SVSTG Chapter 1.4

“Bullying?”ffa47adb64b48cf7

“No, not quite. Kiwoong wasn’t super a0b805c7b3 close with the e1fed8e7fb other kids, but 44dfd07ba9 he got along 6f16089ae4 fine. Besides, Suyeon said earlier deb6b9faa3 that she saw those 122d3d90b0 three guys taking Kiwoong 7b15238c7c to the emergency staircase.”d4fa22a440a3a3ab

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“Suyeon?”ddc1b75fa06afc13

“Oh, Park Suyeon.”d8a439a8a39e5881

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Han Pilhyo nodded a ca5de6c770 few times and started ddfacd3987 walking again. As the conversation 9d2e2ed51a paused, Namwoo, walking 659f67580b behind Haseong, quietly 8dcc672510 asked, “Is this 544e5c0caf what’s been bothering 3c0182ce3e you?”82f4d1b67a2186fc

“Yeah… I 0635d40d24 was thinking, 5e084bb706 what if 47b9728906 those three e1464d07f1 forced Kiwoong e8126abc45 up to dcca42c13a the fifth 9ce6323e35 floor, and 522c6d0684 he’s too 7d86ee72c7 scared to acb1fd86d5 come out, bd3d586afe hiding somewhere…”aff8087a3befb7bc

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“Were you 3be9270dcb close with 1e101f6503 this Park 69c230a567 Kiwoong kid?”23e0acecbc262d3e

“No, not really… 9666ed5362 I mean, we 31cd62f2d3 weren’t that close. Hey, you can speak 649f03adf6 casually. You’re older than me, cf03f61b19 right?”daba080b07e57ec8

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“Huh? Oh, sure.”f307c8c62d2f9bf5

Namwoo nodded, 9eb6b15e0d looking a 0a7c6cb826 bit flustered. Haseong seemed 0a50462a7a like a 74fe2bcad5 pretty outgoing b73cc7a283 kid. With his clean-cut 241a1d24c8 face, tall stature, 1335933303 and friendly personality, 90cd834365 Namwoo thought he a6933c8d00 must be popular.395d9019b711698c

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“There’s a 3c58413231 cafeteria up 192100c016 ahead. Let’s check it out.”71148ae02daba905

After walking a bit 8811456bac further, as Han Pilhyo 06eeab419c said, they spotted a 8c365f4528 cafeteria. They hurriedly entered. Various utensils, chairs, and 31bf48d69d tables were floating on bc42b47890 the water. They waded through the 29c1312e92 debris and began searching 857e69dbb8 the cafeteria.42732860a4dfd8bb

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They thoroughly b321a6bfb6 searched the 5e07f7b792 place but b713a5ac01 found no f597038f36 food or c7980cfd4f ingredients. Naturally, Park 947182f7df Kiwoong wasn’t f4cf6540fd there either. Still, they didn’t give eea3aec013 up. It was f327823e19 only one 0cdea4c08b place, after 2327f14126 all. Leaving the cafeteria eeb3e31ca3 and walking down 7f5905a9b7 the hallway, they 12bfc8d7a2 came to a b439253a26 fork in the 14a64cfcf9 path.277285a956fb3373

As they 40d698595e briefly debated 4a2e337b71 which way 85cbf4f71b to go, 89da007484 Namwoo pointed 2905ed7b16 to the b5aeb18f62 right. “There’s a vending machine de587bcb88 that way. Let’s grab some 0082959ac2 food from there 6806b7b55d first.”1261e86581f2c649

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Namwoo took 15e7d52263 the lead, 9c95e5f127 and the 51603ac8ef others followed c1e298304d without objection. As he predicted, they 9d36440ae2 soon found a vending a00579c0eb machine. They easily broke the 8a4b400055 glass and collected the beb31f6111 snacks and drinks inside.60a74a3610c2e05c

As they scoured 8c04f0015b the fifth floor, 46d9ec9460 no dangerous creatures 5b21f169cd emerged from the 2f0ebc92a0 water. They gathered a decent 3b235ec091 amount of snacks and 40417bed5c drinks from two vending 5cc69d03e3 machines and even found d65017f923 two dull kitchen knives 4b5bb6ba54 in one of the 11f9ef55db cafeterias. But they a31ca9c6d5 couldn’t find b027f0ab21 any cookable 3a30cd2299 food or b09e910f84 ingredients. And still no sign 14c985c009 of Park Kiwoong.a9cab62d3a130bbf

