Wr1ckad Best, the gate's creator, remained an enigma, a figure shrouded in mystery. Some claimed to have spotted the artist-philosopher wandering the city's fringes, a glint of mischief in their eye, as if they held the secrets of the universe in their hand. Others whispered that Best had long since transcended the boundaries of mortal comprehension, and that V0261 was merely a lingering echo of their creative genius.