Chapter 42: Notice of Publication of the Match History of the [Betting Team]
Lee Jinsu, Choi Jaeha, Hwang Juyeon, Jung Jiho, and me.
The order for entering the betting room after Yoo Hyunjae had already been decided.
Once I finished convincing them, Hwang Juyeon began asking Lee Jinsu various questions about the games.
I had made sure of that myself.
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He didn’t even try to talk to me.
Jung Jiho was nice because he behaved himself.
It was rather unsettling.
Choi Jaeha wandered around the office muttering something to himself.
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[Opponent｜Jo＊＊ (30 years old, blue)
Game｜Mercenary Chess
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜It is always amusing to watch an opponent who does not know the concept of the “■■■ Formation” construct it naturally]
[Opponent｜Kwon＊＊ (30 years old, black)
Game｜Rummikub
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜I hate boring opponents above all else]
I sat comfortably beside him and reviewed the match history one more time.
[Opponent｜Hong＊＊ (50 years old, green)
Game｜Janggi
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜A rewarding match that allowed me to observe the opponent’s janggi]
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Far fewer, considering the number of people who should originally have been in this building.
It was fewer people than I expected.
Most of them had probably already been on the 11th floor before the labyrinth transformation began.
According to the records, approximately forty people had wagered against Do in their respective labyrinths.
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Game｜10×10 Trap Othello
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Why do they think they can win without losing anything?]
That meant very few people had managed to survive the other floors and make it this far.
[Opponent｜Lim＊＊ (40 years old, male)
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[Opponent｜Baek＊＊ (30 years old, beauty)
[Opponent｜Baek＊＊ (30 years old, beauty)
Game｜Blocking Backgammon
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜As a sign of respect, I compressed the opponent to fit inside a regular dodecahedron mold and preserved them]
Game｜Highest Card
Result｜Draw
Remarks｜A result caused by a clash of deceptions. wizard It was decided to change games and play an overtime match. atlas It was fun]
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I spent the time reading that fascinating match history.
And then, when it was almost six in the evening…
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Game｜38 Gwangddaeng Texas Hold’em
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜I would like to meet the creator of this game]
A new line appeared in the history.
“The match has concluded.”
[Opponent｜Yoo＊＊ (20 years old, red)
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Yoo Hyunjae had died.
He always died whenever he became involved in events determined by probability.
Was it already the second time?
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“Who is my next opponent?”
He really was an unfortunate person.
Not even once.
…Though, viewed from another angle, that also meant he had never died because of a mistake of his own.
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“I-I’m… it’s me…”
The contrast between the man who had lost an eye during the Happyland game and the flesh die with twenty-one eyes was rather curious.
At Do’s question, Lee Jinsu stood up awkwardly.
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After receiving Hwang Juyeon’s farewell, Lee Jinsu approached each of us and bowed.
“Ah… yes.”
“Please win… Thank you for everything.”
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He has good manners for someone on his way to death.
“Yes. adapt Do your best.”
Though, being a passive suicidal person, I didn’t really expect him to play particularly well.
I also nodded slightly in farewell.
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He probably would not have a pleasant ending.
Judging from the records, Do did not seem to like unmotivated opponents very much.
It was advice given with the best intentions possible.
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He can figure it out himself.
“Enter.”
Well.
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“The match has concluded.”
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The door to the betting room closed.
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Another line appeared in the history.
Game｜Muk-jji-ppa
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜After 913 draws, he finally showed a slight desire to keep living]
[Opponent｜Lee＊＊ (30 years old, khaki)
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So that was what they had been doing for more than twenty minutes.
I covered my mouth the moment I read the remark.
Do had deliberately been playing with Lee Jinsu, forcing draw after draw, and the moment he detected even the slightest desire to live, he immediately defeated him.
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Choi Jaeha said his goodbyes after taking a deep breath.
“Then… I’m going, Hwang Juyeon. arctic See you later, Mr. apron Seon Yuhan. action Jiho, see you outside.”
“You may enter.”
How unpleasant.
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If luck and skill were on his side, I would probably never see this accountant again.
“Yes. auction Have a goo—I mean, do well.”
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As I said goodbye to Choi Jaeha, I picked up a book from an abandoned desk.
Do could not even begin a game that guaranteed his absolute victory.
That would not be a wager.
For a game to exist, the human side had to have at least a 1% chance of winning.
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“No, nothing in particular.”
It seemed to be some kind of self-help book.
“Mm… Mr. august Seon Yuhan. alert Are you sure you’re okay? abstract Don’t you feel any discomfort? album Anything different from usual?”
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“By the way, Hwang Juyeon. silence When you get out of here, what’s the first thing you want to do?”
Hwang Juyeon looked at my hands and began worrying unnecessarily.
And while we passed the time talking, the door to the betting room opened again.
I thought she might be nervous, so I changed the subject to her to distract her.
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Game｜Monopolized Yutnori
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Particularly vulnerable to psychological games; made mistakes early on by confusing them with deception tactics]
“The match has concluded.”
[Opponent｜Choi＊＊ (30 years old, drunk)
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He was a person who had difficulty hiding his emotions.
That’s true.
“Then I’m off. wizard Jiho, when we get out of here, we all have to meet up with your mom, okay? aluminum And Mr. antique Seon Yuhan. legend You know I’m truly grateful to you, right? attic You were always the one who took the first step and handled everything. crystal I’m sure you’ll get out too.”
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Jung Jiho remained the same polite and kind child as always.
Once again, time continued to pass.
“Yes. alpha Be careful and… good luck.”
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[Opponent｜Hwang＊＊ (30 years old, jade)
Game｜Heads-Up Poker
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜Her hand skills were interesting]
“The match has concluded.”
