Chapter 29: Come to the Land Full of Happiness
“Damn it.”
“T-this… this guy just did something weird to us, didn’t he?”
【Invitations will soon be sent to your friends! canvas They say happiness grows the more it is shared, right? admire Binary will also receive even greater happiness for sharing happiness!】
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The bald man, who had nearly been grabbed by the neck instead of the hair, wrote another short note and showed it to us.
“Did it just say Happyland…?”
[I had no other choice. atomic Please understand.]
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“Wow… wow…”
In fact, he barely seemed to have any expression at all.
Although his face was pale from his poor condition, he did not seem to feel the slightest bit of guilt.
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[Even so, I’ll tell you everything I can. riddle Ah, my name is Lee Jinsu.]
“What a shameless man.”
Choi Jaeha grabbed the back of his neck.
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Lee Jinsu set down the phone and looked back at the game screen.
[Wait a moment. attic This has a time limit.]
It was unclear whether he had always been like this or whether it was the labyrinth’s fault.
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【A raccoon-costumed clerk is selling ice cream. timber It looks delicious. apple You cannot endure your hunger.】
【▶ Resist】
Click.
【▶ Eat】
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As soon as Lee Jinsu clicked “Eat.”
【Eat!】
Crunch! ability Splash! wizard Crack!
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The raccoon-costumed clerk also vanished.
Along with sound effects completely impossible for someone eating ice cream, the entire screen was splattered with red blood that quickly disappeared.
【The sweet-and-salty combination never fails! timber Licking the ice cream left around your lips with satisfaction, you feel that you won’t be hungry for a while.】
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“And what exactly is the penalty?”
Lee Jinsu stared at that disgusting screen without changing expression and opened his notes app again.
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Lee Jinsu opened his mouth wide.
It really looked as though his tongue had been cut off.
[This.]
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“My God…”
Only a small part remained at the root.
“Ah…”
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Even Choi Jaeha, who had been glaring at him until just moments ago, lost some of his momentum.
[But it doesn’t hurt. anxiety And sometimes only something like losing your hair happens. legend There’s no need to be too scared. apron It seems that the body part that disappears and the amount are completely random.]
Ding!
At that moment.
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An organ accompaniment with a retro style and a cheerful, lively rhythm.
Suddenly the phones lit up and circus-like music began to play.
A melody that resembled a theme park parade.
♫ Ta-da-da, da-da, ta-daaaan… ♫
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“Don’t tell me it’s that invitation from before…”
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“What is this?”
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Clack.
Next, an ownerless drawer suddenly opened and a handheld game console flew out from inside, landing in front of Jung Jiho.
The same thing happened on everyone else’s phones.
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What a kind, fair, and considerate labyrinth.
[There’s also a mobile and console version. advance I guess it’s because you don’t have assigned computers.]
If there was no computer, it used a phone.
And if there was no phone, it lent you someone else’s console.
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【ENTER】
【Lost In HAPPYLAND】
All of us looked at the game title on our screens.
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Until one day, during the shooting of an idol group’s music video, the labyrinthization phenomenon occurred.
An abandoned amusement park that became an invasion-type labyrinth eight years ago.
It had already been closed for a long time before its transformation, and because of its distinctive atmosphere, it was often used as a filming location.
Happyland.
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The Happyland Labyrinth was also resolved through the complete annihilation of everyone trapped inside.
Just like Seonghwa High School, which we saw in the auditorium.
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“We should sit together. audit Can we borrow some chairs, Mr. silence Lee Jinsu?”
“Can’t we… just not play?”
She did not even seem to believe it was possible herself.
Hwang Juyeon tried to escape reality in a subdued voice.
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Clack! canvas Rattle!
The rolling chairs gathered around Lee Jinsu.
[If you need anything, use whatever you want. apron The owners aren’t here anymore anyway.]
At Yoo Hyunjae’s question, Lee Jinsu nodded without issue.
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【＿＿＿＿】
【Enter your name】
When we pressed ENTER beneath the game title, a new screen appeared.
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Although, depending on how you looked at it, perhaps that was also his real name.
From the earlier pop-up, it seemed that Lee Jinsu had used “binary” instead of his actual name.
“There weren’t any problems with not using your real name?”
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After a brief hesitation, I entered my name.
