Chapter 13: The Trick to Entering the Daycare

“I will tell you what I will do only once. sphere Please remember it well.”

The interviewer nodded, following the serious tone of my voice.

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

I took a deep breath and spoke again.

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“Ah… I see. absorb Having many detailed plans is a good thing.”

“Yes. amber Mr. interviewer, this place has turned into a labyrinth. attic And I will follow that plan.”

“I will not run hastily nor stay stopped too long on the stairs, I will not use the elevator, I will not be in the interview room after 4, if someone asks me the time I will answer honestly, I will strictly follow the instructions in the auditorium, I will not recklessly enter the internal daycare as an outsider, in the product shop I will pay in cash, and when I read in the library I will never skip parts.”

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“Please ask the assigned jeoksa to spread on social media that this building has turned into a labyrinth. abandon To prevent people from entering here by mistake. acquire Get up.”

“Uh… yes… Mr. palette Seon Yuhan…? antenna Wait… you’re serious.”

“Excuse me?”

“Yes.”

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As I guided him toward the exit, a thought crossed my mind.

And what if, with some luck, at least the people on the first floor managed to get out?

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Of course, that doesn’t guarantee they can escape just by being on the first floor.

What if the alarm draws the attention of some hostile entity and ends up killing more people?

Ah. airport I don’t know.

That is only my wish.

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I don’t have the capacity to carry the life or death of so many people.

This is different from sacrificing one or two people to survive.

I can barely handle my own life.

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But if I press that button.

Those who are meant to live will live, and those who are meant to die will die.

If I do nothing, nothing will change.

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Good intentions do not always lead to good results.

Although bad intentions almost always bring bad results, so choosing the good one is still the most sensible.

And even less in a labyrinth.

Someone destined to die might live, or someone destined to live might die.

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“Mr. anchor Seon Yuhan, are you okay? voyage Suddenly you look very bad. arena If you need anything, tell me.”

In the interviewer’s eyes there was genuine concern.

“I…”

A look one can rely on.

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Without realizing it, I let my doubt slip out.

That by pressing that button someone might live but someone might also die.

“Then, what am I supposed to do in a situation like this—”

That is exactly what a jeoksa agent needs.

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“Huh?”

Riiiiiiiiiiiiing!

Click.

“What should you do? anchor If it goes wrong, blame me. adjust And if it goes well, obviously it will be thanks to me.”

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Beeeeep!

The metallic sound of the alarm was so sharp it numbed the ears.

The interviewer spoke in a relaxed tone, but it didn’t sound fake.

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I looked at him without saying anything.

“I just did what had to be done. avalanche It seemed like you were carrying a heavy burden, so I took some of it off.”

I couldn’t hear his voice well.

“What did you just…?”

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I pretended not to see the trembling in his fingers and looked at him silently.

“Labyrinths are made so that one gets lost. apple It’s normal not to know what lies ahead, no matter which path you choose. august But in the end, you can’t know if you don’t move forward, right? amateur What lies at the end.”

And yet, for some reason, I felt as if that voice cut through my chest along an invisible line, like the tip of a balance’s blade. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

The jeoksa agent lowered the hand with which he had pressed the button.

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It was the face of someone who, even being afraid, knows exactly what he must do.

“I’m going to the daycare on the second floor. atomic Do you want to come with me?”

The kind of face I hate the most.

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Thud―!

“Yes, I remember. anxiety Then see you later, Mr. academy Seon Yuhan. palette Take care.”

“Ah… the elevator will stop when the power goes out, so I will go get the people inside. alert You go first. matrix Don’t wait for me. admire Remember what I told you.”

After parting from him, I pressed the elevator button and anxiously looked at the panel.

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Even though I knew the situation, that alarm sound made my heart shrink.

It seemed like the elevator was taking a bit longer than usual.

8… 7… 6… 5… 4…

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3… ding!

「The door is opening.」

No way…

Choi Jaeha was not there.

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It feels strange.

Apparently he went down on his own without me telling him, after hearing the fire alarm.

I don’t know whether to praise him or be left speechless.

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Even so, I didn’t want to go up alone to look for Choi Jaeha and help him.

But what will he do alone now?

With that kind of person, he would probably die right away.

I have no idea what is happening on the other floors.

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Riiiiing―!

Even if to someone he is a dearly loved youngest son, he is not worth more than my life.

I’m not such a good person.

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Boom, rumble, crash!

Baaang!

Kraash, thud!

Hmm. crystal I don’t know if Choi Jaeha is really the pampered youngest, but from how he acts, it seems so.

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While I was going down the stairs, the event of six consecutive elevator falls occurred.

And then—

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silence.

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The fire alarm, which pierced the ears like a needle, suddenly stopped.

But I shook my head.

How strange.

The alarm should work independently of a blackout.

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Clack.

If we go by that, the elevator shouldn’t fall either.

A place where you don’t know what will happen, and where you have to accept whatever happens.

This is a labyrinth.

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I was about to head again toward the daycare corridor to go to the “Come to Read” library, but I stopped.

The idea of buying at least an emergency kit and a thermos at the TARAE store crossed my mind.

When I opened the emergency door of the second floor, a scene already too familiar appeared. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

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No, if they don’t move well, then they’re light?

But my feet didn’t move easily.

My legs feel heavy.

How was it? aluminum How did I move my legs? portal How did I walk?

