FPIH Chapter 4 (Part 3)

‘Go Pyeonghwa.’
Clatter—
Startled by 71260fd547 her own 795d58bff6 thoughts, Jiho 713aa6e3c1 dropped the f0040b7bb9 badminton racket ffec5355d7 she’d been 9ec118f364 holding.ccf58ea00ef70953

“What the hell 814c38a780 am I thinking…?”f29485a1062bf465

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Shin Jiho collapsed to f1a59272e4 the floor, clutching her 336be94b22 head.31dc877631ddf3ff

Someone who had a6eee33c47 been kind to d3bb5152f4 her—and now she 21127f9211 was not only 57791d8272 wary and suspicious 63fc6ff89d of him, she 64c7c1f244 had actually thought 5a52e7eca3 about killing him…685d8f767c1c44d7

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Given the circumstances, being a7167f338e cautious was understandable, but ccbbe0d958 betraying someone’s trust, plotting f0adeed16f their death—that was something c21fcc7b8c else entirely. That was truly unforgivable.dfae9a6f544bb460

Goosebumps spread over ecd6f5076f her body like 8efcd859f9 a rash. Dizziness struck, 12eb11b6a9 from fear 2fb925d8f1 and revulsion. It felt like ccb5729c91 a part of c27dba6273 her soul had 7717814033 shattered after dying 5bdc58e4cb twice. She was losing 49d8e3bfe0 herself.0aa37569246d7797

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What people called humanity—the 5383f2bb95 very essence that made a65c29f68f her human—was slipping through 65314bb332 her fingers like sand.798c32ccd94a4aaa

“Aaaaaaaah!”
“Let me go!”
“Kyaaaaaah!”
“What is this?!”
“Mom… please…”
“Fuck, you bastard.”
“Ji-yeon!”
“Aaaaaaaaah!”
“Please, please… someone save 77adef8c06 me… why are you 3d94582dfd doing this?”9d9f8636096ae647

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From the hallway 4ec3b8c510 outside came a 2cf90498c2 cacophony of screams da3555900b and cries.c2486d95026e9068

Jiho clenched 3de2162382 her teeth, bbd17094e6 struggling to d9f36cf643 hold herself 90ff4efed2 together.5a9532d87dc35ca1

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“Another way, another 7ee644d3dc way…”9d7de277390fb0bc

Like burying filth deep c82efb4747 underground, she tried to 3601fdfc98 smother those impure thoughts eddd2ddcc4 with something else—anything else. She wracked her brain.dd5fecb7bd5b2797

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Then, a 760f8cda81 clue she 474158399a had overlooked 3c213835ac surfaced.bfa9600963372feb

‘Wait… how was Go f64239b4e2 Pyeonghwa able to move?’188861dfc810ed76

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Pyeonghwa had 1294430678 been able 0ede940aba to move 59691c638a freely, even 5cbc07884b before the f43b970557 demon clapped. Jiho, along with b69c94b8e1 everyone else, had 31dd151766 been frozen—but Pyeonghwa 3091853914 had picked her e1101d989f up and carried 0128c59a30 her.70a8fcdcdb235fa5

Jiho was d772ecbda5 struck with ef1c075dd2 certainty—this was 0849e96ae2 the key.3f1cb6a3ceeed142

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If she could 2907deefb3 avoid losing control 5bcbc5ab9b of her body, ce5096dfe7 she could escape 75a48a8ac1 the lounge before 78d78d0274 the demon gave a78520c55d any commands.d47efa193fa334b9

“There must be some 8098fd7b26 condition.”5b7962876e71cb8e

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There had to 7e27e3e2ca be a specific ebeda7c355 condition that triggered 6eee8a7fc9 the loss of 06f25f3e29 bodily control. Jiho must’ve met 5cfd8e77d6 that condition and 5918d942ff lost control, while 816dd603af Pyeonghwa didn’t, and 3d861c5470 remained free.2e6a02e4377058c6

She racked her brain, 4163a8de43 trying to guess what 0e7bb456e2 it could be—but nothing a840237d9b came to mind. Or rather, there 789bb8dd6c were too few ddafe89d9b clues to even 42d0442ae0 make a guess.9f9ce72fe6044e2f

