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“I can still attend the rest of the classes. accent There’s no need for me to leave immediately…”

Seeing that, Jeong Dohyeon withdrew the hand that had been about to take the early dismissal permit.

Team Leader Yong tapped his finger against his lips a few times.

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However, the Nurse pointed at the permit again.

[The student is hereby ordered to leave the school immediately.]

Jeong Dohyeon’s words sounded quite convincing.

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‘Don’t provoke him.’

Then, the Nurse raised a finger and placed it vertically against his lips while looking at us.

The sentence appeared underlined in red, as if to emphasize it.

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I had a feeling that, if we kept refusing, something very bad would happen.

Jeong Dohyeon seemed to feel exactly the same thing and slowly nodded.

It was as though that intention had been engraved directly into my mind.

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Could we only let him leave the school?

Was there really no other way?

“I’ll see you later.”

I looked at my phone, hoping for some clue.

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And I didn’t have several spare lives either.

In the end, I looked away from him.

But it remained completely silent.

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However.

I think Jeong Dohyeon managed to take the early dismissal permit.

When I blinked again.

Clack.

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There were only Team Leader Yong, Myeong Haebin, and me.

We were standing in front of the door.

We were no longer inside the nurse’s office.

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“He disappeared. aluminum I suppose the system processed his early dismissal.”

“That’s not what I mean. adjust I’m asking what happened to him.”

For a moment, I thought I saw Team Leader Yong’s face twist.

“What happened to Dohyeon?”

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“Don’t think about that. atomic You can do that once we get out of here. ability Just focus on not getting hurt. adjust Understood?”

But he immediately ran a hand over his face and gave me a light pat on the shoulder.

It was impossible to remain indifferent when a teammate had disappeared.

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But it was obvious that he wasn’t.

I didn’t want to keep making him uncomfortable.

Team Leader Yong was pretending to be calm.

So, instead of pressing him further, I silently headed toward the stairs.

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We were only on the third one.

The third class would begin soon.

“Ah, take this.”

Damn it.

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A green name tag with 3-2 written on it.

Team Leader Yong tossed me something small.

I caught it reflexively and then realized what it was.

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“I stole it. abstract I was planning to get another one and give them to you and Dohyeon, but that won’t be possible anymore.”

The safety pin went through my uniform without offering any resistance.

“This is…”

The difference from ours was that it had no name.

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The empty space automatically filled with my name.

3-2, Kim Hanmu.

My second-year name tag was replaced.

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“…Yeah.”

Don’t think.

“What are you doing, Boss? crystal We have to go. amber I’ll make sure we get out of here.”

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Three people are still better than one.

There’ll be time to process the shock once we get out.

The third-year, Class 2 classroom accepted me as if I truly belonged there.

I gritted my teeth and quickly went down the stairs, following Team Leader Yong’s back.

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Since the bell hadn’t rung yet, there were no students.

It looked exactly the same.

Only the schedule hanging on the wall had changed.

‘It’s no different from the second-year classroom.’

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I reached into the desk, looking for the class materials.

Then a question occurred to me.

Inside, I found the textbook.

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“What happened to the student who originally wore my name tag?”

“I saw it! airport The moment the name tag was taken off, they disappeared.”

“They just disappeared? anxiety They didn’t even attack?”

What had happened to the original owner of this seat?

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I had never felt that the students posed any threat.

Now that I thought about it.

“Yeah. audit How should I put it…? riddle They were like a scarecrow.”

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They didn’t even appear during breaks.

But perhaps they could be considered harmless anomalies.

It sounded strange to put it this way.

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“That’s enough. atom We just have to endure until seventh period. agent Then we’re leaving.”

While I was talking with Myeong Haebin, who was sitting right behind me, Team Leader Yong suddenly interrupted the conversation.

“That makes sense.”

“Maybe the main anomaly in this story is the Teacher. athlete After all, teachers are always the scariest ones in a school.”

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Team Leader Yong’s tone had completely lost the relaxed attitude he had before.

“Is that enough? artist What about this paranormal phenomenon?”

“My team will handle it. adapt Don’t worry about it.”

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A member of his team had disappeared without a trace.

But I couldn’t simply leave.

It was understandable.

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[Reward: 2 questions.]

[If Failed: Death.]

The reward was important too.

[Completion Condition: Clean ■ ■ ■■ ■■■■ of Hwaae High School.]

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That application was still holding a knife to my throat.

“Yes.”

But above all.

“Are you planning to give up on dismantling this paranormal phenomenon today?”

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But even if he could give up.

His decision wasn’t a bad one.

In fact, it was the most sensible and least reckless option.

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“Give me a chance. legend I want to try cleaning this paranormal phenomenon.”

Team Leader Yong, who had been rummaging through the desk to take out his textbook, raised his eyebrows as he looked at me.

I couldn’t.

