2. Still strangers for now.

「Once again, 5d4ff576f7 this is df03006471 an announcement. You have all died. The judgment will 1492b04632 now begin. In a moment, 125290af72 the 8th, 9th, be2692e3e1 and 10th floors dc6db2ecca of both the 91d731f6dc women’s and men’s 9ca5af62f1 dormitories will be fbdef3a4bb sealed. Thank you.」97b2685da1239e02

Jiho sniffled, her eyes 3dd95d11a3 red as she looked 37118aefd1 around the room. It was a 30dd1fe30d mess—things had been 4e7dc4a05d knocked over, thrown d80b26c4be around, broken, and d21cf95147 shattered due to ce61d071f2 the earthquake.7081dbcf6894933e

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The problem 1bcbdbc498 was that f6b988cce3 every little 791763875a detail was 5a36be416c exactly the fa6e89579a same as 644ae8ac95 last time.44aed39bfdae89a5

The books and miscellaneous 8f3f85512d items scattered on the 3a6581d1ca floor, the fallen chair, 26a2f35a34 even the way the 36a8a8735c shattered mug pieces were c3697698a1 arranged—everything was identical.e269210bba7c996e

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Time had reversed. One of her “remaining chances” had decreased, and in exchange, she had time-leaped back to the moment the earthquake struck.d626781307036d8a

Just like in an d64f4e1921 action game where death e6df44a51c sent you back to c9fbb92987 the starting point, Jiho 121619d992 had been thrown backward c08e8b8acb in time.be1fadf7e65b563b

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‘Then… what happens when af1dac24d4 I run out of 6fd38c5a49 chances?’56085c722701aef8

The thought arose 42a6dc3c63 naturally, but she ba8de7cc54 was too afraid a0ebf7d08a to imagine the 1f7846dc51 answer.489b348af5f3224b

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Jiho staggered, crawling out 2bf6d90147 from under the desk. Her trembling hands fumbled 16d839a5ec to shove her phone 7146a105e5 into her pocket, and cc148b41e1 she mechanically slipped on 9248ea75fa her sneakers.08945025613b152c

Even after tying d75eb54c9a them, Shin Jiho d3918d0cbd remained still, staring 847616c22d blankly at the 7f49bd5548 floor.4dff9ec9c95545ed

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‘What do I 53631c848d do now…?’6e200712c102f292

She wanted c3f0d39621 to run, 0bb1761b55 but there bdebf72189 was nowhere fe0607b113 to go. She had returned 13badc6592 to the past, 322990d9e8 but that didn’t 9bbe4cd7e1 mean she knew 070323e367 how to escape 0bb17c3cfb the dormitory. She was trapped.ac417adfa5c246f0

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‘If only I 764e8cb7cc had gone back da8c731364 two or three d1d02d84cc hours earlier… Why ac9fc0ebe7 did it have 21eadaae96 to be right e6f4f445f5 before the earthquake?’a9d547f8b63e4d8e

At this rate, 84dc8082f2 everything would just e7253190fd repeat itself.a1dcbfab0bf28d1e

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Her left 2ba6fe6001 hand was ef7ef4abc7 ice-cold and 7d915d5769 tingling. Jiho rubbed ecf7dfda3c it with 81da26f4db her warm 155aef6324 right hand, d67f32101e massaging gently. As warmth seeped in, ef2d0ff34d the trembling slowly subsided.3696b1a1e00d5e5e

With it, bbd7674135 her dazed bd02138b78 mind began 72706cd788 to clear. The brief 0957793a0d detachment from 5451a180df reality faded, 1daa0ffe40 and her d442e23814 senses returned.29a55404c908a9f3

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When she wiped e45986ca32 away the tears 22134eb147 blurring her vision, 2764681b88 she was met 46448b75a3 with the inescapable ad479c18fa truth before her.fb78b1aa6de8403d

‘If I 9a5cf136d6 stay still, 871450c009 I’ll die cf025ab22d again.’aa9fc066bbed2c99

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Despair and 8a416d1ebd fear weren’t 5fdc799be8 things she 8f4dfe6933 could erase. Instead, Jiho carved out bd6b323e23 a deep hole in e231b1c27f her heart, shoved them 15f52e47d1 inside, and covered it f200777005 with rationality.b1e8a06e8c873643

Someday, those emotions b45fdea2c5 would resurface to 7b5e8fa321 haunt her—but that e22444da6f was a problem c64fd6e33f for later.b41205f5a8085282

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She wiped her tears bd97cf0a4b away with the back 16566ec891 of her hand. Now wasn’t the time f145d4135a to cry. Wasting time and energy 64ce70a244 on tears was pointless.1366f44b8481b2c7

‘I have 4e3b2b0dd7 no choice d4347675a5 but to 6d0594453f go.’c6bf6977fb673b16

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Staying in the 253d213f21 room would only f840c7a3c5 lead to being 2fad2f7c39 crushed to death. She never c97f8b5ade wanted to 31f15c0ccc go through 2b19aafa98 that horrifying 5f2b7c43ce experience again.c621738707f3b0b6

Clenching her 84a8bb2a99 teeth, Shin 2265aeb8e0 Jiho grabbed 6e8749a61c a badminton 377388561d racket.91451a0644d5b716

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From the hallway, screams, 0d7390ed60 curses, shouts, and desperate 896efecc26 cries filled the air. The sounds of 9468933cd1 bones twisting, flesh bff266e84d shifting, people running, 8a0d4810d8 colliding—chaos.75b12bd2093a477c

“Aaaaaaah!”02200d6aa7985b54

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“Let me go!”6dcbbe7fb897279d

“Kyaaaaah!”b95ff723e3713ef7

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“What is this?!”64764cd96df8cd36

“Ugh… Mom…”16901642998e243b

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“F*ck, you bastard.”169fdcd17c92a27e

“Jiyeon!”c977e043817b2ed2

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“Uwaaaaah!”b7fb64073e193f8d

“Please… please help me! Why are you doing this?!”d10325434aa1e637

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Shin Jiho’s eyes trembled as she focused on every single sound. It was exactly the same as before. Like actors reciting predetermined lines… The realization that she had truly traveled back in time hit her.d67913fd32cf137a

