Chapter 6: Gym Uniform
bq3‘This is it.’NiJvWS
xUkThe teachers’ lounge wasn’t far from the main entrance hall, so I arrived quickly.Esne
gNRfyqTaking care not to alert the guard, I hid near the door. Just as I was about to enter, I noticed a box placed by the entrance.mcROw
9GpIts bright design and bold font drew my attention.9deNd0u
KvA[Lost and Found]20XD
QNBb0fIf you lost something, come here to pick it up.lkGn
wFgZZvIt was a box meant for that purpose—or so the sign said. The “lost and found” box was completely open.N6F
46TcbDI peeked inside. It was full of trash—broken pencils, old erasers, even wrappers.t2Xm6
iRdJmEmpty snack bags, cigarette butts.NzkHC
3hC1NAlthough labeled “lost and found,” it seemed students used it as a makeshift trash can.sUp
obUPhMakes sense. Who would leave valuables like wallets or iPads out in the open? Whoever found them first would just keep them—and no one would bring something like that here.bDfR2v
zULF2‘Nothing useful.’Hkt
KXSNzbI rummaged through the trash-filled box. There was nothing worthy of calling an object.k2cuYD
Pb2Just as I was about to look away, something glinted between a bulgogi snack bag and a malt drink pouch.RPn3noM
dcemQ[…There is something inside.]T6Ze
Q0UUVRI tore open the drink bag and checked inside.EKnba
7fLRrkIt was a small baby-bottle-style container.AwAk8Rx
bLw[You have obtained Ink.]1i6M
hGh7v‘Oh.’XJu
QAsAn unexpected find.y2S0J0
TZuObtaining ink meant I could now save progress.7L2uIO
k3uoJyG[Ink]mtHWqm
lm1CGe【Red ink. Used for writing in the diary.】nt5z
hfAI pulled out the diary immediately.Cyj
r5a9KquI’d better take advantage of this and save now.MqGP
H2Sg2‘Otherwise I’ll have to start from the beginning.’ZxbydJN
QeJlZ2CIf I died because I tried to conserve ink and had to redo the whole romantic closet scene with the guard from scratch…WVX
520JeI’d rather die than go through that again. The guard’s mocking smile flashed through my mind.MrGS
qS90E5MI never wanted to see it again.YA4
vE8L[Would you like to record your journey so far?]rh1LK
G5KOEJoI used the diary without hesitation. The ink spilled out at once.IfCYnL
vpI‘Ugh.’Gj4rv
TnZj6fThey could’ve at least warned me it would happen like this. The ink trickled down my palm.BEehN
wWxBecause it was red, it reminded me of blood.WUD3eJ
u1k9‘Did it have to be red—red of all colors?’zXk
Zv4iIt gave me bad vibes. I wanted to wash it off immediately, but there was no bathroom nearby.UQCbY
sanAs a temporary solution, I rubbed the ink onto the wall. The white wall turned red.Fyr
3dbXkNow it looked like real blood.uaG
qzEzavX[Your journey has been recorded.]9U1u
6s4ziThe diary was now fully stained with ink.xJLdv
ywoEI carefully opened the first page. The previous content had vanished, completely stained red.MSEf
JzWU8ZI turned to the next page. A number in red ink appeared.BNxW7Qf
W9L[6:37]Linwl9
JUxHad about six minutes passed since the start?oOokCT
XsKAHIf I opened my eyes in the classroom at midnight, the current time should be around 12:06 AM.wZUJM
0O9qkf4‘Only six minutes have passed?’t52zWY
x1gGiven how my body felt, it seemed like I’d been running from the guard for five hours.JmLA
z3e9Now that I thought about it, paused time didn’t count.OuF
8CrsGThat was why time felt so slow, yet the constant tension made it feel eternal.gEf9r6
s272ZGI dreaded the idea of being trapped forever in this same stretch of time at school.zjiOUYe
vDlGP‘Get the key and get out already…’OIVX3
AUVaI pushed aside those dark thoughts and pushed open the teachers’ lounge door.xucdXXb
ZlJxiBut it didn’t open.GPXEma
fLnPKH— Clack clack.aozNx
7TbpNo matter how hard I pushed, it wouldn’t budge.KHiHpt
2661OX2‘…What?’lbZ2
vVASbI checked the handle urgently. There was a small note on the knob:60Dg
YJQh6X[Pull]VucZy
mUkoR0i“Oh.”p9hlduL
fUKX— Creak.uXVCw5j
tCNOwDI entered the teachers’ lounge, a bit embarrassed.A6v38
ty1‘This is something you’d only know if you came here often…’7fraN2z
fMjClSbMy school life was far from that of model students, who came and went from the teachers’ lounge regularly.aQjhjL
U1lI spent classes sleeping soundly, so I barely knew the school layout.
