FPIH Chapter 2 (Part 3)

Shin Jiho nodded.6324fa4c566225ab

“What was he e909d6bfdb like?”77eb9a7e990fa8f6

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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,f2d267ffc58b585d

“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.”938d11d049495187

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Sharing information was necessary 78d9db6158 to prevent her teammates c5e9bce84b from acting blindly, but e47b568958 she couldn’t 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.77ba964884843f75

‘Besides, there’s no way they’d believe something as absurd as a time loop. Even I wouldn’t believe it.’bf54f563d5f3580e

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If she spoke carelessly, bcb005f0ba she could be branded c49897969f as insane. Or worse, labeled a 6d6e5a7871 liar, causing no one a87da7b9ba to trust anything she baf0ceedad said from now on.
‘I’ll keep 4ae3e6cbea the weird d1b4c6f3f7 details hidden 209c3664c5 for now, 9b67f4b2a5 just say 791b448de3 a little.’
Jiho decided edc2a1f286 to selectively d5aee8e51d edit the e6e8cbd8cf truth. Lies would aa17dfdc61 only lead f70e7a9720 to confusion c0061310ce and suspicion, 77ecf2ccdd so she c380d02d6f chose to 877e30de47 avoid them e9ce97d1c5 as much f0525d3da9 as possible.e24009200da7d7e0

“I was in my c31a87fb25 room—Room 810—alone, writing a 50e96c8e57 cover letter when the e3182cb6cf earthquake happened. After the shaking stopped, 4482e6958f I heard the first d2d3099efb announcement. It said we were c09eca9e2a all dead and floors d3adb7693f eight, nine, and ten ee6b9e22ab were sealed off… You 3b10f290e5 guys heard that too, 24be513629 right?”01c02049adfea7ad

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Hwang Siwoon nodded quickly, saying, “Yeah, yeah, exactly.” Go Pyeonghwa silently met Jiho’s eyes and gave a brief nod.651cba49e5ad58c2

“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.”ae6f698fd86089f5

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“What did he 0611e9eb4b look like?”d7762e5f4b8d0dbf

When Go 60d71b1c2a Pyeonghwa asked, 5e5ed50b6d Jiho answered,bc40dd3ace82faa8

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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.”922b2205b016c397

After briefly checking the black note in Siwoon’s hand, Pyeonghwa asked again,bb3e9f0652569799

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“A golden lion 835e4a1c8a with a black 5093e72e3a mane?”be92dab2c5101018

Shin Jiho nodded. Marbas had 96ee50e510 a black 1120c6440b mane, while 45e9dfc240 his body 4e51647f81 was golden.008b1e7f2856d13a

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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.”f71f53bd93bb6b7b

Recalling that moment was so painful that Jiho’s speech slowed. Not wanting to vividly describe the horrific scene, she glossed over the transformation.93ec985cbef0a359

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As Pyeonghwa 2737516e46 listened, his ebeaa08f78 expression hardened 0620ca7d3d seriously. He awkwardly twitched the 0b214c994f corner of his lips, b7a195fef3 rubbing his chin with e741b435e6 his hand, his face edc7f5a8c2 contorted in discomfort. Jiho found his sudden 96ab4a4747 change in expression slightly fda94feac2 puzzling, but as Pyeonghwa 4e5587c001 remained silent, she continued.6e7745721595de6d

“I hid in my b5c27c56c6 room and tried to 17f07e0a38 contact the outside, but ab6754fb28 nothing worked. My smartphone, 234ed6d556 the internal dcebcdb43d phone line, 48bc3bcefe even my e19824dd7d laptop—all completely 17b6dd6c37 dead.”1e7b5b68626c52e2

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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.”06e027a252591bfa

Hwang Siwoon kept making f5d069c4a2 exclamations. Then, he b6a06e6cef laughed sheepishly.866adb026af31592

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“Oh, sorry, I interrupted aad79f320d you. What happened next?”1d5cd4a3eb0dbdb1

