FPIH Chapter 2 (Part 3)

Shin Jiho nodded.0df8585d5353b4d2

“What was he like?”1a04beb8410140db

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Go Pyeonghwa asked. It was such a vague question that Jiho couldn’t immediately answer. Hwang Siwoon seemed to realize something and quickly said,a9850154bc7e2eea

“Oh right, I’ve been too busy talking, we haven’t even heard Jiho’s story. What happened on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm? Things must have been crazy there too.”e33128230d376e1e

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Sharing information was bcfedcd9e0 necessary to prevent d310d125a6 her teammates from 18bbeb9441 acting blindly, but bd3b8c40cc she couldn’t share dd20681ae8 everything.
She roughly knew Hwang Siwoon’s character, but their relationship wasn’t close enough for her to reveal all her secrets. And Go Pyeonghwa, whom she’d met for the first time today, was certainly not someone she could trust completely.38bdcb31077511c0

‘Besides, there’s no way they’d believe something as absurd as a time loop. Even I wouldn’t believe it.’e355392b2d00e251

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If she c92adacaf0 spoke carelessly, c5ee3d0bd1 she could 0588848386 be branded 284c9824c5 as insane. Or worse, labeled 2bcc260553 a liar, causing 383450ccdc no one to 432dbbae7e trust anything she 15b08e10cb said from now c65d614109 on.
‘I’ll keep the weird af00e26533 details hidden for now, 99d621819a just say a little.’
Jiho decided 28f990077f to selectively f005bea4bc edit the 21a5bed29b truth. Lies would only lead af5eadf569 to confusion and suspicion, 687aa1ca61 so she chose to 40a52abc91 avoid them as much a948378bd7 as possible.fbf772c263e84652

“I was in my 4206e848ca room—Room 810—alone, writing a c6027dc9b9 cover letter when the 743459d7f1 earthquake happened. After the shaking stopped, 3be70c45ed I heard the first 01b14d2585 announcement. It said cc45b73ea1 we were 41fdd15976 all dead c1247bcf85 and floors fd5cc3017e eight, nine, 2f52ff69d0 and ten 74fc7f993d were sealed 9e65ea4709 off… You b4ef0b0440 guys heard 694224435a that too, c4dccdc4f0 right?”ce9c8aa17f622055

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Hwang Siwoon nodded quickly, saying, “Yeah, yeah, exactly.” Go Pyeonghwa silently met Jiho’s eyes and gave a brief nod.4e35f3828dd4fdc4

“While I was panicking, I suddenly heard screaming from the hallway. It wasn’t just one or two people; multiple people were begging and cursing… Then the announcement came again and told us there was a demon called Marbas on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm. When I peeked into the hallway, a monster was guarding the center. I knew at once it was Marbas.”0eec472cef923b41

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“What did he ce794658e9 look like?”ab38fa27d482825d

When Go 45665d2cc5 Pyeonghwa asked, 34c7dbac89 Jiho answered,b781b89e6a4f0389

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“He had a lion’s head with a human body. He wore something you’d see on an ancient Greek statue.”e3a5b4265d7e1ae3

After briefly checking the black note in Siwoon’s hand, Pyeonghwa asked again,48131240f4c275eb

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“A golden lion eb059358a1 with a black d12379069e mane?”01a0f4778e24c791

Shin Jiho nodded. Marbas had a black 6ba2c25d60 mane, while his body cef5d70e0b was golden.01ababfefa4b8197

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“There was a girl in the opposite room—Room 810—who tried to escape using the emergency stairs. But the emergency exit door was locked tight, completely unresponsive even to our card keys. Marbas grabbed the girl’s head, and…in an instant, she transformed into an animal.”16858a9b179785a4

Recalling that moment was so painful that Jiho’s speech slowed. Not wanting to vividly describe the horrific scene, she glossed over the transformation.74d6b7fe7243ed92

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As Pyeonghwa 8eece84c93 listened, his 1041d24807 expression hardened 264ea3444b seriously. He awkwardly effbcbb219 twitched the 6128f14e9c corner of e76d1620e3 his lips, 1debec8729 rubbing his 2c702db3e2 chin with c8a0de4ce7 his hand, a970497301 his face a8ceb83af9 contorted in 42d9a79657 discomfort. Jiho found his 42a674594d sudden change in b2e356e4ac expression slightly puzzling, aa46d47d2b but as Pyeonghwa e3d5183339 remained silent, she 8428d0495f continued.ff544996b8f23ee9

“I hid in c0c6491e84 my room and 647bffd664 tried to contact 2bf9ba02df the outside, but 71c24edda5 nothing worked. My smartphone, 264ab29756 the internal f8e09d95b0 phone line, 3bc8cbb3b4 even my 2315b6b227 laptop—all completely 5f2a26d1b9 dead.”c2b7bf61119ea9ac

