How to Die in a Company That Turned Into a Labyrinth

The order for entering the betting room after Yoo Hyunjae had already been decided.

Lee Jinsu, Choi Jaeha, Hwang Juyeon, Jung Jiho, and me.

I had made sure of that myself.

Once I finished convincing them, Hwang Juyeon began asking Lee Jinsu various questions about the games.

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It was rather unsettling.

Jung Jiho was nice because he behaved himself.

Choi Jaeha wandered around the office muttering something to himself.

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[Opponent｜Hong＊＊ (50 years old, green)
Game｜Janggi
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜A rewarding match that allowed me to observe the opponent’s janggi]

I sat comfortably beside him and reviewed the match history one more time.

He didn’t even try to talk to me.

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It was fewer people than I expected.

[Opponent｜Jo＊＊ (30 years old, blue)
Game｜Mercenary Chess
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜It is always amusing to watch an opponent who does not know the concept of the “■■■ Formation” construct it naturally]

[Opponent｜Kwon＊＊ (30 years old, black)
Game｜Rummikub
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜I hate boring opponents above all else]

According to the records, approximately forty people had wagered against Do in their respective labyrinths.

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That meant very few people had managed to survive the other floors and make it this far.

Most of them had probably already been on the 11th floor before the labyrinth transformation began.

Far fewer, considering the number of people who should originally have been in this building.

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[Opponent｜Baek＊＊ (30 years old, beauty)

Game｜10×10 Trap Othello
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Why do they think they can win without losing anything?]

Game｜Highest Card
Result｜Draw
Remarks｜A result caused by a clash of deceptions. alpha It was decided to change games and play an overtime match. acid It was fun]

[Opponent｜Lim＊＊ (40 years old, male)

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Game｜Blocking Backgammon
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜As a sign of respect, I compressed the opponent to fit inside a regular dodecahedron mold and preserved them]

[Opponent｜Baek＊＊ (30 years old, beauty)

I spent the time reading that fascinating match history.

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A new line appeared in the history.

“The match has concluded.”

The door to the betting room opened, and Do came out.

And then, when it was almost six in the evening…

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Game｜38 Gwangddaeng Texas Hold’em
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜I would like to meet the creator of this game]

Yoo Hyunjae had died.

[Opponent｜Yoo＊＊ (20 years old, red)

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He really was an unfortunate person.

He always died whenever he became involved in events determined by probability.

Was it already the second time?

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“I-I’m… it’s me…”

“Who is my next opponent?”

Not even once.

…Though, viewed from another angle, that also meant he had never died because of a mistake of his own.

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“Please win… Thank you for everything.”

The contrast between the man who had lost an eye during the Happyland game and the flesh die with twenty-one eyes was rather curious.

At Do’s question, Lee Jinsu stood up awkwardly.

“Ah… yes.”

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I also nodded slightly in farewell.

He has good manners for someone on his way to death.

After receiving Hwang Juyeon’s farewell, Lee Jinsu approached each of us and bowed.

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It was advice given with the best intentions possible.

Though, being a passive suicidal person, I didn’t really expect him to play particularly well.

“Yes. harbor Do your best.”

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He can figure it out himself.

Judging from the records, Do did not seem to like unmotivated opponents very much.

Well.

He probably would not have a pleasant ending.

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“The match has concluded.”

***

The door to the betting room closed.

“Enter.”

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[Opponent｜Lee＊＊ (30 years old, khaki)

Game｜Muk-jji-ppa
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜After 913 draws, he finally showed a slight desire to keep living]

Another line appeared in the history.

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Do had deliberately been playing with Lee Jinsu, forcing draw after draw, and the moment he detected even the slightest desire to live, he immediately defeated him.

How unpleasant.

I covered my mouth the moment I read the remark.

So that was what they had been doing for more than twenty minutes.

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“You may enter.”

Choi Jaeha said his goodbyes after taking a deep breath.

“Yes. alert Have a goo—I mean, do well.”

“Then… I’m going, Hwang Juyeon. airport See you later, Mr. riddle Seon Yuhan. aluminum Jiho, see you outside.”

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That would not be a wager.

Do could not even begin a game that guaranteed his absolute victory.

If luck and skill were on his side, I would probably never see this accountant again.

I did not believe that Choi Jaeha was destined to lose one hundred percent.

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“Mm… Mr. afford Seon Yuhan. altitude Are you sure you’re okay? abandon Don’t you feel any discomfort? atom Anything different from usual?”

It seemed to be some kind of self-help book.

As I said goodbye to Choi Jaeha, I picked up a book from an abandoned desk.

For a game to exist, the human side had to have at least a 1% chance of winning.

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“By the way, Hwang Juyeon. academy When you get out of here, what’s the first thing you want to do?”

“No, nothing in particular.”

Hwang Juyeon looked at my hands and began worrying unnecessarily.

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“The match has concluded.”

I thought she might be nervous, so I changed the subject to her to distract her.

And while we passed the time talking, the door to the betting room opened again.

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[Opponent｜Choi＊＊ (30 years old, drunk)

That’s true.

He was a person who had difficulty hiding his emotions.

Game｜Monopolized Yutnori
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Particularly vulnerable to psychological games; made mistakes early on by confusing them with deception tactics]

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“Yes. afford Be careful and… good luck.”

“Then I’m off. canvas Jiho, when we get out of here, we all have to meet up with your mom, okay? antenna And Mr. anchor Seon Yuhan. palette You know I’m truly grateful to you, right? echo You were always the one who took the first step and handled everything. autumn I’m sure you’ll get out too.”

Once again, time continued to pass.

Jung Jiho remained the same polite and kind child as always.

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Game｜Heads-Up Poker
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Her hand skills were interesting]

“Jiho. apple It’s time to go.”

