2. Still strangers for now.

「Once again, this is 29c761be91 an announcement. You have all 4505b04104 died. The judgment will now 9533a4678a begin. In a moment, the 9a07c2df62 8th, 9th, and 10th 8ac1779e7a floors of both the eddc7b9a4e women’s and men’s dormitories 961f906713 will be sealed. Thank you.」659e421fab30b3ec

Jiho sniffled, d02ed83107 her eyes c2e3f691a7 red as 4df0dc21ba she looked 75cd7555ea around the d1e3bb33da room. It was a ecb5ff5a94 mess—things had been 9914744c70 knocked over, thrown b5919133cc around, broken, and 7439b37999 shattered due to 35598a3c46 the earthquake.99c21da8189ea4ba

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The problem was that b6eca4c3e0 every little detail was 8dcac1ec91 exactly the same as 31b6e98901 last time.9376c82211058c55

The books and 9c86746610 miscellaneous items scattered 9f319856cd on the floor, 429703e42e the fallen chair, fad0348288 even the way 8b2f00b305 the shattered mug a1648f9e01 pieces were arranged—everything 53d875f3e9 was identical.87130dde80ccc01c

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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.18d942abc2ae186b

Just like in an 326b6f8baf action game where death 6713e015de sent you back to 864921d7c9 the starting point, Jiho 936a1e629a had been thrown backward 52dfaafa9a in time.5a625a49f0e6c8e3

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‘Then… what happens d13e38a734 when I run f5a253ece1 out of chances?’7703b3d11c3b9126

The thought arose c4308ade8a naturally, but she 6da4d9982a was too afraid 5db25bdb30 to imagine the 828a9ed3a8 answer.c630d6c4073fd850

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Jiho staggered, 14ec0d969b crawling out ed19be13ca from under 5e8a9b0bd2 the desk. Her trembling hands fumbled ecf44cf09c to shove her phone dd6a58717f into her pocket, and ad1bdfbda7 she mechanically slipped on d37aa30f05 her sneakers.4cdff5a9c0fe5537

Even after 03fd3c4e64 tying them, 5ed87768b1 Shin Jiho 2aa1db7d0d remained still, 696d958ce3 staring blankly 7340c2b091 at the a88b438eb4 floor.bf51cb029e21d918

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‘What do I do e6093c94e3 now…?’05091a47bf75f232

She wanted to run, fdbf0b1c35 but there was nowhere d8ff34c716 to go. She had returned 0c309a2611 to the past, 72b88b1908 but that didn’t dc198b3346 mean she knew 83821d2089 how to escape 5558ef07e1 the dormitory. She was trapped.b55859b7cf2542d0

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‘If only I c1faa99852 had gone back b1f13972be two or three 9dc221742b hours earlier… Why d6a676bcb9 did it have b06273ea99 to be right 0985a6b0bb before the earthquake?’af11bbb0faacb722

At this 17e4b94430 rate, everything 2a2e3183dd would just 3e8a1c6eda repeat itself.228dd34077296080

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Her left hand fba2b8e124 was ice-cold and 10b76f66e3 tingling. Jiho rubbed it with 191541ee50 her warm right hand, 7c79bd015d massaging gently. As warmth seeped in, a18907cc8b the trembling slowly subsided.7919c42cf9f13635

With it, her 068903ba7c dazed mind began 457d0cab0f to clear. The brief detachment 83b9b51f50 from reality faded, b5867e68ab and her senses 9fb31d10c4 returned.ec9fe532c781679c

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When she 181ce37c4b wiped away ad14e4a8d3 the tears 5cef33a7f4 blurring her 89ca8db275 vision, she 754c4c7333 was met 7e4a5f3be8 with the 1e0c8a6bb2 inescapable truth 3fb209bd08 before her.6f7d84403580cd10

‘If I a083b2f7cf stay still, ac20d015cd I’ll die a64356a622 again.’4e14d02a51b4906d

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Despair and 9945a1d9dd fear weren’t cf18c22225 things she 75a5bd3ea9 could erase. Instead, Jiho carved 67580a21ae out a deep 307e712da5 hole in her c958e91a74 heart, shoved them c2e75a8235 inside, and covered 14504d0e3e it with rationality.08f1a0018a6413bf

Someday, those 8631b1f425 emotions would 5e7d8d545c resurface to 32f4434dbe haunt her—but 9fa41a8155 that was 257973774d a problem d664779104 for later.9fdffe82aa10563a

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She wiped 007965d54c her tears 9289959918 away with aa49f4aa15 the back 5040c29045 of her 250ff677dd hand. Now wasn’t the fbc0905057 time to cry. Wasting time and energy 419c5e50db on tears was pointless.4054a4858a8d74bd

‘I have no 191815db20 choice but to e1548f1709 go.’b24e0a4a30e580b9

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Staying in the b031056b12 room would only 81f822d453 lead to being e433cbaa2c crushed to death. She never 2502cca0c5 wanted to 576b857e27 go through e3ff6736e2 that horrifying 13049d36ff experience again.48ca7411933bcfe5

Clenching her e368ab6be2 teeth, Shin cabce13ffe Jiho grabbed 34c4be8e64 a badminton 0310ca3e37 racket.f2e9d8640dc2a184

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From the hallway, screams, f168f5af36 curses, shouts, and desperate 2406ca6246 cries filled the air. The sounds of bones d4e30ddeaf twisting, flesh shifting, people 4508914ad2 running, colliding—chaos.9031e7492fb89198

“Aaaaaaah!”68c73e783f19098a

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“Let me go!”d573f781d6dba027

“Kyaaaaah!”fc394897f44e6317

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“What is this?!”c47e1725a4fd8bb4

“Ugh… Mom…”560bc2a0f80c0b17

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“F*ck, you bastard.”259c817529801fd7

