2. Still strangers for now.

「Once again, this is 9238ebb3c3 an announcement. You have 499029464f all died. The judgment will now 2612d7c73f begin. In a d26ad383d0 moment, the e6737cd5ad 8th, 9th, 6e130e94d2 and 10th a5d3249cf4 floors of 3215981a38 both the 9155df8230 women’s and 1e38fb262b men’s dormitories bacdafb07d will be 9cb778bb64 sealed. Thank you.」eca7d35a877e58a5

Jiho sniffled, a8acbdcf14 her eyes 28ee5f4734 red as 4cf3d79e2f she looked 384068c9c4 around the 4890aab64b room. It was a mess—things ca121349f3 had been knocked over, d378caf234 thrown around, broken, and 4a7a3ed14e shattered due to the 1ffba36d2a earthquake.ba69f9937cfdc5da

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The problem 1da196d064 was that 6d4a32aec1 every little 79bf6aff79 detail was e84a1b4421 exactly the df9148bac6 same as 61d9ff3838 last time.de30f8bafcf6407f

The books and dad7613fad miscellaneous items scattered 9c554dfc7a on the floor, b1c5af48db the fallen chair, 4175cb7cc4 even the way 9cf56ec77b the shattered mug 0d814e971a pieces were arranged—everything 23893e8525 was identical.853a78fbc5edd79f

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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.12467fd320e37d09

Just like in 9960d0c9ff an action game 47efc2ef3c where death sent 9143b59a9c you back to da0b02b7ed the starting point, 49b03647cb Jiho had been 132dc518a8 thrown backward in eb64fe41f1 time.f9ee99c54128f0ec

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‘Then… what 335c2c9574 happens when 5fbfdf2c25 I run 37f4131443 out of d560039135 chances?’702957a07291f230

The thought arose 92b5943e6f naturally, but she 5e5bd282a7 was too afraid f506bba955 to imagine the 6b717d161c answer.110fea3957a8febb

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Jiho staggered, 3c47889611 crawling out 630d3c3d4c from under 2727772a12 the desk. Her trembling ad1027d703 hands fumbled 931942739a to shove ceb281b3c3 her phone 34b3d8cd76 into her 95715b6c7d pocket, and a6ae1631bf she mechanically 0fe6e3dc38 slipped on 75638648d5 her sneakers.f7b32b631323dcce

Even after tying them, 498a9e75cb Shin Jiho remained still, 47fdf15c43 staring blankly at the fbeb5fd8b3 floor.a9021efd5e5cf0c2

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‘What do 9f3f7f67b7 I do f11918a3ab now…?’5cbcc9e08868a1b9

She wanted to run, 6743e5cfad but there was nowhere 75ee57e7ba to go. She had returned 36ac9ee9bd to the past, c048cfbc98 but that didn’t 17498f6f5a mean she knew 55f21a7165 how to escape c8c5edd475 the dormitory. She was trapped.e2b675f9b98af5b8

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‘If only I had 2c7784ca28 gone back two or 09e68ce75e three hours earlier… Why 2ebad6daf7 did it have to 54dc5fd02e be right before the 33f8e59152 earthquake?’1c25e51d2c5a2598

At this ef3fecb35e rate, everything 57ec330c3d would just 53c062a05e repeat itself.d6f9ffb4a1c4dce6

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Her left 6fd4b3c9ce hand was 418799e943 ice-cold and e3b96b05ee tingling. Jiho rubbed 05f27f5ce5 it with 42d4eb6e22 her warm 4e2589b9e2 right hand, 148b533f51 massaging gently. As warmth seeped in, e496de4da2 the trembling slowly subsided.373db72bb47873ea

With it, her ae61a66019 dazed mind began 579909aa09 to clear. The brief detachment 30c93d6663 from reality faded, 70738124f1 and her senses 0e1d0b440a returned.3fc42cd087bcf686

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When she wiped away 95bdb484df the tears blurring her fd07497269 vision, she was met a5f49c9e79 with the inescapable truth 32d645ba35 before her.7c9c01270543a702

‘If I stay still, 89c7f8a0b1 I’ll die again.’4f6e0b19d4402fcc

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Despair and fear bacec8f1fb weren’t things she d9b2333b5b could erase. Instead, Jiho carved out 76a5786edc a deep hole in 746067786c her heart, shoved them c452b29bb9 inside, and covered it e1c4ed4612 with rationality.7908aadd968dfc3f

Someday, those emotions would a399d75f77 resurface to haunt her—but da57bf1586 that was a problem 16083c4761 for later.a99141f16d5ba255

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She wiped 1c764403f1 her tears a80bb62f38 away with 8d759d3d43 the back 7e272e4151 of her 26aa6a4661 hand. Now wasn’t d2d55023b0 the time 430ba69457 to cry. Wasting time and energy 0bc26493b6 on tears was pointless.35a8c3707e53a264

‘I have 8c88476c22 no choice a1fd895573 but to 61931cb56e go.’b7f39ea0e8e42af1

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Staying in the room 9be0f54733 would only lead to 831c58c160 being crushed to death. She never 8f09606248 wanted to ba9ef67197 go through 742721e433 that horrifying 89cd9c5966 experience again.bbe64c672249688f

Clenching her teeth, Shin 5d1c6595c2 Jiho grabbed a badminton 65374c5e4f racket.9955008a69aee038

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From the 77ae49dd2d hallway, screams, ab1a069b35 curses, shouts, dc40c23f95 and desperate c842708e15 cries filled e303bfcba9 the air. The sounds of bones eda007bd77 twisting, flesh shifting, people abeea57459 running, colliding—chaos.6df896a4d14cb064

“Aaaaaaah!”755fbe1b8d39e019

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“Let me go!”8c0e4b0ae7762d41

“Kyaaaaah!”ba46b867665a8d11

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“What is this?!”f5c49e57f5523f30