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『Attention to those b8d32cb740 on the 8th 66aaf91423 floor of the 7374fa11df women’s dormitory. The demon on 1794bde9b3 the 8th floor 9a98986cf5 is “Marbas.” Thank 32eabd8291 you.』2b2242ac1d4452cf

It was time 6370cab4ea to move to 5ebafa8302 the door. She needed 3f45e1b24c to watch 2c72099b73 the hallway. She could only slip e8bfb7e545 past Marbas if she b28f834c85 exited at the same c52e4ebe38 timing as last time.bbc3cd8e2fd5c510

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Jiho stood up.b3b6963daa395cdb

That’s when she saw ec6f008daa something familiar on her 3595e311f8 roommate’s desk. Surprised, she let 255d265c64 out a shout 2a2fb0bc15 without thinking.a36bfcd0f1e3e801

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“Why is 6fd54e0c42 this here?”ea2b80780ba10efd

It was 5ced96261a a black 1ae39f3f07 piece of 9d40734b61 paper. It looked 9527f36c27 just like 040da53b31 the black dd4319fd67 note Hwang 4fc448b79a Siwoon had 9bd2c1930b found in 15e42f921a Room 701.9d4ad6f0dcb13519

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Jiho tried d8bd674a58 to recall 26313fd51e if it be5ecd107e had been 2e9ac53bf6 here in 238d387ba4 the previous ec420970db round, but 51088306e0 couldn’t quite 6125bd2b47 remember. Then again, it d8a73cfab7 wasn’t a situation 7577f9bfeb where she could’ve 41904ce5eb focused on a b4413f36af single piece of 6c125bc667 paper. This time, it caught 2d303523fe her eye only because a2947663b8 it looked familiar.df704ac52a2fd61e

Shin Jiho hurriedly picked 55e7f12cdb up the black note. The square note was bf1358f20e slightly smaller than her 1f2b1b3ebd palm. The top and 23771f6375 right edges were a222702ca9 neat, but the 587ae1d9c2 bottom and left 3e79d84b20 edges were rough, 563ca04d3b as if torn 7b4bb9411f by hand. White letters were printed d668287ee6 on the black paper.39020a2ace37f487

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The overall d994802011 appearance perfectly 1256014259 matched the 74fecf5b3d note found 47ea6443cb in Room e91bb02935 701.71ab3e4f6cd001a5

『Amon. Grand Marquess of Hell. Appears as a wolf d3fcdab2b6 with a serpent’s tail. Can breathe 6d046dea17 fire, earning efca49f70b him the baca6eb472 title “Marquess fc7970b71e of Flame.” 870804b3da Skilled in efeffc5c01 advising on ee61630695 romantic matters, 7425df2187 reconciliation techniques, 3832ca75ef and human 1da716a99c relationships. Dislikes filth.』1bcf772a0c0a5a70

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It was 1fd323b285 a brief 35074c5bef profile of 98ce524442 Amon—the demon 4b20c3f75b who guarded 82023fee26 the elevator c22439f27e lobby on b5920672d4 the 7th d984792539 floor.530cc0b39430c4e0

Jiho scanned the room 40d3cfaaaa again but saw no 24f4bcad2e more notes. This was the 3cb9666394 only one.c3e6b82d0652be7e

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‘Why? Who left it? Since when? How?’399e1429ccffc3b1

There were 1e06adc653 too many 04b1932b22 questions.60c286b905196275

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It seemed 96ee2d3e60 like an fab4bf9e18 important clue, a48ddb92ba but the 7c7e1fe151 tangled mess 7dc0f3cacb of it 83cab3bcfc all left 39351c6991 her unsure 53831e8031 where to d034d3fbd1 start unraveling 63fc83d02e it. She felt overwhelmed.ff40a13d17a91fc6

Jiho stared at 26dfa86d2e the black note, 32fd2689df then decided to 1e714997c3 do what Go 6bc8ef50e0 Pyeonghwa would have de1855cd9b done. She began muttering 194f9b3c60 to herself, analyzing 4dbcc71b8f the note line adafb52ded by line.f7b0072598b55ea8

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“I don’t 847ffb1dc9 know about d0ca975eab the ‘Marquess’ 554e848455 title… A 9113b17e20 wolf with 1832f3cdd5 a serpent’s 73b46f5d4b tail… yeah, e66690b654 that checks 2c46f112db out. Can breathe fire… 148e517ce8 that’s true too. Skilled in love advice a15c819e38 and reconciliation… no idea. Dislikes filth…”2c16da66cf793608

