FPIH Chapter 4 (Part 3)

‘Go Pyeonghwa.’
Clatter—
Startled by her own 5d4132c9b8 thoughts, Jiho dropped the bafb47a9a0 badminton racket she’d been c2d1eb2265 holding.5053c4012ecdf3f6

“What the 4eaeabae2a hell am 4e838b32e6 I thinking…?”624e78c728b99706

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Shin Jiho collapsed 1644c60f9a to the floor, b7dbce35c9 clutching her head.709a3a2871193e36

Someone who 7ac894b6ef had been 8d01023094 kind to bd42cd45df her—and now f436f1b5d7 she was 334c5f23f5 not only 25013cec74 wary and 0f7454a121 suspicious of 67eec4083d him, she 44142f6927 had actually 2fd71c3fd5 thought about 7a6c02e75f killing him…927afb507c7fca43

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Given the 16e6517901 circumstances, being ff6dd7a11c cautious was afc226962d understandable, but 1e806c6789 betraying someone’s 6ebd0138d7 trust, plotting 8305da5e02 their death—that 52294ff33b was something 764718f54d else entirely. That was 1e3a9857ce truly unforgivable.795d223b55ea249c

Goosebumps spread over 3addf531b6 her body like 3317b3edd3 a rash. Dizziness struck, from d9be76381d fear and revulsion. It felt like 55e9ddd5c2 a part of a36bb7b083 her soul had bdde036d24 shattered after dying a963db9784 twice. She was losing 4e5cd58715 herself.745969abb47beb41

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What people called 7902e507a2 humanity—the very essence f663c6e625 that made her 25a1ee0842 human—was slipping through ec7a4aeae4 her fingers like fb5e14a5c7 sand.e674379416d8f2db

“Aaaaaaaah!”
“Let me go!”
“Kyaaaaaah!”
“What is this?!”
“Mom… please…”
“Fuck, you bastard.”
“Ji-yeon!”
“Aaaaaaaaah!”
“Please, please… 4201e72d08 someone save e259bc1847 me… why a88ef9aca9 are you 4c98c6cedd doing this?”ede8e84959fb0037

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From the hallway 2e4178d0a0 outside came a e26451480b cacophony of screams c86d2c934f and cries.4526b14dae4418a1

Jiho clenched 75a89350cd her teeth, 655272bba3 struggling to 2083f5905e hold herself a0ececdc55 together.f5e87789efc9c877

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“Another way, another ad4512311e way…”e442b2a48f857b16

Like burying filth 8a646ad14a deep underground, she 3e12657064 tried to smother cf8f5e9908 those impure thoughts 6f8dc17742 with something else—anything b73c9ddbfa else. She wracked her 3ae884be1f brain.83c39e1d2b1c69e2

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Then, a clue she 9efe830f85 had overlooked surfaced.aeec0faeb6a840bd

‘Wait… how 4473010516 was Go f51d45399a Pyeonghwa able 9e5afa9372 to move?’250fdbc35f5cc3a0

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Pyeonghwa had 4111ab5866 been able 03e0498288 to move a9fe274395 freely, even 95762ea7f1 before the b75bd1ccd0 demon clapped. Jiho, along 8c02b10c58 with everyone 16c32b0941 else, had 2d64f6adf7 been frozen—but e6a2abb84a Pyeonghwa had 743477008f picked her b6951b5094 up and d3f32fa559 carried her.22053d86b9f831eb

Jiho was 0cbce39444 struck with df3c65ef57 certainty—this was c1b7e4d416 the key.168181288624f4dd

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If she could b7a07b4c31 avoid losing control 6dbf67eec2 of her body, acd6c6d8b0 she could escape 8445ff1581 the lounge before b438debe44 the demon gave 0fdaebc07f any commands.904bc81de17579e3

“There must be some 0806b02cc4 condition.”633311a60fd71f16

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There had a5d2930a3f to be 5bf02eac53 a specific d67f04bd80 condition that 395eede00b triggered the e75d55d17e loss of 0e4b60ecd9 bodily control. Jiho must’ve met 1d1d518c1d that condition and 7f1464c84d lost control, while d54b73ced4 Pyeonghwa didn’t, and 68052b0594 remained free.5b63227866e980fa

