Chapter 37: Labyrinth vs Human

“Labyrinths are, at their core, phenomena that distort space. altitude Contact-type labyrinths work by passing through a rift into a space completely separate from Earth. apron And invasion-type labyrinths, well, you’re seeing them for yourself. adjust If they can distort space like this, why couldn’t they distort time?”

When someone who believes in strange conspiracy theories also holds a high social position, it stops being a problem that concerns only them.

“Time loop, time leap, time slip. meadow Ah, and lately they also use the term ‘regression.’ In any case, I think it’s possible. matrix Any of it.”

This was precisely the argument used by conspiracy theorists who believed labyrinths could enable travel back in time.

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And that made the theory sound fairly convincing.

Even though nobody knew why or how labyrinths existed, they still physically existed in reality.

I had always thought it was an absurd escapist fantasy, closer to a religious belief than anything else.

But the problem was…

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It was me.

And the real problem was…

I was experiencing exactly that kind of phenomenon.

So the truly strange people weren’t the conspiracy theorists.

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Even though the probability of dying in a contact-type labyrinth had become comparable to dying in a traffic accident, that didn’t mean psychological treatment could be approached in the same way.

Yuwi Guild supported PTSD treatment programs for labyrinth survivors.

“One of the reasons our company helps labyrinth survivors is precisely because of that. legend Just in case there might be someone who has experienced temporal regression.”

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“Are you saying that’s the real purpose behind helping those people?”

“Because if someone like that exists, I want to be the first to know.”

“No? athlete The existence of a hidden purpose doesn’t make the visible purpose false, Mr. atlas Seon Yuhan.”

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“I sincerely want people to escape labyrinths not only physically, but mentally as well.”

And honestly, I had no intention of criticizing him.

He didn’t seem to be lying.

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“Anyway, back to the subject. acquire The interview question is little more than a personality test and a small joke. arcade After all, someone who had truly experienced temporal regression wouldn’t come to such a trivial interview.”

Labyrinths are places that are difficult to escape completely.

He lacked imagination.

Yoo Hyunjae added that almost like a murmur.

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“Yes.”

“Why do you really think something like that is possible?”

Someone could experience temporal regression precisely after attending such a trivial interview.

“Director.”

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The moment I asked directly, Yuwi Guild’s conspiracy-minded director widened his eyes as if he had never heard such a question before.

“Then, Mr. august Seon Yuhan. acid Isn’t there a moment you’d like to return to?”

“I see there is. echo We all have moments like that.”

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“Then… if you found someone like that.”

I tried to keep my voice from trembling.

“I would have to experiment on them. avalanche There are too many things to verify.”

“If you found a person who had gone back in time, what would you do?”

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I stared at him.

“Even if I had to lock them inside a labyrinth again.”

The owner of the Jaerae Building smiled faintly, like a figure shrouded in mist.

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Question: What’s scarier, a labyrinth or a human being?

And then I remembered a very famous meme.

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He can’t find out. album He can’t find out. armor He can’t find out. abandon Ever.

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After that, I barely remember what we talked about.

Answer: A human being trapped inside a labyrinth.

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I was trapped inside a labyrinth with a man who had just said he would lock a labyrinth survivor up again to experiment on them.

Yoo Hyunjae must never discover that I had gone back in time.

It was as though I hadn’t merely set the table to be devoured, but had personally shoveled a huge spoonful straight into the predator’s mouth.

My head was completely occupied by a single thought:

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I might end up rotting in this place forever.

If he discovered me in here.

I still thought he wasn’t a bad person.

In fact, even now I still believed that.

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But it was obvious that he had a few screws completely loose.

There are conspiracy theorists who are nice people.

You know.

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It was already past five in the afternoon.

Who get along well with others.

The problem is simply that they hold strange beliefs.

“I think we should try going down again. agent Is everyone feeling okay?”

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But once night began to fall, things would become much worse.

“Ah, yes. sphere I’m fine.”

Until now, even though the hallway had no electricity, sunlight came through the windows and it was only slightly dark.

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“Jiho, what about you? beacon Can you walk? adapt Are you okay? altitude Good, come on, get up.”

“But this time the next floor will really appear, right? adopt If the condition was delivering that photograph.”

I hope so.

Please.

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“Yes.”

Clank.

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I probably shouldn’t keep using the diary so casually either.

I answered naturally while opening the emergency exit door.

Every time I went back in time, the shape of the letters became more distorted and drifted further away from my actual handwriting.

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‘It seems to mean he’s not completely sure. legend For a labyrinth artifact, it almost feels as though it was written by a person.’

But even so, the content itself could arouse Yoo Hyunjae’s suspicions.

I remembered perfectly that he had said something like that.

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And now I already knew I didn’t need to write them down.

After all, the only reason I started taking the diary out in front of the others was to record the scripts from Happyland.

Maybe it would be better to completely eliminate the possibility of him suspecting the existence of a regressor somewhere inside this labyrinth.

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‘Be unhappy.’

I just had to keep choosing the option.

Even without the diary, getting through the fourteenth floor would only be a minor inconvenience.

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I would simply seem like someone with quick reflexes and disproportionate courage.

Clank!

It wasn’t actually difficult.

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“Floor 11?”

“Huh?”

While organizing my thoughts, I opened the emergency exit door once again.

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“Did this place always look like this?”

We had left the fourteenth floor.

At last.

