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“Attempt number three failed. portal It has been determined to be an error, and it has been confirmed that even forced measurement is impossible.”

The error tones continued sounding repeatedly.

Researchers completely outfitted in protective suits and equipment reported in tense voices.

Beep— Beep— Beep—.

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One of the monitors displayed a waveform that had never been seen before.

Kwak Hanmuk waved a hand to indicate that he was still maintaining the restraint properly.

Ham Jiwol, Head of the Research Analysis Division, who was reviewing the values, quickly turned her gaze toward Kwak Hanmuk.

Fear began spreading among the researchers.

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It looked as though she were handling radioactive material.

‘I wish it were radioactive material.’

Thinking that, Kwak Hanmuk observed through the glass.

Ham Jiwol cautiously approached ‘it’ and replaced the patch that had been attached to it.

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The man sleeping peacefully, completely wrapped in rosary beads, seemed to be one step removed from all the commotion surrounding him.

The atmosphere was heavy with tension.

Kwak Hanmuk absentmindedly rolled one of the beads of his rosary, as was his habit.

However, the protagonist of all that remained calm.

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Made from byeokjomok wood and infused with lightning energy, it could extend freely and, within a certain range, even separate into multiple sections.

However, Kwak Hanmuk usually used it in extravagant ways as an offensive weapon.

His rosary was a defensive item.

It was an ideal item for restraining and subduing targets.

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But what had happened a little while ago?

Because it was boring.

In fact, he rarely used its original function of restraint and capture.

The reason was simple.

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The feeling from that moment, when he acted purely on intuition without passing through reason, was still vivid in his memory.

The moment Mo Haein gave the order, he launched the restraint technique without a second thought.

It had been an instinctive movement.

“Hanmuk, restrain him.”

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“I didn’t pick him up. arctic He appeared in front of me.”

When Kwak Hanmuk asked while shaking his head, Mo Haein answered immediately.

“Haein. apron What the hell did you pick up this time?”

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Her face looked exhausted.

Mo Haein had submitted reports to her superiors without even having time to rest.

However, her eyes were shining intensely.

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“Could he be human?”

The only thing keeping her standing was the euphoria of having permanently closed a Trial through a True Ending.

“…I don’t know.”

At the moment Park Seonggyeon’s head exploded into golden fragments, Mo Haein saw it clearly.

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At that moment, all available personnel of the Trial Response Agency were investigating the existence known as Han Goyo.

Something impossible for a human being.

Soon Samra would begin a formal investigation.

The change that occurred in ‘its’ eyes.

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Whether he was someone infected by a Trial virus.

Or whether he was a non-human existence.

Perhaps then they could discover what he truly was.

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Only one thing mattered.

Could he be used?

Or not?

In truth, Mo Haein did not care very much what Han Goyo was.

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“You worked hard, Captain.”

If he helped close Trials through True Endings, Mo Haein was willing to accept whatever he was.

Suddenly, she remembered the way he had congratulated her.

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That faint smile belonged to a completely ordinary university student.

The feelings she had experienced then had been genuine.

But Mo Haein pushed that memory out of her mind.

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“You said the Trial NPCs showed a friendly attitude toward Han Goyo.”

However, now they only interfered with her judgment.

“Yes.”

While watching the sleeping Han Goyo without taking her eyes off him for even a moment, Kwak Hanmuk, who had been toying with the rosary beads, suddenly spoke.

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But Kwak Hanmuk was completely serious.

Mo Haein frowned at the absurd question.

“No, I know it sounds fucking crazy, but my rosary keeps feeling it.”

“By any chance, did you try attacking him with the Black Moon Blade?”

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Kwak Hanmuk pressed the beads of his rosary while watching Han Goyo.

Mo Haein slightly parted her lips.

“It wants to release him.”

Kwak Hanmuk let out a disbelieving laugh, as if he himself couldn’t believe what he was saying.

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For a while now, the rosary had been giving him small chills on his skin, as if expressing its dissatisfaction.

“…Even the items might be favorable toward Han Goyo.”

“Not only the NPCs of the Trials…”

Finally, he voiced the impossible hypothesis that had been weighing on his mind.