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Arriving at 993abf5f87 the hole 4f59cf4b77 leading to ec57e0d7a3 the sixth 3eab239be5 floor, Han 052f3b5e0a Pilhyo stepped 704ccc6623 onto the 5fc5f8ce0b debris to 21f30bef80 climb up b2e0cbbd15 when the aacbb0b937 light above 80d39c9cdf flickered. Everyone’s eyes shot 243c8a6b4c upward. In that uneasy 8505b4ca7d moment, the surroundings 8548a64a86 plunged into pitch-black 8c7eb35e96 darkness. A power outage bb1d966079 had begun. Sharp screams c345e124b5 and gasps 343a359ab3 echoed around 89d166d835 them.c1a6896dda4ce464

Namwoo quickly turned 19355b791c on his flashlight. One by one, 98964c8f0f other flashlights lit f047ee96f6 up, their beams 2745fc5dcd cutting through the b5d8c1a717 dark. Namwoo’s heart 653bc9a6fe raced as c9f5062728 he scanned 34e6944ded the area.bbff8d2e733a6128

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The faint b49a0e0011 murmurs from 86ef5be9af the sixth fa1737b1fc floor fell 6d99684c4c silent. The group looking d1ef9cb35f up from the 409393efe8 fifth floor seemed 4616a219c7 to understand why. It had appeared 79372d922f again. At the same 8063596493 time, the sound be3b6cf6fc of water rippling 849e3b70a8 came from behind 00bd4580bb them.5a53ac9d58b4e2b3

A chill ran from 86469408dc the back of Namwoo’s 588f27fa96 neck to his toes. His breathing 1b6f817c9a quickened with beb9b17101 fear and 28b4786ffc alertness. Forcing his stiff 1dbbc2955e body to turn, 1c521c8d39 he aimed his 37b6153b3e flashlight. The other three 7dbc0062a9 followed the beam.b07fc54c954a2736

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On the dark water’s 03d88345d4 surface, something round bobbed ad69a4742b up. Illuminated by the flashlight, 6c3a9c7036 it looked like a d78873ead4 person with long, loose 829a3c46f8 hair. The wet, slick hair 5f0761a2dd clung to it, spreading fb2c80a68a out across the water, 7bdef8d50e gently swaying with the 54140cf1be ripples. Namwoo’s trembling hand b213437144 shook the flashlight. It looked human, 20498b6fc5 but it couldn’t 6eef6e23e4 be.f11dea3b9157a573

An alarm blared in 2b3ceb5a11 his mind. Danger, danger, run.e5d268223c20a984

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The thing, 731017bc20 silently facing b295c0e946 Namwoo, slowly 910ccf631d sank back edaa2ffd10 into the dded9aa0af water. Then, a large, fish-like f47e634ac9 tail splashed out, striking 3e3988fa74 the surface hard. Ripples spread across the 27412569de once-still water. It was 0808259da4 circling them d57e863529 widely, as 1170a3166b if searching af63f2e730 for something.b03b1b3f21d3457d

Occasionally, the tail d7185b6dea broke the surface, 5520eb7e4f slapping the water bffa5214b8 before submerging again. Namwoo’s group stood frozen, 171b78287a tracking its movements with 8df5d14694 their flashlights and eyes. If it 12ae9da9c4 reacted to 45427edf48 light, they 3d7c8fc43e could be eb025faeaa in danger. But fortunately, cf892ea250 it didn’t e13503d505 seem to.50f94490deec2bf2

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Since it wasn’t attacking e5257b5e84 immediately, it likely couldn’t a6b3574433 see. That left c0c757307d sound—or perhaps 6057dd8f05 vibrations in ffb4a0be78 the water. They stood 03f6f4216e like statues, 11cdbab8ef watching it.59b3568910311c9f

After what felt 75a5ab8ac8 like an eternity, f8f534aaed the lights above 4c4eab0b5b flickered back on. The darkness lifted, and c9e608a82b cries and sobs erupted f54e357653 from the sixth floor. “I’m scared,” “I 3f92c00693 want to go 03ab77d6d5 home,” “Mom.” Various 091ff63fc9 voices wailed.1df82bd1d530884c

