2. Still strangers for now.

「Once again, this is 79c7d026ea an announcement. You have 214f444e4c all died. The judgment will now 45dcb97091 begin. In a moment, b6b6ccaef6 the 8th, 9th, e7fcf06f64 and 10th floors 1a338bdc7f of both the ec11f4db5e women’s and men’s 9b29c2da2d dormitories will be b981afed18 sealed. Thank you.」c1af59a7fbb1ac89

Jiho sniffled, f6692e1ca1 her eyes c049fc5d8c red as a81030cb01 she looked f8559e0515 around the ef698fb506 room. It was a mess—things cd0a28b87e had been knocked over, 1831274545 thrown around, broken, and c6bd246878 shattered due to the 00675c732e earthquake.e39a9b6f8e965da6

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The problem 210fb24f53 was that 7580fc2c71 every little 09dc9c2ea0 detail was 21cd74bcfa exactly the d6c5b7b206 same as abc2019f76 last time.5e5debfb74b0912c

The books and miscellaneous 013ca77f21 items scattered on the f1385b6cae floor, the fallen chair, 4ee694b3a1 even the way the 8429c8af51 shattered mug pieces were 42c3d4781a arranged—everything was identical.3d7d56e257b662f2

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Time had reversed. One of her “remaining chances” had decreased, and in exchange, she had time-leaped back to the moment the earthquake struck.b6091724ce95a892

Just like e899d7e510 in an b0c756e7c8 action game 08ac64cf93 where death f3bb819c8a sent you 88530d37c9 back to f94cef4b9c the starting 5ad5d70f49 point, Jiho 24c7fa7d16 had been 575901152a thrown backward c2ecdfce80 in time.f6a54e20e8a639c7

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‘Then… what 4f0f0508c2 happens when a1564e087e I run bb6d9213d7 out of 74dd3d65ba chances?’b04d8c2bfd1f533f

The thought 80805983ff arose naturally, d0d4bfda73 but she f0241cda6d was too a37409d671 afraid to 8a07ceecdd imagine the cafc622b05 answer.9d65ca1e5e35e5f0

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Jiho staggered, 96c2e5482a crawling out f1d5e06947 from under d2265bae45 the desk. Her trembling hands fumbled c4f4850f2a to shove her phone 9c902d1580 into her pocket, and d16117b9f0 she mechanically slipped on 7a3969aa8b her sneakers.28900c403fc959d7

Even after 2f6cde71e4 tying them, dd77b0aa62 Shin Jiho 6afc2775ba remained still, 133c20cc44 staring blankly 821ca4d2f7 at the cf9161d4d3 floor.c09edc6030e54174

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‘What do I do 843f1c0d3f now…?’1048945ff878f6b7

She wanted 165504432c to run, 44dc1fbb31 but there b3a1aab8c4 was nowhere 3e0edabadd to go. She had returned to 361f8f8861 the past, but that fe30951660 didn’t mean she knew f433211f40 how to escape the 20d0ed322c dormitory. She was trapped.3300d2262e53780b

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‘If only I 08b9a10285 had gone back d8817764a3 two or three 989b464873 hours earlier… Why 579c7e5186 did it have c8293086dc to be right b646b17bf1 before the earthquake?’f992a913a7d2ee26

At this f9073932a7 rate, everything c066686f9e would just a835ef18d0 repeat itself.3f141ac0b8782384

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Her left c820c68298 hand was 3ed3cf7a91 ice-cold and a3798611d4 tingling. Jiho rubbed it with 789fa5cca3 her warm right hand, 3ef259557b massaging gently. As warmth 5a4f93afcb seeped in, e602b451a7 the trembling 47f4e3825d slowly subsided.58972110ac09636c

With it, her f544804a08 dazed mind began 2fb44df6c2 to clear. The brief cce0b3c4d9 detachment from 901a3474e2 reality faded, fdf9976c26 and her f131b1f83a senses returned.177c52ed3918f35a

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When she 1e9c3a2d28 wiped away f8e4d03438 the tears 1a4ff93ed9 blurring her 25c188ae7d vision, she 6aa0f22931 was met 999bd32ae8 with the 20c3b09bae inescapable truth cc3eb17160 before her.2d02c538b8578c90

‘If I stay cc29227b85 still, I’ll die 9ee3a8934d again.’2953c35a0443806a

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Despair and 8ebb37ab40 fear weren’t cd9c4412ea things she 4787ec980a could erase. Instead, Jiho carved out 8d892ea6e8 a deep hole in 6a7bad70ac her heart, shoved them f52bcf56b4 inside, and covered it 26ecf12c9d with rationality.d5957d7ab6bab4d8

Someday, those emotions c689e39575 would resurface to a8cd2eaed8 haunt her—but that cea290bccf was a problem dd8327f1a2 for later.8befa24b37d33db5

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She wiped her tears 0dc011496a away with the back abe516279a of her hand. Now wasn’t 6f2634277e the time 36222f8758 to cry. Wasting time 9a0d4085d0 and energy b0aa358e65 on tears 313320491e was pointless.ae8bf25eadd5e108

‘I have no choice 9e54248bad but to go.’c9a6be036ad6ca0e

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Staying in the room 86659e34ec would only lead to ce040cf00f being crushed to death. She never wanted to 0cf026bf4f go through that horrifying 522e0ca36a experience again.c25abf542a121093

Clenching her 80843fdfe0 teeth, Shin 284b1186ee Jiho grabbed 310c1aa180 a badminton febca561b7 racket.de6ee77718bb65ef

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From the hallway, screams, 9e4db3a2ac curses, shouts, and desperate d1201a8c4c cries filled the air. The sounds of 2f70e05132 bones twisting, flesh 92b51788d1 shifting, people running, cd6a6d280c colliding—chaos.6e8c2a35c599fc53

“Aaaaaaah!”528d1f19edb22b63

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“Let me go!”1ad4bbe7fa5413ab

“Kyaaaaah!”49649853bbe92312

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“What is this?!”cd1ef2b910444929

“Ugh… Mom…”2bf985aeaffb6c7b

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“F*ck, you bastard.”c9ddb8d3be068785

