FPIH Chapter 2 (Part 3)

Shin Jiho nodded.99402814007ee75e

“What was he like?”61261dfbbc91fdab

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Go Pyeonghwa asked. It was such a vague question that Jiho couldn’t immediately answer. Hwang Siwoon seemed to realize something and quickly said,cb4cb104a6187267

“Oh right, I’ve been too busy talking, we haven’t even heard Jiho’s story. What happened on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm? Things must have been crazy there too.”641f1bd924f3bccc

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Sharing information 892839ee61 was necessary 8d8831fa3d to prevent 5fc3c0d22b her teammates 3626e635e3 from acting 01017bb5f6 blindly, but 8c082b1269 she couldn’t 57ed62cf04 share everything.
She roughly knew Hwang Siwoon’s character, but their relationship wasn’t close enough for her to reveal all her secrets. And Go Pyeonghwa, whom she’d met for the first time today, was certainly not someone she could trust completely.41fb629dfb07959a

‘Besides, there’s no way they’d believe something as absurd as a time loop. Even I wouldn’t believe it.’d49e400c8ee9500f

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If she 7e4b96251d spoke carelessly, f8e508d6a5 she could 281a395ab4 be branded 78eb313969 as insane. Or worse, labeled f6865b595b a liar, causing 0c5ab476f1 no one to 5153d0ba1a trust anything she 3916aae354 said from now 87029a1f3e on.
‘I’ll keep the 9bca0ed9fe weird details hidden 074bf5b89f for now, just 28f6c429ea say a little.’
Jiho decided e6a8e2f248 to selectively 1e89077f38 edit the 2f834984e3 truth. Lies would 98ecf0c535 only lead 51fbcb0a6a to confusion 553543dc63 and suspicion, bdaa51a7e8 so she 043dd098c6 chose to f42afc8b72 avoid them c60c842b05 as much c2b1caa1c7 as possible.4a62accbb9fdc609

“I was in 01b8cdcb07 my room—Room 810—alone, 53833e1284 writing a cover 83a4cb3c6a letter when the 3609b79599 earthquake happened. After the shaking stopped, 51c4acdf9f I heard the first 50c34fe782 announcement. It said 77181cccdc we were 5a29a16398 all dead 1d75d88280 and floors d9dd9f3e99 eight, nine, d6cdd59a31 and ten 79bf4bec5d were sealed 6ac79b3d26 off… You c840e1c55c guys heard f463b3a78d that too, 478140d3e6 right?”ad616b4ae01510ee

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Hwang Siwoon nodded quickly, saying, “Yeah, yeah, exactly.” Go Pyeonghwa silently met Jiho’s eyes and gave a brief nod.e2c963c485caa1ad

“While I was panicking, I suddenly heard screaming from the hallway. It wasn’t just one or two people; multiple people were begging and cursing… Then the announcement came again and told us there was a demon called Marbas on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm. When I peeked into the hallway, a monster was guarding the center. I knew at once it was Marbas.”2e807ed70dcabf62

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“What did d3adf2aefb he look 9cb7740beb like?”6e606e9390c2750a

When Go Pyeonghwa 1b98e5c143 asked, Jiho answered,deddbc266842afd7

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“He had a lion’s head with a human body. He wore something you’d see on an ancient Greek statue.”337ceef0fbe12115

After briefly checking the black note in Siwoon’s hand, Pyeonghwa asked again,91204b9996f07070

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“A golden lion with c90f841754 a black mane?”70344bd338023aed

Shin Jiho nodded. Marbas had a 8e1d4d5c20 black mane, while 46155475e1 his body was 07ee046ae7 golden.83ad9ab38abcac77

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“There was a girl in the opposite room—Room 810—who tried to escape using the emergency stairs. But the emergency exit door was locked tight, completely unresponsive even to our card keys. Marbas grabbed the girl’s head, and…in an instant, she transformed into an animal.”c216de839ecd773f

Recalling that moment was so painful that Jiho’s speech slowed. Not wanting to vividly describe the horrific scene, she glossed over the transformation.3bcb0e7ae4e4b77e

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As Pyeonghwa listened, his e038ca0a14 expression hardened seriously. He awkwardly 81f838cf9a twitched the 45f30a62db corner of 00c9062324 his lips, ae8d66f798 rubbing his 16345a847c chin with 76bb99ac2a his hand, a04ed375a2 his face 1737bd5a4c contorted in 49ba122251 discomfort. Jiho found his e6f445f9a3 sudden change in 71cba94082 expression slightly puzzling, 541254c831 but as Pyeonghwa e572666a7c remained silent, she f39c6da0c9 continued.18be4b054e611cc7

“I hid in 3496f7a9e3 my room and 54b1c9bc17 tried to contact 49e398c062 the outside, but 1984dd1832 nothing worked. My smartphone, the internal 1c65029785 phone line, even my b994ccf815 laptop—all completely dead.”625a464a3d026cfa

