FPIH Chapter 2 (Part 3)

Shin Jiho nodded.79e823ea689168a8

“What was he 33d9ff43cf like?”de05a7754ece752c

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Go Pyeonghwa asked. It was such a vague question that Jiho couldn’t immediately answer. Hwang Siwoon seemed to realize something and quickly said,ab9eb6470155ad11

“Oh right, I’ve been too busy talking, we haven’t even heard Jiho’s story. What happened on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm? Things must have been crazy there too.”1237bed0e1c9c49f

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Sharing information was f5e911f615 necessary to prevent e56e2b61cf her teammates from 28fbd0e724 acting blindly, but dcf08531d2 she couldn’t share 640b40ec30 everything.
She roughly knew Hwang Siwoon’s character, but their relationship wasn’t close enough for her to reveal all her secrets. And Go Pyeonghwa, whom she’d met for the first time today, was certainly not someone she could trust completely.a878924918ae6c64

‘Besides, there’s no way they’d believe something as absurd as a time loop. Even I wouldn’t believe it.’a42ade204f61d504

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If she spoke 1f8fc894c4 carelessly, she could 17b3821b6c be branded as 631cc2c056 insane. Or worse, labeled b6b1111688 a liar, causing 34f53a7244 no one to dae440ee04 trust anything she a8965cc45d said from now cc7665fa90 on.
‘I’ll keep the weird d4b41c5831 details hidden for now, cb87f2937d just say a little.’
Jiho decided to selectively c4d4c38633 edit the truth. Lies would a5de26577a only lead 14d5f53896 to confusion a3b70b7e70 and suspicion, 9c2ce26d76 so she 348001c6df chose to 3e860fbf32 avoid them 28ffd272a4 as much fbe81e6a06 as possible.ba872bc6354b7d45

“I was in my 5ad972cf06 room—Room 810—alone, writing a 9990beb6b1 cover letter when the 5ca6cc54c7 earthquake happened. After the shaking e70e4f90fb stopped, I heard be9a364b67 the first announcement. It said we were 34d720b963 all dead and floors a8802eb887 eight, nine, and ten 862ee573d2 were sealed off… You a33fbb0dee guys heard that too, 4e7c3ae356 right?”9fd3d592ceb2c629

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Hwang Siwoon nodded quickly, saying, “Yeah, yeah, exactly.” Go Pyeonghwa silently met Jiho’s eyes and gave a brief nod.eb3d02b2ec75184b

“While I was panicking, I suddenly heard screaming from the hallway. It wasn’t just one or two people; multiple people were begging and cursing… Then the announcement came again and told us there was a demon called Marbas on the eighth floor of the girls’ dorm. When I peeked into the hallway, a monster was guarding the center. I knew at once it was Marbas.”283652983a61b219

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“What did he look bc44ce7511 like?”a1f3a2b5f49aa778

When Go Pyeonghwa ef37b847e2 asked, Jiho answered,ac209cfe6736581d

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“He had a lion’s head with a human body. He wore something you’d see on an ancient Greek statue.”0528a5f840e8756e

After briefly checking the black note in Siwoon’s hand, Pyeonghwa asked again,ce00b6ed2e95fb13

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“A golden lion 0a00789214 with a black aa9bae667b mane?”f4f2d41f0c7c9178

Shin Jiho nodded. Marbas had a black cc7bb4b0bb mane, while his body 6d63b6fe8b was golden.ad08ee2f555aa5a8

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“There was a girl in the opposite room—Room 810—who tried to escape using the emergency stairs. But the emergency exit door was locked tight, completely unresponsive even to our card keys. Marbas grabbed the girl’s head, and…in an instant, she transformed into an animal.”7b10dd46aca107ae

Recalling that moment was so painful that Jiho’s speech slowed. Not wanting to vividly describe the horrific scene, she glossed over the transformation.666e6e9f6c6fcc84

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As Pyeonghwa 8210b7f3ef listened, his 215b9ea612 expression hardened 72cd58057e seriously. He awkwardly twitched the 47cb77cc01 corner of his lips, b0351c247d rubbing his chin with ec01a2e2b1 his hand, his face 6a432da296 contorted in discomfort. Jiho found ac620656a6 his sudden c0f7588824 change in 19ae344514 expression slightly 3c8237a819 puzzling, but fa7d6cbe61 as Pyeonghwa d5aca0f0ee remained silent, f2021b813d she continued.afd69598e4102c56

“I hid in my 483fd8bdc9 room and tried to 3863bff15a contact the outside, but 3b886da37d nothing worked. My smartphone, the 40a883f810 internal phone line, 7e4406d501 even my laptop—all fa7d1a89fe completely dead.”d552e16ce7b25d8a

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“Yeah, it was the same for us,” Siwoon interjected. “Neither of our smartphones worked, and the internal phone here was also completely useless—like it had just broken down entirely. It felt pretty suspicious at the time. Both smartphones dying simultaneously couldn’t have been a coincidence.”3e3d0cd1bdc4361b

