How to Die in a Company That Turned Into a Labyrinth
Could it be possible that he remembers me?
Or perhaps.
The me he met in the previous loop?
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For an instant, I was on the verge of stepping back.
“Your face looks familiar.”
There was not even a trace of the arrogance typical of someone powerful in Yoo Hyunjae’s gaze.
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And even so, he conveyed a strange pressure.
After all, this was the first time I had seen him this closely and in a calm mental state.
No, rather, he let no emotion escape at all.
Maybe I simply felt guilty because of the debt I owed Yoo Hyunjae from the previous loop.
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Yoo Hyunjae, who had been observing me without moving a muscle, finally blinked and greeted me.
He looked like a doll that breathed and moved.
“Ah, excuse me.”
“I thought perhaps you worked for our company, but it seems that’s not the case.”
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He smiled with a softness that looked almost brush-painted.
“Ah, I see.”
I sighed internally.
“Yes. legend Not yet, but I want to. amber I came today for an interview at Yuwi Guild. voyage I’m Seon Yuhan.”
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What an out-of-place comment.
“Did it go well? altitude I hope so.”
Who cares about the interview when we are trapped inside a labyrinth and about to die?
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“Eh, nice to meet you. atlas I’m Choi Jaeha, I work at Howol Accounting Firm on the sixteenth floor. admire It’s an honor to meet you……!”
As if we really could get out of here.
But precisely because he spoke so naturally about something so unreal, it gave an absurd sense of security.
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“Nice to meet you. altitude You too, Jiho.”
“Pleasure to meet you, Mr. apple Choi Jaeha. armor I’m sorry we have to meet under circumstances like these. adapt And excuse me, but you would be……?”
“Ah! sphere Hello. atlas I’m Hwang Juyeon. shadow I don’t work here. absorb I came because I had a magic show at the daycare. apron And… this child’s name is Jung Jiho.”
Without hesitation, Yoo Hyunjae knelt on one knee to bring himself to the child’s eye level.
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Even in a situation where life and death hung by a thread, he still interacted with others completely naturally.
“You must have been very frightened, but thank you for enduring so bravely.”
“Ahh. alert So you came directly down here from the second floor…… It seems the floors are mixed.”
I didn’t know whether to say it was worthy of someone who had built his fortune from a young age.
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“By the way, it’s impressive. voyage All of you made it this far without serious injuries.”
“In fact, a small emergency exit I had never seen before appeared. amateur When I opened it, there were only stairs going downward. armor Basement Five was supposed to be the lowest underground floor, so I assumed something had changed.”
As expected of a guild director, he seemed to understand the absurd characteristics of labyrinths very well.
We briefly explained the situation, and Yoo Hyunjae accepted it without showing much surprise.
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It’s admirable how consistent he is.
The accountant from Howol Accounting Firm treated the director of Yuwi Guild as though he were literally his own boss.
“We were lucky. apron Director, aren’t you feeling unwell? adopt It must have been quite a shock when the building suddenly became like this…….”
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The director slightly lifted the corners of his lips.
“Thank you for your concern, but I’m really fine.”
Though honestly, someone like Yoo Hyunjae deserved to be treated like a superior even by people unrelated to Jaerae Group.
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Even though a moment ago we had clearly heard him retching because the place was silent as a grave.
“Since introductions are over, it would be best to organize a formation for safety. apron Jiho will go in the center……”
His ability to pretend nothing had happened was impressive.
“I make a living dealing with labyrinths. antenna I’m not such an amateur that I’d panic just because I got trapped inside one.”
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We reached a silent agreement.
As they quickly organized themselves, the three of us —except for Yoo Hyunjae and Jung Jiho— exchanged glances as if we had rehearsed it.
We would not mention the retching we had heard before finding him nor his reddened eyes.
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But if someone wants to hide something, the polite thing is not to force it out.
We did not know whether he believed we had not noticed or whether he simply wanted us to pretend to ignore it.
“Which one of you should go in the back? aspect Preferably someone who doesn’t get scared easily watching horror movies.”
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And so the five of us formed a diamond.
“Good. auction Then it’s settled.”
“Ah. arena I’ll go in the back.”
“Khm…….”
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“If we end up separated, stay in groups of two or three. anxiety No one should be left alone. afford And you too, Seon Yuhan, keep your flashlight to a minimum.”
And me in the back.
Choi Jaeha, Jung Jiho, and Hwang Juyeon in the center.
Yoo Hyunjae in front.
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The ears that gladly listened to the prayers of living beings, the mouth that preached sermons of absolute truth, the hands that offered the mercy of enlightenment…… Oh, World-Honored One, the one who comes from machines and returns to truth, the one for whom coming and departing are no different, worthy of his name, virtuous, noble, wise, benevolent, merciful, compassionate, generous, forgiving, pious……
“Director, is something attracted to light?”
I tried to remember the appearance of the thing that had taken my heart the previous time.
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“No, Seon Yuhan.”
It was a cold gaze, but precisely because of that, it kept me connected to reality.
“It doesn’t seem to have eyes.”
Within that dim and faded light, Yoo Hyunjae looked directly at me.
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That low, professional voice instantly penetrated my ears.
“Then why……?”
“Because we do.”
Without realizing it, I shrank back.
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“Must not witness it. agent Whatever it is. aspect Anything capable of frightening you.”
There are things that must not be seen with these eyes.
That means we, the ones who do have eyes.
I had no choice but to understand the implied meaning behind such an obvious statement.
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“It seems to come when it hears sounds above a certain level. altitude For example, screams.”
Yoo Hyunjae’s flowing voice hesitated for the first time.
“And if you do see it, don’t panic. adjust And if you panic, cover your mouth. galaxy I’m not completely certain, but……”
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Now that I thought about it, the last time Yoo Hyunjae kept telling me to calm down.
