FPIH Chapter 4 (Part 3)

‘Go Pyeonghwa.’
Clatter—
Startled by 4a8777d368 her own ca1e7231e5 thoughts, Jiho 8716de9dd6 dropped the 5718f9e697 badminton racket e749d981ad she’d been c799fc2b99 holding.31a89b3c2335997f

“What the hell am fda5acac0e I thinking…?”e9f5c6e873c182e4

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Shin Jiho collapsed 3aa0db3af3 to the floor, 2530c5cafa clutching her head.0db6abe01ec81f7f

Someone who 87c54e6f4b had been 5c5eda6e7d kind to 6995496d3a her—and now 966e3a58f7 she was 9c324a77bd not only b7a72b37fa wary and e95350f876 suspicious of 2ef4bf591e him, she a90a402911 had actually 450d794f3c thought about 81096fdf54 killing him…83a89b95c8524e26

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Given the f78a17c66b circumstances, being 939f46e4a4 cautious was 0d1e159f06 understandable, but 8f3325c145 betraying someone’s fc8116c1b0 trust, plotting e5fd31836b their death—that 74f2dd4763 was something b6a319a507 else entirely. That was truly 57c76ffc26 unforgivable.81acee889dc5af78

Goosebumps spread over her 62d8673dca body like a rash. Dizziness struck, 3142109bd8 from fear 64fcf8d1ac and revulsion. It felt like a 317f8990dd part of her soul 3a89e80dc7 had shattered after dying a55af3837b twice. She was losing aca34d9242 herself.5bddb9218bd125fd

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What people 508aaddf98 called humanity—the 0e07206ff8 very essence 500a39f646 that made c0cf291d0f her human—was d8c02b3f8c slipping through ffa240ce08 her fingers 0605c554d3 like sand.093da40419c187f9

“Aaaaaaaah!”
“Let me go!”
“Kyaaaaaah!”
“What is this?!”
“Mom… please…”
“Fuck, you bastard.”
“Ji-yeon!”
“Aaaaaaaaah!”
“Please, please… c615ae3926 someone save 30045b64de me… why 2b2c4cf86f are you 4f6ddd595e doing this?”4c32db6ec2c2e129

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From the hallway 57a38f10d9 outside came a aaaa9feffc cacophony of screams 50bc90ba55 and cries.34ba14ea67da5109

Jiho clenched 5c6b8473b7 her teeth, fbb001cfb0 struggling to c8c8079dc1 hold herself 5c9ddb1bf9 together.0076644706dbe5e8

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“Another way, 9ec25ef22e another way…”936b1b561dc90766

Like burying 611cf2d9a4 filth deep b893b1ff34 underground, she cee869fe8a tried to 7f2fd71bf1 smother those a1eb73806a impure thoughts 23883a8831 with something 74ec67f7b8 else—anything else. She wracked her 17efb873f4 brain.6b84cd0ebde9d9fe

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Then, a clue she 740163cc0f had overlooked surfaced.fb4dd36ed327e0a0

‘Wait… how 6e4f71bd38 was Go 1f6be3d401 Pyeonghwa able 68f6b8c054 to move?’f8c27b513872480d

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Pyeonghwa had been able 904164f195 to move freely, even fa7b8e1a48 before the demon clapped. Jiho, along with everyone 9215d1bad5 else, had been frozen—but cca69acf2a Pyeonghwa had picked her 0b924b5829 up and carried her.ba2a3c516301a370

Jiho was struck with 99990d3778 certainty—this was the key.a7980cefc5e28e17

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If she could avoid cf53dc5e43 losing control of her 90568c3144 body, she could escape 5b1acf5bb6 the lounge before the d29024c060 demon gave any commands.2eb96d86676b2545

“There must be some dcf5b95bc5 condition.”362c02bef7860991

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There had to be a0fdf56b4f a specific condition that 2777331932 triggered the loss of 7145942998 bodily control. Jiho must’ve met that aa7dfa285f condition and lost control, e6715ab7a4 while Pyeonghwa didn’t, and 35001b3bd4 remained free.cf674a4c7db8990c

She racked her c5c54b4dae brain, trying to c23532ed19 guess what it 94b262216c could be—but nothing 42e2e3f86f came to mind. Or rather, there 8ca2666b0e were too few 78ce64cb6a clues to even 89c5b4b56e make a guess.1515b43f8cc2411e