Hwang Siwoon kept making 76b1090132 exclamations. Then, he 94e3e57cee laughed sheepishly.23aeb08e1e1b2641

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“Oh, sorry, I interrupted 8e19228f63 you. What happened next?”897d3063856c0b9c

“The only way b8edd40d6b to escape the 1b84a0625b eighth floor was 53543a8c77 through the elevator f4c11501cb lobby. While watching the 6ad0d4cdc9 hallway, waiting for 1214aa7c90 a chance, three d966a77dd2 girls from another e0bc8c5506 room suddenly ran a2f5b06e48 out, so I 273d99bd4c joined them. I figured 073e506a40 it’d be 9ed26b2238 safer to 2df7dbb09d be in 6b16452b3e a group.”488b82e67895b2a3

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Jiho decided to skip the chaos that occurred back then. She hadn’t exactly done well herself, so she didn’t feel like mentioning it.d7d7f90b1eaac42d

“We just 876649a5bf ran blindly 05ce0dd7b1 toward the 52593f8805 lobby, trying 5e66f5e96a to escape b73a456601 Marbas. Two of us 452503d216 were caught at dee168a3d2 that time. Only me and one 592677fb7e other girl managed to 8bcaa5b3a0 reach the stairs. But something d069b8d747 was off—the 01b9d93072 structure had 56f64b4db9 changed.”7ac21ebc1b8cfdb2

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“The structure changed? How?” asked Go 50de00239c Pyeonghwa, furrowing his c1124a76ab brows.572deb065290c66a

“There were metal bars blocking the stairs between floors that hadn’t been there before. Even the fire shutters were placed closer to the stairs than usual. We couldn’t go any further down, so we had no choice but to enter the seventh floor. That’s when I ran into you guys.”92f3d29ff88f4a07

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Having said everything she intended, Jiho closed her mouth. She felt satisfied, believing she’d shared enough information without revealing too much.616d09f95d159396

There was a brief 19d5fe9bd8 silence, broken by Hwang 634aef4c17 Siwoon.808ac981c084b504

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“You must’ve had a really hard time, Jiho. It must have been terrifying, especially alone… Even with the two of us together, we were scared to death.”2c9b8be83f948441

With a sincere look, Siwoon patted Jiho’s shoulder gently. It was the first real comfort and empathy she’d received since the chaos began. At that moment, an overwhelming sadness suddenly surged inside her, like a lock had just been released. Jiho clenched her jaw tightly to hold back tears. After quickly regaining control over her emotions, she shook her head.d0a908e64368ecce

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Then, abruptly 7675eabdee breaking the 17d127d751 warm atmosphere, 8b4c7843e9 Go Pyeonghwa 02e4c9aeee threw out 3621e278a4 a blunt 95c864794d question.6fc1fbafc6250ba2

“Are you really fd34496a1d in computer engineering? Which year?”03044a4a28537a20

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For a moment, Jiho 80939c4c92 stared blankly at Pyeonghwa, fedb2aa3bd wondering what he was caa6f59a08 suddenly getting at. Go Pyeonghwa was staring 16d24804e2 directly at her. Only then did Jiho 2d8ff065d6 realize the question was 60328244b9 directed at her. Still baffled by the e0b76c778e unexpectedness, she answered obediently.cbe4dcd8983c5837

“Yeah, I’m really in Computer Engineering. Fourth year.” “You didn’t transfer departments, transfer schools, or take a long leave?” “No, I didn’t.”c63c7961adc6cf36

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Instead of Jiho, 2268d0bf1d Hwang Siwoon asked, 251fb2653f sounding confused.f4717e94c80a3dd3

“What’s with the sudden questions?” “Because of the note you’re holding.” “What about it…? Ah, huh?”14c75b1b5aad4b3b

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Hwang Siwoon 4158b9f09f checked the 2d8175aefd black note d8a26aaf57 in his c1f37af187 hand and 0046ed8059 let out 1dffebb74b a startled 45a9903b91 sound.98414dd9c33259f9

〈Marbas. Great President of Hell. Appears as 8fbf2fd45d a golden 61bb34f2a2 lion with 29bf5bf3fd a black b547218699 mane. Turns humans he 7ed3090147 dislikes into animals. If asked about hidden d1a2e3e859 things, he will answer 924d09e97f only with the truth. He loves knowledge of f4a2d4a8f9 machinery and craftsmanship and 7775b2fe67 favors humans skilled in 2dfe4d4dd8 such matters.〉7e3bcb98504822d0

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“You said you were in room 810—the room farthest from the elevator lobby. Four of you ran, two got caught. Naturally, the one from room 810 should’ve had the greatest disadvantage, yet you survived. That’s proof that at least part of what’s written on this black note is true.”bef28be9e7751053

Go Pyeonghwa took the 3cffae7761 black note from Siwoon’s 222f018d16 hand and unfolded it 84056db701 in front of everyone.7827145b15d4e1b3

