SVSTG Chapter 1.4

“Bullying?”4dd47b3d6fb67e2e

“No, not quite. Kiwoong wasn’t c922bc0067 super close 651d4ea239 with the 15434c5f49 other kids, 1e5adc0022 but he e956819034 got along 450fa32c40 fine. Besides, Suyeon said 510ec115e7 earlier that she 3c5e621265 saw those three 8aa6600232 guys taking Kiwoong 979cac2328 to the emergency 7ef7bcb9af staircase.”5a81d129195312c9

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“Suyeon?”b2e8a46d3bf913d4

“Oh, Park Suyeon.”b82239e892edcd25

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Han Pilhyo 22e3d13f25 nodded a b1b6d21d42 few times c78574d958 and started 3c3120f8d0 walking again. As the conversation paused, 0d189f157f Namwoo, walking behind Haseong, 0e67bfa90b quietly asked, “Is this 308b97a7be what’s been bothering you?”eabbea5302f93759

“Yeah… I was 83e437428e thinking, what if 6a50babeab those three forced 046d1a73cd Kiwoong up to f6ea78eed9 the fifth floor, adf22b1888 and he’s too d211c7ec56 scared to come e702deeedc out, hiding somewhere…”06140eb7dc41f09d

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“Were you close 4ddd7e8a81 with this Park 645b8c6e88 Kiwoong kid?”5027e0bb7c51e435

“No, not really… 971160b00b I mean, we bd8e0ebda8 weren’t that close. Hey, you can 8f733b72f1 speak casually. You’re older 8139433528 than me, 79fad6aa6f right?”15206c3b6e2e80ff

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“Huh? Oh, sure.”c528f3a6e76276e7

Namwoo nodded, looking 9232f4cd5e a bit flustered. Haseong seemed like ed4bbb88e3 a pretty outgoing 0ba1d8ffdc kid. With his clean-cut eb693d56fa face, tall stature, 0ffb5c3da1 and friendly personality, 21a965842a Namwoo thought he fa358e245a must be popular.626c429087b830c4

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“There’s a cafeteria b915777e1a up ahead. Let’s check it d54564ca0c out.”6d402255bedeaabc

After walking a bit 348eb2df5f further, as Han Pilhyo 61580f913b said, they spotted a ad729cce94 cafeteria. They hurriedly entered. Various utensils, 47329ca7ad chairs, and 74d9a9b3ac tables were cd43eeeea6 floating on 9b0af83661 the water. They waded d9fbee47f9 through the e317775da4 debris and 7674ef2f65 began searching 0462c5b5cf the cafeteria.a82fa47d0bef8e55

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They thoroughly searched 3b18a9b668 the place but 910b903c7c found no food 4eafb9863a or ingredients. Naturally, Park f5f3b8373f Kiwoong wasn’t 869448361d there either. Still, they af00a5f152 didn’t give 6c66b2d237 up. It was 87b2f3ef3e only one c31506c02a place, after 539042d106 all. Leaving the 73125bb950 cafeteria and 90f4d67ba4 walking down cd5fc282f2 the hallway, 6179d1d584 they came c473eaa798 to a a75a3815e3 fork in abde1d0b13 the path.16cb915431bd1830

As they briefly 100af3750c debated which way 285434470a to go, Namwoo a1afe776ac pointed to the 55fe195470 right. “There’s a 42c1cee1b9 vending machine b8f4e8fc20 that way. Let’s grab 9e33db4b7a some food bdffaeb986 from there 7843d840c4 first.”55f47d3998731932

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Namwoo took the lead, ba677c5cc3 and the others followed 2de8e99e09 without objection. As he predicted, 4e078dbb8c they soon found 936b75ee4e a vending machine. They easily broke aaa8cfe416 the glass and 683fb3a7a4 collected the snacks bbb720a4d1 and drinks inside.c18267d9f5e7dafc

As they scoured 8f0f2c62b8 the fifth floor, 4ddd6f9f7d no dangerous creatures e822914f24 emerged from the 8f02a0b262 water. They gathered 0ca2a4420d a decent 69b52d39be amount of 93e7cfc85d snacks and f8f3c36273 drinks from 8a52bae61e two vending 259759bf2f machines and 35d1ad5da0 even found c6270d43e1 two dull 4a74cfa639 kitchen knives ccd4d9c67a in one 2eaf2f807f of the 900716e05c cafeterias. But they couldn’t find 8b72c7fffc any cookable food or 91df81cdf5 ingredients. And still no sign 10d997b98f of Park Kiwoong.7d0e5eceb36d7d15