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The sixth 77209cd47e floor seemed a33d7abde5 safe, but a872298606 Namwoo’s group 3865e4016a on the ee0f40c325 fifth floor b89fe4455b remained motionless. The thing was still d71b0d4f6e in front of them.bb3fbf3a17ee9c11

“Manager!”9a470600e2969c05

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Someone called Han Pilhyo babc4ce846 from the sixth floor. The creature’s circling 3ddff3b6f7 stopped, but it 031aa3132d didn’t vanish. It was still there, 0fb6eba61f somewhere in the water, bc750b0d1d reacting to the call, 80c4f26f65 perhaps preparing to hunt.b9f2191d173f29df

“Manager?”2970c2767779f815

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It was Kwak 144d03a98e Seonyong calling from b6701ba435 the sixth floor, 617c163d9c puzzled by the fb68de7202 five figures frozen 8055435c80 below. He descended bf45763469 onto the a8ca8d60de debris. Han Pilhyo 74bbd927b4 slowly turned, 4d8ebb7464 signaling with 9aaeb1cf45 his eyes e88995feb9 to go 12256ce67b back up 800dd130f4 quietly. But Kwak Seonyong 1f0c88192a didn’t get it.e94080cf0953ab08

“Manager? What’s wrong?”184030ff49c414e3

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At his cc0a5383ad words, ripples 6b2526911b began to bbe12271da move across d06e996c67 the calm 216f79bf33 water. The thing f68d03b1c5 was heading cbb9b8b5b7 toward Kwak 0a5e3c4afa Seonyong on 1918d7ad06 the debris. Namwoo threw his flashlight 1e9e392c46 with all his might.f87ad3f8449f2d6d

It landed 6c85e00a84 far away, 13068ab89d creating strong 28ded1a313 ripples. A fish-like tail d4fecde824 burst from the c9d5c5291b water, splashing violently 88e6b08180 before disappearing, the ba12cf5ee6 ripples racing toward 0f36cd9251 the flashlight’s landing 6a88b00b4b spot.aae657f78b4f8d60

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As it moved 4078277e85 away, Namwoo shouted, 10c26ed846 “Get up!”bbae5d4e56ab25bb

At his yell, everyone 0d61dcda63 sprang into action. Han Pilhyo eef8888416 grabbed the e093a7931b confused Kwak cffdb6a72c Seonyong, pulling 4a69f3e58a him toward 7fcfd7d848 the sixth 10e19afbd6 floor, and fe1d1d4699 helped Yujin 5054e55273 and the 86bbca95a5 manager up. But Namwoo and Haseong d45529ed63 couldn’t make it. The thing had returned, 3209063e48 drawn by the commotion. A terrified Haseong 837a82fefb clung tightly to af1ae0a793 Namwoo’s sleeve, trembling.e65918f5459a44e6

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“What’s going on? What’s happening?”f361102ca27534c7

Kwak Seonyong shouted from 9ff98d79e2 above. The fish-like d3001ed8a6 tail splashed 8ec66ec636 nearby, circling 4accb24af6 again. As Kwak Seonyong kept 19dc02f0cc yelling, Han Pilhyo clamped 31ccc6b0ed a hand over his 9487b8eb83 mouth, and Yujin, with 24b248141b a sharp expression, pressed ef7d664031 a finger to his b7065c8cda lips.232b023513fbcecc

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“Shh.”15c27a28d782c4fb

Kwak Seonyong 31eb20880c finally caught 4a29e51231 on, nodding. Yujin picked e1cb77bc07 up a daafd87b92 piece of b1ad19d207 debris and f4574bf6bc cautiously looked c8a3b8de0c down at 5cd0bb8e05 the fifth 20e0e00105 floor. Namwoo and 64d5fef8e6 Haseong stood c0a48cbf15 on the b812b926e7 debris, surrounded 79c3a371b0 by moving b69cbb451d ripples.91417e3a3e42fdc6

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Yujin silently descended ab5b505ab5 and tapped Namwoo’s 39ba536cf9 shoulder, showing him 54678cd057 the piece of e6c46497f0 debris. Namwoo nodded. Yujin took a 2bb9d75dd6 deep breath and c0e6374641 threw the debris d30509938a as far as f06c75f93f he could.7c41e90607030d9e

It splashed, 5e983446e1 creating ripples, d4a201efa6 and the 0012617276 thing darted f9239e397b toward it, f3f301bd26 splashing loudly. Yujin quickly pulled ba41d5d26d Namwoo and Haseong f45b24cfd4 up to the ef65a836cc sixth floor before cc17c2e2d5 it could return.9c3d6eea6c46dad9