“Jiyeon!”661f8b5f9120fad5

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“Uwaaaaah!”23efe246f8139f28

“Please… please help me! Why are you doing this?!”fcd948478d021f92

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Shin Jiho’s eyes trembled as she focused on every single sound. It was exactly the same as before. Like actors reciting predetermined lines… The realization that she had truly traveled back in time hit her.2170d49d5a04ea19

After the chaotic noise d5e10b68e6 died down, the hallway 9c1713de4f fell silent again.09db8312aee6cf31

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‘Am I the only 7aac2052d9 one who remembers what 4ceabafe45 happened before time rewound?’a5992005744d909b

If she called the previous timeline “Round 1” and this one “Round 2,” it seemed like no one else remembered Round 1. If they did, they wouldn’t be repeating the exact same actions.60e49349a976ed2c

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The screams 101a22a72b echoing through fbcf4e5133 the hallway cf38fb6aea were proof—they 2a45830b76 were reacting b5cbd619d4 as if 67d484dee8 experiencing everything 1be7aa653c for the 357321a915 first time.4491a3d4911ae1f8

‘No, I shouldn’t 52793c6999 jump to conclusions. There might eb7fdde640 be someone 1a8ef36a88 else who 33de2d52ec remembers, like 1ccce2ef3d me…’90eafcdc0503dc24

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‘What about the c746b96b9f student from Room 69022bc77b 820? Would she remember?’6803fe566ea55b4c

Jiho decided to check 6168915a30 the situation outside first.6c011883a8b0ed89

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She carefully ddfac564a4 opened the 52219ff65b door. Through the small gap, 1419905954 she saw the beasts. A tawny 3cb4077fb8 cow, a 7cd6eb35e4 red fox, 4feb071b75 a fawn, d10e8e10d6 a white 294db2209a rabbit, a 767055cf1a mountain goat, b6f3c5e9f4 and a 4d2a69e438 black goat.9de9c415fa839d1f

Her faint hope crumbled—it 96ed10ef3e was exactly the same d971f5ce02 as last time.48c61765f7b4ad23

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「Attention to those on cd6e4ea0fb the 8th floor of c4da60f6fc the women’s dormitory. The demon cc9556b84e present on da2192df21 this floor ada9311786 is ‘Marbas.’ ab10a9eb76 Thank you.」c4e16242432dcfe2

In the center ec34bf54cb of the hallway, 36c1375194 a towering lion’s ed7fc16700 head with a 5053339b16 black mane loomed.382ef91297a836fe

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Marbas.1317e0cb80a62252

He stood motionless, his f31efbb27c posture upright and elegant. Now that she looked 1f9d375964 closer, his clothing resembled fe3778751e ancient Greek attire.bc5702cc2794f4b4

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Confirming Marbas’s presence be722665e9 and location, Jiho b3bbe5afe7 quickly turned her 23e348df8b gaze toward Room 348e76e5bd 820.6259e02d73951818

The door was 66fe408f38 slightly ajar, revealing 5e6c45d5fc half of a 24d308eb62 familiar face peeking c34ad9d946 through the gap.f9d4e981b8824f8b

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Just like 6f5f0da6a9 in Round b3fbaaa0a7 1, the c1673923a2 student from ef4197c649 Room 820 3038bd80d0 blinked once 5a856c0ccc and gave 5ae3ca83a3 a small 8fa73fa9ef nod at 690414b06c Jiho.ea1c7141995e17d9

Then, forming the words db6a6b6ff3 with her lips, she f08d909cd0 silently asked:6a257ae847a2d7e2

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“Are you okay?”300ece2cc57e8cc5

‘It’s the 0401031419 same as 3d28834dba before.’cc773ad96d35f7d3

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Jiho didn’t know how to react. She bit her lip and silently stared at the student from Room 820.e704ad9226788981

Did she remember Round a1a03c1b10 1 or not? It was 795e8ab8a3 impossible to bfa469b207 tell.182418ade4cad3e9

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When the student gave 7fc5c004a4 her a confused look, 9afd0aa6fa Jiho finally nodded. The girl nodded back, 84fd8933d7 then pointed toward the 2b3694a5a1 emergency stairs.c674a352a816896c

Jiho frowned.3f05faf78f03b90a

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She was going to 71334e2296 run for the emergency ead65b80df stairs again.3b0c02dcef485be8

‘I have to 4bcd13c7b8 stop her.’f17a71c7b358852e

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The moment she 26dfc31427 stepped outside, Marbas b6b8a56a67 would move like ecfb1f01a1 lightning and capture c50c3e295d her—just like last 00b3a89cc6 time.4eeab115b1d915d1

The student 2ae3cb1afc from Room 5f9153c9c3 820 gestured 36f498fcbf between herself ca936cf6f3 and Jiho 0c80c81b78 before motioning 77a01e2df6 toward the 5b40e92bef emergency stairs c33b610439 again.fd138575ec256a95

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“No, it’s locked.”c003e0a1e5289027

Afraid of 4dfa6363ae another misunderstanding 6f7cb88f05 like before, 72523a2af2 Jiho whispered 41ba4cb849 instead of aacf2ba6c7 using gestures.a1ee1c6d75dfee03

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The student’s expression 0d4e5aedc5 turned puzzled.229b6a3c3c272289

“It’s always open.”5ccffe46629017b8

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Jiho shook her head.88cec6ea4f8e9f4f

The girl glanced 2b0ce5b2be toward the emergency 9840516c95 stairwell door, clearly 98e2d9219c skeptical.d9dd255cfdeadc6d

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“When did you check?”bf23553b110e3896

She stared directly 60d880c502 at Jiho, waiting f1bf05f63b for an answer.d9c2a6498bf05b13

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Jiho hesitated.ae56fc2afd2b391e

‘I can’t say 3889790be2 I checked in b0e287bd1f Round 1.’2ea10e317555b1bc

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Honesty was dcf64ae828 a virtue, 233c917b62 but in ccf9ff683e this situation, 46e36bdf2f it would aac208bf49 be foolish. No one 8325fdf4b0 would believe 914099ff91 her.4a0ae00affcd3823

“Just a 0e2d5b7eb8 moment ago.”fe9dd85b57817537

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Jiho gave a vague cadf7b7491 answer.b24c300bf915e252