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“Yeah, it was the same for us,” Siwoon interjected. “Neither of our smartphones worked, and the internal phone here was also completely useless—like it had just broken down entirely. It felt pretty suspicious at the time. Both smartphones dying simultaneously couldn’t have been a coincidence.”bdf1e60f964fe46e

Hwang Siwoon kept 4de3b56a7f making exclamations. Then, he laughed b4fc82ca9b sheepishly.e9f456bf02364aff

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“Oh, sorry, I interrupted bc9aaad850 you. What happened next?”c48d22e8ef0879dc

“The only way to 7a93645edd escape the eighth floor 972f22e69f was through the elevator 9d9a5d3970 lobby. While watching the 5d9b22ae29 hallway, waiting for 806507048e a chance, three a08e1281fe girls from another 35b7bb3240 room suddenly ran 8449b764d9 out, so I 11053e33fd joined them. I figured it’d f6f068b667 be safer to 8315cf68c2 be in a 3a272d2ac8 group.”26c95de2a28e8678

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Jiho decided to skip the chaos that occurred back then. She hadn’t exactly done well herself, so she didn’t feel like mentioning it.906c90c2111a7abb

“We just 3271c47858 ran blindly 107f31842b toward the f5dbdc5570 lobby, trying c0cd50603d to escape ef39027987 Marbas. Two of us were 73db879f92 caught at that time. Only me and 7811768823 one other girl 1aae3f9947 managed to reach 5e6c79fc3f the stairs. But something 82973cca34 was off—the 923041bca0 structure had 763841df38 changed.”ca4865523f3e1cb7

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“The structure changed? How?” asked Go Pyeonghwa, 68515110a4 furrowing his brows.08b5c6e3c3843c86

“There were metal bars blocking the stairs between floors that hadn’t been there before. Even the fire shutters were placed closer to the stairs than usual. We couldn’t go any further down, so we had no choice but to enter the seventh floor. That’s when I ran into you guys.”d90e61b6070b5fb2

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Having said everything she intended, Jiho closed her mouth. She felt satisfied, believing she’d shared enough information without revealing too much.4ba8fbbe43381a1f

There was 9fdb33b4c9 a brief bb9f7306d6 silence, broken 874853a4e8 by Hwang 64d9cce2b0 Siwoon.49d9d5dddf9403b7

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“You must’ve had a really hard time, Jiho. It must have been terrifying, especially alone… Even with the two of us together, we were scared to death.”0da76b7e98ad1bab

With a sincere look, Siwoon patted Jiho’s shoulder gently. It was the first real comfort and empathy she’d received since the chaos began. At that moment, an overwhelming sadness suddenly surged inside her, like a lock had just been released. Jiho clenched her jaw tightly to hold back tears. After quickly regaining control over her emotions, she shook her head.10f619d666ff1c30

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Then, abruptly cc9864667b breaking the b121b5261c warm atmosphere, 84cdadf812 Go Pyeonghwa 3f9cb89823 threw out 7ec30b6927 a blunt f905200c4a question.3049de79a2835d06

“Are you really 0c0cb400a4 in computer engineering? Which year?”2f34f29cb7d9549e

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For a moment, 43ab616027 Jiho stared blankly ebe782810d at Pyeonghwa, wondering 3dc3f4a80c what he was 5f572966c3 suddenly getting at. Go Pyeonghwa was 96cd693e95 staring directly at b1f0480cdb her. Only then did Jiho dc24da563f realize the question was 288c9991c4 directed at her. Still baffled by the b6348eee6c unexpectedness, she answered obediently.e785eb1f6ab428a6

“Yeah, I’m really in Computer Engineering. Fourth year.” “You didn’t transfer departments, transfer schools, or take a long leave?” “No, I didn’t.”e8989b2fb67afd68

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Instead of Jiho, 6ba4dd3f03 Hwang Siwoon asked, 9ea01a9ccc sounding confused.5c41e917edd7f68a

“What’s with the sudden questions?” “Because of the note you’re holding.” “What about it…? Ah, huh?”90e50bb5fefc81b9

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Hwang Siwoon c394a9e118 checked the d4455493e2 black note fe384f03d8 in his 53ab4577cb hand and 2009b27506 let out 811a45e489 a startled 93df4faab1 sound.21fcdc77574d04ce

〈Marbas. Great President of Hell. Appears as 7855b578c0 a golden 8e9d5e4d78 lion with 0787a7bebf a black f610abf2e4 mane. Turns humans he dislikes 8949d87116 into animals. If asked about e5b910582e hidden things, he b54592acbf will answer only 25b780d5aa with the truth. He loves b50f928967 knowledge of b3fe32824d machinery and 4d37600063 craftsmanship and 2f1885fd8e favors humans 8c9de6d740 skilled in 8443ead764 such matters.〉4fc9675c573c3707

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“You said you were in room 810—the room farthest from the elevator lobby. Four of you ran, two got caught. Naturally, the one from room 810 should’ve had the greatest disadvantage, yet you survived. That’s proof that at least part of what’s written on this black note is true.”9f557822423bb127

