Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts

From the very beginning, isn’t life fun precisely because it’s full of variables?

It’s not common for everything in life to go exactly according to plan.

We check the subway schedule, set alarms, and walk out the door mentally organizing our tasks.

Every morning we take a step toward heading somewhere.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Variables always arrive with two faces.

The crowded streets, the sudden rain, an unexpected message from someone all those little detours change the scenery of the day.

But the place we end up arriving at always turns out to be different.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Because of that, even after hesitating in front of a street full of people, there are moments when we end up pressing the accept button with excited hearts in response to an unexpected proposal.

One is the face of chaos, and the other is the face of opportunity.

Maybe our lives shine more precisely because of that instant ingenuity that ruins plans, more than because of the plans themselves.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

We call that “coincidence,” and those who are a little more poetic call it “destiny.”

And so, even when the plan collapses, something new grows in its place. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

Sometimes it even becomes a better path.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

In the end, what matters is continuing forward despite staggering.

The more you try to control it, the more it slips through your fingers, and the more you let it flow, the more unexpected places end up welcoming you.

That’s life.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Perhaps they are the ones that make our lives more beautiful.

So today as well, let’s silently welcome the unexpected variables.

‘Fuck off, you sons of bitches. beacon All of that is complete bullshit.’

Variables are the charm of life?

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Yeah, I suppose phrases like that could sound pretty elegant to someone who, like me last night, was about to start his first day at work.

But the current me wants to kick those phrases and throw them straight into the trash.

Unexpected things enrich existence?

That’s complete crap that only some useless bastards could say.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

What I was supposed to see was clearly the normal hallway of a villa.

When I adjusted the collar of my clothes and opened the front door while suppressing that strange agitation inside me.

‘…What is this?’

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Under the familiar fluorescent lights, there should have been a few delivery boxes lying around, the usual everyday scenery.

But what appeared in front of me was the scenery of an office.

The first thing I saw was a hairy arm suddenly sticking out.

And moreover, one pretty far removed from the idea of a normal office.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

A creature with a bunch of purple tentacles instead of a head held a cup beneath a vending machine.

And on one side of the hallway someone dressed in a suit was running in a hurry, but his entire body except for the lower part was folded like paper.

Hanging from that arm were ten thin columns of flesh resembling fingers, and those columns struck the wall alternately as if playing a piano.

As if the image itself of a human being had been printed onto a thin sheet.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I remained motionless in front of the door.

“…….”

No stench, no rotting flesh, no blood.

The monsters disguised as ordinary employees went to work as if nothing was wrong.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Except for the fact that, aside from me, there didn’t seem to be a single human being.

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

It was an office that was far too normal.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

***

“…Am I dreaming?”

The groan that weakly escaped my mouth was instantly swallowed when the eyeballs of the employee passing beside me blinked at the same time.

How did I end up entering a company infested with monsters like these?

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Originally, my life plan was simple.

First, to tell this story, I have to go back a little.

Honestly, I don’t even know myself.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Even when I ended up becoming a noncommissioned officer, I thought it was just one of many coincidences.

Looking back now, up until the moment I entered university, I believed I was following that ordinary path pretty well.

Study reasonably well, get into university, graduate without problems, and get a decent job to earn money.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I heard words I didn’t want to hear.

And then everything broke apart. portal Literally, in an instant.

And I was incapable of saying anything.

I saw something I never should have seen.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

The problem was that being unemployed turned out to be much more combative than expected.

What matters is that I ended up leaving school, was discharged from the military, and returned to civilian life with the title of “job seeker.”

I have no intention of going around revealing the real reason.

Yeah, it was simply something like that.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Even while looking for work, if I fell behind on rent I got kicked out, and if the money to survive ran out, I had to go hungry.

One day, while walking after yet another interview I can’t even remember anymore. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

A bank account that showed the bottom in proportion to the passing of time.

Document rejection, interview rejection, endless revisions of cover letters…

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

The company website address written on the card that I picked up out of curiosity.

It was black, dull, with warped edges as if they were full of mold.

The biggest mistake of my life was not ignoring it at that moment.