“Ugh… Mom…”a8d41ffb6301e9b7

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“F*ck, you bastard.”0981c29ab16e8e4b

“Jiyeon!”2cb326a7f0fb871f

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“Uwaaaaah!”728eb5d06c25e5a1

“Please… please help me! Why are you doing this?!”794cd88c5afd7b10

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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.c5be55f4a866418d

After the chaotic noise 534a966b97 died down, the hallway 8b6eaea006 fell silent again.864db707c0848bbd

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‘Am I 584d346ff9 the only 21bd116dac one who b74315a1ff remembers what 766b3c7d9c happened before 3390d2fb42 time rewound?’b2c1c89a50c10805

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.1388005390cc0a6c

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The screams d057fbac41 echoing through f3d83dafca the hallway bdc57e7cc5 were proof—they cace45b06f were reacting 76e8b20ca4 as if c483705318 experiencing everything b3ee4c7ecb for the 7cc8344951 first time.6b6222c04d409571

‘No, I 20e28f2db7 shouldn’t jump adcc078ac6 to conclusions. There might 7c884c2a77 be someone 865341e811 else who 8a57ffb0ca remembers, like dcbd35f9dd me…’fa400855235c00a6

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‘What about the 6995a36c59 student from Room 17b015d23a 820? Would she remember?’ab9eff3649918421

Jiho decided to check 8f421988b3 the situation outside first.6caa3d5ab932a3ff

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She carefully opened 5bca89e98b the door. Through the small gap, a73b2ff6f0 she saw the beasts. A tawny e6fdd56877 cow, a fcc1c3b3e0 red fox, 02523a898c a fawn, 726858e363 a white 552ba4cf28 rabbit, a 2259e2e964 mountain goat, 33f2912bd5 and a e9a7afb72f black goat.86331cd7c683ceae

Her faint hope crumbled—it 97fe9b0bac was exactly the same 511d5259d4 as last time.5f004b0e5ad5364c

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「Attention to those 27101e4486 on the 8th 6431dadad9 floor of the c390c46d2a women’s dormitory. The demon present on e5605aa461 this floor is ‘Marbas.’ 2e3798ce56 Thank you.」4a0f5a704383f4f4

In the center of d210bc74dc the hallway, a towering 1c4a840d9c lion’s head with a b49162f6a4 black mane loomed.dec068a3b6317584

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Marbas.dc1d41bdb317385c

He stood motionless, his a7b776b495 posture upright and elegant. Now that b23df093a7 she looked 0d548f5eb5 closer, his 8370405a99 clothing resembled c276578bc2 ancient Greek 2bfc618b0f attire.3d1fdc80ed279013

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Confirming Marbas’s presence 6b0eb4bc0b and location, Jiho 600bb7a39f quickly turned her d9a889ae93 gaze toward Room 76a59d81d0 820.d434c10b0e4d57cc

The door was slightly 57cb5794b1 ajar, revealing half of eb0d90b388 a familiar face peeking 133ac1902c through the gap.05ed81e49fe4af1b

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Just like 4230e939dd in Round 9eeab8a3e5 1, the a50e5a1696 student from 80890c09aa Room 820 b84ecc91c4 blinked once fb59fc74dd and gave 3c4a193daa a small c5b6f60fc1 nod at 2c43f1dc50 Jiho.43e238f600d44346

Then, forming 5f9c1cb96a the words 59ee861a1b with her b693299231 lips, she 1caff7fd51 silently asked:12c34f318feffbb8

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“Are you okay?”1c1db7dde0f426ee

‘It’s the same 8a03767ff5 as before.’3a9d8d0d030a9e06

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Jiho didn’t know how to react. She bit her lip and silently stared at the student from Room 820.0ec136fac7fd43fd

Did she remember 2e1cfb11e2 Round 1 or 7a93e3ae2b not? It was 6cbec4b369 impossible to 7f4684ce33 tell.c30a4b9b77068437

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When the student b059c92fb8 gave her a b0d1aaab6e confused look, Jiho 901877546e finally nodded. The girl ea46d27ce8 nodded back, 75bed47701 then pointed 2e2d711109 toward the ba240f713c emergency stairs.8b8af039a5fcc11f

Jiho frowned.221b3b9693a650f2

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She was 49e86ddd21 going to 4ed96b124e run for d4b0426ff1 the emergency 40a4647ed6 stairs again.9ab00c6d78c3219d

‘I have e7f9d89d93 to stop 5015d75f0b her.’7de678a33c573fea

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The moment she 19cb3c3294 stepped outside, Marbas dbd64ff980 would move like 82881f29cf lightning and capture e7e1c2004d her—just like last 8976057a56 time.8ca8bff2067bc2ca

The student from f50b2818d5 Room 820 gestured c0cb0b94e3 between herself and 6de7bc55d6 Jiho before motioning 974d68d4e8 toward the emergency 795e01bde9 stairs again.2fb19fb2ac5af9ad

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“No, it’s locked.”fb707168592f718b

Afraid of another dd070f01b0 misunderstanding like before, ff1f78ceb2 Jiho whispered instead ae110803b3 of using gestures.8c3bddd12e321273

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The student’s 21405f4928 expression turned 6e36a32f52 puzzled.9a5d493ef25485d9

“It’s always open.”9a75d073573e2df9

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Jiho shook her 127fb3b464 head.7f0b6a78e9a2657a

The girl 7517ccd683 glanced toward b753fe2c55 the emergency f8155cc92f stairwell door, 6802926959 clearly skeptical.1735bee8d0174393

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“When did you 85331611a5 check?”4a1309cbface39af

She stared ae39908313 directly at fc278c2671 Jiho, waiting cad198906e for an 4703262df9 answer.ad11e01089dc7928

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Jiho hesitated.e2193f006413ecf0