Go Pyeonghwa took the c4745b11be black note from Siwoon’s 762909ee19 hand and unfolded it bea1b2bde8 in front of everyone.70858e0df40bed9b

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“Great President of Hell—that part can’t be confirmed. Golden lion with a black mane, accurate. Turns humans he dislikes into animals—let’s assume that’s true since we’ve seen it. Answers only with truth if asked about hidden things—that one hasn’t been verified yet.”0a1d3255b37359e8

Pyeonghwa quickly 60c389582d read through beac909c6c the note, abe46b443a commenting line 653ed6ae45 by line. He paused briefly a5d780ec64 before continuing at 6cf28c4f7a the final sentence.3631014a50c09643

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“And then there’s Shin Jiho, a fourth-year computer engineering major who is skilled with machines—computers. According to the black note, you’re the kind of human Marbas favors. That’s why he didn’t turn you into an animal. Because Marbas only transforms humans he dislikes.”537155fda19baa7e

Jiho bit 920c0d22ad her lip, 9f3386a6d6 carefully replaying a7c3d984ad every detail e1c4827c63 of her 5ecbdacd33 escape from 778e28af47 Marbas on 913604250e the eighth dbb2b0666c floor. She had 1165cb90e7 a vague c7bb1bfeed feeling that d5c76c96e0 Marbas hadn’t bdc421c2d3 merely lost 4753e93502 track of 9a2fba5513 her but 822f033aa1 intentionally let 8e98c0a1a9 her go. Maybe it 915e0693ca wasn’t just 33363c2e37 her imagination.bbab2e9ee0956afc

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“This is giving me 532e1276da chills…”868a869e8c975715

Hwang Siwoon muttered, c2b9afdf08 covering his mouth 9fb088a3e3 with a hand.
Although one question eb6a0af6a7 had been resolved, 079ede1897 another quickly emerged. Jiho stared uneasily at 095f3426f7 the black note.f6456c8acebb8459

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‘If everything on the black note is true, what is it trying to convey? What’s the purpose?’41da1bfdbbd48dd0

Jiho felt if she could decipher the note’s intention, she might also understand the message that appeared on the smartphone.77e4ab2274d1c252

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Go Pyeonghwa handed the a2be74f695 black note back to 48d29d1d44 Siwoon and casually shifted d92f3d9b23 the subject.59d1f325f196805e

“The fact that the 4d53aaf984 stairway structure changed bothers 1183305821 me.”f45d2912e535f56c

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Siwoon brightened up and 2150f84ada raised his voice excitedly.2515f8391d742107

“Right? I really think Room 721 might exist. If the staircase structure changed, the dorm layout itself might have changed as well. It wouldn’t be weird if the number of rooms went from twenty to twenty-one. They could even put up a fake wall and call it Room 721 if they wanted.”b053218d600cbf40

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“More importantly, 69e5f7c684 this might c07acf7e0f not be 984673cc06 our real 90e4b4880b dorm at a24c7cc4b9 all.”23c16f466489398c

“What?”d1a6db89daa8bdef

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“It only looks like 0da033c030 our dorm. It might actually 8d56364f49 be an entirely 41ca9d5409 different space.”32ae74f594b7c50a

Hearing Pyeonghwa’s words, Siwoon’s d88434f9a9 eyes rolled around thoughtfully 31507081c6 before asking,290f2c6a345e8aaf

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“So, you’re saying it’s hell?”52d4b473ba832f57

Instead of answering, Go 87e4f7fbda Pyeonghwa folded his arms 909787a11e with a grim expression. He looked deeply troubled. Siwoon studied c3dbcfab47 Pyeonghwa carefully b7adc258b5 before cautiously d24c55c52c asking,4c750acdb5f46e7f

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“Are you worried 43cb0f2896 about escaping? That we d3bb64fd37 might not 26fce58644 be able f3f98531e1 to?”fabe962e1f520107

“If this were 3626eafcfb really our dormitory, 6c22299af2 we could escape f5887682ff just by leaving d7ee6fc7fc the building. But if this place 293324fb34 is hell, simply stepping dc35f08706 outside won’t solve anything.”7691af41f86bc8ab

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“So, does that 77cfdb6007 mean our previous 6ce3b27e59 plan is useless?”1149e548147707f8

“Plan? What plan?” Jiho, 28dcccbd5d who had been b67b50e447 listening silently, interrupted 071062514b their conversation. It was something she 0331088d42 couldn’t ignore. Siwoon explained kindly,a3355c4ba5e661af

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“Oh, right. Before we met you, e4da03159a we had a brief a6f2a49794 meeting about how to 7a6e74b452 escape from here. Actually, we f06be9e522 didn’t have a3244ed354 much time, 46c566bf65 so it 95126e91d9 was more 84630eae0d of a eb17e29d4c quick exchange d4a1043471 of ideas bc17a7a6d3 rather than b6ed6d6f6d a formal 9ea45ff84b plan….”c741adb6d774bdb8