“Jiyeon!”8b3eca14bd8aeafc

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“Uwaaaaah!”205e95dbbaaebb8d

“Please… please help me! Why are you doing this?!”0526fd796d58597a

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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.95404936a7b4098c

After the chaotic de59463fe0 noise died down, d2d2c136b3 the hallway fell acf92e419f silent again.95f905ee0a8e53cc

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‘Am I a7b823267f the only 9f4d2023e5 one who ac41406a7e remembers what 2b4b613752 happened before 5a934b3f48 time rewound?’39cad503d8a00f08

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.7dea166fe285bab3

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The screams echoing through f4f6a54568 the hallway were proof—they a527506b1b were reacting as if b8b0ee123b experiencing everything for the c411c4507f first time.8b007d46b7284475

‘No, I shouldn’t 2e2909769e jump to conclusions. There might be 6bda256bc0 someone else who ed5545ec9c remembers, like me…’5e19bc1b3ad346e8

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‘What about the 0d3889777f student from Room 0123d594c4 820? Would she remember?’f7cae8279e522598

Jiho decided 3c011166b1 to check 39bf22dad4 the situation f8e36410f8 outside first.6357ef3e8a33332a

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She carefully 2051f6cb1d opened the d1afc73292 door. Through the 371b61ee62 small gap, c78a86ea3d she saw b10277c74a the beasts. A tawny cow, ed9ad235f4 a red fox, afd6c8b829 a fawn, a 111f2aacbf white rabbit, a 82c431d9cd mountain goat, and e8ac7a580f a black goat.adebd1caff610b24

Her faint 98bb60c1e3 hope crumbled—it c38f4c305c was exactly 7b06b3ed69 the same 6e1cffcc33 as last 49dd0df35e time.0b882eb81da6bf21

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「Attention to those 27463a34af on the 8th 16fedb794b floor of the 3d3a02e408 women’s dormitory. The demon present 32a251b470 on this floor 830c9ea107 is ‘Marbas.’ Thank 4afb0c14d9 you.」89a1ebeeb60bbbd7

In the 87cefa7a68 center of 18dde395c3 the hallway, f410a9e52e a towering 356ecf2a68 lion’s head db632a5647 with a f5687f016b black mane 952865146f loomed.df67ddc8de347a4a

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Marbas.5c4504fa945dc91b

He stood eda4b9ea97 motionless, his a041dbd6c6 posture upright 840aa425c8 and elegant. Now that 8e3b3beaa9 she looked 9bc7b7a1cf closer, his b7d3c623f4 clothing resembled 5d7902ffb0 ancient Greek 57e70e265b attire.5afe19006a921aa6

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Confirming Marbas’s ad9ebb71af presence and 564718917f location, Jiho 5c8fc9ad89 quickly turned 3ca551504e her gaze 34159871e9 toward Room 338aa5ad09 820.980cc3124008368b

The door 0add4f471c was slightly dff533974c ajar, revealing 21a671f997 half of 18f5bf8df2 a familiar 17e45d7dd0 face peeking 579e06caf1 through the 531fb168cc gap.788f1bcb71ed2705

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Just like in Round 5cb2268d66 1, the student from 36df0fba8b Room 820 blinked once b6c816a717 and gave a small 964d313f51 nod at Jiho.f88437f13edae332

Then, forming 97d9066133 the words 47d15e8d12 with her 9496702075 lips, she 31f248e778 silently asked:2862190d99a192d8

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“Are you okay?”ea862ffeb7f8eabe

‘It’s the 8b302cecca same as c108f9fd68 before.’884a9b3b0283bd1b

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Jiho didn’t know how to react. She bit her lip and silently stared at the student from Room 820.4c020f5f5a61d8ed

Did she remember cb0ca0f285 Round 1 or 10eac032c1 not? It was b89d37f923 impossible to 58a19ab3ba tell.c2ea5f0acccb1b17

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When the student gave f956426fce her a confused look, 3357b2e547 Jiho finally nodded. The girl nodded 118a2e357b back, then pointed 71acf2af98 toward the emergency b3951aad71 stairs.a52b4be7bd0d7388

Jiho frowned.01a13022c426d527

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She was 4c19e74ec6 going to f542a15286 run for 7015ca36d3 the emergency 7edc84d96c stairs again.6ba0d5790597ea84

‘I have to 3a92512896 stop her.’7089fe6a7cd13ddc

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The moment she stepped 5cfe281b62 outside, Marbas would move 420d109ecf like lightning and capture 61c4d8464c her—just like last time.73eb68dc903403bc

The student 324e89812e from Room 980fed4aef 820 gestured 7207ca21d4 between herself a1a5f94d89 and Jiho d44428880c before motioning eb951ac4a6 toward the fed9dfad03 emergency stairs 33c6787eeb again.9f03aef8fc2c3df0

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“No, it’s locked.”ef7632ee7b344ad5

Afraid of another misunderstanding 22bab6159f like before, Jiho whispered 3dfc99a3c4 instead of using gestures.0ea4fc7d2949eda4

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The student’s expression turned e13bfbccc2 puzzled.8c68972b45dc9f89

“It’s always open.”aabe7df5fa57db70

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Jiho shook 3048703846 her head.4d8bcd9594b20de6

The girl 44ff29c5e2 glanced toward 845326c3f6 the emergency 17ab3041bf stairwell door, 8ab745d544 clearly skeptical.bddc4b3d5c4b4224

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“When did 6a9fa9087b you check?”9c5cbdbc54106088

She stared directly 6fe0af27c6 at Jiho, waiting b5c7f4724c for an answer.dc2a6a82d53a9c60

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Jiho hesitated.cc3e31c6bfbc199e

‘I can’t say daba5348cc I checked in 100decdd1b Round 1.’55a1511022be0ea7

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Honesty was a virtue, 41a074c30c but in this situation, eb1862537c it would be foolish. No one 6df8fc33a8 would believe b0a4edd459 her.111fc037cc7e0f6a