A rectangular card lying on the ground caught my attention.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts

And as soon as I entered, the huge text that appeared before me said.

Recruitment Process Ongoing

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Starting salary of 68 million won / 100% Interview Acceptance

The moment I saw that phrase, I had already taken the bait.

More than five million a month.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Was it a scam? alpha A kidnapping?

At that moment I didn’t even have the room to distinguish it.

I emailed the cover letter I always kept prepared and called the contact number written on the card.

Rather, even if it was a scam, I only wished that some productive amount would appear deposited into my account.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

A place without an intercom or sign, with the smell of mold escaping from a half-open door.

After asking me if I could comfortably have an interview today, they told me the interview location was on the fourth floor of a run-down building.

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

At first glance, the atmosphere screamed that something was terribly wrong.

Once even the slightest sunk cost exists, it becomes difficult to turn back.

But humans are truly miserable.

‘I’ll just go in and take a look once.’

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Or perhaps, from that instant onward, it was no longer me making the decisions.

With that thought, I stepped inside.

Now that I think about it, maybe the me from that moment was truly insane.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

The fluorescent light flickered and in the air there mixed a sticky smell that I couldn’t tell whether it was oil or mold.

Sitting in the center of that room was someone dressed in a suit.

A small interview room.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

One head beside another head, and another one more. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

At first it was clearly a single person, but for some reason, every time it turned its head, more faces appeared.

No, something resembling a person.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Beneath a smiling face there was a sleeping one, and beside it a crying one.

“Mr. portal Jeong Haeil? ability You came for the interview, correct?”

Pale faces with completely different expressions and breathing.

One of those many faces spoke.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Someone definitely spoke, but I couldn’t explain exactly where I had heard the voice from.

One of the countless faces licked its lips while speaking.

“I’m Manager Myeon, head of Extraction Team 1.”

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Why didn’t I refuse to do it?

“Very well. legend We will contact you in a few days, so you will be able to begin working immediately. athlete We look forward to working with you, employee Jeong Haeil.”

I think I reviewed documents while listening to the grotesque voices of those grotesque faces, and it also seems that I signed some kind of consent form.

After that, my memories become blurry.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

When I opened my eyes again, I was in my small apartment.

At the final instant, when the monster showed its seven faces and smiled kindly, I lost consciousness.

And the moment I looked beside me, I discovered that I was holding not only the card I had picked up from the street, but also an employee ID badge I had never seen before.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Both the unpleasant ID badge that remained in my hand and the mold-smelling card.

I wanted to believe that everything had been nothing more than a grotesquely vivid and horrible nightmare, an illusion created by an extremely exhausted brain.

Employee Jeong Haeil

Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts | Extraction Team 1

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

And the instant I saw the words on the phone screen, I had to face reality.

[Hidden Number]

But then, a few days later, a message notification rang.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I couldn’t remember where the company was located.

You may come to work starting tomorrow. shadow We will pick you up in the morning.

Even after searching again for the website from the card, not a single trace remained.

Pick me up in the morning?

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

And pray that this casual incident wouldn’t end up ruining my life.

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

So in the end, I had no choice but to believe.

Believe in that unknown promise that they would come for me.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

***

An unfamiliar hallway, and an indifferent line of “employees” dressed in suits who were definitely not human.

And now, this is what stands before me.

First, I took a deep breath.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

‘Ah, so this is a dream.’

Wishing that when I opened it again the narrow corridor of my apartment
and the familiar villa stairs would appear, I carefully closed the door and opened it once more.

I gripped the doorknob.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

The scenery before me had not changed.

“Employee Jeong Haeil.”

But when I opened it again, the only thing I saw was the back of a coworker walking while countless eyeballs blinked across him.

At that moment, a chilling voice echoed beside me.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Pretending to remain calm as much as I could, I slowly turned my head. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

Pale, bloodless skin, like a plaster statue swollen with water.

First I checked my expression reflected in the glass wall and recomposed my blank face before daring to look fully.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

One face screaming, one gasping, one crying, one chuckling.

And among all of them, a kind-looking face spoke to me with the smile of an ordinary office boss.