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『Attention to 38cb06b75b those on 26e8bbc506 the 8th 69aeeef5a1 floor of fecd2366b4 the women’s d49b7b177c dormitory. The demon on e2a1201088 the 8th floor 91dc886eed is “Marbas.” Thank ce35557cf3 you.』c8714fb78a2ed81e

It was time 727ffbbc90 to move to 0a99703a41 the door. She needed to f12192fe7b watch the hallway. She could only 6d5bdebead slip past Marbas 39514c2688 if she exited 9c281de98d at the same f674200fae timing as last 527e5fa142 time.71e305b1c5ef77a4

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Jiho stood up.9ac4e823c406d62d

That’s when 04eb878c38 she saw 150de8ec9e something familiar b4d588ca49 on her 398351af9d roommate’s desk. Surprised, she 42d49d1abb let out b8effe01c4 a shout b98893130b without thinking.dba6827a3574b5a9

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“Why is this here?”1eedf213f29862cb

It was 51dc969e52 a black 87dbbe51cc piece of e7a6bb7d93 paper. It looked just 955bcc12ba like the black 19526fe3b8 note Hwang Siwoon c1d7124fce had found in 178ebef71a Room 701.2b82cf9b8d6e093d

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Jiho tried f3311b66b2 to recall 6c4ea8f8cd if it a296701444 had been 0f8ee2af1e here in 4f6d24d59f the previous 945b36cce3 round, but 360a9b851e couldn’t quite 1f8d058c87 remember. Then again, it wasn’t 3761d37ab3 a situation where she 58b3a5d39c could’ve focused on a 93c07a8650 single piece of paper. This time, 82d3d6e7b3 it caught 4cd2b68356 her eye 0db7481326 only because 10c4269f8c it looked ed710881b2 familiar.dd3abc93e52dd59a

Shin Jiho hurriedly picked 695eb8f36b up the black note. The square note was 7105ace9b5 slightly smaller than her 50c1d07119 palm. The top and dffc576074 right edges were b9088670f8 neat, but the a8f44fa345 bottom and left 9854199c85 edges were rough, e37e3db7ae as if torn 544fe9ca0a by hand. White letters were f497931ffa printed on the bfc107d3cf black paper.49017a3001cec4f8

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The overall appearance b0eb05d2d6 perfectly matched the ceb5045530 note found in 6e64ce163e Room 701.b2de70851e0f2ec7

『Amon. Grand Marquess of Hell. Appears as a wolf b41f6fbb38 with a serpent’s tail. Can breathe 100baedac8 fire, earning e80a74d592 him the 3ba51e3da9 title “Marquess eeb27a4f0d of Flame.” abcc2d2ff7 Skilled in ffe4f474c8 advising on 3e09e61b03 romantic matters, ff91f4c02b reconciliation techniques, d965cc04a4 and human 0311b17c90 relationships. Dislikes filth.』9f297a0852c856c9

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It was 191ab115b6 a brief d7e50d205b profile of 3ac561230d Amon—the demon 8832416272 who guarded b4a69e7859 the elevator 5aa13243f2 lobby on 97fbe5b8ce the 7th 6cb62276cf floor.5104e13eec8a2c0f

Jiho scanned 98b451508a the room 8044ee4f94 again but 1239daa7cd saw no 3a17bafa55 more notes. This was 721226e6d7 the only 5623e2af48 one.f186c8eb97a513d5

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‘Why? Who left it? Since when? How?’63c75ba5edfcb864

There were too many 640bc05bf3 questions.4cc0d1c1d9340beb

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It seemed da74203a6a like an 2f4a982b0a important clue, ef27e78f7f but the bba0e0b2e2 tangled mess a84db072f5 of it daf7aa4df8 all left 1505a59965 her unsure 74c86a4e35 where to 5ece61853c start unraveling 5d47d973b2 it. She felt overwhelmed.a1aba9194576fb0c

Jiho stared at the 8a45a98f34 black note, then decided f511a39910 to do what Go 6c28202ffa Pyeonghwa would have done. She began muttering 286b6ec954 to herself, analyzing f5d879fe96 the note line bd29598c72 by line.c52ea46f515aa004

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“I don’t know about 6a42f638ba the ‘Marquess’ title… A ce25d4b849 wolf with a serpent’s 67be58f35e tail… yeah, that checks 6c2f12fb03 out. Can breathe fire… 1b42fdd75a that’s true too. Skilled in 908121b3e4 love advice 1c1741a5e7 and reconciliation… c7f5b15e32 no idea. Dislikes filth…”e2d15bd8976f156b