“Just a moment 2b32dafb89 ago.”7853fa883d484801

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Jiho gave a 0e317613f2 vague answer.7953da4c69bac03f

Immediately, suspicion flickered d6686cecee across the student’s 7df263053e face.4e70783c5dcf5144

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“……”1b32ee3bcd210a25

She clearly didn’t 323a01cc0b believe a word f77d379c42 Jiho said.4eaf5f78c5668159

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At that moment, Jiho 5ffefb792f realized her mistake.2d004094de346b09

The student from Room b4ce803428 820 had been watching 79d266c15d the hallway the entire 0d7e49c8e0 time since the earthquake ce44632b1e hit. She knew Jiho 67c4a1291e hadn’t checked the 50cf7db992 emergency stairs.a0ab623f8a0bfc72

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Without waiting for an 1ee039b608 explanation, the student dashed 4b7e00ad7c toward the stairwell.93e10f68f9364e99

‘Damn it…!’5f359d5f5504d94c

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Jiho’s eyes snapped 9462c92050 to Marbas.7fbd59f4c528bad4

The moment the fe1a6baa6f girl stepped into a0eeb4ad61 the hallway, Marbas a7e010b8be noticed his prey f18599e80d and lunged forward.351c2e70221cc73f

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The student frantically grabbed 2b9b19691f the emergency stairwell door, 5424d31fb0 trying to wrench it bd6e15ba9c open. But it 431c167d49 was locked. The door rattled in dea87df3a1 place, refusing to budge.251cb159b5d8182d

Even when she swiped 90a959a156 her key card against 70842c9062 the reader, nothing happened.2e4325c904ad4cb4

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“It’s dangerous!”562dbfc19bdee51c

Jiho kicked open her door and lunged forward, grabbing the girl’s wrist.d0589dd37acffac3

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She yanked b6c08d4429 her back 1c9a4dc62c with all 55b39fb6ec her strength, 35bc409df7 determined to a70f07be2e drag her 104e894db6 into the f930c5a928 room and f16cf95e51 lock the 771db33717 door behind e29699e6d4 them.25fa46b63f171ec6

There was no 57cf78ccf5 time to think a170d65226 or calculate.e86954209827b8d3

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She could fce57c01c0 only cling 24e61127f7 to one 5e9cda70c8 desperate hope—Marbas 8123492962 hadn’t entered 75e8d3e6b2 their rooms 4235703a36 in Round 3d4c74ff9b 1, so ae621bd147 maybe he 7ad161a3ce wouldn’t this 0890f4751d time either.967e025b1c22413b

The sudden pull ed36332c2f startled the student, 61ae5d86d9 and she instinctively 50b7c0f2d9 resisted for a 35e57908d8 brief moment.1499daa339463068

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“He’s coming! The demon!”867f0e796ce8fe2a

Jiho shouted.71cb484c574d179d

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That was enough.da3ad09b8d3cd672

The student finally 35a8dd7544 stopped struggling and e85cb0d2a3 allowed Jiho to 2888dda4eb pull her along.3c4ed7b4e1b23c22

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As Shin Jiho stepped 576094d1cf over the threshold of e2161bf66e Room 810, she instinctively 3a5f38f03e turned her head to f8555ea5ce check Marbas’s position.949dd5c3438a4ff5

“…!”6e7c3c8507516026

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He was already right 840b6ba010 behind them.7c5e50989b882889

Jiho swung the 83e82b2fb0 badminton racket with acef525d5d all her strength.b5055cb70cb26e3c

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But Marbas effortlessly 84e13496e6 dodged and reached 55b28e3aaa out, grabbing the 898ff89709 student’s head with 299172cd71 one hand.ae75981fcabcc8d3

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!”9fe9c791a83042c6

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A bloodcurdling 09e2101f4c scream ripped 94e200ef93 through the cc38a54342 air.dd0e15c3db96ddc4

Crack. Crunch.6d6389f8117a5087

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Bones twisted and shattered, b487789698 her body convulsing like a7a459ec36 a pufferfish inflating its afc6f6be00 spines.20c13762d84fba26

Jiho felt the 77ad8c9f95 unnatural movement in 475c1ecceb her own grip—her 39be315fcb hand was still 3591644b18 holding the girl’s d139997afb wrist.c38aff35a40e75eb

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But it no longer b0f57b9783 felt like a human c526c82f02 arm.3ab417342ca4310f

It was as if 434290849f she was grasping a 3895f8c113 bundle of wooden blocks, 745e487e95 each piece shifting and efa6534d83 contorting wildly.3d90460278f44976

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“Agh!”e81f7601b9926223

Jiho let 94a18307ab out a 469850689e shriek and fd666dc238 instinctively let 7db391fdf3 go.dc5513024c62db09

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The student’s body split aeeedf57af apart.9682093cecad78ed

From within, a gray 19dc6f7605 wolf leaped out.38885d4c74294c03

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What was once 256e79ea69 a human creature 172f62cba5 landed gracefully, then 752bec3805 began pacing down 0ae34ca1cf the hallway with a817948feb slow, measured steps.3d1a1fd89dd73f0d

Marbas turned away, 2c08e2ff85 walking back to bf2db25a7c the center of 496ce3d48f the hallway.7d07e381ca0fa89a

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Then, he 5ae8caf7da looked directly 5858f3c4be at Room 02ec98624f 810.8c9cf80ec3154881

His eyes locked 820da29ab5 onto Jiho’s.1b990b659b27c7b0

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Sharp, intelligent, and utterly 22b89da566 detached—Marbas’s gaze bore into bc5548cd29 her, as if studying 9484116ea8 her very existence.f39bdedb7ed97424

