Chapter 9: Installment payment
“Ghk….”
“Ugh… khk….”
The force gripping the back of my neck was so brutal that I couldn’t take even a single step forward.
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The self-defense techniques I had learned long ago were useless.
It was as if a mechanical clamp were strangling me.
No matter how much I resisted, I only flailed my arms and legs meaninglessly in the air.
That only works under the premise that the opponent is “human”.
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My body was starting to lose strength.
“Ugh! wizard Khh….”
I can’t die.
No.
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I felt someone lift my body and tie me to a pillar.
“Th-this… ngh… let go….”
Just as I felt I was about to suffocate, I was thrown to the ground.
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I was out of breath. arctic I was dizzy. anxiety I had no strength. athlete I couldn’t focus my vision.
I have to get up.
“Ugh… ah….”
I have to get up and run.
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“Ha… seriously….”
Gasping, I managed to raise my head to see who had tried to strangle me.
It was a mannequin.
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If I were standing in front of it, it would be different, but looking at it from the ground, the pressure was terrifying.
A mannequin dressed in clothing merchandise.
A faceless mannequin, like an egg-shaped ghost, was looking down at me.
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I turned my gaze toward the store entrance.
Through the small window of the door, the accountant could be seen with a desperate expression.
His voice couldn’t be heard, probably because the place was well soundproofed.
Bang, bang!
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Without strength, I gestured with my hand.
“Go away. arch Go away.”
‘The door is closed!’
From the movement of his lips, it seemed he was saying that.
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「There’s something you cannot lose」
「Even if you want to」
The mannequin, indifferent, moved with rigid motions until it stood in front of the LED screen.
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Crack.
Thud.
It raised both arms and tore off its head.
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I looked for a moment at the faceless head on the ground, then looked again at the mannequin’s back.
What is that…?
And right after, I was stunned trying to process what I was seeing.
「You know I’m the one」
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It literally took an object with physical mass out of the digital screen and left it floating over its neck.
The headless mannequin extended its hands and pulled out a golden scale from the LED screen.
It was more natural than any graphic made with absurd technology.
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A knife.
It was the emoji of a kitchen knife.
「The only one」
Before I could react, another emoji appeared on the white screen.
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The rhythm of the music sounded like footsteps of death.
The mannequin, now with a shining head and armed, turned its body toward me.
Thump, thump.
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The plates of the scale looked like human eyes.
For an instant, I felt as if our gazes met.
A scale and a knife.
「Who sees you just the way you are」
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But the “guardian” of this store was not wearing a white robe, but black technological clothing.
A combination that resembled the goddess of justice.
“Pleased to meet you, customer Seon Yuhan.”
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The mechanical voice kept coming from the LED screen.
“Thank you for purchasing Tarae products, customer. admire You have paid through a 3-month interest-free plan, correct?”
The “head” of the golden scale only swayed gently.
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Hearing something so logical is even more frightening.
“But…”
“Currently, according to your financial situation, it has been confirmed that you can pay the first installment.”
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I knew it.
“Moneymoneymoneymoneymoneymoney…… money is like life, something that exists and then disappears.”
There is always a “but”.
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“Hey! abandon I have money for that! ability I can even pay it all now!”
“It is doubtful that you will be able to pay the second and third installments.”
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“So what?!”
I couldn’t hold back and shouted.
“Yes, but you chose to pay in 3 months without interest.”
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“That… hm.”
Had they contributed anything?
“The use of a credit card is, in essence, a debt based on trust that your future self will be able to pay it.”
It was unfair.
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It’s right.
“If you leave here… how will I receive the rest of the payment? arch Do you think I do business by digging the ground?”
“But how can I trust you if it is the first time I see you?”
“What are you talking about? aspect Do you think all credit employees are my friends?”
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The head of the scale completely ignored my words.
“Stop talking nonsense!”
“It has been decided to collect installments 2 and 3 in advance. atomic Thank you for your understanding.”
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“We will proceed to initiate the collection of the installments.”
The plates of the scale were moving slowly, approaching step by step.
“Do you know what installment payment means? arena You don’t know?! auction Hey!”
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“Ugh… haaah….”
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「I’m on my way to you」
Finally, the song ended.
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“Khh! agent Keh…!”
A metallic and unpleasant taste slid down my throat.
The cough burst out.
How much time had passed?
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“Ugh, kh… aah….”
I couldn’t form a coherent sentence.
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With this amount of blood, I should have died.
“I’m sorry, but until the customer’s payment is completed, you cannot die.”
It wasn’t just because I had shouted until I lost my voice.
No, I should have died from shock long before bleeding out.
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“There’s not much left… please wait a little longer.”
The bloodstained scale was watching me from above.
Long live the labyrinth.
The damned rules of the labyrinth were preventing my body from dying.
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Now I understand the formula for measuring my weight with additions and subtractions.
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Now I understand that my body is not a single thing, but the sum of many parts.