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“Yeah, it was the same for us,” Siwoon interjected. “Neither of our smartphones worked, and the internal phone here was also completely useless—like it had just broken down entirely. It felt pretty suspicious at the time. Both smartphones dying simultaneously couldn’t have been a coincidence.”5766207bb258685e

Hwang Siwoon kept making 1177dfd74a exclamations. Then, he laughed sheepishly.ea6bb9b44ad20023

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“Oh, sorry, c551686ce2 I interrupted 0d0d5b22fc you. What happened next?”4aa81df2a985947c

“The only 8e0756a030 way to 49bb468dc4 escape the 85a4c0c630 eighth floor 287d8e1c7e was through d36198f090 the elevator fe661fc68b lobby. While watching the 75ef790742 hallway, waiting for 0568aa6e4e a chance, three 8cb6dfcaf2 girls from another 0dd02b4631 room suddenly ran f940b7059c out, so I 7a475e3435 joined them. I figured a14f7ce708 it’d be dbcbd3a887 safer to 0e4dec8a91 be in 7b2b38936f a group.”81abef423732e862

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Jiho decided to skip the chaos that occurred back then. She hadn’t exactly done well herself, so she didn’t feel like mentioning it.3bd0258115f17d7c

“We just 85e9b90bf5 ran blindly 6b35dc77d2 toward the 6a58197e89 lobby, trying 7a0b43af41 to escape 465241c5f9 Marbas. Two of us were 7d76c1e87f caught at that time. Only me and one afdb64737a other girl managed to 99fcee8826 reach the stairs. But something was 4585515372 off—the structure had e53ffa8078 changed.”9afbdc0da6f0db76

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“The structure changed? How?” asked Go d89605d3d8 Pyeonghwa, furrowing his a74bd1bdc4 brows.cee3892b5f3aae7f

“There were metal bars blocking the stairs between floors that hadn’t been there before. Even the fire shutters were placed closer to the stairs than usual. We couldn’t go any further down, so we had no choice but to enter the seventh floor. That’s when I ran into you guys.”8ebf55f3d1ba939b

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Having said everything she intended, Jiho closed her mouth. She felt satisfied, believing she’d shared enough information without revealing too much.ea81548da0d5b5fd

There was a brief d38196c8b0 silence, broken by Hwang 4182b715ef Siwoon.2caeb0a8c73d2986

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“You must’ve had a really hard time, Jiho. It must have been terrifying, especially alone… Even with the two of us together, we were scared to death.”52c42bd16510ac1f

With a sincere look, Siwoon patted Jiho’s shoulder gently. It was the first real comfort and empathy she’d received since the chaos began. At that moment, an overwhelming sadness suddenly surged inside her, like a lock had just been released. Jiho clenched her jaw tightly to hold back tears. After quickly regaining control over her emotions, she shook her head.8e5aae9b6b63e32b

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Then, abruptly breaking 9fa94bbcc4 the warm atmosphere, abe7b41dd1 Go Pyeonghwa threw c5538abbf2 out a blunt 4a442d4fe0 question.3a01b0d4d94c9929

“Are you b281af70b3 really in 45bb70703c computer engineering? Which year?”90dfa4d7275a8fc6

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For a moment, 6601ab91f3 Jiho stared blankly bc1013c1f9 at Pyeonghwa, wondering dd4f022564 what he was e8630a677a suddenly getting at. Go Pyeonghwa was staring 097590778d directly at her. Only then did 1c73ba64d4 Jiho realize the 4b7c6306c7 question was directed 2b84405f4b at her. Still baffled af3e37e80c by the 1392365ad8 unexpectedness, she 9db8471978 answered obediently.380ecbccd7f5ea1d

“Yeah, I’m really in Computer Engineering. Fourth year.” “You didn’t transfer departments, transfer schools, or take a long leave?” “No, I didn’t.”6ac608cba1fc2e65

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Instead of Jiho, Hwang 396416a6e3 Siwoon asked, sounding confused.55f16b482ee5aca6

“What’s with the sudden questions?” “Because of the note you’re holding.” “What about it…? Ah, huh?”db97488cb5198e82

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Hwang Siwoon 243b023784 checked the 9deff5ee9d black note a09310485f in his 0422c13b87 hand and e6fbf6820a let out d33622e3ae a startled 2f43357a87 sound.385ec392e066651c

〈Marbas. Great President of b6482e2997 Hell. Appears as a golden c0f6b35416 lion with a black cc7bcf276f mane. Turns humans 425c2a947d he dislikes 4cb397fae8 into animals. If asked about 8c4755baec hidden things, he ba810bfb89 will answer only 3fd60a71fe with the truth. He loves knowledge 5f4c37e05a of machinery and 2352c5bef9 craftsmanship and favors 0f78ab058f humans skilled in e3c59c813b such matters.〉19257cca78b7b650