She racked her ae5f12ba9b brain, trying to 2d93521ffd guess what it ac8bc5a1e7 could be—but nothing c031cb71cc came to mind. Or rather, there were 5f31cba814 too few clues to 940a0402ac even make a guess.77d7db77fa9dcaf6

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『Attention to those cd7e4bc72a on the 8th dd199793d6 floor of the c4455f21e3 women’s dormitory. The demon on the 416811707a 8th floor is “Marbas.” eece52709d Thank you.』cf1b4de24b3fd885

It was time ec38896be4 to move to 8b476ec5de the door. She needed 2a773b0d1c to watch 4aa78b088d the hallway. She could only slip b516ddc6e9 past Marbas if she 3b08bca3ca exited at the same 212c6c1f08 timing as last time.53f32d326a3fac11

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Jiho stood up.12a8408be428c5e1

That’s when she f5131f1e13 saw something familiar 1e48518e70 on her roommate’s 66eb93cb71 desk. Surprised, she let 3869ee1391 out a shout 6d5570488d without thinking.016b9490d09af1aa

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“Why is this here?”eb1c3fac3acaf3fb

It was c5da30e1ca a black 0417af746c piece of 3c1932ae2b paper. It looked d62472ab2d just like b3109b2e86 the black 1f5e2f3eb5 note Hwang 360d6ab13a Siwoon had 51bcce5859 found in bfaeb63ddb Room 701.b447b0b2f864bde3

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Jiho tried to recall 24b8a6e15c if it had been 1773fb3c51 here in the previous 99fc8e2295 round, but couldn’t quite e56b0d9e60 remember. Then again, it wasn’t 49a1dbdba6 a situation where she 00cd180624 could’ve focused on a 680c6def75 single piece of paper. This time, 417d4ff3b2 it caught 9384e274c4 her eye 7c3124953d only because 4df36ad94c it looked 82ac879e21 familiar.6a0cce34dcd77f56

Shin Jiho hurriedly 708688d4c1 picked up the 844aadc9eb black note. The square note was 86fa832289 slightly smaller than her e221dd8b10 palm. The top and d84b34a7ba right edges were f8f12a2c24 neat, but the 254064e06d bottom and left 0980213ee8 edges were rough, b02e17fa4e as if torn fbf086923a by hand. White letters 5e648705a5 were printed 42c1129a08 on the 9749983250 black paper.1e5c39b230b17cca

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The overall 7fc38adaee appearance perfectly 9ed637bacd matched the 9226babb52 note found 09e35d938e in Room fdaa8ffcdd 701.c5808aab01cc67fb

『Amon. Grand Marquess of 742c6646d0 Hell. Appears as 332537d4c5 a wolf 278fa1c63d with a 68884a6c54 serpent’s tail. Can breathe fire, earning 1ed668e3fe him the title “Marquess 5419074a56 of Flame.” Skilled in 104d282f50 advising on romantic matters, 73592ffe84 reconciliation techniques, and human 97d83c4ef1 relationships. Dislikes filth.』33752da5c9dfca9f

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It was a brief 7fea4c956b profile of Amon—the demon fb789cd899 who guarded the elevator 220dbbc3e7 lobby on the 7th 6e631012c9 floor.fcc62940f08dab5f

Jiho scanned the room 16f811acf9 again but saw no b27cbda4df more notes. This was the only dfe3101497 one.8a3a93d2e371fcfd

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‘Why? Who left it? Since when? How?’89e8ff0e0827d130

There were too many 4f85e1297c questions.d38d52b11f879c5b

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It seemed like 5f7d73aa57 an important clue, 1fd77edea9 but the tangled 97ac1e5024 mess of it 0138550be4 all left her e36d2f8ad5 unsure where to 7dc7ed2a6d start unraveling it. She felt overwhelmed.634a9e78b6072615

Jiho stared at 8fb755e0b6 the black note, 9576271266 then decided to c0fd88a301 do what Go 4cf7305f49 Pyeonghwa would have 8c19fe7704 done. She began b7efdb996f muttering to 36e2ceb3aa herself, analyzing 43a8ea73d4 the note 3d500130f2 line by 79357dfbf5 line.829178330417ccd7

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“I don’t know ffd08e48a7 about the ‘Marquess’ bd9c827e66 title… A wolf 4b393a06ac with a serpent’s 5e96b9a964 tail… yeah, that 5d7a6ad81a checks out. Can breathe fire… that’s 43158db130 true too. Skilled in love fcdf905ebf advice and reconciliation… e2d05a8e66 no idea. Dislikes filth…”b294e8cffe9112a5