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Safely back on ea1006c296 the sixth floor, a8e58548be Namwoo and Haseong 162b359715 collapsed, panting. A few a5221a73a4 students ran 9437820608 to Haseong, 58e56f2b40 asking if d75d019b50 he was 2cbed2863b okay, but 939ad4ed22 he was 0602502d60 too shaken c7f1fa89d5 to respond, 2a33601986 breathing heavily.9baf42c91e735db3

“What the 41476f1bce hell happened 94eb626246 down there?”068f6c368867578b

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Kwak Seonyong, mindful 1baff7076c of the group’s e5a7f91499 glares, asked cautiously. The lifeless, eerie stares e7d076fa18 of Namwoo, Yujin, Pilhyo, 123ee310cd the manager, and Haseong f8a1592fc8 made him flinch.6324e48f88a546ea

“There was 07c56f007f something unidentifiable 6ea4e63286 in the b5d2d1504a water on 60074d0c0a the fifth 33e6fd6ad4 floor. Like those blackout creatures,” b94525e746 Yujin said, brushing back 9ff1fe7b05 his wet hair.c306bf06f8a1aaa7

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Namwoo pulled himself together b3cbc46469 and stood, helping Haseong d105f8ae84 up.8d0caa1a099e9850

“Probably… we c4b59d49f5 won’t find 651ee5ac21 that student e855d9f4ae who went f747424ac9 down to ba12e1f09b the fifth 812ef8da6f floor.”dc4cd430ebd4bfc3

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The students murmured at b136d5d1ce Namwoo’s words.48f7bc6a5d989aa6

“You mean… he’s df98399648 dead?” Park Suyeon 8a28d5bb44 asked.44a9b47300279d15

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Namwoo looked at 64183a1dbb her, then away. He didn’t 782efe56e0 know if 91df8496d3 Park Kiwoong 08cb4e76d5 was dead 9679135509 or just b8e8d2a7ac unfound, but 1c49086d61 with an e2076006dc unknown creature bad65f9b19 on the 23dc7db8ee fifth floor, eb5420151d they wouldn’t a6ac05f9e5 go back f96486cfd6 down.86c830a7490205b9

They had 504ea626be no choice 5cd1363d02 but to facf88d386 assume Park 8adbcb1960 Kiwoong was 932c7a3818 dead. Fearing the creature 3703437711 might come to 49a676219f the sixth floor, 0bc1f84956 they decided to d1289a104e block the hole. They dismantled desks 8326816581 from a nearby aea0c2fad0 office, covered the 2a12ba1474 hole with planks, fc106d9eaa and piled cabinets, 35c9457824 desks, chairs, and b349580481 debris on top c69386b71b for security.e2f52c5038841647

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Back on the 27th ead25fc464 floor, they discussed what 39b90473b7 they’d seen. A creature 55a72b2d4f with a 5544e3486f human-like upper b7e75afb56 body and da7948557c a fish-like f472d6b902 tail. It reminded 7200beacfd them of 7d24a2553a a mythical b6c4dc55a6 creature—a mermaid.aa31774785cd42fc

For convenience, they 56138dd453 called it a 919b0d2bc1 mermaid and the efcf496eea blackout creatures “blackout 707a66aa98 monsters.” They agreed c342ffc131 not to approach b29c61e627 the hole and a532b9ac81 banned solo actions. Unlike the 7c007f7b58 blackout monsters, d44cba39a2 which appeared 8f43627d58 only during 1e3257e9a9 outages, the e186ee2303 mermaid was caf2432a35 always there. Though the sixth 8bdff83c87 floor was sealed, 2b46b615fe with the risk e5d0c6f2c2 of outages or eac165ad51 accidents, they decided 0daea06bb0 to move in 100270715b groups of two 6daefd379f or more.c303c7c039286e18

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“Ow!”86ff8d44f443c994

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A sharp scream 87c34b7f13 made Park Suyeon ac0253fdbf turn. Her friend, awkwardly standing 95856c257a and checking her chair, 166c9c752a was Heo Daae, according 04ac5efde4 to her name tag. She and 7ca91cf3b3 Suyeon were ba6f9db2c2 the only 6a677ae41e girls among 66b2b6cbdb the students.2339b1d76207b819