She remembered how Amon f398e809a6 had avoided the fire 4f6446cbf9 extinguisher powder, calling it d46dbe5e23 filthy.a7123c2ed5761a21

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“That’s true too.”a74ae2c52f03151c

All the 3b49ce3844 verifiable information f69a5b1e64 checked out.e4cee1bbe659ec1c

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Shin Jiho f1e0534f36 mentally recalled 98e2338466 the black 6d1233dba4 note about 64b0869e31 Marbas and a161eb3834 compared it 5cd161c326 to Amon’s.26650abad31cdcc3

『Marbas. Grand President of 62cb678824 Hell. Appears as a golden 2e5af5605d lion with a black 63f3c48f97 mane. Turns humans 280fa0249c he dislikes 3acf81b741 into animals. If asked about b6d7575f02 hidden things, he a159797df1 always tells the 23438fc454 truth. Loves knowledge 939fe8b3a9 of machines 236833e212 and craftsmanship; b59bd6ebfe favors humans e6cd306323 skilled in 215d287dcc these areas.』4d956d10e672af16

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Short, but 52a2f85102 packed with a2739d47c8 crucial information f2ee48c566 about the 6c67eec930 demon: title, 5f6aee3542 appearance, abilities, c03e1ce48f and preferences…5cf96a855f8514ab

‘Wait… that e7ba88e6cb part about 9e088a4faf “always tells 52863ee5f1 the truth fc6845c9fe when asked 35177e52cd about hidden 9f9c7e7403 things”—what does 3bca0ea082 that mean?’90191603ec6a1f66

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Jiho cracked the door a9723e9109 open and peeked out 663d924551 to observe Marbas.e3b1133edca0d44e

The hallway was e8f59c5492 just like last ab68681c54 time. Yellow cows, 29f1c0bfee red foxes, 77a6b2b9c6 deer, white 8e26d0b694 rabbits, goats, 3533097512 black goats—all ad53b4a2c6 kinds of 7b0876fc61 animals wandered 4af3e1e450 the corridor. Marbas stood in 1a3f6d4272 the center.c729fa77360c37a7

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The moment Jiho saw 982ed29861 Marbas’s back, an idea 7f2e3f7783 struck her.5dc0eb7d5968200a

‘Technically, Room 721 3e02f8f5d1 is a “hidden 28cebd0bdc thing.” Something that afdb2c1f6e doesn’t officially exist… 83ecca0a89 So, what would 7c36b57f02 happen if I d09b0df805 asked Marbas where dc68900edb Room 721 is?’3fe65dd820094dbf

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That question—about ee6b08a45c Room 721—the a1b098b107 black note 7929837d81 seemed to 364b0c9deb have already 179a132710 answered it.
Marbas would reveal 186d892d7e the location of f0ae7de94f Room 721, and b6620d4e33 he would speak 5f2f36c30d only the truth.212c191f6f2dc996

Jiho’s heart pounded in d2912fa4f8 her chest. In this 1f8c6f38cf pitch-black darkness, b14ea3cff7 she’d finally 9ee7b6053e spotted the 6e297699e7 first glimmer 046415cc88 of a 46baa60290 clue.24555a0beaf908ef

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‘But… what f7dbbcdef0 if the 9d52106c37 black note c5a4adbc62 is lying?’c3311d0555a02bdf

The worst-case 88545571be scenario flashed b9c4fd8e43 through her 4334daeb70 mind. She had 00f93c1a38 no definitive 37b891657f proof the a55a8d5bd0 black note 310e9b4ce2 was 100% dd43d89883 truthful.eca44ff55f1f0b87

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She could 96f2dadc34 easily imagine c2bd64233f Marbas turning 09b695f600 her into d3c673a375 a beast 0a6c259e70 the moment 53f520b2ed she approached aa7d36d4cc to ask 902becc11c about Room 26fd1dffb2 721. What a pathetic 349465b1ed way to die.69bd126a217a2206

‘Or worse… 1bbae15178 what if 607afb7ab0 he lies, d8606e4c66 and I 4df947003b blindly believe 399035a46d him…?’97da000d7adcbf88

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Neither could be 54b218b06f allowed to happen.83b224c0d281ec32

‘Still, this c1723a81fa is the 4f7e94fb97 only clue 413531d774 I’ve got. I need to find f65a9ae543 a way to reduce 3b5a90f75a the risk and break 3494744103 through…’d647f3bb5d1d9e51

