The place where Bella had arranged to meet us wasn’t far from the casino—just a short walk into the forest.

It was a location I remembered. In the game, the areas outside the casino building were not fully accessible, and the forest hadn’t been entirely rendered, but the direction we were headed aligned with what I recalled from the game.

“So close…”

Alice turned and looked back.

Even by the standards of my former world, the building loomed impressively, reaching toward the sky. The casino and the hotel rising above it were not the tallest skyscrapers in existence, but one …