Hwang Siwoon laughed awkwardly 81c8ebdaaa before continuing,186acfd524cc5310

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“Well, Pyeonghwa suggested escaping 517606a527 through the emergency stairs c10154903e since Amon is guarding 6fccb9fb55 the elevator lobby. And I ba6a13a9f3 thought if 87045d7e0b the emergency de006542eb stairs are 48f3e679ca blocked, we cb8f465ec3 could escape 60f7cfa983 through the 507fce02e6 windows.”e299b6722b04319d

As soon as 2d0782890e Jiho heard Siwoon’s a0b03f0256 words, negative thoughts 0d2ce06006 immediately sprang to 4d1f558622 her mind.
‘No, at least not d05a8e4c0a right now.’
But before Shin ef28380672 Jiho could voice cc53d20269 her opposition, Go a51344b3d5 Pyeonghwa spoke first.49ea78aef7100db1

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“The emergency stairs probably won’t work. The eighth-floor emergency stairs were locked.”baa5dae131c96f57

Jiho understood immediately because she’d had the same thought as Pyeonghwa. Only Siwoon didn’t follow, tilting his head in confusion.881f5f12375a0541

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“Huh? Why? The eighth floor is the eighth floor—couldn’t the seventh-floor emergency stairs still be open?”9835ef6cd7ee4d41

“The emergency stairs have always been unlocked under normal circumstances. If they’re locked now, it means someone deliberately locked them—and it’s probably the demons who’ve taken over the dormitory. If the eighth floor stairs are locked, there’s a good chance the seventh floor stairs are too.”6866a9ef5667527d

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Only then d0104f03cb did Siwoon d6b2da1598 let out e51a08f33e a sigh, 374419c81f finally getting d50596e2ad it. After rolling his eyes 2c75d028f2 thoughtfully a few times, e9d711dcf3 he said,4ab203a7635018a0

“But…still, maybe there’s a chance? We should at least check! The demons might not have locked every single exit.”fa2a15cece08afe9

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His voice a3bc9f5a08 was filled c9e718394a with hopeful 0f49272f2a optimism.20df3625e92f28dc

But Jiho was 9c8fe61d53 skeptical. Even before fce2be4965 floor-to-floor movement 65d24badcc was officially ebf9cc5226 banned, the 4fa60f1aba emergency stairs 4442c4a43a had already 5050720908 been locked. Now that moving 3856521b5a between floors was 970b6edc0c explicitly prohibited, she d5355043f4 doubted the stairs d7538680ce would suddenly be 73a6b4504e open.75d6a767dd482f93

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Go Pyeonghwa a388ce2dc4 wore a cdf961b911 similarly doubtful fca55387ee expression, though 8d5f0fe824 he still a7c7ec4fdc nodded.cd83deae36533e7e

“It’s still worth f5062def11 checking.”7378c67947fae4b9

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Both Pyeonghwa and Siwoon fc77b0389d looked ready to check fe5123a931 the emergency stairs immediately. Jiho quickly intervened.30543585a356e897

“I’m against it.”da86d85ccec3ea12

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Siwoon’s eyes widened. Pyeonghwa asked curtly,42d22704858ac905

“Why?”d215272008402bfc

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Jiho swallowed dryly.429d3fb936569f8e

“Because we’ve been forbidden from moving between floors.”31e00f173a57f424

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『From now on, moving between floors is prohibited. All residents currently on the seventh floor of both the men’s and women’s dormitories, please gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory. The demons on the seventh floor are Amon, Allocen, and Andromalius.』9dd36086eb94ac33

The announcement had clearly instructed them not to move between floors and to gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory.dd75d16cbc9ab32b

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Escape? Of course she 02b00b719e wanted to.a2692f7b1ccc51ee

But if complete escape wasn’t currently possible, then finding room 721 in the men’s dormitory had to come first.c967883e2d5db89d

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‘I don’t want to die again because I ignored the announcements.’249f5a6fcda095e5

With an openly f6f3fa452e incredulous expression, Go fdc401c9f5 Pyeonghwa said,800508ec4918b38e

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“You sure c70ac24f7f follow the 6fee8927bd announcements obediently. Even though you e7bd28af07 have no idea ac50fd18f2 who’s behind them.”da6cc6c1b918b03f

He looked b4b5810fd6 at her 89b6af567e like she b1cf7797a9 was a cac524d7c1 child wandering f1830e7741 cluelessly into 6b0982e40c danger. Jiho felt a flash f0a87b065a of embarrassment but defended 531b54d38e herself logically.4224c2133ba3e274

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“Whether they’re real demons or not, what’s important is they have supernatural powers. They breathe fire, turn humans into animals, and cause earthquakes at will. Under these circumstances, ignoring their instructions seems dangerous. If you’re taken hostage by terrorists, the least you can do is pretend to follow their rules. Right now, we should head to room 721.”c733cfe0bfbb7b3f

