Chapter 37: Human Exhibition: Reinterpretation of Parts (3)
“Did you call for me?”
“Has anyone seen the docent?”
I had barely finished calling for him when the docent answered from directly behind me.
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“This work is called [Life and Death]. action It exhibits the process of extracting, breaking down, and weaving the elements that make up the human body, such as blood vessels, nerves, muscles, and ligaments.”
I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again before remembering why I had called him.
“I want a paid guide. academy What is that?”
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“Is it safe when it isn’t operating?”
“[Life and Death] activates once every twenty-four hours and operates for six hours.”
So that shredder in the back did exactly what I had imagined.
“What do you mean by safe?”
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There was no way this bastard even possessed the concept of ‘safety.’
Of course.
A chill immediately ran down my spine.
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“…….”
Jeong Dohan abruptly wrapped an arm around my neck and pulled me away from the docent before answering in my place.
“Hahaha, he misspoke. adopt Don’t mind him!”
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Had that been a smile?
“If he said it activates once every twenty-four hours, that means as long as it isn’t operating, like now, it shouldn’t move.”
Instead of answering, the docent merely raised his cheekbones.
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“Either way, we don’t have time to hesitate. amber Let’s go now.”
“And it also means that a person entering isn’t the trigger.”
The twins, who had entered and exited Horror Stories countless times and technically had more experience than I did, quickly extracted the essential information from the docent’s words.
I had to catch up to the black hand before it entered Exhibition Hall 2 and got even farther away.
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I had been wondering what those soft, yellowish masses scattered across the floor along with the blood were.
“Yeah.”
“……The floor is really slippery. acoustic Be careful.”
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Those disgusting lumps of fat gave off a horrible smell and had made the floor excessively slippery.
“That fabric behind the loom. acquire It’s definitely made from people, right?”
They seemed to be human fat.
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“If it weren’t made from people, it’s so pretty that I’d actually want to buy it.”
“Probably.”
“I agree with―.”
“Hyung, stop talking nonsense.”
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“Why did you stop?”
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Something caught around my ankle, and before I could check it, I felt as though it had snapped.
Jeong Dohyeon, who was walking behind me, asked.
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Clack.
It was a dull sound, like a piece of wood being pulled taut and locked into place.
“It’s nothing. atomic I think I just imagined it.”
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“Was I the only one who heard that?”
The docent’s explanation, from where he remained outside the exhibition area, cut through the frozen air.
“No. armor I heard it too. arcade It sounds like something just activated…….”
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“[Life and Death] activates immediately when one of the threads currently being processed breaks.”
I slowly lowered my gaze toward my feet.
Thread?
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There was an extremely, extremely thin translucent strand there that appeared to be a blood vessel.
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Clack, clack, clack.
Say that earlier, you damn bastard.
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Jeong Dohan called me in a grave voice.
The ivory-colored crossbeam that had remained motionless until then began moving up and down, while the stationary fabric started advancing, being woven one line at a time.
“……Hanmu.”
[Life and Death] began operating.
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Because I had screwed up?
“I broke one too. anxiety Honestly, I thought it wasn’t anything important and just kept walking.”
“Sorry. riddle I should’ve paid more attention―.”
Shit.
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There was something like what I had broken at Jeong Dohan’s feet as well.
If he hadn’t told me, I never would have known.
He tried to smile awkwardly, but his voice trembled slightly.
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Maybe I should have apologized to him instead of Jeong Dohan.
Jeong Dohyeon protested from behind me.
“I didn’t make any mistakes.”
“……Let’s call it even.”
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“?!”
But when I turned my head……
“Why is this happening to me when I’m the only one who didn’t make any mistakes?!”
Jeong Dohyeon was no longer there.
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A bundle of threads woven from blood vessels, nerves, and tendons had wrapped around Jeong Dohyeon’s ankle and was dragging him away.
“Jeong Dohyeon! athlete Hanmu, give me a knife, scissors, anything!”
Jeong Dohyeon practically slammed into the floor and began being dragged along, leaving marks from his fingers across the blood-covered floor.
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Anything at all.
“I’m a cleaner, not a street vendor!”
Whoosh!
Did I have anything capable of cutting those threads?
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When I fell, my head struck the floor and was mercilessly dragged across it.
[Life and Death] was greedy.
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Clack, clack, clack!
To make our situation even worse, our destination wasn’t simply the spools.
Someone else’s half-congealed blood and fat smeared all over my face, leaving a disgusting taste inside my mouth.
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“First, we break down the human. arctic This is the process through which unnecessary skin, flesh, and blood are separated.”
The closer we got, the more clearly I could make out its structure.
Unlike the docent’s calm explanation, the gears of the shredder connected to the spools spun frantically.