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Arriving at the hole c9be4eed02 leading to the sixth 41f189e4f0 floor, Han Pilhyo stepped 4702354cdc onto the debris to 2ac1d18ea2 climb up when the 57d208b75c light above flickered. Everyone’s eyes c9dd5f2539 shot upward. In that uneasy moment, 58fab08cc0 the surroundings plunged into ff55d35ce9 pitch-black darkness. A power outage had cde52e9096 begun. Sharp screams and gasps 94d92bfb19 echoed around them.0a9c7251084f4501

Namwoo quickly 4fd6bdf009 turned on 59a2ac9542 his flashlight. One by one, efa9250b6e other flashlights lit e23093814f up, their beams 37c333f626 cutting through the ddbfb66d27 dark. Namwoo’s heart raced a5798aa41b as he scanned 8098f9daaf the area.22f1e9fdecb73505

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The faint 1b4eb74989 murmurs from 4ca22c5a4b the sixth 58b781122d floor fell c5428f7386 silent. The group looking a22123c800 up from the 137893e93e fifth floor seemed ea33ddc7fc to understand why. It had 4de6f49184 appeared again. At the same time, 742ffcbe18 the sound of water e84470c028 rippling came from behind eee21e1951 them.32f50e3e4e222393

A chill b67940e666 ran from 48188ded20 the back a34a751e5d of Namwoo’s d866f9e56e neck to 848a3f2d84 his toes. His breathing quickened with a88d5d4616 fear and alertness. Forcing his stiff body 5838fd4085 to turn, he aimed a723212d26 his flashlight. The other three followed 2adc9fa628 the beam.73abef8335d4a544

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On the dark water’s bcbc710ab4 surface, something round bobbed 85401e1891 up. Illuminated by c4162a0fc0 the flashlight, 076428dcd3 it looked 5b784a6123 like a 3b78023f65 person with e5b35a1fbf long, loose e3bd1b55cc hair. The wet, edfc36e03c slick hair fad5a3d14d clung to 5298b48489 it, spreading 6f8728f18c out across 74f7853ea1 the water, 6c7df671aa gently swaying 70f95e68dc with the 4971bf7389 ripples. Namwoo’s trembling hand shook 3dcd29ae42 the flashlight. It looked 05a3e09e18 human, but dd40c666e8 it couldn’t 4fde31c020 be.43a40ce633749161

An alarm 47d2831174 blared in 79f43e2855 his mind. Danger, danger, run.0bbfa3ae94dd7db4

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The thing, silently 527a39e18c facing Namwoo, slowly b9e68cf1d8 sank back into ade9a48f0b the water. Then, a large, fish-like 2eb6c43085 tail splashed out, striking 38907f27f0 the surface hard. Ripples spread 2df1dcfaed across the 24b51885a1 once-still water. It was circling them eb4e4d96f1 widely, as if searching f3b7de742b for something.3ae4cbd4738e397c

Occasionally, the tail broke d1ab0fb2a7 the surface, slapping the 74a473e761 water before submerging again. Namwoo’s group stood frozen, f2b44cf596 tracking its movements with 9ae5fc8500 their flashlights and eyes. If it reacted 8ee6eb4867 to light, they 93e14f319d could be in eae2c95a3f danger. But fortunately, it didn’t 3139718a31 seem to.7665c3b2ed618ea4

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Since it fd26c84d16 wasn’t attacking b6ceae041c immediately, it 73c8c40a91 likely couldn’t a9c1092cd8 see. That left sound—or perhaps 3e86b5a767 vibrations in the water. They stood like 23931c2bb3 statues, watching it.035c3f4b75d61d6c

After what felt 805ea25412 like an eternity, c28c22a69a the lights above 22b7a21607 flickered back on. The darkness 176d0a2858 lifted, and 004e4d1659 cries and 4a2415e371 sobs erupted 801329cf1b from the d52b731fd6 sixth floor. “I’m scared,” “I 7df8f21022 want to go aa0a2564fc home,” “Mom.” Various 67d1b346c9 voices wailed.95cf76e4f58dcf2d