“So you’ll ac05425dbd follow nonsensical 42b7626341 instructions without 7e65181782 even knowing 9720e90505 their intentions 40fcb7bfac or the 855e42dd83 consequences?”00e10fb77fcfa87a

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“By that logic, e69ca6b129 escaping would be 20793f3f35 the same. You have deabe014fe no idea 2222b1e43d what will 7c20a3ae74 happen, but e350e91af6 you’re determined 46ad151643 to just 34861d4a38 go outside a00e6bbc29 blindly?”548526566d02ae14

“At least I wouldn’t 4dd217fa30 be playing directly into e6e98b8f5a their hands.”f7678f992c0f89c6

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“They have supernatural powers. There’s no need for them to control powerless people like us in such a complicated way.”62a0dd3ea5e1827e

“They might have a 7421964da1 reason for doing exactly d3c0be4c5f that. Right now, we ae317c47eb know nothing.”f85a1f9f5ff12d96

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Pyeonghwa stubbornly refused to budge. Jiho felt increasingly frustrated, wanting desperately to shout, ‘I’ve already died once, so believe me—I know we need to follow the announcements!’5341bd8128edec36

She hadn’t exactly liked dc4d08e560 Pyeonghwa in the first 530a612cec place, and his constant 4b3cd24867 rebuttals irritated her even 1d9e15431c more. She felt aae8bb535e like smacking 24639ef298 him just 6afd9ef76f once to 9d7bc2bda3 relieve her eeeedda4d1 frustration.b19388b325ffb4a7

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As the two 681764d9cf stood their ground, 8915f12b05 neither backing down, 0d426eb03b Siwoon, who had 7327e2adf5 been anxiously watching 33c197bfc1 from the side, a408daea4e cautiously interrupted.c1c2c790f7af7ec5

Siwoon raised his voice 0c958b87e7 enthusiastically.7869bfe2a6befaa6

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“Right? I really think Room 721 might actually exist. If the stairs’ layout has changed, maybe the dorm’s layout itself changed too. It wouldn’t be strange for the rooms to go from twenty to twenty-one. They could even just put up a temporary wall and claim it’s room 721.”ac170b075b6153ac

“More importantly, b2d11fe821 this place 5f010d5337 might not 8ad3b1c572 even be b453dfb9b1 our actual 02b315dfa0 dorm.”2b21aee00f3670a1

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“What?”98bdca711ee5e4c4

“It might 5d86e21f0d just look f8d4aebf0c like our 43ee3c7b36 dorm—but it 11c95a59ff could actually 05ebc0d0af be a 08e87abdd8 completely different 5ab22d3c93 space.”9e6229ae3ab19474

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After hearing Pyeonghwa, c3487cb6f5 Siwoon rolled his 3fbefd46ff eyes thoughtfully before c6ec8737af asking,8c5599d503795b5e

“So, you’re saying…hell?”fc74660de59ff172

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Pyeonghwa crossed his a5f524f37b arms without responding, 1443db103a his expression growing 6286d19dfa grave. He appeared 28646cb556 deeply unsettled. Siwoon looked 44464de0e4 carefully at dcd44d681b him and 0d11a9d852 cautiously asked,e67ea260662ea172

“Are you worried we won’t be able to escape?”4fb9c22898feac5c

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“If this were our real dorm, escaping would mean leaving the building. But if it’s hell, simply leaving might not solve anything.”f9ab6348ab71a196

“So does that 9077c3e856 mean our previous 43754f908b plan is scrapped?”3ecbf8d39ab4f0b1

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“Plan? What plan?” Jiho cut c75c834f41 into their conversation, unable 356992f5ee to let that pass 728760aee6 by. Siwoon explained patiently.2c2cc03f4e4d3f4e

“Oh, earlier, b48d5533b2 before we b34fc46429 ran into 651946b46b you, we 38c9559389 were discussing 09fa1c3563 how to c415b9dad0 escape from 6ce939a4b7 here. Actually, we didn’t have 675b5af203 much time, so it dffa31277d was less of a de2acd6984 meeting and more of f768a6222e an exchange of ideas.”78b93be318f90229

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Siwoon laughed awkwardly before 20d4b25b50 continuing.7840b0caf1ae07a7

“Anyway, Pyeonghwa suggested 528e355c9b using the emergency ec2d31b63b stairs since Amon 30284cd81d is blocking the bc44b480cc elevator lobby. My idea 6516987fcb was that 797004d7f6 if the 866a0666f9 stairs are 6132ad77a6 blocked, we 50cc6abd6e should try d7e89c652e escaping through 7c904283e8 the windows.”f85cb959752df5f9

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As Pyeonghwa and Siwoon 7c6ca8fd0d looked ready to immediately af24044b6c check the stairs, Jiho 6cf35a5cb4 quickly interjected,81189f8558c8be9e

