How to Die in a Company That Turned Into a Labyrinth

“T-this… this guy just did something weird to us, didn’t he?”

“Did it just say Happyland…?”

“Damn it.”

【Invitations will soon be sent to your friends! academy They say happiness grows the more it is shared, right? crystal Binary will also receive even greater happiness for sharing happiness!】

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Although his face was pale from his poor condition, he did not seem to feel the slightest bit of guilt.

[I had no other choice. atom Please understand.]

The bald man, who had nearly been grabbed by the neck instead of the hair, wrote another short note and showed it to us.

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“What a shameless man.”

Choi Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.

“Wow… wow…”

In fact, he barely seemed to have any expression at all.

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It was unclear whether he had always been like this or whether it was the labyrinth’s fault.

Lee Jinsu set down the phone and looked back at the game screen.

[Wait a moment. action This has a time limit.]

[Even so, I’ll tell you everything I can. artist Ah, my name is Lee Jinsu.]

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【A raccoon-costumed clerk is selling ice cream. audit It looks delicious. atomic You cannot endure your hunger.】

【▶ Resist】

【▶ Eat】

Click.

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As soon as Lee Jinsu clicked “Eat.”

【Eat!】

Crunch! apron Splash! acquire Crack!

Along with sound effects completely impossible for someone eating ice cream, the entire screen was splattered with red blood that quickly disappeared.

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【The sweet-and-salty combination never fails! admire Licking the ice cream left around your lips with satisfaction, you feel that you won’t be hungry for a while.】

The raccoon-costumed clerk also vanished.

Lee Jinsu stared at that disgusting screen without changing expression and opened his notes app again.

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[Anyway, if the time limit runs out, the game automatically chooses for you and the penalty is applied all the same, so you have to pick something before the timer ends. amateur No matter what.]

[This.]

“And what exactly is the penalty?”

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Only a small part remained at the root.

Lee Jinsu opened his mouth wide.

It really looked as though his tongue had been cut off.

“Ah…”

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[But it doesn’t hurt. attic And sometimes only something like losing your hair happens. adopt There’s no need to be too scared. orbit It seems that the body part that disappears and the amount are completely random.]

Even Choi Jaeha, who had been glaring at him until just moments ago, lost some of his momentum.

At that moment.

“My God…”

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Ding!

Suddenly the phones lit up and circus-like music began to play.

An organ accompaniment with a retro style and a cheerful, lively rhythm.

♫ Ta-da-da, da-da, ta-daaaan… ♫

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“What is this?”

“Don’t tell me it’s that invitation from before…”

A melody that resembled a theme park parade.

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Next, an ownerless drawer suddenly opened and a handheld game console flew out from inside, landing in front of Jung Jiho.

Clack.

The same thing happened on everyone else’s phones.

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What a kind, fair, and considerate labyrinth.

And if there was no phone, it lent you someone else’s console.

[There’s also a mobile and console version. arctic I guess it’s because you don’t have assigned computers.]

If there was no computer, it used a phone.

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Happyland.

【Lost In HAPPYLAND】

All of us looked at the game title on our screens.

【ENTER】

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It had already been closed for a long time before its transformation, and because of its distinctive atmosphere, it was often used as a filming location.

Until one day, during the shooting of an idol group’s music video, the labyrinthization phenomenon occurred.

The Happyland Labyrinth was also resolved through the complete annihilation of everyone trapped inside.

An abandoned amusement park that became an invasion-type labyrinth eight years ago.

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Just like Seonghwa High School, which we saw in the auditorium.

Hwang Juyeon tried to escape reality in a subdued voice.

Or Mount Yeongun, which we heard about on the radio in the parking garage.

“Can’t we… just not play?”

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She did not even seem to believe it was possible herself.

At Yoo Hyunjae’s question, Lee Jinsu nodded without issue.

“We should sit together. attic Can we borrow some chairs, Mr. timber Lee Jinsu?”

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Clack! shadow Rattle!

The rolling chairs gathered around Lee Jinsu.

[If you need anything, use whatever you want. armor The owners aren’t here anymore anyway.]

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“There weren’t any problems with not using your real name?”

【Enter your name】

When we pressed ENTER beneath the game title, a new screen appeared.

【＿＿＿＿】

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Although, depending on how you looked at it, perhaps that was also his real name.

From the earlier pop-up, it seemed that Lee Jinsu had used “binary” instead of his actual name.