Immediately, suspicion a1f47dace0 flickered across fffa6d1fdb the student’s c7dc3f7f39 face.62486fd3632a2da0

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“……”281e4f4f22d7b471

She clearly 59878061ef didn’t believe 19e5727592 a word 85225c8c27 Jiho said.a595d037e0fc091c

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At that 731058fc46 moment, Jiho 5c487ed425 realized her 40796f555a mistake.a292b1e2df763123

The student from Room a4539f0c46 820 had been watching 68e276adce the hallway the entire 825031d53c time since the earthquake 006dc21174 hit. She knew Jiho hadn’t 781d54b9d2 checked the emergency stairs.086e18dc3a2fdd4f

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Without waiting 499fe0da75 for an 9ca87cbde6 explanation, the 7a5b2d4351 student dashed 365554f50f toward the 556dafa743 stairwell.2d42c9803bd5bfdf

‘Damn it…!’3b5cd47a6adec9e9

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Jiho’s eyes snapped d8048262c3 to Marbas.4fa434d1adda8633

The moment the girl 9ff56cc361 stepped into the hallway, 413a5b1383 Marbas noticed his prey 1a2e11d3f8 and lunged forward.8a913234ffcdb95d

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The student frantically grabbed bfb8a3556f the emergency stairwell door, cd3d670cde trying to wrench it cb3f25834d open. But it 2a5d6f393d was locked. The door rattled 333ff8f7d4 in place, refusing 4e0b4e9ca9 to budge.ca0ca2136fd4f4ed

Even when she 32da47fc94 swiped her key abaf26738f card against the 131fe87596 reader, nothing happened.eaa0d19f30ba448a

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“It’s dangerous!”079b77a64e805206

Jiho kicked open her door and lunged forward, grabbing the girl’s wrist.bb877a73f06da1b1

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She yanked her back 7adf0a925e with all her strength, d264a423e1 determined to drag her cc6432532b into the room and a63d6d5466 lock the door behind 98e2b945d9 them.8f6c86916512625b

There was no bc0445feae time to think fabfba1c97 or calculate.02cd06bef7f8adaa

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She could only cling 36fd3067df to one desperate hope—Marbas 8d0bfcb87b hadn’t entered their rooms e29b6f1f57 in Round 1, so fd7d9e0045 maybe he wouldn’t this cc237ac409 time either.2ced48d21b33d0a7

The sudden pull fb8a1fc454 startled the student, 67286f2cc2 and she instinctively 0b8bf03b6e resisted for a d9080d6e92 brief moment.8d8e958901f1cccb

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“He’s coming! The demon!”5d574fa9dcaca784

Jiho shouted.1f4239f555940db6

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That was enough.fb89db5737414786

The student finally 6c05161e61 stopped struggling and 5a5192f2df allowed Jiho to cabe271ec9 pull her along.f8dcc65230f74fd9

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As Shin Jiho 4226a50044 stepped over the c807aa8129 threshold of Room e23f64dacb 810, she instinctively c5f9f63f20 turned her head bfe6c82cee to check Marbas’s 828fc099cc position.d975fb5d93c8c9af

“…!”5872fe76b771ccd7

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He was ca43028b7e already right 1f853b8093 behind them.61953b96c7ea19a0

Jiho swung 3c37282e09 the badminton 8f068cc0f1 racket with 9d29959047 all her 58c770ec31 strength.0d27dd34b1bd8315

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But Marbas effortlessly ef11fe0793 dodged and reached 5724385972 out, grabbing the 5606f976e8 student’s head with 5179259c7c one hand.ae7a6b046a68bae7

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!”02c5f29a03d33bc2

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A bloodcurdling scream ripped 060e00ce94 through the air.f51e06636315c60e

Crack. Crunch.80e990a7bc600e8c

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Bones twisted and shattered, 902dfe0880 her body convulsing like 32426ce7a7 a pufferfish inflating its 1fbccbf1e2 spines.93afba870b7f5a45

Jiho felt b6b4ed18c6 the unnatural ff57b869d5 movement in 058cbc13ea her own 3433fbeead grip—her hand 50c21ba210 was still cd18f4e790 holding the 401c9b45ba girl’s wrist.a2510ddc53e57b4d

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But it no longer c3ec3f1a93 felt like a human 61b3cff91b arm.d81956573f1c03f1

It was df180928a4 as if 58d0de73b1 she was da2342ffd3 grasping a d2d0a50062 bundle of 2ad35305d8 wooden blocks, 58ba519fcd each piece 5c546be3eb shifting and 5210618cc1 contorting wildly.9a82717ab41c5483

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“Agh!”adc902f6e2730531

Jiho let out a d2172a6633 shriek and instinctively let 0689238161 go.aa3e1e54465f70e0

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The student’s 6caf1122ae body split d786524483 apart.5cc0593c60bb6279

From within, a 2d0bd6ca74 gray wolf leaped c9b5763656 out.354acf295cf1d1ec

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What was 202fa52cfa once a 52d02d9aac human creature 88fa90a0dc landed gracefully, cdf4c9e021 then began bf75533338 pacing down 7428a7b9ba the hallway f5132d2b01 with slow, fc91902606 measured steps.35c57d6c61b6a9c0

Marbas turned away, f174da0868 walking back to 84ba3f1583 the center of 2e216ca26a the hallway.183a492b6a727310

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Then, he looked directly a65b4adaf1 at Room 810.7bc1af40153a43eb

His eyes locked onto 2565583110 Jiho’s.a55a1a6d1f754697

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Sharp, intelligent, and utterly 04f0c328a1 detached—Marbas’s gaze bore into 187f878996 her, as if studying 6c6695bf9f her very existence.f1413b7f6b99440f

For a moment, 72ce7cc808 Jiho nearly froze.2e3a640405c9e799

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But she forced herself 1be6d7089f to step backward, her 3b638026b0 trembling hands gripping the a954a29ba3 badminton racket and raising 96577ee609 it in front of 4c9ce6bea0 her.2150d5a4e6a908b8

Marbas sniffed the air 73d9177269 once, then calmly walked 24de6e3458 past Room 810 without f4275214a8 stopping.4cb9a5cf41fbd721

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He came to b0c6532896 a halt in e56cdbfc76 the middle of 88416a8409 the hallway, facing 1d7e701dcb the elevator lobby.a0cc30c8358964b2

