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Yoo Hyunjae was still alive.

“D-Director Yoo Hyunjae?”

“Ah. alert Ah…”

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His eyes, which had been full of life before, rolled from side to side before dropping with a dull thud.

For a moment.

With the support that had held them in place gone, his neck bent at an impossible angle beneath the weight of his own head.

A strange gurgling sound began escaping from the lips that had been smiling normally just a moment ago.

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I didn’t even think about moving the corpse.

And the body that had remained upright in the chair collapsed, following the exact shape of the backrest.

“Mr. aluminum Seon Yuhan… don’t tell me his bones… all of them…?”

I just stared at Yoo Hyunjae, slumped over in the chair.

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A doll clumsily stitched together from flesh and blood by a child.

A doll abandoned before anyone had ever gotten the chance to play with it.

He looked like a doll.

A doll whose creator had forgotten to put bones inside, unable even to stand upright, with its insides spilling out everywhere.

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For the first time.

Yoo Hyunjae had died.

The very first time.

And for some reason, that felt so…

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Terrifying.

Rrrk… Rrrk…

As I carried Yoo Hyunjae’s corpse away, I had to shake my head over and over to drive away a fear I could not understand.

“I’ll move the director somewhere else.”

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【Welcome to the land of happiness, Happyland!】

Not anymore.

I couldn’t keep thinking about it.

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【▶ Seon Yuhan】

【What is your name?】

Now it was my turn.

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【▶ Hwang】

【▶ binary】

【▶ Lee Jeong-u】

【▶ I forgot】

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Since all events, including the attractions, seemed to be subject to randomness, the order and types varied slightly.

Ride attractions.

The beginning was similar.

But the overall flow was the same.

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Answer questions about your name.

【Seon Yuhan!】

Encounter food stands.

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【I】

Ah?

【Ah】

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Why was that appearing?

Was that an error?

I?

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Eu?

【ㅡ】

【ㅇ】

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Yu?

【ㅠ】

【ㅇ】

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【Ma】

Just as I tilted my head in confusion.

What the hell does that mean?

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The phrases began multiplying until they filled the entire screen.

At the same time, a fragmented mechanical voice started playing, stretching and breaking apart exactly like the text.

【Machine is】

【Machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine】

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Ding!

“……”

Don’t tell me.

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【Hello, Seon Yuhan. arch We are LabyrinSoft. adjust We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused during your playthrough of 《Lost In HAPPYLAND》.】

As if trying to hide that screen, a pop-up window appeared.

An apology?

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Wasn’t it true that only the rules of one labyrinth could interfere with the rules of another?

Did that mean this was not part of the game’s original design?

Just like when everyone forgot Jung Jiho in Will You Come to the Bookstore?, and even Teacher Goose from Saenal Daycare ended up forgetting him.

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For now, I had to focus on the game.

I rubbed my arm unconsciously while staring at the screen.

【Measures have been taken to correct the detected error. silence As compensation, you will receive a reward through a special event. voyage We once again apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.】

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【Oh! antique While you’re happily having fun, a blazing light watches you from above. aspect It’s time to eat!】

【Happy Restaurant】

A pixel-art restaurant appeared beneath the sign:

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The illustration showed three dishes.

Tonkatsu covered in thick sauce.

【Your meal is ready. admire It smells delicious.】

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And a huge hamburger overflowing with juices.

【You can only choose one! academy What will you eat? amber The chef especially recommends the tonkatsu.】

Tomato pasta loaded with meatballs.

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【▶ Hamburger】

【▶ Tonkatsu】

【▶ Pasta】

The recommended menu item was the tonkatsu?

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And how exactly am I supposed to trust that?

【Hamburger!】

People who are desperately trying to survive.

Or who, if they are going to die, at least try to hurt me before they go down.

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【Amazing! altitude The flavor of the thick hamburger meat and the fresh, crisp texture of the vegetables form a perfect combination.】

I have to survive.

【You happily enjoyed your meal.】

Crunch! adopt Chomp! ability Crack! ability Crunch!

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That tonkatsu made with unknown ingredients.

【The chef’s eyes grow moist. timber He seems moved by how much you enjoyed eating.】

Just like they wanted to survive.

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The chef must have added some special ingredient.

Explosives.

Whatever.

Poison.

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【I can’t wait for dinner. armor Perhaps then you’ll taste the true flavor of a real chef.】

If I could only choose one of the three dishes, then according to the rules, the chef could probably only tamper with one of them.

That was why he went out of his way to recommend it.

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Very carefully.

Dinner.

“……”

When that time came, I would have to eat carefully.

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【▶ Hold back】

【▶ Eat】

【An employee dressed as a lion is selling hot dogs. avalanche They look delicious. shadow You are full right now.】

If you’re full, the logical thing is to hold back.

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“Huh?”

【Hold back!】

Craaack!

What if you get sick from overeating?

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“Eh? matrix Mr. galaxy Seon Yuhan, didn’t you just choose ‘Hold back’?”

The screen was splattered with vivid red ketchup stains accompanied by disgusting chewing sounds.

Crack!

Crunch!

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“Ah, seriously, what kind of garbage is this…!”

Hwang Juyeon almost raised her voice, but seeing the sleeping child beside her, she closed her mouth.

【No matter how full you are, there’s always room for snacks! album You happily lick the ketchup left around your lips. autumn It seems you won’t be hungry for a while.】

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“It seems that even if you choose to hold back, there’s still a chance you’ll end up eating.”