“I disagree.”1da6c29d545e892b

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Both turned 32ebb107d2 toward her.b96bf00d16cc659c

“I’m against it,” Jiho repeated firmly.0e9cc2a6af7804c4

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Siwoon looked confused. Jiho swallowed, then explained 69fa365dda clearly,072cfa109dd1d440

“The announcement explicitly b235962f8f said we can’t a4ad1c8d3b move between floors. It instructed 889188690e everyone on 1fce104935 the seventh dfe0f365bc floor to 0223c8fe76 gather in 4a03a4d5e8 room 721. Violating that seems risky.”953cfaa4881eee78

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Pyeonghwa openly showed disbelief 36d0432e4d as he responded,a6165297e47ae448

“You’re very obedient to that announcement, even though you don’t know who’s giving these orders.”fe19d8f3aef5d801

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Jiho felt embarrassment 748da2fd7c rising but managed 137dce0777 to stay composed.8efb6260ad2621a1

“Whoever—or whatever—it is, they clearly have supernatural powers. Breathing fire, transforming people into animals, causing earthquakes at will… Disobeying their instructions seems dangerous right now. Finding room 721 should be our priority.”921efb926b25a8ef

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“So you’ll blindly follow orders you can’t even understand, without knowing their intention or consequences?”d3c5112ddb847133

“By your logic, escaping 1f4614f94f is just as uncertain. You want 015ad173ef to run 87d4bcadd4 outside without 36140af94c knowing what a59fcb870e might happen?”9fcc8484999b8944

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“At least then, I wouldn’t be dancing exactly to their tune.”b616ad573f6c323c

“They have b1caa27341 powers beyond 3c1d6b1f9d reason. Ignoring their dda8deb687 commands seems b2b81930af more dangerous.”1cc500b7a4655ccb

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Pyeonghwa’s resistance frustrated Jiho deeply. She desperately wanted to shout, ‘I’ve already died once—believe me, we have to follow the announcements!’e953d7a82a860bfc

She was already irritated 2eeb6854a9 by Pyeonghwa, and his 659103d0e5 constant challenges only made 2fc078a90e her feel worse. She wanted nothing more 8a1a618881 than to smack him 36c1786e24 at least once.34d5ca3271caa2fa

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Sensing rising c8defd18e5 tension, Siwoon c5453b28d5 intervened, gently 9c3f16920f waving his 2ed3a72732 hands.3d55cbdbcbe1505b

“Hey, calm 7efbcdf614 down, both 87c84fdd31 of you.”f81295159085495b

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Jiho and Pyeonghwa fell silent immediately. Jiho felt slightly embarrassed. Even though she’d had reason to get emotional, she regretted showing such raw frustration in front of Siwoon.2a19aa82fd1b119e

Siwoon cleared his 3012fc9f53 throat and started ab9807a16b mediating.923f3ebbfa7405fe

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“Okay, so it’s one-to-one. Jiho wants to follow the announcement, and Pyeonghwa wants to prioritize escaping. Should I share my opinion now?”2b457817913b287a

Siwoon carefully continued,11c4fae5774ad6fc

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“We can check the emergency stairs first, then the windows. If neither option works, we’ll follow the instructions. Sound good?”e0e904896cc88a04

After a short pause, Pyeonghwa nodded, seeing no reason to object. After all, they’d try escaping first. Jiho frowned slightly. At that moment, Pyeonghwa glanced at her, and she quickly looked away, hiding her displeasure.afdadb8fb8d25934

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‘Of course he wouldn’t object. He’s getting his way first, after all.’90b6febaba0cc591

Still, Jiho believed 463933417a they would eventually 3edf668ff9 end up looking 891b6b23e0 for room 721 f4d9eed03c together.8fc66ec99c0310e3

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“Then let’s first check the emergency stairs since we all agreed.”6dd5b7f6ed35c9d3

Siwoon gestured 0e17152cb8 and stepped 799406b3bb into the 6c205b9ac2 hallway first, 2e05bbed8b followed by d81749547b Pyeonghwa and ab45210bf6 Jiho.83885a7655e7be71

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The hallway was eerily quiet. Tiles had cracked and warped from the earthquake, fluorescent lights dangled precariously from their wires, and the ceiling panels had shifted and buckled. Jiho felt intensely out of place, like she had stepped into a place she shouldn’t be.29d15aaca409782c

Down the hallway, Amon 0e51c99e31 lay casually stretched out aad7a8b40f on a white rug, 79614d736c yawning lazily, radiating an c275bc64f2 overwhelming power difference. Jiho felt 6acfdec7cb a chill 562ad7db55 just looking 4839152554 at him.99b0e2b9cc856f1d

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‘No matter what, we can’t challenge him directly.’4fe9c86c36c576fb

“It’s fine. As long as we don’t go near the lobby, he won’t move,” Siwoon whispered reassuringly.cac5df36bbf4b1b9