Seven faces grotesquely attached over a trembling mass of flesh where there were only deep black holes without eyes or tongues.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

It was the monster from my memories.

The seven-faced monster that interviewed me in that grotesque building and made me sign.

“Is it your first day at work? arch Is something wrong?”

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

‘If I scream now, it’s over.’

The groan threatening to escape was swallowed together with the taste of blood.

At that instant, I forcibly suppressed the scream that was about to rise through my throat and bit my tongue.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

If I drew attention here or provoked the displeasure of those monsters, a good ending would never await me.

I felt it instinctively.

As naturally as possible.

I swallowed saliva with a metallic taste.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

As expressionlessly as possible.

“Yes. abandon Since it’s my first day… I’m a little nervous.”

The absurd appearance of the seven-faced monster made the little remaining sense of normalcy inside me creak even more.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

But the most human-looking face, placed at the front, continued smiling kindly.

“That happens to everyone. palette Everyone gets nervous on their first day.”

One of the seven faces let out a giggle, while another nodded with a tearful expression.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

“Ah, yes. arctic You were Manager Myeon…”

“Alright, employee Jeong. abandon Do you remember my name?”

He pulled something resembling an access card from his pocket, spun it between his fingers, and passed by me before motioning for me to follow.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I nodded and handed my phone to Manager Myeon before following him.

“Perfect. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. alien Today I’ll show you around the company briefly. action You can learn the details little by little starting tomorrow. artist Ah, could you give me your cellphone so I can install the security application?”

All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com.

My heart was still beating as if it were about to explode, though fortunately my legs only trembled enough that it didn’t show.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

The first thing that came out was the stench.

The smell of fish, mold, iron and burned rubber, perfume, raw egg…

We crossed a hallway filled with monsters, took an elevator, and descended for quite a while until the doors opened…

Odors that should never mix combined together and tore through my nostrils.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Manager Myeon returned my phone without concern and continued walking.

“The core of our Extraction Team 1 is the management of dimensional entities.”

The inner corridor twisted like damp flesh, and even the lights flickered like eyeballs that seemed to stare directly at me.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

“…Dimensional entities?”

“You’ll meet them soon enough.”

“We safely store dimensional entities as company assets, and we use only the necessary amount when needed. altitude That is our internal work.”

Manager Myeon’s voice echoed.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

He stopped in front of a thick hermetically sealed metal door.

Extraction Room — Sector D

When Manager Myeon held the access card against the excessively large panel, the mechanism unlocked and the heavy door slowly began to open.

Clearly engraved across the surface was.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Wet breathing, unfamiliar crying, and incomprehensible murmurs suddenly mixed together and churned my ears.

I unconsciously stepped back, but my body froze.

What seeped through the opening was not a human presence.

Even the air that entered my lungs felt like rotten water, and the moment I inhaled it my throat closed up.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

When the door fully opened, endless transparent isolation chambers stretched before me, and inside them were packed monsters whose forms were impossible to identify.

It was as if something on the other side had stretched out a hand and nailed my ankles to the floor.

I couldn’t move my legs.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Others were nothing but faces floating in the air.

There were also shadows that slid along following the fluorescent lights.

Some were only arms.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I couldn’t even breathe.

All those monsters raised their heads at the same time to stare at me, the strange newcomer.

It felt as though the countless eyes behind the isolation chambers blinked simultaneously while pronouncing my name.

I suppressed the shiver running through my entire body and bit my lips.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

“We sincerely welcome you to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts, employee Jeong.”

And then, beside me, Manager Myeon’s voice whispered softly.

The seven faces burst into laughter all at once.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

Something that was neither crying, nor screaming, nor laughter.

And as if the monsters inside the isolation chambers were imitating them, deafening screams exploded in waves simultaneously.

And within that whirlpool of chaos, only one thought appeared clearly.

As if every sound impossible for a human being to imitate had been mixed together and suddenly spilled out.

Translation of There Are No Humans in the Monster Company - Chapter 1: Welcome to the Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts by Indra Translations.

I think it’s completely and utterly gone to shit.

My life……