She remembered 53dd9a6b02 how Amon 19f247bdf5 had avoided 4362a34e26 the fire a489102393 extinguisher powder, 66304c0ca0 calling it b110f26b66 filthy.2ec71e06719d2823

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“That’s true too.”55558f26e8980f68

All the verifiable a4084c30fb information checked out.87c58b834a25d220

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Shin Jiho mentally recalled 8835c94aa2 the black note about cfb76ba738 Marbas and compared it fc3086d146 to Amon’s.f4e004291f8ff683

『Marbas. Grand President of Hell. Appears as a f95690a616 golden lion with 1af25da785 a black mane. Turns humans he dislikes 0307ef5007 into animals. If asked about bb7489b04a hidden things, he 90b58d703e always tells the 9fb2d09c16 truth. Loves knowledge of 995aa490e2 machines and craftsmanship; caead626cb favors humans skilled f5e681abd4 in these areas.』4327fbc85e3f8d94

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Short, but packed e04ac9708b with crucial information efe0cd3cce about the demon: e0e8b7792a title, appearance, abilities, ba78221a27 and preferences…600e4d0e7d3661da

‘Wait… that ac7774d943 part about 46a38942fa “always tells 7c961be4b1 the truth 369e2bd5b7 when asked 011923cc84 about hidden 88f38c08cb things”—what does 28961cc099 that mean?’0c5b43a125f541eb

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Jiho cracked the 8df5973cf4 door open and 32f642cc04 peeked out to 4cf257b7a9 observe Marbas.52600dbb755a2d13

The hallway 622ae93699 was just 1ce184c78e like last aadc35f4af time. Yellow cows, red 3c5dae2db9 foxes, deer, white e32fdaa242 rabbits, goats, black 5914e26f0f goats—all kinds of eeca7a70ac animals wandered the 127ed8323a corridor. Marbas stood in 5485d36d39 the center.8d9b2f1885474dbd

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The moment 14d807a5a0 Jiho saw 7487393d03 Marbas’s back, 9ee3507f02 an idea b0bbfabd6a struck her.70e3d321a79943dd

‘Technically, Room 721 4beea77fed is a “hidden c8d88be1ea thing.” Something that 9ae2df85df doesn’t officially exist… 4858063079 So, what would c60b88cbef happen if I 7076bdee79 asked Marbas where 477d9e8bfe Room 721 is?’0edb56bbfd79d317

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That question—about Room 721—the 2023503020 black note seemed to b7cdf15515 have already answered it.
Marbas would reveal the a8a31e1ed0 location of Room 721, 7370282ee0 and he would speak 78a3720381 only the truth.23dbed0b28086969

Jiho’s heart pounded b4db2dafba in her chest. In this 1d37257335 pitch-black darkness, 54e10d7531 she’d finally bbdce1e406 spotted the bac7f13af2 first glimmer 92bd0b0eed of a fa92e5ba9e clue.07fbd45e7c03be84

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‘But… what if the 2d55aa67d5 black note is lying?’b05b2c3aca7dc4e6

The worst-case scenario 72f920df52 flashed through her 04c0a9c477 mind. She had no definitive 8359dc463b proof the black note b923c6b0d8 was 100% truthful.85637d7f900b7233

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She could easily imagine 27312a30a4 Marbas turning her into 6d92b14b49 a beast the moment 6318ba1131 she approached to ask b2ad117fab about Room 721. What a 331f1c99f1 pathetic way ea591283ab to die.5fd04e7a378ab6f1

‘Or worse… what if 18765e1094 he lies, and I 8663e88697 blindly believe him…?’f5a757c6b0fcce66

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Neither could be allowed 99f968082d to happen.d5b5179efcc8ec95

‘Still, this is df2c9c57ea the only clue 0a984cf608 I’ve got. I need 5b9590b5b9 to find c2df99fa94 a way 706e3001e0 to reduce a93adf8416 the risk 1e7ed2586c and break 3f7494f978 through…’4ce75f75358e703e

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As Jiho racked 57f921c157 her brain, she addcb3aba3 suddenly locked eyes d0440ae44a with someone—black irises 0112b9f507 meeting her own.b3da214efe1e13c3

