episode_0002

While running to the bomb shelter, I stopped and looked up at the sky.

A red gate fills the sky.

Some called it Jeokmun, while others called it Red Gate, just like its name. However, regardless of the name, there is one thing that everyone agrees on: Redgate’s overwhelming risk.

Red Gate generates monsters of a level that is difficult to compare to regular gates. Even if all the mana of the gate was not destroyed within time, the monsters inside the gate would pour into the Earth, which was something that not only the Feren Empire but other empires had no choice but to fear.

The fact that dozens of such red gates began to appear in the sky was truly something close to despair.

I habitually contact my students

I took out the long-distance communication device Distance. Numerous contact information contained within Distance. But those were all my former students who served as gatekeepers with me.

‘…’

I stood there blankly. Now that I think about it, my former students haven’t sent me a single message since that happened. I’ve never even heard someone say that they trust me.

‘I guess it means you didn’t trust me.’

He clearly claimed that it wasn’t me who did it, and the only evidence he had was Belin’s words. However, because Belin’s beautiful appearance and her reputation were so outstanding, it seems that my former students did not trust me based on that alone.

‘Won’t I be able to give them faith? Or maybe they didn’t trust me.’

I don’t know. Even though I was locked up for several years, I kept thinking about it, and no matter how much I thought about it, it wasn’t my fault. Because so far I’ve only focused on using my characteristics to block the gate.

◈Legendary Gatekeeper [EX]: The mana of the gate once defeated can be sealed.

The legendary gatekeeper. My characteristics are absolutely necessary to prevent monsters from pouring out of the gate.

Although general gatekeepers have similar characteristics, this is a power that can only be applied to low-grade gates. I had no doubt that my characteristics would be needed to stop the Red Gate.

‘why me?’

Although he dedicated his life, he was abandoned by the country. I tried my best for my students, but they did not believe me. All I have left is a miserable life with nothing. Why do I have to risk my life and work again for the Peren Empire?

The thoughts were short and the conclusion was quick.

‘Just stop it on your own.’

I immediately started running towards the bomb shelter. When we soon arrived at the bomb shelter, we realized that the interior was better preserved than we thought.

There was also quite a bit of food such as canned goods and food. It’s not a lot, but you can probably endure it for at least a few months.

‘The Red Gate is not open right now, but we don’t know when it will be. So it’s best to stay hidden.’

Most red gates do not open immediately after appearing. By absorbing the mana in the atmosphere, when the power reaches a certain level, the gate opens.

However, the problem is that monsters pour out of some of the gates even though no conditions, such as mana, are met. The types of monsters that appear there and even their level of danger are random.

‘Of course, I’ve killed just about everyone.’

Anyway, the story is that if you are unlucky, you may end up having to fight a fierce battle with a monster. After being in prison for three years, I made a decision. To not work for the Peren Empire.

So the best thing to do now is to hide in a bomb shelter.

The bomb shelter had been neglected because monsters had not appeared for over two years, but this situation was even more helpful. This is because many people did not know or had forgotten the existence of air-raid shelters.

I lay down in a 30-pyeong bomb shelter and closed my eyes.

‘You’ll figure it out. ‘Because they are the ones who kicked me out because they said they didn’t need someone like me.’

*

Approximately two weeks passed after entering the shelter.

Distance, a long-distance communication device. An uproar began to arise in various communities in the Peren Empire that could be accessed using it.

[Why doesn’t the red gate disappear in the sky? Aren’t we really all screwed?]

[No fuss, there was a gate before.]

[The gatekeepers will take care of it haha. We can just suck it up at home]

[uh? Didn’t you get rid of that before? I believe the gatekeeper, the team leader or something, went to jail and disappeared because of sexual harassment.]

[What?]

[I just checked and it’s real. Even though it disappeared 3 years ago?]

[? Then who blocks the gate?]

[Alpha, someone will stop it haha]

Leos clicked his tongue after seeing the posts on the community. Now they are not aware of the seriousness. This means that they don’t really know how scary Red Gate is. Among them, I found one comment that stood out.

[The gate began to open as I had predicted. We need to find Leos quickly. He is our hope. Please come to Leos Gallery and join us.]

I tried to ignore Leos because there were people posting strange posts all over the place, but I was startled by the name Leos Gallery and searched the community tab.

When I entered the place called Leos Gallery, there were numerous notices posted.

[This gallery was established to resolve the injustice of the legendary Gatekeeper Leos and to commemorate his greatness.]