For a moment, 754de6896e Jiho nearly froze.a5101ebaf60dcc42

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But she e08cc30cee forced herself 7956622a3e to step bc08d71459 backward, her bef1336230 trembling hands 561da3e8c8 gripping the bb21db5cfb badminton racket 1dfd0b7ce0 and raising 5f042f188b it in 72f7dff23e front of a9f5cb1b0c her.f22a3b46f615906a

Marbas sniffed the 00bc15fa8a air once, then 5adf4cde2c calmly walked past 73ed485f84 Room 810 without 75da989d8b stopping.bbf01e84a553e827

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He came to a 30f4a9f5fd halt in the middle 6f970c2928 of the hallway, facing 77bb610ef9 the elevator lobby.3773219c56d653e7

From where Jiho 5962fcc024 stood, all she 4184b585bd could see was d72b40879a his back.da5177d0a442272f

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Her legs gave 90c26bb524 out, and she 9aa047b450 collapsed onto the 9c98a82b79 floor.14220b563cb00d10

The hand fb775dec4f that had b2019b8dcc held onto 9cbe75c70b the student 95a16f37c9 from Room 06bc0c14be 820 was aadb6679f8 shaking violently.2190dcf309c4bdd6

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“Again…”843b82d767182a1e

Once again, 2ed5d44727 the student 0d42f570f4 had turned d8e225a544 into a 2a1d41b463 beast.34ac3fce35852e0a

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Time had 9031cd89f8 rewound, yet ecd36e2396 nothing had b8c15695a9 changed.dde52577e1679492

The hallway e360f057b1 was eerily bed0b62d99 silent except 55b70d8b09 for the 339a486dd0 soft, deliberate 1462ceeb3b footsteps of 2b6ab39a6a what were 640ef71c8b once humans, 0eb77ba7d6 now aimlessly 55e17d5d40 wandering as fa34419471 animals.a7cb6ad106e3c017

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The gray wolf—who 5e6e02a2f1 had been the bca7e805f2 student from Room 0877e93c48 820—had fully blended 563070a3d0 into the herd c5b24ee5bb of transformed creatures.e841c2a6b325d0d8

Her drooping 95edfd303a tail swayed 59d6dee51c like a 417acfb7e9 pendulum with b5b52fe0e1 each sluggish 4f7912c26d step.dfacbacf24318237

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Jiho bit 41efda002d her lip, 57069556d7 her vision 93f3adc0ea stinging as b4b4c3e4b3 she stared d96085b258 at the e5fd5f0a0f wolf’s retreating 4632ca8247 figure.2c6705e363b4e467

It felt like 4ef77d3413 looking at her 59cc80a2b3 own future.9ea87bae589589c8

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But then, she e248a1005b shook her head c37d6b8bbd violently.81480b966259b653

‘No! I will survive!’85c750e05c55545b

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Death was a9dc77bf7e too horrific, afa3f9ef29 too agonizing.89ecbc7730f52655

Just thinking about c8df69625b it made her 84ddbeeca1 feel as if 093059eacb her body was 6d71cced45 catching fire.ba251014a555d397

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She never wanted 2ff2618d6a to go through 0952a430b5 it again.0dbace6b482bb8db

‘What do I do?’803fd7f9f50c1215

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If she repeated her 11ec114eb0 actions from the previous 8e98313518 round, she knew exactly 76f061d8d4 how it would end.884bb6f7c8f216db

Sitting on the floor, 6f9cfbed93 Jiho lowered her head 2c88238a21 slightly, lost in thought.ccf298c04f1c3c90

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The 8th floor would ce4b4e086a collapse soon.15d64db0303b38f8

There wasn’t 5ccd202e76 much time, f9415744cf but she b79955f733 had to 9fe0e56b18 squeeze out 78a964b464 a solution—anything.df8e62ff3201958d

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“All hardships can be a9fe0058ec overcome… Even if the cebe1ec391 answer seems impossible to 489322ce08 find, there is always 2ab71b98a7 a solution…”ef4704d70d593778

No matter be9fb7e520 how hard 1d1b9f1bc6 Jiho tried fe276dac47 to focus, e6381dbbb6 the lingering 9648f51e95 sensation of 4ea24c3539 the student 7955e2c944 from Room 90b5f9d165 820—her final 70da6276d3 touch—kept resurfacing da941bafe2 in her c19eddea31 mind.6ce3366cc71c0ed7

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She muttered to herself, 2906bf30cc forcing her thoughts back c05cbaac9a into order.c341bb85ca5c0efb

Then, after a moment, 43c594f4f3 Jiho stood up.fdd805f09dd3128c

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‘…Is this 2d123bf1ca really the 44cf8d9712 only way?’7d321d3f3154a332

Her face f3fe2c6271 was grim, 8ff0009e8c hardly the 932bb211d6 look of b84d003646 someone who e019546920 had confidently ad91714877 come up fc2fdf76bc with a 532986bb9d plan.d867412c0ae1a4d3

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But she had no 6a3278d2fc choice.9cba5a6a282c7086

Her strategy cea1879786 was simple.80d8501721edd1f4

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Sprint from 2fb24933a4 Room 810 aaff3b8ea3 to the e44f3930b7 elevator lobby 560a3875eb at full 444d388231 speed. When Marbas reached out 8b4954ad72 for her, she would 7d56a3f10d use the length of 4d1274604c the badminton racket to 64e3bc4099 stall him for even 137c2c0500 a split second.a05ac69b83f6bd46

Then, in dc8f15bb61 that brief cb885987ab window, she 89c21f8b8b would escape 2d6a9afcd3 to the 624b1a7c7f 7th floor.5dda9a138af839ec

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It was a reckless, a9e80d4515 flawed plan. But staying in e3f4d4cef3 Room 810 meant 907bfccfe3 certain death, and 6e29c61878 no better ideas 43e8708135 came to mind.5e4d8b60be200c6f