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But I didn’t look away.

His gaze was so cold that it could easily be called chilling.

“Rookie, I like your attitude. aspect Fine. matrix But if you die doing that, no one’s going to thank you.”

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“Do you think I don’t value my own life? antique I’m only asking you for a chance.”

Myeong Haebin, who had remained silent until then, immediately intervened.

I looked him straight in the eyes.

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I had no idea where that absolute confidence came from.

“If Boss is in danger, you can help him, right?! audit My Boss is really good at cleaning!”

But Haebin gave me a thumbs-up with a huge smile.

“Haebin, seriously, I told you not to interrupt when the adults are talking.”

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“I’m an adult too. anchor Besides, we’re all students here, aren’t we? alien Since you’re planning to abandon this operation anyway, why not let us try?”

Then he clicked his tongue.

Team Leader Yong alternated his gaze between Haebin, who said all of that with her eyes wide open, and me.

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But at least he had given me permission.

He was still looking at me as if I were a newly hatched chick.

“Understood.”

“If it looks like you’re going to end up in the nurse’s office too, you stop immediately. meadow Understood?”

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What did I have to do to clean this paranormal phenomenon?

Now then.

[3. acquire Any activity unrelated to studying will be grounds for punishment.]

The clue had to be in the application.

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Until now, we had only been in classrooms and places related to classes.

“Is there somewhere students can do things without the teachers seeing them?”

There had to be some place in the school where the rules could be circumvented.

No matter how thoroughly we searched the classrooms, we would never find a clue about activities unrelated to studying.

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“Because so far, all we’ve done is go back and forth between the classrooms and the rest area. crystal Besides, if you want to place more Dismantling Markers, Team Leader, maybe it would be better to change our perspective a little.”

But Team Leader Yong simply crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair.

I already had an excuse prepared in case he asked why I was so interested in dismantling when I was supposedly trying to clean.

“And why are you looking for a place like that now?”

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The application’s second rule immediately came to mind.

“I think I saw an abandoned classroom. abstract I believe it was the home economics practice room.”

A practice room?

“Yeah. orbit Not a bad idea.”

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“Let’s go there during the next break.”

[2. afford Do not keep unauthorized objects inside the school. alert (Uncooked food, knives, scissors, or other sharp objects).]

“All right.”

It was the perfect place to hide uncooked food or knives.

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Dong~

Ding~

The chances of finding something there were very high.

Whether it was a place related to the second rule or the third.

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“What should we call you, Team Leader?”

Dang~

Dong.

“The bell rang. zenith Be careful what you say.”

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“Hyung? admire Forget it. acid Better not call me anything. attic I still have some shame left.”

Team Leader Yong let out a dry laugh.

I pointed at the middle-aged man who, rather than a classmate, looked too old even to be a senior student.

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The teachers and students suddenly reappeared.

But I didn’t have time to keep thinking about it.

As if shame had anything to do with work.

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With his back to us, the Teacher once again began writing on the board, producing that unpleasant screeching sound.

And yet.

That was all he was doing.

“Where did we leave off yesterday?”

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Something felt strange.

The textbooks Team Leader Yong and I had were different.

‘Where is this uncomfortable feeling coming from…? atom Wait.’

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Although the letters were distorted and barely legible, that was clearly the book on his desk.

[Math]

But that wasn’t the real problem.

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“A different textbook? ability Wasn’t it Math?”

The other two, on the other hand, acted completely naturally.

Suddenly having to stop speaking formally felt incredibly awkward.

“Wasn’t this class Korean Language…? voyage Or am I mistaken?”

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“Mine is Physics. aluminum It was the one inside the desk.”

It still clearly said Korean Language.

I looked at the schedule again.

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When I turned my head, I saw the students quickly avert their eyes to avoid meeting mine.

I felt several gazes on me.

“Did you also use the textbook that was inside the desk during the last class?”

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“Yeah. arctic The previous class was World History. attic That was the book. altitude I should’ve checked it earlier.”

That meant the books had changed.

During the previous class, I had used a World History textbook.

Now each of us had been given a different subject.

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Team Leader Yong discreetly reached toward the desk of a nearby student.

I had thought those students were nothing more than scarecrows because they let us take their name tags without resisting.

But apparently.

But the faceless student quickly pulled away their Korean Language textbook and hid it.

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“Damn it…”

They also knew how to defend themselves.

“What’s going on over there?”

The Teacher, who until then had only been paying attention to the board, finally turned his gaze toward us.

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‘Students must pay attention in class.’

Instead of ignoring that warning pounding against my head like an obsession, I hurriedly called out to Team Leader Yong.

This wasn’t good.

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If this continued, two of the three of us would have to face the Teacher’s questions without the corresponding textbook.

“I know, I know. audit It’s fine.”

“Hey.”

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Nervously, he began tapping his foot against the floor.