[Leos is unfairly imprisoned. Anyone who even slightly claims Leo’s guilt will be permanently banned.]

[If you know Leos’ whereabouts, please be sure to report it through a comment or message. I will give you a reward.]

I was left tongue-tied after seeing the Leos Gallery.

You were quiet before the incident happened, but now you’re like this? Even so, do you think I would care at all?

I thought so, but the timing of the notices being posted was absurd.

‘what? 3 years ago…? ‘Isn’t this the point when my articles started appearing?’

This is when articles started pouring in claiming that I had sexually harassed people. It was from that time that a notice was written not to cause trouble. Even the gallery’s founding date was long before that.

‘It’s been more than five years.’

I checked the old posts one by one. There were photos posted there.

[Title: Leo’s photo.JPG]

[Text: Leos, who cleared the gate for us again today! I hope to meet you sometime in the future…]

[Title: Leos defeats the Red Gate for the first time!]

[Text: A commemorative day when Leos defeated the first Red Gate created in the Peren Empire! It was nice to be able to see it even from afar.]

[Title: Leos defeats 100 gates!]

[Text: The day Leos broke Gatekeeper’s new record! Please congratulate everyone!]

The gallery in question was, to put it bluntly, a dead gallery. I only posted one post, and even that was full of posts and photos praising me when I was active.

As I continued up the timeline, a few more and more troubled people began to appear. The point was around before I went to prison.

[Leos, there’s a gallery of criminals like this. Why are you praising this guy? Do you have a mental illness?]

ㄴ Juttak: Do you think Leos just touched that bitch? Looking at the picture, it doesn’t look very pretty.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: That’s bullshit lol Belin is pretty damn pretty. So, Leos also turned a blind eye.

ㄴ Juttak: IP permanently banned

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Yes, just turn on the VPN and that’s it.

ㄴ Read: I’ll block it every time I turn it. Leos has dedicated himself so much to us, so why are you talking nonsense like this?

Even after that, Jutak’s actions did not stop.

[Subject: Please write a petition for Leos]

[Text: Please join forces for Leos, who is imprisoned without any evidence. We are all people who have received the grace of Leos. He helped us when we were in trouble, so when he is in trouble, we must join together.]

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Asshole. He doesn’t even leave comments, but he always makes a fuss. What is a petition?

ㄴ Juttak: You’re the same psychopath who came before me, right?! Did you turn on the VPN again? Block it.

Now the clues are starting to unravel. During the trial, a petition arrived from someone whose name I didn’t know, so I wondered who had sent it, but it seemed like it was this gallery.

‘But now that I think about it, it wasn’t just one petition?’

Since I didn’t even check the name on the petition, I naturally assumed it was from my former students. However, after confirming that there was no contact with anyone at Distance after being released from prison, we recognized that the petition was not sent by disciples.

Isn’t it? You can’t just send a petition without sending a single message. However, I was able to find out who sent the other petitions.

[Fanatic]

Title: Where and what is Leos doing now?

Main text: Mr. Leos, who was unfairly imprisoned. Leos, who devoted himself to his country but was abandoned by everyone. If you see this, please don’t come back. The people of the Peren Empire do not deserve to embrace you. Don’t give them any help. From now on, you will have to buy it for yourself.

In addition to the fanatics and fanatics, there were a few other nicknames that mainly posted praise for me. It was unexpected. There are people in the Feren Empire who believe in me, and there are people who consistently manage and post about this dead gallery.

‘Even my disciples didn’t believe me.’

For a moment, tears flowed. No matter how much I said, no one believed me, but people who didn’t even know I existed were supporting me so much.

I left a comment on Jootak’s post just in case.

[But why on earth do you like Leos? People say they are all criminals.]

ㄴJuttak: Fuck! VPNAre you here again? Let’s see if you win or I win.

I tried to comment and say it was a misunderstanding, but all I could see was an empty information window.

{This account has been blocked by the administrator for 3650 days}

{Reason for blocking: Leo’s disparaging remarks}

Putting aside my embarrassment, I tried to change the IP assigned to the distance and send a chat to the guy. But at that moment.

– Kugwagwagwang!

A huge noise started coming from outside. I slowly moved towards the wall of the bomb shelter and looked outside for a moment.

“Ah…”

Red gate floating in the sky. Monsters started pouring out of one of them.

-Beep!

-Beep!

The distance that rings at that moment.

The sender is my former student who sent me to prison.

It was Belin.