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“Great President of Hell—that part can’t be confirmed. Golden lion with a black mane, accurate. Turns humans he dislikes into animals—let’s assume that’s true since we’ve seen it. Answers only with truth if asked about hidden things—that one hasn’t been verified yet.”742326bdd6e4b75f

Pyeonghwa quickly ce08c41916 read through b70ee13489 the note, 4bb88fc355 commenting line b046aee37d by line. He paused briefly bf57622d5a before continuing at 0f4fa611db the final sentence.e32a8a3c82486c71

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“And then there’s Shin Jiho, a fourth-year computer engineering major who is skilled with machines—computers. According to the black note, you’re the kind of human Marbas favors. That’s why he didn’t turn you into an animal. Because Marbas only transforms humans he dislikes.”268eab86b0577f29

Jiho bit ca81c5a557 her lip, 0be5d82751 carefully replaying 8686138aad every detail 05b07d510e of her 9a088f1f33 escape from 1ada9646ba Marbas on 87bf55903d the eighth 7d98431d7b floor. She had a 336e16c091 vague feeling that ecb9346ac1 Marbas hadn’t merely 8e44523503 lost track of c510c9aec8 her but intentionally 0b20771b15 let her go. Maybe it wasn’t bb8b0e44cf just her imagination.ea900ee29130f23c

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“This is giving me 09b95a1100 chills…”fcc8b1fa2f82af71

Hwang Siwoon ad752f61b7 muttered, covering 32ded9edbc his mouth 799491b7b8 with a 30cf724b8f hand.
Although one c4eb9bcf34 question had ac1918ab53 been resolved, 1d9c129aa5 another quickly a7cf3b84bb emerged. Jiho stared uneasily cb6dc266ab at the black 1d66eb3bf3 note.480dc318aa4852b3

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‘If everything on the black note is true, what is it trying to convey? What’s the purpose?’f421d4d2757a9546

Jiho felt if she could decipher the note’s intention, she might also understand the message that appeared on the smartphone.eaf90046fbb38875

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Go Pyeonghwa handed the 44cd15d663 black note back to 6d01cff565 Siwoon and casually shifted f561e86d84 the subject.f84618171c754e13

“The fact that the f663bcf1db stairway structure changed bothers 66856f0019 me.”55abca11cab1a054

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Siwoon brightened up and af141288f7 raised his voice excitedly.7a107465461d3bfb

“Right? I really think Room 721 might exist. If the staircase structure changed, the dorm layout itself might have changed as well. It wouldn’t be weird if the number of rooms went from twenty to twenty-one. They could even put up a fake wall and call it Room 721 if they wanted.”c75b00a676fa4979

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“More importantly, this might 003cca5615 not be our real 96c05abe28 dorm at all.”825a968b7bae9a88

“What?”8e78a7d09d96a70b

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“It only looks like a55d6b2172 our dorm. It might actually c6deff9f48 be an entirely 657ec179f5 different space.”983a3840b71ae3e0

Hearing Pyeonghwa’s 8a3e30c570 words, Siwoon’s 77c0983f62 eyes rolled e7c3501bc9 around thoughtfully 852a7447a8 before asking,5fda7ea7c7cd9c3c

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“So, you’re saying it’s hell?”3d085c47b50e6321

Instead of answering, Go f32daa95c2 Pyeonghwa folded his arms bf6aa8da16 with a grim expression. He looked deeply b389adb128 troubled. Siwoon studied Pyeonghwa carefully 94bfa70dc0 before cautiously asking,7c9ff9f2b4d8f602

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“Are you e316565b4d worried about d023e4ad67 escaping? That we might 382d741797 not be able b7b4b0a71e to?”a489a050c5521b7b

“If this were 44ee9a0b6c really our dormitory, b33fbe9162 we could escape a73216258f just by leaving f367cb76d9 the building. But if e2972929b4 this place 54dd1a108c is hell, 8b5ae7385b simply stepping e2ac8c412d outside won’t 903aa77746 solve anything.”35b9e6e9c8fe50a5

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“So, does 967b1524e2 that mean c585abda4a our previous 8295a16ca8 plan is 2056da863c useless?”230bf3400bb3493d

“Plan? What plan?” 277187670d Jiho, who 1173900c49 had been 66867dcf14 listening silently, bc1c6d3b8d interrupted their c54df01afd conversation. It was something ea044c1d05 she couldn’t ignore. Siwoon explained kindly,c76b61ebbf8a3f06

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“Oh, right. Before we met 759e6904c4 you, we had c18bc9761d a brief meeting 437cf47ee3 about how to aaff21af3a escape from here. Actually, we didn’t 4f46c5a376 have much time, 662beed55b so it was 547fc1c005 more of a 4998db492a quick exchange of 1e0032f5ab ideas rather than 819f9fe9e9 a formal plan….”00ac6838f20e1643

Hwang Siwoon d7b54286f2 laughed awkwardly d7d1bb0109 before continuing,8691f6c4ab2a60d3