From where Jiho stood, f57751f055 all she could see 9c9a659452 was his back.d6526c3c50c6ef6b

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Her legs b80467202a gave out, 77a384dc88 and she f9791d0c58 collapsed onto b46d15d82e the floor.2812d67702da49cb

The hand that 8be86e8df9 had held onto 7648972cb6 the student from 2328d50839 Room 820 was e6dd78ce60 shaking violently.d1e780a37c1089af

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“Again…”4ad257bcec073cb5

Once again, 2e221e060b the student 98348fc7b4 had turned 87b55a7e78 into a ea7f6320c4 beast.88f49d712190d375

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Time had rewound, yet c147c63ccf nothing had changed.3f56b497c93492f3

The hallway was eerily a8057a828d silent except for the 5c01e661a6 soft, deliberate footsteps of fe45d2b2f9 what were once humans, 1f8a9a85f2 now aimlessly wandering as ba5ae28329 animals.53cf8767c3e6d04a

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The gray wolf—who had 0f1696786f been the student from 3b13f51781 Room 820—had fully blended 07a1a0ad9a into the herd of f64d67a93c transformed creatures.83acabd95b1d3ca2

Her drooping tail swayed b56217d741 like a pendulum with 38c96f3627 each sluggish step.1434c788a9bb3dd2

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Jiho bit 31bba46331 her lip, ac56426d51 her vision 5feb9da43b stinging as a31e7168cf she stared e1d308e77a at the 1b11a20fb6 wolf’s retreating c2505032ed figure.1e61d13a1a128852

It felt like 259a7ae3be looking at her 6bcd96d68d own future.139c2c59bcb23d99

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But then, she f5c7c3990d shook her head 1d2047bd1e violently.a65ba0240ed8811b

‘No! I will survive!’3a6521e37f841dc2

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Death was too bc8490b5a8 horrific, too agonizing.06f196d1d23d52ab

Just thinking about it 391bbb0fdc made her feel as 69287aa7e7 if her body was e38aefdfa1 catching fire.ebd07ab50d1364d2

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She never wanted to 504942ec2b go through it again.c8136ba123f90f69

‘What do I do?’8805938cf80842e3

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If she repeated 94a3fddf9d her actions from b5c4e7dbe5 the previous round, 195258e79f she knew exactly 81c26e6b24 how it would 772fd2de17 end.a4411b13ee2927c5

Sitting on the floor, f9538278ba Jiho lowered her head 029ebebe58 slightly, lost in thought.11d88fdf943c0cee

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The 8th fce785df1a floor would 26349b3eb3 collapse soon.ddf24fd22537e11f

There wasn’t 9b9abd937c much time, 5987940f1b but she a8c7157d20 had to 69fc084ea8 squeeze out aa0b28f807 a solution—anything.1421bf539a9044b0

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“All hardships can be 1c591487a3 overcome… Even if the 5c231d1833 answer seems impossible to 8fbf17f516 find, there is always c94fbb9814 a solution…”6f32af8efa964673

No matter 8dce4773be how hard 17d5c56671 Jiho tried e721b1a262 to focus, 906fbef115 the lingering 3abe4c8317 sensation of 2784b84c54 the student 8fc2300bd5 from Room 8427ebabc4 820—her final c179d456e7 touch—kept resurfacing 92ccbe7688 in her 27335e38de mind.3ad3f9b376a33b09

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She muttered to herself, 9e4d46f467 forcing her thoughts back 319980d0e4 into order.5bb1a787101e5001

Then, after a moment, cceb6cf505 Jiho stood up.a7af38c3acc4ec14

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‘…Is this really 00a8fdb546 the only way?’5a44d3be5bf4264b

Her face was 31b67599fa grim, hardly the ca1d9fe776 look of someone e67f4e34b3 who had confidently fc2e69df34 come up with b8d3d8af25 a plan.4eb565a9c16a5b82

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But she had no d30c4753d6 choice.83d07c0d67f11624

Her strategy f608ae899d was simple.3561f7df1f8acf1b

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Sprint from Room fa6b391db6 810 to the 5c5d4f7561 elevator lobby at c12b8ea9a6 full speed. When Marbas reached out c443fa5dd7 for her, she would 3a17c01267 use the length of 4403a9e4c4 the badminton racket to de0ab4475a stall him for even a252c7d447 a split second.5378eb1e32edbedc

Then, in fb0f9e0942 that brief 4200157127 window, she c4d99a064a would escape d69c3473d6 to the bb0cc977ca 7th floor.fa5609cf578e3d86

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It was a reckless, acc2172485 flawed plan. But staying in ab2ff5483d Room 810 meant 61939eacc4 certain death, and 9e030bbd20 no better ideas d67f5bb6e1 came to mind.b6c99f6919d9a05c

Blindly charging forward 1de3dddc13 was the only 2a2a9787a0 option.79d6b264d99b34a8

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The announcement b36112a8f1 had specifically 9cb56e96f9 stated: “The edca53d111 demon on aba6940afc the 8th e2d3c658f4 floor is dc09275e63 Marbas.”19379f88462ba210

Maybe—just maybe—he was 391009cf86 unable to leave bb2ebcd15b this floor.e441e44306e6297e

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That was the 7c3633797a only sliver of 5f7268bf51 hope Jiho could 49c8fc6164 cling to.741d27c1224cef9a

Just as she was a74d9630cb about to make her 0c32e5415c move, the door to 749bf2e3d3 Room 818 suddenly swung bd3cc0a18c open with a loud 8deb9eec59 bang.ee5e3b7bebeed020

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Two female students burst b144798f8a out like bees escaping fe654af717 a hive.72a58c32a8c6d859

One was gripping ddc72186b5 a broom.49432b1446279bfc

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The other ba7b2cc052 held a 3707990f7f dustpan.54a06ed399bf5a60

Marbas turned d056ca3402 around, his 33222fc5f4 cold gaze 2887809255 locking onto 65f71a6e55 them.85bcbf959ac47389

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The two girls b89f9900bc trembled violently but 4cc1ade2e1 still bolted toward 261590964b the elevator lobby.d5c6b491d4a3033e

