"Knock, knock, knock..."
No. 17 nervously knocked on the stone door at the deepest part of the Wandering Sea.
The moment his small fist struck the stone door, strange ripples spread across its surface.
Then, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black stone chamber within.
No. 17 lowered his head as he entered, then respectfully kowtowed in all directions, only stopping after five consecutive bows.
From beginning to end, he did not dare raise his head and could only wait quietly.
Because this was the Wandering Sea's greatest mystery and the object of his faith—the gathering place of the Five Doors.
Torches within the stone chamber lit up, and five stone doors stood within. These were the Five Doors.
Fushiruka: "It's No. 17. This should be the admissions test period. Have you come because no newcomers passed the test again this year?"
No. 17: "Reporting to the Affiliation Gate, one student was successfully recruited this year."
Fushiruka: "Isn't that a good thing? Have you come to report this good news?"
No. 17: "If it were only that matter, I would never dare disturb you, my lords. It is because someone claims to have been invited by Lord Selen and says he is a specially recruited student."
Selen: "Nonsense. When did I ever invite a specially recruited student? Who is the other party?"
No. 17: "I did not ask. According to the Wandering Sea's rules, we do not inquire into the past of examinees taking the test."
Selen: "Send him away, send him away. He must be a fraud."
No. 17: "Understood!"
Fushiruka: "Wait. Selen, when was the last time you spoke with yourself from a parallel world?"
Selen: "Three months ago. The next conversation day is tomorrow."
Fushiruka: "In that case, why not hold the conversation a day early?"