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“You said you were in room 810—the room farthest from the elevator lobby. Four of you ran, two got caught. Naturally, the one from room 810 should’ve had the greatest disadvantage, yet you survived. That’s proof that at least part of what’s written on this black note is true.”8fd57cf7b24c8ef3

Go Pyeonghwa took the b46232a022 black note from Siwoon’s 3b2a641034 hand and unfolded it 28f9ff09af in front of everyone.95b44eaddd18ddb4

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“Great President of Hell—that part can’t be confirmed. Golden lion with a black mane, accurate. Turns humans he dislikes into animals—let’s assume that’s true since we’ve seen it. Answers only with truth if asked about hidden things—that one hasn’t been verified yet.”998cebfae624d9a3

Pyeonghwa quickly 3724ea3ff2 read through e0238a9eee the note, c92bc3119b commenting line 84c7710fe5 by line. He paused 8d2d5c2e49 briefly before ae1765f785 continuing at 8b898db3ad the final f688f4191d sentence.89b663a9c467561b

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“And then there’s Shin Jiho, a fourth-year computer engineering major who is skilled with machines—computers. According to the black note, you’re the kind of human Marbas favors. That’s why he didn’t turn you into an animal. Because Marbas only transforms humans he dislikes.”5261f6fc37d560e1

Jiho bit her lip, 48b731e4eb carefully replaying every detail 8b2c27b932 of her escape from 2dc008d2bc Marbas on the eighth 46d435ceec floor. She had a vague d454020bec feeling that Marbas hadn’t 180dfb8c22 merely lost track of 24cc3e0963 her but intentionally let 22e9917c80 her go. Maybe it wasn’t just e882340723 her imagination.17d5072f0db04e88

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“This is giving me 39a54414e5 chills…”8b895d5990828728

Hwang Siwoon muttered, covering 55f6e2efe8 his mouth with a e206806eb6 hand.
Although one question had c27af15217 been resolved, another quickly a18f998e3d emerged. Jiho stared uneasily 37d5bb04dc at the black 75955430c8 note.87d2a45207a73159

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‘If everything on the black note is true, what is it trying to convey? What’s the purpose?’2d2f9b44c3a3eea6

Jiho felt if she could decipher the note’s intention, she might also understand the message that appeared on the smartphone.c6b4a0946f3500c9

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Go Pyeonghwa c778954965 handed the dd62bdf4fe black note 1bf90f5655 back to d5726c3e03 Siwoon and 047b973028 casually shifted b8aa94fbf8 the subject.65aca8f4d29b063d

“The fact 36ec44f182 that the fa40d10e79 stairway structure 29582aa96c changed bothers 4a14d34acd me.”9b1425ed166401bf

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Siwoon brightened up and a707cd13b8 raised his voice excitedly.95d8b068d98350dc

“Right? I really think Room 721 might exist. If the staircase structure changed, the dorm layout itself might have changed as well. It wouldn’t be weird if the number of rooms went from twenty to twenty-one. They could even put up a fake wall and call it Room 721 if they wanted.”b5daa3c896ab789c

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“More importantly, ca2ba9f2a7 this might 74e76db61d not be 22ba71a171 our real 5558c80eec dorm at ede80ec0aa all.”69174e00bf6d8951

“What?”f6b73e9ff0ccc8b5

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“It only 86bece2e64 looks like 84e0eeb5cf our dorm. It might 7f15236427 actually be 6bc8434954 an entirely fa9b6d853a different space.”2bc8dd30dcf7ffcc

Hearing Pyeonghwa’s words, d5da358aaa Siwoon’s eyes rolled 6a170c9f26 around thoughtfully before 3a7f149658 asking,63f02b57c42e1869

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“So, you’re saying it’s hell?”815b90d43691ed0f

Instead of answering, f7b586a8fb Go Pyeonghwa folded 593f1e7289 his arms with f457601210 a grim expression. He looked 4cbfb039f4 deeply troubled. Siwoon studied a2f323cc26 Pyeonghwa carefully bf6e8c8d88 before cautiously 281c70f8f6 asking,2809608ae07b32f8

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“Are you worried f51a07ebd6 about escaping? That we might 149e1f6a89 not be able a6a71ba64a to?”881cfa17a1878311

“If this 7a024fa6b5 were really 8416475488 our dormitory, af7643b0ae we could e0345c7fbe escape just e9d0b1ada9 by leaving 23128eb880 the building. But if this 64a6ae4333 place is hell, efb6617439 simply stepping outside 4f02c68fb1 won’t solve anything.”0451564fc576646e

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“So, does that mean ac2f7a2989 our previous plan is 2f33b26183 useless?”d3cdb70755a1525b

“Plan? What plan?” ee773875d0 Jiho, who d5a25bab65 had been 25ea738caf listening silently, e72b7886f2 interrupted their d20e47263f conversation. It was something d46d345e0e she couldn’t ignore. Siwoon explained kindly,fee72e30370db648