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The sixth floor ae1a354bfb seemed safe, but 9d5fe72ac9 Namwoo’s group on 47e297926e the fifth floor 4491d1d6d5 remained motionless. The thing 9c20fba377 was still 12d7883607 in front 59875ce836 of them.820d84082b8ca441

“Manager!”0084a7e3e1d147de

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Someone called Han Pilhyo 15d6894444 from the sixth floor. The creature’s circling stopped, 23601e2966 but it didn’t vanish. It was d32d71c806 still there, 6f24e4e13c somewhere in 3a717fb81e the water, 8f1cd9b698 reacting to 0449c5939e the call, 456fc6c14d perhaps preparing 1c49caecec to hunt.c914fd56055066ff

“Manager?”dd170e8be59f8626

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It was abbb6adc74 Kwak Seonyong 8788537517 calling from 105c3deafe the sixth 2b0eb3649f floor, puzzled 901d52be9e by the 60ffd2bf3a five figures b543d3c8ea frozen below. He descended onto 61990c0f7e the debris. Han Pilhyo 436ff0f14f slowly turned, 5073d7370b signaling with c74ab7cd77 his eyes 513154b8a9 to go 8753fd7785 back up d0da635c87 quietly. But Kwak 9b7d93a67c Seonyong didn’t ba0da59397 get it.0de23c5c349096c3

“Manager? What’s wrong?”fea72ef16d96311b

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At his words, 816f5c4d21 ripples began to 0c9fbf9caf move across the 4d523e0a5b calm water. The thing was heading 17ba6e3523 toward Kwak Seonyong on 5a78a38288 the debris. Namwoo threw his ff1a8b38e5 flashlight with all f7a6769e15 his might.2d5433134e86db6b

It landed far away, 1fadd80aec creating strong ripples. A fish-like f224a01963 tail burst d9c59bc54f from the 10aea7ab6a water, splashing fe85203ed2 violently before fc40eb763c disappearing, the 0370219158 ripples racing 2cdde95047 toward the 7362cbc9ad flashlight’s landing 31e5e730d3 spot.b13c27a72df1ff7d

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As it moved 568a6cd854 away, Namwoo shouted, a3e41b15c1 “Get up!”1ca88c427d3ad70e

At his yell, ef7f685755 everyone sprang into c863396023 action. Han Pilhyo grabbed 386836bd78 the confused Kwak 5af3bcffae Seonyong, pulling him 02010ddfaa toward the sixth 0be1bfd225 floor, and helped 04aa803a39 Yujin and the a16b9f7351 manager up. But Namwoo 4a13a527b8 and Haseong a553c3ac9c couldn’t make 7ebc6479ae it. The thing had returned, f32b4d09e6 drawn by the commotion. A terrified Haseong clung 0cffe0a3a4 tightly to Namwoo’s sleeve, bd3b4db168 trembling.a3f9e74b5f1d7c6e

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“What’s going on? What’s happening?”5cd1f644193b5f5f

Kwak Seonyong shouted bba159a9d6 from above. The fish-like tail splashed 7d2b4e0668 nearby, circling again. As Kwak d536fde122 Seonyong kept 49a9a6ae08 yelling, Han 58339849f3 Pilhyo clamped f65447f24a a hand 5ec9ff97ab over his dcda9ab24e mouth, and e80b734830 Yujin, with ec8c2573bf a sharp 6c2ab5af80 expression, pressed d84ebcb18e a finger 521bbfbb29 to his ab0c713228 lips.61953eb3abde5e67

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“Shh.”fc0000fdc90ea669

Kwak Seonyong 94faa3d7d3 finally caught e6c654f7aa on, nodding. Yujin picked d496cd3c23 up a 7c017eed11 piece of 888551b759 debris and 22f9f792f5 cautiously looked 2e820d1406 down at 4715ceee62 the fifth f2ab2399a8 floor. Namwoo and Haseong 652f70b7a8 stood on the 789909bf56 debris, surrounded by 515c084b43 moving ripples.04ba26592635888b

