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Having fulfilled its purpose, the single-use item began to rust with a greenish sheen right before my eyes.

Rusted Bronze Mirror: A hand mirror that has rusted over. ability It seems its surface will need to be polished.

‘What…? atlas The item didn’t work?’

Perplexed, I turned Proper Appearance over and over in my hands.

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‘Could it be broken?’

Although my plan had gone off course, it was still possible to achieve the True Ending without Proper Appearance.

The description had changed, so it was clear that the item had indeed been consumed.

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I had no choice but to act as efficiently as possible.

‘It’ll just take much longer than I expected…’

I put the mirror away and looked around.

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The Cat Butler waved a hand.

Everyone had realized that if they rebelled, they would end up with an energy hole blasted through their bodies, so they remained silent, doing nothing but darting their eyes from side to side.

The cleaners who had been dragged to the mansion were gradually beginning to accept reality.

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Before entering the mansion, everyone had to spin three roulette wheels.

“Look at yourselves! arctic You look like walking rags. action At least have the decency to dress with a little dignity! aluminum I’ll only allow those who meet the minimum standard to enter the mansion.”

Floating roulette wheels appeared in front of all the cleaners.

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Then the cleaning tool wheel.

First, the clothing wheel.

And finally, the weapon wheel.

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But the worst by far was the weapon wheel.

Each roulette wheel was divided into spaces of different sizes, and the worse an item was, the larger the space it occupied.

On the cleaning tool wheel, the most common options were a drinking straw, a dustpan, and an old bird feather.

On the clothing wheel, the most common options were the worn-out work jumpsuit, which was CCC’s default outfit, a pair of pajamas, and an oversized black garbage bag.

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The genuinely useful weapons barely occupied any space at all, and the best one, the Ray Gun, was little more than a thin line.

A rubber bath duck, a dog-shaped balloon, and a water pistol occupied two-thirds of the entire wheel.

After making sure no one was paying attention, I approached Mo Haein first.

While it was still possible to get decent clothing or a useful cleaning tool with a bit of luck, obtaining a good weapon was extraordinarily difficult.

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I called to her quietly.

She, who had been staring at the roulette wheel with a deeply furrowed brow, turned toward me and replied in the same hushed tone.

“Captain Mo.”

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“Recruit. adopt Are you good at spinning roulette wheels?”

I gave a slight nod at her skeptical expression and, before anything else, spun my own roulette wheel.

“I can get whichever item I want.”

“…Is that possible?”

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The first one was the clothing wheel.

After a few moments, I pressed the stop button.

With cheerful music playing, the wheel began spinning rapidly.

All kinds of outfits flashed before my eyes as rainbow-colored streaks blurred together.

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Tick.

Tick.

The wheel began to slow down.

The colors, which had been nothing but a blur until then, gradually separated, and the individual spaces slowly became visible.

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The pointer advanced one space at a time.

Until the wheel finally came to a complete stop.

Tick.

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Mo Haein stared at me in complete astonishment.

Suit

The pointer landed on a space so narrow that it wasn’t even one-tenth the size of the others.

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Area-Scan Vacuum Cleaner

Ray Gun

With an expression that clearly said, That’s impossible, she watched as I spun both the cleaning tool wheel and the weapon wheel as well.

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In truth, it wasn’t that difficult.

All you needed was decent dynamic vision and good reflexes.

All three roulette wheels stopped on exactly the items I wanted.

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Besides, the amount of time it took to stop after pressing the button was always exactly the same.

The roulette wheel didn’t spin that fast, and each category was marked with a different color.

You only had to memorize which color corresponded to each item and learn how many seconds would pass before the wheel stopped completely.

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“I’ll end up wearing the maid uniform…”

She listened silently before murmuring,

I explained the method to Mo Haein.

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She hadn’t known the exact stopping time, but she had tried to time it by using the colors as a guide.

However, the best spaces were even smaller than the maid uniform’s, so she had never managed to land on them.

It turned out that she had already tried something similar.

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I naturally assumed it wouldn’t work.

Out of curiosity, I tried using Mo Haein’s roulette wheel.

“Would you like me to try spinning yours?”

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I was even able to press the stop button.

Both of us stared at the roulette wheel with expressions that practically said, Why does this work?

But to my surprise, the wheel began to spin.

One way or another, I ended up spinning all three of her roulette wheels.