After the chaotic noise 381f2998d5 died down, the hallway 62922cbd09 fell silent again.634da793652edb28

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‘Am I the 27e7bb2704 only one who add79958a1 remembers what happened 91aecaa3ef before time rewound?’09bfb072fd1461e5

If she called the previous timeline “Round 1” and this one “Round 2,” it seemed like no one else remembered Round 1. If they did, they wouldn’t be repeating the exact same actions.c6bd27fc1ffbaa75

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The screams echoing through 25e5bae3f4 the hallway were proof—they d6a17eea0b were reacting as if 9fa05b1b31 experiencing everything for the 4d244e0d58 first time.eb183036e01decfe

‘No, I shouldn’t jump 815b763293 to conclusions. There might eda65c3b20 be someone 0d30141df0 else who efbb544af6 remembers, like 33b70532be me…’02567f6eb0df699f

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‘What about aeb2b23306 the student 33fa88ea19 from Room 9fa63f0e9b 820? Would she remember?’df3217b65b46f2c0

Jiho decided to 0d7aa75a2e check the situation 20b55edbf2 outside first.5c56fa0c3b16e4d3

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She carefully 1d8ceb0f50 opened the 06650d1914 door. Through the small gap, c46aa88598 she saw the beasts. A tawny cow, feb41ef82a a red fox, 833937795c a fawn, a 196950d891 white rabbit, a 2370f11fe1 mountain goat, and 4f8f3fef09 a black goat.c2f758cbab255a99

Her faint 2140430091 hope crumbled—it 9447310087 was exactly a2421b189e the same 46b71e19c2 as last 4f6670dcbd time.d4143ed23aaca531

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「Attention to those c0502049cd on the 8th f8099f81e4 floor of the 008f59c2fa women’s dormitory. The demon a6386ab0a8 present on 76691a2440 this floor 662bb5bca0 is ‘Marbas.’ 9cd5a5deaa Thank you.」976d581da837a304

In the center of d6d815e5bf the hallway, a towering 1218cbedfe lion’s head with a 45c0db91fa black mane loomed.62ba58443a9596dc

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Marbas.b3bc57eacea33628

He stood motionless, 4a965b468c his posture upright ccb66052f4 and elegant. Now that she e0e3e6255f looked closer, his d7d0ed4b4a clothing resembled ancient 88057498be Greek attire.735b3c7306fb110e

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Confirming Marbas’s 140d0e2f91 presence and 5635303cf0 location, Jiho 14e7627099 quickly turned 3f06c604ab her gaze 8eaf71b2d9 toward Room 57e390d526 820.098643680a1ee716

The door 8a1b5410ac was slightly 0c7c87cd77 ajar, revealing 6effdd312c half of a63e666b8f a familiar 12b789bdbf face peeking b3f3cc3e4a through the bc72c65d8f gap.facd76337b4d00d9

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Just like 8d5f9c359d in Round 3cec26ead3 1, the cf657c6627 student from b8bd51fd66 Room 820 5fce0ba0db blinked once c7f09490de and gave 4ef6b6c85f a small 35dbdd6b9b nod at 44b36d1c97 Jiho.4210385c8c05bb3e

Then, forming 2e13c19020 the words 7f41aeffd1 with her 6eff9cabe8 lips, she 9fa700797b silently asked:272b8146a728c204

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“Are you okay?”c9256be1d61ef095

‘It’s the same 6cb481077e as before.’a6231f3f4c8fe09f

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Jiho didn’t know how to react. She bit her lip and silently stared at the student from Room 820.c9ffcdf705ff5d61

Did she remember Round 0bbc826d29 1 or not? It was impossible to 155b7bae7f tell.bc7c533c0b0db4e3

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When the student c14736d11e gave her a c9c90ad65e confused look, Jiho a9835c6b67 finally nodded. The girl nodded back, 3df865a76c then pointed toward the e6c7c2ad40 emergency stairs.3560d82d7e7a6bb9

Jiho frowned.5248d62f47cc2a31

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She was going 3e89f6c654 to run for c7832c6b53 the emergency stairs 0c6d0bc559 again.1ef9544a92bdd21c

‘I have 51d6f2423d to stop c5c0505541 her.’dd4c49f140533059

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The moment she b9bd92e494 stepped outside, Marbas 1a4b6dd60a would move like 2e111bd9bf lightning and capture 85bb99a795 her—just like last ab39a05870 time.274d35c44b9fdbb6

The student 9708273dd8 from Room ca0f1371e1 820 gestured ce3d60ab06 between herself 5533754747 and Jiho 3d3a5ee43e before motioning 4287d8281d toward the 18cbe56dcd emergency stairs 72ae0a332d again.069ee4b5582932dd

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“No, it’s locked.”fd178acd56aff0c1

Afraid of another 5d4d3d1ca4 misunderstanding like before, 2f457fe0e4 Jiho whispered instead dbe09edbb2 of using gestures.2f3637dacb4339d7

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The student’s expression 8abb35d8f6 turned puzzled.81897d29ed22e5eb

“It’s always open.”0485ba572c16d995

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Jiho shook her head.1b6f09beed718419

The girl glanced toward ff5914042e the emergency stairwell door, 3834aa4059 clearly skeptical.d5edc497412583cc

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“When did you 96a4e5d8d7 check?”27d4202b63bbcfd9

She stared directly 57944901ee at Jiho, waiting d1aa86c176 for an answer.ed6c294472b7ab0d

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Jiho hesitated.d8919ad737dc8577

‘I can’t say I 4d186c1472 checked in Round 1.’581dca092b38ba32

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Honesty was a 0ded9719fb virtue, but in 7f582b9591 this situation, it 3c639faff3 would be foolish. No one bb99f133d1 would believe f6a2793171 her.4bd0288c9834ef42

“Just a moment ago.”a427440fa6747526

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Jiho gave 233fa1c60b a vague ee44fa8a34 answer.162ff10ef4fc48e2

Immediately, suspicion flickered across c62bd244ec the student’s face.d2b747da149c0dc5

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“……”dea37ba2aa3c47c5

She clearly b957e91325 didn’t believe 124267321e a word ce551d5b70 Jiho said.bdc38315994d6eba