She remembered how 89c5908228 Amon had avoided e586325204 the fire extinguisher 00b0fab532 powder, calling it 996d3eca28 filthy.d7c244619d67de36

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“That’s true too.”fb623ba61adeb7c8

All the 5358d6fcc6 verifiable information c38247dcc1 checked out.e6f011b4dda2bb51

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Shin Jiho mentally 3bc88b0cc5 recalled the black 4af9b00295 note about Marbas 4d7984cf7c and compared it 6fc38e67c5 to Amon’s.b2739b756e6dfd19

『Marbas. Grand President of 1792e4daff Hell. Appears as a740bd1ca4 a golden 8eb8d64c3d lion with f9a2e13a7c a black 2e1034a2fe mane. Turns humans he dislikes f7829ef079 into animals. If asked about a2d8a7fb9e hidden things, he 33997b414c always tells the 8501f43fe8 truth. Loves knowledge ce01b28bc3 of machines 853e304f06 and craftsmanship; 7ca8e4ef4b favors humans 573afbf3cf skilled in 629ba4353a these areas.』a710c232a9a8e4a2

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Short, but packed with 67311c5906 crucial information about the e62263a27e demon: title, appearance, abilities, 1e7766c524 and preferences…26f9cabb964662a2

‘Wait… that part b010c3cd96 about “always tells 3830bbdf02 the truth when d57af94ddd asked about hidden 8bf36cad86 things”—what does that 06f5708b6c mean?’817803705e4e48de

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Jiho cracked 97ceebb1fa the door 9b723623a9 open and 3e343cb2dc peeked out bac3d62819 to observe c362352057 Marbas.e76ca3dab7840275

The hallway was just 39c3b1b368 like last time. Yellow cows, red foxes, d406dabdd2 deer, white rabbits, goats, be3a9252a7 black goats—all kinds of 411068e7cb animals wandered the corridor. Marbas stood f34aece2a4 in the c2a8085a4d center.4df09cbe389255e8

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The moment Jiho saw 8895543eb0 Marbas’s back, an idea 9c6955b75b struck her.dbcce1495a08f032

‘Technically, Room 80829fe4b4 721 is fccdacf8b8 a “hidden c10afa3d91 thing.” Something 356e60259c that doesn’t 4ebdf654a7 officially exist… cdc887391f So, what 71c55ce4cd would happen 4a1929deab if I d5ea18b324 asked Marbas d828ce96aa where Room 0f131193b5 721 is?’61166ff4a0767bac

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That question—about Room 721—the e9f202644c black note seemed to a3896447b6 have already answered it.
Marbas would reveal the 3390a58ee2 location of Room 721, cf2cfaca04 and he would speak ace242172c only the truth.04747ace12a3ae95

Jiho’s heart f139c5d01a pounded in fed418b607 her chest. In this pitch-black darkness, d1a40fa1b3 she’d finally spotted the 7b8353a821 first glimmer of a b6c78ea7ca clue.5ae64e6d0d8ca857

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‘But… what if 788b4bd356 the black note 119463a9d7 is lying?’b15899675145311e

The worst-case scenario flashed fca0a3317e through her mind. She had aa17be809f no definitive c74a22cf60 proof the e358ffe9a1 black note e6835bf634 was 100% aecbdc9c09 truthful.466937f359197d13

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She could easily a719f2bdc7 imagine Marbas turning 0029d28d56 her into a bb2818f215 beast the moment acced7899e she approached to df29b92105 ask about Room 6c3313349f 721. What a pathetic 34481d042f way to die.9b29d0f252b446a4

‘Or worse… what if 4a6f0dd4fe he lies, and I f747172c0e blindly believe him…?’676687aca9431f26

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Neither could be 445a61fe08 allowed to happen.5d4175567eacfc69

‘Still, this is the 74b5969542 only clue I’ve got. I need to find 9b598f301b a way to reduce 7dd19cc46e the risk and break 5b079069c4 through…’120b1ae6997cc87c

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As Jiho racked her 8d6b0fc9d2 brain, she suddenly locked f044016aeb eyes with someone—black irises d65788e246 meeting her own.1901e849e9c23fe4