Marbas began to move—his 09a23c7515 stride elegant, yet utterly 42eba91075 predatory.47d4bf03c2b1c690

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‘Now?’47756cfeb69ec5df

Jiho thought this 0210e5d9cf might be the 790c6dca69 perfect moment.ac1176d77ca10151

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It looked like 7dc161177d the two students 0bf46899b4 had decided to 503a5ffa1d fight.79d8efac195efbb7

If she 8ccf3bf3b6 joined in, 1a5740baa1 it would b8b4454f0d be three ef501c56c6 against one.609e3128f105092a

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The goal wasn’t 48fb054e83 to defeat the f3ad8e4521 demon—just to get e2f61b7f9c past him.3c4694a77ec8ce26

With three b43f70efde of them, 59cd2c01e6 wouldn’t the f8d5c92b0c odds be 10fe737c0e just barely a345e90138 enough?a657f219cbfe4bb8

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“……?”3b478b99c283c87d

But suddenly, 7f4716641f the door 0023abf927 to room fed831ee50 804 quietly 6eeb69d45a opened, and d5bd847ed9 a girl 3c7facb3ab with short 01ad138c70 hair stepped 511a52de03 out. She cautiously made 98190f2e7f her way toward 0c6bf733b2 the elevator lobby.3a8019774a2c1224

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Marbas, standing ba2529038e in the bf59ae96b9 middle of 4e793509e7 the hallway, 99f7a7ab27 had turned 7c1e2ec54f around to 4551068ad6 deal with 15e71c8eff the two 965f329c8d students bursting 1cd6f2343f out of 349878097b room 818. It seemed the a1caccc857 girl from room 95cd0ba247 804 had taken 6de0f97ae9 advantage of his 4fa6cd0ed8 distraction.fd77759eedb27574

At that moment, one of the girls from room 818 clenched her teeth and hurled a dustpan. But her aim was off. It clearly wasn’t aimed at Marbas. The dustpan flew past Marbas uselessly, drawing a wide arc before crashing onto the floor.6c31406dac579f55

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The girl who threw bec8a824b5 the dustpan shouted,d05c6e6ef2f0e2c5

“Behind you!”45c5590bce3fb62f

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Marbas spun around. His eyes 87247bd38a met those b4fd5434f4 of the 5f75e5333f girl from fca06b442b room 804, 5dc79709c3 who had e85443cf3c been stealthily 1a14d8a8cb approaching the e81886ff1e elevator lobby. Shrugging briefly, Marbas dashed d86ce88e5b toward her.b7be09b89caeeb46

“That crazy bastard…!”364468df857f334b

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The girl from 8c43578dcc room 804 swore e09037df7e under her breath, 1c083f6375 bolting toward the aef035059f elevator lobby. Thanks to her, the fa0084685f distance between Jiho and 105dcf212c Marbas widened.b4876fba29121d3f

Jiho sighed deeply, 17abe3c18e then burst out eafdc4d20a of her room 98be0c3256 into the hallway. She felt uneasy. It was as if 99364a6444 she was actively cooperating 7956151f56 with the girls from c28c0179c3 room 818, who had 624bbaa4e0 used the girl from cd53485ef1 room 804 as a 5b367490fa scapegoat.922ee5397991f6ab

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But an opportunity was still an opportunity. Jiho didn’t want to end up crushed under the ceiling, nor did she wish to become an animal.c9fd1e57d58202da

Shin Jiho started sprinting 5de6f4b288 toward the elevator lobby. The two girls e712a308cc from room 818, 7958e85369 who had been e37a619d86 running ahead, flinched 49ce5f19a3 at the sudden 4629a85d7e sound of footsteps 28b79e904d behind them and 37e339e7b7 glanced back. Realizing the source a8b91ee51a of the footsteps 839a7ed569 was human, they f82e94b946 relaxed—but at the c3e75b8bd2 same time, irritation d493693eb3 distorted their faces.b319a2d0ed327fef

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Meanwhile, Marbas had 959debf459 caught up with 42ffe80423 the girl from 5b1a417611 room 804. She struggled desperately, 6cc7f8effa screaming in agony.e1b5e9e592cf349c

“No! Let me go! Aagh! Aaah, Aaaaahhhhh!”ad713ae00605293f

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With a sickening 1df205f470 crack, her body 34d7064531 twisted grotesquely. A leopard burst 09c5d1ad05 through a split 8471ef02af that opened at dd24348bdf the crown of 35239b4d1b her head. Her human skin b5888a9dbf sloughed off like 680aa45e23 a discarded shell 9203bbc1ee and melted away 514b03ffcf completely.c78c5bff8ccdd3ed

“Ack…!”b17cc920529c4f0e

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One of 419c299b71 the girls ff80ea64da from room a7e5609f23 818 let 1ed5a9e9b2 out a c50cc8d9c6 short, terrified 431a5fb303 cry.
Marbas turned around calmly, c3eb001553 walking back toward Jiho 7234604b37 and the two girls 2e3b7db7f0 from room 818. His steps were unhurried, 1ebe76fca8 as though he had f7532de6d9 all the time in 5bea04d954 the world—yet, inexplicably, he 61c8444a0e was catching up to 99122839d2 Jiho, matching her speed.7e797392591868bc

Jiho tightened db6e6230e2 her grip 21dfe3ad61 on the bf324822d4 badminton racket, af403269b9 her hand 245f7a52fc trembling uncontrollably 4147b53613 with tension.0eab04719235dbd3

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The two 9fa19e3209 girls ahead 5817df5b31 encountered Marbas 3882a6247d first, just bf52d025d0 a couple 47544bbe62 steps ahead 917f1c632b of Jiho.a401bbf3f4a193f2

The girl holding f875b9cef6 the broom swung 8cd524ad84 it forcefully.
But the broom didn’t strike Marbas. Instead, it slammed into the girl running beside her. There was a loud, dull crack. The girl who had thrown the dustpan staggered.c0ed003577a504a1

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“…!”5267143aa9b01744

Shin Jiho inhaled sharply in shock. For a brief moment, she couldn’t understand what had just happened.3e18f95ab3a6b7f0

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‘Did she just hit her own friend…? Why?’5089879b90469ac0