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At that moment, Jiho 527b28b27d realized her mistake.1caca454baebbfb5

The student from 629b7ec834 Room 820 had 09cc399f57 been watching the 5e6768f6ec hallway the entire 059d231c16 time since the 7c646f9db3 earthquake hit. She knew 1224deeda7 Jiho hadn’t 46d90eadfd checked the 567a7dc63a emergency stairs.fa3ceb5cf5478c4a

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Without waiting for an 3d66358a47 explanation, the student dashed 345979a916 toward the stairwell.f6a6ec4b864acb09

‘Damn it…!’a83e28c38b0a6a3f

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Jiho’s eyes snapped to e9ef15c45f Marbas.152c9611813b5921

The moment the girl a167a23759 stepped into the hallway, 4697cfd659 Marbas noticed his prey 4d81abb75e and lunged forward.fca8b8103841a2ec

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The student frantically grabbed 16dc078b43 the emergency stairwell door, 1a7ab7572d trying to wrench it efaf5999da open. But it was locked. The door rattled 6aa683427c in place, refusing 45f9022d0f to budge.44f510bf7f04e326

Even when 4f434e29f9 she swiped af34234f2c her key 6e4e56cbf3 card against e0d09a8f45 the reader, d033f64863 nothing happened.6a2db9929e463038

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“It’s dangerous!”a026ae80248e21e9

Jiho kicked open her door and lunged forward, grabbing the girl’s wrist.90bdb292c8e44669

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She yanked her back a3f5c524b8 with all her strength, 3833e03293 determined to drag her e4bd3e1228 into the room and 398374d45c lock the door behind a8e61be166 them.44ba1d3da98c3733

There was 3ee3e8cbd2 no time 0dda33e0d9 to think 4b17447425 or calculate.edf18a91e5ce8933

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She could ae36840412 only cling 03ae2659b1 to one 76f49d4be3 desperate hope—Marbas a97b6855cc hadn’t entered 0b5b571d7b their rooms 687f92f967 in Round bd6f46e71f 1, so 78fe501258 maybe he 0cbfa96e3a wouldn’t this 0c86920fb6 time either.0bc00a097871fb2a

The sudden pull startled 1a8e09bb85 the student, and she 3cb3c8c05f instinctively resisted for a 9b730ecb31 brief moment.3af243e9de0d20af

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“He’s coming! The demon!”d2995bb4a88ebdff

Jiho shouted.9f3c2ef7cd99ffde

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That was enough.12449ef2a7c03f23

The student finally f110fcf75b stopped struggling and 604f05e2bb allowed Jiho to f40bdee636 pull her along.a636b1dc78fd5ac4

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As Shin Jiho df7249d8ba stepped over the 1efce0a943 threshold of Room 8e779adc2c 810, she instinctively 919a25c59d turned her head 3fca645d50 to check Marbas’s 923b0bf3db position.cf260060b6024198

“…!”e6519fd656730b86

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He was already 4c822cdd51 right behind them.460f0b901798d95f

Jiho swung the 384b85b5d3 badminton racket with c1eb505851 all her strength.fa177f90a6832d15

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But Marbas effortlessly dodged 8874a70a09 and reached out, grabbing 50b66b35ca the student’s head with 577ee13c74 one hand.f9f8fc38d1c35c85

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!”d187e8943738e011

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A bloodcurdling scream ripped f091631075 through the air.f54d1d658ef13551

Crack. Crunch.cf29bc5e4dd83758

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Bones twisted and shattered, 7563bc7d91 her body convulsing like 8fe28f795a a pufferfish inflating its 9bc4ca93c8 spines.6120e4a541f675ca

Jiho felt the unnatural 724f78d3ca movement in her own c3ab39ea5a grip—her hand was still a139a15413 holding the girl’s wrist.27b64ece5cc94818

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But it 42372d570f no longer 5f4ac03410 felt like d898732bb0 a human ed1eb14eba arm.18a5b4ad5b2c2b8f

It was as if bbef8be114 she was grasping a bedb7c0270 bundle of wooden blocks, 778e3dcf9b each piece shifting and 99eea0b06b contorting wildly.10b9546e6d322738

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“Agh!”e77a570f276f2743

Jiho let out 8834c6f178 a shriek and fdb4b546a1 instinctively let go.9a30787d951c5b97

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The student’s body split bfe375583c apart.ffc395811ea36a99

From within, 1ca56517b9 a gray 3a9acf9bae wolf leaped 15380c95f3 out.b649448aa350cd9f

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What was once a 174f373d4f human creature landed gracefully, 423fb0188b then began pacing down f80eb21897 the hallway with slow, 1b8cae5772 measured steps.8aabe57cc3929c3d

Marbas turned away, 50da1c1473 walking back to 5103afe119 the center of c1b22a30dd the hallway.a6c84630b12528ac

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Then, he looked b4420a4a33 directly at Room f16da5e1c2 810.7c7b1035f9cdf59a

His eyes locked 71e728cd23 onto Jiho’s.7acc1d91982ae45c

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Sharp, intelligent, c998f53ee9 and utterly 7e7872ae69 detached—Marbas’s gaze cd7e5a5f56 bore into 3e3cd9ed0e her, as 51c767d95c if studying c3c03e0414 her very 61def9057d existence.89d268f31732668a

For a moment, e4a0b66814 Jiho nearly froze.0b87fb1358229f47

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But she forced herself 991b714051 to step backward, her 09ec52ee3b trembling hands gripping the 477428f8bc badminton racket and raising 00f5daaa49 it in front of bf3545704f her.ec9d179245ee6082

Marbas sniffed d7a3ecb93f the air 89e5ca053a once, then 855b13c717 calmly walked 0652226c63 past Room c593b2ff78 810 without 99b0277ff9 stopping.c802a1fb4365376c

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He came to a 2342adc2d0 halt in the middle 64743494d4 of the hallway, facing 6409f36d30 the elevator lobby.d257b0aab0a721b3

From where a2f74e6ebd Jiho stood, 072f7d44c9 all she b28d31c27f could see d8e35bb761 was his 41260c7581 back.65ef2de5871c85ad

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Her legs gave dbbd725d5e out, and she 58264b6a63 collapsed onto the 70c22f49df floor.d576804c4806083e