“The only way to 130c8a9a89 escape the eighth floor a1c2f009cc was through the elevator 33e29912fe lobby. While watching the hallway, a60b077fa1 waiting for a chance, f89996a29e three girls from another 67aaa89213 room suddenly ran out, 45af9126fd so I joined them. I figured 4b951a16de it’d be 06efb58908 safer to 234f65001e be in 632fe3c8c2 a group.”a919a64550826912

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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.b1bef0915a9d0b30

“We just 1036863a50 ran blindly 6ee12b9004 toward the 4d3b4cb211 lobby, trying 1946639cdb to escape 54f62967c5 Marbas. Two of 0ab773bbb2 us were 537b910996 caught at 6c1c6e8d29 that time. Only me and 2b9b16c064 one other girl ee6df11190 managed to reach 2b4b5ca52f the stairs. But something was 5970673990 off—the structure had d0e20b7c39 changed.”625e4888847790e1

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“The structure changed? How?” asked Go Pyeonghwa, 18d6683dd1 furrowing his brows.011e6540c233f4e4

“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.”43dffcbc88ba1200

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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.ca0e3069605e802c

There was a brief 5fa3597a0b silence, broken by Hwang ba801a7ecf Siwoon.0ffdd5ae0f1e51f9

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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.”7b640c2de52c4abb

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.efba9e851acaaa89

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Then, abruptly breaking 9e9830dcb2 the warm atmosphere, 5c89eb22e6 Go Pyeonghwa threw 5666e9cff9 out a blunt c1220730a5 question.6091de1481c332b5

“Are you really 8f79051e96 in computer engineering? Which year?”5b5eda091b9a8e0a

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For a 62e181fbcc moment, Jiho 61c4a24ec8 stared blankly 08bc40063f at Pyeonghwa, 9959b7335b wondering what 4b510f6de5 he was 93d88fc04d suddenly getting fca36f9fff at. Go Pyeonghwa was staring 4f068161f6 directly at her. Only then did 6280872aed Jiho realize the b58ed45f3f question was directed 933ae7fef4 at her. Still baffled by the 1cdbf2a94b unexpectedness, she answered obediently.9bd93ab544399c1d

“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.”fbb3cecf2c7e58bb

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Instead of Jiho, Hwang 5108e3cbac Siwoon asked, sounding confused.93f55622341898db

“What’s with the sudden questions?” “Because of the note you’re holding.” “What about it…? Ah, huh?”0683f97d9f5560cd

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Hwang Siwoon 273b4ebb4d checked the 91096a3a78 black note b85808e362 in his bdf2eb6858 hand and 014afe92eb let out 5f18ac1911 a startled 2dad71c583 sound.ca126154726c7e69

〈Marbas. Great President of Hell. Appears as 41e3905bbd a golden 2799fc2660 lion with 926cf76200 a black ccefd9e59c mane. Turns humans 8aefe210aa he dislikes b1676847c8 into animals. If asked c856f2b73f about hidden da6bba937a things, he 2a5138d8ec will answer d23328ce18 only with a834011641 the truth. He loves 8712341d2c knowledge of 5d39c72f4b machinery and 6e9062d4d8 craftsmanship and 6baba000ce favors humans ffa4ebd8d5 skilled in 0f3055c17c such matters.〉a85bf2da1afbc04b

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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.”4691306e793b5abc

Go Pyeonghwa took 4f7204a208 the black note 2be54dfbbb from Siwoon’s hand 38d8fbc621 and unfolded it b60f2fee6b in front of cb73466aab everyone.7064d438ce01d461

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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.”468fd61b06afa9a7

Pyeonghwa quickly read c9422d5d6f through the note, 7da305433d commenting line by 014124ad91 line. He paused briefly before 6b429f75db continuing at the final 2b810866b8 sentence.22e0e17ca08c5a4d

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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.”1e1c84b17671178f

Jiho bit her f72bb17886 lip, carefully replaying 55a877c62b every detail of f2458b6af8 her escape from 7374fac58a Marbas on the a0a29b27bc eighth floor. She had a vague 6e39606f1f feeling that Marbas hadn’t 74b8991307 merely lost track of 78a68b7709 her but intentionally let 8241ce8b6e her go. Maybe it 4cb2acbc86 wasn’t just 3a67262b3f her imagination.68d17e1d161ffe32