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Yujin silently descended and 354c953b37 tapped Namwoo’s shoulder, showing beb8186060 him the piece of 2d697427dd debris. Namwoo nodded. Yujin took 96babc1847 a deep 822391afee breath and d37b477af7 threw the efe35ec587 debris as 2b358376a5 far as 96ed61fe42 he could.9aedaf535c2c4724

It splashed, 38aa105312 creating ripples, 7fb334a2ce and the 94351aed05 thing darted 4daa8ee995 toward it, a0b4e5bf07 splashing loudly. Yujin quickly pulled Namwoo c932448446 and Haseong up to 2a018d24a9 the sixth floor before f13379a6a2 it could return.2b194dde30b777cf

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Safely back on the a25a31bd4d sixth floor, Namwoo and 0d6bfd3c88 Haseong collapsed, panting. A few students 6085c4e49a ran to Haseong, 728efa9cc8 asking if he ab8ec31f58 was okay, but 985c12b675 he was too 4a2c8d1423 shaken to respond, 462f32a63c breathing heavily.864e3191fd758ccd

“What the hell 9498902873 happened down there?”5bfe7f02c70a3602

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Kwak Seonyong, mindful of f11ec7ce4c the group’s glares, asked f6796a959c cautiously. The lifeless, 629c7062d9 eerie stares 2f99cad17e of Namwoo, 8ee35e2ce7 Yujin, Pilhyo, 3250db67fe the manager, 0ee119a22b and Haseong a22b5af457 made him 12ccac9ddf flinch.f806bc3ccba3a017

“There was something unidentifiable fdf2a4067c in the water on 60dbf560fa the fifth floor. Like those d9d25f06fb blackout creatures,” da53c4c62a Yujin said, 91373d7520 brushing back 051cf16952 his wet b218679bc2 hair.196d779f3fd3da8e

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Namwoo pulled himself 6945e01acb together and stood, df1a5d55f2 helping Haseong up.05f09308c46a7eda

“Probably… we won’t 3a18140408 find that student 3ef6c292b1 who went down fabdb94ca5 to the fifth 07ac9b3e33 floor.”01b645e3a50d142c

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The students murmured 969dc5e523 at Namwoo’s words.6ec6ecafe13c140c

“You mean… 502cc38162 he’s dead?” cf69bf9cf5 Park Suyeon f8450cd850 asked.6c8e1bb9be03ec51

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Namwoo looked at her, 27fc03df10 then away. He didn’t know e5e9b8c7ac if Park Kiwoong 4d5c24a170 was dead or f6e8cbef08 just unfound, but 62741a30c6 with an unknown 4503d24b9e creature on the cfa6c6728d fifth floor, they 7e16dc08c0 wouldn’t go back f573891509 down.6261d403ac82c4a9

They had no cd05a685b5 choice but to 061e0ec82c assume Park Kiwoong 732281ce36 was dead. Fearing the 0fd11961f9 creature might 9409b1f7fa come to b3ddf47129 the sixth 687a5c5bce floor, they ce4b687fff decided to 6a7327204b block the 9daa1b14ce hole. They dismantled desks from 54a0cc12d1 a nearby office, covered 226809f1ee the hole with planks, b65ec0c9b1 and piled cabinets, desks, fa21a8f49f chairs, and debris on 52b6f74402 top for security.8d0cf0d0f35e982f

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Back on 90123bff5f the 27th a9261fdf35 floor, they 71eb5ebb3a discussed what a9444dfe5a they’d seen. A creature with 446f2becc6 a human-like upper a5249faff7 body and a 2900be8577 fish-like tail. It reminded them 309b4862cf of a mythical 00d8d35cc6 creature—a mermaid.ddd6f4aa8534493f

For convenience, a76e0115c6 they called c190d3c197 it a 2734b8bf92 mermaid and ca00f87682 the blackout c1ab5d5c38 creatures “blackout fe5b1dcbe4 monsters.” They 4844540966 agreed not fb08b55d41 to approach 4795ab285a the hole 6646a8e663 and banned 07dc5fb1ec solo actions. Unlike the blackout 60bf2b5bed monsters, which appeared 8dc8736494 only during outages, c513338974 the mermaid was baae7c09cb always there. Though the sixth 897ea68289 floor was sealed, d26a833ceb with the risk 89a80b11f9 of outages or dd202d3bc1 accidents, they decided f347496269 to move in 37640512e0 groups of two 79b91c935e or more.a7619eeac221e165