‘I can’t 0b01c46167 say I be830b547b checked in 99dd177650 Round 1.’877603b3444847cc

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Honesty was a 95e2bbfcb1 virtue, but in 6552134b44 this situation, it 6c883ffdf3 would be foolish. No one 279e8e87a5 would believe 8d3f02c24e her.3c6250e199e3f098

“Just a moment 2cf7861a41 ago.”7eb9e3cd85048b25

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Jiho gave a vague 3d01f5b0fa answer.575f1a9c7fb6b4ed

Immediately, suspicion flickered f68bdb6711 across the student’s 427b6907e7 face.c9b1006f04502f2f

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“……”94e95676a8e1caca

She clearly didn’t e2f6eb3e42 believe a word 4dba1ee34e Jiho said.8fbba848d923de30

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At that moment, 6689fe22ac Jiho realized her bb9fa9e32e mistake.f8e0f41283d65bd9

The student 85eeaeda0c from Room fb228ae054 820 had b401edaaca been watching 448eab7869 the hallway f0f15f8758 the entire 931b265f90 time since 2949847996 the earthquake c020a77ecb hit. She knew Jiho hadn’t 4068952911 checked the emergency stairs.93bf7664e396e998

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Without waiting for an ef54da7c29 explanation, the student dashed eed8e50c79 toward the stairwell.b0c415c4ec7dfcbc

‘Damn it…!’c09d23af772bd188

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Jiho’s eyes snapped to 08a8156e98 Marbas.919495f7d5212f20

The moment the girl 9ab13d091b stepped into the hallway, 27cac0b6b9 Marbas noticed his prey 19cac2f129 and lunged forward.d27ce55cfb6b7035

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The student frantically grabbed 09f56461c9 the emergency stairwell door, 12dcf49c15 trying to wrench it 83bce36f56 open. But it was locked. The door d48e118a25 rattled in 2d04060c37 place, refusing 76c4a5b90a to budge.05eeab5f527d97d4

Even when she df8705eb03 swiped her key 0b9cd912b3 card against the 29506d2789 reader, nothing happened.9a4f0712df844ee6

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“It’s dangerous!”c5340bbf9bbb494d

Jiho kicked open her door and lunged forward, grabbing the girl’s wrist.4f1d512397380cb2

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She yanked her back 6932aa6085 with all her strength, 6dd89bbf7d determined to drag her 097e163dbf into the room and 41db834ab2 lock the door behind 1c74259c4d them.c74e51f5d9c2cad9

There was no time 76f19bcb2d to think or calculate.dd344ffd4cecb5a3

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She could only cling ac7efb90ac to one desperate hope—Marbas df3e1a1608 hadn’t entered their rooms 6def192eb3 in Round 1, so 67f4722070 maybe he wouldn’t this 6da2f69b2d time either.a06ae6efec546514

The sudden cc7b5bbd9e pull startled dc1c75a8f1 the student, 09eef9313c and she db68acacc4 instinctively resisted b396f6f166 for a 03ac82f20f brief moment.705272e767b85638

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“He’s coming! The demon!”e25f9a1c842b5b2f

Jiho shouted.82070d59e1d9f895

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That was enough.aa0edf61c221f643

The student d5e507e414 finally stopped 1a9079e73e struggling and 0eb5db0c20 allowed Jiho 318125ae03 to pull edb31f164b her along.59eb1c2e4cc51db0

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As Shin Jiho f69fbd4e83 stepped over the 274b9907a5 threshold of Room 360be0aa4d 810, she instinctively c8d360ecbd turned her head 41ff4c86f8 to check Marbas’s 033b7e20ce position.9c91d886aec22b19

“…!”a9bfa7d3088101b2

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He was already 38d6aaeb86 right behind them.9c60b33f0d06dd89

Jiho swung the badminton a1c4bf6cc6 racket with all her 8790f799f4 strength.d6e9b84c4392294d

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But Marbas effortlessly b2d0753728 dodged and reached 9d62f3381d out, grabbing the a862614ff2 student’s head with 2f4b3dbe76 one hand.1dc05f9134539c82

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!”906d8b9a39fc681b

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A bloodcurdling scream ripped b81ef653cb through the air.3f9d8fa40e2facf3

Crack. Crunch.fbfc163be58cf9a9

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Bones twisted ec6177592b and shattered, cc01b9e0f2 her body 16521d79f3 convulsing like 9b485620c7 a pufferfish 0ebfea1dc7 inflating its 1716c878a8 spines.cd8da735ecd06bc3

Jiho felt the unnatural 44ee58dbc0 movement in her own 4a057521d5 grip—her hand was still 3d9ce4f025 holding the girl’s wrist.9e26de3eec168f6a

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But it no longer 0c520f03f0 felt like a human c1381830b0 arm.9cc22d730042a3e5

It was as if 55f7cc8eab she was grasping a afe5f91a44 bundle of wooden blocks, 7747f39bf0 each piece shifting and b11c728eab contorting wildly.439e0f8e63f233b5

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“Agh!”c4bc1f34f60faf1e

Jiho let out 1f2bf72da9 a shriek and 08b788c590 instinctively let go.e5b6660cb704f85e

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The student’s body split e777c8fa79 apart.6642f62afdb3f18d

From within, d45f2bc063 a gray b1846d6c3f wolf leaped 93a0282201 out.3622f1105fbdfe0c

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What was once 62f92f1487 a human creature 62d0346245 landed gracefully, then 1311345512 began pacing down 3ef43a716f the hallway with 6eb96e1823 slow, measured steps.64984cd1e203b0b8

Marbas turned away, walking 94f8910258 back to the center 7762cb3e44 of the hallway.b74ea025e8c787a6

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Then, he 6fd554a2f5 looked directly 3db37468d8 at Room af3031e3c2 810.f1b11357a26a656d