Blindly charging forward was 152a157dda the only option.ba237f53c927a06c

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The announcement had specifically f02c0d8239 stated: “The demon on 4d68793be7 the 8th floor is f237cbb004 Marbas.”894c7d2b25990b98

Maybe—just maybe—he was fa423154f9 unable to leave 40eca7a81d this floor.3c2f8f6d9b00699d

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That was the only 0b7a7a94bb sliver of hope Jiho 25d6b3c719 could cling to.f5a63b6bc1aaad31

Just as d3bf59dbd5 she was fe67bff578 about to 4938d84ed6 make her 042db78704 move, the 873e91eb88 door to fdf2183237 Room 818 85d8e75a2e suddenly swung 1b7b0c50ab open with 5688cf40eb a loud 8dfeb174e1 bang.2294b544914e0c60

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Two female 81f444f69d students burst 3b0d8ae1f6 out like 994280a9d2 bees escaping 231f65b2b6 a hive.fa7e2f42aff748d7

One was gripping 20e246989c a broom.73bf63c48461155d

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The other held bf053e1f9d a dustpan.afc3dfc54476b602

Marbas turned 60c61349d3 around, his a83f8e29c5 cold gaze d6432b27a5 locking onto 5e1847590e them.c4747e016d129e46

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The two girls 6c59a76548 trembled violently but 27ebff3f12 still bolted toward 1471c14d19 the elevator lobby.f7a0fa56a7e8cffc

Marbas began to move—his ef47e79924 stride elegant, yet utterly 556aaec278 predatory.a9bfe170a78ee3cd

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‘Now?’1dbc5abe89471850

Jiho thought this might c42d0e1115 be the perfect moment.cb5da98ccde7172e

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It looked like the 120eaac521 two students had decided cbe4e5c0a7 to fight.e1bd43c71c8fd0c7

If she joined in, 1fb617dd0d it would be three 91ac110d94 against one.3302f2f1a131e44f

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The goal wasn’t to 9ef1906985 defeat the demon—just to f64e856814 get past him.7c621904dc043c49

With three of 92c384e275 them, wouldn’t the 8a13e7b8c4 odds be just fb204088ca barely enough?d5c52b2f63aaffc2

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“……?”38e6eb0338b5730f

But suddenly, the door 62b4b79ac4 to room 804 quietly 2f51fd9238 opened, and a girl 8bf90d9242 with short hair stepped 6f07a96a49 out. She cautiously 538a4d77e4 made her 90fb897a04 way toward 975f1535d6 the elevator 8356e46c87 lobby.f6cfe2c3999d7f10

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Marbas, standing 8c18464998 in the 38d73a77e8 middle of ad6a38f05c the hallway, 957f87b5a1 had turned a084fc066e around to 056833a9da deal with 2be0bfbe7c the two a6e6c19c29 students bursting 40383b7a0d out of 64ea6d1e0b room 818. It seemed 2717c4fc77 the girl d6a123012a from room 4c9fca985d 804 had 962a819c59 taken advantage c257510991 of his 2762b39eb6 distraction.629a3d2490ffb9c7

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.0144fd4624060b8c

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The girl c21a8eb528 who threw a24ef57200 the dustpan 6818e01790 shouted,251b1eca775a82ac

“Behind you!”528dad26dbb18bf7

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Marbas spun around. His eyes met those 276fb221c2 of the girl from ba1b8884d7 room 804, who had d42e369c9c been stealthily approaching the bdaf27bda8 elevator lobby. Shrugging briefly, eb3f11c5a0 Marbas dashed 39b31a1478 toward her.3f739d0063867818

“That crazy bastard…!”1746345aef3f237b

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The girl def2b61134 from room a397ef9071 804 swore 6f0df5fafa under her 922b250b6c breath, bolting 687bd956f1 toward the e9b86aa8cc elevator lobby. Thanks to her, 8d1b5ecf15 the distance between d232125682 Jiho and Marbas d3108ceaf9 widened.34044dc1b213be3a

Jiho sighed deeply, then 6eb0c07dcd burst out of her 2995924edd room into the hallway. She felt uneasy. It was as if f8a4736a5b she was actively cooperating e5c9030fde with the girls from 63be54424e room 818, who had 310a5067bf used the girl from 7694e39291 room 804 as a 9bd286132c scapegoat.6e1dd444d5fbb14d

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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.8dae9c9730e9cc81

Shin Jiho started sprinting 0f665417e8 toward the elevator lobby. The two girls e3139077a2 from room 818, 8873c0a650 who had been 0fcfa387d1 running ahead, flinched 8b4dd8d6f9 at the sudden 11d3e23daa sound of footsteps c967f19253 behind them and f9b0c960ef glanced back. Realizing the source 575872d74b of the footsteps ea3486a71e was human, they df74f6c5d1 relaxed—but at the bccc5733ac same time, irritation 59a7ec0950 distorted their faces.01cadf3699bac712

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Meanwhile, Marbas 70321dd95a had caught a6374f0a64 up with 4eed17ae8a the girl 2787970207 from room 445639c907 804. She struggled desperately, 26a81b50bb screaming in agony.58a6342af82950c5

“No! Let me go! Aagh! Aaah, Aaaaahhhhh!”30729c1a0c818152

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With a db2c9b7e7f sickening crack, d8dd1e9c91 her body 28f500322d twisted grotesquely. A leopard burst 7e2f5c262c through a split f885209676 that opened at 0787082a3c the crown of 4edf7ac908 her head. Her human 09e69d0760 skin sloughed 1957166a3b off like 6f90e12996 a discarded cbcde1f5fb shell and d74deacaaf melted away 7e4ca0bc54 completely.2629570a536e731d