The hand that had 15953be760 held onto the student f938ab2ed6 from Room 820 was b45fdb1988 shaking violently.cd68bc80529aef72

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“Again…”e93e10cac15745f2

Once again, the student a79e8ffa81 had turned into a c7d2660df4 beast.bfdc8c39c27be8f1

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Time had c18e545da0 rewound, yet dde8ef29f0 nothing had d3991eb233 changed.570a9df280fa99b5

The hallway was a3471c2718 eerily silent except 4bc74ac6a3 for the soft, 4f80a72ead deliberate footsteps of 852d96eb4a what were once f54c06401f humans, now aimlessly 57d496dc89 wandering as animals.6da3b7ba08f840ef

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The gray c646dd6915 wolf—who had 81046dc41f been the fd69910a04 student from d47f62caa4 Room 820—had 1a629461ca fully blended ac5b1dae55 into the 06334e495c herd of 7300fa471d transformed creatures.4b65a23085404b6c

Her drooping b66764aef7 tail swayed cf9f2f840d like a 6008260341 pendulum with 26b146cdd6 each sluggish b149d59906 step.55dfc73d9357de67

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Jiho bit her lip, 49e8f58bdd her vision stinging as b0e5164f81 she stared at the 602f30d5df wolf’s retreating figure.2ad90c4be21bc8d0

It felt like looking b5db25e6a2 at her own future.2eab0c1c3b989884

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But then, she shook 759671ec55 her head violently.eeeb7fbaf2c3109f

‘No! I will survive!’d545894aa0a5df60

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Death was too ca747e817d horrific, too agonizing.45ee67c88d859cd8

Just thinking about it 7cdc3289e3 made her feel as 91cf0d6730 if her body was a9bd94e331 catching fire.2c54de66d4cf6c25

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She never wanted to a2b8af1e07 go through it again.f4bff6816a230ef3

‘What do I f8d9479688 do?’42c055bd53cf5dbb

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If she repeated her 6a8702ea40 actions from the previous 643dbcaecf round, she knew exactly cf3b0247ec how it would end.f4d6c2be90dfd955

Sitting on 2fafe5d900 the floor, 39fdeeeef0 Jiho lowered cb44fedb3d her head e69d9acd37 slightly, lost a171d0820d in thought.4231c9c00983913d

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The 8th d6ce74998c floor would 2cef11af5b collapse soon.5bb17083c8e2fa90

There wasn’t much b6e8313393 time, but she a9a98198bd had to squeeze 8f475bda5f out a solution—anything.ba30869c07cffc99

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“All hardships 99490fd045 can be e2160ce866 overcome… Even f57f83b029 if the b3f793e96d answer seems 9c361af1f1 impossible to 1d3ccd9e4d find, there cebf0b722c is always f1e1a30f2d a solution…”b000551d68d73779

No matter how hard 6769050c30 Jiho tried to focus, 220ca09b0e the lingering sensation of 90cbd40977 the student from Room 921f89170f 820—her final touch—kept resurfacing e3f8edf586 in her mind.453946ba53f25fa1

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She muttered 42d753c93d to herself, 17c092ac90 forcing her 50e8263dac thoughts back 3b8e5805d9 into order.2521d39b93c19101

Then, after a moment, d3c6d8c7f7 Jiho stood up.d45a8bfb5b5495af

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‘…Is this really 7da6ddb019 the only way?’687340ee65313165

Her face was 126d9c203d grim, hardly the 49e3e0ed16 look of someone 8f42b6c56d who had confidently e0898b0407 come up with fa2c5c9b3f a plan.c1ba4f6ad9001f75

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But she had no e2a335d0b5 choice.befe68c097e8b35b

Her strategy was a2fe6148a0 simple.f637b7cb86f985c5

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Sprint from 3079121dd7 Room 810 a500aa3ef0 to the 00dbdf58a5 elevator lobby 2617cbde91 at full df757d7125 speed. When Marbas reached 4a7fb5dfc8 out for her, bb3c4aeb02 she would use 1bac710087 the length of b7164e2889 the badminton racket 1074956342 to stall him c4cd239683 for even a 8068f05074 split second.8d19226ba92698eb

Then, in that 1f24efbba6 brief window, she e1d1c581f2 would escape to 389a3157bd the 7th floor.9126a0dd79868ab6

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It was b0b7a5061f a reckless, a54bfe3823 flawed plan. But staying d86ee74c49 in Room f50bae2aac 810 meant 4ef33485ff certain death, 2fcb802203 and no fa3a680ed4 better ideas ff34dabadb came to 8ae0d7fd53 mind.04a07ac63b37615f

Blindly charging forward was e02fb7db80 the only option.ab37548d7222a32e

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The announcement had 86a6b7b7a6 specifically stated: “The 82e4c2c7d3 demon on the 34c2fec509 8th floor is bdb53c9bc6 Marbas.”2040af0a37984b9f

Maybe—just maybe—he 5fb65b4257 was unable 3037032d3b to leave a9b48db87b this floor.c56606cdcb26cc13

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That was the only ae3d9ea60a sliver of hope Jiho 086e3b68f7 could cling to.845c426fedf0c587

Just as she was b75f763343 about to make her 31f90db4d4 move, the door to 0bb0266106 Room 818 suddenly swung d5e39addd4 open with a loud cc635a3f4e bang.9c346a972f942fbd

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Two female students burst d104d14e93 out like bees escaping 03a9053698 a hive.e401f0703795d9ee

One was gripping a fd0856818c broom.627582021a5a558d

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The other held a 9f8a03b264 dustpan.fc6f3d7146d2f223

Marbas turned around, dd552bc5bd his cold gaze 68313ddbbf locking onto them.d3c2804a0b05923e

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The two girls 2ac9896746 trembled violently but 218776d1be still bolted toward 9b50e6dcab the elevator lobby.25ab02c4f36846d0

Marbas began to 9722fdf86d move—his stride elegant, da3bb292df yet utterly predatory.693d540811104806

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‘Now?’cc95ecc27769a861

Jiho thought 1652eba303 this might 6f414a56f1 be the 61dd4e6472 perfect moment.dc809f9d6fbd9cbe