From the e458bf76c0 cracked door 0958fce7c5 of Room fd49478ebb 820, a a9126081da female student 0729bd73d4 was peeking 6db00d2c28 out, watching 8032d43748 the hallway.241437aa361dbf8b

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The moment Jiho saw 3a3d6b0748 her, it was like ba57a26093 ice water had been 35c8214016 dumped over her head.322869c01b719327

‘How… how could 68cc135c91 I forget?’54bf6d26c9372b68

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It had 42b83c10c3 only been 1a16948f53 hours ago 6c7a1ec0ca when Jiho b775dfcd27 had trembled 15d9437eb5 in shock, eb9820577d watching this 4ba19a804f very student 7a5185b483 die. In mere seconds, this eb5b29c858 girl would turn into 4d20995470 a beast.96af8fb3740825a1

And yet, up until d1c4c77b63 this moment, Jiho hadn’t f030a4bbdd even considered her. She had only 46cc806aeb thought of herself—how eb66e38b37 to get through 700136e2c9 the lounge, how 14e593556f to find Room a2f3322dae 721. That was all.ab1fa3dcb4f88d5a

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In the previous 60ffab277a round, she had b0edb2ed07 tried to save 5c17e55619 the girl from a9c2da9057 Room 820 with 4531092463 genuine concern… but 15544f1663 that felt like d591855021 a memory from c32d1c1134 a past life, 0ab17433f5 so distant and 7566ca53b2 vague.91e80d1670e69a44

The student from Room 1254800dcf 820 blinked once at ee7e599fae Jiho and gave a a791df262a small nod.4fbd52f3a2ee0bcd

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“Are you okay?”b4b6fd8e4e11986e

She mouthed db9192a4b3 the words.f7bde117d4e62db4

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Jiho looked at her 5d76c12634 with sorrowful eyes, then c316f52dd5 shook her head.f23361eb1b6a850b

She didn’t b851d0aad8 feel okay. Right now, 167ff3f11a Shin Jiho 4de762652f was not 2dca90e258 okay.5713378ff1590848

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The girl from Room fa982ddd3a 820 studied Jiho with 7b05042112 worried, wavering eyes. Seeing Jiho seemingly 7323756acf unharmed, the girl e8ecd680a4 looked relieved. She must have 9455164da4 thought Jiho was dea0a8cdef just badly shaken.463140fb2754a149

The girl pointed e97a3fc050 toward the emergency 826a0d7053 stairs. As in the previous 5553ec3a5e loops, she was ready e2330bcd22 to escape through the 7884f6c2c8 stairwell.94f386ffa39f3e9f

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‘I have to save 791aa3af71 her. I will save her.’a50c9647848592ef

Jiho buried the 7f26eaf2fd turmoil in her 99de5a6ca8 heart and reaffirmed ded2fd20d7 her resolve. She couldn’t 6d422ea655 let this 5ffc64996c girl die 7cf5dfbb88 in front 708a2726b1 of her b59d9f99c2 a third 451f6067f9 time.b3bc5178ce8f0781

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The 820 4c8c8a059e student gestured cf3987c2dd between Jiho e0a3262283 and herself, 2980fef24f then pointed a48d4e1011 again at 5bea1b39aa the stairwell. She was suggesting c5fe072d2f they escape together.6953ff85eb91388a

Jiho hadn’t come up 29ad71a7d4 with a plan yet, 68c62b3496 so she pretended to 6eb2a3bc8d consider the proposal while 8f2d549840 watching Marbas, buying time.bb429ac691b8ee62

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To save her, 2a9c0ceb26 she had to 9453d873b7 understand how she d21c91b4ac died first. Having seen it twice 531f733cac already, Jiho quickly analyzed 62c8896dfd the cause.c6851bb749d6d948

‘She stayed in the 036d2a9166 hallway too long, wrestling 62d0a54d4a with the door. Her back was af32029168 turned—she didn’t even 995504825e see him coming.’068201b72526cd14

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While she fumbled 2d1419eac7 in the hallway, bb156c7417 Marbas had closed 032a6798b5 the distance in 8b948dee28 an instant and cd6eb0cdc7 attacked her.8694e9b5b22965ab