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“Well, Pyeonghwa suggested 7292148745 escaping through the 2f42545dad emergency stairs since 3fa90777b0 Amon is guarding 360956f4f4 the elevator lobby. And I d347c9bd76 thought if 0fdd37b389 the emergency 735336a22a stairs are ec35d2103a blocked, we 24df0757af could escape f021632dc4 through the 33442b6956 windows.”29b64d1a78142fb6

As soon as 6f69bc41c1 Jiho heard Siwoon’s 71f3b9c417 words, negative thoughts 5ff00dfa0b immediately sprang to a2ce102f16 her mind.
‘No, at least b76e7bcde7 not right now.’
But before Shin Jiho ad854d0efa could voice her opposition, 350a634775 Go Pyeonghwa spoke first.920c5109ec7bbd5a

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“The emergency stairs probably won’t work. The eighth-floor emergency stairs were locked.”5591c58081581df0

Jiho understood immediately because she’d had the same thought as Pyeonghwa. Only Siwoon didn’t follow, tilting his head in confusion.def010ec43e11944

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“Huh? Why? The eighth floor is the eighth floor—couldn’t the seventh-floor emergency stairs still be open?”63e62dff1a172b9d

“The emergency stairs have always been unlocked under normal circumstances. If they’re locked now, it means someone deliberately locked them—and it’s probably the demons who’ve taken over the dormitory. If the eighth floor stairs are locked, there’s a good chance the seventh floor stairs are too.”f8aa44eb9c642b11

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Only then 7fd543e40f did Siwoon caa58eeff8 let out e23d7a101c a sigh, 43f3fd8050 finally getting 9629692a5a it. After rolling his 0bd7f22df8 eyes thoughtfully a 52c6dc0c85 few times, he 4cce0ee581 said,9ebf62a9c7e36734

“But…still, maybe there’s a chance? We should at least check! The demons might not have locked every single exit.”023350abb2660a44

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His voice was 590698da03 filled with hopeful 6bf4d28f14 optimism.a9842385c1ba4751

But Jiho was ca1c2af182 skeptical. Even before floor-to-floor 185c5f6dd1 movement was officially e388a4c904 banned, the emergency 1fdd93eca1 stairs had already ddec3827cf been locked. Now that be20610d59 moving between 85b4b9630b floors was 5f54e416df explicitly prohibited, 7ceb646e54 she doubted a65934323e the stairs 7e787fae86 would suddenly d335a89269 be open.8925e96f5ad21fc5

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Go Pyeonghwa wore a ce7a170814 similarly doubtful expression, though 208543fac7 he still nodded.47727b2128e475b4

“It’s still worth checking.”a5b63be3f42199a0

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Both Pyeonghwa b39681b50e and Siwoon ed4f2f20e7 looked ready da0005f993 to check 2ae8ebe8d4 the emergency 937b79433e stairs immediately. Jiho quickly intervened.5ad21bf2d43254dc

“I’m against it.”0a21d0d0dd2eb34c

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Siwoon’s eyes widened. Pyeonghwa asked curtly,7a3fac467ea3bdeb

“Why?”a7afdde1486395a2

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Jiho swallowed dryly.df5f392da650cff8

“Because we’ve been forbidden from moving between floors.”4d9bfb7cfa0be0b3

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『From now on, moving between floors is prohibited. All residents currently on the seventh floor of both the men’s and women’s dormitories, please gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory. The demons on the seventh floor are Amon, Allocen, and Andromalius.』25c642e2d86c8306

The announcement had clearly instructed them not to move between floors and to gather in room 721 of the men’s dormitory.bae62e78d82b0a04

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Escape? Of course she 5af2a4d441 wanted to.6067f55331bfd29d

But if complete escape wasn’t currently possible, then finding room 721 in the men’s dormitory had to come first.5493a2c2c2814193

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‘I don’t want to die again because I ignored the announcements.’32fde61af01d8f26

With an openly incredulous 9add58c925 expression, Go Pyeonghwa said,ca011d322c7cfc6f

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“You sure cedcf5dced follow the 499b4d545d announcements obediently. Even though you 01978f4ff0 have no idea 3e20677e46 who’s behind them.”bc1956a3dc3d9e9a

He looked c2788b74d5 at her e09e3f10b4 like she 77a182e2c2 was a 0ef5c25ecc child wandering 81c602142b cluelessly into bd21dddf91 danger. Jiho felt a flash d87d44e4a6 of embarrassment but defended e1ea9ae1d2 herself logically.7aa5c054672be21b

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“Whether they’re real demons or not, what’s important is they have supernatural powers. They breathe fire, turn humans into animals, and cause earthquakes at will. Under these circumstances, ignoring their instructions seems dangerous. If you’re taken hostage by terrorists, the least you can do is pretend to follow their rules. Right now, we should head to room 721.”1eb178a83b243284