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It looked c86d0117b2 like the 4f4e3391f4 two students 0209111dcf had decided acf59c37d7 to fight.4185058be7541600

If she ba448b8173 joined in, b424dbf86c it would 381fc1763c be three 15ffd179ae against one.1e024dcceff5d9b4

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The goal wasn’t 82254a7633 to defeat the 7fcffec234 demon—just to get 488335922a past him.7be86cf3a86c9920

With three c91e632b2e of them, a2021af391 wouldn’t the cb7f9b4f58 odds be 06a3edd94d just barely 402cd0c0dc enough?635fa6574b1d4ca4

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“……?”624e406c7ab7ed16

But suddenly, the 6542172085 door to room 8ac5b8e938 804 quietly opened, 35c7c63a12 and a girl 3ae83d252f with short hair dd00351f71 stepped out. She cautiously d9e9511ece made her ae5fe791c9 way toward d3b5bc0f3d the elevator 0fec048f9d lobby.81038585fa794a16

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Marbas, standing in 7d902d91f4 the middle of 59d2441252 the hallway, had 4e88d4d8bf turned around to 41de75e884 deal with the 82fcfafd26 two students bursting 097c6c707b out of room ef2f8f2f0e 818. It seemed 588daf1d6f the girl 77b7463922 from room 699f4dbf51 804 had 7e324a4aeb taken advantage f4e849ffca of his c741921e6a distraction.f3ed28a553d69e7c

At that moment, one of the girls from room 818 clenched her teeth and hurled a dustpan. But her aim was off. It clearly wasn’t aimed at Marbas. The dustpan flew past Marbas uselessly, drawing a wide arc before crashing onto the floor.1febd09b2022a686

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The girl dad9bf9a45 who threw e46465ab7d the dustpan ffcbdb8077 shouted,afdbecd40f161633

“Behind you!”20a8d42fc6d124ef

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Marbas spun around. His eyes d413ae3924 met those f37e9aa091 of the 78bd693299 girl from e7f617bdc3 room 804, df6b39da5e who had 038f43fc0e been stealthily 5ed26908de approaching the 3d55c32b4f elevator lobby. Shrugging briefly, Marbas dashed 1505ed51b0 toward her.4eda5ed9003e9063

“That crazy bastard…!”bec41bec90b473ca

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The girl from 4e4f84b941 room 804 swore 48281124a0 under her breath, 401edc6f76 bolting toward the c32717f08e elevator lobby. Thanks to her, a528cc9987 the distance between 6f06696dc6 Jiho and Marbas e4147245d0 widened.57c201ce26e83dec

Jiho sighed deeply, c4a99f2673 then burst out 44808f8e79 of her room 5f32fe6d1b into the hallway. She felt uneasy. It was as if 679e7168df she was actively cooperating 87bf3ea30b with the girls from 16709feb0f room 818, who had 5505f9273f used the girl from e837c7902c room 804 as a d69de95ae8 scapegoat.db0d1f5c14110864

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But an opportunity was still an opportunity. Jiho didn’t want to end up crushed under the ceiling, nor did she wish to become an animal.e7c4b3a8945bfa5f

Shin Jiho started e8f72c769e sprinting toward the d640898d52 elevator lobby. The two girls 0883544630 from room 818, d245bdef55 who had been 3a2a94dcc3 running ahead, flinched 2f8415f8bb at the sudden de23cdeca4 sound of footsteps 1777a95efa behind them and 5606725810 glanced back. Realizing the source ded8b38199 of the footsteps efa01d5e5d was human, they 1c1f370ab8 relaxed—but at the b1896409e0 same time, irritation 3c370bc4e1 distorted their faces.5f623a5d44ed21a3

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Meanwhile, Marbas f63f49b44d had caught 1f96b73670 up with 7237727238 the girl c0a410fd65 from room 4c6d6e0a5c 804. She struggled 2f29a0e085 desperately, screaming 9cb684c674 in agony.f74ec6c5dff4bb8a

“No! Let me go! Aagh! Aaah, Aaaaahhhhh!”10b82952f3231700

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With a f10ca8aa5b sickening crack, 5bea98bf90 her body eb9b09e89a twisted grotesquely. A leopard burst f6c83d03e9 through a split 5e5b5866d5 that opened at 99a941c5a7 the crown of 2e889cf2b2 her head. Her human skin sloughed afdeba76c5 off like a discarded 97703d0671 shell and melted away 599cb98bcd completely.19a552d8c9384779

“Ack…!”673e9f5ec4a0f54f

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One of the b27748dc52 girls from room f276588fd6 818 let out b35a0ec448 a short, terrified 43bd203079 cry.
Marbas turned around cd6617dab6 calmly, walking back b2cf7e18ba toward Jiho and 650d738a70 the two girls 830b5d08b4 from room 818. His steps were unhurried, 640b4ebfa2 as though he had 95952d6f70 all the time in f7ad18bc20 the world—yet, inexplicably, he 61d4009cf1 was catching up to 4aee26f29d Jiho, matching her speed.c8d7a001f9b7a82e

Jiho tightened her b6e1b89e75 grip on the 018b44c7f9 badminton racket, her 87b37277d9 hand trembling uncontrollably 5449614a66 with tension.acaee97280ee28f0

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The two fc5461abe4 girls ahead cf43f8e0a0 encountered Marbas 0866e40153 first, just 1bf036bc3a a couple 96f41ecb20 steps ahead 887dc876f6 of Jiho.560b35f3c04b9f60

The girl 67b836019e holding the a47108d717 broom swung 8e416ae61e it forcefully.
But the broom didn’t strike Marbas. Instead, it slammed into the girl running beside her. There was a loud, dull crack. The girl who had thrown the dustpan staggered.7c79d9b307468e42

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“…!”c882e4a6beb5722e

Shin Jiho inhaled sharply in shock. For a brief moment, she couldn’t understand what had just happened.135381a92c7e14aa

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‘Did she just hit her own friend…? Why?’398a39bc9d6913a8