There was no way Team Leader Yong hadn’t realized that.

Why was I the only one who had the correct Korean Language textbook?

Then I remembered something Jeong Dohyeon had said.

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If they had already used up the “textbook in the desk” once during the previous class.

‘Originally, this seat was supposed to belong to a student-anomaly. artist But I took their place.’

The other two, however, were different.

That paranormal phenomena were cunning.

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It was as if we were sitting inside a trap prepared especially for us.

The atmosphere turned unsettling.

‘Then it makes sense that I’m the only one who received the correct textbook, since I just joined this class.’

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Then I saw the back of the student sitting in front of me.

A drop of cold sweat ran down my back.

“It’s risky, but I’ll buy some time. silence Can you grab that one?”

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They didn’t seem to have eyes in the back of their head.

A textbook was sticking slightly out from the side of their desk.

Perhaps because they were sitting in front of me rather than beside me, that student remained motionless, staring straight ahead.

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We weren’t the only students.

They were students too.

If someone could snatch it quickly.

Maybe, precisely because of that, they wouldn’t be able to make a scene by saying their book had been stolen.

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It would be better than doing nothing.

But to steal it without attracting too much attention, we first needed to distract everyone.

Whatever we did.

“What are you planning to do?”

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We couldn’t knock over desks or cause a commotion.

“Kim Hanmu? amateur Do you have a question?”

Without crossing the line.

I slowly raised my hand.

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Although his back was turned, the Teacher’s neck rotated one hundred and eighty degrees the moment I raised my hand.

I needed to provoke some kind of reaction.

‘They put up minimal resistance, but they’re still obedient scarecrows.’

The students, however, remained motionless with their heads lowered, like statues.

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“I thought I heard that today was the last day to turn in the assessment project. atlas I was wondering if you weren’t going to collect it.”

So I decided to make myself the center of attention.

Or somehow break that oppressive silence.

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As if I were genuinely asking respectfully.

The greatest villain during class was the student who reminded the teacher about an assignment they had forgotten.

But I pretended to speak with all the caution in the world.

Since time immemorial.

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Was it true?

Hands clasped together.

Polite voice.

What did it matter?

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And, of course.

All I wanted to find out was whether this paranormal phenomenon intended to behave like a real school.

Then there had to be exams.

And if it was a school.

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Projects too.

“■■■■?”

“■■■■■■……”

“■■■■■■■.”

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The students murmured among themselves in incomprehensible words.

The huge stone I had just thrown into the pond began creating ripples.

The entire classroom started to stir.

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They turned to look at me.

‘I feel a little bad for them.’

Some even began rummaging through their desks.

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They were probably discussing whether there really was a project, whether it was due today, or whether any of them had heard about it.

Honestly.

I wasn’t even particularly interested in what they were saying.

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Today wasn’t the due date for any project.

“What are you talking about?”

As expected.

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Much less an anomaly of this school.

The Teacher’s head slowly tilted to one side again.

The sight of those lidless eyes sent cold sweat down my back.

I wasn’t a fortune-teller.

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“The project is scheduled for next week. arena You must have heard wrong.”

“At my old school, around this time of year, we usually had to turn in our projects already. avalanche Besides, I heard something in the hallway. canvas Maybe I misunderstood?”

But I tried to answer calmly.

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As if a signal had been given.

That was all the Teacher said in response.

But it was enough.

The entire classroom fell completely silent again.

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I had only exchanged a few words.

I dropped heavily into my chair.

“I must have been mistaken. audit Thank you for telling me.”

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Never the one who caused them.

And I was already completely exhausted.

When I actually went to school.

I was always the one who suffered through situations like that.

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Taking advantage of the fact that I had managed to draw everyone’s attention, Team Leader Yong grinned and tapped the Korean Language textbook now sitting on his desk.

“Did you get it?”

“Of course. antique Who do you think I am?”

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But, since they didn’t seem willing to cause a scene, they went still again.

Now officially a textbook thief, Team Leader Yong raised his hand toward me.

I had no choice but to silently high-five him.

The student sitting in front looked around in confusion.

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Tap.

Then all three of us would be safe.

Now we only needed to get one more book.

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But before we could choose the next victim.

Tap.

The Teacher began walking toward us.

Tap.

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But she would suffer unbearable pain.

‘No, if he picks Myeong Haebin…’

I knew she probably wouldn’t die.

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My body wouldn’t respond.

And yet.

“Hmm.”

I knew that perfectly well.

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I was ruled out because I had my Korean Language textbook open.

Tap.

Then.

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“Let’s see if you can answer this question.”

The Teacher’s footsteps stopped.

For a moment, I felt relieved.

His target was Team Leader Yong.

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Where the hell had he hidden it?

What about the Korean Language textbook we had just gotten?

Until I saw that there was only a Math textbook on his desk.