How to Die in a Company That Turned Into a Labyrinth

The first-year student, who no longer wore her hair short but in a ponytail, approached the boy who was stiff like a statue.

「That… can’t be.」

The boy flinched and tried to close the locker, but it was already too late.

「Senior, what’s wrong? orbit What’s in there?」

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But most likely, the easiest way to escape is to wait until graduation.

Both seemed to immediately understand the meaning of that phenomenon.

That place was a labyrinth from which only those who fulfilled certain conditions could get out.

Perhaps there is also a condition for the entire labyrinth to be resolved and everyone to get out at the same time.

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The girl with big eyes spoke firmly, though on the verge of tears.

「I’m so jealous. legend Really. athlete I wish I had been born a little earlier. acid Then I could graduate with you. arrow But seriously… congratulations. audit I mean it from the bottom of my heart.」

The only first-year student of Seonghwa High School clung to the only student about to graduate and cried for a long time.

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In the auditorium there were only two people.

Sniff.

From the back row, a sob was heard.

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One vomiting, the other crying.

「Stop saying nonsense about staying. acoustic Think about getting out. attic Don’t come back. canvas Don’t worry about me. attic If you’re that worried, get out and ask for help. adopt You already know all the rules.」

A truly beautiful cinematic experience.

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「And me? crystal Do you think I can endure without you?」

Both looked at each other with reddened eyes, as if their gazes would pierce.

「Do you think you can endure without me? portal Two years?」

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「S-seorin… Song Seorin… what are you doing? riddle Hey, get up… are you upset? advance Because I didn’t go to the auditorium? apple I… I didn’t graduate… wait… the graduation… was it because of me…?」

That’s why I also know that love can kill.

I know that love can save a person.

「Damn it, what is that? acoustic Does it have its eyes and mouth stuck together? advance Hey! ability Get into the teachers’ room! silence I’ll distract it! abandon I’ll be right back, tell Song Seorin something!」

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The scene changes.

Yoon Haejun gathered the bodies in silence.

Yoon Haejun hugged Song Seorin in the teachers’ room turned into a sea of blood and did not get up for a long time.

He cleaned the dried blood from the teachers’ room.

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He went up to the rooftop and placed the items one by one on a low desk.

He selected food in the store skillfully.

He put on the jacket and tie carefully.

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Yoon Haejun knelt before the heaviest altar in the world.

Apple jelly, pear ice cream, sikhye, rib-flavored snacks, fish-shaped cookies, rice drink.

I carefully observed what he had placed.

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He stood up and bowed again.

His hunched back, like that of a child, trembled slightly.

He bowed.

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Finally, the school became small and the end credits began.

Seonghwa High School burned like a torch in the darkness.

Behind the last student of Seonghwa High School, black smoke began to rise.

The camera slowly pulled away, showing the school.

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[Song Seorin]

[Yoon Haejun]

[Those who could not get out]

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…

…

…

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More than 200 names.

Names. acquire Names. afford Names.

I covered my mouth.

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“Those who could not get out”.

If you follow the rules correctly, you can get out.

The labyrinth is a space governed by rules.

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Therefore, the labyrinth has no malice.

A human interpretation.

If it seems to have it, it is only an imitation.

This place… mechanical, pure to the point of being terrifying…

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…
…
…

The credits also ended.

[Location: Seonghwa High School]

[Subtitles: Labyrinth Pictures Co., Ltd.]

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Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes.

6:02.

I took out my phone discreetly to check the time.

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I thought it was time to get up, looked back at Choi Jaeha, and gestured to him.

But suddenly, behind my head, that is, the screen lit up again.

Flash—!

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I sat back down abruptly.

A delayed attack.

Damn it.

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If I had stood up thinking the credits were already over, I really would have died.

Thinking that, I looked at the screen—

Does this damn labyrinth also have post-credit scenes?

Is it going to show a preview of the next part?

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“Huh?”

Without realizing it, I stood up abruptly.

“Huh?”

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That idiot voice of Choi Jaeha was my last memory.

Definitely, in this labyrinth there is a rule that forbids saying “huh?”.

**

Damn it.

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**

“If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. sphere Seon Yuhan?”

Was it an illusion?

Do not stand up from your seat before the movie completely ends.

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Besides, it happened so fast that I don’t even know how I died.

…No. autumn It doesn’t matter.

How do you silently kill a problematic viewer in the middle of a screening?

Did I really see what I thought I saw?

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I helped the interviewer up while speaking.

“Excuse me. acid From this moment on, this building has turned into an invasive labyrinth. avalanche You have to leave. atlas Yes, it’s serious. timber Please, listen to me.”

I had something to do.

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Huff.