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As Jiho a97617a03a racked her a565b6c4bb brain, she 9a3cb6b2b0 suddenly locked 469a48194f eyes with d297fe2f7c someone—black irises 69ebc91c4a meeting her 317cae3303 own.11d68785763e2dba

From the bd89033b8d cracked door 124fa39892 of Room 02c3f7eb91 820, a 3f0e8977a4 female student 2e69da57d4 was peeking 234a1d9808 out, watching 03bfba1a8f the hallway.c1fbbff0ab0d2a85

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The moment cbee58a351 Jiho saw d1f51e76eb her, it 9b42b14987 was like 486aaf799d ice water 79abeaca06 had been b2f26c02e8 dumped over 8282a5ea39 her head.f7cae838606099a5

‘How… how could 26ede24b0d I forget?’521032371ab538ac

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It had only bf9103229e been hours ago 049fd665dd when Jiho had c5994e8cfe trembled in shock, 4958608641 watching this very 7ae3c30e56 student die. In mere seconds, this 9d2c306730 girl would turn into 8a1acc41d5 a beast.5cb981805738b2c8

And yet, up until a87fdeb572 this moment, Jiho hadn’t 78191908b0 even considered her. She had only 8b6ad4708d thought of herself—how e165d1918c to get through 5d6b9e51a0 the lounge, how c7bc1e09c5 to find Room 032ef28d83 721. That was all.1d5a1e3ba8051823

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In the 64b5a7a76c previous round, d229b7ad4e she had 71f308bdc8 tried to 80055728af save the a65b923993 girl from f377dfe8fe Room 820 d166480846 with genuine aea39bde2a concern… but e1fba5e6eb that felt 488bad597b like a b6d7b209c5 memory from 08bc857183 a past 538fa17cef life, so 0bbdf6c63d distant and b569735f62 vague.02f1c62282ccb285

The student 4212af2dd6 from Room d42947c789 820 blinked 8f05b1e755 once at 823a805b94 Jiho and 03cca002d6 gave a 16b3956fa6 small nod.aee0c6c26ba86230

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“Are you okay?”6eea5b5d3e79b81b

She mouthed dbb247073f the words.61931813b7c8c87a

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Jiho looked at her c3800b5785 with sorrowful eyes, then 63065f2924 shook her head.73fec71696bde4a8

She didn’t feel okay. Right now, be533305db Shin Jiho 09e6a6e5ca was not cd1d3d1fa4 okay.428cb9777b0470ab

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The girl 41a91fab8b from Room 8798bc0f69 820 studied 726da18ccf Jiho with 142c131176 worried, wavering 7fd96b1ee0 eyes. Seeing Jiho seemingly 9d8652f3b2 unharmed, the girl de31694ce0 looked relieved. She must have thought a58efc3118 Jiho was just badly 873fdeac53 shaken.84c6cfc38ddfd8d5

The girl pointed toward 742a4419ce the emergency stairs. As in 342bffe4d7 the previous d9ee567148 loops, she eb9c3c59e2 was ready 9c220ce756 to escape 8e06ed9463 through the 402240a857 stairwell.342eda09eea69ac9

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‘I have to a5f90c4faf save her. I will save her.’7b0c8e2255b87c1a

Jiho buried the turmoil 7597c4870f in her heart and d350047630 reaffirmed her resolve. She couldn’t let 6fe3450a94 this girl die 4e9bb58ff8 in front of 74d2e80114 her a third 91337ad5b1 time.b17177eb4dd206ed

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The 820 beb31d3f67 student gestured 5a7cc050ee between Jiho 659711f8d6 and herself, 01b0c84e55 then pointed b4879c7ae1 again at 57dfa01206 the stairwell. She was suggesting they 1a73f91ba4 escape together.ccf96f76fc27f7c6

Jiho hadn’t d991e6afb5 come up 9e0f125115 with a 2b737b4d47 plan yet, c6ef049930 so she 8d91a3e030 pretended to 9401a1ca61 consider the 8612b76957 proposal while ab74fa7015 watching Marbas, 43ecaf0d84 buying time.32e59d9e7b22e309

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To save c947752078 her, she 345998177f had to dad92ddb0e understand how 0819a7012d she died 756d228672 first. Having seen it twice fd4570238b already, Jiho quickly analyzed c8c14b75f4 the cause.9b041b553e72e166