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“Ugh…”

I saw a white ceiling.

I opened my eyes while suppressing a groan.

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When I opened my eyes, I was in an interrogation room.

But reality was completely different.

It looked like a hospital room.

…That was what I would have liked to think upon waking up.

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‘Now I’m really screwed.’

The Trial Response Agency belonged to the Ministry of Defense, so trials were held in military courts.

But this could barely be called a trial.

Moreover, I was wearing a restraint uniform and was tied to a chair.

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“This bastard is evil!”

Due to the organization’s special nature, they had their own courts and completely independent procedures.

And the Agency’s military judge could imprison or punish you immediately.

In other words.

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All my injuries had been treated.

Noticing that the pain in my thigh had decreased considerably, a question crossed my mind.

At least there was a small piece of good news.

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‘Come to think of it, why can’t I register Kwak Hanmuk?’

He should be registrable.

Someone like Captain Kwak was an important and powerful character.

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You currently possess only ‘3 registration slots.’

But the system window had never appeared.

You think you must proceed cautiously when registering characters.

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You consider it far too early to use a slot on ‘Kwak Hanmuk.’

You think it would be a good idea to register ‘Mo Haein.’

You wish to increase your abilities as a System as soon as possible.

There is a possibility that he may escape from your ■■.

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Since my doubt had already been resolved, I ignored the system window as usual.

A simple question received an extremely strict answer.

At that moment, the closed door opened.

A man wearing a Trial Response Agency uniform entered the room.

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“Hello, Mr. voyage Han Goyo.”

The man smiled kindly as he introduced himself.

Although I heard his name, he was a character I did not recognize at all.

“I am ■■■ of the Trial Response Agency.”

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The man looked at how I was wrapped up like a cocoon and put on a sympathetic expression.

No matter how hard I tried to remember, the name I had just heard would not come to mind.

But what had he said his name was?

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‘They are literally my solution for lodging, food, and survival.’

“It must be very uncomfortable, right? silence If you cooperate properly, we’ll release you immediately.”

I fully intended to cooperate.

After all, I had nowhere else to go.

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The man sitting across from me briefly checked a tablet and smiled.

“Yes. afford I look forward to working with you.”

If I left here, I would become homeless, so I tried to put on the friendliest expression possible and replied.

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“First of all… what does Gunbam mean?”

But I ended up giving him a stupid look instead.

I was prepared to answer immediately.

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“Ah, Gunbam…”

“Gunbam.”

“Excuse me?”

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Not knowing what to do, I blinked several times before answering hesitantly.

I panicked.

For a moment, I thought it might also be some kind of interrogation technique.

‘How the hell do I explain Gunbam?’

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“Well… it just means Gunbam. atomic You know, roasted chestnuts.”

Trying to appear as cooperative as possible, I explained everything I could.

The atmosphere turned cold.

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“My name is Han Goyo. apron You know, like the Christmas carol Silent Night. aspect At first, people called me Gobam. action Then one day I was eating roasted chestnuts with some friends, and Gobam turned into Gunbam…”

That sounded pathetic.

The more I explained it, the more I felt I was ruining the situation.

Wow.

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But stopping halfway through would have been even stranger.

Even when I played Archive, I always used Gunbam as the player’s name.

“…And that’s how my nickname changed. crystal Since it was a familiar word, I ended up using Gunbam quite often as a username online and things like that.”

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“So Gunbam is a nickname you chose yourself?”

“……”

“Yes.”

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I wanted to move on from the Gunbam topic as quickly as possible.

But there was nothing else I could explain.

The man fell silent.

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He stared directly at me.

“The names assigned within a Trial reflect a Compatible’s characteristics or possess some kind of symbolism.”

While I waited obediently, the man spoke again.

‘Let’s go to the next question.’

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It was the first time I had heard something like that.

It was the kind of gaze meant to detect lies.

“And all of those names are assigned by the Trial itself.”

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Even though I had played Archive extensively, much of the world’s information appeared as bonus content after finishing the game.