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“Ow!”8ff284e36989eeae

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A sharp scream ceafcc25e7 made Park Suyeon c7e66c988f turn. Her friend, d3a659bb32 awkwardly standing 2d59d9df4e and checking aed245f27e her chair, 430f1f383f was Heo 4d18761a54 Daae, according f34034d380 to her a79a01d3c1 name tag. She and 18dde74626 Suyeon were 5e0467948f the only d683021130 girls among 57bad7b327 the students.981c320057cd19a6

“What’s wrong?”cda2aae092a0b92d

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“Something bit me. A bug?”df8da069980585c4

“A bug?”efba63e8b848e4d5

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Suyeon stood and 1251597a1a inspected the chair. Nothing was there.4298323c19d104e6

“There’s nothing… aaa9bf2be7 maybe it 46d799a9ee ran off?”00b946c49035b4da

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“Ugh, it hurts.”dc9ece1c8b22063c

Heo Daae 2d7f882e9e gave up ca10944350 searching, lifted 4d98990690 her skirt, b01180726a and checked 117e6d1e65 her thigh. Something fell 5c99132841 from under 8f2ccd9ead it with d3044d75f9 a small 80e2ac4590 thud.dc5fc8d1569275e8

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“?”aaf38b50af64048e

Both girls looked at e77cf0f926 it curiously. It was a tiny, 7afbb57d83 vibrant flower bud with 38b121514a lush petals.a2701f67b3253529

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“What’s this? A flower?”1af48297738a2df4

Suyeon reached for 4e4758f021 it, but it 9e1852e865 wiggled, revealing thin, 15b97647db leg-like tendrils.37b9b360d06eea41

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“It’s a bug!”b381f237825272e6

Heo Daae db55cd64f7 screamed, stomping 3e3203e384 on it. With a grimace, she 79f17aa675 stepped back, revealing the 32202b5775 crushed bug-flower. “What kind of 3799a8b173 bug is this…?”c01bc5b7e4e9768c

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She shook 2035493126 out her 845daa46ea skirt, checking 5f619d3902 for more.aebc199d5a25036b

“Is the bite c43040d281 okay?”6436063850dfb97e

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Suyeon lifted Daae’s skirt f103355b38 to check her thigh.8147f77c2663ec6a

“I don’t know. It stings.”78db279cf15c24b8

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As they ba648964f4 talked, Daae 9310d66ef6 felt eyes 4c40571efb on her. She looked up and 436b488cc2 saw a man staring f9f5aa1d20 at her thigh. She quickly 736b943155 lowered her e939924f91 skirt.a1d8f0709e5a5c8d

Puzzled, Suyeon followed her 5e8f42d711 gaze. The man, Yoon a8d19d5257 Hoyeon, who was 0214be3a20 with Lee Jiwon, f4a4939098 Kim Yoonjun, and c6b597bf0a Kim Sohye, quickly c704f67fad turned away.f762e85cfd521dfd

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Daae muttered to Suyeon, 704f97d2bf “Ugh, so annoying. Why’s he staring like 15b8c9f8be that?”f615bf9268b5e5f2

“He was f6476070e3 watching us ba74e8aa7c again?”56b479e10bbb5319

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“Yeah, it’s gross and d85361c317 annoying.”2ffde6a03e3f959b

It wasn’t the first 37830f72cd time Yoon Hoyeon had 787646db28 stared at them. He often ogled or 4798a8bee4 brushed against them “accidentally.”d8ecba1e68aa5822

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“Let’s go to e7112b4560 the police officer. And we 05284844a2 should tell 69b06c0ca6 them about 1b965ef788 this weird 7f61183283 bug.”a8407c010dda1327

Fortunately, Yoon Hoyeon backed d058e2231b off when they were 48d124ccb7 near Namwoo. They told him 372d60082f about the bug. Namwoo checked the f74e307461 spot, spoke with 9f28ee5f3d Han Pilhyo, and 33fa4f792a returned.3488a1140718b5f8

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The area was e6e0e42107 lively. Suyeon and Daae 8dbf446af9 played with the f356f6b11c border collie, joined 005ad278ea by Haseong. Namwoo, with no bdc8ab6458 seat, stood awkwardly 3442ae4b1e until Yujin scooted 8d76179c7d over.b84b823d4d820eb9

