Baek Dohyun adjusted his cap.
Sure enough, the attention must have been good; the same broadcast was playing everywhere along the street. At the very top of the chart, a timid line in white letters was stamped.
[The ranking below is unrelated to the actual selected entrants.]
Exactly as written. That “hope lineup” means nothing.
As if to laugh at the public’s expectations—stuffed full of popular top-tier rankers led by “Jio”—not a single one of them will be chosen by Babel.
First run of 《Zero Base》.
Channel Korea’s nine representatives were all such fresh faces that the title “representative” felt ironic.
Except… for exactly one.
“How can we help you? Please fill out a visitor card here.”
“Do I write it here?”
“Yes. And while you’re filling that out, please also present your Hunter License.”
Just as he was about to write his name, Baek Dohyun paused. The door-desk staffer shot him a businesslike glance.
“If you’ve come without a Hunter License, or if you’re not an awakener, entry will be difficult. You’ll have to go through a separate appointment process.”
“That’s not the case, but…”
No helping it? The person he was here to meet wasn’t someone you could see quietly.
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