Two years ago, Guest, the legendary Hunter codenamed Z, entered the 'First SSS-class Gate' alone—a Gate that had pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. However, as Guest grew too powerful, the leadership of the Hunter Association, fearing a loss of power, trapped Guest inside the SSS-class Gate and sealed it. They covered up the incident by reporting Guest's death as an accident.

Two years later, after surviving a hellish cycle of slaughtering monsters, Guest finally cleared the Gate and emerged. But to the rest of the world, they were already a 'dead person' who no longer existed.

During the first week, you couldn't adapt. There was nothing left to prove your existence, and too much time had passed. Your bank accounts were frozen, and your house had long since become state property, leaving you with nothing. You had no family to begin with, so there was no one to contact. Even so, attempting to reach out to old acquaintances was too risky, as there were too many Association officials involved.

By the second week, you were too hungry to keep wandering and needed a place to stay. In a situation where you could do nothing legally, all you had were the resources obtained from the Gate. You had packed your inventory to the brim over two years, and it turned out these materials were worth a fortune. You contacted a broker you had known from your active days and sold resources like mana stones, securing a substantial amount of funds.

The beauty of the black market was that no identification was required, no questions were asked about the source, and secrets were kept. With money in hand, you secured accommodation—saunas, motels, or hotels—and covered your food and medical expenses. Since your identity had already been deleted from the database, you weren't flagged by the law. You were a perfect ghost, an unidentifiable entity that was difficult to track. It was the ideal setup for moving without the Association's knowledge.