His eyes locked onto ad9352d31d Jiho’s.64ea3c7c138d6b67

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Sharp, intelligent, and utterly 59eb3d76b8 detached—Marbas’s gaze bore into bc763409c3 her, as if studying 9502e17ed7 her very existence.867f878c9d97a008

For a moment, Jiho 831a982a35 nearly froze.298ba313a8ab6d1e

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But she forced bf36dc0f16 herself to step f5493e1b6a backward, her trembling ac5ab983cb hands gripping the fa642ecb16 badminton racket and 30d215548b raising it in 658a676ad9 front of her.11343991eb1abbf7

Marbas sniffed the 50a2405448 air once, then ff24a619dc calmly walked past e48653eb6f Room 810 without 6999365555 stopping.c96a06ff597be53d

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He came to 166ecad947 a halt in 3645471baf the middle of bf64d86947 the hallway, facing f712aac59f the elevator lobby.f2ce0f768c522cf2

From where 7978576ff0 Jiho stood, c03dbb9f08 all she 27caf385b6 could see 7e24e14882 was his ba99984ec2 back.8d9941f8c3c816be

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Her legs gave out, ed8a8c02c7 and she collapsed onto 90a3715800 the floor.f741db4f0115b648

The hand 5a24ee1d71 that had 1ce9341a09 held onto 69bb591359 the student 2d605f2613 from Room b008283b1f 820 was db2b870fe3 shaking violently.e30663d5eb3ad1e7

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“Again…”0f5123b52d899252

Once again, e9177d5efd the student dbb73bb34c had turned eabf6bfb7c into a 7f80822230 beast.bd74aa8ee01a786f

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Time had rewound, yet faf6bbd525 nothing had changed.ce2091959259624a

The hallway was eerily 93c02ec401 silent except for the 9735e552d2 soft, deliberate footsteps of be749c093a what were once humans, f8779bc1c5 now aimlessly wandering as bcf2179966 animals.5b7d78799fbba43e

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The gray wolf—who had 01fbae6ec1 been the student from 7f544c5c9d Room 820—had fully blended 3286beeef0 into the herd of 4734b15c4d transformed creatures.954a343a84cf2c2a

Her drooping 29ded9ee7a tail swayed 038315a3a5 like a 03dc650446 pendulum with 7a75f39e89 each sluggish 656f96606e step.9d7ac6d8252d16d2

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Jiho bit dbcb2d83f5 her lip, ed3b99d058 her vision fb4e7f1888 stinging as 98852f1ba5 she stared 0b25f33278 at the 307e41be0b wolf’s retreating ee8945321e figure.163573ffbe9afcf7

It felt like looking 1209f4917b at her own future.c8f91e84b404d9ac

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But then, 4447371294 she shook b877cb1531 her head 386bf78770 violently.3f8bbe747a1f840d

‘No! I will survive!’9f7df3eb4f02024c

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Death was too 90c15ca66f horrific, too agonizing.ceb3836cb98e4ce3

Just thinking about 5f42a913fc it made her 090996da33 feel as if d4a0a63777 her body was e7b89a4db7 catching fire.a05350c11ef1eb6a

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She never wanted 5f96b6ca6e to go through 4744009c4f it again.7f16f1346164ec79

‘What do I do?’80684dd031411594

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If she 58257a4b9c repeated her 91894cc2d1 actions from f46b4e1b0d the previous 155ee8605c round, she 6112326f52 knew exactly c80c159cfc how it 9a7964865f would end.950b95da9a62cd41

Sitting on the 5615e92968 floor, Jiho lowered 98ed52b37f her head slightly, 283d19d33b lost in thought.f7dc1524f35953b0

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The 8th 721f774c6c floor would 01fe22fdc8 collapse soon.0270d6fbcb75a7f3

There wasn’t bbf5176e02 much time, 7a22361ead but she a399edbf26 had to 9d7a1c8049 squeeze out d046c59e3a a solution—anything.218ac149505e90ff

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“All hardships can be eb13fe378b overcome… Even if the 636fbf3bd0 answer seems impossible to 08dd92a84d find, there is always 73cf70fff8 a solution…”bacc141e0960a675

No matter how a2d5e590f8 hard Jiho tried 66313d364a to focus, the 32393d3a13 lingering sensation of 2b3ddeed3c the student from dab62cf7cc Room 820—her final c0f73f0c24 touch—kept resurfacing in 01ec381611 her mind.748742e4bf08185f

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She muttered 80e9b80a11 to herself, 1ae357f248 forcing her 0cfd4ec8cc thoughts back 67baa5f2a4 into order.c8c85e9e6a570bfa

Then, after 7ec4abf440 a moment, 7faecabbb8 Jiho stood 2a08301f9b up.9722ff67ceaf4862

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‘…Is this 17b740586e really the df949e8e42 only way?’253014aa852593a0

Her face was grim, 00a8519ef2 hardly the look of 1f5eb335c4 someone who had confidently f59c99100c come up with a dd6b97130a plan.1b60d759f2ed901d

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But she had 7b7b62402c no choice.510be59faf05b299

Her strategy was simple.0c21710f0418691b

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Sprint from 5e30b06ef4 Room 810 2eecaf16d0 to the 79a6191793 elevator lobby 308e4682b7 at full ca2e208dcb speed. When Marbas reached out 19036a08e0 for her, she would 9d35ba7370 use the length of cf0423cd8b the badminton racket to 49b16b000b stall him for even 181baa0a9c a split second.0fedc04ae7fcf207

Then, in e6f58b49db that brief 8ff98c4cc8 window, she a42caeba91 would escape 43ea29239a to the 73e00fefdf 7th floor.65403b7ce0cd5b49

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It was a e316abc028 reckless, flawed plan. But staying in 01c0d044a2 Room 810 meant 3629428755 certain death, and d0d204cfae no better ideas 81873cf2c3 came to mind.b55d99f94308f839

