Chapter 41: For a Good Person, the Labyrinth Is █
It was a phrase that spread like a trend during the early days, thirteen years ago, when the phenomenon of labyrinths had only just appeared.
‘Anyone who remains trapped in a labyrinth for too long eventually becomes part of it.’
An urban legend?
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Contact labyrinths claimed as many victims as invasive labyrinths.
But it wasn’t like that before.
A proverb?
Nowadays, thanks to years of accumulated experience and information, response teams solve contact labyrinths as quickly as possible, and the survival rate has increased considerably.
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That was why the phrase emerged.
Especially in the early days, when there were barely any countermeasures against the rifts that swallowed nearby people like black holes.
If you listen to the testimonies of survivors from that era, contact labyrinths were nothing more than hellish scenes and real-life versions of low-grade death games.
That if someone remained trapped inside a labyrinth for too long, they eventually became part of it.
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They lost their humanity.
But now that I think about it…
In other words, they ceased to be human.
Of course, it was a phrase lazily repeated by people who had never truly reflected on humanity and who simultaneously overestimated and underestimated the concept.
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‘▶ Seon Yuhan’
Perhaps it also contained some truth.
‘▶ Seon Yuhan’
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And I had thrown away a seven-year-old child’s chance to escape the labyrinth in order to discover that truth.
The person I believed had died and disappeared ten years ago had become something incomprehensible within the labyrinth and kept speaking to me over and over again.
‘▶ Seon Yuhan’
‘Verify.’
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Had remained trapped in the labyrinth for far too long.
And I.
That person.
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That is the only thing I can still do.
“Interviewer. orbit Please listen to me.”
I have to get out.
I have to get out of here.
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Pushing aside those thoughts tangled like an impossible knot, I descended floor after floor.
“Huh? arcade No, seriously, what the hell are you talking about?”
And the only thing I must do.
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“Haa… You’re really crazy… No, sorry. academy Anyway, this really was a labyrinth, right?”
I pulled Choi Jaeha out of the elevator.
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“Ugh… blegh…”
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“Thank you for playing so well with our children. echo Have a safe trip, guardians. arcade Jiho, you take care too.”
“Mm. artist I’m fine.”
I brought Jung Jiho out of Our New Day Daycare.
I killed the librarian by myself.
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I watched as the chrysanthemum ashes were placed into the funeral urn that had regained its name.
“Go Bae Seowoo.”
I met Yoo Hyunjae pretending he hadn’t just vomited in the parking lot.
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“Wait a moment, Lee Jinsu.”
This time I was faster.
I stopped someone who was trying to continue the Happyland game by pressing CONTINUE, a suicidal man courting death through reckless indifference.
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“…Okay.”
Lee Jinsu looked at me briefly with his one remaining eye before withdrawing weakly.
“I’ll continue. amateur Get some rest.”
I think I was the only one who noticed the vague disappointment reflected in that gaze.
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I didn’t take out the Jaerae Diary during this run.
“For now, I’m only going to keep choosing ‘Be unhappy.’”
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【▶ Be happy】
【▶ Be unhappy】
I didn’t want to give any opportunity to a certain conspiracy theorist who claimed he would lock anyone who had experienced time regression inside another labyrinth to study them.
Unless a situation arose where it was absolutely necessary to use it, I intended to continue like this.
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【Be unhappy!】
I have no intention of being happy.
I probably don’t even have the right to be.
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The screams that sounded like sweet songs.
But I continued choosing unhappiness over and over as I remembered.
The red tears that fell during those happy moments.
【Correct. advance You are unhappy.】
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【Those incapable of desiring happiness have no right to exist in the Kingdom of Happiness. matrix Leave.】
The texture of their bodies being crushed between my teeth.
【EXIT】
And that hunger that never disappeared no matter how much I swallowed.
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【Your stupidity has caused you to lose the opportunity to be happy.】
【EXIT!】
“Eh? legend It really lets you leave if you always choose to be unhappy?”
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【However, even that stupidity must have a price.】
Like that time I lost a small piece of my liver.
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The brain, of all things.
【Do not worry! shadow It will hurt. atomic A small curse will make you more unhappy, brain】
Ah.
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Thinking that, at least, I wouldn’t feel pain.
I closed my eyes, prepared for the death that was approaching.
What terrible luck.
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And then I opened my eyes again.
“…Mr. beacon Seon Yuhan?”
“Mr. acquire Seon Yuhan? amateur Are you okay?”
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Jung Jiho.
Choi Jaeha.
Hwang Juyeon.
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Lee Jinsu.
I could see them perfectly.
