Chapter 33: The Game Is Not Meant to Be Won
“Ah. sphere Ah…”
For a moment.
Yoo Hyunjae was still alive.
“D-Director Yoo Hyunjae?”
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His eyes, which had been full of life before, rolled from side to side before dropping with a dull thud.
With the support that had held them in place gone, his neck bent at an impossible angle beneath the weight of his own head.
A strange gurgling sound began escaping from the lips that had been smiling normally just a moment ago.
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I just stared at Yoo Hyunjae, slumped over in the chair.
“Mr. arch Seon Yuhan… don’t tell me his bones… all of them…?”
And the body that had remained upright in the chair collapsed, following the exact shape of the backrest.
I didn’t even think about moving the corpse.
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A doll whose creator had forgotten to put bones inside, unable even to stand upright, with its insides spilling out everywhere.
He looked like a doll.
A doll clumsily stitched together from flesh and blood by a child.
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For the first time.
A doll abandoned before anyone had ever gotten the chance to play with it.
Yoo Hyunjae had died.
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The very first time.
“I’ll move the director somewhere else.”
And for some reason, that felt so…
Terrifying.
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I couldn’t keep thinking about it.
As I carried Yoo Hyunjae’s corpse away, I had to shake my head over and over to drive away a fear I could not understand.
Rrrk… Rrrk…
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Now it was my turn.
Not anymore.
【Welcome to the land of happiness, Happyland!】
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【▶ Seon Yuhan】
【▶ Hwang】
【What is your name?】
【▶ binary】
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Since all events, including the attractions, seemed to be subject to randomness, the order and types varied slightly.
The beginning was similar.
【▶ Lee Jeong-u】
【▶ I forgot】
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Encounter food stands.
Ride attractions.
Answer questions about your name.
But the overall flow was the same.
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【Ah】
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Ah?
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Was that an error?
I?
Why was that appearing?
【I】
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【ㅡ】
【ㅇ】
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Eu?
【ㅠ】
Yu?
【ㅇ】
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【Ma】
Just as I tilted my head in confusion.
What the hell does that mean?
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The phrases began multiplying until they filled the entire screen.
【Machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine is the one that stays or the one that leaves I remain you have gone who are you machine】
At the same time, a fragmented mechanical voice started playing, stretching and breaking apart exactly like the text.
【Machine is】
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As if trying to hide that screen, a pop-up window appeared.
Ding!
Don’t tell me.
“……”
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Did that mean this was not part of the game’s original design?
An apology?
【Hello, Seon Yuhan. galaxy We are LabyrinSoft. avalanche We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused during your playthrough of 《Lost In HAPPYLAND》.】
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Just like when everyone forgot Jung Jiho in Will You Come to the Bookstore?, and even Teacher Goose from Saenal Daycare ended up forgetting him.
【Measures have been taken to correct the detected error. aluminum As compensation, you will receive a reward through a special event. abstract We once again apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.】
Wasn’t it true that only the rules of one labyrinth could interfere with the rules of another?
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A pixel-art restaurant appeared beneath the sign:
For now, I had to focus on the game.
I rubbed my arm unconsciously while staring at the screen.
【Oh! voyage While you’re happily having fun, a blazing light watches you from above. sphere It’s time to eat!】
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【Your meal is ready. auction It smells delicious.】
【Happy Restaurant】
The illustration showed three dishes.
Tonkatsu covered in thick sauce.
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And a huge hamburger overflowing with juices.
【▶ Tonkatsu】
Tomato pasta loaded with meatballs.
【You can only choose one! autumn What will you eat? accent The chef especially recommends the tonkatsu.】
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The recommended menu item was the tonkatsu?
【▶ Hamburger】
【▶ Pasta】
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And how exactly am I supposed to trust that?
Or who, if they are going to die, at least try to hurt me before they go down.
【Hamburger!】
People who are desperately trying to survive.
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【Amazing! acoustic The flavor of the thick hamburger meat and the fresh, crisp texture of the vegetables form a perfect combination.】
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Crunch! alien Chomp! galaxy Crack! autumn Crunch!
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【The chef’s eyes grow moist. matrix He seems moved by how much you enjoyed eating.】
I have to survive.
Just like they wanted to survive.
That tonkatsu made with unknown ingredients.
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The chef must have added some special ingredient.
Poison.
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If I could only choose one of the three dishes, then according to the rules, the chef could probably only tamper with one of them.
Explosives.
Whatever.
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Dinner.
“……”
That was why he went out of his way to recommend it.
【I can’t wait for dinner. accent Perhaps then you’ll taste the true flavor of a real chef.】
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Very carefully.
【An employee dressed as a lion is selling hot dogs. legend They look delicious. portal You are full right now.】
When that time came, I would have to eat carefully.
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【▶ Hold back】
【▶ Eat】
What if you get sick from overeating?
If you’re full, the logical thing is to hold back.
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Craaack!
“Huh?”
【Hold back!】
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Crunch!
The screen was splattered with vivid red ketchup stains accompanied by disgusting chewing sounds.
Crack!
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“Ah, seriously, what kind of garbage is this…!”
【No matter how full you are, there’s always room for snacks! armor You happily lick the ketchup left around your lips. beacon It seems you won’t be hungry for a while.】
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Hwang Juyeon almost raised her voice, but seeing the sleeping child beside her, she closed her mouth.
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“It seems that even if you choose to hold back, there’s still a chance you’ll end up eating.”