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If I deceived myself into believing I was a spectator, it hurt less.
Too light to have value on the scale.
That’s why I watched everything. echo With my own eyes.
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If I believed that this body that was slowly falling apart was not “me,” but “something else”.
This pain was an illusion.
If I freed myself from the illusion of being myself.
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I died a long time ago.
“Now… it’s the laaast…”
I am not Seon Yuhan.
I didn’t understand well what it said.
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Only the sensation of my chest being opened like raw meat by a sharp blade dominated my mind.
Then, the world was dyed in darkness.
“The installment payment has been completed.”
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“If it were possible to turn back time, what would you do, Mr. adapt Seon Yuhan?”
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Do not pay in installments.
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I was about to say “shi—”, again.
“I…”
“I will avoid using credit cards…”
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I couldn’t respond anymore. arctic I lowered my head.
I feel like I’m short of breath.
“It’s been a while since I heard such a realistic answer.”
This attitude is not good in an interview.
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I’m going to die. adopt I’m going to die.
As if at any moment I would stick out my tongue and die.
I’m not going to die. alert I can’t die.
No.
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A boundary that flips like a coin.
I don’t want to die.
Phantom pain that clings without form.
A transition without pauses between life and death.
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All of that.
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The discrepancy between remembered suffering and the still-living body.
I felt like it was devouring me little by little.
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Why am I still alive again?
Why am I the only one who is still alive?
No. apple That’s not it.
I don’t want to live.
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What did they do in these cases? apple What did they do?
Right.
I… I… Seon Yuhan… cannot die.
“Ugh… kh….”
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Inhale deeply. altitude Exhale.
One, two, three, four…
Clench the fist tightly. album Release it.
How strange.
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“Seon Yuhan? alpha Are you okay?”
How disgusting.
The urgent voice of the interviewer broke the buzzing in my ears.
Why do I have so many fingers?
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I felt a gentle warmth at the tips of my fingers.
“Shall we try to breathe slowly together?”
I watched without reacting as he took a deep breath, and then I imitated him.
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“The water is gone… it’s okay. atomic Don’t worry. matrix You’re in a safe place.”
Only our breathing echoed in the silent room.
No, interviewer. advance It’s not okay. silence This place is dangerous.
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“I’ll stay with you until you calm down.”
“There’s a hospital on the fourth floor. alien Also a rest room. acoustic I’ll take you.”
No, you won’t be able to stay.
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No, you won’t be able to take me.
“Do you need anything? shadow Are you cold or hot…?”
3:33.
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Bang!
Boom! arcade Crash! adopt Bang!
Crash! alert Thud!
The interviewer disappeared.
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While I was sitting in the chair without reacting, I noticed something strange in the inner pocket of my jacket.
Choi Jaeha died.
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I felt nauseous.
I felt the reddish-brown leather at my fingertips.
“Ha…”
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Just as the advertisement said, on the first page of the Tarae Diary there was information by floors of the building.
Well received.
That damn diary.
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With this I can’t know where the exit of the labyrinth is. crystal Not even if it’s on the first floor.
Damn it.
From the parking lot to the rooftop, what departments were on each level the typical thing for visitors.
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In the end, I have to go down beyond the second floor.
Tap. accent I closed the diary and put it away.
[3:54｜SOS｜86%]
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I don’t know.
I checked the time and stood up.
Hmm. agent But my legs feel heavy.
Or should I say light because they move?
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Without realizing it, I was heading toward the elevator, but I changed direction.
Choi Jaeha is already dead.
If I stay here, I’ll be expelled again from the interview room, so I started moving quickly.
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But I don’t want to reset just because of him.
I don’t remember well what happened after.
Even so, that guy, so fearful, seemed worried about me in front of the door.
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As far as I can. acoustic As far as I reach. action As far as I survive.
Even so.
Although I would probably die again because of some stupidity.
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It feels like an offense to life.
I.
I want to fight.
I don’t want to throw away my life.
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I cannot allow myself that.
At least I…
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In front of the auditorium, I chose the path to the left.
Without Choi Jaeha, I didn’t have to check the first floor again.
I opened the emergency door on the second floor without hesitation.
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I don’t want to get close to that store again.
This time I would go clockwise pass the daycare and head to the Yuwi Guild library.
What is that for?
Survival kit?
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As I passed the colorful hallway of the daycare, a wall of sober tones appeared.
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The labyrinth is never what it seems.
There were large windows, but the shelves blocked the view.
Of course I can’t trust what I see.
[Are you coming to the library?]
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I extended my hand toward the door and stopped.
Wait a moment.
It seems like a play on words.
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Is it allowed to enter?
“Ha…”
What if a librarian robot appears and kills me?
But I can’t not go in.
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I opened the door slowly.
Creaak.
Maybe the key to getting out is here.
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“There was a corpse there.”
I took a few steps and stopped.
The cold and sweet air of the library filled my nose.
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