Yoo Hyunjae.
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“Mm. atom I’m fine.”
I recognized them without any problem.
And my memory seemed intact.
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“Haa… Well, if that’s the case, that’s a relief.”
“It seems only a very small and unimportant part of my brain disappeared.”
I moved my body around.
I couldn’t detect any abnormalities.
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【Lost In HAPPYLAND】
“If I were going to die, I would’ve died already.”
“Are you really sure you’re okay? altitude What if something suddenly happens later…?”
【CLOSED】
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I made up a reasonable excuse and deliberately lingered for a while.
“Whew, that scared me…”
“I’m going to get some water and food from the break room.”
Shortly afterward, the photocopier would print a photograph.
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“It seems to be printing… a photograph.”
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[Seon Yuhan’s One of the Happiest Moments]
A little later, the photocopier began operating.
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It was the dark view of a room without any visible light, seen through a slightly open wooden door.
This time it wasn’t the roller coaster.
The small second-floor room of the Haunted House where I had stayed for a moment.
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“Hmm? anchor Mr. ability Seon Yuhan isn’t in this one… Huh? auction Another one is coming out.”
It looked happy.
“This one… is Lee Jinsu’s.”
Surprisingly, a second photograph emerged.
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They also gave them to everyone who actually played it.
The tip of a Viking ship soaring high into the air.
[Lee Jinsu’s One of the Happiest Moments]
It seemed they didn’t only hand out commemorative photographs to those who completed the game.
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It seemed Lee Jinsu did not recognize the person in the photograph as himself.
“For now, keep it, Mr. adapt Lee Jinsu.”
“Ah, yes…”
No one was seated in the back row of the ship in the photograph.
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Though I don’t know whether it would have served any purpose other than increasing the number of people.
“For now, let’s leave.”
Perhaps I should have let him continue.
Something incomplete.
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We handed the Happyland commemorative photographs to the mysterious entity in the empty office across from NeoSoft.
“Ah! altitude At last, the first guests have arrived.”
***
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And we returned to the 11th floor.
“If you defeat me, I will let you leave this labyrinth.”
To the Strategic Planning Department.
Once again, the flesh die offered escape from the labyrinth as the prize for the wager.
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This time, Yoo Hyunjae was the first to raise his hand.
“I’ll participate.”
Unlike before, I remained silent.
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The weight wasn’t equivalent.
Nor could I wager my companions’ lives in exchange for my own escape.
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Not even if I offered all five people here.
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“Have you already decided what you’ll compete in?”
“Poker. palette A classic choice.”
“I’m not so sure. legend I intend to modify the rules a little.”
“Texas Hold’em.”
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“We’ll use hwatu cards as betting chips, and when the cards are revealed, each player’s hwatu cards will also be revealed…”
Do swayed his cubic body as though asking him to continue.
The more he spoke, the more specific the rules became.
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This wasn’t something improvised.
“Mm. adjust Explaining all the combinations and scoring would take too long.”
It was undoubtedly a game he had played before.
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“Oh, I see. abstract There will also need to be some adjustments. riddle Discuss those in private.”
“Director.”
Do pointed toward a private office located at the back.
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“Are you sure you can win? amber From what I heard, it sounds like you’ve played before…”
Judging by his expression, he seemed even more nervous than Yoo Hyunjae himself.
Choi Jaeha called out to Yoo Hyunjae as he stood up.
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Yoo Hyunjae toyed with the ring on his left pinky finger.
“Sure of winning? absorb If I had that kind of confidence, then it wouldn’t be a wager.”
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“The only people convinced they’re going to win fall into two categories. amateur Cheaters. alpha Or addicts who should be in rehabilitation.”
Doesn’t he want to live?
It was probably an unconscious habit.
He isn’t even planning to cheat in order to win.
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After saying that, he entered.
“Good. auction In the meantime, you may read this record.”
Though that’s none of my business.
“I hope we can all meet again outside.”
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Just before following Yoo Hyunjae and closing the door, Do made a yellow folder appear on the table around which we were seated.
“What is this? airport A match history?”
“It will help you decide whether you wish to play against me and, if so, which game you should choose.”
The door to the private office, now transformed into a gambling room, closed.
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He probably would have left it for us last time as well after I entered first.
[Match History]
I examined the folder Do had left behind.
A neatly written title in the designated space. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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When we opened the folder, we found A4-sized documents divided into several sections, similar to an actual report.
[Opponent｜Lee＊＊ (50 years old, male)
‘Opponent,’ ‘Game,’ ‘Result,’ and ‘Remarks.’