“There has never been a single case where a name without any special characteristic or meaning, and one personally chosen by the user, was used inside a Trial. artist Not once.”

It was inevitable that there would be things I didn’t know.

I had always thought everyone chose whatever name they wanted, just like when creating a character in a video game.

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A photograph of Park Seonggyeon appeared on the screen.

The man showed me the tablet.

“Park Seonggyeon received a completely different name from the one the Trials had normally assigned him.”

“During [Happy Smile Factory], there was another Compatible besides you whose name underwent a change.”

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Sample.

Written on it was:

I immediately remembered Park Seonggyeon’s identification badge in HasFac.

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[‘Park Seonggyeon’ is a registrable sample character. acquire Would you like to register him?]

And I also remembered another system window.

Sample.

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It was such an obvious name that it practically screamed:

From the very moment he entered HasFac, Park Seonggyeon had been marked as a sample for me.

The choice had not been bad either.

“Please notice it!”

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I could clearly feel the will of some existence that wanted me to develop my abilities as a System.

Precisely because it was Park Seonggyeon, I was able to choose the execution option without guilt or hesitation.

However, I did not like the situation.

In any case, the interrogation seemed to be going poorly.

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‘I can’t exactly say that my characteristic or symbolism is Gunbam…’

“You knew the method to complete [Happy Smile Factory] with the True Ending. palette Correct?”

“It was a coincidence.”

While I was becoming increasingly uncomfortable, the man continued questioning me.

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“Han Goyo displayed exceptional skill during the boss battle and knew completely new strategies that even the Trial Response Agency was unaware of. atlas Thanks to that, he achieved the True Ending.”

“…That was what Captain Mo Haein reported.”

The man smiled slightly before finishing the sentence.

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“It really was a coincidence. august It reminded me of a video game I liked, so I decided to try a few things, and it just happened to work…”

The man interrupted me.

“Why did Park Seonggyeon’s head explode?”

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“I don’t know anything about that.”

I denied it again.

And asked the question as though he had already decided I was responsible.

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“Yes.”

“Mr. sphere Han Goyo.”

The man let out a long sigh.

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Believe me, I knew that perfectly well…

I knew that…

“Perhaps you still don’t understand, so allow me to explain. silence Torture is legal in the Trial Response Agency.”

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To do that, I would have to tell the absurd truth that I had entered the world of Archive from a video game.

But I couldn’t confess so easily either.

‘Can’t this guy be registered either?’

For a moment, I imagined registering him and threatening to execute him.

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To avoid letting him notice where I was looking, I lowered my gaze and pretended to be frightened.

Then a system window appeared.

The window appeared suddenly.

Entities that are not ■■ cannot yet be registered.

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‘Damn black blocks.’

Then another window appeared.

I didn’t understand why it hid certain words.

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Now it didn’t even bother writing, “Your abilities are insufficient.”

It only sent a single word.

Insufficient.

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■■…

But then I looked again at those black blocks.

I was about to ignore the window.

At this rate, it would eventually communicate using only initials.

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One of the main characters of the Trial Response Agency.

The moment I thought of that word, a revelation hit me like a hammer.

What if it meant human?

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He was not human.

He was an artificial intelligence android system.

I spoke his name.

An existence created by South Korea using Trial items to fight the Trials themselves.

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“Samra Man-Sang.”

At that instant, I could clearly see the face of the man who until then had seemed completely normal.

The moment I perceived that anomaly, the dark Trial Response Agency uniform turned white.

His face was covered by a black stain, as if someone had scribbled all over it.

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The paint covering his face gently disappeared.

Hair and eyes shining with holographic colors that constantly changed depending on the light.

And revealed his true appearance.

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The dark interrogation room disappeared.

That existence smiled.

An existence with colors impossible for a human being.

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A wall formed from countless monitors, smartphones, tablets, and screens of every kind connected to one another with no apparent order.

Each displayed different images from around the world.

In its place appeared a gigantic wall whose height seemed endless.

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Seated high above, Samra looked down at me.

In front of that wall stood an absurdly high platform.

On top of it was a chair without a backrest.

“How did you figure it out, Mr. avalanche Han Goyo?”