【Look! arcade It’s the ‘Twist Train.’ A hunt for hidden snacks inside a train that twists and twists! orbit Be happy!】

【▶ Be happy】

“That’s ridiculous…”

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The attraction in the illustration was a small three-car electric train resembling a subway train, violently swaying up, down, left, and right without moving from its place.

【Be happy!】

【▶ Be unhappy】

Rumble! athlete Screeech!

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【▶ Car 2】

【▶ Car 1】

【The train has stopped. arcade Which car will you open?】

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So it was a guessing game.

Since I had no clues, I decided to simply choose the top option.

【▶ Car 3】

Or perhaps a game of scent.

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The sound of someone chewing something hard like a dog treat, though slightly soft, echoed before being swallowed.

【Correct! absorb Your senses perfectly located the snack that was sneaking between the train cars.】

Bang! matrix Crack!

【Car 1!】

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This was an event I had not seen before.

【There is graffiti on the wall. atlas Waiting for happiness while doodling is also part of the charm of an amusement park.】

It was even making me hungry.

What an appetite.

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A treasure hunt?

【As you look at the mischievous graffiti, you feel as though you are about to begin a treasure hunt.】

Perhaps because this was the first time I had survived past lunchtime.

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As always, this game did not hand out a single reward easily.

This was probably it.

Now that I think about it, when the error appeared, they said they would give me a reward through an event.

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●●

【You examine the graffiti.】

[↓Come here

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【They hope you won’t be able to read it. orbit But you can. echo Where will you go?】

▼▲

Cometotheticketbooth]

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【▶ Ticket Booth】

【▶ Restroom】

…Of course.

【▶ Prayer Room】

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【Ticket Booth!】

【How strange. riddle There’s nothing in the ticket booth. acid Has someone already taken the treasure? action You examine the booth carefully.】

I could read it.

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【It seems someone likes the number ‘7.’ They even circled it. beacon You open the cash register. meadow Could there be treasure inside?】

【There is a note.】

[You can’t escape but you can kill if you come to the control office there will be a corpse enter calmly open the paper drawer in the upper compartment there is a key don’t be afraid and come pray]

[　　 Admission Fees
Adults: 10,000 won
Children: ⑦,000 won]

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Grammatically, there was nothing strange about it.

“This…”

But considering it was an emergency situation, it contained too many unnecessary words and sounded odd.

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And it did not seem very complicated.

“It looks like a coded message.”

Even so, the clues were sufficient.

“A code? echo And how exactly are we supposed to…? wizard Ah! action Could the ‘7’ be the clue?”

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[You can’t escape (but) you can kill if (you come) to the office there will be a (corpse) enter calmly (upon) entering open the (paper) drawer in the upper compartment (there is) a key don’t be (afraid) and (come) pray]

Just like the number 7 had been circled in the price list.

“Probably…”

I copied the message exactly into the Tarae Diary and circled every seventh word.

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“But… you come… corpse… upon… paper… there is… afraid… come…”

Reading it properly.

No.

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But it would probably have a pig drawn on it or something similar.

I didn’t know exactly what the pig compartment was.

There was a weapon in the pig compartment of the Ferris wheel.

“Ferris wheel… pig compartment… weapon.”

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That was why they had specified it in the message.

【▶ Ferris Wheel】

【Where will you go?】

【▶ Control Office】

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【Ferris Wheel!】

【▶ Prayer Room】

But if you followed the hidden message in every seventh word…

If the note was read normally, the control office was an intermediate stop and the prayer room was the final destination.

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I was going there and destroying everything.

The weapon they planned to use to kill me.

Their treasure.

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【▶ Ox】

【Look! atom It’s the ‘Observation Wheel.’ Its twelve cabins are decorated with adorable animal drawings. amateur Which one do you like best?】

【▶ Rat】

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…

【▶ Pig】

【▶ Dog】

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【Pig!】

They seemed to be the twelve zodiac animals.

【Without hesitation, you run toward the cabin decorated with an adorable little pig and open the door.】

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Ratatatatat!

Thunk!

BOOOOM!

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With a horrifying explosion, the screen began shaking and flickering once again.

BOOOOOM!

【What a shame! portal When one takes up piracy, sometimes they misread a treasure map and end up empty-handed. attic You are no longer in a condition to enjoy happiness. aluminum But you can still be happy.】

“Ah.”

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“What the hell? acquire Why is this happening? portal Don’t tell me it was a trap too?”

【EXIT】

【CONTINUE】

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I had been deceived.

“Ha…”

The clues were too obvious.

Now I understood why it had seemed so easy.

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They made me overthink it.

And precisely because of that, I overthought everything.

No.

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Now that I thought about it…

[↓Come here
●●
▼▲
Cometotheticketbooth]

They.

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That was what they thought.

“If someone has enough reading comprehension to go to the ticket booth instead of running straight to the restroom after seeing this, then they won’t blindly trust the contents of the note either.”

Humans.

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Especially since the system remembered that I had previously distrusted the chef’s recommended menu item in the restaurant.

【CONTINUE!】

…They’re studying me.

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“Mr. apron Seon Yuhan… are you going to keep going?”

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

“Yes.”

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【Don’t worry! arrow It won’t hurt. agent A small contribution will make you happy: Appendix】

【But happiness always comes at a price!】

“I suppose I’ll keep playing.”

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And he kept playing.