The Demonic Gate reappeared after nearly a month.

This time, it was in Japan—a place close to Korea and Ichika's homeland.

Historically, Korea and Japan had been adversaries, embroiled in disputes over various interests. However, faced with the existential threat of humanity’s survival, such animosities inevitably faded.
The calamity of the Gate Crisis made it clear that survival required cooperation, not division.

And in the aftermath of the Gate Crisis, Korea’s meteoric rise had pushed Japan to the sidelines.

China, at least, maintained its pride by leveraging its vast land and population, supplying hunters in quantity rather than quality.