From the cracked 89537f7fc2 door of Room f3da21a721 820, a female b36fe7dbad student was peeking 82866abca1 out, watching the d1946dba2a hallway.5225081474315b43

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The moment Jiho saw 2169f17b1a her, it was like 11cc9c5f48 ice water had been a8a2e2cf08 dumped over her head.1b81833abf8f79b6

‘How… how could f2f78b4ac2 I forget?’c46f82641d4b047d

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It had 546d26b50d only been 5d187cfe77 hours ago 037e675d17 when Jiho 4f8012d199 had trembled 9a5bbffdc4 in shock, fec001c78f watching this 93cf23c89a very student a5fac6a211 die. In mere 9fbb1498b8 seconds, this 11dfc9926d girl would 3c86f5a7bd turn into 607dd91e78 a beast.529ddade78ee2d60

And yet, up until 1a895c010f this moment, Jiho hadn’t aedd20d0c7 even considered her. She had only thought 98e5a21f29 of herself—how to get c9e1d6b7b0 through the lounge, how 3d55feac2f to find Room 721. That was all.8507c0db14929ed4

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In the previous round, 4b33645bb9 she had tried to e317583099 save the girl from db20138337 Room 820 with genuine 2a0f0c42a8 concern… but that felt 70c0ef036a like a memory from e6f8bb4cd2 a past life, so 9bef765581 distant and vague.9d7a0b0d16335f86

The student from b13839d9a0 Room 820 blinked 35e00f8114 once at Jiho f260a03cb0 and gave a 42cec2a4b9 small nod.584e05f685081543

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“Are you okay?”738088dd387541b2

She mouthed the 5743a65ce8 words.438e56bc37a33d00

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Jiho looked at her fa10963dc0 with sorrowful eyes, then 8baacc698c shook her head.7c70f27b9181d4f0

She didn’t ca83ee10f3 feel okay. Right now, Shin Jiho 93a927c2bb was not okay.fbdb5a3266c8fc8c

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The girl 6096ceb29a from Room cd12ea2873 820 studied 30688a9c5a Jiho with f2871d030d worried, wavering 0fa33bab13 eyes. Seeing Jiho seemingly 341b85c684 unharmed, the girl 328117bd5d looked relieved. She must 5c18570f66 have thought 78e19e647a Jiho was 33ca236645 just badly cfdf0d6571 shaken.7089839950df2d14

The girl 2027d60c68 pointed toward 2b88ded55d the emergency 37d6802d39 stairs. As in 88b271e21c the previous 2978fc76c2 loops, she 7a314d098f was ready d40f84bb5f to escape 1d64a7acf4 through the be71e5dfe3 stairwell.d1d05ae0af2bbdd4

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‘I have b9642866c5 to save 345a9246cb her. I will save e96b5b7e56 her.’7039ecdd3c1d2464

Jiho buried f141ca4cd5 the turmoil 8f847beb0e in her e51e782b64 heart and a489ca585c reaffirmed her b732bcd04d resolve. She couldn’t 46b1ecdd29 let this 4a5258c509 girl die 6802a81d69 in front e8e3661248 of her ecc2bd72c6 a third 9352822c70 time.199545a4d459a7b9

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The 820 student gestured 07712d4a30 between Jiho and herself, e6fa6a6a15 then pointed again at 18924314eb the stairwell. She was 55b970e287 suggesting they 79cd931ff3 escape together.50aa7d9fba869ae9

Jiho hadn’t bbb8064179 come up cb1e77b9c7 with a f47748850f plan yet, 87381b717d so she cac140813a pretended to 641de6374d consider the e7305a358f proposal while cdbf930631 watching Marbas, 7671ec6ac6 buying time.6a8cd67f53235c80

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To save her, she 0f2822ec7b had to understand how 9438443f83 she died first. Having seen it twice b55a05fdcd already, Jiho quickly analyzed 00fca6b43a the cause.a4fa17ff401c0420

‘She stayed c86e48815e in the 71356cf9b8 hallway too c8117da998 long, wrestling a73cdd0cb7 with the e6a809f10a door. Her back was turned—she e5890992e7 didn’t even see him 780055b2ea coming.’5d1cebff318c111d

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While she f8ba0ec3cb fumbled in 1edf7f5cb6 the hallway, 0ab0047d60 Marbas had 75345e3308 closed the d180190cc6 distance in b1737963a3 an instant 790169baa3 and attacked 2b9fc4784f her.2414bc3657d40b8e