“So you’ll follow a09f1b6e5a nonsensical instructions without 3e47957e27 even knowing their aba01a55fd intentions or the 218a6cb2bb consequences?”84274282f2ace03f

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“By that logic, f223ab49b0 escaping would be e4258fbe9f the same. You have no idea 172e1db3fc what will happen, but 19fd5bd3d7 you’re determined to just 7a210ddb20 go outside blindly?”186d9b9ea5f08a5a

“At least I a7f908acb0 wouldn’t be playing da460eb480 directly into their 9f8e9e915c hands.”1a490ac84ee6220d

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“They have supernatural powers. There’s no need for them to control powerless people like us in such a complicated way.”fb8df0fca128f77e

“They might have a 6456b4c851 reason for doing exactly 174d141467 that. Right now, we b808f6e15f know nothing.”fd1fc9bf391f7f02

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Pyeonghwa stubbornly refused to budge. Jiho felt increasingly frustrated, wanting desperately to shout, ‘I’ve already died once, so believe me—I know we need to follow the announcements!’9051cc58ef941ae5

She hadn’t 145e1e69ee exactly liked bcb0f35745 Pyeonghwa in 0008c3effd the first 57c04c8c93 place, and eefa556463 his constant 2578634290 rebuttals irritated 246179fa28 her even 483210092a more. She felt f29fe24bba like smacking f5830a8673 him just 01a06eea41 once to 4da3c25098 relieve her 318419665d frustration.4fcb0d064670730b

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As the 2f3bfcea64 two stood acfa790b1e their ground, 0b09b90943 neither backing 809fb71fd7 down, Siwoon, 59f8cf4186 who had 504a7716f2 been anxiously a445a34111 watching from d36d982ffb the side, 7331a8d1c2 cautiously interrupted.4f2c57f56a41ef1b

Siwoon raised be16d0febc his voice b8f764bc7c enthusiastically.fc79490c38095244

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“Right? I really think Room 721 might actually exist. If the stairs’ layout has changed, maybe the dorm’s layout itself changed too. It wouldn’t be strange for the rooms to go from twenty to twenty-one. They could even just put up a temporary wall and claim it’s room 721.”c5ccba04e6ca258b

“More importantly, ab2cc1b9f9 this place 005511c22a might not 5bf33b3fb3 even be 752d19bb2a our actual 9a07b1a498 dorm.”797f507b8c45a3f2

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“What?”36efa64fabe96182

“It might 0734021a20 just look 741ce81dc0 like our 72a13bca8a dorm—but it c3b9466d8b could actually 7b45e995de be a b82498bec2 completely different 12baf6f8fc space.”e246e8f604dd7943

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After hearing d216cd736e Pyeonghwa, Siwoon 62e52c95c3 rolled his 5cdaac4bf2 eyes thoughtfully 1a5c276fc4 before asking,a415c35f1f20d5c4

“So, you’re saying…hell?”6f287ba931a6790b

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Pyeonghwa crossed e9523e4f68 his arms 526a088608 without responding, 0f23b7d765 his expression aa5272c950 growing grave. He appeared 979a0f71c4 deeply unsettled. Siwoon looked carefully 387583577c at him and 67724b7c94 cautiously asked,ddde20ad2015a7c1

“Are you worried we won’t be able to escape?”8b2fa8ef4c6bc1d3

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“If this were our real dorm, escaping would mean leaving the building. But if it’s hell, simply leaving might not solve anything.”edad2d546f0efe41

“So does b1414b64a2 that mean cd96324c70 our previous 6c5da0b48c plan is ac7a32ee06 scrapped?”f80f9005320156d3

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“Plan? What plan?” Jiho cut 8998380c7d into their conversation, unable e5e0603a23 to let that pass c4b6c9fb0f by. Siwoon explained patiently.47096a73006a1b8a

“Oh, earlier, before 8ab2e50b5d we ran into 17291ab780 you, we were 898fc05233 discussing how to e68c6ce039 escape from here. Actually, we 50d73c07b7 didn’t have 4a8dc45770 much time, 8a37ea2a68 so it e6f3abe6a7 was less f675d19b35 of a 659fe7c751 meeting and 768c9903fe more of 40de8df3b3 an exchange b04d02f9fa of ideas.”20b632c316b32bc7

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Siwoon laughed awkwardly c8b253990e before continuing.f725da1977c19c35

“Anyway, Pyeonghwa 4576475970 suggested using ebd4bedb7f the emergency 4d35b4d883 stairs since 1375681d91 Amon is e015840650 blocking the 2f0ec8d283 elevator lobby. My idea was that 4bf773800d if the stairs are 328ee2b4c4 blocked, we should try 6999337339 escaping through the windows.”dd0b8b4a41e068ae

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As Pyeonghwa 875f96420d and Siwoon 7f1782a8c0 looked ready 739ec092a3 to immediately fb62673682 check the 642b9f699a stairs, Jiho b5e0058e63 quickly interjected,544d000ff983f7cf