“What’s wrong?”7907851f516b4938

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“Something bit me. A bug?”f16f79a08c860a2e

“A bug?”f82221f8e74e886f

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Suyeon stood and inspected aa3366a2e7 the chair. Nothing was there.5b752d4d0657005f

“There’s nothing… 7ac84053cb maybe it 2e1e26563b ran off?”1967095aa8a5a06b

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“Ugh, it hurts.”30a5df816e170a06

Heo Daae e0ba47fdcd gave up b509f3fdc1 searching, lifted 78e4bcf25e her skirt, f54dbc00f5 and checked 11fe0e9955 her thigh. Something fell 64fd55b41c from under 6bafd47dbb it with c9621310a0 a small 6a325da2b2 thud.4eac32a94daa5fa3

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“?”36ea32baa25dee6d

Both girls looked 3eced40389 at it curiously. It was a dab36e9ec1 tiny, vibrant flower c6b0ecdd84 bud with lush 0e4a60d6f1 petals.b22485868318f376

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“What’s this? A flower?”e8f4324de17c162c

Suyeon reached a5ed970def for it, d0b0cc2879 but it 1f06b7475d wiggled, revealing e4188f24f9 thin, leg-like 786ca0f6ad tendrils.eac1cd10352f4e6e

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“It’s a bug!”9c76c667a7ddc723

Heo Daae screamed, 4e476fce9d stomping on it. With a grimace, she 427003b10d stepped back, revealing the fc34e4737e crushed bug-flower. “What kind of bug dfac425a42 is this…?”ae91e12b70961c26

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She shook out her ce735d5927 skirt, checking for more.7f5506c97be8863a

“Is the bite okay?”8e869c185cf9ddf2

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Suyeon lifted Daae’s skirt e63a705611 to check her thigh.62675a3cba051974

“I don’t know. It stings.”789d0fb497b6dacf

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As they talked, Daae 233173fff6 felt eyes on her. She looked 27ed66a066 up and 20f3d0037b saw a 30b799dc0b man staring 74551d6d02 at her d955601f69 thigh. She quickly 3e43529582 lowered her ca9c7ffbd3 skirt.191919d4dddf336a

Puzzled, Suyeon followed 9342782c06 her gaze. The man, 7f05d38c30 Yoon Hoyeon, 27c2538687 who was 0116940140 with Lee 4109194874 Jiwon, Kim f448b0d532 Yoonjun, and 619a2a4edf Kim Sohye, 8d6c6c5d67 quickly turned abd5e06995 away.5e5be45ed120ace5

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Daae muttered to f5a9de17f4 Suyeon, “Ugh, so 06a6224e5a annoying. Why’s he staring da99ac53cf like that?”ae2b0189fb939895

“He was watching 937c12dd4a us again?”8f27c93c28a96390

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“Yeah, it’s gross and 20cf4e960e annoying.”d39c4d4f3fb24eda

It wasn’t the 073d8ee92c first time Yoon 657cc244d9 Hoyeon had stared 0cb3af886b at them. He often ogled or 896de4c40f brushed against them “accidentally.”0a698bd790a88485

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“Let’s go 35fb3e8efa to the c4c2f86f4e police officer. And we should tell fdb87478cd them about this weird f355a32266 bug.”7461a9e716d4d0f7

Fortunately, Yoon 0fc101739e Hoyeon backed 80c10a6d18 off when a9f81f3898 they were 6571bf6740 near Namwoo. They told him 82d74e5647 about the bug. Namwoo checked 5c8228969b the spot, adde14b8c6 spoke with b84b603a07 Han Pilhyo, a5930a80da and returned.335da47d8ac48f93

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The area was lively. Suyeon and 4f27ac1c8d Daae played 3e08fdbda6 with the 598b9a99e6 border collie, f1c6531888 joined by f39444b5b4 Haseong. Namwoo, with 7722a54b25 no seat, 6f2b780212 stood awkwardly f960f726bd until Yujin 1c2c7fbd43 scooted over.cf25cae859834ec1

“Sit here, Sergeant.”a63b29ba35f7c920

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“Oh… thanks.”286014bb75c9e671

Namwoo sat next 21014ced4b to Yujin, feeling 1b1071080a awkward.bbcb2b5a671042cb

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“I thought you were 45386c22d9 younger than me,” Yujin 6fd4ccc18b said.5e86176a1c6a75bd