“Ack…!”72b74855c896280e

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One of the a74008a622 girls from room 72d3499f88 818 let out 4224b4a631 a short, terrified 403d6cfd9f cry.
Marbas turned around 518df6ea61 calmly, walking back 328210177f toward Jiho and 68b85f55c3 the two girls e23405aa2c from room 818. His steps 8ccc1e3c0d were unhurried, 248d5d9862 as though 019bdea457 he had 633b6eaf1b all the 73aac42666 time in cf11996737 the world—yet, c4c1e1505c inexplicably, he 8b60110205 was catching 07d3cce01c up to eeae3eb1d8 Jiho, matching 2c4e322c89 her speed.8d140b06973f5ea5

Jiho tightened her 47e7e14681 grip on the 6cf9dee649 badminton racket, her 9ab3bf958f hand trembling uncontrollably 7da377105d with tension.c7b4974aaa6693b0

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The two girls ahead 1e37fe24cd encountered Marbas first, just 4742b26794 a couple steps ahead 1558698366 of Jiho.2e024f6f3be2541f

The girl holding ee056896eb the broom swung 1b1074c030 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.fb2db5cb63596c78

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“…!”223e2c7746abb7a8

Shin Jiho inhaled sharply in shock. For a brief moment, she couldn’t understand what had just happened.de68f156c434d92f

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‘Did she just hit her own friend…? Why?’20816427fda397a0

Jiho was dumbfounded.31d5f47c3f25a884

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The girl with the 610bcf0731 broom, face pale with 0535cb87c6 desperation, clenched her teeth 16156642d3 and shoved her friend 5db293de99 into Marbas’s path. Marbas immediately d36dfd2d7e grabbed the 991caefe59 girl who 7f30c4757f had thrown 18ad005105 the dustpan. Using this distraction, the 5a93757962 broom-wielding girl dashed past 51d8d33bb5 Marbas.54b9a22f1da4d690

‘She’s crazy.’8421dffbbc05f501

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The dustpan girl cried e0674f9935 out in disbelief.5d0769ef96b71075

“You…!”31c51d229c4eda00

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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.9d96322bfc93cd06

Marbas placed a hand firmly on the dustpan girl’s head. She struggled wildly, shaking her head and limbs in resistance.c263fe3b536a039a

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“Let go! Let me go!”0039739d16d5a958

Jiho instinctively reached out 4553081525 toward her but quickly 605a6a2ccd withdrew her hand.d487c0d93b41859a

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It was already 425cbe0ae7 too late.12532091b77189d0

All Jiho 21d60614e1 could see fb607dbc8f was the 5b05baef47 back of 92a1f8e561 the broom-wielding 963895cd5c girl, running 2bee24f0cb forward mercilessly. This was her only 3ebf22cbd7 chance at survival—an opportunity ded1c20856 she couldn’t miss if 6f7ee9236d she wanted to avoid 462a8675e0 death.8e953e13f0a21f29

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Jiho painfully ignored the dustpan girl’s screams and dashed past Marbas, following after the broom-wielding girl.5f0ae3c7fcdcfd8d

“P-please help me…! Aaahhhhhhh!”749937731ec51eb7

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Behind Jiho, gruesome cracking ccfc888360 sounds echoed as a 06ef147bf1 human body twisted and 97429c6968 transformed. Jiho forced herself to 7fae14d2fc ignore the noises, just bf6a9b91ad like the broom girl d17663dea4 had done. Her heart pounded violently, 4402d7059e as if about to a5e57bb19f burst.0ac5573f997a6c83

Jiho quickly caught 143de1514b up to the 9ea9d1ef2a broom girl shortly c654456073 after passing Marbas, 3212513c62 around the time f9614d4669 they reached room fbbba61343 804. Behind them, she e4c3bd7f2a could hear Marbas 7125d2d9fa beginning to move ce411e980a again.3e34cdcf8807c07c

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Then, Jiho sensed something 68b255df37 strange. From the corner of 6ee300bf9b her eye, she saw 8f6d55e049 the broom girl inching 26c10a7348 closer to her as f5c44ac1e3 they ran side by be540996f6 side.bc026fd46f6cd211

‘What’s she doing?’76c6e2c5680963b4

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There was 1982a05115 no reason 2a4234d85a for this. Running too close would 2650286d03 only hinder both of 59c60b6892 them.be027a8bbda0fe51

Jiho cautiously glanced sideways. The broom girl, e2c936ab71 her expression hostile, 732c723830 was reaching out 1b3b060618 to grab Jiho’s aa05417912 hair. Without hesitation, Jiho 36b83d0501 instinctively swung her a16e193248 badminton racket hard.f69a65820ba0a854

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“You crazy bitch…”19c2213a3b58a273

The broom girl cursed cc8fce13d4 and stumbled sideways. Jiho broke 455bf6b8f0 into a 432a4db4ce cold sweat—if cdf266f778 she hadn’t d3cb2cbdb2 reacted quickly 78a4fd1ecd enough, she 60e7e78ddc probably would 6598b1b4f1 have been fb7d4af775 grabbed.7df44f2780ebd1ea

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‘Now she’s trying e124499fd7 to use me 2686772766 as bait…!’5079ef8db64f1595

Having already 89d9a0deca betrayed her 0b768145dd own friend, b384ee56fe there was 08405a3bd8 nothing stopping 118f0c86c2 her from 27703afc4c sacrificing a 5284b698f4 complete stranger 7cf25352c8 like Jiho.760e04100fc9ed37

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Still, the lobby e39d8418f9 stairs were right 273d5cebb4 in front of a3547a2e5a them. Jiho continued running, b0d17c308b cautiously keeping the 32fe408ca7 broom girl at 72be155d88 a distance. Fortunately, Jiho’s 1590ffbfd6 speed gradually fbcd43cdca widened the 488a3680e4 gap between 949c074e7e them.4c90ad00d2006004