Blindly charging 586791faef forward was 22d891869d the only 653d4f0a26 option.a771a25504c43a7e

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The announcement had specifically 02b95e5d4b stated: “The demon on 2da8686b66 the 8th floor is ebdf667d81 Marbas.”6f287a5ba98e6988

Maybe—just maybe—he f7f8f1d091 was unable 8e9097a425 to leave c1a202c9f2 this floor.453adec9bbbcb86d

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That was the only 5c73858647 sliver of hope Jiho 00ea72a806 could cling to.ccf89503cf095398

Just as ebe4a71733 she was 432f4b3141 about to a448b5423c make her 8ff555fb13 move, the fbf9f7caf8 door to 544ed59c3b Room 818 ef642b48f5 suddenly swung b0f311b5f3 open with 7615cde1f2 a loud e03c137950 bang.3fc856970b238b3a

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Two female d32678cad6 students burst e324ca5423 out like 24c52f7da1 bees escaping 9d443086ca a hive.244996a253ed4850

One was 0bf8f9549c gripping a ad87833ac7 broom.d93b71c8671f0e11

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The other held a d54b0f2ea8 dustpan.896975f1921da8b2

Marbas turned around, d99824148f his cold gaze 4d5e018814 locking onto them.2508b36cfe080759

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The two b0cdea8088 girls trembled 0fdcf78aa2 violently but 82eed3a3af still bolted 5092910ef5 toward the af3fc90278 elevator lobby.f66efd1fae739af9

Marbas began to move—his f19fe520e2 stride elegant, yet utterly 70ca15463b predatory.b693b10488fb5386

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‘Now?’ed91e626d07aa3e6

Jiho thought this might ae5f9865fe be the perfect moment.12791e5f68308e08

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It looked like the c3c193270c two students had decided 8f486a1ded to fight.4f7697179d495f68

If she joined in, 21cee81dac it would be three b129def784 against one.8022b298ebece933

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The goal wasn’t to 096d93d5ff defeat the demon—just to d3c2a4a5a0 get past him.9471a4d3b2aa4891

With three of d2e70cdffb them, wouldn’t the 6d33c48146 odds be just a679a02820 barely enough?cb1137cee089a196

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“……?”db01be2d2030929e

But suddenly, 4e774cb969 the door c0cc405de3 to room 208e0b57f1 804 quietly fb378082a7 opened, and 78dcee7c07 a girl 6ea1f29e4f with short 8a9bec1b2b hair stepped 9109acca14 out. She cautiously made 3fe731fcae her way toward 34dc84c301 the elevator lobby.060542d658e85ae8

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Marbas, standing in the 89e5683d31 middle of the hallway, 1e11632e6d had turned around to 23d6e69f0f deal with the two 5073554e61 students bursting out of ec9d5cc85a room 818. It seemed the girl d48442cd57 from room 804 had 2da075c632 taken advantage of his 18d74eaae4 distraction.837ede4990be5587

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.499b7720178d1c10

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The girl 3ac12d28ae who threw 0a94309259 the dustpan aec7b88c04 shouted,17c6ec278561834c

“Behind you!”78e612bcbca1045c

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Marbas spun around. His eyes 81934a05f4 met those 9c347e1ac1 of the 1c3ec309e5 girl from 74ce1b3243 room 804, 26cd7d1f9f who had f09a47efee been stealthily 4b73826acf approaching the 0f6f4a3a53 elevator lobby. Shrugging briefly, Marbas dashed fde236ff20 toward her.67d1fd6daa6b741c

“That crazy bastard…!”0410a08e532286ca

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The girl from room 17074ba980 804 swore under her 8f2418cb15 breath, bolting toward the 724863cab6 elevator lobby. Thanks to her, 264f7914f4 the distance between 5da046dc21 Jiho and Marbas dbafbe186e widened.3186eaaea0d5f51c

Jiho sighed deeply, then f9da2df9e8 burst out of her 308675bd97 room into the hallway. She felt uneasy. It was as if f22d985ece she was actively cooperating 99d9564504 with the girls from 8006685394 room 818, who had 8a96e83342 used the girl from ceea128087 room 804 as a d8d9a589c2 scapegoat.305afadb1ad21cf1

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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.800a0cf2f5fc3591

Shin Jiho da9872fb05 started sprinting 9deac3f0e3 toward the 1144fc4239 elevator lobby. The two girls 86d83f91cc from room 818, 132fc3d0ce who had been 2c2af9f627 running ahead, flinched d0880b7dbd at the sudden eb0adef27e sound of footsteps 897bb80e38 behind them and b2b7019aa7 glanced back. Realizing the source 76c5302511 of the footsteps eeebcfa3d3 was human, they 79dbd8aee7 relaxed—but at the ef0e087beb same time, irritation 31026ee840 distorted their faces.e15e664ba3222ecb

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Meanwhile, Marbas had 101b7fd29e caught up with 2d2e7d8385 the girl from d2bdb97ee2 room 804. She struggled desperately, 7a30ef379a screaming in agony.9be778c8a97b002c

“No! Let me go! Aagh! Aaah, Aaaaahhhhh!”8b1c8c0809cfac3e

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With a sickening crack, 2a3201d5ca her body twisted grotesquely. A leopard burst 5cf993edbf through a split 306a4f2e86 that opened at 86accbedc1 the crown of 7face48f06 her head. Her human d1cde11060 skin sloughed e409f6042b off like 9644103906 a discarded 75c4a9a39d shell and 5eb84ffc7e melted away 6ecc53b3e5 completely.ded7f919e6f0e846

