The First Martyr

With the explanations provided by the Gravedigger before him, Bai Zhi was now able to roughly reconstruct what Dead Zero had gone through before.

It was obvious that Dead Zero had definitely realized something, but having been dragged into the Realm of Desire from the very beginning, she had no idea what the outside world was truly like.

"You're asking me? How would I know?"

Bai Zhi rolled his eyes.

"But I can say for certain that I have desires in my heart. It just refuses to pull me in, so what can I do?"

"...You came looking for your companions, didn't you?"

After a brief silence, the Gravedigger changed the subject.

"A great many people did come here before, but they were all dragged into the Realm of Desire. One after another, they lost themselves within it, and none of them have managed to emerge even now... Where did you people come from?"

"Large-scale Campaign Quest. Do you know about that?"

Rather than urgently asking about Dead Zero's current situation, Bai Zhi became more interested in discussing other matters with the Gravedigger before him.

"Your world joined forces with several other worlds and launched a Large-scale Campaign Quest against my world."

"I see..."

He did not seem surprised, or perhaps he had guessed it long ago. When the Gravedigger spoke again, his voice was already steeped in exhaustion.

"That's right. In theory, we Players came to save your world despite the wrongs you did us."

Bai Zhi shrugged slightly.

"But you don't have even the slightest bit of information here, which makes things difficult for me."

"...I don't know exactly what happened, but I can tell you that there was a problem with one Puzzle Card."

The Gravedigger turned his head slightly and looked toward the shattered sky outside.