“You! Hey! You—damn it!”1ecab10056fd74f8

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The broom ccd3b5e175 girl spat 34aae25969 out something 202d558cec indistinct, either 017270391e a curse 279226145a or a 572b91703e meaningless shout. Breathless, her b44b6637bf words came 39e3a8e7ae out garbled 210c60d70b and incoherent. It seemed she was 3ec688024c venting her frustration more 6857e44dbe than anything else.4191df3b262b0801

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.d54331a30c7bd041

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Thud– Thud–f23c0a1ddbf46700

Strangely, Marbas’s footsteps sounded slow, the intervals between steps longer than expected.ac22f241a200c16d

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Reaching the elevator 71f6331f1e lobby, Jiho rushed d8d9804410 down the stairs d8568607dc without hesitation. Not wanting to fall 2afa510b91 behind, the broom girl 8647594ade followed closely behind.5c6f3e9f95f3edc8

Thankfully, Marbas didn’t pursue them further. He merely stood at the edge of the elevator lobby, watching them descend with an unreadable expression.4ab44b25bfed3a37

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Feeling somewhat 2bd0e8ebea safe, Jiho afbc51d722 and the 52e0cfcc1f broom girl 4d72c6d498 slowed down. The broom girl 6c86efe38f leaned against the 6fad33daa7 wall, gasping heavily e64131f833 for air. Unlike her, Jiho 272a3d63c2 calmly glanced back 8a063627fc up the stairs e43114b760 without showing any 4899fd63bf signs of exhaustion. Marbas lingered briefly 5dd203451d as if bidding 3d70832996 them farewell, then 9407b9c625 turned and disappeared f21a726adb into the hallway.546993e03cf19117

“You must be d8d0cd008b happy, huh? Talk about 5f31569b47 dumb luck. Must be nice having 0f8f4e65a4 someone else do all 0cb2971d7d the dirty work for a63fc14d80 you, right? Maybe I should live 8eed88b0cb efficiently like you from 57af46b584 now on.”de3caf6c798743b5

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The broom e3b53bb94a girl mocked aa6a4b5153 Jiho sarcastically. Jiho clearly understood why f3ab237cda she was picking such 2941f7e393 a meaningless fight—disgusted by ba55930cc6 her own actions, she 2feafec7f8 needed someone else to 58a451ada4 blame to ease her 318b9b5edc guilt.3df4293ac41a677c

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.c1f708235feb49f7

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“Must be nice, having 5ccdf21f89 the energy to waste a7da369314 on this.”6f04447d7c4817cf

Having the luxury f10b245943 to comfortably blame bdd7000898 others in a c8e5df630b situation like this… d7f762ae78 To Jiho, who e2b81d7c2f had already experienced a265524bde death once, that 43aadf49c8 felt like a 7f8659d2b3 tremendous indulgence.41684c032434b9f8

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“What? What’s that supposed 110cf9b351 to mean?”a37b763ee85c0d97

The broom 79dd4d4d01 girl snapped 41ff276249 back at 4d5c9f673e her angrily, cbe6d5f10c but Jiho dc32d7eea3 ignored her, 52b2eaaeb0 still nervously e71334b8b2 glancing upward. She was worried that 73a97db4e4 Marbas might change his b1b0e83acf mind and come down d6453d7f46 the stairs after them. Thankfully, the upper floor 37e8a478ac remained quiet.6ca21c90126b4425

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“Hey! Are you ignoring me?”81ea06f245f9b002

Jiho disregarded the 0403bbb1e3 angry voice behind ceb7996210 her and began 230bed8e8e descending the stairs, 22db85920a replaying the events 6cea608e8e on the eighth 552f209f65 floor in her bdcc7d762b mind.349b7d0f4f1738fb

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Something was strange.3cfe71b84ffc0300

Considering Marbas’s speed d169549063 earlier, he could 02d03adeae have easily caught 711b300670 up with Jiho 3bb7225af8 or the broom 5e81de4209 girl, just as 8b4820bb4e he had swiftly 8795360a5c captured the short-haired 892620b153 girl from room 600adab7b5 804.3235d2d340895b51

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‘It doesn’t feel like ca32919cb9 I escaped because I b9ed9d5b62 ran well… It feels 0ed216585d more like Marbas simply 94ab1e0c56 let me go.’1aaad75195b889ea

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.49c4364381df101b

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Jiho rubbed her e0c652a9ee eyes, noticing the ea185e1bd7 shadows stretching eerily 2b0086bc88 along the staircase.31c526cd736d04c4

When Jiho reached e72fabc959 the seventh floor, 6658b3b5cf she came to 4eecf467d0 an abrupt halt.0a3168dfa0c58be3

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“What is this?”b5cde1f40664fe34

Originally, the staircase and 70e508ad33 elevator lobby were connected 05e53c0190 openly, without any doors. But now, a 584287e00e fire shutter had 7851c31cd9 descended, completely separating e083988606 the stairs from e714c442b4 the elevator lobby. The real issue b515ecfd29 was that the d80c6d9b20 fire shutter was 6b4fa3927f positioned dangerously close f59128a1ba to the stair b5999d391b steps.6e2f15d7d3d5f00b

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“What the hell d9d8f28e07 is this now?”507ca3b772505ac7

The broom girl 7508d3409e spat out a 9230cb3d49 curse. With an expression like 6e7348fa19 she’d just tasted something 860ab71fdd foul, she glanced at 579c874c6d the stairs leading down aea12e8aab to the next floor 3908bffcfb and muttered,95b1ab2ebfa8aaf6

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“We’re blocked. Shit, we’re screwed.”b863d63f4111fa19

The stairs going down 5f1d81994b were barred by metal f150971d04 grates.f3248fdb6ef6adb5

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Jiho anxiously looked 10b887145f around.184b77d34588bf3e