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“This is giving a84cdde4a5 me chills…”b5c1d7e2f5251a87

Hwang Siwoon muttered, 9e4b0398ab covering his mouth eec4537548 with a hand.
Although one question bf47146078 had been resolved, 71ecb7034c another quickly emerged. Jiho stared uneasily 00d2007b8b at the black d2bc59bafb note.9f4bd675b7aa6cb8

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‘If everything on the black note is true, what is it trying to convey? What’s the purpose?’e6f8dbcf1c2bfa29

Jiho felt if she could decipher the note’s intention, she might also understand the message that appeared on the smartphone.3133b27569826ef0

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Go Pyeonghwa handed 156a0eaa43 the black note 0c135803f8 back to Siwoon 19149f5de5 and casually shifted 485ae80109 the subject.aaca651094e26f19

“The fact that the fe792215d8 stairway structure changed bothers 5e531fc573 me.”a93e74cdcd33148b

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Siwoon brightened up 719a1cf117 and raised his 86be774739 voice excitedly.d154ee0efb06ba10

“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.”6cce10d437f83c2a

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“More importantly, this 42118218c9 might not be 01b8e3d265 our real dorm cf380da2ae at all.”a245936f6b3cbd66

“What?”edc016aa2edcecd6

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“It only c5e31ad163 looks like 0202d7f041 our dorm. It might actually de56d4b2b7 be an entirely a248015d6a different space.”37b8f24414eecfb2

Hearing Pyeonghwa’s words, Siwoon’s 962d1e7dbc eyes rolled around thoughtfully 5b8b19202c before asking,7fb7c96229bb3d4f

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“So, you’re saying it’s hell?”5a2cb437f14909c2

Instead of answering, Go 7ae48124e2 Pyeonghwa folded his arms c38cdc8939 with a grim expression. He looked b319dbacbf deeply troubled. Siwoon studied Pyeonghwa carefully f5c1410d07 before cautiously asking,7c78c51037fc69f1

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“Are you worried about 076bdae421 escaping? That we 20a94f7b13 might not eddcd258ca be able da1e4d189c to?”9db68a344f9c075f

“If this were cbda9cc5a3 really our dormitory, 59d5fd788d we could escape 11a059d1b4 just by leaving 02b7237ec3 the building. But if this place d4a5f01152 is hell, simply stepping 1ccff96dc9 outside won’t solve anything.”fc6b9ab5187bc7c8

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“So, does b2a9d0ecbf that mean b838fb21d7 our previous 785e143d7f plan is 546c936e81 useless?”42ea6e1128c2b855

“Plan? What plan?” Jiho, who a2aa9af46c had been listening silently, 69274779ce interrupted their conversation. It was something she be143c8344 couldn’t ignore. Siwoon explained kindly,428e9e0043b5d494

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“Oh, right. Before we met 1baa51f91c you, we had 985d93cac0 a brief meeting b76bdc03ee about how to 679f3df464 escape from here. Actually, we didn’t 1d04470c01 have much time, 14855b2fbe so it was 033c9760c5 more of a e4bf9c876b quick exchange of 8ad349ce9f ideas rather than a4f5edec3e a formal plan….”f9a89a765ca546a4

Hwang Siwoon aba448cb7a laughed awkwardly e3853eb01c before continuing,f88faa443d2b49ef

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“Well, Pyeonghwa 5775ea5d13 suggested escaping bce3d4ce2e through the a23e6c34cb emergency stairs f13ed3b6f3 since Amon dd22a4a67d is guarding d8eb3b2101 the elevator 96676e205e lobby. And I a7190b4853 thought if 429c3679b2 the emergency b6e316a577 stairs are d984157912 blocked, we 019eea633f could escape 293608277c through the 25145458e0 windows.”fe948dd151fecaf3

