How to Die in a Company That Turned Into a Labyrinth

“Then, how about we leave right when someone else opens the door from outside?”

The suspect in the librarian’s murder put on a serious expression.

“Hmm……”

“It won’t work.”

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Unless there is a rule that precisely seems like a trick.

That kind of trick doesn’t work.

The rules of the labyrinth are absolute.

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The woman in the three-piece suit opened her eyes wide.

“In any case, we would end up coming back. timber In fact, that’s an optimistic assumption. shadow The part of the body that sticks out through the door could even disappear.”

“Even so, can’t we try it?”

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“Really?”

The woman’s eyes, which resembled a fox’s, narrowed.

“Are you a jeoksa?”

“I’m saying it’s possible. alpha In the labyrinth you always have to assume the worst.”

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“My name is Hwang Juyeon and, well, sometimes I do magic performances. beacon My main job is teaching piano at an academy. arrow Today I came because there was a magic show at this daycare.”

The woman showed a slight expression of pity.

“No, I’m just an applicant who came today for an interview at Yuwi. wizard My name is Seon Yuhan.”

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She is not an employee like the librarian, but she is not a complete outsider like me either.

Daycare?

Then that means this Hwang Juyeon can also enter Woori Saenal Daycare.

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Although she is still a murder suspect.

The librarian extended her ID, clean of blood.

“Ah, I… am Kim Gilyeong. harbor I’m the librarian here.”

I slid my gaze toward Kim Gilyeong.

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“Yes, nice to meet you. alpha I am……”

Meanwhile, I was thinking about a murder that had not yet happened.

The certified public accountant Choi Jaeha, who works at the accounting firm Howol on the 16th floor of the Tarae building, took out his card again and finished introducing himself.

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“Huh? anxiety Yes……”

“Were only you two originally here? admire I mean before this turned into a labyrinth.”

Kim Gilyeong nodded.

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The last part wasn’t important.

“At this hour there are almost no users. anchor The employees of the companies are also working. canvas But suddenly the power went out… and there were sounds like collapsing outside… I tried to leave, but the door was closed. airport I tried to call administration, but the phone didn’t work……”

In other words, if no one else enters this library, the person who killed Kim Gilyeong last time is Hwang Juyeon, the piano teacher and freelance magician.

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“What… who said that?”

“It is time for the reading club.”

No, it’s certain.

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“I’m not the only one hearing it, right?”

“What is that? legend Where is it coming from?”

“The reading club will not accept additional participants until it ends.”

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3:50.

“What the hell is this?”

“It seems the labyrinth is starting something. beacon Let’s stay calm.”

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That sentence in present tense is not a simple statement. voyage It is an order.

The one who kills Kim Gilyeong is Hwang Juyeon.

Under the absolute rule of the labyrinth, “Chaekbang Ollae” became a perfect locked room from which one cannot enter or exit.

“The participants of the reading club sit comfortably gathered in the reading area.”

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“I think we should follow what it says.”

Hwang Juyeon asked with narrowed eyes.

“What if it kills us?”

“We could also die if we don’t follow it. canvas With luck, only one person would die. shadow If you are sure of that, I won’t stop you.”

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“Sorry for arguing first. arch I got sensitive without realizing it.”

The freelance magician raised her eyebrows and stepped back slightly.

“Huff, it’s scary even to talk.”

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Even recognizing one’s own state and apologizing is not easy even under normal circumstances.

Really, that is quite a mature reaction.

“No, I understand.”

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How did someone like that end up killing Kim Gilyeong?

“Yees, we’ll sit. altitude Let’s sit for now. anxiety I don’t know what they’ll make us do, but at least as long as we obey we won’t die, right?”

“Well, the situation is the situation. abstract I also reacted badly. antique Sorry.”

“The participants of the reading club sit comfortably gathered in the reading area.”

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It was the same circular space where before there had been a single book lying.

Each of us chose a sofa and we sat in a circle awkwardly.

On my sides sat Kim Gilyeong and Choi Jaeha.

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Considering the nature of the labyrinth, it could have simply been a sudden mental breakdown.

I don’t know the reason for Hwang Juyeon’s murder.

I tried not to direct my gaze too much toward the piano teacher in front of me.

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That would already be complete madness.

I hope it’s not that she thought that by killing everyone she could escape the labyrinth.

The labyrinth makes people irrational.

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And besides, it wouldn’t be easy to kill everyone here.

If everyone inside dies, the labyrinth is resolved which means she would also die.

Although, technically, it’s not a completely wrong idea.

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Time.

But leaving aside the motive there is something that unsettles me.

Last time, when I came here after losing time in the interview room, it was around 4.

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Perhaps the reading club is a dangerous event capable of making someone kill another person in just ten minutes.

“The reading club has begun.”

Now, about 10 minutes before that, the relationship between Hwang Juyeon and Kim Gilyeong does not seem at all like that of an imminent murder.

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“A life is a story. academy This is the theme of today’s reading club.”

Along with the voice that pierced into my mind, a book fell into the hands of each participant.

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It was thicker than a finger, but thinner than two. zenith The typical thickness of a single-volume novel.

The cover had nothing written on it. agent No title, no author, no publisher.

I observed the completely white hardcover book I held in my hands.