Jiho was dumbfounded.53d29f5c71efd3a1

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The girl with 6c99ee225d the broom, face d6ff3715c3 pale with desperation, 25facd1fa3 clenched her teeth 0712f05a14 and shoved her 8b72169fd7 friend into Marbas’s b8d90afe6d path. Marbas immediately b7b297ee4d grabbed the 27127fe78b girl who eb60ceec5f had thrown f4980d09b4 the dustpan. Using this 072eb2094a distraction, the fcfa97b41b broom-wielding girl 9d1d46b22e dashed past 30c1599dcc Marbas.1a00a0b778d45bda

‘She’s crazy.’ab4700b61f32900c

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The dustpan girl dc754ef243 cried out in 4c2867ec66 disbelief.ab455720f59c3066

“You…!”1980d55c8f1f4c19

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But the girl with the broom acted as though she couldn’t hear anything, neither looking back nor slowing her pace.f6878d25d34c6cca

Marbas placed a hand firmly on the dustpan girl’s head. She struggled wildly, shaking her head and limbs in resistance.c726657fca01960c

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“Let go! Let me go!”82b53803cbaf1c82

Jiho instinctively reached 976a7efed8 out toward her ee7330f39b but quickly withdrew c4d6c5e9c1 her hand.f6be341f289bd6cc

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It was 678236afd3 already too 4c72f977a5 late.f338bc02673302da

All Jiho could 4b1cb9ddb9 see was the 59c60325bb back of the e20428c49e broom-wielding girl, running 140aa46eef forward mercilessly. This was her 9f1ca28364 only chance at 665eac260a survival—an opportunity she 738f352e09 couldn’t miss if ac33aa6e43 she wanted to 684d5499e1 avoid death.9b5f72c028679e13

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Jiho painfully ignored the dustpan girl’s screams and dashed past Marbas, following after the broom-wielding girl.8a5fbba2c6bdd3e7

“P-please help me…! Aaahhhhhhh!”acfae6568b2df0e7

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Behind Jiho, cbd9702b76 gruesome cracking 689fa1985b sounds echoed a362f10436 as a 3721397dcd human body d573dd12a3 twisted and 96bdab35ea transformed. Jiho forced herself df5a1e0135 to ignore the fc657e55c5 noises, just like 1140c8e375 the broom girl b18c2c6e2b had done. Her heart pounded 4382b35d05 violently, as if 06558183f3 about to burst.43504d04485c2498

Jiho quickly caught up b97314e34d to the broom girl d3aff4c5dc shortly after passing Marbas, 84ca7c8795 around the time they c7df661148 reached room 804. Behind them, she could 42d7d5890c hear Marbas beginning to b3551c4e25 move again.5e0c8579b2c38f49

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Then, Jiho sensed something c73fbda7b1 strange. From the corner aba3a977db of her eye, 5f2519e05f she saw the f4f8f267e8 broom girl inching ec9d4bf10e closer to her 11af76f652 as they ran 38f3e20d9f side by side.47582f6b108ff644

‘What’s she doing?’1935779a1b21362c

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There was 75fa7611e9 no reason 580cdac7fc for this. Running too 24bab64459 close would 2a47e79b78 only hinder 6acb60a115 both of 8781215200 them.036fbe65ad53c917

Jiho cautiously glanced sideways. The broom girl, baa63f20bc her expression hostile, 105a447bf0 was reaching out 104fbe6c0c to grab Jiho’s 2153a71830 hair. Without hesitation, 7609fff80d Jiho instinctively 9b8675995b swung her 310e8ff60e badminton racket a4a264b566 hard.e8ea0f83f316651f

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“You crazy bitch…”79ada9ee690cfe43

The broom 7dd0770980 girl cursed 6701af21b7 and stumbled 32bc9f183d sideways. Jiho broke into 86946d9e69 a cold sweat—if d3643d1ced she hadn’t reacted 8480fb023b quickly enough, she 7ef9431a41 probably would have d421303201 been grabbed.50b344eebbff380a

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‘Now she’s 1dc37fe239 trying to ddd70e1b7c use me fc5561365e as bait…!’354ab2fac151a31a

Having already 89bc3d239c betrayed her 183f50e8b6 own friend, 3098d3b3a8 there was d3839835bb nothing stopping af94d4c13d her from 65753158aa sacrificing a 85b3d99405 complete stranger 72356da959 like Jiho.4ba5a0a1d6ef22d5

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Still, the acebbe1de8 lobby stairs eda347edf5 were right 3c54fbd2b9 in front 9f67fdf7f5 of them. Jiho continued a940a645b3 running, cautiously 242f087ef2 keeping the 9d387b231e broom girl 42aa2d9656 at a d39c2ffe0e distance. Fortunately, Jiho’s speed gradually e3afaa1702 widened the gap between dbe58cb3a4 them.aee8c018d3dfb60d

“You! Hey! You—damn it!”8cd7aedad0a3d839

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The broom girl 7f931e6f4d spat out something 33409516c4 indistinct, either a 656f6fe4cc curse or a 9b60c2d78c meaningless shout. Breathless, her 3570bab59f words came 3d671342ab out garbled 1a0f8f0cc4 and incoherent. It seemed b9233d7225 she was 428f950215 venting her b90f80f541 frustration more dc483549ad than anything 1e89cb385c else.b7d7c5db67cbc486

Since Shin Jiho had sprinted ahead of the broom girl, the girl had unintentionally become a barrier between Jiho and Marbas. There was no time to glance back, so Jiho focused solely on their footsteps. The three distinct sets—Jiho’s, the broom girl’s, and Marbas’s—echoed chaotically through the hallway.886c16090cfaaff7

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Thud– Thud–6499e3111d12297c

Strangely, Marbas’s footsteps sounded slow, the intervals between steps longer than expected.509efd932c8ea2ee

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Reaching the elevator 2a1fab6a50 lobby, Jiho rushed 6925ba59bc down the stairs 1ee288c20f without hesitation. Not wanting to fall fa293e49b7 behind, the broom girl 5ebdb48ff1 followed closely behind.6dfc5a49c54cb55f

Thankfully, Marbas didn’t pursue them further. He merely stood at the edge of the elevator lobby, watching them descend with an unreadable expression.0dc04e225198fb15