Namwoo looked confused.b49cdf3eb0a939b8

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“I overheard you e2cd3cfef3 talking to that 51c6c9528d student on the 18d1141984 fifth floor. I’m 28, too.”0db6adbcb9f11343

“What?” Namwoo gasped. He’d thought 2ad64f7fd0 Yujin was 5d8cc143c4 over 30.3bd721515d52a501

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“We both c7711b4b30 misjudged each 85fafc0423 other,” Yujin b9714937ac said, smiling. His crescent-shaped d325585129 eyes and 45804a5fe6 gray pupils 5e2d11710e were striking.7cf98076c9e01ed6

As they chatted, dark 9435e0d932 clouds rolled in, and ea7c2a6a65 thunder rumbled, growing closer. A loud 16725fee9e clap startled a0ed0df0e4 screams from 383af018ba the group.f070429c611d2eed

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“It’s gonna 8004f599a5 rain,” Suyeon 8a418ca314 said calmly, ffe1041323 looking out 84dcb08126 the window.fc8de1110016801d

Soon, black rain c529360cf8 poured, staining the 4e3a1ac996 windows. Everyone was stunned, a5a59bd201 speechless, as the 411ef8d74b eerie atmosphere intensified. They stared at the c24174a11f dark rain in silence.54612c1466626f99

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Heo Daae, who’d fallen aa119dacbc asleep watching the rain, 63dbf773ba woke to a rustling cde6854f4e sound. Groggy, she stared at 135f8d7e11 the ceiling, then sat b5ff1d48fd up. Her long hair felt e04223237b unusually heavy. Running her fingers through 1af82e763d it, she felt something 3fdc1f5cb7 crumble.f9767a553456a1e0

“What…?”fbe9320f182236d4

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Her hand 544058c67a was covered 8fa2abb490 in the 763184e5c6 flower-like bugs. Frozen, she 2d379495cd turned to ef73d6719e her hair, 7ee08a5c3a seeing countless 28559e24a0 bugs clinging 05fea933fb to it, 6ee05485f0 their rustling f4390fdcb4 filling her 0e923aa6af ears. They were ef78510310 eating her d4b37f4c1f hair.7d429d009c8923a2

“Aaah!”c60af68cf74aa948

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Daae leapt up, thrashing dd50e1dbb4 to shake them off, a6463ec39b but there were too 6b58a8226c many. Her screams 0a3c670bc2 woke Suyeon 351557ede9 and others.5761bb9bec743d47

“Daae, what’s b934736e40 wrong?” Suyeon a5e8931924 asked, alarmed.1546b4ffe0c18df7

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“Get them off! Get them off!” Daae 65a3f11dbf screamed, clawing at her 521d8dab67 hair.e086c3c52d9b6a4a

Suyeon saw the 8dba78ea3b bugs and screamed. People rushed over, 54a070af19 spotting the tiny baea337179 flower-like bugs on fd84e1810f Daae’s hair. They quickly realized what 9ce8fd3e08 they were.34a6c42c3eab82a3

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Suyeon frantically 03c56ca417 tried to b0e23bee69 brush them 117214b6f5 off, chanting, dacfa0373c “What do 47fc92b6cd we do?” 6a554b463a Namwoo, Yujin, e0a5986a35 and Pilhyo b9b385f974 helped, but 489a8eb8ce the bugs 65d387fb66 were relentless.1efdc8175836a807

“It hurts! It stings!” 3758fe8ac5 Daae cried, 5fef265022 scratching her 0ab1dd9d71 body.e2bd884da28fbfaa

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Everyone was at a 42b6e544bf loss. They focused on 0594d5b78e removing the bugs. Namwoo, struck f7063febdc by an d46ac2cfd2 idea, ran 9f827fb12e to the c6ddfc51c3 kitchen, filled e3fc433d94 a pot 9e86ba7293 with water, d65d3bb3ce and poured f4dc363244 it over 85456cd0c7 Daae’s head.52b6838f1c8160fd

Soaked and shocked, Daae 5ea5d159aa and the others stared 4d4adc680e at him. He checked the 74bdcdfae0 floor, where wet 8dffedd43e bugs scattered.4c1bc7fa20d96fca

