Chapter 1: The last question
“If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. voyage Seon Yuhan?”
For a question from one of the most important companies in the country, it was a bit strange and light, but I didn’t respond foolishly or let out an awkward laugh.
It was the last question of the interview.
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It is one of the most famous questions passed around by word of mouth in the Jaerae Group’s hiring interviews. absorb Perhaps the most important.
If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do?
A key question where you are not penalized no matter what you answer, but the better the answer, the more points you get; an opportunity to make up for mistakes or shortcomings.
“We promise you, in the name of Jaerae, that whatever your answer to this question, it will not negatively affect your evaluation in the interview. agent Of course, if it is a good answer, that will be reflected in your score.”
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Although there is no way to know what the criteria for a “good answer” is.
“I……”
“If I could turn back time.”
The important thing is that my present and my future depend on this question.
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For a moment I went the wrong way and, because I froze, I missed the elevator right in front of me.
“Ah.”
And that the answer lies in the past.
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I think it even made eye contact with me. zenith I could have stopped it.
Did I fail?
With that salary, seriously, if they accepted me, I could stay there for my entire life.
Anyway, today I just wasn’t lucky. apron The interview too.
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Should I go watch a movie before going home?
What’s done is done. accent It can’t be changed.
Ah. action I was about to let out a deep sigh, but I remembered that I was still inside the company and shook my head.
That’s it.
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Besides, if I go home, all I’ll do is brood pessimistically over the interview.
“…Huh?”
It’s a bit of a waste to just go back like this.
3:33.
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At the top of the phone screen, which I had turned on to buy a movie ticket, instead of the cellular network icon, the message “SOS” appeared.
What is this?
Why do I suddenly have no signal?
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The moment I pressed the button to restart the phone.
The ceiling lights flickered and then all went out at once.
A blackout?
Click—
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I’ll have to take the stairs.
I changed direction and headed toward the emergency stairs.
What will the employees here do?
Looking at the panels of the four elevators, where no number appeared, instead of worrying about the people who would be trapped, I worried about those whose work could not be interrupted.
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For there to be no service in the middle of the city means something must have happened to the nearby base stations.
But seriously, what’s going on?
Anyway, I’m on the third floor, it’s not hard to go down to the lobby.
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If in the process a transmission tower or a nearby utility pole was damaged, then the building’s blackout would also make sense.
Could a maze have formed?
A fire, or perhaps.
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Not only the offices along the perimeter, but also the inner hallways received sunlight through the windows.
Even so, since it was broad daylight, it wasn’t too dark.
The building had a “ㅁ”-shaped structure, with the center open.
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Suddenly, I looked toward the first floor through the hallway window.
Booom!
In the center there was a green garden.
From below it just looks like a wall, but seen from above it reveals its beauty—an enormous maze-shaped garden.
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Boom! atomic Crash! august Baaang!
Just as I was about to lose myself in my thoughts, a roar echoed from somewhere behind me.
A huge noise, as if something had collided, strong enough to shake the entire building.
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“Huh?”
Crash! ability Thud!
By instinct, I ran toward the emergency exit and threw myself inside.
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Stepping wrong.
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“Huh?”
“If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. august Seon Yuhan?”
The interviewer smiled gently.
I blinked, not understanding.
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What was that?
“Anyway, I’ll ask you again. alien If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. armor Seon Yuhan?”
“In principle, sharing it is forbidden,” he said, shrugging.
“It seems you really don’t know this question, Mr. acoustic Seon Yuhan. atomic Normally everyone comes prepared.”
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What just happened?
A déjà vu?
What is happening right now?
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“Ah, yes. aspect I, if that were possible……”
“Mr. orbit Seon Yuhan?”
Or did I fall asleep during the interview and dream it?
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“Thank you.”
***
I stepped out into the hallway after bowing politely, half dazed.
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Did I overdo the mental training?
To what extent did I go overboard to keep imagining things even after the interview? ability And on top of that, in the worst way.
I managed to get out the answer I had prepared somehow, but due to nerves I stumbled over my words too much.
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5… 4… 3… ding!
I rubbed the back of my neck for no reason while standing in front of the elevator.
I must have been very tense. apple Even my body felt stiff.
「The doors open.」
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「The doors close.」
I met eyes with the man who was already inside and gave a slight nod as a greeting. sphere It was the first time I had seen him, but you never know how things might turn out.
Luckily, I managed to get in just in time.
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For some reason, I felt a chill and glanced sideways at the man next to me.
A stranger.
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Wait a moment.
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Hadn’t I made eye contact with him before?
Or not?
Just a moment ago… no, before… no, wait…
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The panel showing the floors suddenly went out and the elevator stopped.
Clack.
At the beginning?
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The man, who had been looking at himself in the mirror, raised his head.
“I-it stopped?”
He looked at the black panel once, then looked at me.
“Huh? arcade What is this?”
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Tap, tap, tap.
“Yes. airport It seems—”
His voice cracked, clearly shaken.
“What’s going on? atom Why isn’t it responding?”