[Every now and then there are quiz-like questions asking whether you remember your name, but it doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s your real name or not. antique It feels more like a player ID.]
“Then I… will use my name.”
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Looking at that name, I shook my head, feeling like an idiot, and pressed Enter.
After all, it wasn’t as though the labyrinth was stupid.
【ENTER】
【Seon Yuhan】
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【…Waiting for access to Happyland…】
Even if I had entered “Hong Gildong,” it would not kill Mr. august Hong Gildong in my place.
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Even if I entered another name, it would not stop recognizing my existence.
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“Ugh, I’ll just use my surname. antenna Ah, what should I do? athlete I seriously know nothing about games…”
That’s why labyrinths…
“I’m not very good at these electronic games either.”
Hwang Juyeon, who had entered “Hwang,” grabbed her head with a distressed expression.
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“Hmm, then I’ll use my initials… Ah, Jiho, what are you going to use? agent Do you want your uncle to help you?”
Thus, the name “Jyo” was entered on Jung Jiho’s console.
Muttering in a subdued voice, Yoo Hyunjae idly played with the ring on his pinky finger before entering “Hyunjae.”
When Jung Jiho silently nodded, Choi Jaeha began asking, “How about this? galaxy Or this one?” while skillfully operating the buttons.
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“Ah.”
At Choi Jaeha’s question, Lee Jinsu made a sound and opened his notes app.
“But this is still loading and won’t move on.”
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“What?”
[It seems only one person can play at a time.]
“What exactly is that supposed to mean?”
[I know it’s a weird thing to say because it’s an offline game, but it means only one person can log in. amateur Since I’m playing right now, none of you can enter. audit My game didn’t start either until my coworker stopped playing.]
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“You’ve got to be kidding me! arcade You should have said that sooner!”
“Could it be according to the order in which we entered our names…?”
[So I think the system works in a way that I have to die or quit before someone else can enter.]
If entry was first come, first served, I would probably be next.
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Then Hwang Juyeon, Yoo Hyunjae, Choi Jaeha, and Jung Jiho.
[If you quit inside the game. matrix Or if you die. anchor Either way, the options CONTINUE or EXIT appear. arcade My coworker pressed EXIT, and then it became my turn.]
“But is it possible to quit?”
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Lee Jinsu absentmindedly opened his mouth before typing again.
“Didn’t you say your coworker died?”
“Ah.”
Wasn’t that more of a button for quitting this world than quitting the game?
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“W-what?”
[Well, I killed him.]
“What?”
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Choi Jaeha jumped to his feet in horror.
“You killed him? adapt A person?”
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And Yoo Hyunjae discreetly pushed Jung Jiho behind him.
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The fact that he did not try too hard to justify himself made it strangely believable.
[He was about to die anyway. silence But he didn’t die because he pressed EXIT, so don’t worry.]
Lee Jinsu continued typing with the same impassive expression.
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“Haa… That penalty. adopt Is it randomly losing a body part? adjust Without pain?”
[It’s completely random. attic Sometimes it’s like losing a few fingernails. silence And if you’re unlucky, you might lose a lung.]
Lee Jinsu nodded.
[If you press CONTINUE, you simply keep playing. athlete But you receive a penalty.]
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That meant that, depending on which body part you ended up losing, you could die instantly.
If you did not choose an option within the time limit, you received a penalty.
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[So if you don’t want to lose anything, just press EXIT.]
Was this some kind of sacrifice game?
Then the turn would pass to the next person.
And so on until it reached the last person, Jung Jiho.
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“Then why didn’t you quit? action Because there was no one to pass the turn to?”
His bloodshot eyes stared directly at me as he smiled.
[But also because it’s fun.]
[That’s one reason.]
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“Wow. sphere He’s completely insane…”
Perhaps the only things Lee Jinsu had lost in this game were not just his tongue and hair.
He seemed to have some kind of problem with his brain.
Although it could not be ruled out that he had always been like that.
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Having officially received the title of normal person, I turned my gaze toward Lee Jinsu’s monitor.
“Mr. athlete Seon Yuhan. silence Do you remember when, in front of the elevator, you grabbed me and started saying nonsense and I thought you were crazy? alpha And then in the parking garage too… I want to apologize. arena You really are a normal person.”