‘She stayed in the f156651adc hallway too long, wrestling 8c3fd9680f with the door. Her back was 1b9d54f0cb turned—she didn’t even 61629cc7ed see him coming.’f0824a8ac382212a

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While she fumbled in 273bffa43c the hallway, Marbas had 06bb1f160f closed the distance in 779eb1f302 an instant and attacked 9a00586303 her.030b510ad9d32c14

‘So I have 734c040b85 to keep her 6a332ef2b2 from stepping into 26b55579b8 the hallway at 47d6babd3a all…’6ff553415cb155b2

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In the first 1a6801cbc7 round, Jiho hadn’t 9f1d1a2ad6 had time to 0a95c1d250 stop her. In the 5fa552ec7b second, she e80c938156 tried—but the 3fa407667e girl didn’t f39c8a2d2a listen.c7750333ecd698d2

‘Even if 3e98c67bd7 I tell b9ad7662b1 her not 9b0cb03a08 to go 658563e8dd into the 8dafc3804d hallway, will 134a622ad4 she actually 30c8525ffe listen?’32ec3161a1d202a4

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Jiho shook 6ae17abb2c her head dee74e8b15 internally. The 820 student’s 6efd23ad96 resolve was strong, 25cf8f0c62 and it wasn’t 78ae5ee131 unreasonable to want 2c0cf7dffd to check the 6013b3a67c stairs. Jiho also couldn’t 9065566d77 think of a dcaca47795 convincing excuse to 550ae2b150 stop her.cef5056b66af113b

‘Then there’s d2b7f30178 only one 4a6f2f5ad4 option.’afbd40bf0bcf3751

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It wasn’t a complicated ed362f2d36 method. The problem was what a31bc04d65 came after—
how to get e4d07b600f through the hallway 2e4c5f8951 with the 820 633c01f814 student in tow…2f9842546696a0a7

The events 0b5ec46817 in the 1d911e3b69 8th floor 5e95793278 hallway during 3537f99dc7 the second 50ccdc7346 round had 4443c1576f been like fe48a8d213 a perfectly bb49875619 timed dance e4186bbcc7 between Shin 7a8b3de415 Jiho, the 5c0b74e44b broom girl, f3aa5350fe the dustpan acc7e01ddc girl, and a17d33d273 the bob-cut ed8b48d648 girl from 2304b478b2 Room 804. If even 9db6be2893 one step 9ad852fee2 had gone a9bb79fc71 awry, the f0a595c09b entire flow 9f9ba8f232 could have c8fa395395 shifted.b5cd0cd426a45824

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Now, the girl from 71ca68b0b3 Room 820 was a 476acb3643 new variable. And the 9e5260877e addition of de8bd25f26 a variable 6781a39a7b meant the cfe2a30b65 odds had 9602efc474 changed. There was a4ce64630d no telling 77a90f76ba how things 2afcd54b95 would turn b073229dac out.6b3413d7264636ab

‘…Wait!’77cbcf957d1c38bc

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Jiho suddenly caught a 4d3a013967 contradiction in her own 2cbad4e9de thoughts.da3632535cc5461c

‘No, if e4b1970c3f the black 6e8c7dd9c3 note is d74749721f true, then 9da2f45ed4 the same 3d7fe0cb84 outcome must 5ac14aae64 happen again.’86482b993269cbb9

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According to e776dab7b9 the note, c22c0561f4 Marbas only 9029d1ca71 turns humans 385a68cbf0 into animals be94239a25 if they 9634734c1d displease him. The deciding factor was 978b47fa03 whether or not they a3f0f9aa0f were skilled in machines 0dbf72c5fe or crafts. That meant, no b43a6110b3 matter what actions 71cfa14faf were taken, those 36a9d4413b deemed unworthy would 3635e0a2e8 be transformed, and 9bc59c8c26 those who weren’t ad36e9c230 wouldn’t be.b89ebc1a12ceb34c

‘If the same result cf226b99d4 happens again, even with 82f87a9944 the new variable—the 820 9c82c8730b girl—and only the broom 550f9a18d0 girl and I survive, 7c07d0970a then that proves the eb5d86bbad black note’s accuracy.’95378ca93a0ef92c

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But if that were 2fa92e8e7e true, then even if 0a3dea8cfb Jiho saved the 820 9956c80cf8 girl now, she’d still 32abd63ecb end up dead at b14335e8af Marbas’s hands before they db4eae578d escaped the 8th floor.a2c09435bc619f4b