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Feeling somewhat 3e43df60d0 safe, Jiho f6d8adc693 and the d477764fba broom girl 2155f6dbb5 slowed down. The broom girl 9f6b12b533 leaned against the 68b1acb9f5 wall, gasping heavily 7b5baec336 for air. Unlike her, Jiho calmly c8364e8b9e glanced back up the c51102dfaf stairs without showing any 2dd0f34cf5 signs of exhaustion. Marbas lingered briefly as 9987a210b9 if bidding them farewell, 4e2cdf1e7d then turned and disappeared 18b22dafda into the hallway.6e358b117b52f890

“You must be 4a47a4ca23 happy, huh? Talk about c47b0f161f dumb luck. Must be nice b89b05152c having someone else 6042229051 do all the bf89d9fa00 dirty work for 5424e231d5 you, right? Maybe I should 0016048f17 live efficiently like 35682b6e87 you from now 9d5c3b60ec on.”3f3c47a16838bfc7

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The broom girl 2937aa1c58 mocked Jiho sarcastically. Jiho clearly understood why 4409c56f9e she was picking such b65471390a a meaningless fight—disgusted by 070e583a4d her own actions, she c375a2e932 needed someone else to f27140c17d blame to ease her f28630cf59 guilt.d3fa330b94d2b0ce

But understanding didn’t mean Jiho had to accept it. Feeling a sudden wave of exhaustion, Jiho rubbed her temples and didn’t bother to hide the disdain in her gaze.7d203306547cecef

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“Must be nice, having f8b1c05790 the energy to waste c7e1dfce3c on this.”7848f325dda23d51

Having the 0a104b7074 luxury to dc046b065c comfortably blame 87601f2ea9 others in c8098d57f2 a situation b78c0e936a like this… 3e3a9787af To Jiho, ceb2f84ffb who had ff72cb42f1 already experienced 51620b5027 death once, 60c2c62330 that felt 476d77d734 like a 4d04e21ddd tremendous indulgence.6b343b1dd49199d2

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“What? What’s that be5e2e8bb0 supposed to 1e9333d813 mean?”1c89a0122c771b40

The broom girl snapped 8601f2007c back at her angrily, 2a0bd3c255 but Jiho ignored her, b3f1f8be5f still nervously glancing upward. She was worried 3328ddf454 that Marbas might 870afc0742 change his mind 1d2b62691f and come down 0931fec4ac the stairs after f1fcba10e0 them. Thankfully, the upper floor 05db53a767 remained quiet.b0618aafcabce5be

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“Hey! Are you ignoring me?”c1c99a78ba1c4883

Jiho disregarded the 7873a0e499 angry voice behind 6c4211fcc8 her and began 6306221343 descending the stairs, 52767347c3 replaying the events 44216925e0 on the eighth 6992a81ac0 floor in her a4c787d1af mind.01cedc980548227e

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Something was strange.e82874ce0c43d04a

Considering Marbas’s ca4e98fd34 speed earlier, 27909e426d he could 4165f15ebd have easily b91ea94687 caught up f9433a57ed with Jiho 50352d582e or the 490b0a63f5 broom girl, efb48ea221 just as d83a20c319 he had fc403ebdee swiftly captured 5819115aee the short-haired 5607ca95e3 girl from c416cf6aaa room 804.4823d1699df526f0

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‘It doesn’t 3652ce10b9 feel like 7c22acb745 I escaped 07d3d44e36 because I 1eafafa5aa ran well… 39ca2f5ea0 It feels d4b6396ac5 more like 7fba7ecb36 Marbas simply 4fa04f9fc0 let me 52cdcef9e5 go.’a5072ecbdabbca89

In any case, she had managed to escape the eighth floor. It was something she’d thought impossible during her first attempt. To say she wasn’t relieved would be a lie. However, she couldn’t fully celebrate—not when so many had been sacrificed, and especially when she’d only made it down to the seventh floor.cb2089f9fb58b962

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Jiho rubbed her c3fa5d4ff5 eyes, noticing the 03a0487413 shadows stretching eerily afeedbcfee along the staircase.6394335d6435b5f6

When Jiho b16cfbce75 reached the 65482386ec seventh floor, f73aa64ea0 she came 02fcf67c69 to an df6bbd85b3 abrupt halt.4a79d3d950de4a43

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“What is this?”9acbaaa1c269683d

Originally, the staircase cca1fd4837 and elevator lobby 8f57185cf0 were connected openly, 0a05468377 without any doors. But now, a fire 3de18ea0ec shutter had descended, completely 03f168e372 separating the stairs from 012ae904df the elevator lobby. The real issue c08dcc3a8a was that the 3006708b76 fire shutter was a4486fe3a9 positioned dangerously close 657cdeaf48 to the stair bfdd172a80 steps.fdc1b6f8e3943146

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“What the 7aa2f4c06a hell is 2be9a567a7 this now?”a2215270490f3e05

The broom girl 3ffdccde8f spat out a 36287f169d curse. With an expression like 6ec0abe93b she’d just tasted something 7dbdb022be foul, she glanced at 53f5ea4811 the stairs leading down bd054105c4 to the next floor 498b0cda6d and muttered,2b90b3b2e68cd76d

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“We’re blocked. Shit, we’re screwed.”720a9343b8a6d5c0

The stairs going down 3212190345 were barred by metal 0173aa53af grates.592e50a8d8032083

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Jiho anxiously b813e33df8 looked around.7e84e8dad712016b

They were trapped—metal grates eb77661dda below and the fire a7754d0e1a shutter ahead. The only 60630a6d6a way forward d587b62fef was through 379687269c the emergency 829144e5d0 door built ecfe4c8d30 into the 58d190c9b3 shutter, directly 4340af011d into the b5d801706e seventh floor.aa22ea2dd58efc8c

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Only by 1d878229ee entering the 04080ffcc7 seventh floor 3828e24ce1 could they 058e9f5599 reach the 4f8ab63fff next set 720bf3861c of stairs.6db1ca0a64d5eb14

‘The stairs are cut off…?’50c1e38fb22f7005

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Jiho hadn’t intended to set foot on the seventh floor, not even for a moment. Who knew what other monstrous threats lurked there? It was out of the question.12d87cb957d944bf