Maybe that’s why the teachers’ lounge felt so foreign to me.7xDZGz
HabulIt was much larger than I’d expected.
A row of desks with computers stretched out neatly.qq4xW
NnBN69If you only looked at this room, it seemed more like an office than a school.ynoU
D3HRlThe atmosphere felt distinctly professional.
So different from the classrooms that it felt suffocating.kyHm
go4xORI realized how the same building could feel completely different depending on the environment.fBXQGoQ
W9fRAs I scanned the room, I noticed a computer. Even past midnight, the monitor was still on.NoVy4A
qQ5‘Did they forget to turn it off when they left?’PsX2QNP
DKCCurious, I approached. And then I couldn’t believe what I heard.qiXI9cp
ffSP4Tac tac.fIr
iCxfWClick.WbI0DJ0
FcUBcIuThe sound of typing and mouse clicks alternated. It came directly from the computer.UuVPt
BIh7But no one was sitting at the desk. The computer was typing by itself.Fh2j
Ff7liMTac tac tac tac. Tac tac.x2vT
BPtllAA word processor was open, and it typed away.pwB
I1wKtI spun around immediately.zVzHIY4
urOTrying to act natural, I stepped away from the possessed computer.fSTpik
0DnWhistling nonchalantly, I walked away.33P8Yrd
NPXNow I had another reason to find that key and get out as fast as I could.PItL72
PvtG[It’s a desk with a computer. It’s cluttered with textbooks and handouts.]JBG0htc
KQM[It’s a bookshelf as tall as a person. It’s filled with textbooks neatly organized by subject.]Nak1
9aP[It’s a printer. It seems broken.]y8ezZ9
5vtdofI registered everything I could see.bnxQ
T3K1I interacted with everything I could.HzxffB
rcQIx6Meanwhile, the computer continued typing enthusiastically.8cfJZe
EBYnPk‘Damn that noise.’ClWVrQ
f4PstTac tac tac. Tac.s6zL
zP77Tac tac tac tac. Tac.u1kP
3L0aDid they use a mechanical keyboard in an office? The noise was drilling into my ears.h20SJ
lVmI was about to smash that keyboard to pieces… but I didn’t know what kind of chaos that might trigger.nb8c
yYZb5I forced myself to hold back. I had to find the key to get away from that damned racket.UJ0r
lXaI emptied drawers until they were upside down.8l0P4IQ
JmwDI had already scanned nearly half the teachers’ lounge, but found neither a key nor anything useful.0t4w4
62GMmKhThis time had to be different, I thought, and I turned to check the P.E. teacher’s desk.adE
tOUOc‘Ugh.’CeO
5CLXWhat is this, a desk or a pigsty?qJ6
0vruztI frowned. Not only were there papers strewn everywhere, but garbage piled on top.DIE
GAnPrBEven half-eaten food lay around.TENj4
JP4BDIt looked like the desk of someone who’d never cleaned a day in their life.FdNcFcG
xxS‘Should I just leave it…?’dIolmi
SDGfI had no desire to sift through it. I was already backing away when something glinted under the desk.g3I
5yghCKLooking closely, I saw a box hidden in the mess.n5g
ZNLn8IO‘An item?’cP375oW
HXdhNIt was so deeply buried I almost missed it.OaUYBTi
07svsyZI reached under the desk and pulled out the box. I had to fight through piles of paper and trash to retrieve it. It was agony.qij
qs7erMtWhat could be inside that warrant hiding it like this?ICdl
EJc‘It must be the key, right?’4qX
qJAcqxMy expectations skyrocketed. I swallowed hard and opened the box carefully.SQIdinB