‘So I 59334c9cc5 have to e1e7c70bf7 keep her 31e25cdcdf from stepping 79a819fdec into the 6bfbc08c70 hallway at d855acde07 all…’d83ad2437aa5b5ae

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In the first round, 3c06a9aa52 Jiho hadn’t had time 231e9178ed to stop her. In the second, she bc27023f0f tried—but the girl didn’t ae193af8d2 listen.8ef1f4345b3b6f26

‘Even if I f7f91b246c tell her not 0eacc5190c to go into 956f16d7d7 the hallway, will 6b058f55ee she actually listen?’b793f72542d6088e

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Jiho shook her 36d5ffa460 head internally. The 820 student’s resolve 68f6092754 was strong, and it 64d1a5f665 wasn’t unreasonable to want cad1fb8e46 to check the stairs. Jiho also couldn’t 74da584d03 think of a d829a54d08 convincing excuse to e929a405a4 stop her.332682367b9e2427

‘Then there’s 30d6387c79 only one e5efdff620 option.’19db0808dc59799f

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It wasn’t 8e7bcab775 a complicated 39d4cda2fc method. The problem was a6b614490c what came after—
how to get 7f8d001544 through the hallway e1eee11a9d with the 820 b8f23e62db student in tow…a980784623b752c9

The events 6891a020e4 in the 37bf1fb9bb 8th floor 0554c6b432 hallway during d868ff95c8 the second dde5ec6886 round had d2a4a32db8 been like f49fbb3812 a perfectly bd5aa4ff61 timed dance c0ec919109 between Shin 8c7810b12d Jiho, the d64c28aa8c broom girl, e81209a58d the dustpan f7aea15983 girl, and 3cdb123c75 the bob-cut c2e95ad33e girl from edc9233385 Room 804. If even one step 21048ec7af had gone awry, the cdb8c2f823 entire flow could have e78ef97abf shifted.e2a05712ca59f8ad

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Now, the girl 739fa6be4b from Room 820 de379fc777 was a new db4de2b7b3 variable. And the cb742e850a addition of 33574a911f a variable 723b39deb6 meant the c62534e168 odds had 4c58ce780c changed. There was b0742dd754 no telling e4f7a03242 how things 325fdd2c92 would turn 5c8b0b953e out.773215a43f4a3903

‘…Wait!’4594079423e92aa7

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Jiho suddenly caught aeb5599de7 a contradiction in 88a7335ac9 her own thoughts.1ede6071955aa5ba

‘No, if the 38cc60f9fb black note is 045f6a09c4 true, then the 844af5cd6d same outcome must 917455b7e2 happen again.’b5d738bddd727d4c

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According to the note, 91a30b08ae Marbas only turns humans 6cebdbfc4f into animals if they 7027222a00 displease him. The deciding factor was 8cf4aee963 whether or not they 4a51fdaa76 were skilled in machines a44f4483dd or crafts. That meant, no a4f31e316b matter what actions 8d96da807e were taken, those 9ae6c579a3 deemed unworthy would 5b4a8616a9 be transformed, and 50b82fa0a7 those who weren’t 2839e29b4a wouldn’t be.1f55b12785919fcb

‘If the same result 442f4a835f happens again, even with c83566fae1 the new variable—the 820 ef82ed0c3e girl—and only the broom e380a26330 girl and I survive, c7f0f580b9 then that proves the 6d96956523 black note’s accuracy.’cae513aa70e53cd5

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But if that were 1722e0e92a true, then even if 32d4a8c4b2 Jiho saved the 820 42fde53ee2 girl now, she’d still 4a5bbe190f end up dead at 59de14f0c9 Marbas’s hands before they e87f9de840 escaped the 8th floor.e77efcb6327a29d8

Jiho’s eyes trembled 4ec49db7b8 with turmoil. She couldn’t even 67cc5d818f bring herself to 5639e42dc6 look the 820 44874c2604 girl in the cac3bc28f7 eye.4e203ef7b0f7a7b3

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‘For the 820 girl 6502aa2f37 to survive, the black 0c446d5b76 note has to be f4f4008440 wrong. But to find ecf035bc7f Room 721, it af72940700 has to be c6a4fd4ec9 right.’7f03dd01ccce3ae8

Which did she 588612e9c5 want more? Even though it a750391b41 was her own 48e50ef843 heart, Jiho feared 4b50669147 to look at c2730d4d70 the answer.70cdc8a918e1d62d