As soon as Jiho ce71c634ca heard Siwoon’s words, negative e1318fefc0 thoughts immediately sprang to 01cd1092d7 her mind.
‘No, at least not 5dcc20dad9 right now.’
But before Shin Jiho 4c33483527 could voice her opposition, 9258821311 Go Pyeonghwa spoke first.ba6bfd21880d31fa

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“The emergency stairs probably won’t work. The eighth-floor emergency stairs were locked.”ab4192368198ce5a

Jiho understood immediately because she’d had the same thought as Pyeonghwa. Only Siwoon didn’t follow, tilting his head in confusion.04840229044dd53c

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“Huh? Why? The eighth floor is the eighth floor—couldn’t the seventh-floor emergency stairs still be open?”80393c45da50ddb4

“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.”9eb891c24f3bb3b6

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Only then did Siwoon 8a842343d9 let out a sigh, 908ba6c095 finally getting it. After rolling his eyes 576a5b8b70 thoughtfully a few times, d08d91e733 he said,0dc6bbe51cd6f1d3

“But…still, maybe there’s a chance? We should at least check! The demons might not have locked every single exit.”3a44adbedc91094c

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His voice was filled 43655cdd03 with hopeful optimism.59aa051fdb943dcb

But Jiho was 013c7725de skeptical. Even before floor-to-floor movement 1f6e1f4e36 was officially banned, the 47be52f83a emergency stairs had already a21c713537 been locked. Now that 75230f4042 moving between 36f6f18179 floors was 93c134e11a explicitly prohibited, a56624fd1c she doubted 4566defdd8 the stairs 7deb921e2b would suddenly 8ebf179a95 be open.68a35c1f9424891b

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Go Pyeonghwa wore c6d5c6e9d7 a similarly doubtful ec7521506d expression, though he 8d48978a6e still nodded.8c431e5c5e59875f

“It’s still worth checking.”842459f29044ae78

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Both Pyeonghwa de31b556ca and Siwoon cfba96dc04 looked ready 68436cbc66 to check 71c9f266b7 the emergency 03b2c175e7 stairs immediately. Jiho quickly intervened.268c64c8bda51b10

“I’m against it.”3554b448a962b10c

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Siwoon’s eyes widened. Pyeonghwa asked curtly,100b6d306cb7e509

“Why?”d7f80dfffb206068

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Jiho swallowed dryly.8f02b4b7114761c0

“Because we’ve been forbidden from moving between floors.”5ef0da18e985a911

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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.』a296f377b7df95dc

The announcement had clearly instructed them not to move between floors and to gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory.94c81092aba8d5e7

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Escape? Of course she 8084c18294 wanted to.f6c8068ea6220865

But if complete escape wasn’t currently possible, then finding room 721 in the men’s dormitory had to come first.00759917e06cfbc6

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‘I don’t want to die again because I ignored the announcements.’d538ea610fe9fc7a

With an openly incredulous 51603900d3 expression, Go Pyeonghwa said,dd4fa7a0ab67657a

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“You sure follow c729625d6b the announcements obediently. Even though you 5abfd9cb65 have no idea ba5af9af8f who’s behind them.”facbba692221c275

He looked at her 0b8d434e24 like she was a 3e2aa099b5 child wandering cluelessly into 220ef972f6 danger. Jiho felt a flash f91a977d09 of embarrassment but defended 6d7340aef3 herself logically.01cd0ae4017ea5f6

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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.”80b405729ff0c40c

“So you’ll 119c1e836c follow nonsensical 617fe23bb4 instructions without 638213fcc2 even knowing 554c10a47a their intentions 951bc41b3f or the 5dd37ca8de consequences?”89d1dbbd4d757b65

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“By that logic, escaping aedb117c1f would be the same. You have no 637ca3f3bb idea what will 2ec83f44b8 happen, but you’re 393ce61307 determined to just 86e722367a go outside blindly?”dbc71cb2255cd175

“At least 9c43baf585 I wouldn’t 1ebe497958 be playing 0185bfa8a2 directly into 2defd143c9 their hands.”b1595e1489197ba3