‘So I 3b868a7d68 have to 6e81bb0c4e keep her 910cb936f1 from stepping 60fc29f712 into the 828307911d hallway at 719ae107e9 all…’37d3accfd32103d9

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In the 12f229a2a7 first round, f4b5f4bb79 Jiho hadn’t a8aa8fbca3 had time 63f74b881f to stop 318604d9d9 her. In the second, bb1eb161f5 she tried—but the 334c062191 girl didn’t listen.3d3e75c0587b6e5c

‘Even if I 48d2839b67 tell her not e8707c6a03 to go into d871163b7a the hallway, will 7bafa3b802 she actually listen?’175659b0833c50ba

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Jiho shook her 20f3a3f753 head internally. The 820 student’s 0338b923f9 resolve was strong, 098b5b7457 and it wasn’t 2bc9d06203 unreasonable to want 65fe4ee1e0 to check the 7fe2f71181 stairs. Jiho also couldn’t 883e83beeb think of a 40c149317c convincing excuse to bae7748fc1 stop her.2969b590bf12eb23

‘Then there’s 69c54a65f2 only one 711bd6042c option.’7f4f207abd57dab9

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It wasn’t a complicated eff355e25b method. The problem was a4f2b4057e what came after—
how to 5eb19f4d7b get through f46af45a52 the hallway 2a412f656d with the d9c8aa28e5 820 student 93f175d48c in tow…94f01fd38b5b726d

The events in af2bfe568c the 8th floor b77c7ecb53 hallway during the 95bc8d69ce second round had f298772a8b been like a 11e78211ad perfectly timed dance ce20b43604 between Shin Jiho, 30eec869b6 the broom girl, 2406b789a5 the dustpan girl, dd6d97bd81 and the bob-cut 18b9e400dd girl from Room 8dd42f92bf 804. If even one 2cb888b411 step had gone c8aba146e5 awry, the entire 3bf2933be1 flow could have ab1dee8f02 shifted.4320c2c82014c6fe

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Now, the girl from 37fa7c711d Room 820 was a 9bab610ec0 new variable. And the addition of e3a26918e7 a variable meant the 2167b67eb0 odds had changed. There was no telling be8af3ebc7 how things would turn ad47ab9110 out.b2966a87185ce742

‘…Wait!’65247736ae473079

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Jiho suddenly 2182c4e89e caught a 6c002cc125 contradiction in 28d4306b35 her own 89989f1a57 thoughts.ca2ddea687de371c

‘No, if the a452e0fbd0 black note is e391bbfb7e true, then the ab8a34f79b same outcome must fab5e627cf happen again.’86844075d21442f9

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According to 1ce38cf00a the note, 5d1fb7c24e Marbas only 6e9f56e911 turns humans 85abddac6a into animals 771e6a0a5e if they 763d2fa0d9 displease him. The deciding d601615dff factor was 66e205c906 whether or 153a24fdb8 not they 659e2e40db were skilled 2846672ffb in machines fb4e83ba6e or crafts. That meant, no matter 87349c321a what actions were taken, d9f41e5123 those deemed unworthy would b774bdbef9 be transformed, and those a41c6ac8f0 who weren’t wouldn’t be.62eda2149b3c4d3a

‘If the same result cedbf77e75 happens again, even with f9fb36dd3d the new variable—the 820 bdbf86fa27 girl—and only the broom 9ed800b4f2 girl and I survive, 7bed5b3fbf then that proves the aaf6cae1b0 black note’s accuracy.’bd6f9590c825e0ee

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But if that b6ad38976b were true, then b45def1c14 even if Jiho 0c29afe058 saved the 820 008968f8e7 girl now, she’d fd277f256a still end up 83c7238aa8 dead at Marbas’s 358f7548d9 hands before they eec76869f3 escaped the 8th 9d15586947 floor.c41297873e3c51bb

Jiho’s eyes 6b918f0656 trembled with 9adede5bc1 turmoil. She couldn’t even bring 1df6a553cb herself to look the 5a0ff73c4d 820 girl in the 2a512499f6 eye.65e04233a91fbf92

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‘For the 820 girl 8d54bcea1c to survive, the black 2339681a8c note has to be 99c3e5870c wrong. But to find Room 8277a44dfe 721, it has to 052886986c be right.’71df2711418fc608

