magnificent, Hero! Great Achievement!]

[7. What is Han Yoojin's first monster beast's name?]

"It is Peace."

Ding!

[Fabulous, hero! This question was supposed to be hard!]

"Well… Not for a reader like me… ha. ha."

[8. Was Kim Gongja killed?]

Most people would only remember how he killed himself many times but, then again, he was also killed by another character first. So the answer would be...

"Yep. He was killed."

Ding!

[Remarkable! This was a tricky one!]

[9. Who is responsible for humans' transmigration to the other world?]

"Well, well… Guess this one Rae… I think you can." Lea asked Rae who was catching the dragonflies.

"Isn't the answer God?" Rae said.

"Think about it, Rae. All the questions are either related to the comic or books I've read. Don't you think the answer to this one is also related to them?"

"I don't know then…" Rae growled.

"Yeah Yeah… A normal person wouldn't know, I guess." Lea chuckled.

"Oh, Yeah? If I'm a normal person, then what are you?" Rae snapped.

"Are you asking me that? Seriously?" Lea asked coldly. Rae looked into her eyes. Those Amber eyes sent shivers to her. Then she answered…

"Beast. You are my beast."…while ruffling Lea's hair.

Lea grinned.

"System! The answer to this question is our TRUCK-KUN!! Man… I wanna meet Truck-kun someday…" She answered cheerfully.

"There's no way that that is the correct answ-"

Ding!

"N-No Way!" Rae was shocked and Lea was laughing.

[Excellent! How is this even possible? This was supposed to be the hardest one!]

[Now the next and last question~]

[10. What is my hair color?]

"That's some stupid question." Rae sneered.

Both of them wondered whether the system is asking for their hair colour or theirs. But if it is asking its own then that means the system is a real living being with flesh just like humans, well, it could be an animal too, though.

"Does the system even have hair?" Lea laughed. "I don't think that there is some other meaning behind it like Truck-kun's."

"So what's the answer?" Rae asked.

"Navy-Blueberry."

"Why did you name yours? No way it is going to be right." Rae said.

Ding!

[Boo! Your answer was incorrect, Hero. I think the constellations left you alone~ Anyways, end of the quiz session!]

Leaena never expected it to be correct anyways.

[Evaluation is in progress.]

Look at this guy… It's happy because it thinks that the constellations left… But, to begin with, the constellations were never there, since the girls never got any notification that the constellations are watching.

Ding!

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[We are giving you the report~

YOU HAVE CLEARED THE QUEST IN 1 HOUR AND WITH 90%!!! THE REWARDS WILL BE GIVEN SOON.

TOTAL PERCENTAGE- 90%

OVERALL- From questions 1-9, all answers were correct. The last answer was wrong.

TOP CONTRIBUTOR- Hunter Leaena Leonard will get the reward.

The system isn't responsible for answering the questions.

Kindly wait for your Reward.]

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Lea waited while Rae was catching the dragonflies again.

Leaena laughed thinking that how her friend looked like a stray cat. That hair colour that she has, she must have gotten it from her father.

Her silky and delicate Coral pink colored hair shimmered and the wind played with her. This is a perfect environment for a Mage-Class hunter like her. Her hair was measured to the mid-back. The half halo (hairstyle) was only tied with a Reddish brown ribbon. Even that ribbon was an artifact.

"LOL. Why is she even catching those dragonflies?"

[Sorry for the wait! The reward will be presented soon!]

"Oh. I completely forgot about this. I can't wait for it. I'll say it again but the name is too tempting!"

Lea smiled as a blue window appeared before her.

[Presenting the Heavenly Skill <Omniscient Reader's Incarnation>]

A yellow light flashed before her…

~To be continued.

-My fav lines-

Are you asking me that? Seriously?

Beast. You are my beast...