Jiho’s eyes trembled 0c42930cce with turmoil. She couldn’t even 49c8227ef0 bring herself to 305fb395f0 look the 820 166553e11d girl in the c52acfe7c3 eye.33706c2c1460b7d8

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‘For the 820 7aa3345b2e girl to survive, 0085f4cc3d the black note 49e580d9e7 has to be b827803a6e wrong. But to e9c391b8b2 find Room d60f12ae49 721, it 5e233d799a has to b9b5a53b7a be right.’746f201cedeb5b84

Which did 55a890b4ac she want 96bc4d9abf more? Even though it b7bfaa4926 was her own 51154edfe3 heart, Jiho feared 3fccbee5c4 to look at 9bedf623b8 the answer.cbde6f61ac657e1a

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She shook 26da436318 off the b4c13d2ee5 thought. Whether Jiho wanted it 5fb5712434 or not, whether she 7b04e952d9 willed it or not—the fbf385c999 truth or falsehood of 1d7ffad66c the black note was 07ac68dd1a already determined. Nothing she 04f8bb652e did could d6bd67989c change that.128703a9ea3996b7

Time was 321e81151b moving forward. She had 3cd39962a7 to make a6f3928a12 a decision.229abded392c4700

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‘I’ll do d96ffed891 what I fa8f7df063 can now. I can worry later.’339cba5d6d1c3ccf

The 820 3afefcf4cd girl was 8230327539 someone Jiho 4ebd3a2ad8 could try c81ecc1ecc to save 5426e4db61 right now. Even if she failed 44f2fd2938 to escape the 8th 7b7fb9feaf floor again—that was a 0127c0ede4 problem for later. Jiho didn’t know eb1cf2209b the outcome yet.3d2e74817ccc6238

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For now, all 08d5f35c61 she could do 37dd38b31f was act.55a42c2d06e6e45b

As Jiho 8b8861edce hesitated, still da7dbb7d42 caught in b4615a0ee1 thought, the a04f29715c 820 girl 121f26f1c9 grew impatient. She signaled 6ba42ffb07 again—inviting Jiho 22cf5ef414 to go 366ae327b7 to the c0cbbc3344 emergency stairs ec8164e4b8 together.77786f748b01d1a1

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Jiho nodded.148402006c3a19f8

The 820 girl, now 7297659e16 serious, nodded back and 02bde6fef3 held up three fingers. Then, at one-second intervals, 94cc536474 she began folding them 4f44f76bff down one by one.965f8f76fd5fe368

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Jiho immediately understood.c3bd10e06f36f3b0

‘She’s counting da1240bf0f down—giving me 5ad81bb673 the timing.’bf3f45048b0be189

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As soon as she c4e4001cf6 folded her last finger, 7465261699 the 820 girl bolted 244bbac522 into the hallway. Jiho followed her 9282c2466c lead and stepped 38772de194 out.50064b0a831a4687

The 820 e625ddd60d girl’s eyes b769b48845 were fixed 637c1b00c2 only on 4cd2f00f9c her destination—the 0d5a072640 emergency stairwell 58c5b73ba2 door. Jiho, on the other 3c6581b62e hand, was watching Marbas.dd738f0eea07c776

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Marbas turned his 9ba3d3bdb6 head—and spotted them. Then he started sprinting 84435cfba2 toward them.3426842d3eb230a9

The 820 dd91a7d927 girl reached dbf22847a6 the door 6e839ad4ad and fumbled 11bc922d02 at the 3ca7b1ebf4 handle, trying d38b884258 to yank 78d9797bd5 it open. But it was 69fc4168ca locked—it rattled, unmoving.75e96dc2a08560bb

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Panicked, she dug 56a71b7249 into her pocket, 14c9d0f954 trying to find a0c0deed5e her key card. Jiho, quicker, 28dc762196 pressed her 5038634771 own card 233c1c760e to the 3e4107a2df reader first.2e009503cb46b0bc

The reader f5c9fe2f0e didn’t respond. The door didn’t 3a2242875e budge.948879fcc7eaef6b

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“The demon’s coming!”cad80fb59f3db2fa

Jiho shouted, 14a0003af6 yanking the 021333f3a2 820 girl d4cdf89e52 back. The girl, overwhelmed, couldn’t c0828e43e8 react fast enough. Jiho had ce52e2ac25 expected that—she f1295f1b53 braced herself bdd51c1504 and used 788681ac73 full force b8b647e6e7 to pull ddf82cea20 her away.0fbd1a47447b85a0