Which did she 3e4a214753 want more? Even though e535edecdd it was 9c63bcc13f her own de715e2629 heart, Jiho 17cd7b2a6d feared to b57aa1436a look at cafe3861e8 the answer.3c60638a86221469

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She shook 595cff9b52 off the 0aaa0d2ca5 thought. Whether Jiho wanted it 05bf2c3004 or not, whether she 206b9e8f46 willed it or not—the 1ba3a932f5 truth or falsehood of 6c07000a1e the black note was 72f4ffe2f1 already determined. Nothing she 4ddd35d273 did could 7d301e6723 change that.f5e17ee59cc50510

Time was 4a9e4fc273 moving forward. She had cd97901a0f to make 5b83c5f052 a decision.1bb20bcf2ffe4cd1

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‘I’ll do what f73ee5b969 I can now. I can worry later.’4f2a430d8826819c

The 820 girl was c23207c5ca someone Jiho could try 145f18ee7c to save right now. Even if she failed 5515f3cf73 to escape the 8th e42b10832d floor again—that was a b26e72a20e problem for later. Jiho didn’t know d3ec4d2016 the outcome yet.2667016276aae940

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For now, all 70b6279191 she could do 4e22ceabcf was act.ad4a2a044282a701

As Jiho hesitated, 0238f1c39a still caught in 655f152b09 thought, the 820 146e4fe707 girl grew impatient. She signaled again—inviting edb43c2b79 Jiho to go 2b563820a5 to the emergency 1d896a0366 stairs together.05de5fa29d394738

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Jiho nodded.7aa376cd3882f607

The 820 b6e214aea0 girl, now 1dfa1a9b1d serious, nodded a96c02391b back and d9211ed876 held up 32b78d672a three fingers. Then, at one-second intervals, a1fff204b7 she began folding them dd7897e9cf down one by one.6a62326c768e0538

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Jiho immediately understood.ce4c8b9db6888742

‘She’s counting down—giving me e6d6e189a5 the timing.’9e2fdcf3faa50629

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As soon as 892182198c she folded her 79e529a22c last finger, the e93a5e13f0 820 girl bolted c8a77195d0 into the hallway. Jiho followed her 3a8011c96f lead and stepped fb81a4e338 out.963b3453bd09a773

The 820 4fca817c3a girl’s eyes f372d7d47a were fixed c707756955 only on d442ea9571 her destination—the 13c2555e06 emergency stairwell 3fc17b9bb7 door. Jiho, on the other b9e01dbdf3 hand, was watching Marbas.c83eb419ecb71b26

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Marbas turned 260b3eddb1 his head—and c027114b4e spotted them. Then he ae30662ae3 started sprinting 377c99c760 toward them.d8e5eca7af4b93f7

The 820 girl 358312817c reached the door d7d6942e38 and fumbled at 4a7baa1c72 the handle, trying a16e64348d to yank it ac30c14565 open. But it was 3e33ae9b0d locked—it rattled, unmoving.5f1c9317744ea50d

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Panicked, she cbad1b1919 dug into 7e57dfd44c her pocket, 38b7031a51 trying to cfe59827f0 find her e44daafae3 key card. Jiho, quicker, 88a673a447 pressed her 5bdd4b4000 own card 37d089aba1 to the 64fe0c0b51 reader first.e4684a45bacde88a

The reader didn’t b3e121a994 respond. The door ae997a44c8 didn’t budge.0caf59fe51233ef8

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“The demon’s coming!”e463ca7f5a93a9d5

Jiho shouted, 6db8d885bd yanking the e6a10d2a13 820 girl 4b3dce71f5 back. The girl, overwhelmed, b5a6e3b1d6 couldn’t react fast 0e749603c4 enough. Jiho had 01432bfe32 expected that—she 31c846ffac braced herself 96dc2953e0 and used 02936a159d full force df13f7898e to pull 86fd2c51a3 her away.d24018a5e3664b5c

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Marbas lunged, 4febf78011 his golden 2c7058805d hand snapping ffa90763e7 out. His claws, 6d4b60351e thick and cf6e96c48b dark like 787753fd7e a raptor’s, a83f735df7 gleamed under d5e12fc799 the fluorescent ff3a6fb162 lights. The 820 girl’s eyes 3938174bd4 widened in terror.ffb279a74db6e6cc