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12. acquire Keep the photograph that contains your happiest moment. avalanche The entity in the vacant office across from NeoSoft will accept it.

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It seemed my liver really had been used for something important.

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[Strategic Planning Department | Future Strategy Team | Budget Planning Team]

Floor 11.

That was what the sign beside the elevator said.

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“Ah. autumn On this eleventh floor, the Future Strategy Team and the Budget Planning Team were located on opposite sides.”

The words “Strategic Planning Department” were written in slightly bolder letters.

According to the brief explanation from Yuwi Guild’s director, the Strategic Planning Department consisted of the Future Strategy Team, the Budget Planning Team, and the Planning & Public Relations Team.

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“It’s changed a little.”

“I don’t think this can be called just a little…”

The Planning & Public Relations Team was on the tenth floor.

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There was a single corridor connecting this side to the other.

However, the current eleventh floor looked more like an 工-shaped structure.

On this side was a straight hallway containing the elevator and emergency exit.

“I take that back. antenna It’s changed a lot.”

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There wasn’t the slightest sign of life coming from the offices on the other side.

And on the opposite side, the Future Strategy Team and the Budget Planning Team, which would originally have faced each other, were now merged side by side.

“I wonder if the employees are safe…”

The eleventh floor was eerily quiet.

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We crossed the new corridor that cut straight through the eleventh floor.

“They’d probably die… or fall right back onto this same floor.”

“What would happen if someone fell from here…?”

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“What on earth is in there…?”

Though, considering labyrinths could distort space, it wasn’t that strange.

When I looked out the window from the fourteenth floor, I was sure this corridor hadn’t existed.

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What appeared when the door opened was—

Slide.

Since there was only one door, it seemed both teams in the Strategic Planning Department had been completely merged into a single office.

“I’ll open the door. airport Be careful.”

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A scarlet cube.

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“Ah! antique Finally. crystal The first guests.”

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The twisted folds writhing across its surface resembled both intestines and a brain.

It looked as though it had been made from flesh, blood vessels, and mucus kneaded together like clay.

A cube larger than a human head.

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That mysterious cube floated in the air.

“Ugh…”

“I was so bored my eyes were about to fall out.”

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Eyes were embedded into all six of its faces.

One face had one.

“What the hell is that…?”

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Five.

Another had three.

Another had two.

Four.

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“What an observant guest. acquire Or are you simply quick to catch on?”

“A die?”

And six.

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Blink.

The flesh die flew directly in front of me and began spinning in the air, displaying all of its faces.

Whoosh!

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As though all twenty-one eyes were singing in unison.

Each time one of those enormous eyes blinked, the reddish membrane surrounding it twitched slightly, and a wet sound could be heard as the eyelids touched the mucus.

Blink.

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Was it my imagination?

But I could have sworn it frowned while looking at me.

It was only for an instant.

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Nor any throat.

Of course, it had no mouth.

The voice speaking that unpleasant word was a beautiful androgynous voice that seemed to cling to one’s ankles like a shadow. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

“Games of chance with someone like you are fun.”

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The veins covering its surface pulsed in rhythm with its voice.

Suddenly, the die began bouncing around while shouting as if it were singing.

“Betting! arrow Gambling! matrix Challenges! arena Gambling!”

“A contest where money, time, lives, and everything one possesses are wagered against an uncertain future! action The reason for my existence!”

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Was that why it had appeared precisely between the Future Strategy Team and the Budget Planning Team?

It was obvious he had just made that name up on the spot.

“My name… yes. alert Call me Do.”

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“Good. attic Everyone, take a seat.”

Do spun around a large white round table that could comfortably seat several people.

“I suppose we should sit down…”

“Go ahead.”

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They say that if a dog spends three years at a school, it eventually learns poetry.

“M-maybe we should…?”

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And it seems that if you survive three floors of a labyrinth, you eventually become obedient.

Not even corpses.

There didn’t appear to be any Yuwi Guild employees.

I took a seat and quickly surveyed the surroundings.

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But it seemed some floors were completely empty.

I had assumed we would find at least one or two people per floor.

“Hmmm.”

Do floated around the five of us while blinking his fist-sized eyes.

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As though inspecting us.

“W-why… is it looking at us like that…?”

One by one.

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Jung Jiho squeezed his eyes shut and began trembling.

The flesh die ignored Choi Jaeha’s pitiful protest and continued onward.

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Then Do flew again.

She met the creature’s gaze with a stiff expression for a few seconds before looking away.

And stopped in front of me.

Then it moved on to Hwang Juyeon.

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It wasn’t my imagination.

“……”

Just as I thought.

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Only an instant.

The bloodshot eyes trembled around their eyelids once more while looking at me.

It was literally the blink of an eye.

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Finally, Yoo Hyunjae tilted his head, apparently fascinated by a die that possessed nineteen more eyes than he did.

Then it moved away.

“Excellent. timber I like it.”

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“This will be a very interesting competition.”

Only then did he speak again.

Do remained floating there for a long while, savoring our reactions with all those eyes.

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The scarlet die replied cheerfully.

“That’s right.”

“A competition between you and me. arena You may call it a game. timber Or a wager. autumn Or a challenge. arena Or gambling. palette Any name will do.”

“A competition?”

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Then the red-eyed die made a declaration in a strangely seductive voice.

“The competition will always be one-on-one. arch And it will take place in private.”

His voice sounded as though the mere idea filled him with happiness.

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“I will let them leave this place.”

“To whoever defeats me…”