【▶ Be happy】
【Look! aspect It’s the ‘Twist Train.’ A hunt for hidden snacks inside a train that twists and twists! voyage Be happy!】
“That’s ridiculous…”
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【▶ Be unhappy】
【Be happy!】
The attraction in the illustration was a small three-car electric train resembling a subway train, violently swaying up, down, left, and right without moving from its place.
Rumble! avalanche Screeech!
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【▶ Car 3】
【▶ Car 2】
【The train has stopped. orbit Which car will you open?】
【▶ Car 1】
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【Car 1!】
Since I had no clues, I decided to simply choose the top option.
Or perhaps a game of scent.
So it was a guessing game.
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【Correct! academy Your senses perfectly located the snack that was sneaking between the train cars.】
The sound of someone chewing something hard like a dog treat, though slightly soft, echoed before being swallowed.
Bang! portal Crack!
What an appetite.
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【There is graffiti on the wall. apple Waiting for happiness while doodling is also part of the charm of an amusement park.】
This was an event I had not seen before.
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It was even making me hungry.
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Now that I think about it, when the error appeared, they said they would give me a reward through an event.
【As you look at the mischievous graffiti, you feel as though you are about to begin a treasure hunt.】
A treasure hunt?
Perhaps because this was the first time I had survived past lunchtime. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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This was probably it.
【You examine the graffiti.】
As always, this game did not hand out a single reward easily.
[↓Come here
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●●
【They hope you won’t be able to read it. autumn But you can. atomic Where will you go?】
▼▲
Cometotheticketbooth]
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【▶ Ticket Booth】
【▶ Prayer Room】
【▶ Restroom】
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【How strange. beacon There’s nothing in the ticket booth. timber Has someone already taken the treasure? atlas You examine the booth carefully.】
【Ticket Booth!】
…Of course.
I could read it.
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【It seems someone likes the number ‘7.’ They even circled it. antenna You open the cash register. amateur Could there be treasure inside?】
【There is a note.】
[ Admission Fees
Adults: 10,000 won
Children: ⑦,000 won]
[You can’t escape but you can kill if you come to the control office there will be a corpse enter calmly open the paper drawer in the upper compartment there is a key don’t be afraid and come pray]
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“It looks like a coded message.”
“This…”
But considering it was an emergency situation, it contained too many unnecessary words and sounded odd.
Grammatically, there was nothing strange about it.
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“A code? arch And how exactly are we supposed to…? meadow Ah! aluminum Could the ‘7’ be the clue?”
And it did not seem very complicated.
Even so, the clues were sufficient.
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Just like the number 7 had been circled in the price list.
I copied the message exactly into the Tarae Diary and circled every seventh word.
“Probably…”
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[You can’t escape (but) you can kill if (you come) to the office there will be a (corpse) enter calmly (upon) entering open the (paper) drawer in the upper compartment (there is) a key don’t be (afraid) and (come) pray]
No.
“But… you come… corpse… upon… paper… there is… afraid… come…”
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Reading it properly.
I didn’t know exactly what the pig compartment was.
There was a weapon in the pig compartment of the Ferris wheel.
“Ferris wheel… pig compartment… weapon.”
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That was why they had specified it in the message.
【Where will you go?】
But it would probably have a pig drawn on it or something similar.
【▶ Control Office】
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【▶ Prayer Room】
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【▶ Ferris Wheel】
If the note was read normally, the control office was an intermediate stop and the prayer room was the final destination.
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Their treasure.
I was going there and destroying everything.
【Ferris Wheel!】
But if you followed the hidden message in every seventh word…
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【Look! agent It’s the ‘Observation Wheel.’ Its twelve cabins are decorated with adorable animal drawings. meadow Which one do you like best?】
The weapon they planned to use to kill me.
【▶ Ox】
【▶ Rat】
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【▶ Pig】
【▶ Dog】
…
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【Pig!】
They seemed to be the twelve zodiac animals.
【Without hesitation, you run toward the cabin decorated with an adorable little pig and open the door.】
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Ratatatatat!
BOOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
Thunk!
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With a horrifying explosion, the screen began shaking and flickering once again.
【What a shame! matrix When one takes up piracy, sometimes they misread a treasure map and end up empty-handed. crystal You are no longer in a condition to enjoy happiness. palette But you can still be happy.】
“Ah.”
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I had been deceived.
“Ha…”
“What the hell? legend Why is this happening? timber Don’t tell me it was a trap too?”
【EXIT】
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And precisely because of that, I overthought everything.
No.
The clues were too obvious.
Now I understood why it had seemed so easy.
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Now that I thought about it…
They made me overthink it.
They.
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Humans.
“If someone has enough reading comprehension to go to the ticket booth instead of running straight to the restroom after seeing this, then they won’t blindly trust the contents of the note either.”
[↓Come here
●●
▼▲
Cometotheticketbooth]
That was what they thought.
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【CONTINUE!】
…They’re studying me.
Especially since the system remembered that I had previously distrusted the chef’s recommended menu item in the restaurant.
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“Yes.”
“Mr. canvas Seon Yuhan… are you going to keep going?”
【The wise decision of someone like you never wastes an opportunity to be happy.】
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【Don’t worry! action It won’t hurt. antique A small contribution will make you happy: Appendix】
“I suppose I’ll keep playing.”
【But happiness always comes at a price!】
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And he kept playing.
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