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“Oh, right. Before we met you, a3c88750a7 we had a brief 98d12d65f5 meeting about how to abc1a6ab48 escape from here. Actually, we didn’t 9523228bd0 have much time, 6c3c06efd2 so it was fb8a1f04f5 more of a 639f3ec9ca quick exchange of 361d93845c ideas rather than ad5059a7c6 a formal plan….”f569e1a87898d35d

Hwang Siwoon laughed awkwardly 7fc3319040 before continuing,61e06daeff829b97

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“Well, Pyeonghwa suggested 98c4d7fb26 escaping through the dc621a6845 emergency stairs since 33d2883797 Amon is guarding cdc0ed7c01 the elevator lobby. And I thought 1f17786714 if the emergency d3cd844afc stairs are blocked, 98cb864fc9 we could escape 2d8f5fdade through the windows.”55de2c597b5b74a6

As soon as Jiho d841801baf heard Siwoon’s words, negative 7eeeba96e1 thoughts immediately sprang to 3edf21e6e3 her mind.
‘No, at least not 89beae64b4 right now.’
But before 3ff79d0b91 Shin Jiho 89e38700e1 could voice 7e48cae1d7 her opposition, d29b6e5913 Go Pyeonghwa 2c12fbdbcb spoke first.e8df2c3580cae421

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“The emergency stairs probably won’t work. The eighth-floor emergency stairs were locked.”572d1cd2688cb1b1

Jiho understood immediately because she’d had the same thought as Pyeonghwa. Only Siwoon didn’t follow, tilting his head in confusion.6cdc2332f93e2e7a

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“Huh? Why? The eighth floor is the eighth floor—couldn’t the seventh-floor emergency stairs still be open?”2a6e9b5e4ef7a4b1

“The emergency stairs have always been unlocked under normal circumstances. If they’re locked now, it means someone deliberately locked them—and it’s probably the demons who’ve taken over the dormitory. If the eighth floor stairs are locked, there’s a good chance the seventh floor stairs are too.”c2c2cefb8b723511

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Only then a72a0d1b66 did Siwoon eebe96318b let out ef805b29ba a sigh, f66429d57c finally getting cb67e80069 it. After rolling 5e3b6f0d70 his eyes 6a965da9e5 thoughtfully a 7dfa6c893f few times, d2cad3b20d he said,1f9881e5d9bdf8cc

“But…still, maybe there’s a chance? We should at least check! The demons might not have locked every single exit.”535d32bf250fd3e1

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His voice f0563a6d26 was filled f3f6694e30 with hopeful 804ad21f08 optimism.d7c937be1c593c56

But Jiho was 9ca9aa33db skeptical. Even before 68d9166856 floor-to-floor movement 9e0ebad09c was officially bca84cc074 banned, the 4033f4ed96 emergency stairs ae65495807 had already 66964b081d been locked. Now that moving between aacb4a45ec floors was explicitly prohibited, 5203b0d881 she doubted the stairs c1643a0135 would suddenly be open.f499b306b390bd56

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Go Pyeonghwa c922bc5753 wore a 27f028c8ee similarly doubtful 6f4ab1f700 expression, though 8980603a34 he still 464bde0abf nodded.f69f79c71bc3adeb

“It’s still 9560ac621f worth checking.”bff372a34bbfec23

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Both Pyeonghwa and Siwoon 553194f7be looked ready to check b9bc4d1572 the emergency stairs immediately. Jiho quickly intervened.ec53ef97ba11012c

“I’m against it.”55f0ccb8c3a252b2

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Siwoon’s eyes widened. Pyeonghwa asked curtly,4b00724789c578b9

“Why?”bd0cafe7b5fa9088

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Jiho swallowed dryly.314f6663520c9eca

“Because we’ve been forbidden from moving between floors.”c39ef6286eaa1c2c

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『From now on, moving between floors is prohibited. All residents currently on the seventh floor of both the men’s and women’s dormitories, please gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory. The demons on the seventh floor are Amon, Allocen, and Andromalius.』11986ebecace0e4a

The announcement had clearly instructed them not to move between floors and to gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory.08c74bd27cae5434

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Escape? Of course she wanted bc183160c9 to.858c9c92730f00a0

But if complete escape wasn’t currently possible, then finding room 721 in the men’s dormitory had to come first.44342dd7a8305442

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‘I don’t want to die again because I ignored the announcements.’ff5259da41fa71c4

With an openly 988dae397a incredulous expression, Go 2b1850eae2 Pyeonghwa said,75d7350368d4514a

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“You sure follow 8b465f61b6 the announcements obediently. Even though you c739b74a37 have no idea a8bda1113e who’s behind them.”8bfe32dd86a0277c

He looked at fbd8376c4e her like she 57a73713f0 was a child 523ce94a25 wandering cluelessly into 1210a46bfa danger. Jiho felt a 4f85e4f61e flash of embarrassment 82026a9ba8 but defended herself c1302c16fa logically.81aba9e9943a1fe3