They were trapped—metal b6e418f548 grates below and df8273961e the fire shutter 47a5fade86 ahead. The only 6c6455d451 way forward 38729ba38c was through cdebc63455 the emergency 8c923570da door built f2a323fb8a into the a79c1b7e9c shutter, directly a99be5e4ed into the 5e6b1cd755 seventh floor.c16056de22f3f2e4

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Only by entering the 109502f7d3 seventh floor could they 5eba733e49 reach the next set 388c7e0e3b of stairs.df83decdaa8bc2a2

‘The stairs are cut off…?’03b5fa73580478ac

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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.40727f1a5301b0b4

Jiho and the broom 16fa6fce03 girl forgot their earlier 4f558597c9 argument, both carefully examining e86fc716f1 the staircase.39b0de0a51fd7e01

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The broom girl spoke d6210cf56a up suddenly.196eaba75f7a6f0c

“Hey.”b40fcbb6ec9105c4

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“What?”50e1eebde8e17f67

Jiho answered flatly.22d491f808e79e26

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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?”f3cf5208bc926a79

“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?”cdf361a68446fd17

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“…No.”b45401f48a9db9d5

The broom fef7dd5c7a girl, who 42c7eadac9 had crouched cf7e5f845b down to a6508322b8 peer through 8e00cd2e6e the stairs, 8029ff3b11 stood up 796024c95f abruptly.bf1f45ab71311860

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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?!”3a66ea06b467dd42

She furiously kicked at 3fc7cfe4c9 the metal bars.5fecd7f00c409fa2

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“At this rate, dying 0f3a37423d would be quicker than 88ba05068e escaping!”17ffb4c4f2aeb5dc

Her angry voice echoed a2f35a4382 harshly through the stairwell.578e5aa4d5aef01d

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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.c5abf7ed7f8a37b3

Rubbing her temples, Jiho 7ff244c5b2 swallowed back her fury 5a40344581 and called out to 4fa4c13dbf the broom girl.01e2db1ca564cdf4

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“Hey.”d5df1cee0fe64185

“What?”7da22b12c72dced4

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The broom girl answered quickly, though her brows were furrowed. It seemed she’d sensed something off, too.3043e0ee112b7a28

“Setting aside the b4281570a7 fire shutters… Were e1d6b77a37 those metal bars fb6097664c always here between 29a8b85366 the stairs?”caf8224eb026499f

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“No. And the 6ca422cf1f fire shutter 03828d38f1 wasn’t there 0fde906ab8 before either.”08ee963999294f1a

“You sure?”a9922d48437e5d07

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“Yeah, there were no metal bars at all this morning. And there wasn’t a fire shutter here either.”b1bdf3602cc5bf0d

She gestured 7cb41fc7ec beyond the d109caf438 shutter, adding, f0dcf2cc3b “The shutter’s 6f339861de original position 26abec2da8 is supposed a6206b6532 to be 32967b9184 over there,” 572f56797f she pointed 57995c91b6 sharply past 75991a8028 the shutter.39c1df0e91b1f50c

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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.ba8df9ac87e48b82

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.9fedd02a990d39e0

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Jiho approached the fire 07e74227f2 shutter cautiously. She sighed involuntarily, dreading 011ad70176 whatever might await them d8766561ab on the seventh floor.7dc9b0d18160fc33

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.4ccfb0361fba180c

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Jiho approached the a11e2cb814 shutter resolutely.f6cf8fbcac54ab22

“Step back 8fe99cdb07 a little.”0940fc9e904ee871

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Jiho closely 87f90d0cd5 examined the 689ea4e27a fire shutters. There were 26ca0599ce two shutters 8df71b1334 visible—one right 2768be8d3a in front 5a1616b73a of the a618212a3b stairs between 5e3a0f7cb6 the seventh d20fcd5087 and eighth 7799a8fb3a floors, and e182629064 another blocking 1b7fef39df the stairs 81b9af50f3 down to 0dbfc5f56c the sixth ac50a02ba6 floor. Metal bars filled the 667f93f3d3 gaps between each staircase.e58f82468484eb09

‘I saw 63ab963b12 them pushing 7c804e7a75 these open f95dce5302 before…’9821ac21afbd1b9d

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This was a879d6b32f Jiho’s first 7333775037 time seeing e275410dce a fire baf818f082 shutter up c7f8e31a40 close. She quickly checked 87bf911b9c the broom girl’s 65b8b86d72 position. The girl fbbfecd45f was standing e90a82a974 about five 56f7e6d5aa steps above 7518dc3d65 Jiho.011dfb522bc434c0

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.9511d405405861c0

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When she used ba37320c9f her shoulder, the a7bea9c24d emergency door slowly 217735ce6e started to open. Jiho was d1c8e8c25f careful to bf3b5364c1 control her f4c1e42117 strength to fb129f250f prevent it 8ffaa5c4e3 from swinging c6996cfed4 open too 280777ce63 abruptly.542b4778fd971c78

“…!”a7bce1f280758714

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Jiho glimpsed through the c0e38767f1 opening and froze.9e3349711910e925

Through the gap, 1e56724feb she saw a 68b1e06dca monster. Standing beyond the shutter 9aabd0514c was something she absolutely 18d9889e34 hadn’t wanted to encounter.51a91bcb979015ba

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She could clearly 30f2061450 hear the broom 92419cac59 girl’s nervous breathing 9ab3173608 from about five a147d8fe44 steps above her.b684d399ec69d3dd

A static-filled, ominous d42d2b1e18 sound crackled from f0a65f96c2 the speaker.d60c2cc033e8bf05

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『An announcement d4935fcec4 for those 86bbf9fb79 who have 51508df587 newly arrived 55edae8928 on the 676b9cca9c 7th floor 32f4377bce of the fdaccf0ee8 girls’ dormitory. The demon residing ddc380a275 on the 7th 072ffd8a35 floor is ‘Amon.’ f79abfbd72 Thank you.』4165e6d5cd95e6f2