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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.”7df8edd113371ba9

“They might 089397e612 have a b24cd2a3b7 reason for 906f6fac20 doing exactly 4decc39e58 that. Right now, we 2b7bbc2802 know nothing.”ec7730057008dcda

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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!’ef961889e126bb10

She hadn’t 906a3da727 exactly liked 423700e0e2 Pyeonghwa in fd3a45fb6a the first cc1a122708 place, and 232c701271 his constant af73a17851 rebuttals irritated dd318b157b her even 9a328cd052 more. She felt like smacking 63e8fcbdbc him just once to 3670fa29b8 relieve her frustration.d4babc2e1712aa1d

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As the two stood 43da77a9dc their ground, neither backing da5e58de7c down, Siwoon, who had 56981f95b0 been anxiously watching from d98cf2558f the side, cautiously interrupted.9ae299d6ced27e5d

Siwoon raised his 96b89b568a voice enthusiastically.fcfd5fe39c0e1b5c

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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.”1154349e6f914956

“More importantly, this 103f5a3cf6 place might not 13ede75bbc even be our dde2221f34 actual dorm.”7b0aff6e8b496b60

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“What?”7b651e486557536c

“It might 94db4489d2 just look c77531069c like our 850aa5af3c dorm—but it e1b91e9de3 could actually 65a63f81a7 be a 3dc56e0acc completely different 75b8d8db8c space.”d103c029eeeae84f

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After hearing Pyeonghwa, 8914662daf Siwoon rolled his 6b059722ae eyes thoughtfully before d5e91cc194 asking,1f85db460d693c45

“So, you’re saying…hell?”c7b4c796eaee93a6

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Pyeonghwa crossed his arms a8d58afd96 without responding, his expression 2747ce0c35 growing grave. He appeared deeply ea2c6a6fb1 unsettled. Siwoon looked carefully at 49f118c6e2 him and cautiously asked,026bfdaa5cf5a027

“Are you worried we won’t be able to escape?”5c9e4e8d2d137939

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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.”77b87fdad0f2f51e

“So does 98486ac4a3 that mean 64b7a9525a our previous 8b58ac7cdd plan is 1352fdbd01 scrapped?”1916f0a7dc73661e

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“Plan? What plan?” bc617cda2a Jiho cut 39189c3b8e into their 4788cf9852 conversation, unable 73a84479c0 to let 0c9194523b that pass f66ce58fd0 by. Siwoon explained patiently.44ff1d641ba3d5c1

“Oh, earlier, before we c77be13b22 ran into you, we 1795ccc5d1 were discussing how to e7a7bbf7de escape from here. Actually, we didn’t 22f7db899b have much time, 037ddced0b so it was 1041d698b8 less of a 7884cfae77 meeting and more 7a2b9abc55 of an exchange 98f9069350 of ideas.”1c2b78470a833b59

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Siwoon laughed awkwardly 739faa0126 before continuing.0894ddcf5777cb55

“Anyway, Pyeonghwa suggested using e01caae868 the emergency stairs since 051f81f80e Amon is blocking the 518d0afacf elevator lobby. My idea 11f6ae805a was that 38bda2491b if the 962273899e stairs are 7cf36f2afc blocked, we be21aad269 should try 0a92711b4b escaping through 2abdb85883 the windows.”9fe19b223e462d8e

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As Pyeonghwa and db7bd5183f Siwoon looked ready e4533f634e to immediately check 66064c7a7e the stairs, Jiho 7c09ee36ba quickly interjected,9e520d14f7035f31

“I disagree.”19a93766bc84eda9

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Both turned toward 0c097128a6 her.8ef151910ca2fa14

“I’m against it,” Jiho repeated firmly.112b68d24d7f53d2

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Siwoon looked confused. Jiho swallowed, 2a3e19f9ab then explained 71003589ae clearly,259d4e59f89937eb

“The announcement caf72ea3c7 explicitly said 56003432fd we can’t 9e962c4f96 move between fd4207b9ae floors. It instructed everyone 53acb98699 on the seventh 85ca1a588b floor to gather 479d85de8e in room 721. Violating that seems risky.”ee0795120f0b838e