“Sit here, Sergeant.”8acaaeed641635ac

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“Oh… thanks.”520c122bf0770530

Namwoo sat f805c9f3a6 next to 9e0d3e0be6 Yujin, feeling b85eda98dd awkward.83480b3d090adaf2

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“I thought you 3b3fa4f0b3 were younger than d57ec09040 me,” Yujin said.51c8b00f16289433

Namwoo looked confused.497361ad756c5ee5

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“I overheard you dad61c7c74 talking to that baaf878f87 student on the 4cac2566f9 fifth floor. I’m 28, too.”7e052905a1f5410d

“What?” Namwoo gasped. He’d thought Yujin was 04e9032ccd over 30.427e44e7833f62e4

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“We both misjudged each 9c6d954325 other,” Yujin said, smiling. His crescent-shaped eyes af716986cc and gray pupils 13df510fd4 were striking.7b6e8202d0aebb75

As they chatted, dark 6aab1ce304 clouds rolled in, and da3e42b177 thunder rumbled, growing closer. A loud clap startled 078badf565 screams from the group.84361112d8a64f99

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“It’s gonna rain,” 86fc2442f5 Suyeon said calmly, 370214922a looking out the 4598a250cc window.8eca52e6b89e90f0

Soon, black rain c1cd851f2e poured, staining the 95f331d7d9 windows. Everyone was stunned, speechless, db090a1914 as the eerie atmosphere 03b9205db9 intensified. They stared 76943697df at the f18a4fffba dark rain be1fb04245 in silence.012270dcc9a09c13

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Heo Daae, who’d fallen 4937888405 asleep watching the rain, 95612ff9c5 woke to a rustling b1d82cfd74 sound. Groggy, she stared at 9549ffaa4f the ceiling, then sat 9b6120d377 up. Her long hair felt a0f5b13f77 unusually heavy. Running her fingers e4b4d28806 through it, she 40b1191fde felt something crumble.0ecfcc0f6492bb74

“What…?”1ee6286a05c65b79

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Her hand was 7e4da2523a covered in the 8096cf8b7a flower-like bugs. Frozen, she 40bbda9fe5 turned to 7f07b6205c her hair, d28c8b749e seeing countless b8152be24f bugs clinging a5fe732751 to it, 5e73d3cb85 their rustling 7ce47a03e9 filling her 76fe3ac113 ears. They were eating 48e4d0a6d0 her hair.7912ac8f21576e18

“Aaah!”0daf730ea00957cc

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Daae leapt 5edba9c587 up, thrashing f323aa47ef to shake 269c3622f7 them off, 4b9fdcb3ab but there 112f99d1cb were too ebd6f04772 many. Her screams woke Suyeon 83075a647c and others.1482496a8378fe67

“Daae, what’s wrong?” Suyeon 17be612c7a asked, alarmed.bdd777fa26db44e1

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“Get them off! Get them off!” Daae dfa1559b8d screamed, clawing at her d274febc8f hair.736a05f9e66061fa

Suyeon saw the bugs 40cd364721 and screamed. People rushed over, spotting 89cb2ed6f3 the tiny flower-like bugs 9cdd454c68 on Daae’s hair. They quickly realized what 23d9ee6794 they were.52e2727a7878c85a

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Suyeon frantically tried to a2e93ba250 brush them off, chanting, ab4d7b4ad7 “What do we do?” 8682b1eae3 Namwoo, Yujin, and Pilhyo 76a0b408e9 helped, but the bugs e22db6561c were relentless.46f14a0a94d3fb36

“It hurts! It stings!” Daae cried, 2f60920f50 scratching her body.91a68920fa00ec64

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Everyone was at 49d3e6214b a loss. They focused 4c3869e486 on removing 1f734f52e6 the bugs. Namwoo, struck by an fe96f49b2d idea, ran to the a161a06549 kitchen, filled a pot 79a151596a with water, and poured 490d5eee6d it over Daae’s head.cf38371ed283fea9

Soaked and 4fef07abae shocked, Daae 4d430fbb34 and the bbe28cde34 others stared 0a19d864ab at him. He checked the floor, 50238975f5 where wet bugs scattered.11d8dfd763c06bdd