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“Where’s Captain Kwak? matrix Has he spun his roulette wheel already?”

Her expression visibly brightened.

Thanks to that, Mo Haein ended up equipped with an elegant suit, state-of-the-art cleaning equipment, and a modern weapon.

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A shirt-and-trousers outfit, a luxury broom… and a Light Sword?

But he already had all his clothes and weapon equipped.

While the two of us looked around for him, Kwak Hanmuk came strolling toward us.

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More than enough to clear the Trial without any problems.

They weren’t as good as the items I’d gotten for Mo Haein.

But they were still excellent.

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Mo Haein looked at him in surprise as well.

Kwak Hanmuk raised an eyebrow and answered proudly.

“No.”

“You spun the roulette?”

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Apparently, when several people started fighting over the items, he had simply joined the brawl and won.

“……”

“I took them from someone else.”

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As long as the result was the same, the method didn’t matter.

However, something caught my attention.

In the end, what mattered was getting good items.

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‘The beads…?’

It struck me as odd.

The pagoda wood rosary hung from Kwak Hanmuk’s wrist.

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Come to think of it, he had also been wearing it from the very moment we entered Dead Zone Delivery.

There was still no reason for him to have taken it out.

It felt a little strange, though I assumed the Captain had his reasons.

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“You!”

Just as I was about to look for Lieutenant Colonel Je—

the Cat Butler shouted.

I immediately turned my head.

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Apparently, he still hadn’t spun any of the roulettes, because he was wearing the same clothes he’d arrived in.

He was pointing at Lieutenant Colonel Je.

“Do you have cleaning equipment?”

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It was an object that had absolutely nothing to do with cleaning.

‘Aren’t they going to blast a hole through his forehead?’

Since he hadn’t even spun the clothing roulette, there was no way he could have a cleaning tool.

But Lieutenant Colonel Je shamelessly raised his metallic hand.

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The Cat Butler clapped his hands.

I watched the scene with some concern.

“Very good. wizard It’s perfect.”

’…Wait a second.’

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“You may enter the mansion. action Go receive your assignment.”

‘It doesn’t fit the mansion at all!’

An overwhelming sense of injustice washed over me when I heard those words.

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‘And to begin with, how the hell do you clean with a metallic hand?!’

A cleaner dressed in tactical gear, cleaning with a metallic hand inside an elegant classical mansion. harbor It made absolutely no sense.

Since the butlers had no eyes, it seemed they genuinely couldn’t see very well.

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I never would have imagined that the exception caused by the BT-Z virus infection would apply to something like this too.

But ridiculous as it seemed to me, Lieutenant Colonel Je received the Cat Butler’s approval and entered the mansion alone.

As I mentally cursed those eyeless butlers while watching Lieutenant Colonel Je walk away, I suddenly frowned.

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I’d have to examine it up close to be certain, but it even looked like it was made from the exact same material.

‘But doesn’t Lieutenant Colonel Je look a little like the butlers?’

The metal that formed the Rabbit Butler’s and the Cat Butler’s heads looked remarkably similar to the metal that made up Lieutenant Colonel Je’s body.

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At that moment—

I locked eyes with the Rabbit Butler.

I took a few steps forward to get a better look at the butlers.

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What truly mattered was earning the butlers’ favor.

In CCC, the most important thing wasn’t the roulette, cleaning, or defeating the Creatures.

I immediately smiled.

That was just a figure of speech, since he had no eyes, but that was exactly what it felt like.

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I gave the Rabbit Butler an elegant smile, conveying that I had already adapted perfectly to the mansion.

I thought that would be enough.

If you managed to offend them, an energy hole through your forehead was practically guaranteed.

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“…!”

But—

The eight-foot-tall creature shoved aside the cleaners standing in his way as he ran directly at me.

Just as I realized he’d been staring at me for far too long, the Rabbit Butler suddenly charged straight toward me.

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A chill shot through my entire body.

But if I did, I could forget about the True Ending.

‘Should I run?’

Countless thoughts raced through my mind.

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I’d played CCC far too many times to make that kind of mistake.

‘I haven’t done anything that would upset the butlers.’

I was wearing the best suit possible, I hadn’t caused any trouble…

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Even so, I trusted my judgment.

‘I’m sure they won’t kill me.’