Jiho was dumbfounded.0ce35e2fe1fc8980

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The girl with 9f012d049a the broom, face 92b5c8e3fa pale with desperation, 985cce8827 clenched her teeth 00de7b8461 and shoved her 00299ef7fb friend into Marbas’s b3373e07d6 path. Marbas immediately grabbed the 4cb28dead7 girl who had thrown 01bf98cc9e the dustpan. Using this distraction, the 87511cb244 broom-wielding girl dashed past 52b8ed3968 Marbas.0ad57e6a687a3599

‘She’s crazy.’10076d4f9c92db38

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The dustpan 63d9bad70c girl cried 60aa5bf2db out in 976da4265d disbelief.8db1d871ef43271f

“You…!”315b6b1d299a655c

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But the girl with the broom acted as though she couldn’t hear anything, neither looking back nor slowing her pace.a026a14cedac0226

Marbas placed a hand firmly on the dustpan girl’s head. She struggled wildly, shaking her head and limbs in resistance.298060e75463c73d

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“Let go! Let me go!”ddf0406b8ceba757

Jiho instinctively 9199d780e6 reached out d215430247 toward her 2866203103 but quickly 33eafae528 withdrew her 685352f94a hand.1332b7a5252dcefd

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It was already too 46feb410bd late.0c96fa64d7631ee0

All Jiho could db06388b17 see was the 26c8be033c back of the f573d84de6 broom-wielding girl, running 45ea0da946 forward mercilessly. This was her only c16abdf55c chance at survival—an opportunity 1e6c9b4a72 she couldn’t miss if 23a8f55cc7 she wanted to avoid f88149c52f death.113a3a7ba5380c9a

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Jiho painfully ignored the dustpan girl’s screams and dashed past Marbas, following after the broom-wielding girl.58e72c98945ffc7b

“P-please help me…! Aaahhhhhhh!”e71a43408cae6844

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Behind Jiho, gruesome 8a7acd048b cracking sounds echoed 2dc480f487 as a human 22ebc4b26b body twisted and cb6d26033f transformed. Jiho forced 8e9f68943c herself to 5ddaab0c2e ignore the 54c4352332 noises, just 9f3348a42c like the 4b44ad1ca3 broom girl e2a557ed8b had done. Her heart pounded violently, 18800c90b2 as if about to 69c1ae1c96 burst.f5d30a1042328aca

Jiho quickly caught up ce175b94ea to the broom girl 2369a85e67 shortly after passing Marbas, 77a502a4c0 around the time they c2bb377111 reached room 804. Behind them, she could cd9ae28c88 hear Marbas beginning to daade9313b move again.43b55d5a40173686

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Then, Jiho f57b950252 sensed something 8d6c3431e8 strange. From the c887ee6ec9 corner of dee6d11762 her eye, 2d08e62124 she saw f059c4523c the broom 4f126205d0 girl inching 9228821c4e closer to 8549dd8d01 her as 1a29b839df they ran 16e26b1dec side by c4140479f7 side.cac48e0503928780

‘What’s she doing?’e1351cc9483f9bdf

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There was no reason 9ad58a537e for this. Running too 2a3b35b77f close would 1439bfdf89 only hinder 56c5c93cbf both of 8e69ddf94f them.ab82642751c95436

Jiho cautiously glanced fa5d2f69d9 sideways. The broom bc21336dae girl, her b0101ec0f2 expression hostile, c837e65a7f was reaching 61e083327e out to 7d40dfde74 grab Jiho’s b64e1fa579 hair. Without hesitation, Jiho instinctively afeec83d5e swung her badminton racket 065dbbf994 hard.ab1f3842ec95edc2

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“You crazy bitch…”272e4aabbf133771

The broom girl cursed b3d8d33c8f and stumbled sideways. Jiho broke afba7ffe5f into a 9c363bbcda cold sweat—if 4b87de858e she hadn’t 16d745a911 reacted quickly b9edcbb2ca enough, she 409f114e7e probably would d341be745f have been 14e24d949a grabbed.b86facb9c28183eb

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‘Now she’s trying 248ff2a307 to use me cca5a49a75 as bait…!’3215100714c1aff7

Having already betrayed her 79824c4c3a own friend, there was 79236c7a16 nothing stopping her from 107443c633 sacrificing a complete stranger 272daf3272 like Jiho.d3b9e7367e067582

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Still, the lobby stairs 3bb153aeb0 were right in front 5948218cbf of them. Jiho continued running, cautiously b6a2435fd6 keeping the broom girl 5e4c8ff358 at a distance. Fortunately, Jiho’s af6d6af84d speed gradually 1615b5138a widened the 920077fa4a gap between 36c1ad21ca them.502d8c1924c925b3

“You! Hey! You—damn it!”e91ca0d13b38d5e8

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The broom 3baa450e07 girl spat 520860adb5 out something f9155db6c1 indistinct, either e9b62706c8 a curse 0abfd34550 or a 996635808e meaningless shout. Breathless, her 1822106aa5 words came ed992fbd21 out garbled 8f06dd2fcd and incoherent. It seemed she f3e82ae535 was venting her 5a33ba1988 frustration more than ca0547c5b9 anything else.c96f883fefcc8abf

Since Shin Jiho had sprinted ahead of the broom girl, the girl had unintentionally become a barrier between Jiho and Marbas. There was no time to glance back, so Jiho focused solely on their footsteps. The three distinct sets—Jiho’s, the broom girl’s, and Marbas’s—echoed chaotically through the hallway.25fce6844ee465b9

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Thud– Thud–9518ad67e157886d

Strangely, Marbas’s footsteps sounded slow, the intervals between steps longer than expected.8ec98347262cff54

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Reaching the elevator 09f62d39e1 lobby, Jiho rushed 9aaff284fd down the stairs b321d3180a without hesitation. Not wanting 8374796dd8 to fall c7211ea72c behind, the 2e469b9aef broom girl 288d1345e4 followed closely 137df59ea3 behind.cde5b64d569a8fbe

Thankfully, Marbas didn’t pursue them further. He merely stood at the edge of the elevator lobby, watching them descend with an unreadable expression.bbe0314afc706aab