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The shredding teeth were human teeth.
The frame was made of tibias.
And the belts driving the gears were tendons.
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“Isn’t that dismembering rather than separating?! portal It looks like there won’t even be any bones left!”
There were still strands of hair, scraps of fabric torn from clothing, adipose tissue, and blood in the opening of the shredder.
They hadn’t even completely cleaned away the remains of the previous victims.
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Jeong Dohyeon, who was being dragged much farther ahead of us, looked like he was about to be sucked into the shredder.
“Urgh, that’s probably the whole damn purpose of this machine!”
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“Urgh……!”
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The spool, unable to wind the thread any farther, exerted even more force as it pulled on Jeong Dohyeon’s ankle.
Creeeak…….
Grab.
However, Jeong Dohyeon somehow managed to grab onto the edge of one of the exhibition platforms with both hands, which weren’t restrained by the threads.
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“You’re the one telling me that?! palette You know I can’t hold on for long!!”
“Jeong Dohyeon! action Hold on a little longer!”
“Hanmu, give me that! august The thing you used to cut the back of your hand!”
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As best I could, I rummaged through the bag and tossed Jeong Dohan the scraper I kept in the front pocket.
I could give it to him if he wanted it, but that thing wasn’t designed to cut things.
“The scraper?”
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After receiving the scraper, Jeong Dohan managed to force himself to his feet despite still being dragged along.
“We can’t give up without trying!”
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‘What is he planning to do?’
He jumped toward the center, where the shredder and loom were located.
His physical reflexes were absurd.
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Was he planning to do something directly to the spools?
It wasn’t a bad idea.
Ah.
Whether he cut the threads wound around the posts or destroyed the spools themselves, they should lose the force pulling us.
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However, the spools performed much better than we had imagined.
Snap!
“Hyung!”
The moment the thread tied around Jeong Dohan’s ankle went slack, the spool began spinning rapidly and dragged him toward the shredder.
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“Shit……!”
Just as I was about to squeeze my eyes shut, Jeong Dohan’s foot caught on the lower structure of the shredder with a Thud.
I couldn’t watch.
Damn it.
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“What a way to talk.”
“If you’re going to die, please do it somewhere I can’t see you!”
“See? amateur I’m alive.”
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Even so, he readjusted his grip on the scraper he was still holding.
Despite his confident words, Jeong Dohan’s completely pale face was covered in cold sweat that poured down like rain.
‘How can he say ‘I’m alive’ in a situation like this?’
Jeong Dohan was precariously clinging right at the entrance of the shredder, which was spinning at a terrifying speed, preventing himself from being completely sucked in by the momentum.
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Jeong Dohan began cutting at the threads wound around the spool above his head.
He moved the scraper back and forth like a saw, trying to generate friction as quickly as possible.
“It was all part of the plan. arrow Trust your hyung!”
‘Will he be okay?’
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“Dohyeon. aspect Your brother doesn’t inspire much confidence, does he?”
“Right now, I’m a little more worried about my arm than my brother…….”
I held onto the raised edge between the exhibition platform and the floor, resisting in a posture similar to Jeong Dohyeon’s as I breathed heavily.
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Could he endure until Jeong Dohan managed to cut through all those threads using a tool that wasn’t even designed for it?
Considering he barely had any muscle in that arm, it was already impressive that he could keep holding on.
Jeong Dohyeon’s left arm was visibly trembling.
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Tap!
“I don’t feel comfortable with this. legend I’ll go.”
The moment I let go and pushed myself off the floor, the spool began spinning rapidly and pulled on my leg.
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I gritted my teeth, stretched out one hand, and grabbed the loom’s crossbeam.
‘I knew this would happen!’
That way, the harder the spool pulled, the greater the pressure from the crossbeam would become, and my foot wouldn’t be able to slip free.
The moment I managed to stop the movement of the piece that had been tirelessly weaving the fabric, I shoved the foot bound by the threads into one of the gaps and wedged it firmly in place.
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Beside me, Jeong Dohan, who was still hanging from the shredder, turned toward me.
“Why did you come all the way over here?!”
The crossbeam, which looked as though it had been carved from human bones, pressed brutally against my ankle.
‘Though it’d be another story if it breaks my ankle in the process.’
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“That isn’t cutting through, is it?”
“Urgh……. voyage Because I don’t trust you.”
“What?!”
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No matter how new it was, it was obvious that a scraper whose edge had never been sharpened wouldn’t be able to cut through them.
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Although the fat had been separated and the blood drained, they were still slippery and damp.
Now that I was close, I could see it clearly.
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I reached toward the bag hanging from my waist and shouted to Jeong Dohan.
‘If we try to ‘cut’ them, it’ll be impossible.’