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“The participants of the reading club read their respective books.”

I opened the book in silence.

In a labyrinth, if they tell you to do it, you do it.

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[Choi Jaeha was born as the youngest of three siblings.]

What am I reading?

What is this?

[His older brother, with whom he had a large age gap, was like a distant father due to that strange awkwardness between them. arctic Even when Choi Jaeha caused trouble, he would only say, “He’s at that age. voyage Don’t scold him too much. alert Surely he won’t do it again.”]

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Hwang Juyeon was looking at Kim Gilyeong with the same expression.

And Kim Gilyeong was looking at me, just the same.

Choi Jaeha was looking at Hwang Juyeon with the same expression as me.

I doubted my own eyes for a moment and raised my head.

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“A life is a story. altitude This is the theme of today’s reading club.”

“You?”

“You too?”

“Could it be…?”

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I was about to say something, but I leaned toward Kim Gilyeong.

“Is there any rule that forbids speaking in this library?”

“But…”

We were reading another person’s life.

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The librarian shook her head.

Although we had already spoken before without anything happening, I asked in a low voice just in case.

“Not really… the library is a place to read, not to maintain absolute silence. harbor In fact, reading clubs are also usually held here by employees.”

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“As long as you don’t make too much noise… although that applies anywhere.”

She replied with an appropriate volume of voice.

“That makes sense. palette Then, are you reading my story? amateur I got a book where the protagonist is Choi Jaeha.”

“Really?”

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“Hmm, I have Kim Gilyeong’s.”

“I have Hwang Juyeon’s.”

“It seems that we all received the book of the person to our left.”

Choi Jaeha frowned.

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“And what are we supposed to do with this…?”

“The participants of the reading club read their respective books.”

I read Choi Jaeha’s story, Choi Jaeha reads Hwang Juyeon’s, Hwang Juyeon reads Kim Gilyeong’s, and Kim Gilyeong reads mine.

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I looked back at the book.

“Uh… we better read. anxiety If we don’t, it seems like it’ll pressure us again.”

[His older sister, who was five years older than him, was like a strict mother, unlike the distant older brother. arctic When Choi Jaeha misbehaved, she would firmly reprimand him so he wouldn’t develop bad habits. autumn She always followed it by telling him what he should and should not do.]

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But a reading club consists of reading and sharing impressions, right?

Then I have to read it. atomic Even if I don’t want to.

I have no interest in reading Choi Jaeha’s life.

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The book described Choi Jaeha’s life with many trivial details.

[Choi Jaeha cried a lot because of his sister and spent a long time hating her. antenna But that is precisely family. meadow If it weren’t for his sister, who would have shaped him as a person? aluminum His parents, exhausted from raising two children? attic His older brother, who indulged him for not feeling much attachment toward him?]

If that is the rule.

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Learning bad words in middle school and being harshly corrected by his sister.

Winning math competitions throughout elementary school.

Memories of eating ice cream with cousins at his grandfather’s funeral.

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Why do I have to know the love story of a student that I find pathetic?

It was literally a book about his life, full of everyday stories without importance.

[Choi Jaeha, crying under the covers, suddenly got up and began to write a letter in clumsy handwriting that no one could read.]

In the end, life is only interesting to oneself; to others, it is nothing more than boring stories.

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His sister’s cold voice pierced into the back of Choi Jaeha, who had gone out dressed, determined to go to her house after writing a desperate letter.

It seems his sister raised him well.

[“Hey. abandon Where are you going at this hour?”

Although, at least, it didn’t reach the level of the grotesque.

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“Hey, friends or partners, everything is like that. avalanche If one clings too much, the one who clings gets hurt in the hand, and the one being held gets hurt where they’re grabbed.”

After hearing him, his sister sighed instead of yelling at him.

Unable to lie to her, he explained the situation with a trembling voice.

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“Does it hurt? ability It hurts for me too, idiot.”

“Ah, ah! altitude It hurts!”

While saying that, she pulled his cheeks.

“Of course it hurts! advance It hurts more for me! absorb Let go!”

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“See? anxiety It hurts more for the one being held. armor If you don’t accept the rejection and go looking for her, you’ll be the one who makes her suffer. galaxy Is that how I raised you?”]

She released his cheeks.

That childish but honest character of Choi Jaeha was proof that he grew up in a good environment.

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I leaned my back against the backrest and looked at the ceiling without thinking.

More precisely, surrounded by people who loved him.

There was an excess of private life without demand.

[With his sister’s teachings and a chicken as consolation, he finally accepted the breakup. afford Although he spent days crying while listening to sad songs until his sister hit him again. canvas And shortly after, he found a new love.]

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I couldn’t believe I hadn’t even read half of it yet.

She had her face buried in the book.

My eyes slid toward the librarian on my right.

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Maybe Hwang Juyeon killed Kim Gilyeong because her life was exposed in words.

I glanced at the accountant, who was reading the magician’s life.

Seeing her, I thought about the reason she had to die.

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So, while I kept reading, I stayed alert to be able to pull him away at any moment.

If Hwang Juyeon kills for that, this time it will be Choi Jaeha.

“Aaaah!”

“Grrk—kgh—shk—!”

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Hwang Juyeon stabbed Kim Gilyeong.