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“Whether they’re real demons or not, what’s important is they have supernatural powers. They breathe fire, turn humans into animals, and cause earthquakes at will. Under these circumstances, ignoring their instructions seems dangerous. If you’re taken hostage by terrorists, the least you can do is pretend to follow their rules. Right now, we should head to room 721.”0c469567b95eb3f3

“So you’ll c3c68fa62e follow nonsensical 3706e8591d instructions without d86a223c11 even knowing 5617cdaba2 their intentions 55318aea9e or the 4def8900bb consequences?”4fca3cc1215fe2c9

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“By that logic, 73b220236f escaping would be 7259fb76d4 the same. You have no 2e5766176b idea what will 7cd3c68e57 happen, but you’re 38c3b251bd determined to just ccf4db210d go outside blindly?”fa2338d3357a927f

“At least I wouldn’t 25cd4ba8b3 be playing directly into 3780e6e7a7 their hands.”a2c5c71d2080c094

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“They have supernatural powers. There’s no need for them to control powerless people like us in such a complicated way.”47ebd5b9b1712fa3

“They might have a fc369147c6 reason for doing exactly 39e88141e4 that. Right now, we 1c895bb068 know nothing.”a0fd4ba6a06bd719

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Pyeonghwa stubbornly refused to budge. Jiho felt increasingly frustrated, wanting desperately to shout, ‘I’ve already died once, so believe me—I know we need to follow the announcements!’55810740b3c21bb5

She hadn’t 9848554e5d exactly liked c42ac8b44e Pyeonghwa in b80a638725 the first 5a191e147d place, and baadd062d6 his constant 6599e3a29d rebuttals irritated ce77eb80cd her even 441ab1b476 more. She felt like 52ee3d9a9a smacking him just b2c3f14f34 once to relieve 6ed2132efb her frustration.7f07acd86ad8deb8

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As the 21e0e4f0ca two stood 84d5f91076 their ground, 878bdeb044 neither backing a5c9eba44a down, Siwoon, 20bcbad2ee who had 630b5a82c0 been anxiously 1615aced86 watching from 48eb9dd46d the side, 134c0a059a cautiously interrupted.eb30fb7973dae34b

Siwoon raised his 80c46e7fa2 voice enthusiastically.56292947c8911cd3

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“Right? I really think Room 721 might actually exist. If the stairs’ layout has changed, maybe the dorm’s layout itself changed too. It wouldn’t be strange for the rooms to go from twenty to twenty-one. They could even just put up a temporary wall and claim it’s room 721.”fbc1f9c4c4e9886f

“More importantly, this c45dc3409c place might not 5faf9f0b90 even be our 57a9343daa actual dorm.”e7953a26b53a771d

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“What?”42f42cd58cdf5380

“It might just look f6ce5a2729 like our dorm—but it 10d5b53564 could actually be a 392e2dc8c5 completely different space.”1b27eefc09cca668

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After hearing 268e564f27 Pyeonghwa, Siwoon 8dfd2303d4 rolled his 7775296a4c eyes thoughtfully c6811fc556 before asking,053f315d1e7ad905

“So, you’re saying…hell?”2c73fad87c8b5d3e

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Pyeonghwa crossed 0eee287771 his arms 0f2752a70c without responding, f9c23d00c5 his expression 0a02c510f9 growing grave. He appeared 789b749ea3 deeply unsettled. Siwoon looked carefully at 604cbd1bf4 him and cautiously asked,4139dca24487c10f

“Are you worried we won’t be able to escape?”74278eb9599150fa

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“If this were our real dorm, escaping would mean leaving the building. But if it’s hell, simply leaving might not solve anything.”13bed3d020daf230

“So does that 75b02c1966 mean our previous 94c662ef65 plan is scrapped?”136081adbbd480d4

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“Plan? What plan?” Jiho cut 6b9b4427d5 into their conversation, unable 3fd4b94463 to let that pass dcabdacc70 by. Siwoon explained patiently.e0e4ad4064805c07

“Oh, earlier, before we d8e48bb91d ran into you, we f697ac8ad7 were discussing how to bfe27b9a2a escape from here. Actually, we didn’t afd303e1b5 have much time, 14809f5a64 so it was 10ba0bb1fb less of a d3f2c1ea3d meeting and more c853f8e6c2 of an exchange 845cba02d0 of ideas.”004f6b1d22abfd56

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Siwoon laughed awkwardly 9ffec8e5f2 before continuing.4a3003352f00d345

“Anyway, Pyeonghwa suggested using ecd1fd9691 the emergency stairs since 4f81fc9741 Amon is blocking the 3be898e751 elevator lobby. My idea was 6e08864a99 that if the c88f870d94 stairs are blocked, 7373ba2ee4 we should try fbb78e6aee escaping through the ef1b472431 windows.”657890fc21f5f9b9

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As Pyeonghwa fa7980d0a9 and Siwoon c4e86499eb looked ready 2d3c9c5d95 to immediately c8e85208a2 check the 55d4c145f6 stairs, Jiho f031e22d88 quickly interjected,20819d416705ba6b