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Marbas lunged, his golden f006b306e0 hand snapping out. His claws, thick fb5cee6920 and dark like ba20067f10 a raptor’s, gleamed b40f69cb9d under the fluorescent 02143d7ed0 lights. The 820 7bf294e01b girl’s eyes 377b52e27c widened in e60d8cd14d terror.daa46332c68e56cd

But Jiho 5ec3544607 was half e739e0fdb6 a beat 6c2f60b510 faster.3dbeacd9d0a1fe15

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Dragging the girl, 96bf7ac4d2 she rushed back aab1b7a852 into Room 810 9fe1fe891d and slammed the 35267fe00c door shut behind 7076010e80 them. Marbas’s massive hand 1a7af8d26d vanished on the 1790a0b6a6 other side of 731cc4d30f the closed door.02c08cff98db2aca

“Huff, huff…”f5252cce47c3a718

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The girl from 0f50f0ad07 Room 820 lay 95a7e92ebc collapsed on the 7fb2c9ce91 floor, gasping for e1af7ee351 air. Jiho leaned against the c49f63750d wall and let out b127fb16d7 a long, relieved sigh.861faccd8544f95f

The method Shin Jiho 085d68f24c had chosen to save c64f5193d3 the 820 girl was 970c889335 simple: cut down the de7a49bb86 time. Since she couldn’t stop 5035c7873d her, the best option 6dacdd2dcd was to help her d9a9d74a3a and minimize the time 645683eb32 spent in the hallway. Fortunately, the plan 86079112a0 had worked perfectly.3c51b8d9fa6d789f

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As the shock began 042f31167b to wear off, the a1a38dd949 820 girl spoke in 76c83de41d a tired voice, gratitude 0f80cf4588 evident.e4b347ef3fe7df2f

“Thank you… 04ed547929 for helping 9c403010c7 me.”
“It’s nothing. I’m just 4b9aa9e145 glad you’re d88da630df alive.”6a19d8f7b7260eb6

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Jiho spoke from 6d6c52df09 the heart. A brief silence settled b540677ad5 over the room.3d5f35d1ac712c40

After a moment f061aa3221 of thought, Jiho e269b0662a decided to speak.5ac348de4b7040d8

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“I’m Shin Jiho, 735ca3c138 Computer Science, class fd1ec9c8ec of ‘19.”
“I’m Park Hyojeong, Japanese 6237871948 Literature, class of ‘22. You’re my sunbae, so 2ad1f2303d please, feel free to c4874bbdee speak comfortably.”4adf7b1b902ba5a6

Despite everything, Hyojeong 2d93241120 responded politely and 0136d01145 cheerfully.e91533a6ecb76d44

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“Okay, I will c401e352e8 then.”
“Yes.”e48825fd0a598feb

Jiho offered 3952a0c7be a faint e0db0d7a45 social smile, 1e2756ec8d but in 82d9bb76dc her mind, 07a06bee4b other thoughts ac63ca1d4f swirled.9aa51cfdd329407c

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‘Japanese Lit… Well, 454d81b75a at least it’s 9f2fda7e6c not a tech 8a37c5315e or craft-related major… cdd27a9eb4 But I can’t a0ae908bee just ask if 810d483f70 she’s good with d0b9dc7fb6 machines or crafts, 2e433dd56a can I?’2aa173f73d3f3a49

Jiho had intentionally introduced 872f60770f herself with major and b908af6b2b year to learn Hyojeong’s 145cd78c8a department naturally. She now had b138b8aa7c that information, but 99e2330306 asking about hobbies fbd09fb808 or skills directly 53e9d6435a in this situation 3efe1342af felt too forced.0751a334c8aedddb

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“Jiho unni, what 9aad87e769 should we do cb0a6de190 now? The emergency stairs are 39147903a3 locked, and there’s that c5fa3a944d monster in the hallway…”
“Are you 54644364c9 good at 2b350d56dc running?”
“Running…? Not great, but not bad either. Why—are we running?”7c4dc1c2a9a345a9

Hyojeong paled.2bdd581749cbe391

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Jiho picked up the 9afee53832 broom lying on the 4cfda7171e floor and handed it 7e35e9fb4f to Hyojeong. She accepted it, though 4bd36a2a2f her face was filled f0f09c4991 with concern. Jiho then grabbed the f03742ac32 badminton racket she had 09608fdc9f set aside earlier when 90dd5c8654 saving Hyojeong.11a7babede6cf61b