“Ack…!”e5573e58bc91093c

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One of 7621ccb7d3 the girls ca3297794e from room 5a5a395d68 818 let e13e7e450a out a 20607934af short, terrified bd58a30ab4 cry.
Marbas turned around calmly, e1993e42dc walking back toward Jiho f636825177 and the two girls 796790f6c8 from room 818. His steps were e1308657f6 unhurried, as though f719900fbc he had all 247d24c16a the time in b7ca2d4170 the world—yet, inexplicably, 58fd36645c he was catching 5180eae7dd up to Jiho, cd051add3c matching her speed.747ada96d7415910

Jiho tightened her 22fc5f2edf grip on the ca84372de0 badminton racket, her 8c9e35180d hand trembling uncontrollably 1d20ac6c1f with tension.24a7c044fb41c64d

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The two girls 74f2985c78 ahead encountered Marbas 0238d544d3 first, just a dea9883dbd couple steps ahead e4a6a5df87 of Jiho.234b5d683a34a009

The girl c9173fbbdd holding the 621e5de419 broom swung e3647fe228 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.46ee5d7a59103658

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“…!”03e28d8f10e00c3e

Shin Jiho inhaled sharply in shock. For a brief moment, she couldn’t understand what had just happened.cb142b9ea27d5df9

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‘Did she just hit her own friend…? Why?’ca43b7fb4bf3e653

Jiho was dumbfounded.6e52f18087136ef2

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The girl with the bcdc1daa01 broom, face pale with 0f22adaf03 desperation, clenched her teeth 58bf948140 and shoved her friend 06459ca4e4 into Marbas’s path. Marbas immediately grabbed 7738838d80 the girl who 12c775713c had thrown the 42f7904fb0 dustpan. Using this distraction, the 81109bdd3d broom-wielding girl dashed past 4a0d885df8 Marbas.dbe0e0c00af344eb

‘She’s crazy.’518c0c304a3e23cd

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The dustpan girl 123a8d2853 cried out in 36fc8b49ce disbelief.d53410fe357aebb7

“You…!”4fe282a98fa8fc7d

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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.577ed7de56daefc1

Marbas placed a hand firmly on the dustpan girl’s head. She struggled wildly, shaking her head and limbs in resistance.534244e196b1bebf

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“Let go! Let me go!”47fa51052e5f9a66

Jiho instinctively reached out cf84393d98 toward her but quickly 6ddd7ab11e withdrew her hand.b0802b737cb4fc60

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It was already b0e24cc5a1 too late.e31c5c30682eda0a

All Jiho could 5e94e5e54d see was the c14cd6b126 back of the a1d79c77b8 broom-wielding girl, running 61992aaf4e forward mercilessly. This was cb55a7add5 her only ab0656a7ff chance at 40c22d971e survival—an opportunity 667db7121f she couldn’t b7f64e70fe miss if 68ffb97b37 she wanted 828a50804f to avoid b3bd7d2efe death.9e0611e2271a6fb8

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Jiho painfully ignored the dustpan girl’s screams and dashed past Marbas, following after the broom-wielding girl.0bef3271be2637c8

“P-please help me…! Aaahhhhhhh!”d5f5fd2cc8e8787e

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Behind Jiho, gruesome cracking 1ae3bed7f1 sounds echoed as a fc06209a89 human body twisted and e37bb9d310 transformed. Jiho forced herself 3e58883687 to ignore the 40e8bb2fdd noises, just like 8a89d081c0 the broom girl 32dbd5822b had done. Her heart pounded violently, 7badc1e7f2 as if about to 017a858816 burst.2fa6176d3bc3e3b9

Jiho quickly caught 143c52d3ba up to the f080a6cb50 broom girl shortly fa4385d531 after passing Marbas, 80bbac8123 around the time 23cb32bd3a they reached room 6349973a3e 804. Behind them, she 30f181c236 could hear Marbas af33b4c4c0 beginning to move b0bc5e5011 again.cbed9ef071a51540

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Then, Jiho sensed something 7b30995e97 strange. From the ac35b99b5f corner of e7fa36d695 her eye, 74f3ba36a7 she saw 54fe7d196d the broom cd959b9a35 girl inching b9a54467bb closer to 0265ab151f her as e205445196 they ran c3e7ebbb18 side by ccb8701ab5 side.171c72f5f9a58b64

‘What’s she doing?’07c20f9bdd54ed80

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There was no fc5f87c144 reason for this. Running too close would 434b609c88 only hinder both of 261f5c33e6 them.97e18bd435ae0a1d

Jiho cautiously glanced sideways. The broom girl, her b473f6e0ca expression hostile, was reaching edbcdab512 out to grab Jiho’s 8d22211f54 hair. Without hesitation, 9609eb1d5a Jiho instinctively b356e4a052 swung her c60c67c473 badminton racket 84bbfab504 hard.c066568a7a038eeb

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“You crazy bitch…”a1c9ad7c5dda3773

The broom girl ed5706590a cursed and stumbled 894efb7be1 sideways. Jiho broke into f1752a6c42 a cold sweat—if 837408e042 she hadn’t reacted e7866873ee quickly enough, she b7851781fe probably would have efea1bd5cd been grabbed.f1a44ea48a09ffbf

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‘Now she’s trying be3d939fba to use me db028d2574 as bait…!’63f6efa37c7bcffb

Having already betrayed her 099ade25a0 own friend, there was 93c0d071ec nothing stopping her from e1a4d7346b sacrificing a complete stranger 307a65fb0a like Jiho.780e2db16efd5df5

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Still, the a0c1c4f77b lobby stairs 7f6b6f2833 were right 7898ca69bf in front 1342081b2f of them. Jiho continued running, e102a20ccf cautiously keeping the 131bad9113 broom girl at b63939cccb a distance. Fortunately, Jiho’s 610790db0a speed gradually dbc8a4bab9 widened the fba46fd872 gap between 8e8b70ad41 them.80eb3cc0a3ca953f