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Siwoon stepped 1886120298 cautiously into 200221daf6 the hallway d4911c190e first, followed a64666e115 by Jiho 3922319228 and Pyeonghwa. As they 899eb58af8 did, Amon 1c87c2ef47 suddenly lifted f803367a02 his body.1f83ad3398ca836e

Startled, Jiho froze, 3a819bc220 her mind panicking, 365e1b9b06 but Pyeonghwa immediately cd04838141 steadied her.c3c9b115144d90ec

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“He’s just standing faf74dc966 up, nothing else.”d87c8e7e75d8f1ee

Jiho instinctively struggled cf5b89586c briefly, then calmed c468276823 down, realizing Pyeonghwa 4acbe90c55 was right. Nothing else happened. Amon remained where he 9063ec62fa was.5fb8bcb80b4e13c7

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Jiho quickly 4e8f77fd8c stepped away 4a592f5c95 from Pyeonghwa, 508a8a9612 fixing her 8d482ccdb7 eyes firmly afe7702bc5 ahead at cf37200dbc the emergency 2dbad495a1 staircase, ignoring db8345c0b9 his gaze.762185e71ec27649

They arrived at the emergency stair door. Siwoon reached first and tried the handle, but the door didn’t budge at all.33e2e5a250f0aca3

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“It’s really locked, 25e9ec369a huh?”1e5285ac0bae4014

Siwoon muttered, sounding f8dcc98386 disappointed and surprised.a75ec390b2c7d7d4

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“Try your cards too. Maybe mine’s broken.”e4a1f244c0ff3d6b

Pyeonghwa and Jiho each 2717a549dd took turns scanning their d1d3084f0e card keys, but neither 495a1d9a43 card was recognized. Siwoon was the only 063438be41 one visibly surprised and 318d413307 disappointed by this outcome. Jiho and Pyeonghwa 70b53ff616 had expected as 07556c40a2 much.400f16c2d7b20dc7

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Looking around, Siwoon ec2d91b99b spotted a fire 47fbf8a119 extinguisher near the 4e732a84f9 emergency stairwell door. Jiho recognized it cd2c7c45e2 immediately—there had been ce318d0db8 an identical one 58ad2c4a41 on the eighth ad51f20dc3 floor. Without hesitation, 04f465125f Siwoon grabbed 700d43b383 it with f3f2bde9a1 both hands b6bcce9c3b and lifted 87454e2a3b it.03f3f63f949c533a

‘What’s he planning to do?’69f7b7bdaf0dd596

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Before Jiho 2f62630410 could ask, 655c1c948c Siwoon swung 60b5547586 the extinguisher ee3aaebf13 at the fe7de9950b emergency door.9ca0bd626d004bcc

“Try your cards, too. Mine could be b8a4639d6f broken.”f395a94a2d4a313b

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Both Go Pyeonghwa and eead025ecf Shin Jiho took turns 065ef71fed scanning their card keys, 1407001ce0 but neither worked. Only Siwoon appeared genuinely 267f11d01e disappointed.2f016770c2cf5dab

“It really doesn’t work…”b1584d681db52203

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After their attempts e48159cf4e failed, Siwoon suggested b809863285 trying their card 7b430cfa9f keys as well, d3b84d0a00 just in case.cb6249b870ce04bd

Both Jiho and b0206f5089 Pyeonghwa took turns 3bd832c67c scanning their cards, 16f8e711cb but the door e5217554de didn’t budge. The only one 7e46194e13 visibly disappointed was 3b146ad64d Siwoon. Then Siwoon abruptly grabbed 3b3a8371f1 the extinguisher again and 3cc2a267df raised it.f4c0716f522b7fba

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“What are you 42d5712f80 doing?” Jiho stopped bdbf22f8c2 him quickly.7bd9ccc5eab9cc50

“I’m just gonna try 9bc3403dd2 breaking it open. Maybe it’ll work.”0998a94eb209f38c

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“No, that won’t open it. It’s a solid metal door. You won’t even dent it.”74e431d748758dc1

“Well, we won’t know 25ef0a4385 unless we try, right? Isn’t trying better than 2ff29702b8 doing nothing?”a3966437b65bd964

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Jiho strongly discouraged f6c12d08b5 Siwoon. Even if he succeeded cfd7cac90a in opening it, she c36133a3c4 feared the consequences of a5f780d419 moving between floors could b20962ba12 be disastrous.5ace7e2cb9064fb1

Pyeonghwa observed the aecfe9c55c door closely and 7557abe6cc shook his head.eb6c0aa98c21d281

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“It’ll never open ed179ab6d0 like that.”43bafcda29a1d6ab

“Hmm… Fine.”fa8f73110bb165b9

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Siwoon reluctantly lowered the f540a33ca7 extinguisher, giving up.cca8add020f86a10