If I was wrong, I’d end up with a hole through my head.

Suppressing my fear, I chose to stand my ground.

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The Rabbit Butler broke into a huge smile.

“Gunbam!”

Then—

he shouted joyfully.

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He grabbed me and lifted me off the ground in a single motion.

Holding me in his arms, the Rabbit Butler turned toward the Cat Butler and exclaimed,

“Look! accent It’s Gunbam!”

My field of vision shot upward.

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The moment he saw me up close, he let out an exclamation.

The Cat Butler hurried over to us as well.

“No way!”

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“Why, it’s Gunbam!”

“How have you been all this time? atom I was worried because we hadn’t heard from you. absorb We missed you too. admire You could’ve at least sent us a message. agent Although, come to think of it, precisely because your visit was so unexpected, this reunion is even more delightful. sphere Haha. apple If you planned it this way, Gunbam, I must say you’ve been remarkably clever.”

The butler who had radiated such overwhelming authority just moments ago suddenly began speaking in an astonishingly cheerful and talkative manner.

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Then, without asking permission, he took my hand and shook it with impeccable courtesy.

I couldn’t answer.

“……”

“So, have you come to become the mansion’s butler this time?”

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The Rabbit Butler looked at the Cat Butler.

The Rabbit Butler and the Cat Butler stared at me when they saw I remained silent.

It felt as though my mind had frozen.

“Talking about work the moment we reunite. legend The worst.”

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After apologizing gracefully, the Cat Butler began leading me toward the mansion.

“Ah… You’re right. portal Forgive me, Gunbam. anxiety I got carried away by my excitement.”

The Cat Butler raised his voice toward the mansion.

“Allow us to make it up to you. adopt Let’s go inside first and talk at our leisure. antenna For one day, we’ll leave the cleaner selection to one of our subordinates.”

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Like the butlers, he had no eyes.

A man with a human-shaped metal head appeared before us.

Immediately, sparks crackled through the air.

“Alpha!”

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“Did you call for me, Butler?”

He was one of the mansion’s Footmen.

Only a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.

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Kwak Hanmuk and Mo Haein were staring at me in complete horror.

“Take care of this. audit I must attend to an old friend who has visited us after such a long time.”

After leaving all the work to the Footman, the Cat Butler walked toward the mansion alongside the Rabbit Butler, who was still carrying me in his arms.

I slowly turned my head.

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From the moment I entered the Trial—

As I looked at their pale faces, I suddenly realized something.

Not a single system window had appeared.

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Nothing had appeared at all, aside from the window I’d opened myself to read the item’s description.

Not the CCC start notification.

Not the Main Quest notification.

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‘But this isn’t a game.’

It was.

As though I’d entered a playthrough where every ending had already been completed.

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Not the world of pixel graphics inside a computer.

I tried to steady my increasingly rapid breathing.

‘This is reality.’

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“Gunbam?”

The more I thought about the incomprehensible situation, the harder my heart pounded.

‘Why…?’

It was the real world I lived in.

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The Rabbit Butler noticed something was wrong and called my name.

So I forced a smile.

There was nothing more foolish than showing them my fear or anxiety.

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Those creatures, incapable of properly understanding human emotions, were delighted even by my trembling voice.

And squeezed the words out.

“Indeed. riddle It’s been a long time. arrow Tonight we’ll prepare a banquet in Gunbam’s honor.”

“It’s been a long time, Butlers.”

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The Rabbit Butler and the Cat Butler continued chatting with me enthusiastically.

“Gunbam, what would you like to eat? zenith I recommend the rack of lamb steak.”

“A banquet… Excellent idea.”

“You absolutely loved the rack of lamb steak last time! beacon Ah, that’s right. meadow While you were away, the mansion has improved considerably. matrix We’ve hired an excellent chef, as well as several Footmen.”

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Although I’d entered and left that place countless times in the game,

I maintained an utterly rigid smile as I gazed at the enormous mansion.

It was a residence of colossal size, perfectly suited for beings nearly ten feet tall.

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The Rabbit Butler and the Cat Butler smiled simultaneously, opening their mouths wide.

seeing it with my own eyes now made it feel completely unfamiliar.

“We have so many things to talk about.”

“So do I! arrow Tonight we’ll talk until dawn to celebrate our reunion.”

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The Butlers led me into the great mansion.

And so—