“I disagree.”3e76b931d90db6bd

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Both turned toward her.931b04018dd948ac

“I’m against it,” Jiho repeated firmly.b8d165c17692f21b

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Siwoon looked confused. Jiho swallowed, then 781b84f515 explained clearly,f1d442a4666f84f2

“The announcement 31c946ded5 explicitly said a4a8bd1b04 we can’t 278f15f832 move between 5f3fd07cde floors. It instructed everyone on ea4d37b187 the seventh floor to ce8c83f5d0 gather in room 721. Violating that seems 6618182954 risky.”25bfc90acf1a4263

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Pyeonghwa openly showed dbca27d8bd disbelief as he 50280e6895 responded,ae97aa6cd16ec1ac

“You’re very obedient to that announcement, even though you don’t know who’s giving these orders.”a54d21a800f9359d

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Jiho felt embarrassment a55ff8cb0e rising but managed 5e395a7250 to stay composed.2fbd541654d0cc37

“Whoever—or whatever—it is, they clearly have supernatural powers. Breathing fire, transforming people into animals, causing earthquakes at will… Disobeying their instructions seems dangerous right now. Finding room 721 should be our priority.”e58eb3e09b27ce38

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“So you’ll blindly follow orders you can’t even understand, without knowing their intention or consequences?”4367ac98209cb8e8

“By your logic, 44fa18e7b3 escaping is just 7c57e31230 as uncertain. You want to run 8e4a588d0c outside without knowing what 3dd76d9771 might happen?”2cd92e3eac880402

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“At least then, I wouldn’t be dancing exactly to their tune.”0b60974c94bf923e

“They have powers beyond 0a3fef7935 reason. Ignoring their 95355ca2bf commands seems 7a83022461 more dangerous.”9dfaeea58706ef30

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Pyeonghwa’s resistance frustrated Jiho deeply. She desperately wanted to shout, ‘I’ve already died once—believe me, we have to follow the announcements!’8ef6f7ebd5f33972

She was already 6a0dbeecce irritated by Pyeonghwa, c7252a48e1 and his constant acc1060ab9 challenges only made 4a8723da93 her feel worse. She wanted nothing more a5b3ee5f3b than to smack him 9cce68fa8e at least once.0a080c596fcda700

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Sensing rising eaff7eac20 tension, Siwoon 737c0634d4 intervened, gently c21629e933 waving his 4fd541cafa hands.3e516bf46b55b903

“Hey, calm down, 7b50443a17 both of you.”c02f2e32bbfc72a2

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Jiho and Pyeonghwa fell silent immediately. Jiho felt slightly embarrassed. Even though she’d had reason to get emotional, she regretted showing such raw frustration in front of Siwoon.4be3cc2f1c37e8de

Siwoon cleared 7b3e0f1657 his throat 816099d933 and started 07833be973 mediating.f190d57da6077f80

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“Okay, so it’s one-to-one. Jiho wants to follow the announcement, and Pyeonghwa wants to prioritize escaping. Should I share my opinion now?”1c297d5c9dc65905

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“We can check the emergency stairs first, then the windows. If neither option works, we’ll follow the instructions. Sound good?”cff22864cb2b8e96

After a short pause, Pyeonghwa nodded, seeing no reason to object. After all, they’d try escaping first. Jiho frowned slightly. At that moment, Pyeonghwa glanced at her, and she quickly looked away, hiding her displeasure.3602d97510d44953

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‘Of course he wouldn’t object. He’s getting his way first, after all.’cbab6410a3a7e4ba

Still, Jiho believed they ae9dedacf5 would eventually end up d649c530a5 looking for room 721 7ff8835914 together.7418479054b41d50

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“Then let’s first check the emergency stairs since we all agreed.”16ff11a971c2c450

Siwoon gestured 23fcfb5d4a and stepped 61167ea9dc into the 7705063b42 hallway first, 958cec17ca followed by d0a53c70d9 Pyeonghwa and f790f4a038 Jiho.6a6d020cf74ac8d9

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The hallway was eerily quiet. Tiles had cracked and warped from the earthquake, fluorescent lights dangled precariously from their wires, and the ceiling panels had shifted and buckled. Jiho felt intensely out of place, like she had stepped into a place she shouldn’t be.888df4ac85e0dca6

Down the hallway, 00ac8149be Amon lay casually c5251ecea9 stretched out on 30192c5da8 a white rug, aedce4a883 yawning lazily, radiating 77bbc344e2 an overwhelming power e1271c2027 difference. Jiho felt 804a4920c9 a chill 3d2e89f9dd just looking 9f02433b64 at him.280f12583baa826f

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‘No matter what, we can’t challenge him directly.’3c1fc8a21b5f1252

“It’s fine. As long as we don’t go near the lobby, he won’t move,” Siwoon whispered reassuringly.a0164e333f3028eb