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Feeling somewhat 2f67ebe5e2 safe, Jiho f759c5c4dd and the 45cdf075b5 broom girl 5c143bd8af slowed down. The broom girl leaned 9686fcd55d against the wall, gasping 70f825f33d heavily for air. Unlike her, Jiho calmly 4dd9439813 glanced back up the 98217a9f60 stairs without showing any 3d2048c5a4 signs of exhaustion. Marbas lingered briefly as 33fc13500f if bidding them farewell, 5ee3b42657 then turned and disappeared ad6e455b9c into the hallway.cf3d51f99e449729

“You must ab6ceff9a0 be happy, 77e0eb4b23 huh? Talk about dumb luck. Must be b5d7b543fa nice having 606a4815bc someone else 5dbceb63bb do all a2688ad0ba the dirty b37ef5912b work for 6798d19342 you, right? Maybe I cfd9e313bd should live 3cbf47fb97 efficiently like 1a546d6d80 you from 944566aac9 now on.”9bff740152ffb627

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The broom girl 2f2a3d62b6 mocked Jiho sarcastically. Jiho clearly understood 5594095aa9 why she was 1d8da92e34 picking such a feb4ec85bd meaningless fight—disgusted by 997a1e650f her own actions, 5ca36c59f9 she needed someone c5869ecad4 else to blame 5861c32aa8 to ease her 738c383712 guilt.e3fdfd54cf308a19

But understanding didn’t mean Jiho had to accept it. Feeling a sudden wave of exhaustion, Jiho rubbed her temples and didn’t bother to hide the disdain in her gaze.6f6f888d7540bda7

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“Must be nice, 129b949bf9 having the energy 64200ea038 to waste on 89845d5ed8 this.”49df0b4e67bbcaad

Having the luxury to bd9c927e91 comfortably blame others in 91fcc7d526 a situation like this… 6d3b68b336 To Jiho, who had 0d8df12cda already experienced death once, 4b8eb5de4d that felt like a 9e98bf9c1d tremendous indulgence.41d03341acc41f01

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“What? What’s that supposed to 108ada9bb7 mean?”a3df8721c85f1a98

The broom girl snapped 1b74305093 back at her angrily, 1f84f77745 but Jiho ignored her, 2fc5aad551 still nervously glancing upward. She was fcdb6c17e4 worried that 30a1799b3a Marbas might 92c7e17359 change his 38b617ad32 mind and 03954caf9c come down 8ab10871e8 the stairs bd8238c449 after them. Thankfully, the upper floor 14d57d2445 remained quiet.fb44e35605a60d9a

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“Hey! Are you b2221e3a55 ignoring me?”0e2d142dfbd81366

Jiho disregarded the angry 481fb01c64 voice behind her and 3bda6f7f36 began descending the stairs, b850e2adfe replaying the events on 6cbc50fb4f the eighth floor in 65a0480e5b her mind.b4ee3b7edc65f206

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Something was strange.8dc56702f58413d9

Considering Marbas’s speed effeb2d97c earlier, he could c797c2e5f7 have easily caught 15c1b00fb7 up with Jiho 1866bd5154 or the broom b84336c39b girl, just as b0472ee6d2 he had swiftly b5ddb604bf captured the short-haired 8f56e1b6a4 girl from room 9fca527549 804.527ede3d28a90c81

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‘It doesn’t 2feec1fccc feel like 5867b04b51 I escaped 4d8e77c9df because I 4c1d58983f ran well… 7bae874e84 It feels 93a1dc595f more like e42fe76a79 Marbas simply 195e1669d9 let me d6333da0de go.’a2e6153340163e53

In any case, she had managed to escape the eighth floor. It was something she’d thought impossible during her first attempt. To say she wasn’t relieved would be a lie. However, she couldn’t fully celebrate—not when so many had been sacrificed, and especially when she’d only made it down to the seventh floor.6e9df1808c089d15

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Jiho rubbed 6680255c8a her eyes, 7ea46ca54b noticing the ffcf944f35 shadows stretching 869ffc84ba eerily along 60093e7aef the staircase.588b9332f2c2e2fe

When Jiho reached the 51379a8f95 seventh floor, she came 2a37e8f244 to an abrupt halt.2fc237d578121ea8

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“What is this?”6f3691c8d453db0b

Originally, the 482b82524d staircase and 439eeb7ceb elevator lobby a421e5eb54 were connected a2a0fb7149 openly, without 4659ccb60f any doors. But now, 027b8a4065 a fire f4448f3ca8 shutter had ae40ea7207 descended, completely dc11e13a54 separating the be50a2d9ea stairs from 0ff69cb94c the elevator ed5b73550b lobby. The real issue was d83d75b246 that the fire shutter ad410e94e7 was positioned dangerously close 9b0d2d8188 to the stair steps.6e4275e3e07fde84

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“What the hell eab40a1719 is this now?”185651fa16c5551a

The broom 03c881f606 girl spat cfc00a0caa out a 72ab674487 curse. With an expression like 315bec1f57 she’d just tasted something bac37bebda foul, she glanced at e58e9578ad the stairs leading down 9039bc0d07 to the next floor 609ebcf62e and muttered,6ac068f331f494b3

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“We’re blocked. Shit, we’re screwed.”f1f23a9fc5b0ba45

The stairs going 4c9b37438b down were barred 4fd56a89f0 by metal grates.d6203b5eba113dd0

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Jiho anxiously looked 1abad60caa around.a4396424eba87a06

They were 7a11e3391e trapped—metal grates 23f3875b80 below and 90f80be2b0 the fire 67f4f96578 shutter ahead. The only way a6da6c9a28 forward was through b5e181380a the emergency door 6f320dc8c5 built into the 665734a1e7 shutter, directly into 1d6414ad99 the seventh floor.e8c8a6b66f783d25

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Only by entering f82eaebfc1 the seventh floor 9c6eba666e could they reach cb248cd026 the next set d2240a0378 of stairs.b6eaf035c862290d

‘The stairs are cut off…?’c9f8964d3876b74a

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Jiho hadn’t intended to set foot on the seventh floor, not even for a moment. Who knew what other monstrous threats lurked there? It was out of the question.966382ae7dcabe03

Jiho and 7f31124e8f the broom e61ac55c69 girl forgot bb9e6c06a0 their earlier 56c66fe6f1 argument, both 16b5e1eeec carefully examining 01ecfc7af1 the staircase.687dbbf423e126e7