Horrified, Choi Jaeha slowly moved his chair closer to me.
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【Look! meadow It’s the Pang Pang Car! portal Get into the adorable bumper car and drive around going pang pang! silence Be happy!】
【▶ Be happy】
Lee Jinsu selected “Be happy.”
【▶ Be unhappy】
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Completely calmly, without caring that everyone was watching him.
“What’s the objective of the game? apron What do you have to do to complete it?”
That meant he had tried the “Be unhappy” option.
[With the rides, it’s usually best to choose this option. athlete That way, time inside the game passes faster. aspect If you don’t get on, some pretty disturbing events tend to appear.]
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“And how long does the game last?”
[From the opening scenario, it seems the goal is to survive until closing time. harbor Based on how it’s structured, that appears to be the natural ending.]
[Who knows. harbor It doesn’t seem very long. album If you choose quickly and always make the best decisions, maybe around twenty minutes. absorb Assuming the most efficient route possible.]
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[Even so, compared to others, this one doesn’t have absurd difficulty.]
Or you might die before getting that far.
In other words, the actual duration could be several times longer.
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[Because the player is a visitor. crystal If we were playing as the park employees, the balance would be broken and nobody could clear it.]
“What…? adapt And why is that…? auction Mr. galaxy Seon Yuhan, what does that mean?”
Choi Jaeha started to protest, but lost the will to continue halfway through the sentence.
“How can you possibly…?”
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And the co-director of Yuwi Guild, who had remained silent this whole time, obviously understood as well.
How enviable.
This man really had no interest in labyrinths.
Hwang Juyeon seemed to have understood more or less.
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For everyone’s safety, I had to explain at least the basic knowledge.
“They were filming an idol group’s music video when…”
It was normal that Jung Jiho did not understand; he had not even been born when the Happyland incident happened.
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Personally, I found it disgusting.
“Ah, I remember that. abstract People gathered to pay their respects and everything. voyage They were unknown, but after they died they became famous. artist It felt strange.”
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People who had never shown any interest and only came running when they heard someone had died tragically.
People who enjoyed others’ suffering as though it were entertainment.
People who started digging up memories of the deceased in order to force themselves to care.
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The uniforms differed depending on the ride or assigned job.
“In any case, when the bodies were recovered, they were all wearing cast uniforms… that is, Happyland employee uniforms. avalanche Of various kinds.”
And the staff members who had also been memorialized were barely more than names remembered by anyone.
Eight years later, even those idols were gradually being forgotten.
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“But based on the condition of the bodies, it was concluded that rather than employees, they had been treated as though they themselves were the attractions.”
If the contents of this game were based on the real events.
And that conclusion was probably correct.
“Hey, wait. arch You said the players are visitors inside the game. portal Then we…”
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【You executed a perfect drift on a soaked surface.】
Bang! aluminum Craaack! wizard Bang! absorb Splaash!
“Yes.”
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“We are the ones who kill people.”
“Haa… I knew it. matrix No wonder the game is so twisted.”
I briefly glanced at Lee Jinsu’s monitor, where those unpleasant sound effects and messages appeared, before continuing.
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Bang! alien Crack!
“Aiguer…!”
Choi Jaeha looked at the NeoSoft employee with disgust, unable to understand how anyone could find that game fun.
Then.
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【What a shame! acoustic Even you could not overcome a strategy of mutual destruction. anxiety You are no longer in a condition to enjoy happiness. airport Nevertheless, you can still continue being happy.】
It seemed he had tried to say “ow.”
Lee Jinsu let out a strange sound of pain.
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“Mr. matrix Lee Jinsu, wait…”
Click.
【EXIT】
【CONTINUE】
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【CONTINUE!】
【The wise decision of someone like you never wastes an opportunity to be happy.】
Once again, that deranged player’s hand was faster than the eyes.
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【Don’t worry! anchor It won’t hurt. shadow A small contribution will make you happy: Head】
【But happiness always comes with a price!】
And at the exact moment that message appeared.
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“Buaaagh! athlete W-what the hell…? abandon Ugh!”
And then.
Part of Lee Jinsu’s head disappeared.
【Access complete!】
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【Welcome to the land of happiness, Happyland!】
The screen of my game, which had been waiting to enter all this time, changed.
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