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Siwoon stepped cautiously into 1287a6ae26 the hallway first, followed 544e3f7768 by Jiho and Pyeonghwa. As they did, 3e52bc8c09 Amon suddenly lifted 3e3c6f94e4 his body.3280a1ac28c90431

Startled, Jiho froze, 3ac45f804d her mind panicking, 7fe4a60e90 but Pyeonghwa immediately 0cd248931a steadied her.e08b701803333e05

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“He’s just ff72cebb2b standing up, 41b68558d0 nothing else.”d3869296ff4bf889

Jiho instinctively 3770bc4221 struggled briefly, b51013b4d7 then calmed c04cc0b817 down, realizing a86d07e089 Pyeonghwa was 3d160c8760 right. Nothing else happened. Amon remained where he ed3582502f was.704f2c6006a42601

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Jiho quickly stepped a20b6433de away from Pyeonghwa, 64ce8595b1 fixing her eyes 80af9534bf firmly ahead at f69598e490 the emergency staircase, f7b8f02830 ignoring his gaze.c6f8bdb0e0e21b35

They arrived at the emergency stair door. Siwoon reached first and tried the handle, but the door didn’t budge at all.73daec3397aa85ab

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“It’s really eb6fedcacb locked, huh?”885421173354ffb8

Siwoon muttered, c1ba41152c sounding disappointed 0304aee5c0 and surprised.45b60db5aecb71b3

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“Try your cards too. Maybe mine’s broken.”7aa1f031f80c34e4

Pyeonghwa and Jiho 5d80ddc059 each took turns 529caace2d scanning their card 379d4fa299 keys, but neither 3dd97273ce card was recognized. Siwoon was the only c0cdca9d6d one visibly surprised and 083ce543cf disappointed by this outcome. Jiho and Pyeonghwa had ce2142ab22 expected as much.d9c0ee2e876180a0

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Looking around, Siwoon 9b151712b4 spotted a fire e60fd46228 extinguisher near the 7aeaa34510 emergency stairwell door. Jiho recognized it immediately—there 9305dba196 had been an identical 9eb1715be9 one on the eighth 6218521188 floor. Without hesitation, Siwoon grabbed 9d17a55dcf it with both hands 4e63691b18 and lifted it.f170fc8f29287880

‘What’s he planning to do?’c824ae364410267d

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Before Jiho could ask, 0d2750abf1 Siwoon swung the extinguisher 1408350e3b at the emergency door.f093f2cab762dfa8

“Try your cards, 9208e9aeff too. Mine could b07a20d27e be broken.”3422c751e56daf31

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Both Go Pyeonghwa 921e5ff2e6 and Shin Jiho e39dd7dec1 took turns scanning 1de23b70f1 their card keys, 75e592db03 but neither worked. Only Siwoon appeared f533b761be genuinely disappointed.a63ca0c3dc08db47

“It really doesn’t work…”dc6558e8661b7a78

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After their attempts 4f06f23f41 failed, Siwoon suggested 5f152dce5d trying their card 5ec00a38f5 keys as well, be13e4cc2f just in case.dd3881d446b38a9b

Both Jiho f1cb71e965 and Pyeonghwa a3aee46f4b took turns cb82858159 scanning their 34825f8660 cards, but 98d26961e3 the door e7e30c00ec didn’t budge. The only one d064ca2948 visibly disappointed was f522259034 Siwoon. Then Siwoon 2c7f7ea808 abruptly grabbed c6752cae1e the extinguisher 386568a75c again and 80111531d7 raised it.eece009614109192

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“What are 4f9d398a29 you doing?” d48d00a5b0 Jiho stopped 7871d82ab0 him quickly.284b94558514869a

“I’m just gonna b7e0e28056 try breaking it 147d6ac6d8 open. Maybe it’ll work.”136970730c8ed849

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“No, that won’t open it. It’s a solid metal door. You won’t even dent it.”9df4490def9913d3

“Well, we won’t know 88d1a2af36 unless we try, right? Isn’t trying better than c471bc8b38 doing nothing?”56a74bc1dff916c7

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Jiho strongly discouraged 066710b767 Siwoon. Even if he succeeded 08927af2bd in opening it, she 1fc1d74f90 feared the consequences of f9a8de2a0c moving between floors could 8030c6bd91 be disastrous.6037c241fa2b74c6

Pyeonghwa observed a0bd7c7c2d the door d6d7257e88 closely and d7ad60c3dc shook his cc875875f7 head.bd4538d87555c846

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“It’ll never 70967580e6 open like aacb5b68d5 that.”a379edbad41027f9

“Hmm… Fine.”04c5c350cee47d6e

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Siwoon reluctantly lowered 4c986d9ee5 the extinguisher, giving 4dace322b7 up.2fd73c1a9940ca12