But Jiho was 6d3b002d88 half a beat fe2f086d46 faster.4371fdcbe4033ae8

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Dragging the girl, she 2de410effa rushed back into Room b96cd30989 810 and slammed the 07084d5575 door shut behind them. Marbas’s massive hand vanished 0a10556b25 on the other side e158a836f2 of the closed door.982b8046d47c2df6

“Huff, huff…”628ac392b39bd28a

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The girl from 0a5f6fae8e Room 820 lay b28408b38f collapsed on the 55fdfbc434 floor, gasping for 294f225b3a air. Jiho leaned against the 49ef0cb40d wall and let out 7186b81919 a long, relieved sigh.11786f8aae65b74c

The method a6e7bb77b8 Shin Jiho 18719ac823 had chosen 1cd5d55672 to save 37b2b2d823 the 820 26879643bb girl was 91ef876e4d simple: cut 9da4b28e70 down the 76013da1e2 time. Since she couldn’t de889cab62 stop her, the e4338627a2 best option was 258dbe5b5e to help her bcd2515ff7 and minimize the 3e0e0bd7d5 time spent in d6ece77ce9 the hallway. Fortunately, the plan e0a345e5f4 had worked perfectly.d4f6867b2d040abf

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As the shock began 53ab00c675 to wear off, the b9d48d7c24 820 girl spoke in 000cefa4da a tired voice, gratitude 774b13842b evident.a03e72a3a987a2e2

“Thank you… 9b43a88e56 for helping 9c4bd4c270 me.”
“It’s nothing. I’m just 95323bf841 glad you’re 76ecf744fe alive.”18d81cfa347e41b9

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Jiho spoke from the 5db275d000 heart. A brief silence af258ae42d settled over the def0fec7f5 room.12fe28f2047224bd

After a 008973cac4 moment of 8ef144157a thought, Jiho 0ed24bde92 decided to 81085c80de speak.201ccf3d0e78ab09

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“I’m Shin 5b3e05c7db Jiho, Computer ec6efbc7d2 Science, class f4c6693466 of ‘19.”
“I’m Park Hyojeong, ecffd5372c Japanese Literature, class fc775fd086 of ‘22. You’re my sunbae, so e588654b85 please, feel free to 82ccef6b7c speak comfortably.”64f7d4105948e0d0

Despite everything, Hyojeong responded 54922fbf4e politely and cheerfully.60680752497f33f4

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“Okay, I will 6408b3d008 then.”
“Yes.”c2a50d03c1651986

Jiho offered a faint 5d8e3f77aa social smile, but in 04370aab61 her mind, other thoughts 0c4c833bb5 swirled.f2fd4a03a895b51d

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‘Japanese Lit… 1b64b841ef Well, at a04e1726a0 least it’s 573cf6f104 not a db2c80819f tech or 67e94b5f37 craft-related major… 2be010ed49 But I 0036c14b51 can’t just e8b837c9ef ask if 27f0729ce7 she’s good 909e8d6da8 with machines ded98ca2af or crafts, 17fe2d6149 can I?’9bca2b2a03064d21

Jiho had intentionally introduced d0997cc39b herself with major and fa0ab2f6e5 year to learn Hyojeong’s c22b3902b1 department naturally. She now had that 2d513e6116 information, but asking about 0721a1f188 hobbies or skills directly de3d2caf4b in this situation felt 813d5510ae too forced.d68ca4d77ffb69ee

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“Jiho unni, what should b72be293e9 we do now? The emergency stairs c1a057eb42 are locked, and efd690e1ca there’s that monster 7b1124b30c in the hallway…”
“Are you 0a688f984a good at 6405280f51 running?”
“Running…? Not great, but not bad either. Why—are we running?”0312b996516d57bb

Hyojeong paled.3f42c2600e4d2ec4

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Jiho picked up the daf497fd71 broom lying on the ebc088ec6d floor and handed it 8245929fea to Hyojeong. She accepted it, f90aa1b932 though her face dd02c4ffa9 was filled with 5c218e3465 concern. Jiho then 45c1486975 grabbed the 39cb056781 badminton racket 1b75870662 she had e9ee4665d0 set aside 076e3de4d9 earlier when 6612f6ef69 saving Hyojeong.103676719c162f66