Jiho and the 8cfbf58492 broom girl forgot 31ce412a28 their earlier argument, 1645858ffd both carefully examining 079cd6094d the staircase.1e2f90b38b884cd2

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The broom 0f20f5a284 girl spoke c28526e321 up suddenly.3a9b17cb3a19e83e

“Hey.”20e2cc26496507d4

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“What?”c8e485e76b5246ed

Jiho answered flatly.9135e650b78b98fa

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“Right now… those metal bars look like they go all the way down to the first floor. I’m not crazy, am I?”26715420bed2e2de

“Unless we’re both crazy, you’re right,” Jiho replied dryly. “And I’m starting to think each floor probably has its own fire shutter, too. Is my brain malfunctioning?”73ca46e96802ca26

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“…No.”ea84fa1f4ca99a9e

The broom girl, b500f69cd3 who had crouched e087656a20 down to peer 733d4ba899 through the stairs, 0e38b5e76c stood up abruptly.fa3441ce8a0697bb

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“So what, we can’t go straight down to the first floor? We have to stop by every single damn floor to get there?!”f6cd1627bb8f30a8

She furiously kicked 38f056c2f5 at the metal 6c42e7e9ae bars.ec00847d5768fe3e

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“At this rate, dying 36b8b4e329 would be quicker than 6000f749c2 escaping!”a11d6a75b94b7dc6

Her angry 9df1a7fbe0 voice echoed 44c1b9a312 harshly through 6c8c90b0ca the stairwell.d0eb7547994e5c23

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Jiho felt anger bubbling up inside her as well, all the frustration she’d been holding since her first attempt rising sharply. Nothing was easy about this damned place.121233b392df55c2

Rubbing her 483f908eaf temples, Jiho e3a58daf1f swallowed back 15af65f52b her fury f9cf78002a and called 05fdbd8cae out to b3c7353e6b the broom a1803292d4 girl.447523fe55ac4bb5

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“Hey.”d69fa0ebf8952dd8

“What?”d1ccd3192c9c5c3f

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The broom girl answered quickly, though her brows were furrowed. It seemed she’d sensed something off, too.b7392c4d6a6050d3

“Setting aside b86d5b5cb1 the fire 593de2218f shutters… Were 680e70b5a2 those metal 01c34758f0 bars always 34349ede4d here between c1394581dd the stairs?”3a5d4210d54161d7

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“No. And the fire 10d1f9f9d0 shutter wasn’t there cb9a021e3c before either.”8119fcefee3bb147

“You sure?”873cd5d57bb445aa

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“Yeah, there were no metal bars at all this morning. And there wasn’t a fire shutter here either.”4a8e00850c4c3f70

She gestured beyond the 87217ea13c shutter, adding, “The shutter’s 387cbd0c84 original position is supposed 44ae999046 to be over there,” 9f1d84748d she pointed sharply past d4eb68ddca the shutter.6cf919de0abd5f0e

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Jiho glanced upward briefly before turning her attention back to the fire shutter. Since going back upstairs wasn’t an option, only one choice remained: they had to enter the seventh floor.7b3880a4c10cfa12

The broom girl’s attitude irritated Jiho, but surprisingly, it didn’t sting much. She had already felt hurt enough earlier on the eighth floor, and besides, she’d responded rudely enough herself. There was no sense feeling unfairly treated now.ed5e0fbdadf090d7

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Jiho approached 98fb0e4d1a the fire e34f17f8dd shutter cautiously. She sighed involuntarily, dreading 2ba2f2e421 whatever might await them d214d38eed on the seventh floor.c9b0209daa4951f8

But this wasn’t the time to be overwhelmed by emotions. She had learned a bitter lesson from dying in room 810: if she let fear stop her from moving forward, death would be the only thing waiting for her.a1ce3dc73b702f99

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Jiho approached the shutter 89eaa5cf75 resolutely.a5ef72dd478bfade

“Step back 7ad02fb142 a little.”ffc653e8716c2973

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Jiho closely b70af9fd28 examined the e882395490 fire shutters. There were two 606c27882d shutters visible—one right 3034d314fd in front of 4491bbacc5 the stairs between c48650e476 the seventh and 6354519464 eighth floors, and 11b7cabe2d another blocking the a562168925 stairs down to e666a57481 the sixth floor. Metal bars filled 91a52bee5d the gaps between e8400a48c1 each staircase.12451027cd869c27

‘I saw them pushing c7d5ec67d0 these open before…’ce41c996770ab6b4

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This was Jiho’s first 53a12e8eb6 time seeing a fire 548eec6960 shutter up close. She quickly checked the ac1af36660 broom girl’s position. The girl was standing 99766daaa1 about five steps above 1bbd7152c3 Jiho.fac384caa14aa64b

Jiho carefully tried pushing the shutter. She wanted to peek cautiously through a small gap, but perhaps because she pushed too gently, it wouldn’t budge.04823a191f5b38ef

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When she 88ade7311d used her 3cc7ca3f3c shoulder, the 549679966d emergency door abd1e1bbe8 slowly started adbc364b69 to open. Jiho was careful 453b8f993e to control her a6605f748f strength to prevent 766e90bbdb it from swinging 840c5ab58a open too abruptly.97cbf7a23d166044

“…!”97704deda2a94a89

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Jiho glimpsed 5d90ecb312 through the e6976bed6a opening and d8714f78f1 froze.f5aa4efb9abcb66f

Through the gap, 7270fc8576 she saw a 153c44ecbc monster. Standing beyond cacf22371e the shutter aa9a0be917 was something 9d15d58723 she absolutely caefb91d2f hadn’t wanted af7f6a3bf7 to encounter.e1f477388eb5c99f

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She could clearly d37df451e0 hear the broom cee600dad7 girl’s nervous breathing 24eae23219 from about five 14ec90d20b steps above her.c3caaa66f9da2a3d

A static-filled, ominous sound 3629a6a4c8 crackled from the speaker.f4ecf3de96a9df98

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『An announcement for 184ef01a8c those who have 02bb4fca3e newly arrived on 32c6034d49 the 7th floor affe649521 of the girls’ d8f512b6e0 dormitory. The demon residing on 32390d1cd5 the 7th floor is 14169adee1 ‘Amon.’ Thank you.』2b8b4c2c980e937a