qJa97[You have obtained a gym uniform.]cuuTw
jX3YHuh?NDS
3XMKA gym uniform? My brain stopped for a moment.RWmEOuy
zkMThNI thought maybe I had missed something, so I checked the box again. But it was empty.r9a
N70g78Instead of a key, there was just a random gym uniform.dHy4
kQEGZ1Judging by the material and cut, it was a completely ordinary P.E. uniform.m0S
Br3b1wI had no idea what it was for. Was it meant to make running more comfortable than the regular uniform?UUBAq1H
SYdjObuIt felt too suspicious to be a random detail inserted for me.JfxDlj
L49rHad it even been washed? I sniffed it cautiously.QQCVb
FH6It carried a faint odor of sweat. Clearly someone had worn it.7nnlnn
HimSince it came from the teacher’s desk, I assumed it was his. And the thought of wearing it, knowing it had touched his skin, made me nauseous.nUpGB
Ym1fxUBBut then again, it was far too small for him to wear.S4h
Q4enwZFSo who did it belong to? I sniffed it again, trying to figure it out.Wwz
eWrGloJIt definitely wasn’t new. And that sweaty smell wasn’t unpleasant… in fact, it was kind of fragrant.oF0B
lByw0iuIt was a hard scent to describe.fB7N
XT3‘What if I open the item window?’Ewt04
XauH3SWhile sniffing the uniform, I opened its description.UamJ
3a62eY[Gym Uniform]yJLsEud
GTkT【A standard gym uniform. Girls’ size only. Still retains a bit of its scent.】zaGl0xj
7UMcH…Wait a second.lcEyb
lQ9aI instantly pulled the uniform away from my face.s9G70T
dUkOI stared at the description in disbelief.A2hO
nrlD2l‘For girl?’DnneL
V2CzNow that I looked closely, the size was clearly feminine.sIc
fFW06VAnd it also had a name tag sewn onto the chest.v24
PyWsCp[Jin Dayeon]LxAvJF
Gda14p2…You again.oUc
Uxbdlb7A name so familiar it almost felt close. The same girl who had lent me her recorder in class.xWxSx
pCMTurns out the uniform I’d just been sniffing belonged to a classmate.7BlLq
FQXKHUi‘I look like a total pervert.’UnF6d
qQJUrI just wanted to check if it was clean or not. If I had known it was hers, I would’ve never sniffed it.eWcv
DpRIVfe…Seriously.qM49CFi
HW5AUSo it wasn’t my fault.rkqd
HYaIf you really think about it, Jin Dayeon was the one at fault for not taking better care of her uniform.KNxMv
i6L‘But… why was her uniform in the teacher’s desk?’DyqWq
RNEJI started thinking. And suddenly felt a chill inside.LyK
OyhTuXq‘Shit…!’G64LrO5
sqhNo wonder it had been hidden so well. It hit me like a hammer to the head.pbT
YGcJLhQI immediately stashed the uniform in my inventory.WieN
8JPTKkIt was to return it to Jin Dayeon.Zbez
NFFP8There was no malicious intent behind it.yCJ
CJJ…Really.yYDhQX
1kSAnyway, that wrapped up the desk search. I didn’t find the key, but I did discover something I hadn’t known.R9mw
QArgI never would’ve imagined the teacher was that kind of guy. Though honestly, just from looking at his face, he already seemed the type.gPgN7a
MeplAXRI swore that if I managed to escape the school, I’d gather evidence and report him immediately.lK5XY
IVN8MdnBut still—where the hell was the key?xeRh
NeO8uI’d checked every teacher’s desk and found nothing. It must be somewhere else.sjAl
iKxOh well. With a sigh of resignation, I headed back toward the teachers’ lounge entrance.NrRIC0Y