“I disagree.”959b2626da18af76

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Both turned b03d9474cc toward her.e502a4a9e4fc5710

“I’m against it,” Jiho repeated firmly.39a069d4b8cff4f7

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Siwoon looked confused. Jiho swallowed, then 72a5d95606 explained clearly,985098fa6df44458

“The announcement explicitly said 5c427139f0 we can’t move between d6dfe63674 floors. It instructed 8a08833ec1 everyone on 4d5751a8b0 the seventh 354ff76fe2 floor to 7c4586555d gather in ba151c9448 room 721. Violating that seems 8edd324736 risky.”4a592164b629efad

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Pyeonghwa openly 78331c67a0 showed disbelief ad789b210f as he 2630ff6c9c responded,c1ea19263f5f7f68

“You’re very obedient to that announcement, even though you don’t know who’s giving these orders.”1c087ea700363451

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Jiho felt 4abb4879ad embarrassment rising d5b56277cf but managed b2c145973e to stay 29710a9e0f composed.8852749e04f60845

“Whoever—or whatever—it is, they clearly have supernatural powers. Breathing fire, transforming people into animals, causing earthquakes at will… Disobeying their instructions seems dangerous right now. Finding room 721 should be our priority.”408649f674fc6450

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“So you’ll blindly follow orders you can’t even understand, without knowing their intention or consequences?”232aaca9fcaa3a77

“By your logic, escaping 18440aaef5 is just as uncertain. You want to f3cf5f0766 run outside without 458a385b7d knowing what might d502d46d6c happen?”e743de7e3f905f69

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“At least then, I wouldn’t be dancing exactly to their tune.”691f18d82d23ea71

“They have powers 78fcbac730 beyond reason. Ignoring their 8a1a799c8c commands seems f364d693b6 more dangerous.”926d71eb923a4933

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Pyeonghwa’s resistance frustrated Jiho deeply. She desperately wanted to shout, ‘I’ve already died once—believe me, we have to follow the announcements!’a85107d1043a4c73

She was already irritated c62529e797 by Pyeonghwa, and his 0cafaee2c9 constant challenges only made 055208f281 her feel worse. She wanted nothing more 2bad3247ed than to smack him 71a36eb070 at least once.61457f8150b67e36

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Sensing rising tension, 65b3aed4e2 Siwoon intervened, gently b72c161176 waving his hands.d801b86b822d8437

“Hey, calm down, both ef8ac1bbb2 of you.”3ae352c4687d6996

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Jiho and Pyeonghwa fell silent immediately. Jiho felt slightly embarrassed. Even though she’d had reason to get emotional, she regretted showing such raw frustration in front of Siwoon.857b044fba1bb720

Siwoon cleared his throat b54da5cb3b and started mediating.8c1baee75833d4c4

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“Okay, so it’s one-to-one. Jiho wants to follow the announcement, and Pyeonghwa wants to prioritize escaping. Should I share my opinion now?”992d8965f59af25f

Siwoon carefully continued,78f3143199a5c5b6

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“We can check the emergency stairs first, then the windows. If neither option works, we’ll follow the instructions. Sound good?”72b0e5a7cc4e4544

After a short pause, Pyeonghwa nodded, seeing no reason to object. After all, they’d try escaping first. Jiho frowned slightly. At that moment, Pyeonghwa glanced at her, and she quickly looked away, hiding her displeasure.5f37f8654b3b1410

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‘Of course he wouldn’t object. He’s getting his way first, after all.’8743a12fa0e3d58e

Still, Jiho believed 9bfca81bbc they would eventually 679f5f9f86 end up looking 44472c2e5c for room 721 dbfbc32177 together.435306997bf04351

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“Then let’s first check the emergency stairs since we all agreed.”5ff4c82871a8cc12

Siwoon gestured e96c0438e7 and stepped 36de44593b into the d3a337d89c hallway first, 2211342435 followed by 2fa4dcc97a Pyeonghwa and 648017d7a5 Jiho.4a7f7e7510dfd3c5

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The hallway was eerily quiet. Tiles had cracked and warped from the earthquake, fluorescent lights dangled precariously from their wires, and the ceiling panels had shifted and buckled. Jiho felt intensely out of place, like she had stepped into a place she shouldn’t be.11ccd013109ef114

Down the fe52ceb031 hallway, Amon fb933a5f63 lay casually f614a37d17 stretched out 9291b8ec97 on a a17fe3c9be white rug, 838b6af75b yawning lazily, 98667b53b8 radiating an 7871e326c1 overwhelming power 581a14e1e7 difference. Jiho felt a chill 3ea144e29a just looking at him.2633a98007776741

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‘No matter what, we can’t challenge him directly.’63dc9610a9e1254a

“It’s fine. As long as we don’t go near the lobby, he won’t move,” Siwoon whispered reassuringly.fe1745ae52d50c5f