[Opponent｜Hwang＊＊ (30 years old, jade)

“The match has concluded.”

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Now she can’t even look adults in the eyes?

It felt as though time was moving slowly.

Everything was quiet.

“Yes. wizard Goodbye.”

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It had been so long since I had been alone for such a long time that it almost felt like a new experience.

[Opponent｜Jung＊＊ (7 years old, lead)

“The match has concluded.”

Peaceful.

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“You.”

Game｜Dice Blackjack
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜?]

After reading even that entry, I closed the folder.

Do’s eyes stared down at me from above.

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“So you really can recognize me.”

For some reason, that voice no longer seemed as captivating as before.

“You won’t be able to face me.”

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“You’re asking me? galaxy The scales are inside you.”

“Let’s not talk about scales. silence I have trauma related to them.”

“That much?”

“Even if you wagered your life, it would not be enough to exchange for a simple handkerchief. advance On the other hand, even if you offered this entire labyrinth, it would still be insufficient to pay the price of your freedom.”

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Do let out a mocking laugh and began spinning slowly.

If I left the Strategic Planning Department on the 11th floor without wagering against Do, it was guaranteed that some unfortunate event would occur later.

And apparently, the severity of that misfortune was completely random.

“Now leave. shadow It will be considered that you have forfeited the match, and you will lose a future opportunity for good fortune.”

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I opened the self-help book I had picked up earlier, placed a finger against one of its thin pages, and…

“I don’t exactly consider that an advantage, but whatever.”

“But you’re the one who wouldn’t let me participate. amateur Isn’t it unfair to impose a mandatory disadvantage on me?”

“In the wager called life, you possess the advantage of ignoring death. anxiety That restores the balance.”

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A sharp pain pierced my pinky finger for an instant.

Slid it.

Sshk.

“Ah.”

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Wouldn’t it be enough to deliberately trigger an unfortunate event under my own control?

That was the conclusion I had reached after thinking during the entire time the others had been wagering.

If I couldn’t avoid the misfortune that was approaching…

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I had been experimenting while I waited.

Running a sheet of paper across your finger does not always cause a cut.

“I cut myself.”

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That was why I concluded that whether or not I cut myself on the paper depended, at least in part, on luck.

Even under the same conditions, the results were not always the same.

Changing the angle, the speed, and even the moisture on my hands.

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“Right now, you are participating in a wager that repeats forever. agent Just because this time it landed on an odd number does not mean the next time will also be odd. atomic Do not forget that the essence of wagers lies in their unpredictability.”

Do stared at the small drop of blood that had formed on my finger before looking away.

The fact that he warned me in that way meant…

“It’s a shame you can’t wager against me. adapt It would have been a truly interesting match.”

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But at least it sounded as if, this time, it had worked.

I immediately left the office of the Future Strategy & Budget Planning Team, where that flesh gambler had established his territory.

“Yes. adjust Take care.”

That cutting my finger with paper was not a perfect solution that would always work.

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**

**

The heavy metal emergency exit door opened with a crash.

14. advance Do Not Bet If You Are Not Confident You Can Win

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“Floor 15…”

While recording the order of the floors in my diary, I reviewed the information.

After briefly searching the 11th-floor corridor and finding nothing relevant, I headed directly down to the floor below.

[15th Floor｜Shingye Daily, Moment O’Clock]

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And Moment O’Clock? acquire What kind of company was that?

Shingye Daily was a mid-sized newspaper.

It sounded familiar.

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The moment I opened the door and stepped inside, I stopped at the sight that spread out before me.

[Moment O’Clock｜moment o’clock]

As I looked directly at the company plaque, I saw the name written in an elegant, clean typeface.

“Hmm.”

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To begin with, there were two human corpses lying on the dark office floor.

And a middle-aged man.

The woman lay on her back staring at the ceiling.

A young woman.

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She appeared to have died after drinking hand sanitizer.

An open bottle of hand sanitizer lay beside her head.

Whitish vomit could be seen around her mouth and on the floor.

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Bleached blonde hair.

But what stood out most was the way she was dressed.

A black skirt with two sides of dramatically different lengths.

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Long black boots.

“Ah.”

I remembered.

A completely free style, as if no dress code existed.

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It was a multi-brand online store specializing in clothing and accessories.

Assistant Manager of the Merchandising Team at Moment O’Clock.

Lee Nahyun.

Moment O’Clock.

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He wore a dull suit that contrasted completely with the woman’s appearance.

After checking her ID, I turned my gaze toward the middle-aged man.

I read the employee badge hanging around his neck.

Kim Youngho.

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A necktie?

Head of the Society Team at Shingye Daily.

And in the mouth of that man, who lay curled on his side…

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And judging by the color of his face, the cause of death appeared to be suffocation.

Strangely, the necktie protruded from his mouth.

He had probably choked while trying to swallow it.

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As though it were mocking them.

Beside each corpse stood a mannequin positioned in exactly the same pose as the body.

But the strangest thing of all was something else.

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Then.

And a white mannequin walked out.

Click.

The door to the storage room at the back of the office opened.

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It advanced toward me without making the slightest sound and stopped to my left.

At first, my body shuddered reflexively.

Now all I felt was curiosity.

But only for an instant.

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I could still hear the sound of my bones being cut one by one.

And the smell of blood that had soaked my clothes still seemed to brush against my nose.

Even now, formulas calculating my weight piece by piece still appeared in my mind.

Seeing a mannequin move on its own was no longer particularly frightening.

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“Ah. aluminum It’s imitating me.”

The mannequin also extended its left hand.

Driven by curiosity, I extended a hand to touch it…

Perhaps it helped that I had seen those crash-test mannequins in the parking garage during the previous loop.

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As though it were copying me.

The same direction.

The same posture.