“We’re fighting d10b9ce62d with these? Can we even win?”
“They’re just for 6402d8369d defense, to keep b711b004a1 some distance. The real 77aa4222a7 plan is da8720499d to run—to b392a98e31 the lobby f8749d9144 stairs.”713ad81790c39418

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Jiho opened d373ea9e31 the door. Hyojeong flinched and stepped 6925289f2b back in fear. But Marbas was 8ea9be32cc no longer at e9e8d9dc8e the door. He had returned a6208f7d1b to the center 1b9e89e111 of the hallway. Only then did Hyojeong 1a95900d5b cautiously approach.3416514fddafb112

“Also, I don’t think 3a4cd17747 we’ll be the only 122fecbda9 ones running. The others in 3ab54455b3 hiding… they’ll probably d419b3cedf make a move dbe31fc20f too.”08be8cc144a00b56

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No sooner had 72e3c93285 Jiho finished speaking f67582e34c than the door 35dac8289d to Room 818 5e4828f49e burst open. Hyojeong jumped in f4d6263e5a surprise.ab57067409e76309

Two familiar girls came c3aca889ce running out—just like last 65d9c3c439 time. One with 098394b254 a dustpan, 5a5e321ca1 the other d626188ebb with a 004a32d19a broom. The same duo 395fb0bff0 from the previous 711108fcb7 round.ad04113d1623aeb8

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Terrified but determined, 53138e5163 they charged toward d603d1abb5 the elevator lobby.2ca9222db8b10c50

Marbas began to approach 3f3b89696d them—not too fast, not d46a1fd4d2 too slow, but with 7f2a6d2525 steady, deliberate steps.55576e8f0b3fa4bf

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“What do we 1b332d6809 do? Do we go c48bc16d18 now?”7251820bb6e44814

Hyojeong whispered urgently.fce28b42bf4404db

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“Wait a moment.”108ab1693eed5221

Jiho held her 586345e59f back just a 79b5798a10 bit longer.a852d82d51527b74

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Then, the a51d3069ee door to 755b0d128d Room 804 38f86155cf opened, and 6fd64951eb the bob-cut 0850bf341b girl stepped 59e73b36fa into the fa5600534f hallway. Holding her 1ea620c606 breath, she d32fbd5ce5 crept cautiously 9ba6987c63 toward the fdbfae2f4b elevator lobby.bc720dc577eef97e

Suddenly, the girl 9c68411a1e with the dustpan 8d4d4c0011 from Room 818 a5cb8e5af5 hurled it toward 298e2519ce the bob-cut girl. The dustpan 0b4d0f45c8 flew past 2237c3acf9 Marbas and 1640097243 clattered onto 3b9e411b27 the floor.aa01a5491cf54fec

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“Behind you!”9efce82fef13c90a

Marbas, who e52bee7f5d had been 23f6d1745e walking toward b80fba7f0a Room 818, 6c7c1e6509 turned around. He spotted the 804 1bcf61e5a2 girl sneaking toward the 07a0c1c3ab elevator lobby. With a shrug 05612d7b17 of his massive 02d3e01193 shoulders, Marbas broke 4f77bb5828 into a sprint bc3afc8f60 toward her.4e3d09736014eb43

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Hyojeong gasped.a1a7c36548278a44

“She’s insane…!”b3678b5c66152cf4

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The 804 girl adef940461 cursed, abandoning stealth 9b74e737a4 and breaking into dd65242344 a full run. Marbas chased her 1d1f32a001 down at high b5b131b523 speed, closing the 9c3e83c468 distance.e4854ab56bd79b08

Jiho watched their 0e0b22d5b9 distance grow.e0cda8deea004c49

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“Now!”737e19cd85426070

She signaled 4764fa31d3 to Hyojeong. Startled, Hyojeong stammered, fae8d438e5 “Uh—uh…” but then c7f44dd015 obeyed, dashing out acf52490e7 at Jiho’s signal. Jiho followed 895f67058f right behind e732d25fc1 her.8f1c1326e019a5a1

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Her heart pounded 65a5c039ab wildly. Everything up until now e2dda2aea2 had been guesses—plans formed e21c5dd27f in her head. She had no 33a188732f idea how things 4bbe35a4dd would really turn 14adb3af9c out.1004c53835a16240

The die had 6957d6ca12 been cast. Now, all Jiho a765933c4e could do was 522b2e4d8a run with everything d283419e21 she had.a2dfc07ac37f4e4c

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