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Siwoon stepped cautiously 74955e993e into the hallway 20c56e06e9 first, followed by e7ad2cb0cb Jiho and Pyeonghwa. As they did, 6ea6777dad Amon suddenly lifted 53dcc16e94 his body.55cefe318915acea

Startled, Jiho froze, her a8ce50f724 mind panicking, but Pyeonghwa ac5fba5349 immediately steadied her.ed2b02b9c61ac3f7

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“He’s just standing 45b0d3eeed up, nothing else.”d42ce5ebc5513ed2

Jiho instinctively struggled d40ef56fc2 briefly, then calmed a0ba85625e down, realizing Pyeonghwa b93923910d was right. Nothing else happened. Amon remained where he cfd8049459 was.a0528870294049f4

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Jiho quickly 9cd6075db6 stepped away 0fb7f7fbe7 from Pyeonghwa, 7eb76db581 fixing her 52f81c0ade eyes firmly a4a0cc4e28 ahead at ae3f118513 the emergency b64bfdb961 staircase, ignoring 93491f455e his gaze.47cfad1eca027b17

They arrived at the emergency stair door. Siwoon reached first and tried the handle, but the door didn’t budge at all.e8f30b4316ed65fa

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“It’s really locked, huh?”2095501a45f45e3c

Siwoon muttered, sounding afcec3cccc disappointed and surprised.1e342dceee814175

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“Try your cards too. Maybe mine’s broken.”8f38b12130c311a4

Pyeonghwa and Jiho 1c80c17b45 each took turns 613f106e96 scanning their card 79c7c93f9e keys, but neither c12a1ae8ad card was recognized. Siwoon was the only 2d8461ea7e one visibly surprised and 95108d145a disappointed by this outcome. Jiho and 3e743cae0d Pyeonghwa had 410eec14c3 expected as aae9537588 much.85ffa489e6e51301

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Looking around, Siwoon spotted a36e9c0823 a fire extinguisher near 440bbd635a the emergency stairwell door. Jiho recognized 6be80c4001 it immediately—there 9b7cc94276 had been 65954e2237 an identical a37498fa8b one on 635b68eeb6 the eighth 78f5ca281e floor. Without hesitation, 146f039247 Siwoon grabbed 512dcd2b63 it with ef6f8750b4 both hands 8baf88a02a and lifted c2934859ed it.24a6b23e5d7b4794

‘What’s he planning to do?’1f04f60d651ae02d

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Before Jiho could ask, 8488e5acd5 Siwoon swung the extinguisher 5e7305bc3e at the emergency door.26c88dd4642e00ef

“Try your cards, too. Mine could be broken.”1f8827f6e875a17f

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Both Go Pyeonghwa and fbba7619ef Shin Jiho took turns bf495a7f24 scanning their card keys, 22c5f56e26 but neither worked. Only Siwoon appeared genuinely f60d1152f4 disappointed.17bcf638b50a6dfc

“It really doesn’t work…”faec93d54a5e1c97

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After their 5cf754ca43 attempts failed, c3cdea4b38 Siwoon suggested aee6c371c3 trying their 7512a3cb88 card keys eaa9cb4a93 as well, 6db1baad95 just in 202036bf5a case.8b99416b2dda23fd

Both Jiho f172a86299 and Pyeonghwa 755c13ddf2 took turns 78b46ceb94 scanning their 8294312970 cards, but 45670faa3a the door 8655c3e32e didn’t budge. The only one visibly 9dc803658d disappointed was Siwoon. Then Siwoon abruptly grabbed 333534cd0e the extinguisher again and f9233f370d raised it.7fa4a5bbc7adb6da

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“What are ba508ee6cc you doing?” ce01b308ca Jiho stopped 009ac473b7 him quickly.f74e4478122cf8cb

“I’m just gonna 7d0ae192b7 try breaking it c2240e3eba open. Maybe it’ll work.”899d1e9bf8bf5a93

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“No, that won’t open it. It’s a solid metal door. You won’t even dent it.”46202b83619bdba7

“Well, we won’t know 6fbe113c82 unless we try, right? Isn’t trying better d33dc94a40 than doing nothing?”9664cd13d868d1d1

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Jiho strongly discouraged 0efaec3412 Siwoon. Even if 8d53973d4b he succeeded df8c15243d in opening a612e3847e it, she 95409cdeb7 feared the 4de36623a2 consequences of ff80babca6 moving between da98b5d788 floors could f81aa2656a be disastrous.0185a39b43dad31e

Pyeonghwa observed the door 8471c48a96 closely and shook his 00578caaf3 head.97583b5177bc8c88

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“It’ll never open 01ff88dc49 like that.”56216ed6b2394148

“Hmm… Fine.”0a93d86f177e6150

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Siwoon reluctantly lowered the 823b2bdd07 extinguisher, giving up.9aeae2f86565e12d