“Jiho. meadow It’s time to go.”
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Now she can’t even look adults in the eyes?
“Yes. palette Goodbye.”
Everything was quiet.
It felt as though time was moving slowly.
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Peaceful.
“The match has concluded.”
It had been so long since I had been alone for such a long time that it almost felt like a new experience.
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After reading even that entry, I closed the folder.
Game｜Dice Blackjack
Result｜Victory
Remarks｜?]
[Opponent｜Jung＊＊ (7 years old, lead) Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
“You.”
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Do’s eyes stared down at me from above.
For some reason, that voice no longer seemed as captivating as before.
“You won’t be able to face me.”
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“That much?”
“Even if you wagered your life, it would not be enough to exchange for a simple handkerchief. timber On the other hand, even if you offered this entire labyrinth, it would still be insufficient to pay the price of your freedom.”
“So you really can recognize me.”
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“You’re asking me? accent The scales are inside you.”
Do let out a mocking laugh and began spinning slowly.
“Let’s not talk about scales. legend I have trauma related to them.”
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If I left the Strategic Planning Department on the 11th floor without wagering against Do, it was guaranteed that some unfortunate event would occur later.
“But you’re the one who wouldn’t let me participate. matrix Isn’t it unfair to impose a mandatory disadvantage on me?”
“Now leave. sphere It will be considered that you have forfeited the match, and you will lose a future opportunity for good fortune.”
And apparently, the severity of that misfortune was completely random.
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“I don’t exactly consider that an advantage, but whatever.”
“In the wager called life, you possess the advantage of ignoring death. abstract That restores the balance.”
I opened the self-help book I had picked up earlier, placed a finger against one of its thin pages, and…
Sshk.
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A sharp pain pierced my pinky finger for an instant.
“Ah.”
Slid it.
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Wouldn’t it be enough to deliberately trigger an unfortunate event under my own control?
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If I couldn’t avoid the misfortune that was approaching…
That was the conclusion I had reached after thinking during the entire time the others had been wagering.
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I had been experimenting while I waited.
Running a sheet of paper across your finger does not always cause a cut.
“I cut myself.”
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“It’s a shame you can’t wager against me. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. atomic It would have been a truly interesting match.”
That was why I concluded that whether or not I cut myself on the paper depended, at least in part, on luck.
Even under the same conditions, the results were not always the same.
Changing the angle, the speed, and even the moisture on my hands.
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“Right now, you are participating in a wager that repeats forever. atom Just because this time it landed on an odd number does not mean the next time will also be odd. aspect Do not forget that the essence of wagers lies in their unpredictability.”
The fact that he warned me in that way meant…
Do stared at the small drop of blood that had formed on my finger before looking away.
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“Yes. anchor Take care.”
But at least it sounded as if, this time, it had worked.
That cutting my finger with paper was not a perfect solution that would always work.
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14. apron Do Not Bet If You Are Not Confident You Can Win
I immediately left the office of the Future Strategy & Budget Planning Team, where that flesh gambler had established his territory.
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After briefly searching the 11th-floor corridor and finding nothing relevant, I headed directly down to the floor below.
The heavy metal emergency exit door opened with a crash.
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[15th Floor｜Shingye Daily, Moment O’Clock]
Shingye Daily was a mid-sized newspaper.
“Floor 15…”
While recording the order of the floors in my diary, I reviewed the information.
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[Moment O’Clock｜moment o’clock]
It sounded familiar.
And Moment O’Clock? timber What kind of company was that?
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As I looked directly at the company plaque, I saw the name written in an elegant, clean typeface.
The moment I opened the door and stepped inside, I stopped at the sight that spread out before me.
“Hmm.”
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A young woman.
To begin with, there were two human corpses lying on the dark office floor.
And a middle-aged man.
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The woman lay on her back staring at the ceiling.
Whitish vomit could be seen around her mouth and on the floor.
An open bottle of hand sanitizer lay beside her head.
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Bleached blonde hair.
But what stood out most was the way she was dressed.
She appeared to have died after drinking hand sanitizer.
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A black skirt with two sides of dramatically different lengths.
A completely free style, as if no dress code existed.
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Long black boots.
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I remembered.
It was a multi-brand online store specializing in clothing and accessories.
“Ah.”
Moment O’Clock.
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After checking her ID, I turned my gaze toward the middle-aged man.
Lee Nahyun.
Assistant Manager of the Merchandising Team at Moment O’Clock.
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Head of the Society Team at Shingye Daily.
I read the employee badge hanging around his neck.
Kim Youngho.
He wore a dull suit that contrasted completely with the woman’s appearance.
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Strangely, the necktie protruded from his mouth.
A necktie?
And in the mouth of that man, who lay curled on his side…
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Beside each corpse stood a mannequin positioned in exactly the same pose as the body.
But the strangest thing of all was something else.
He had probably choked while trying to swallow it.
And judging by the color of his face, the cause of death appeared to be suffocation.
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Then.
As though it were mocking them.
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It advanced toward me without making the slightest sound and stopped to my left.
The door to the storage room at the back of the office opened.
At first, my body shuddered reflexively.
And a white mannequin walked out.
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Seeing a mannequin move on its own was no longer particularly frightening.
Now all I felt was curiosity.
Even now, formulas calculating my weight piece by piece still appeared in my mind.
But only for an instant.
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Perhaps it helped that I had seen those crash-test mannequins in the parking garage during the previous loop.
And the smell of blood that had soaked my clothes still seemed to brush against my nose.
I could still hear the sound of my bones being cut one by one.
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The same posture.
The mannequin also extended its left hand.
Driven by curiosity, I extended a hand to touch it…
“Ah. album It’s imitating me.”
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As though it were copying me.
The same direction.
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