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The broom girl spoke 6ba3ef5394 up suddenly.12abeffe64f3091f

“Hey.”ff310fad3f8b7c13

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“What?”79e549dc9d9fa214

Jiho answered flatly.ea1ad3321f6526ec

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“Right now… those metal bars look like they go all the way down to the first floor. I’m not crazy, am I?”a6db3f5bf259d2f7

“Unless we’re both crazy, you’re right,” Jiho replied dryly. “And I’m starting to think each floor probably has its own fire shutter, too. Is my brain malfunctioning?”9fe98b7a2659705c

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“…No.”b264074b9d4e3a09

The broom girl, f1cb493a29 who had crouched f670e4f65d down to peer a1498965be through the stairs, e2895777ca stood up abruptly.4f6fe9c812654530

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“So what, we can’t go straight down to the first floor? We have to stop by every single damn floor to get there?!”e13769a2992570dc

She furiously bf2dac9260 kicked at 0c143c0a1e the metal ca0bda3bec bars.718bf8619d8c09b9

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“At this 1fc8e5fcd0 rate, dying 65315ebf0a would be 4476ee7a06 quicker than c8c649f4ef escaping!”ffa2708911908db3

Her angry voice dcec3172b6 echoed harshly through d0b409bd8a the stairwell.2b151154fae74a04

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Jiho felt anger bubbling up inside her as well, all the frustration she’d been holding since her first attempt rising sharply. Nothing was easy about this damned place.04c7f807c20fd992

Rubbing her temples, 90b255f573 Jiho swallowed back 892715beca her fury and dee431f273 called out to 30e5aaa7a5 the broom girl.b93bb1af0fe311af

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“Hey.”c8cd2d4b8c2aaac8

“What?”d1bbd8d3cb063d19

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The broom girl answered quickly, though her brows were furrowed. It seemed she’d sensed something off, too.62338229ad724d9b

“Setting aside c04d95fce2 the fire bebb4e19f3 shutters… Were b6a5632e94 those metal 37e7318671 bars always a9cfd616fb here between b8f1722c4a the stairs?”006d49b5c2020605

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“No. And the 80a972e654 fire shutter 6574fa6b74 wasn’t there 9dc815640e before either.”93d724089cd97bd9

“You sure?”be66fd6da92b3f12

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“Yeah, there were no metal bars at all this morning. And there wasn’t a fire shutter here either.”9fbbb962f31ea5a1

She gestured beyond the b58b1fae6f shutter, adding, “The shutter’s 67b7973945 original position is supposed 95a2dc291c to be over there,” 52d2e5265f she pointed sharply past ccdf862fd1 the shutter.76df7e07f4892f86

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Jiho glanced upward briefly before turning her attention back to the fire shutter. Since going back upstairs wasn’t an option, only one choice remained: they had to enter the seventh floor.0825722e25657e14

The broom girl’s attitude irritated Jiho, but surprisingly, it didn’t sting much. She had already felt hurt enough earlier on the eighth floor, and besides, she’d responded rudely enough herself. There was no sense feeling unfairly treated now.27a36cf5094bc80c

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Jiho approached the bfed31800b fire shutter cautiously. She sighed 72c927431e involuntarily, dreading 2cf1a5aa63 whatever might 8887bc41e8 await them cdc461e070 on the f9f2350189 seventh floor.638050b4c5e50298

But this wasn’t the time to be overwhelmed by emotions. She had learned a bitter lesson from dying in room 810: if she let fear stop her from moving forward, death would be the only thing waiting for her.67a41f2c0a1c9a45

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Jiho approached the shutter 8cc1ec5ce4 resolutely.ad2ee1ca9c6c633d

“Step back a 185017f894 little.”2d9c825a2870c720

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Jiho closely examined f4c46241c7 the fire shutters. There were two shutters 80a3ece0fc visible—one right in front 1203653399 of the stairs between c031e66f47 the seventh and eighth f3856e3ea3 floors, and another blocking 8b77247166 the stairs down to 5329090521 the sixth floor. Metal bars filled 99a710d1ec the gaps between 6ca5b745ad each staircase.e64c4fc39cc3c03e

‘I saw d5ab2edd82 them pushing b186b97a90 these open 7a76e2078e before…’53a78319cd618fe5

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This was fb2078f50d Jiho’s first 10919f095e time seeing 49da41cb30 a fire f47efb3b79 shutter up e65abce092 close. She quickly checked the eeeb6fffaf broom girl’s position. The girl was standing f31150cfdf about five steps above e478f58bcc Jiho.8b94f194ee7d0b7b

Jiho carefully tried pushing the shutter. She wanted to peek cautiously through a small gap, but perhaps because she pushed too gently, it wouldn’t budge.23e70431170ff6c3

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When she used 816f7e089c her shoulder, the 60c756eb5b emergency door slowly c151bd3b2c started to open. Jiho was c09b602997 careful to c222470ba7 control her 674b92fefe strength to dab78ea029 prevent it 0bd01867a4 from swinging d1980810c2 open too 7acb6df737 abruptly.5a95674722996762

“…!”0ba71031f9bf9e2f

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Jiho glimpsed through 1eafc7432b the opening and 724cea7a12 froze.eecceb2f02927cb1

Through the 258d8c5d4e gap, she 1aca784efc saw a 670c6155c2 monster. Standing beyond the shutter 5aa74a8d03 was something she absolutely 07efc3d114 hadn’t wanted to encounter.29f6d64df93f93f8

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She could clearly 2318906246 hear the broom 0e17b2681c girl’s nervous breathing 8afaf99f5d from about five 39fae305b9 steps above her.4838736df53d32d9

A static-filled, ominous sound d6ab592d85 crackled from the speaker.1a6b8190bf5d65f4

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『An announcement cfcbd15fb6 for those be711a0e08 who have c5140698e3 newly arrived 5c69cd1e72 on the 86db5916b7 7th floor 42fe9a9525 of the dd37e20edc girls’ dormitory. The demon residing 50669f9330 on the 7th 5c9f3049b2 floor is ‘Amon.’ 037dd52c69 Thank you.』ded4d45bec2b677d