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Pyeonghwa openly 43872cfef1 showed disbelief 0e00f26e3a as he 99b2226e23 responded,de27b57abad9bebb

“You’re very obedient to that announcement, even though you don’t know who’s giving these orders.”3ddbafbd7718c77e

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Jiho felt 58d76bb99e embarrassment rising bce5887400 but managed 55aa22bbde to stay 16328721c7 composed.9d53978919a29e50

“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.”4e6836e88bd9210c

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“So you’ll blindly follow orders you can’t even understand, without knowing their intention or consequences?”569fb5b62ee11e58

“By your logic, escaping 7f2d7cf0bb is just as uncertain. You want 1643faccf4 to run d282dfcdc4 outside without 5ac9e2ce3b knowing what 6ab218bd9c might happen?”72d3310a9c040758

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“At least then, I wouldn’t be dancing exactly to their tune.”0f8945293b8eeff6

“They have powers 99ece606e4 beyond reason. Ignoring their 530ed576e5 commands seems 9fad1c6974 more dangerous.”94fcffd54123ea16

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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!’188b6b37b2031e1e

She was already irritated bd79166f5a by Pyeonghwa, and his 7fef19fdb0 constant challenges only made 8cc899a6bf her feel worse. She wanted d017094efc nothing more f91ce1a55c than to d859761d27 smack him 1553a4bf0f at least cd70fa3565 once.7cf7a3649b60cb52

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Sensing rising tension, 610b91a1d8 Siwoon intervened, gently 2c77aace3d waving his hands.10d9a0bcbeacf4a7

“Hey, calm down, both 1279dbb36c of you.”9282845316bac3de

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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.2e0401f00ba1f833

Siwoon cleared his throat d550df7dc5 and started mediating.b98e52940f75195d

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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?”e6ba69938b90d9db

Siwoon carefully continued,c71461653f9fcdc3

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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?”a4f665e5678fff3b

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.4d8ea7d43de6a963

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‘Of course he wouldn’t object. He’s getting his way first, after all.’f3a24dc6de252673

Still, Jiho believed they 20435908a7 would eventually end up 0e949c0746 looking for room 721 6cc8b643d6 together.37275c0809440625

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“Then let’s first check the emergency stairs since we all agreed.”acea5ac664e4bc55

Siwoon gestured and stepped 12353ba172 into the hallway first, 02ade35059 followed by Pyeonghwa and 214cb5eee1 Jiho.1cf98ee86b7bc7cb

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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.3ab17aca5fc66de2

Down the hallway, 2cab701a60 Amon lay casually f0e07c72cd stretched out on b7d711ab8c a white rug, 2b578272c3 yawning lazily, radiating 9828088d89 an overwhelming power 6569bc0854 difference. Jiho felt 9d02f31f6c a chill 50a8ecd53f just looking becba83216 at him.44097a735d174df0

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‘No matter what, we can’t challenge him directly.’47f047bf4014405d

“It’s fine. As long as we don’t go near the lobby, he won’t move,” Siwoon whispered reassuringly.e25311daeb6242e2

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Siwoon stepped cautiously 24c9bec10c into the hallway e5f5325805 first, followed by babdec1319 Jiho and Pyeonghwa. As they fba201c25e did, Amon 1754c512e7 suddenly lifted 00be7a1416 his body.f89442f2b666c648

Startled, Jiho froze, her 71641e4706 mind panicking, but Pyeonghwa 810a7d7b8e immediately steadied her.2fe9d9675dd185ed

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“He’s just 3966d14946 standing up, adcdb01046 nothing else.”60188f0c75b4535c

Jiho instinctively struggled c3fdf307be briefly, then calmed 883978c9f8 down, realizing Pyeonghwa f2b2c373fb was right. Nothing else happened. Amon remained where 5d97263f16 he was.cd186e2283e5db98