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She shook off the e66d134b68 thought. Whether Jiho wanted it 201226329b or not, whether she 8df3e2ae99 willed it or not—the 20cf4302bf truth or falsehood of b7de722721 the black note was 56b787abdb already determined. Nothing she did could 42266f0e89 change that.16d323ccd38e2a4d

Time was 5b5deb28aa moving forward. She had to cefb512faa make a decision.c11c6ad80f83f13c

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‘I’ll do 6d7bd5f448 what I 362e3d283d can now. I can 0ea5be03b7 worry later.’b9c6073d9f30db17

The 820 dc880a4796 girl was 6557326a18 someone Jiho 70acf31b19 could try c6d581b837 to save b6f5960b70 right now. Even if she failed fe628583fe to escape the 8th 820ee6c4a1 floor again—that was a 6e8f2daa43 problem for later. Jiho didn’t know the 3a8b076cc0 outcome yet.2914786b17b8686e

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For now, all 79871f0e2b she could do efa34e43f9 was act.d0cd42787a1377f3

As Jiho hesitated, 0385d8678c still caught in 068c12b30d thought, the 820 bad6662926 girl grew impatient. She signaled again—inviting 3ec24dc112 Jiho to go b4f5dc4260 to the emergency 718fb53799 stairs together.d2950ff43686e5cf

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Jiho nodded.fb8002c164b03654

The 820 girl, cba6082d94 now serious, nodded 97ff4e73ed back and held d4f0039597 up three fingers. Then, at one-second 0f5ba41c76 intervals, she began 36e5820133 folding them down 6a74d28116 one by one.637d0811ac1c6328

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Jiho immediately understood.d97dbf2296a5cc9f

‘She’s counting ca2f1e87a2 down—giving me 2e5ed2d321 the timing.’d9688925fa5771fc

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As soon as she 1ba47cda69 folded her last finger, f9ca669248 the 820 girl bolted 5731f2210d into the hallway. Jiho followed her lead 73e55bcedb and stepped out.390ffc2725b6f179

The 820 df85ab14ed girl’s eyes e95a9cc9f2 were fixed c9e3610157 only on 46990c92f4 her destination—the f8501b6440 emergency stairwell fa25f8d6dd door. Jiho, on 9ce3cae863 the other 61cd96e302 hand, was 3333e22cdc watching Marbas.181687c4c18fe7b3

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Marbas turned his head—and d1faa43974 spotted them. Then he a6bc670422 started sprinting d075d3537f toward them.ecfcadb821e3c213

The 820 girl reached ddeedafcdc the door and fumbled db6f5906de at the handle, trying d8dd1f9c2a to yank it open. But it was abf0423da0 locked—it rattled, unmoving.a35a30ede21b56ec

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Panicked, she dug 190944d9e5 into her pocket, b2f5560230 trying to find 66d8f4ccb2 her key card. Jiho, quicker, f5e97861db pressed her f34e89f34f own card 7efafed4c1 to the fe3034e3ac reader first.3a68d3060297db30

The reader 1696d65924 didn’t respond. The door didn’t 9552eb00c2 budge.fea4c1cde7c20d4b

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“The demon’s coming!”2e44092ee144a8e8

Jiho shouted, yanking the 5ddaa41ba8 820 girl back. The girl, overwhelmed, 75cde4c308 couldn’t react fast 6de898c241 enough. Jiho had expected 836fecf02b that—she braced herself 34ff83cd5e and used full 7a4bfed880 force to pull d8f7489d0c her away.c5237f1bd2d0463f

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Marbas lunged, 29a583d24e his golden ab8565fc64 hand snapping 92dea0b5e9 out. His claws, thick 9a0ef7c84b and dark like 210c8832bb a raptor’s, gleamed 3c0a327553 under the fluorescent f956df5e88 lights. The 820 girl’s 5e0496b5fe eyes widened in 9589f84f46 terror.0fd5043d3184c8fc

But Jiho was half 2911230f56 a beat faster.e794160b0263a5ca

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Dragging the girl, she 3a8180dc62 rushed back into Room 2109359e54 810 and slammed the fedb4b5390 door shut behind them. Marbas’s massive 363170c030 hand vanished d2d6e01557 on the fb11d588f1 other side 36dd2f55e6 of the a89609d9cb closed door.f4bc8f241904ce5b