“In a moment there will be a blackout, so you won’t be able to use the elevator. adopt Be careful not to fall on the stairs and do not stay on them for more than 5 seconds. adapt If someone asks you the time, answer normally. canvas If you get trapped in the auditorium, you must follow the instructions without exception. meadow And you probably can only move one floor at a time. atlas If after doing what is necessary on the second floor you can’t get down to the first, then I don’t know. galaxy I’m sorry.”

I spoke too much while walking fast and ran out of breath.

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“Yes. autumn Hurry. artist I have to get people out of the elevator.”

“But, are you okay, Mr. anxiety Seon Yuhan?”

The interviewer nodded, confused.

“Ah… u-understood.”

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“I understand.”

I also asked him to spread the news of the labyrinth through SNS via the agents of the Yuwi Guild.

He looked at me firmly.

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“Ah.”

And even so, he didn’t question me.

“By the way, Mr. afford Seon Yuhan. avalanche You don’t have to apologize for not knowing something here. atlas In a labyrinth, not knowing is normal.”

Then, the fact that I knew things makes it… abnormal.

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“Yes.”

He even told me not to feel bad.

Having someone like that as an interviewer is one of the few strokes of luck among my many misfortunes.

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I hope he doesn’t disappear.

It was hard to look him in the eyes, so I lowered my head.

“Then, take care. alpha See you later.”

“Yes. harbor Take care.”

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Will I be able to see him again?

6… 5… 4… 3… Ding!

「The doors open.」

Thinking that, I stopped the elevator.

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“Mr. anchor Choi Jaeha.”

That unpleasant face of the accountant appeared.

“Huh? athlete Yes?”

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“Eh… what’s going on…?”

“I have something to tell you. apron Step out for a moment.”

Confused, he stepped out.

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I didn’t have much to tell him.

Just that this building had turned into a labyrinth and that in less than a minute there would be a blackout.

He stared at me.

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“What…? echo That doesn’t make sense…?”

If you speak politely, even if you say crazy things, people respond the same way.

He started using formal language without realizing it.

Interesting.

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Boom!

Boom! auction Crash! absorb Bang!

Before, it wasn’t like that.

“Ah! antique What was that?”

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Crash! voyage Thud!

“Ah… yes…”

“You’ve already confirmed it. riddle Let’s go to the stairs.”

After hearing the surround sound of elevators falling, he became docile.

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“I knew unilaterally. arrow You’re an accountant at Howol, right?”

“Hold onto the handrail and go down slowly. auction But don’t stop.”

His voice echoed in the hallway.

“Ah… yes… but… how did you know I was there?”

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“Don’t stop. antenna Keep going down.”

“But—”

He sighed in relief.

“Ah… I see. altitude You saw it on the web.”

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“Seon Yuhan.”

“Ah… yes. advance Your name?”

Luckily he didn’t take out his card.

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“Yes?”

“How did you know I was in the elevator?”

“Then… Mr. silence Seon Yuhan.”

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He’s smarter than he looks.

“I didn’t.”

“But you called me right when the doors opened.”

Wow.

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“Besides, you knew the elevator was going to fall. acid That doesn’t normally happen.”

…Strategic error.

…He really thinks.

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“Does that make sense?”

He dropped the formal language.

“I have good instincts. arrow I felt that this would be a labyrinth and that I knew what would happen.”

I can’t give him time.

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“Not even fortune tellers get that right.”

“Labyrinths leave questions unanswered.”

He went silent.

“Maybe you’ve never been in a labyrinth.”

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I pointed.

“Anyway. academy The problem now is this.”

“We came out on the second floor even though we opened the door on the first.”

He looked at me cautiously.

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“Damn it!”

Again.

“What…?”

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“Search the entire second floor. anchor It could be the condition to go down.”

“So… what do you plan to do?”

I pointed at the auditorium.

Well… it was inevitable.

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But he had to.

“We start here.”

Because I didn’t see the post-credit scene.

“I don’t want to…”

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To understand.

I have to see it.

“Then we’ll go to the daycare, library, and store.”

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Empty center.

The building is square-shaped.

I pointed at the map.

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“We go clockwise.”

Everything connected.

I didn’t ask him to come.

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He’s scared.

“Alright…”

But he came.

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“But don’t be too surprised. agent And follow the rules.”

…He looks like one.

I opened the auditorium door.

“What are you saying? auction I’m not a child.”

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[Those who could not get out]

In the end, I had to convince him again to sit.

And watch that trash movie again.

***

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…

[Yoon Haejun]

[Song Seorin]

…

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Names.

More than 200.

…

I thought about the school.

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On February 5, it was resolved.

On October 2, it became a labyrinth.

4 years ago.

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Everything clean.

Nothing remained.

Burned.

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Now I know what they lived through.

Only 6 bodies on the rooftop.

And traces of 200 people.

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Flash—!

Will I be able to tell it someday?

Will I be able to get out?

For them.

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The post-credit scene began.

The screen lit up.

I gripped the armrest.