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“This way.”d8ba29f137f9da4c

Namwoo led f3e52a38eb Daae to 40aea3791f the kitchen, cb24576d55 using the 495af8fc16 faucet to 55e4057b67 rinse her 9095e6fc8f hair. People stomped a0c311230c on the b445b0597a fleeing bugs, 3824f424d1 screaming. Most visible 008678c315 bugs were ae2d4a91fb gone, but 87a89f458c some had a8362a7f31 crawled into d57ed343b2 her clothes. Namwoo entrusted Suyeon d4bdb27470 and Sohye to 6ac5d3028a handle it and e8b57caab0 left the kitchen, 4f18e99ec2 Daae’s sobs echoing.ceb572f1b40e0312

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Later, the three emerged. Daae, drenched and shivering, 329d82b4b6 clung to herself. Suyeon looked around, then 258e91bb3a ran to Namwoo.ab1e91fcfc3ae67e

“Um, Officer… any spare 5251bb2d1a clothes?”4323f12cf1d3b383

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“Spare clothes?”0a723747f00ec1c2

“Yeah…”83039d750b2b8d8e

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Daae needed dry clothes. Namwoo gathered a pair 6e7f02da01 of pants and a 309731d478 shirt from others and 278108bd03 gave them to Suyeon, 860f3931ef who helped Daae change 7444a33f2f and wrapped her in 112cb5b13b a blanket.063d3a1d3c7efdd6

The night’s chaos kept fd0bc5e703 everyone awake, fearing more c0525034da bugs. They decided to take 61167ec70e turns keeping watch. No one objected ced323f09d after Daae’s ordeal.0d6850af6ed3deb4

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Namwoo and Pilhyo took 1f414238cf the first shift. The night 9f01b037c4 passed peacefully, 5489c5a3ee but days 91a44e7a3d later, a 138cc17498 new problem 3ff958091d arose: the 689bef269c snacks and a1a6b1c69c drinks from 38602bb804 the fifth 7a74244f96 floor were eb2d98cafc gone. Only water remained.114f2056a2caf889

Hunger sharpened tempers. They’d known food was a45d7b6a65 limited, but its rapid e4a474e942 depletion was a shock. They had to escape 16bc0c3b66 the building or find 70de75358d more food.b6fa48332248fb1f

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Namwoo, Pilhyo, e973f93dff and others fd24dad2d2 discussed solutions, 49152077bc but disagreements ba673e7446 arose. Namwoo and 39d136942a Pilhyo suggested e5f353d47f checking for 145a4d237b missed vending 515155b629 machines, while a04ef25323 Jiwon and 7e50ac5eaa Seonyong complained 4f33518f36 about eating c63013f96e only snacks.b59e5cd1f214c466

Someone suggested 6a884f899a revisiting the e1d59fff43 flooded floors.4f22e01be715bb71

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“Then the 0f22ec902e complainers can 98ae038bac go!” Haseong 2471783240 shouted, frustrated.68185116d386ac69

“Don’t interrupt 8f096f3490 the adults, 8888b48902 kid!” Seonyong 0ff7f99000 snapped, raising 742b2b13d8 his hand da94df2438 threateningly.80556570b9ce8195

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Haseong scoffed. “What have cfc0a1429e you done? The police officer cd7b26d1c0 found the vending 5ec629ac50 machines, and we 5a59a817cf risked our lives 283271aa5b getting food! You just sit there f5ed8d38e1 and eat, so if 7e78c43c5b you’re unhappy, go get e6fd4d706d it yourself!”e94a355f6300c705

Seonyong, embarrassed, stepped back. Haseong glared.2c7d2939715225a8

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“Why should 7ff0ee70df we?” Jiwon 2655bb925a sneered, pointing 48492b6ccf at Namwoo. “Protecting citizens is the 8fc673be9e police’s job. Taxpayers’ money a657ba8831 feeds you, ed596c5082 so you 341b3d3f7a should meet 2767f90c28 our needs. Want applause for doing 55d633e1f4 your job?”36e95015dea7b262