[Every now and then there are quiz-like questions asking whether you remember your name, but it doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s your real name or not. adapt It feels more like a player ID.]

“Then I… will use my name.”

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【ENTER】

After a brief hesitation, I entered my name.

【Seon Yuhan】

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Even if I entered another name, it would not stop recognizing my existence.

After all, it wasn’t as though the labyrinth was stupid.

Looking at that name, I shook my head, feeling like an idiot, and pressed Enter.

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【…Waiting for access to Happyland…】

Hwang Juyeon, who had entered “Hwang,” grabbed her head with a distressed expression.

“Ugh, I’ll just use my surname. amber Ah, what should I do? arctic I seriously know nothing about games…”

Even if I had entered “Hong Gildong,” it would not kill Mr. abandon Hong Gildong in my place.

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That’s why labyrinths…

“Hmm, then I’ll use my initials… Ah, Jiho, what are you going to use? autumn Do you want your uncle to help you?”

Muttering in a subdued voice, Yoo Hyunjae idly played with the ring on his pinky finger before entering “Hyunjae.”

“I’m not very good at these electronic games either.”

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“But this is still loading and won’t move on.”

“Ah.”

When Jung Jiho silently nodded, Choi Jaeha began asking, “How about this? crystal Or this one?” while skillfully operating the buttons.

Thus, the name “Jyo” was entered on Jung Jiho’s console.

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[I know it’s a weird thing to say because it’s an offline game, but it means only one person can log in. airport Since I’m playing right now, none of you can enter. abandon My game didn’t start either until my coworker stopped playing.]

At Choi Jaeha’s question, Lee Jinsu made a sound and opened his notes app.

“What exactly is that supposed to mean?”

[It seems only one person can play at a time.]

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“You’ve got to be kidding me! adapt You should have said that sooner!”

“What?”

[So I think the system works in a way that I have to die or quit before someone else can enter.]

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If entry was first come, first served, I would probably be next.

“Could it be according to the order in which we entered our names…?”

Then Hwang Juyeon, Yoo Hyunjae, Choi Jaeha, and Jung Jiho.

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“But is it possible to quit?”

“Didn’t you say your coworker died?”

[If you quit inside the game. aluminum Or if you die. accent Either way, the options CONTINUE or EXIT appear. autumn My coworker pressed EXIT, and then it became my turn.]

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[Well, I killed him.]

“Ah.”

Wasn’t that more of a button for quitting this world than quitting the game?

Lee Jinsu absentmindedly opened his mouth before typing again.

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“You killed him? silence A person?”

“W-what?”

“What?”

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And Yoo Hyunjae discreetly pushed Jung Jiho behind him.

Choi Jaeha jumped to his feet in horror.

Hwang Juyeon immediately grabbed a pen she found on the desk.

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The fact that he did not try too hard to justify himself made it strangely believable.

[If you press CONTINUE, you simply keep playing. arena But you receive a penalty.]

[He was about to die anyway. airport But he didn’t die because he pressed EXIT, so don’t worry.]

Lee Jinsu continued typing with the same impassive expression.

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“Haa… That penalty. action Is it randomly losing a body part? silence Without pain?”

[It’s completely random. antique Sometimes it’s like losing a few fingernails. crystal And if you’re unlucky, you might lose a lung.]

If you did not choose an option within the time limit, you received a penalty.

Lee Jinsu nodded.

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That meant that, depending on which body part you ended up losing, you could die instantly.

And if you died in the game and wanted to continue, you also received a penalty.

[So if you don’t want to lose anything, just press EXIT.]

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“Then why didn’t you quit? atlas Because there was no one to pass the turn to?”

Then the turn would pass to the next person.

Was this some kind of sacrifice game?

And so on until it reached the last person, Jung Jiho.

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His bloodshot eyes stared directly at me as he smiled.

[That’s one reason.]

Perhaps the only things Lee Jinsu had lost in this game were not just his tongue and hair.

[But also because it’s fun.]

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He seemed to have some kind of problem with his brain.

Although it could not be ruled out that he had always been like that.

Horrified, Choi Jaeha slowly moved his chair closer to me.

“Wow. arcade He’s completely insane…”

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【Look! arena It’s the Pang Pang Car! echo Get into the adorable bumper car and drive around going pang pang! alien Be happy!】

Having officially received the title of normal person, I turned my gaze toward Lee Jinsu’s monitor.