“You! Hey! You—damn it!”c5cf7481898c77fd

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The broom girl 0fd8667ac7 spat out something d331a530ea indistinct, either a b784f18fba curse or a 9bfcb6cdf6 meaningless shout. Breathless, her 9151342418 words came c0c7e747e7 out garbled 561a7d2de3 and incoherent. It seemed she 01bf21865c was venting her 1df74fc425 frustration more than c1c7f2dd73 anything else.c977ddd767489763

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.4b9300827de0bdab

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Thud– Thud–dc5680d2b675179d

Strangely, Marbas’s footsteps sounded slow, the intervals between steps longer than expected.25b046f1775938f1

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Reaching the elevator lobby, 7dc5ea87c9 Jiho rushed down the 65faf9ca2e stairs without hesitation. Not wanting to 4a6e67b103 fall behind, the 00ea60072c broom girl followed bedaebe861 closely behind.2037c6a51b50d4dc

Thankfully, Marbas didn’t pursue them further. He merely stood at the edge of the elevator lobby, watching them descend with an unreadable expression.cfa3b3d44615acf7

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Feeling somewhat safe, Jiho 4b1d0afd79 and the broom girl af165273f8 slowed down. The broom girl leaned 08cef39145 against the wall, gasping 9da1b920c4 heavily for air. Unlike her, Jiho 2b65092cca calmly glanced back 103b806de1 up the stairs b9a01cd25f without showing any 39cc142757 signs of exhaustion. Marbas lingered briefly c4d6e32679 as if bidding 726e04a5ac them farewell, then 79d010e41c turned and disappeared 5379cb8aef into the hallway.1b6eb779b5c61da1

“You must 59041f3d3d be happy, cab701505b huh? Talk about dumb luck. Must be nice 778b6e0483 having someone else 913c5709ef do all the 2d92f77e29 dirty work for 77e9c0ab02 you, right? Maybe I should live 2d1b4c9a8e efficiently like you from 230f8823ce now on.”3bbfc33f574b0fe9

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The broom cb3c6682d2 girl mocked be70b3987f Jiho sarcastically. Jiho clearly 51b355cd0c understood why dd4fc884e7 she was 5790ba4f82 picking such 5f6edeca2a a meaningless f625e66f50 fight—disgusted by a807be008d her own 2c14099a62 actions, she d817d070e4 needed someone 54db16c496 else to a54c258e9a blame to 1ec383f47f ease her 34e81ad566 guilt.352dc8f9fbf19491

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.7e55a78e4ae0edc1

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“Must be nice, having aa94321d8a the energy to waste 5535c52019 on this.”337a2999ab85892f

Having the luxury to ca85c046ec comfortably blame others in 16c9801814 a situation like this… 689f379da3 To Jiho, who had d84cd93ea8 already experienced death once, e30b86a1f6 that felt like a e026fb4a36 tremendous indulgence.ad5eaa380f2e1a60

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“What? What’s that supposed to b8f691bb9e mean?”8c6ce76de359f3f3

The broom 29545ab88b girl snapped b6a682ea2c back at 7dd2c3dfe4 her angrily, dae44da430 but Jiho 1060a934e2 ignored her, 883596f53f still nervously b0ba1d40e7 glancing upward. She was worried 4b3631ff14 that Marbas might 4d53638259 change his mind d318855f07 and come down dffd9ae233 the stairs after d9997fb59b them. Thankfully, the upper 60c56ee2c0 floor remained quiet.6e09983889f630e7

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“Hey! Are you ignoring f6a63c1b85 me?”4a8d2715fda9e399

Jiho disregarded the angry 52b7b433ff voice behind her and 66b292322d began descending the stairs, 756367a6f2 replaying the events on 5706446706 the eighth floor in 0a3a63fb2e her mind.a7858e936021243b

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Something was strange.1177bcd52be30aac

Considering Marbas’s speed earlier, 2da3c76a44 he could have easily 8d5ec45415 caught up with Jiho 4fdbb20a83 or the broom girl, d4499773a5 just as he had a752e189d9 swiftly captured the short-haired ffb8e647d5 girl from room 804.f56c4f081f5b6226

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‘It doesn’t feel 1e30604043 like I escaped 8e68e70c6e because I ran 5502aff1d4 well… It feels 31be65cc4e more like Marbas f95b8061f2 simply let me debea6a54b go.’dd1f264a7a628eb2

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.2d001298006ca01e

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Jiho rubbed ff9486e37d her eyes, 6fbaea3f53 noticing the 459358ca87 shadows stretching 4a7023184f eerily along f7d4fe68b0 the staircase.d094b927a3355281

When Jiho 626b48434d reached the bab9297d0e seventh floor, 9e2aa6014f she came 240ba0b23b to an f2a4c9d00d abrupt halt.d0135b4d7f89ed08

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“What is this?”3c74fb42f3a3e44f

Originally, the staircase and 0f99b3604a elevator lobby were connected 2b1d2ecb66 openly, without any doors. But now, a fire 2c72636280 shutter had descended, completely 9589bbd760 separating the stairs from 9d0a82932f the elevator lobby. The real 1212bc3805 issue was 65002e82d1 that the 371e07ee5e fire shutter 4901530f00 was positioned 6370f5cdaf dangerously close b4d3f5b178 to the ad011104b2 stair steps.712013a5efbe8e75

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“What the 5a97bb2cf1 hell is 57286f81ce this now?”ce8b5fec75d3201c

The broom c1e066fc8b girl spat 000ee2ec23 out a 6638865e3b curse. With an expression like 31d31e7d3f she’d just tasted something 8919b0eff4 foul, she glanced at a217f4c2e4 the stairs leading down b3ec3acd43 to the next floor ddd8647400 and muttered,0d0b9413cc6da62b

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“We’re blocked. Shit, we’re screwed.”196222ca743b1636

