Nothing in this world ever resolved easily.

"Ughhh!"

"Put in more strength."

"I-I'm trying!"

Baek Yuseol stood with his arms crossed, watching from a small distance as Cheonhwangjeong Palwol stretched her hand toward the Persona Gate's barrier.

Her face turned bright red as she exerted herself, despite lacking blood vessels to show such strain. But no matter how hard she tried, the Persona Gate's barrier remained unchanged.

"Do you think this method won’t work either?"

Ggotseorin glanced at Cheonhwangjeong Palwol with concern.

Despite regathering her resolve for the first time in centuries, intending to accomplish something through sheer willpower, not …