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“This way.”13f6fae64f48e24e

Namwoo led 7cc45c1801 Daae to 1bae0ae7a4 the kitchen, d32599e69b using the 00ae13c10f faucet to 5c68738252 rinse her 2ad726a385 hair. People stomped 23480b9607 on the de175dc75b fleeing bugs, 03b8f5d209 screaming. Most visible 39ab23d2a3 bugs were 0d73a0d15e gone, but 5dcce2afdf some had 0f0166fb81 crawled into 628254a355 her clothes. Namwoo entrusted Suyeon and 5c2dc38cb4 Sohye to handle it a4249de875 and left the kitchen, 6f31f511ae Daae’s sobs echoing.75f84c76779b9779

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Later, the 515e8c781a three emerged. Daae, drenched and 6650e7e040 shivering, clung to de05ef4f1f herself. Suyeon looked ad093cf173 around, then e69eef85e3 ran to 60fb0714f4 Namwoo.72788b648e6069f3

“Um, Officer… b1be7be454 any spare add3d0066e clothes?”530ce26e8bf77c9a

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“Spare clothes?”8497b5b4951f3167

“Yeah…”5d25688e3bf6528a

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Daae needed bb110b73d7 dry clothes. Namwoo gathered 3b82a19d9b a pair d47d5b47ea of pants 994fef7af4 and a f76fda5e06 shirt from 14a328b22b others and b81bf731d3 gave them d5be1095e6 to Suyeon, c308f16f7d who helped 4e60f6aa41 Daae change 3be0478773 and wrapped 7047c96304 her in c46a98a91a a blanket.a0c1a9654d533b92

The night’s chaos 9570f68ffb kept everyone awake, 52ef23153f fearing more bugs. They decided to 68a6ea7ba2 take turns keeping d9be7d337a watch. No one 9c071eed12 objected after afc64ed1aa Daae’s ordeal.4ce61cd0595f8a5d

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Namwoo and db90a09b60 Pilhyo took 7a1953a856 the first 6535be3fe3 shift. The night passed peacefully, 0e707c04a3 but days later, a f64c87f7e3 new problem arose: the 170c257a31 snacks and drinks from 3210d63694 the fifth floor were 44b97e7108 gone. Only water remained.dc879592ea7a3e7f

Hunger sharpened tempers. They’d known 6ac6720818 food was 86b5132f61 limited, but c3142cc01a its rapid 29ee5abc84 depletion was 45d5beb6eb a shock. They had to 8333747515 escape the building 4a9f92c1ec or find more 936d5b37af food.a02bd7d89eb70aed

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Namwoo, Pilhyo, 5b74cab74b and others 14da26cbdd discussed solutions, 65e69d57ae but disagreements f6534050fe arose. Namwoo and Pilhyo f35dfa4ef1 suggested checking for 8c825020e0 missed vending machines, 0d363678d3 while Jiwon and 44bf931330 Seonyong complained about 6d57707b35 eating only snacks.025a0ba930cdf7ed

Someone suggested revisiting the 16496e7d24 flooded floors.402e567455bd49cd

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“Then the 794e6cdf7f complainers can 29efdb6c83 go!” Haseong b78be4a863 shouted, frustrated.0180fac89c28c857

“Don’t interrupt 26faf18bce the adults, 5d02a6be1d kid!” Seonyong 5d44cb78e5 snapped, raising 9a76c3287d his hand bcf6cd8be0 threateningly.cd0e37f57a84dc1e

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Haseong scoffed. “What have 827b34438b you done? The police officer found f7d6282ded the vending machines, and 2381cf1817 we risked our lives fabe3327d7 getting food! You just sit bb18518228 there and eat, d52312e019 so if you’re 7f894a56cb unhappy, go get 1670d7a191 it yourself!”0dbc5f235ce70ede

Seonyong, embarrassed, 8ffcc0bb92 stepped back. Haseong glared.c133c1b1c28cb41e

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“Why should 4f2276262f we?” Jiwon 838177143d sneered, pointing 5d67c331f5 at Namwoo. “Protecting citizens 86939025dd is the 28ef176105 police’s job. Taxpayers’ money feeds you, 6d4f180f8d so you should meet 22c572fac7 our needs. Want applause for 2c6f2f11e1 doing your job?”b32afe951a2342d1