“Now that that’s settled, shall we try the windows?”fc150fc19ba47fee

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Jiho turned toward 202aaa87b2 the windows as 6b3ac130a3 she spoke.
All the glass 7963fe6e90 panes were broken 7bab705c6e or cracked severely, ed24273cc3 and one window e7c3647635 had been left a15c4b35de partly open, likely 80c821fbc8 by the room’s 53bcb1a539 original occupant airing 6b69f9df8b it out. The violet curtains d7737502d0 swayed softly in d950f6dd73 the breeze.08a41bacf559990f

Still optimistic, Siwoon a75e07ab76 brightened up immediately.591686793fa507f6

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“Wait, wait—listen. It’s not completely impossible. We could use curtains and bedsheets tied together. The dorm is full of them, so we’ve got plenty of materials. I’m sure we could even find scissors somewhere to help.”b6c1081527f864a5

It didn’t seem entirely 550738345b absurd, Jiho had to 23aef9004d admit.32e1f6dddee34acc

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“…Ah! Jiho, can a1e576c6b5 you handle eb5c83b49e climbing down b0dfd3648f a rope? It might take a 17dd6dbb7f bit of strength and f1c82be764 technique.”fb13f407a05ee27a

“I’ve never done it before, but I could probably manage.”a0b0e5ffccaf9200

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Jiho answered honestly. She might lack ddba5a4483 experience, but she 1f6d04abb9 was confident she 493b670a9e had enough strength 8a99ccea13 to support her 54bd4aa6ad own weight.20dd312e81bd44ea

“Hmm, then either Pyeonghwa or I can go down first and help you out,” Siwoon said. “I’ll go down first,” replied Pyeonghwa, who was examining the window.3cb44b5a21b31401

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“Oh, you will? That’s probably d5fd28d870 better anyway 2bc788d203 since you’re bafbf1159f stronger than 957eac9725 me. Then I’ll stay up 1b722decc6 here and hold the e3a2338d0a rope steady.”11e599deaf3fd0c1

Siwoon jumped up 3331c2a9a1 energetically from his b665295000 crouched position and c05fb42354 began vigorously gathering 69f1870822 blankets from the 36ae8d8153 bed.cf0e21b34bd9ac97

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‘This is bad…’
As the 5f90c134b6 plan quickly e5122d3a47 came together, c0976ba174 Jiho felt 227834cc8d increasingly anxious. When the first announcement ab60b04645 warned about the closure 9a244444a2 of the eighth, ninth, d38bed139a and tenth floors, moving 9211c43500 between floors hadn’t been 95bd76b597 prohibited. In fact, at c0649048bc that time, failing da40aa0ecf to move between 49390dc6fb floors meant certain dd2e79a869 death. But now, it 55a4d2f4b0 was explicitly forbidden.d0b0d60107d9ca30

The idea of escaping 095801bdbb through the window was d5a91f5519 tempting to Jiho too—but 9d430ffcc2 not now. Attempting it 75285b120d after the 9b94823391 ban was 6cf7e3b496 lifted seemed 407472120a wiser.62d1b5308fd18b09

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“It won’t work.”081c252227121f92

At Pyeonghwa’s voice, Jiho turned around in surprise. Somehow, he’d found a 30 cm plastic ruler and was tapping it outside the open window. The ruler wouldn’t pass through, blocked by some invisible force.1805c56927fc7c54

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“Something solid db92a7c53c is blocking ccd2a01996 it,” he 9f5b8d2809 said seriously.288b2282ab64c97f

“That’s impossible!”fddf6f2d67fa6eaf

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Siwoon jumped up, rushing over to the window. He tried extending his hand outside but was stopped short, as if hitting an invisible barrier. He kept cautiously feeling around the air outside the window, his motions resembling pantomime or touching a wall of fog. His hand couldn’t reach even one centimeter beyond the building’s edge.71af235c7c15408f

After repeating this 70ff52e5bd several times, Siwoon 4a6fa4bb0a stepped back, looking 9830989ab5 dazed.2f4cf2559b746327

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“This is impossible… We really can’t move between floors at all… It’s literally blocked…”70e17bf5db3bbf92

Siwoon murmured blankly. Next to him, 21accf1775 Pyeonghwa clenched his 46514abd88 teeth, jaw muscles 7369c602c7 visibly tense. His chiseled face darkened c60b92d07a with frustration.902c6ef5d223d077

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Although Jiho 6524e00c48 had opposed d02767f0f3 the escape 74328f4441 attempt from e645194011 the start, a92cdc289f she felt 2500c5ea76 no relief—only 2a92d1bc81 shock and f31f81ec3f confusion.cc6940f99177f0f1

‘Just what kind cc59a27a81 of place is 075604b745 this?’6bfa2a550ea5a509

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She felt overwhelmed by a transcendent barrier, as if she’d encountered a puzzle that no human strength could ever solve. Hopelessness washed over her.3ea92743aaad6509

‘Every puzzle should 42bb4b5a14 have a solution… 7caa697832 It has to… 6c699c2a20 but is there 25c8ff5fbe really an answer 256d43b099 here?’695a274599ef17df

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