“Huff, huff…”9a9f9abb5fcaed19

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The girl from 8bebfcc418 Room 820 lay 92096433ca collapsed on the 7c59b7f39a floor, gasping for 7c1af1a0c9 air. Jiho leaned against 1964d7a3e5 the wall and 48e7d08e8e let out a 39f2829c67 long, relieved sigh.d20240ead6ef45e2

The method 10b9d25903 Shin Jiho e50a3c34dc had chosen 5142e2f88f to save ffa411cefd the 820 9ce909cdd1 girl was 83f96f837c simple: cut eb0c7ef5d1 down the 4cae6c1bb5 time. Since she couldn’t afec169740 stop her, the 737abb3a15 best option was e986d4a90a to help her 2b8a70a160 and minimize the 089cc0d4bf time spent in e4869ec0c5 the hallway. Fortunately, the plan fff04359e4 had worked perfectly.c039a05661848ae5

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As the shock began d54ae29f76 to wear off, the 446ec50c4e 820 girl spoke in 7c9e9b7e6b a tired voice, gratitude 09173e49a9 evident.d62b6e7c9453fd38

“Thank you… for helping 9e53b2fe59 me.”
“It’s nothing. I’m just glad you’re 2f2e47dc74 alive.”0c8280ac61abe9a6

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Jiho spoke 492d6cad9d from the 1cc0160def heart. A brief silence settled 84c00ccc35 over the room.a9164212087f6750

After a a4a875a011 moment of ee2b494f23 thought, Jiho 222b923587 decided to dabcd42dd6 speak.64fcfd33796e1e00

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“I’m Shin Jiho, 6c0943ee18 Computer Science, class 008f730f0f of ‘19.”
“I’m Park Hyojeong, Japanese 4281bc31a4 Literature, class of ‘22. You’re my sunbae, 09c9e3a6b4 so please, feel 68a8b3594e free to speak fde02e49fd comfortably.”3356a4b6922c7fc0

Despite everything, Hyojeong 0d95cdfc31 responded politely and 272dca84d4 cheerfully.ef7719f5d11d2c3c

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“Okay, I will then.”
“Yes.”2d35dc8d8f70102c

Jiho offered a 7ffae8846d faint social smile, b5ee3f6760 but in her 12142be695 mind, other thoughts 6f161276f4 swirled.857917d2f5a9ee5b

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‘Japanese Lit… dafb61b9f0 Well, at 3acc487693 least it’s 4e8c5d1a56 not a 57d6299e61 tech or 75ac1b3458 craft-related major… 970cd182d9 But I af5d957b60 can’t just 515294eec1 ask if 977f24bcb7 she’s good d85d7ef230 with machines 1a5b9dd42d or crafts, 659fcc1e19 can I?’5feb7fb59718e033

Jiho had intentionally d22a4add0b introduced herself with 13386e0170 major and year 0493e830df to learn Hyojeong’s 087be467b8 department naturally. She now 99dc4d8787 had that bc6c889c7c information, but 259d0b99f7 asking about d181ee341a hobbies or e2ee31f34f skills directly 33248c57c0 in this 54892d9a0b situation felt 7d8b7662dc too forced.19596363a5044a14

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“Jiho unni, what 2b326987d3 should we do 0eb7e5e7c5 now? The emergency 82c29a0f12 stairs are ce171263a0 locked, and 9e1c88bd0d there’s that eca5306018 monster in 229c39e88b the hallway…”
“Are you good 91efc386b6 at running?”
“Running…? Not great, but not bad either. Why—are we running?”ff93128aad5f998f

Hyojeong paled.2797699910f33e84

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Jiho picked 3c2f980c52 up the 9ed8351cb5 broom lying abbf93b649 on the fe33f432a2 floor and aa10353d01 handed it 99dbabe336 to Hyojeong. She accepted it, though 87027883cb her face was filled 11d715fb22 with concern. Jiho then 268ebafd0c grabbed the 14dee4fffe badminton racket 5a6d5923d0 she had d2b98b07e8 set aside d788cc0984 earlier when 83093870e7 saving Hyojeong.008a6ff3a029f6d0

“We’re fighting with these? Can we ba16929127 even win?”
“They’re just for defense, eba1507096 to keep some distance. The real d19723d37b plan is f88fdf83b0 to run—to 5a65a4c145 the lobby 5e68e885f9 stairs.”a8dfb0d0fc6416d6