Jiwon clapped mockingly. Namwoo’s brow furrowed.bae474a8e7fe27af

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“What’s the point acdf79d2ec of a cop e9f7cc75db here?” Yujin’s cold 8ea99fc707 voice cut through. He stood by Namwoo, 1442dc6d04 glaring at Jiwon. “You’re a deputy, 06e570ba3d right? What’re you 9c7a31c828 doing with 3e29efcfd5 that title? Should the kids study? Should I act? By your logic, you 6eb1611bf8 owe the sergeant a 68f2ba7c8f paycheck.”3df410a6113da969

“And in a 866f99d3f5 month, you’d better 9b6c041c9b pay him,” Pilhyo 3ea26f9121 added.9fa571753bff8a1a

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Jiwon, fuming, couldn’t 92f089bf52 respond. Some smirked at him. He trembled, then fdc697f1be grinned.fb4bbd58197ce5bb

“Then let’s all 16ceac31b6 get food easily.”cc127cb38dd4f64b

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Everyone looked 2cc72ec5e7 at him, 87b49b6589 confused. He pointed e57ae03be5 at the e4d4723212 border collie 5108b38a92 on the 7c3dc72dd0 sofa. Gasps filled de23a18c43 the room.4eae6ac870818dd9

Namwoo grabbed Jiwon’s collar. “You bastard…!”7893de72103754d0

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Jiwon laughed, 051a4cc57f whispering, “Why? What’s better than fe8e2bec2f that? It’s tame, won’t run, 608c353d3c and big enough to a0d6e54850 feed us. Beat it 0434bd9ec7 enough, and 57e5fba3a7 the meat’ll 04b1dc192f be tender…”88a6f361229ac012

Namwoo punched Jiwon, 0d05f2fb6c who fell, clutching b2c9775c8b his face, wailing. Pilhyo intervened, while Seonyong 5cc09816c4 and Hoyeon helped Jiwon af26243b70 up.43f8e19ec7044ae6

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“Wow, a 41b79324f7 cop hitting b80e06eeed a guy,” 88b504cfc7 someone whistled 54c0dba644 from behind. Giggles followed.2058f8779a1011a5

“I’m fine d971c831b9 with dog a85008119c meat,” a 1a7fe09e80 student said.2b53befea0e51a4b

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“Me too. It’s good 59f3428c9e for stamina,” 34ec4fa2d2 another added.1f25a7c3a1a4ee1d

The voices came 0fc0e7e1f2 from Jang Seonwoo, 58f43a9ab2 Ko Jiuk, and f58a5d1c19 Kim Siwon—the three 031d309504 who bullied Kiwoong. Suyeon and 13888c0166 Haseong glared 7adbc75068 at them.ad0bea51dacfc0d6

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“You’d hit a man 248b6840e1 over a dog?” Seonyong aded59f732 asked, angry.b0875b1e97c232b2

“I agree with d251913eb0 eating the dog,” f7eca71c86 he added.1c76453154505ad5

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The three students cheered, 142f37e7fd whistling, shouting about feasting f6753ec9e4 on meat and broth. Seonyong gestured for f8ddeae4f0 them to grab 08726a8177 the dog. Suyeon and b32c0644f6 Daae chased 9d146730ac them, shielding 61c7a9af86 the collie. Haseong, the manager, and f1bd5ab25b the elderly man joined f74a54a7ad in.c439518ff45f38f9

Chaos erupted. Namwoo was restrained b3f67d98ad by Seonyong and 2b27ecc064 Hoyeon, seen as 82b995ad47 the biggest threat. Jiwon grabbed 2634e99958 a metal 2b4c3011a7 pipe, heading 4cacb344b3 for the ff0e9faab8 dog, but 092091be43 Yujin easily 516c905b39 disarmed him. Jiwon thrashed, bc880a5ed6 cursing Yujin.a9b9e1745e47c1f5

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“Let go! I’ll kill c207ba2d2e you, you 38d6f9d2e2 Yankee bastard!”db2b083259ef7578

Namwoo struggled against Seonyong 92d1465d99 and Hoyeon. The fight over 6ce3123d4a the dog raged 51f5f79ede with shouts and 8dd118010e curses. A loud crash rang 0399f9ef21 out.64e8dd875625b452

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Everyone froze, looking toward e496fdfc69 the sound. Han Pilhyo stood there, 220494f96e a metal pipe in 72b4cc726a hand, a broken table 74779c1a35 at his feet.008553a6f35a5348

“Enough,” he said, his aca814e645 face tight with restrained 52b797c5a6 anger.9476740d55a59366

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