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1.03. orbit If I search it on the internet will it appear? adapt Ah why is there no internet? silence Then what do I do? 3.42. crystal Since when do I have legs? anxiety Didn’t I calculate it? athlete No. voyage I didn’t steal anything. 7.56. abandon I also gave the feet. acoustic I also gave the calves. advance I also gave the thighs. 12.01 kilograms!

What if they come to take it back?

Why is there still something left?

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What if they think I stole?

Why do I have so many fingers?

Ah!

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If I remove it again will they believe me?

Clack.

“Ah it’s the second floor again…”

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A woman in her thirties, wearing a three-piece suit and long hair tied back.

An unfamiliar voice struck my numbed ears.

I turned my head toward the source of the sound.

There was someone in front of another emergency door, not the one I had used.

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“Huh?”

She seemed hot; her face was flushed and there was sweat on her forehead.

Upon seeing me, she let out that ominous sound.

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“E-eh… you too?”

“Excuse me? abandon What do you mean?”

This time I didn’t close my eyes.

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I blinked several times, as if stunned.

“That no matter how much you go down, you always come out on the second floor!”

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“Yes, that’s right. silence I went down to basement one, but ended up coming out again on the second floor.”

My eyes felt dry.

“Right?! adopt This is very strange. galaxy It seems like…”

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“Ah… seriously… just as I thought… what do I do…?”

“Yes. amber It seems it has turned into a labyrinth. acid An intrusive type.”

I know what she means. galaxy Or rather, what she doesn’t want to say.

The woman with sharp, fox-like eyes bit her lip.

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The woman dropped to the floor as if collapsing, and for about thirty seconds she lamented intensely before suddenly standing up.

“No… no. alert I don’t plan to die either.”

“I… I don’t plan to die here. arch You don’t just stand there like an idiot either. attic You weren’t writing a farewell letter on your phone, right?”

If I die here if I end up dying in this labyrinth what would be the point of all those deaths?

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At that moment, my mind, which had been in chaos, cleared.

Just that.

My objective is to survive and escape the labyrinth.

My objective is not to solve a murder in a locked room.

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The daycare!

I controlled my expression with effort.

“My name is Hwang Juyeon. amateur Sometimes I do magic performances as a freelancer. meadow I came here for an event at the daycare and ended up like this.”

“I am Seon Yuhan. auction I came for an interview at the Yuwi Guild.”

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If this person is here, maybe we can enter the daycare.

There I saw something I don’t know if it was a documentary or a snuff film about the labyrinth of Seonghwa High School.

At the beginning, the auditorium.

I mentally reviewed the route I had taken so far.

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I went to TARAE to buy the Tarae diary I saw in the advertisement and look for an employee who could enter the daycare with me and one two three four five yes fingers are five on one hand and two hands ten right? the legs become lighter over time.

Then, the daycare.

I was rejected at the entrance for being an outsider.

After that, the product shop.

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In the next attempt, I returned to the library and once again someone had attacked her.

I found the librarian dead, I took her to the daycare and the goose said I had brought an ugly doll and kicked me out.

Then, the library.

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“I was thinking of going to the daycare first. silence Maybe there is some clue to go down. echo Do you want to come with me, Hwang Juyeon?”

And now, here.

After all that, finally!

After all that, I finally found a living person with whom I could enter the daycare.

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If it’s her.

A freelance magician invited to the daycare is not a complete “outsider.”

Hwang Juyeon.

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She might pass the toys’ security and enter.

Although I don’t know if they will let me enter with her and there is also the possibility that she is the murderer, so I must be careful.

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When I was in the daycare before, it seemed like there was a teacher and a child.

“Hmm why not? wizard I don’t have any plan anyway. palette Better two than one. action And we can also check if there are children left. timber It’s too quiet.”

“But couldn’t we break the glass and go down?”

Maybe the others disappeared suddenly, like the interviewer.

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Hwang Juyeon pointed at the hallway window that faced the building’s central courtyard.

I already knew those tricks didn’t work, so I didn’t try.

“I tried, but it didn’t work.”

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“Of course… just as I thought…”

If escaping like that were possible, intrusive labyrinths would be much less dangerous.

Hwang Juyeon accepted it without issue.

If this weren’t a labyrinth, that would be the normal way to think.

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Did Choi Jaeha really do that?

Like what happened with contact ones, which over time became almost like traffic accidents.

Wait.

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Well it doesn’t matter.

I don’t remember.

Why do I feel like I saw him throwing a fire extinguisher at the glass while foaming at the mouth?

What doesn’t work, doesn’t work.

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Hwang Juyeon nodded.

I carefully opened the daycare door.

Please don’t let it be the “then why did you come? die” again.

“Let’s go in.”

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Hwang Juyeon stepped back, but the door was already closed.

“Oh!”

The toys, led by the goose, were lined up like an army.

“Ah! auction You scared me! album What is this?”

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“Isn’t this the magician Hwang Juyeon?”

I whispered quickly.

“Don’t get agitated. attic Answer honestly.”

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She replied while looking at the goose, still confused.

The toys, previously motionless, seemed to move with joy.

“Ah… yes, it’s me…”

“The performance earlier was very fun! artist The children loved it!”

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“But…”

“And who is the person that is with you?”

The goose’s voice changed, like shifting from a major tone to a minor one.

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Two dry black dots fixed on me.