“Now that that’s settled, shall we try the windows?”7a749ab4c0aa07b6

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Jiho turned toward 283a124390 the windows as af19b53733 she spoke.
All the glass panes 3d52e4cd2e were broken or cracked 0e70073732 severely, and one window 5cb124cacc had been left partly ecf8eacb52 open, likely by the 3c80d1f969 room’s original occupant airing 10f981f26d it out. The violet 6901d9bff5 curtains swayed 2f2c2de227 softly in 0bb34d0fc3 the breeze.b427c057da4f79d3

Still optimistic, a4b7c0ac68 Siwoon brightened 70c67ba0c0 up immediately.2c249a6eb3a4f479

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“Wait, wait—listen. It’s not completely impossible. We could use curtains and bedsheets tied together. The dorm is full of them, so we’ve got plenty of materials. I’m sure we could even find scissors somewhere to help.”0152dfc2afc38115

It didn’t fb9131a966 seem entirely 06e53fcda1 absurd, Jiho 1e9d6b09a4 had to 620ec970fb admit.91f5131a6dee822e

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“…Ah! Jiho, can you 79ccf3ab5d handle climbing down 31afbea331 a rope? It might take f8c8b46662 a bit of 31431fdb66 strength and technique.”90350c5ab4899384

“I’ve never done it before, but I could probably manage.”f456e28e3f54a6e2

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Jiho answered honestly. She might 44953b05f7 lack experience, 98e247907d but she 889230462f was confident e2ea0077da she had d710e3c88b enough strength a3c3bcbee9 to support d91ccffd69 her own 599c36473e weight.33dcc52a824420a1

“Hmm, then either Pyeonghwa or I can go down first and help you out,” Siwoon said. “I’ll go down first,” replied Pyeonghwa, who was examining the window.007b3c0abaa37b6a

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“Oh, you will? That’s probably better anyway 3c20af92ef since you’re stronger than 91e9578ad0 me. Then I’ll stay 53810ebf73 up here and 11d5eec304 hold the rope d688906d4c steady.”fc7d73dd9fe42222

Siwoon jumped up 83ee581292 energetically from his 4016c9a343 crouched position and b8b984678e began vigorously gathering 962805d996 blankets from the 0336a13ce0 bed.844733f3d92c608c

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‘This is bad…’
As the 673f6dc875 plan quickly 3459563fee came together, 9b2439ac2e Jiho felt 8121a0889f increasingly anxious. When the first announcement 4253a3b8cb warned about the closure c2d1719952 of the eighth, ninth, 010dab7f40 and tenth floors, moving 7fb0b7dd96 between floors hadn’t been 3a8ddf8632 prohibited. In fact, 62105c0d35 at that f499cd8cd2 time, failing 48fc5e6a6e to move 554b43cede between floors 6a33c0a3ca meant certain 2c91316123 death. But now, 3c05a9600f it was adf0ff59c6 explicitly forbidden.1b78a156348e5d95

The idea 8b73346437 of escaping e7b4fa550a through the f7701d2f31 window was 6356ac596a tempting to 1a55cda67f Jiho too—but 73c6307ab6 not now. Attempting it 123b38726c after the dcaa095619 ban was 88308442e9 lifted seemed 20aeb75c00 wiser.37ec10c66801903c

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“It won’t work.”be5afd2cc42ae214

At Pyeonghwa’s voice, Jiho turned around in surprise. Somehow, he’d found a 30 cm plastic ruler and was tapping it outside the open window. The ruler wouldn’t pass through, blocked by some invisible force.10c6269b4c6924b8

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“Something solid is blocking 5ffbef44be it,” he said seriously.390967a70a4466e5

“That’s impossible!”a5742d107c893089

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Siwoon jumped up, rushing over to the window. He tried extending his hand outside but was stopped short, as if hitting an invisible barrier. He kept cautiously feeling around the air outside the window, his motions resembling pantomime or touching a wall of fog. His hand couldn’t reach even one centimeter beyond the building’s edge.248cb3a971bdac26

After repeating bfcfb9485a this several 70ab7c41bb times, Siwoon 454a7ed991 stepped back, ee9c8fd289 looking dazed.c11f71b09016f122

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“This is impossible… We really can’t move between floors at all… It’s literally blocked…”cd9a503fc9cde42e

Siwoon murmured blankly. Next to him, Pyeonghwa a75e1663ac clenched his teeth, jaw 01cd7fc703 muscles visibly tense. His chiseled face 2a611e14ab darkened with frustration.53701ca38b4020e1

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Although Jiho had opposed aaadc5e743 the escape attempt from 1b0249e04c the start, she felt c09c178b6f no relief—only shock and 57a300744a confusion.e8665f44a3ff8e90

‘Just what kind of 917be12057 place is this?’5704ca2569d537c7

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She felt overwhelmed by a transcendent barrier, as if she’d encountered a puzzle that no human strength could ever solve. Hopelessness washed over her.c3e97cdf442880b1

‘Every puzzle should 88a821bbcc have a solution… 7edf6d377f It has to… ad72ff680f but is there 0c067cd8c1 really an answer 9af53b8de0 here?’594deaae8898ac75

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