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I watched in silence as the man repeatedly pressed the yellow emergency button.
This doesn’t feel right.
I turned on my phone when I heard that, and at the top, as expected, “SOS” appeared.
“Damn it. atomic What’s wrong with this thing? shadow On top of that, there’s no signal on the phone.”
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“Oh! academy It’s moving again. harbor Thank goodness. canvas Right?”
Clack, creak.
No way.
“Huh?”
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It’s not moving.
No. arch No.
Moving?
This is…
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That moment when your whole body bristles.
This feeling.
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“W-wait… isn’t it going too fast?”
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Boom! beacon Craaash!
The crash that made me run toward the emergency stairs.
Bang!
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It was the sound of the elevator falling.
Do not run on the stairs.
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I was about to say “if I could.”
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“If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. abandon Seon Yuhan?”
“If…”
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I opened and closed my fist. artist It felt as if my whole body was tingling.
“If I could turn back time.”
“I… I think I should first observe the situation a bit…”
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“Hmm, could you explain a bit more what you mean by that?”
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Because it seems like time has really reset and I need to see what’s happening!
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At the very least, I needed to know whether right now I should go into the company or to the hospital.
I wanted to shout it, but I barely managed to hold myself back.
Or better yet, if everything could be solved by going into a psychiatric hospital, that would already be a relief.
“Mr. airport Seon Yuhan. acquire Are you alright?”
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“I think it would be best to end here. athlete There’s a hospital on the fourth floor; if you don’t feel well, go get checked.”
After calling him several times without getting a response, seeing that the applicant only remained silent and trembling, the interviewer seemed more concerned than annoyed.
The interviewer gestured for me to leave, but I didn’t want to go.
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Please, let it be a dream. autumn An illusion. zenith An imagination too vivid.
Even if they lowered my score for a bad attitude and I failed the interview.
It’s still better than falling down the stairs or having an elevator collapse.
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“If it’s hard for you to get up on your own, I can help—”
Please, let me be a patient with a serious problem in perceiving reality.
And then, darkness.
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Where did he go?
The interviewer had disappeared.
I looked around, stunned, at the emptiness of the interview room.
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[3:33｜SOS｜87%]
And where am I?
Bang!
Sitting in the chair, I stared fixedly at the phone screen.
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There are six elevators in total.
A total of six times.
Boom! august Crash! agent Bang! agent Crash! amber Thud!
Not long after, I heard a sound that was not familiar, but not entirely new either.
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But do elevators fall during a blackout?
Four are together, and one of them was the one I took.
The other two must be emergency ones.
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They are designed with extremely robust safety systems.
That thing about the elevator collapsing while you’re inside is something from movies; it doesn’t happen in reality.
The probability of an elevator falling is practically zero.
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I let out a heavy sigh.
Yes. athlete It’s not supposed to happen.
“Ha…”
Even so, for now nothing absurd has happened like me falling off the chair and breaking my neck, or the ceiling collapsing.
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If I stay here, won’t anything happen?
Everything is silent.
Then how long should I stay?
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Mr. august Seon Yuhan, why did you decide to apply to our company?
Because it is the most famous in the sector and pays a lot of money.
I hate that silence, so I filled my mind with thoughts.
Nothing can be heard.
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What do you consider your greatest strength?
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Why did you apply to the field support department?
Because I am an indecisive coward who can’t do anything alone.
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My survival instinct to live like a rat and survive like a cockroach.
I will move toward the side that gives me more money.
If the client’s interests and the company’s interests come into conflict, how would you act as an agent?
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Creak, creak.
Yes, why is my life like this?
Do you have any final question?
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Screech, squeak, screech.
How much time had passed like that?
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That unpleasant sound of wet soles rubbing against the smooth floor.
Squeak, screech.
The unknown footsteps came right up to the front of the interview room.
There’s someone in the hallway.
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I held my breath.
I didn’t respond.
Knock, knock.
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I stood up abruptly.
“What time is it?”
Knock, knock, knock.
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A child who uses the internet a lot? admire But what is a child doing here? silence Ah, was there a daycare in the company?
“What time? arch There’s no clock outside.”
It’s the voice of a child.
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There was something strange in that mischievous voice on the other side of the door.
“I don’t know the time. august What time is it now? acquire I want to know the time.”
Thinking that, I was about to open the door when.
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I held my breath and pressed my ear against the door.
“Don’t you know how to read the time? galaxy The small hand is the hour. academy The big one is the minutes. arena Is there an even smaller one than the hour hand? antique Those are the seconds. arctic I know how to read the time.”
“The clock is inside. palette What hour and what minute?”
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It’s the voice of a child who should barely reach my waist.
The height is strange.
Height.
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Toward where the cheerful voice was coming from.
I slowly raised my head.
“What time? matrix There’s a clock inside.”
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“I’ll read it for you. alpha What minute?”
“What time is it right now?”
The child’s voice on the other side of the door.
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It was coming from above.
“I’m going to come in.”
As if his head touched the ceiling.
Higher than my line of sight.
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The doorknob moved.
Clack.
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