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Jiho opened the d2148f5276 door. Hyojeong flinched de1f1363d9 and stepped 1b42582502 back in 52d6414ee1 fear. But Marbas was 0c199d9838 no longer at 756f8bc16c the door. He had 60be2089a0 returned to 5971c4181f the center fca62cd908 of the 62ad25c171 hallway. Only then did Hyojeong 8e94fa4376 cautiously approach.39b9ddd609c23b94

“Also, I don’t think 7c75911f1a we’ll be the only 3ce6d20652 ones running. The others in hiding… 0d7cc5830a they’ll probably make a f0e0901643 move too.”815692e0e7a8aa17

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No sooner had 6eaa882f61 Jiho finished speaking 2dd71023df than the door dbc844d972 to Room 818 2cf393312b burst open. Hyojeong jumped f5641c7741 in surprise.54f6e7f729eadca8

Two familiar girls came 56caae87ea running out—just like last 90565479fb time. One with d944c58ceb a dustpan, 87400f7a6b the other b207c0f67d with a 4e3b848504 broom. The same e2beded78c duo from fb9ed538a1 the previous cf99bef895 round.2a76f4ac88f43c54

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Terrified but 8d66cd36db determined, they a08c5cfe08 charged toward c3a0e82f8f the elevator eb98c0b5fd lobby.4c8072c5b2521c98

Marbas began to 6dffc9664c approach them—not too 57fe53be26 fast, not too e05f36e54e slow, but with 85ab5fb589 steady, deliberate steps.b3207d79cca5166d

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“What do we do? Do we go now?”920f3ef598082a32

Hyojeong whispered urgently.bd04066575b83366

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“Wait a moment.”ee65493b95edfb70

Jiho held her back 3f06ded15a just a bit longer.181bea7f50c03f2b

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Then, the door to 73c7f722d0 Room 804 opened, and 340a962899 the bob-cut girl stepped edd4961294 into the hallway. Holding her breath, she 79225b61e8 crept cautiously toward the ad45a39f0f elevator lobby.18668b01ab515a4d

Suddenly, the girl with 5241fbf794 the dustpan from Room c4fd6b2ef7 818 hurled it toward 6d554a4c38 the bob-cut girl. The dustpan flew 76a89f933e past Marbas and 9fbdf66fc9 clattered onto the 1349b82cc8 floor.7e48800beb9b57e7

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“Behind you!”82745e3c6b0666b2

Marbas, who 16ad206a27 had been 5322db7c7f walking toward 1d2bb65f38 Room 818, 1e9201d9b0 turned around. He spotted the 804 5014141478 girl sneaking toward the 1039760853 elevator lobby. With a shrug 80c4a30251 of his massive 35352ee2c1 shoulders, Marbas broke 6ecc18df77 into a sprint 939a928374 toward her.faf0271bdbae50dc

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Hyojeong gasped.ab673423599695ba

“She’s insane…!”55d6d40522410c21

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The 804 08bfaad0fd girl cursed, d962f4e635 abandoning stealth 2909ca38a3 and breaking 750b60b8a7 into a 2c5fa1dd00 full run. Marbas chased her 8dfb5c8c2d down at high b29dfe2371 speed, closing the ab7ceffc7f distance.70adbc720bbe9296

Jiho watched their distance 5f88985972 grow.6bdc3b74205a450b

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“Now!”9437aed7d34ec989

She signaled to Hyojeong. Startled, Hyojeong stammered, “Uh—uh…” aefb1dc512 but then obeyed, dashing 5c4c5c3e6c out at Jiho’s signal. Jiho followed right b8aa59381c behind her.8f8296d585712cf4

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Her heart 48bbd6bca0 pounded wildly. Everything up until 7b4face5d2 now had been 6a8d2656c1 guesses—plans formed in 9bc874ad72 her head. She had d6914a8625 no idea 3964dcfa27 how things d5d27dcbd3 would really 05e9e390c9 turn out.5e0354c4c501364a

The die 85fb7c2914 had been 8747d0bf5d cast. Now, all 3e686aba87 Jiho could d857f2f827 do was effaa76a9e run with baead81696 everything she 87e9d03888 had.fac2b372bf2dfc17

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