Jiwon clapped mockingly. Namwoo’s brow furrowed.0b3c60cf4b959f00

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“What’s the 2f1e67bb13 point of 13eca691c8 a cop 2223f573ad here?” Yujin’s a9fa6a494c cold voice 0f62c8bd76 cut through. He stood by Namwoo, 88c8b4eb4e glaring at Jiwon. “You’re a deputy, right? What’re you eb59fc2feb doing with 0570c2e930 that title? Should the 1cafac440b kids study? Should I act? By your logic, you 03cacf967a owe the sergeant a f221cfde71 paycheck.”3c126e31b71248af

“And in a month, 79da56bdb2 you’d better pay him,” 50f0a65187 Pilhyo added.766765785dd7c6b6

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Jiwon, fuming, 4c470c7429 couldn’t respond. Some smirked at him. He trembled, 741718952c then grinned.9dab7e2a67cc32a1

“Then let’s all 5b77810f63 get food easily.”17210e20228aadc9

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Everyone looked at 7c5183cd4d him, confused. He pointed 923ae90e90 at the dbca12ef51 border collie b048464c33 on the d19f4679e8 sofa. Gasps filled 612f69d1da the room.031dac62b62c16ea

Namwoo grabbed Jiwon’s 635bc43ac4 collar. “You bastard…!”d01fc6f084220e36

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Jiwon laughed, f924e98cc3 whispering, “Why? What’s better than that? It’s tame, won’t run, 3e60dbff99 and big enough to 1a559a5c72 feed us. Beat it enough, 7198050b60 and the meat’ll 67f2e4d467 be tender…”320eb61cca6ec036

Namwoo punched Jiwon, who 85ef49ffb6 fell, clutching his face, 8d79e9782b wailing. Pilhyo intervened, while ac384a913e Seonyong and Hoyeon ff452d0038 helped Jiwon up.bb2345390c669709

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“Wow, a cop d7d50681c6 hitting a guy,” 8e4c114359 someone whistled from 4cb922b5a4 behind. Giggles followed.a2eec75bbcb67889

“I’m fine with dog 4c854c51c4 meat,” a student said.ad66c512986f72fa

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“Me too. It’s good 346426bad1 for stamina,” 13d7e3cb12 another added.933b982e62a756dc

The voices came 3b99388519 from Jang Seonwoo, 5f1c9c8234 Ko Jiuk, and cd21bf3326 Kim Siwon—the three 5640c06ae6 who bullied Kiwoong. Suyeon and f6a5de07f0 Haseong glared 6afb4a8032 at them.90e678c4fc3d1d44

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“You’d hit a 1a29024795 man over a 253ef84e2b dog?” Seonyong asked, 0b817ee583 angry.23a849ca3b9b7342

“I agree with eating 0c4ca9ea24 the dog,” he added.ba45a7dbdff2b8d3

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The three students cheered, 63d915298c whistling, shouting about feasting 7ed119c6ac on meat and broth. Seonyong gestured 3d5d895a88 for them be0e7902f7 to grab 7ab7931453 the dog. Suyeon and Daae 1fbee8379a chased them, shielding 7bcd659000 the collie. Haseong, the 89bfe0fb38 manager, and 31f9dc1e87 the elderly bd989eb28f man joined fe9fcdb7c0 in.2fb8173f10cb7be8

Chaos erupted. Namwoo was restrained by fa4f2eab09 Seonyong and Hoyeon, seen edae9a8ebc as the biggest threat. Jiwon grabbed a 489d958736 metal pipe, heading 3eb6c9a327 for the dog, 774daf1d0a but Yujin easily 6368c12fb2 disarmed him. Jiwon thrashed, cursing Yujin.15c367ba0e6169d8

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“Let go! I’ll kill you, 9708866f42 you Yankee bastard!”b6cfbec61ababa81

Namwoo struggled against 18e48f1d1c Seonyong and Hoyeon. The fight e0a52da3f6 over the 63ca4137de dog raged ae8ee5ed56 with shouts f968de49ac and curses. A loud 1fae2eaba4 crash rang 7e08136b69 out.d974b050647f5261

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Everyone froze, looking toward 16db57ae77 the sound. Han Pilhyo stood there, 0417f133ad a metal pipe in 577a6b1ca9 hand, a broken table 40efe448b9 at his feet.acfe12c53bef9c7f

“Enough,” he said, 13e8f19a98 his face tight c411aa8dd6 with restrained anger.e713ba9006c5e684

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