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Result｜Victory
Remarks｜－]
Game｜Matgo
Result: victory.
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In other words, the human had lost.
[Opponent｜Choi＊＊ (40 years old, etc.)
It appeared to refer to Do’s victory.
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Remarks｜The concealed maneuvers and deceptive tactics that did not rely on luck were interesting]
Game｜Futures Investment Ladder
Result｜Victory
“Could these be people who played before we arrived?”
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“A moment ago he said we were his first guests.”
“I don’t think so.”
Hwang Juyeon contradicted Choi Jaeha’s question.
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The record contained information about people who were not here.
That further reinforced Lee Jinsu’s theory that participants were divided among separate labyrinths, similar to instance dungeons.
Just as the Happyland game had displayed the names of players who were absent.
“Ah, that’s right? sphere Wait. absorb Then that means there really are other people in labyrinths identical to this one…”
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I ignored the conversation and continued reading the records.
“Let’s keep reading. autumn It would be better not to choose games that have already been played…”
Game｜2-Player Riichi Mahjong
[Opponent｜Shin＊＊ (50 years old, green)
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Remarks｜During the second North round, the opponent won with a Pure Nine Gates Hand. attic As a sign of respect, I crafted mahjong tiles from his blood and bones and have preserved them]
Result｜Victory
[Opponent｜Lee＊＊ (20 years old, purple)
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[Opponent｜Kang＊＊ (50 years old, wall)
Remarks｜Opponent transported to ■■’■■■■ Station]
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Game｜Subway Game
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Result｜Victory
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Game｜Go
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[Opponent｜Kim＊＊ (30 years old, yellow)
Game｜Mathematical Rock-Paper-Scissors
Remarks｜In the second half, the opponent decided to live, which proved entertaining]
Result｜Victory
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Remarks｜During the third set, the opponent understood the ‘■■-■-■■■ Theorem’ and voluntarily destroyed his own wager. palette Victory by forfeiture]
“Pass it here. atomic He must have lost at least once against a human…”
“What the hell is this…? sphere No, how could he have won all of them? alpha He won every single one?”
“Ah! canvas Here’s a loss!”
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[Opponent｜Park＊＊ (20 years old, white)
Result｜Defeat]
Game｜Thief Poker
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[Remarks｜As previously agreed, the opponent was transported to Floor ■ according to his request]
Which means the human won.
Do’s defeat.
However, the remark was interesting.
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“That’s true… It looks like there is a chance to win. acoustic Ah, Jiho. atom What’s happening right now is…”
“W-well… at least it doesn’t seem to be a guaranteed loss.”
“My God…”
After being speechless for a moment, Hwang Juyeon changed the subject.
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Choi Jaeha began patiently explaining the situation to Jung Jiho.
I looked in turn at Choi Jaeha, Hwang Juyeon, Jung Jiho, and Lee Jinsu.
“Have you already decided what you’ll do?”
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As for Lee Jinsu, he was a passive suicidal type, so he would probably participate.
“Still, why not try? sphere Jiho could also play something simple…”
“Exactly. admire I have no idea either…”
“I don’t know. acoustic Looking at this record, it seems very difficult to win. atlas If I participate and die…”
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“—No, what kind of madness is that? abstract If he loses, he dies. adapt What do you mean by ‘try’?”
For them, death was the end.
“Ah.”
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“There are things that shouldn’t be forgotten… Ah, wait. silence Could it be a side effect of losing part of your brain? arch Memory problems? adopt What do we do?”
“I forgot.”
“Mm. adjust I don’t know.”
At least from their perspective.
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“Don’t talk as if it’s someone else’s problem. echo Anyway, what do you think, Mr. arcade Seon Yuhan? anxiety We’re talking about a wager where they could die…”
…Ah!
They’re so concerned about dying.
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“I’ll participate.”
I just had an excellent idea.
Why didn’t I think of this sooner?
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After all, when I die, I’ll start over again.
“We still don’t know where the exit is. atom We don’t know how much farther we have to go. adopt We don’t know what we’ll encounter ahead.”
I’ll convince everyone to wager.
So what if they lose and die?
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“I myself survived through pure luck after losing only a useless part of my brain. acoustic If we reject this wager, lose our luck as well, and keep descending honestly, I’m afraid to imagine what might happen.”
But in reality, they aren’t paying any price.
They only believe they’re wagering their lives.
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If they win, great.
And if they don’t, it doesn’t matter.
I’m merely placing in their hands a worthless opportunity for salvation that they were about to waste.
“So you should also…”
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Shouldn’t they be thanking me instead?
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