cFWEGAnd then, I spotted a small locker mounted next to the door.E4ki
xbeMB2Large letters were printed across its surface.0uOoEj
kqSj[Emergency Spare Key Locker]Bll
2bL“Ah.”OLzkz53
vIGalaThere it was. The key.WZHq
lBjWhen I came in, the angle had hidden it completely, so I’d missed it.RtkJ
PtwVMAnd there I was, clueless, wasting all that effort searching.Jhu
fJOnfUcI gave myself a knock on the head. I’d almost walked away empty-handed.Ex21M
MjkBut hey, at least I found it. Relieved, I tried to open the key locker.b9WA
QEPlOBut it didn’t open.sAdQDrv
0dsmOf course, it had a lock. One of those keypad-style ones where you have to enter a password.CY3
gLLdXDamn it.HT12
qbiy8cHonestly, I suspected as much. In a horror RPG Maker game full of ridiculous stuff like this, they weren’t about to hand you a key so easily.ij3Ecb
R82WUNow what kind of “creative and original” puzzle would they throw at me this time?DjLDTo
kTFpWqMI was so excited I could die.GjFd
CtL12ZWhile looking around for something that might offer a clue, I found a small note just under the locker.XKzE
Uvtz1b[The password is on the computer!]v7KL
9P4On the computer?uWGT5VG
2LJI turned my gaze.dfN
zzdLnTac tac tac tac.oY1tV
RCCTac tac.Ou7aw
kN8yYTac tac tac tac.eiw
ryCThat same computer that had been typing on its own was still going strong.DAy
AriG3It had to be that one.74Eu
lygZI really didn’t want to get close.AZRwhTo
wFxBut if I wanted the password, I had no choice.RW2
fVMReluctantly, I walked toward it.CLlu8
rudTac tac tac tac.V8FH
RUmTac tac.rLB
IxCmTac tac tac tac.hClAeP
OZ8eVMThe closer I got, the louder the typing seemed. At this rate, I was going to lose my mind.bObNXOA
nElThe note said the password was on the computer. I didn’t know exactly where, but I had a hunch it was tied to what was being typed.2Jwpisu
TBbfShould I check the monitor?Q5Mj7na
s3hNHI’d been wondering what the hell it had been typing so fervently ever since I got in here.fnQzc5g
PLBKIf it turned out to be the password for the locker, that would be perfect.zRs
ceZ‘I’ll just take a quick peek and get out.’wqz6aaz
YdiKQI snuck up behind it and looked at the screen.8mURh
YIHJlWsThe word processor was filled with a single repeated sentence. I carefully read the first line.JQrhBGc
ReSGHG[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]xlntkdU
BgQgThat was my name. I read the next line.UombYu
wUDc[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]8kFi
2M3dAnd the next.NC07NJ7
O9Bmfx0[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]UqKnsp
zIhP01And another.r9Fv
bEWdN[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]264p
iLobMkIt was the same thing over and over.sDYz0
1o5Q[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]7hRxk1P
GYa[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]yfZzl
dQyDIAC[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]M9TAhI
dlMq[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]htEu
aAgOOo[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]0pDYYqj
jHI[If all he does is hide and run, Lee Hyun will die.]NM3rue
jBkN4ICrackiPiwUF
vBSQIi[You have died.]f5JOlY
HfF[Restarting from the last save point.]XnfEO
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