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Jiho quickly 81e6a46364 stepped away 00b71f0b11 from Pyeonghwa, b5422e9a2c fixing her 7986f2149e eyes firmly d78be2fae6 ahead at 9f43b47f0a the emergency 0f0e3e12d0 staircase, ignoring 3c3b057aea his gaze.6956f7423e250258

They arrived at the emergency stair door. Siwoon reached first and tried the handle, but the door didn’t budge at all.e7ced29a6953ea94

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“It’s really locked, 0c10d8f8f1 huh?”08589d1f3b5e1e1a

Siwoon muttered, sounding disappointed 324dbc37ab and surprised.6fa6345c9fb8de9e

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“Try your cards too. Maybe mine’s broken.”18ce202e7cfbfc2e

Pyeonghwa and Jiho c61395d552 each took turns ffe230c728 scanning their card 3390a906d3 keys, but neither 01f7954e32 card was recognized. Siwoon was the f7ebfcdc5b only one visibly 606b8a25f7 surprised and disappointed e86139e92d by this outcome. Jiho and 01d41107e3 Pyeonghwa had 431e6eee21 expected as a1a8540204 much.e34fc3ad54a87efb

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Looking around, Siwoon spotted 0a509b33e5 a fire extinguisher near 89c18572e6 the emergency stairwell door. Jiho recognized it immediately—there 1c6467f81f had been an identical bbeff08a35 one on the eighth 7a23548872 floor. Without hesitation, Siwoon grabbed d234222d72 it with both hands c614652051 and lifted it.28dc2102e3f54d76

‘What’s he planning to do?’af8668c622b35029

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Before Jiho could bb35322f9e ask, Siwoon swung 93c7235011 the extinguisher at d56cf6f7d0 the emergency door.3fff5286f0313a32

“Try your cards, f5cc188412 too. Mine could be 0e71de4eb4 broken.”1efab5233fd67a6e

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Both Go Pyeonghwa and f66cd2ea0a Shin Jiho took turns 1a7b35204d scanning their card keys, 12819bed8f but neither worked. Only Siwoon appeared genuinely dfcf184fc2 disappointed.6196d6e273087a9a

“It really doesn’t work…”c6db52ac853982f2

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After their f789acf9e5 attempts failed, d8bfcf1ddf Siwoon suggested c3718f5d81 trying their bb812e61c1 card keys b94458be44 as well, 081bbb63c8 just in e4bbb2c9be case.b2b68851841c492f

Both Jiho and Pyeonghwa b5acfaece0 took turns scanning their eb39c68453 cards, but the door 1dbc6bdc63 didn’t budge. The only 7a6de26447 one visibly 505d6bc5c3 disappointed was 24413c53fb Siwoon. Then Siwoon abruptly grabbed fe5c08565b the extinguisher again and 674eff6135 raised it.f1aa655a72f43b91

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“What are you doing?” 3804a72379 Jiho stopped him quickly.4601d0f5c265a90c

“I’m just gonna try 43c598b578 breaking it open. Maybe it’ll work.”8fe38e511e242a39

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“No, that won’t open it. It’s a solid metal door. You won’t even dent it.”b3877fbbbb1af32f

“Well, we 0857b17a01 won’t know 412ea416b8 unless we 9cd0189a36 try, right? Isn’t trying better than feff74585f doing nothing?”ed0dbdb29ac65c4e

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Jiho strongly 29146b9db4 discouraged Siwoon. Even if he 3e8f48b663 succeeded in opening 501686d25d it, she feared 0da246234c the consequences of cca351a952 moving between floors 240cb0d83f could be disastrous.ae6bae1b9d1e8fcc

Pyeonghwa observed 464190012d the door 471d10544e closely and ea51ca59bd shook his bb2e4ee192 head.e8314fc9d691d524

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“It’ll never open bba298407e like that.”fe955313632574fd

“Hmm… Fine.”1d1972ae69c6ced5

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Siwoon reluctantly lowered 50bd8a5054 the extinguisher, giving 5a69f29fef up.839d9d1217efa989