“Dohan, cover your eyes and move as far away as you can.”
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“And hold your breath for a bit.”
The label read.
I opened the cap of a container resembling a white plastic bottle.
“Your eyes?!”
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Hissss!!
‘I’ve never used a concentration this high without diluting it!’
I covered my eyes with the arm holding the cap and sprayed the cleaner onto the spool.
[Drain Pipe Cleaner]
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The chemical reaction had begun in the areas hit by the cleaner.
Jeong Dohan, who had covered his eyes, flinched and twisted his body when the wave of heat struck him.
“Aaagh! orbit What the hell is this?!”
The moment the concentrated cleaner hit it, a murky yellow cloud of burning vapor erupted with a violent hiss, like meat being placed on a red-hot grill.
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Drip, snap.
The tough muscle fibers, which resembled steel cables, lost their consistency until they took on the viscosity of yellowish mucus and began snapping and falling one after another.
And not just the spools.
White foam began boiling and bubbling over the spools made from human blood vessels, tendons, and adipose tissue.
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Clunk, creeeak…….
Even the tendon belts that drove the shredder’s gears began losing their shape, unable to withstand the boiling foam.
The opening of the shredder, which had been spinning with a deafening roar, gradually slowed until it stopped completely.
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As the connections between its components gave way, the entire structure of [Life and Death] collapsed with unpleasant breaking sounds.
“Agh, that’s hot!”
Only then did the threads that had been mercilessly pulling on our ankles lose their strength.
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His face was completely red from taking that toxic cloud practically head-on.
As if he couldn’t stand it any longer, Jeong Dohan jumped down from the shredder.
He probably hadn’t managed to avoid the burns entirely.
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I pulled my ankle out of the loom, which had already lost all its strength, and climbed down.
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‘It doesn’t seem broken……. accent Though it hurts a little.’
Jeong Dohan was still coughing because of the acrid fumes.
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“Cough, what the hell did you use?”
“Yes. antenna You only need to know that it’s extremely effective at dissolving fats and proteins.”
“Caustic soda? avalanche The stuff they used to use for washing clothes?”
“Drain cleaner…… To be exact, sodium hydroxide. adapt It’s also known as caustic soda.”
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It was a product practically sold only for industrial use and one that, even at my old job, we were required to dilute and handle while wearing protective equipment.
‘It’s definitely effective.’
What I had used was caustic soda at a concentration of no less than 50%.
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They probably never imagined that constructing the essential parts of the work using the fats and proteins that make up the human body would end up becoming its weakness.
Though, come to think of it, who would expect someone to show up at an exhibition carrying drain cleaner?
I wiped the back of my hand, completely reddened, swollen, and slippery, against my clothes and looked at the loom and shredder, now completely motionless.
My forehead, cheeks, and hands, which had been exposed to the hot vapor, burned.
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Jeong Dohyeon, finally freed, staggered over to us.
“Wow……. afford Hanmu, you really are a cleaner.”
“Thanks for the compliment?”
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“Hyung, Hanmu. beacon By any chance……. have you seen the docent?”
“Wasn’t he outside?”
He also seemed unharmed, but for some reason, he had an uneasy expression.
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“……A work of art.”
Had he left?
But the docent was no longer there.
I remembered seeing him outside the boundaries of [Life and Death], near the place where we had emerged from the [Wall of Faces], while he explained the work.
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“A work of art, must be, treated with care, work, art, with care, with care, must be treated, work, art.”
We all turned our heads toward [Life and Death], now destroyed.
A thin, wrinkle-free hand stroked the collapsed spools and the shredder that spun uselessly, twitching as though it were malfunctioning.
“Hmm?”
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“……I have a bad feeling.”
Like the second hand of a clock, the docent’s neck began gradually rotating at grotesque angles.
“Ah.”
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The docent bent his spine backward and planted his hands on the floor.
The joints of the body that until then had remained perfectly contained within that suit began bending freely in impossible directions.
We didn’t have to look very hard to understand why he had ‘malfunctioned’ like that.
Creeeak.
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Tap tap tap tap tap!
“Uwaaah, run!”
“Without, artistic value, things, disposal, dispose.”
“It wasn’t intentional, but it looks like we destroyed one of the exhibition’s works.”
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“How the hell can he run that fast on all fours?!”
“Dispose! adapt Dispose! audit Dispose! apple Dispose!”
Completely inverted, the docent began frantically crawling toward us using only his fingers and toes.
“Exhibition Hall 2! apron It’s this way!”
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“Faster! accent It’s catching up!”
My head filled with the certainty that if that thing caught us, we would probably end up wishing it had simply turned us into part of an artwork.
Without needing to say anything else, the three of us sprinted toward the corridor leading to Exhibition Hall 2.
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