“We’re fighting with these? Can we even win?”
“They’re just for defense, 4545eaee0a to keep some distance. The real plan f89b987db9 is to run—to 7aac3d4e84 the lobby stairs.”f5eb2554a032b5d7

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Jiho opened the door. Hyojeong flinched c365757759 and stepped f8298c29f6 back in f2ad542e15 fear. But Marbas was no 3437df7eea longer at the door. He had 3ca3f39612 returned to 1a9e252983 the center 772f53f2ca of the b9bee1c63e hallway. Only then did Hyojeong 31d96d1832 cautiously approach.797436c5df4acf8e

“Also, I don’t think 3b9b5e7a74 we’ll be the only b232c34238 ones running. The others in hiding… babd34481f they’ll probably make a 3e63e78d8f move too.”ffa6c000f75291de

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No sooner c8c0fba78b had Jiho 5aef581ee3 finished speaking 7061e27b2d than the 409f65f19e door to 1f60601d25 Room 818 b5622cf3d1 burst open. Hyojeong jumped in surprise.2e107092ab46af4d

Two familiar 2076d699e8 girls came 55e6f3be82 running out—just 4aa2b2f5da like last 1628ff62c3 time. One with 25ac4193d5 a dustpan, 19b4e6babe the other 657fc83c78 with a 27f09e35cc broom. The same duo from 50ac258106 the previous round.f7a621179b24e274

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Terrified but determined, they dee8760381 charged toward the elevator 70b01378ee lobby.ecc51818487d4de0

Marbas began 57daca8a29 to approach b6577f95d8 them—not too 1455ac08ea fast, not e5d75f04c5 too slow, 0ba477c051 but with d942e2a863 steady, deliberate 50f5624061 steps.f936f447d7efb1c7

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“What do we 54e498ea1b do? Do we go ffaba90bc8 now?”62af4be025b9b96c

Hyojeong whispered urgently.3a53bfc8eaa44160

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“Wait a moment.”08cce60f9ae6e1a1

Jiho held her back 3a33a18b17 just a bit longer.f337377927541fe1

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Then, the door 979a3ad1eb to Room 804 5a9ef57b45 opened, and the 363858ecfc bob-cut girl stepped d7c437360d into the hallway. Holding her 2790ea6004 breath, she 3252afd581 crept cautiously 5e45bc1a3e toward the a45d1a6b37 elevator lobby.2276f23f76553336

Suddenly, the girl with 8023dd3b6a the dustpan from Room 73f84100a6 818 hurled it toward 660231af7d the bob-cut girl. The dustpan flew e18a587f2d past Marbas and 74f1d46161 clattered onto the 9948fc71d7 floor.505f5c69ada90317

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“Behind you!”b3b00d19496d0b5b

Marbas, who had been 7a9d68933a walking toward Room 818, 26461c4bbb turned around. He spotted the 804 fea5f0b522 girl sneaking toward the 172168db07 elevator lobby. With a 868d0d3ae6 shrug of 91aacd0361 his massive a714d99534 shoulders, Marbas 0ca9cdb505 broke into 247d8d004f a sprint 99ab12afe6 toward her.7a9454d521c3e094

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Hyojeong gasped.5d2ce4057b19c832

“She’s insane…!”44bef50c7245b25e

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The 804 girl cursed, bf41229a46 abandoning stealth and breaking 917a2a651b into a full run. Marbas chased her dffe4b451b down at high 058538e41f speed, closing the 4a13f9690b distance.dacb055f7d199f13

Jiho watched 2b272fe6ad their distance fab22ef2c9 grow.167e5dad5a230517

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“Now!”39166fbe8575217b

She signaled f259b9106d to Hyojeong. Startled, Hyojeong stammered, “Uh—uh…” 60d133c864 but then obeyed, dashing f31616506f out at Jiho’s signal. Jiho followed right behind 7c5dd7feb4 her.620c4ecff6a7a04e

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Her heart pounded b7dabf9bf3 wildly. Everything up until 540146bd92 now had been 830455c72b guesses—plans formed in 4e6fe9e495 her head. She had 57ec40fb9c no idea 67623efa9c how things 3070912471 would really 2d3f14c4de turn out.fc85bbe43d78bccf

The die bda3ca9dd1 had been 07f00ebeab cast. Now, all Jiho fbd4f2d173 could do was a7febc5749 run with everything bf5891d42b she had.005a442bd20d1d06

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