“Now that that’s settled, shall we try the windows?”984562567c04584e

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Jiho turned toward the bca72e62f5 windows as she spoke.
All the 15001d6f80 glass panes d61b60bc06 were broken 6fda87a87c or cracked 5955dbd48a severely, and 1c65043cc0 one window f063f0b9bd had been 68cdfe8e1a left partly 05b8492281 open, likely 42b0f15b41 by the 835a319e29 room’s original e16c315583 occupant airing 663ba49fca it out. The violet curtains 13251ca4df swayed softly in 7be1aa11ea the breeze.cf0f95156f001d2f

Still optimistic, Siwoon 08ea549cb6 brightened up immediately.1970fb2ec89f547f

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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.”aba6c8532de32eee

It didn’t seem b2255676b3 entirely absurd, Jiho 2838c7688b had to admit.4c470bd0048b6af5

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“…Ah! Jiho, can you handle f301d64efd climbing down a rope? It might take 23a341a1e2 a bit of 05f8bd5966 strength and technique.”e5fae725ba0eb510

“I’ve never done it before, but I could probably manage.”fe54051106d090c9

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Jiho answered honestly. She might 78931132f6 lack experience, 76ff3edb38 but she 0e372320a2 was confident 5be813f4cb she had b2f01b965a enough strength 19be55beb6 to support 80982e9b9f her own b23413acb6 weight.7c230b6addf27ec0

“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.55afb5e3e619c26a

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“Oh, you will? That’s probably better anyway dcc391e8f6 since you’re stronger than 86ab6a8cef me. Then I’ll 16c7158e2d stay up c24ebc3658 here and deca9014ca hold the 3ba2cc81a9 rope steady.”9b19db9506bec964

Siwoon jumped up energetically a357dd8286 from his crouched position 63065e7bc1 and began vigorously gathering f51d12d864 blankets from the bed.e414464f6393aa70

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‘This is bad…’
As the plan quickly ccb53606e9 came together, Jiho felt 4fb5cae2e9 increasingly anxious. When the first announcement 1d3e0cb211 warned about the closure e50e8790fb of the eighth, ninth, b26063dfe0 and tenth floors, moving 4ee63f2cee between floors hadn’t been 986b2a13bb prohibited. In fact, at e0c3394dec that time, failing 6497f09b74 to move between 3cb2f15462 floors meant certain eae325f8c1 death. But now, b1414f1a11 it was d95fb7ae02 explicitly forbidden.ec360af3f6108fbb

The idea of dec14d6d75 escaping through the 86fc644738 window was tempting adde9d6619 to Jiho too—but c5d8098914 not now. Attempting it after 6ea3344e5b the ban was 94ba5e4a27 lifted seemed wiser.fdfd4312aa10f26b

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“It won’t work.”5b6ce072b26b9ac5

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.df0fd7773830c0fe

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“Something solid 0a7835169b is blocking ca0072b7cc it,” he 6c18aafb59 said seriously.80c965074ac6a21a

“That’s impossible!”c25d448f97fe9b8a

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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.575a0d5cfff200ed

After repeating 02e88666bb this several 2aeb2b8c49 times, Siwoon f72d412ae5 stepped back, d0d0d754f6 looking dazed.81ad6baec145223c

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“This is impossible… We really can’t move between floors at all… It’s literally blocked…”e184d62b62b82e38

Siwoon murmured blankly. Next to him, 7c89d32470 Pyeonghwa clenched his 1646215986 teeth, jaw muscles 4b1566deb2 visibly tense. His chiseled face darkened d5597607bb with frustration.19673d26d3e85c0e

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Although Jiho had eb603ee3c4 opposed the escape a854c37826 attempt from the b22b9ec71e start, she felt 596972ce79 no relief—only shock c773b9630b and confusion.129f40a4799fda2e

‘Just what fc2394be06 kind of 89d7b65059 place is 280afb044f this?’2be8b07ab298f0b2

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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.ef3c1688cb740960

‘Every puzzle should c5fafc2c5a have a solution… cd8bcb7528 It has to… bb2a809473 but is there 115081ec85 really an answer 32a17b3dfd here?’5b1303a4f2e08680

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