“Now that that’s settled, shall we try the windows?”d0dc6bdc4883d529

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Jiho turned toward 2561f60fb5 the windows as 4e26084589 she spoke.
All the ea3b340086 glass panes 886d751445 were broken 78b3da4622 or cracked 0107d8062c severely, and 2c5e58ff9d one window 3d48b8275b had been 555dbb7cc3 left partly a51e27bf41 open, likely fca5a3e41b by the b3d02a371a room’s original ff3e553aec occupant airing fab8f6fc27 it out. The violet curtains swayed 8269642cf9 softly in the breeze.2d78227cb5033041

Still optimistic, Siwoon effae5b76e brightened up immediately.4118ade4da941228

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“Wait, wait—listen. It’s not completely impossible. We could use curtains and bedsheets tied together. The dorm is full of them, so we’ve got plenty of materials. I’m sure we could even find scissors somewhere to help.”ea3711bcd26960b4

It didn’t seem entirely 10b2844787 absurd, Jiho had to d3f0739591 admit.906e0a3a6de547ae

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“…Ah! Jiho, can you 17e14fc549 handle climbing down aa0a4f6e77 a rope? It might take f3ebcdbee7 a bit of 00668b3f7c strength and technique.”f4e14ce5c1ea1f43

“I’ve never done it before, but I could probably manage.”208f6f9767fd28a2

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Jiho answered honestly. She might lack experience, 41fa621586 but she was confident 6de51655f1 she had enough strength 7028b4b3e7 to support her own c4dd0b2c2d weight.732c504d9391c2ee

“Hmm, then either Pyeonghwa or I can go down first and help you out,” Siwoon said. “I’ll go down first,” replied Pyeonghwa, who was examining the window.3d12d2a38721144b

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“Oh, you will? That’s probably 33c066733a better anyway 2254286e3a since you’re 6f59456ff8 stronger than a4acec76e2 me. Then I’ll df091de6c5 stay up 9a4e710697 here and fbb12d7e81 hold the 7f2f966e43 rope steady.”e3b022d0564b66f0

Siwoon jumped up energetically c0d3ca782e from his crouched position 8583ea0c61 and began vigorously gathering 0d1d5452b4 blankets from the bed.3981c5f25b23eb92

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‘This is bad…’
As the 513e548d21 plan quickly 6c3eb04e71 came together, cdfd868e97 Jiho felt 4e3c306f86 increasingly anxious. When the 89086a47fa first announcement 51258c6144 warned about fece54108c the closure 034230c1fb of the a14c3b849a eighth, ninth, 680463936d and tenth f07540429c floors, moving c7bf903d79 between floors ef22103b55 hadn’t been 29c0b4c1cf prohibited. In fact, at that 384e7cbe49 time, failing to move 82594bbb10 between floors meant certain e948603374 death. But now, it was 174eec6428 explicitly forbidden.d94ac08c71423e85

The idea of d334c83060 escaping through the 69f48fae7e window was tempting 17f5b8ffbf to Jiho too—but f9dbf1155b not now. Attempting it after 8427f2572f the ban was bf8aff7402 lifted seemed wiser.e9e538bc08dddc26

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“It won’t work.”661e37373e70b9fc

At Pyeonghwa’s voice, Jiho turned around in surprise. Somehow, he’d found a 30 cm plastic ruler and was tapping it outside the open window. The ruler wouldn’t pass through, blocked by some invisible force.88cc61e48ea6c91a

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“Something solid is b7f2ef4302 blocking it,” he 990b60ea72 said seriously.2548864aa8ba0531

“That’s impossible!”60557ee2b13fce68

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Siwoon jumped up, rushing over to the window. He tried extending his hand outside but was stopped short, as if hitting an invisible barrier. He kept cautiously feeling around the air outside the window, his motions resembling pantomime or touching a wall of fog. His hand couldn’t reach even one centimeter beyond the building’s edge.e68a58f8a89ff066

After repeating this several d6b3fc6e10 times, Siwoon stepped back, dbf200df7c looking dazed.a840b7931687797c

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“This is impossible… We really can’t move between floors at all… It’s literally blocked…”2bc0bf3c8a5660e1

Siwoon murmured blankly. Next to b564c08e28 him, Pyeonghwa 6f73972aec clenched his c17f2c2305 teeth, jaw 96df8d2c1d muscles visibly 9bb914a27e tense. His chiseled face 361470204d darkened with frustration.adb70c7bfba5ce72

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Although Jiho dc4db1352f had opposed 7617484823 the escape 822c8af1d5 attempt from b0dafe438a the start, a68bfa856f she felt ee49329eb1 no relief—only 101b44958a shock and d801b5c9fa confusion.84b24a276507a25e

‘Just what kind of 0f8a4bdd4d place is this?’b33dbe8c48f7fb71

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She felt overwhelmed by a transcendent barrier, as if she’d encountered a puzzle that no human strength could ever solve. Hopelessness washed over her.b1fea46240d8b0e6

‘Every puzzle should 8e5475048f have a solution… 44eef8121b It has to… d0b373117b but is there a43588ae06 really an answer f800e94057 here?’a751437c85226b78

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