“Mr. sphere Seon Yuhan. action Do you remember when, in front of the elevator, you grabbed me and started saying nonsense and I thought you were crazy? galaxy And then in the parking garage too… I want to apologize. artist You really are a normal person.”

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Completely calmly, without caring that everyone was watching him.

Lee Jinsu selected “Be happy.”

【▶ Be unhappy】

【▶ Be happy】

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“What’s the objective of the game? avalanche What do you have to do to complete it?”

[From the opening scenario, it seems the goal is to survive until closing time. amber Based on how it’s structured, that appears to be the natural ending.]

[With the rides, it’s usually best to choose this option. canvas That way, time inside the game passes faster. absorb If you don’t get on, some pretty disturbing events tend to appear.]

That meant he had tried the “Be unhappy” option.

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In other words, the actual duration could be several times longer.

“And how long does the game last?”

[Who knows. silence It doesn’t seem very long. riddle If you choose quickly and always make the best decisions, maybe around twenty minutes. zenith Assuming the most efficient route possible.]

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“How can you possibly…?”

[Even so, compared to others, this one doesn’t have absurd difficulty.]

Or you might die before getting that far.

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“What…? silence And why is that…? artist Mr. adopt Seon Yuhan, what does that mean?”

[Because the player is a visitor. apple If we were playing as the park employees, the balance would be broken and nobody could clear it.]

This man really had no interest in labyrinths.

Choi Jaeha started to protest, but lost the will to continue halfway through the sentence.

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It was normal that Jung Jiho did not understand; he had not even been born when the Happyland incident happened.

And the co-director of Yuwi Guild, who had remained silent this whole time, obviously understood as well.

How enviable.

Hwang Juyeon seemed to have understood more or less.

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For everyone’s safety, I had to explain at least the basic knowledge.

“To begin with, the people who got trapped in Happyland…”

“They were filming an idol group’s music video when…”

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“Ah, I remember that. atomic People gathered to pay their respects and everything. audit They were unknown, but after they died they became famous. audit It felt strange.”

People who had never shown any interest and only came running when they heard someone had died tragically.

Personally, I found it disgusting.

People who started digging up memories of the deceased in order to force themselves to care.

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And the staff members who had also been memorialized were barely more than names remembered by anyone.

Eight years later, even those idols were gradually being forgotten.

People who enjoyed others’ suffering as though it were entertainment.

“In any case, when the bodies were recovered, they were all wearing cast uniforms… that is, Happyland employee uniforms. arena Of various kinds.”

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“But based on the condition of the bodies, it was concluded that rather than employees, they had been treated as though they themselves were the attractions.”

And that conclusion was probably correct.

The uniforms differed depending on the ride or assigned job.

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“Yes.”

If the contents of this game were based on the real events.

“Hey, wait. wizard You said the players are visitors inside the game. antenna Then we…”

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Bang! arcade Craaack! sphere Bang! adopt Splaash!

I briefly glanced at Lee Jinsu’s monitor, where those unpleasant sound effects and messages appeared, before continuing.

【You executed a perfect drift on a soaked surface.】

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Choi Jaeha looked at the NeoSoft employee with disgust, unable to understand how anyone could find that game fun.

“Haa… I knew it. crystal No wonder the game is so twisted.”

“We are the ones who kill people.”

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Bang! acid Crack!

Then.

“Aiguer…!”

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【What a shame! adjust Even you could not overcome a strategy of mutual destruction. shadow You are no longer in a condition to enjoy happiness. avalanche Nevertheless, you can still continue being happy.】

It seemed he had tried to say “ow.”

Lee Jinsu let out a strange sound of pain.

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“Mr. canvas Lee Jinsu, wait…”

【CONTINUE】

【EXIT】

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Once again, that deranged player’s hand was faster than the eyes.

【CONTINUE!】

Click.

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【But happiness always comes with a price!】

And at the exact moment that message appeared.

【Don’t worry! abstract It won’t hurt. meadow A small contribution will make you happy: Head】

【The wise decision of someone like you never wastes an opportunity to be happy.】

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And then.

Part of Lee Jinsu’s head disappeared.

“Buaaagh! atlas W-what the hell…? acid Ugh!”

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【Access complete!】

【Welcome to the land of happiness, Happyland!】

The screen of my game, which had been waiting to enter all this time, changed.