The stairs going af9cadc749 down were barred bbc1e08992 by metal grates.1519408b2c6a18f0

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Jiho anxiously 68062a9e14 looked around.e641966ecac74469

They were trapped—metal grates 28897e6309 below and the fire fb57e9382c shutter ahead. The only way forward 5a36617e29 was through the emergency daa10d1dfd door built into the 6e56981b7e shutter, directly into the b5fd59e8df seventh floor.24551c61ad03a6b2

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Only by entering 9925928e1d the seventh floor 13373bb30c could they reach 2a434f1f2b the next set 509aea8915 of stairs.19df82f56dfcf605

‘The stairs are cut off…?’e238a6a461b1a691

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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.5deb690b8007f139

Jiho and the 1b91fdf57e broom girl forgot 7615a83e02 their earlier argument, 9aa22325b1 both carefully examining 9a69e8ced6 the staircase.eba105634e2dc488

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The broom 540b4d1881 girl spoke 057b6f7429 up suddenly.b8e5ffe8e280cdff

“Hey.”2550a8f40a2ccbbf

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“What?”f3299ad8a0272eb9

Jiho answered flatly.20a52329d9c4cc1f

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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?”21ec0f456055bafc

“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?”26d1187436575235

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“…No.”6fe77e50605924c8

The broom girl, who f874701f4e had crouched down to e402ca4875 peer through the stairs, 6c055df471 stood up abruptly.6fe55a53d445c0c5

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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?!”3e4f2fdb93fcb80d

She furiously kicked b43599cca5 at the metal 282f0a34a4 bars.4059486cf9cbedbe

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“At this rate, dying b3b1cdc162 would be quicker than a830cf64fb escaping!”b1fac6e18c17b5eb

Her angry voice 4652e75a7e echoed harshly through 55e1814a96 the stairwell.5e71d886ba10af51

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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.8d8b3eca674f4c9f

Rubbing her temples, e067f1958b Jiho swallowed back c059f179b5 her fury and a2242f7ea5 called out to 5a89d4acca the broom girl.c4c25d292377666b

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“Hey.”3ff92b749a58e2a3

“What?”09be0db4a26f3fa3

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The broom girl answered quickly, though her brows were furrowed. It seemed she’d sensed something off, too.4a5c0d79d9a3ae04

“Setting aside the b2e5834fec fire shutters… Were d8b824215c those metal bars ed6c655475 always here between fd3cc82397 the stairs?”1244e32bc6ad4395

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“No. And the fire shutter 3b6e6ea0b7 wasn’t there before either.”d5c7a317b04ad81b

“You sure?”7cd836e7716da07d

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“Yeah, there were no metal bars at all this morning. And there wasn’t a fire shutter here either.”dbc36093ffc12f6f

She gestured 1fdffd8490 beyond the 8391a28be6 shutter, adding, af5e1ab76c “The shutter’s 0325ac5722 original position dd7c818eab is supposed 5974dd4a20 to be ee1042d5ec over there,” d09b709a76 she pointed 0b824b9017 sharply past 77a30c89b1 the shutter.3fc6def0ef636df4

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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.c0b375721e52f8ec

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.30c9341b666f0e70

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Jiho approached the fire db050292b2 shutter cautiously. She sighed involuntarily, 6287d60e83 dreading whatever might 3b5a970187 await them on 72c85782cd the seventh floor.edd2f82e7f7efbcc

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.ff4c419a6e8dc778

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Jiho approached the shutter 6b85a25a3d resolutely.ad6c288285f72844

“Step back a fe8f625cb1 little.”8f3b63c2dd0023ef

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Jiho closely 0d717e2f44 examined the c34ec6c5ef fire shutters. There were two 896448a2d3 shutters visible—one right 026d5592eb in front of 7778cf72bc the stairs between 785c1a2d05 the seventh and daeab23e6e eighth floors, and ae407e4ebb another blocking the 65fb595b32 stairs down to 11ad9492d4 the sixth floor. Metal bars filled the 2369396b99 gaps between each staircase.d6a6fc0d6732c93e

‘I saw them pushing ae7d70d3b1 these open before…’af9f42e78817754f

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This was c8a7c43581 Jiho’s first 141c4c92ff time seeing 8eae824c34 a fire 528ac51315 shutter up e0e5666c75 close. She quickly checked the 4f904f2182 broom girl’s position. The girl 0a6595359a was standing cfd0e815b0 about five 87ceee2be2 steps above 68b577e9b8 Jiho.d90d6d901c85865b

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.32aac36f94b662d8

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When she used 95527ab469 her shoulder, the 405a5ddbce emergency door slowly 32ad979fca started to open. Jiho was careful e7e3ab7e27 to control her 04b905078e strength to prevent 1812f5d8c0 it from swinging 313059f478 open too abruptly.51cc5b11e35e8ee5

“…!”b7826f6fabf85b1b

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Jiho glimpsed through the eb86f96d43 opening and froze.99e75581eee7aaa1

Through the gap, she 02ab791343 saw a monster. Standing beyond the c460a31f9f shutter was something 39f3085e9c she absolutely hadn’t 9fb2df443f wanted to encounter.0555136cd1a55b66

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She could clearly hear 529f4e5ba2 the broom girl’s nervous 54fb4f1a47 breathing from about five d1d4e1f914 steps above her.5037289fdd10680b

A static-filled, ominous d430d9b57f sound crackled from 9e1a774648 the speaker.26df14bdcc7cc2ec

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『An announcement for those 3393cc4a27 who have newly arrived 357aa07f48 on the 7th floor 8d59f36e59 of the girls’ dormitory. The demon 2a77c0ef54 residing on ffdfefe4d4 the 7th 366aae06ab floor is 11e16bf39c ‘Amon.’ Thank b7189a9be0 you.』fcd171d5ce8a293d