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