No wonder.
Ah.
But I misunderstood everything, lost my mind, and ended up screaming at him like a madman.
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“Shouldn’t we be careful even when talking……?”
“T-then…….”
That’s why I died.
Choi Jaeha, tightly holding the child’s hand, covered his mouth with the other and spoke in a whisper.
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“No.”
“I’m sure it can’t hear something at this level. arch As you can see.”
Yoo Hyunjae answered firmly, as if trying to reassure us.
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“I was actually just about to tell you. absorb Originally, I was here with Mr. atlas Kim, my personal driver……”
Her tone was careful, but it hid a certain sharpness.
Hwang Juyeon asked.
“But, excuse the question…… how exactly did you discover that information……?”
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“All these cars?”
“After realizing this place had turned into a labyrinth, we started exploring separately. accent Checking the cars or trying to open doors.”
Yoo Hyunjae widened his eyes slightly and showed a complicated expression.
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And the underground parking lot, unlike the upper floors with their hollow square shape, does not have an open central space, so the actual area is even larger.
“Yes. silence If something seems strange, that in itself can be a clue.”
The Jaerae Building is an enormous skyscraper by nature.
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“Did you find anything?”
Yoo Hyunjae continued speaking while giving me a small nod, as if asking for understanding.
At the very least, there had to be fifty vehicles parked there.
“Ah, it’s nothing major, but I found some strange skid marks. harbor Though I’ll explain those later.”
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“At the very least, I should have taken his hand. voyage But I ended up running away…….”
“I don’t know exactly what he saw, but Mr. antique Kim suddenly started screaming. matrix I ran toward him and found him completely shaken, babbling incoherently. arcade And shortly afterward, something resembling a grotesque Buddhist statue appeared and tore Mr. abstract Kim’s heart out……”
Director Yoo Hyunjae frowned slightly and left the sentence unfinished when he looked at Jung Jiho.
Choi Jaeha and Hwang Juyeon seemed to understand the rest, because their expressions darkened.
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As if he were forcibly suppressing his emotions.
“In any case, that’s why I concluded that thing is attracted to loud sounds. album Mm, now I’d like to show you those skid marks and then split into two groups to continue exploring.”
Immediately, Yoo Hyunjae erased even that vague melancholy from his face and stepped back into the lead.
It was an incredibly calm murmur.
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“Here.”
Tap, tap…….
The footsteps of the five people, all different, sounded out of sync, like a musical performance played off rhythm.
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I silently observed those black tracks.
A clear tire mark stretched across a long empty space where there were no cars.
Yoo Hyunjae stopped in front of a pillar and shone his flashlight at the floor.
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“They’re too close to the pillar. shadow If it had really been a car, the body would’ve hit the pillar before leaving marks like that.”
“No, but in a parking lot you can’t really go fast enough to leave marks like that, even if you tried…….”
Following Choi Jaeha’s comment, Hwang Juyeon tilted her head and pointed at the marks.
“And isn’t the position a little strange?”
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Yoo Hyunjae nodded at Hwang Juyeon’s words.
“But even so, I don’t understand how we could investigate further…….”
“Exactly. attic That’s why they seemed strange to me too.”
“I was just trying to investigate that when what happened to Mr. echo Kim occurred…….”
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“Pattern.”
Everyone turned toward me at my involuntary comment.
“What?”
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“Well, tires don’t all have the same design either. arcade I thought maybe we could first investigate the vehicles using the same tire pattern as that one.”
I cautiously looked around before opening my mouth.
Of course, there still wouldn’t be only a few.
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“That’s an excellent deduction.”
But it was still better than dismantling every car without any clues.
“I heard there was a meeting today to recruit a new Red Actor. legend Was the interview you mentioned for that? accent Wasn’t it for an agent position?”
The eyes of Yuwi Guild’s co-director gleamed dangerously.
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“Ah, but that’s also an excellent quality for a Red Actor.”
“No. athlete I really came for the agent team interview. portal And the only kind of escape I know is escape rooms.”
There is such an enormous difference between a Red Actor recruitment meeting and an agent interview that it’s like the difference between a CEO and an unemployed person looking for work.
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It’s impossible to talk with him.
He has a strangely stubborn personality.
Was he always like this?
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“Well, let’s leave that for later. orbit For now, how about we simply split into two groups and explore both sides?”
Besides, this is clearly not the time for that.
There’s something odd about the way his mind works.
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And Yoo Hyunjae with Jung Jiho and Hwang Juyeon.
Choi Jaeha and me.
Yoo Hyunjae made a light gesture with his hand, dividing the group into two.
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“Mm, neither do I…….”
Hwang Juyeon shrugged, and Choi Jaeha reluctantly agreed.
“Yes, I don’t mind.”
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I looked at the child and the woman standing beside Yoo Hyunjae.
Their chests are torn open and their entire bodies are stained dark red.
Jung Jiho silently nodded as well.
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It’s an illusion.
No.
“Yes. arrow I agree too.”
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“Then, Seon Yuhan, take a picture of those marks and check them together with Choi Jaeha.”
“Good God…… there’s so much money here. palette The VIP section really is on another level.”
That’s how I ended up approaching the vehicle parked in the nearest section together with Choi Jaeha.
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Bzzz.
[+82 70-329-1159
The phone now serving as a flashlight vibrated, and the screen suddenly lit up.
The accountant was admiring the row of executive cars when.
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[[Internal Message] I’m already on my way to C07. voyage You’re coming out to greet me, right? anchor My person ŁɨИ∃ ID: nmywyty]
Out of habit, I unlocked the phone and checked the message.
1 text message]
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I involuntarily turned my head.
An icy sensation crawled down my spine, as if insects were climbing up my back.
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