Chapter 17: D-XX The White and Chubby Furball (1)
The three names tangled together inside my head.
“I….”
The Broken Violinist, The Portrait of a Dismantled God, and The White and Chubby Furball.
I hesitated for a moment.
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Even so, I answered.
Because of that, it might actually be the most dangerous.
The name of the last one seemed especially harmless.
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Silence.
At that moment, all the team members looked at me simultaneously.
Manager Myeon smiled with his seven faces, and Director Mok gave a slight nod.
“I’ll choose The White and Chubby Furball.”
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That enormous fist moving in a straight line conveyed a strange sense of reassurance.
“Good choice.”
With a heavy resonance, Assistant Manager Son nodded with his fist, no, with his head, no, with his fist-head.
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I followed them while cautiously observing my surroundings.
With Director Mok’s words, the team members began moving one after another toward the entrance of the Extraction Room.
The entire team was mobilizing.
“Let’s examine them one by one.”
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Eventually, I spoke quietly.
The question lingered in my mind.
For Extraction Team 1 to move as a complete unit was clearly something unusual.
‘Why…?’
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The five superiors did not stop at the same time, but each reacted slightly in their own way.
Manager Myeon looked at me with the face on the back of his head and gave a slight nod as if to say he was listening. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
Supervisor Shik growled something quietly, “Grrrrr,” and Assistant Manager Son tilted his head.
“I have a question.”
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“It has to be. antenna It also serves an educational purpose.”
“…Is it normal for the entire team to move together like this?”
Director Mok silently turned his gaze toward me, and Manager Batori showed a peculiar smile.
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His voice was damp and quiet as always, yet it carried a strangely convincing weight.
Director Mok replied.
“The detailed information regarding dimensional entities is not completely determined by the Adjustment Department. galaxy It is only completed after Extraction Team 1 observes them directly.”
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“What we see, hear, and feel today. acoustic All of those sensations will later become the standards for Extraction Team 2, the Refinement Division, and the Fusion Division.”
He paused and slowly turned his body toward me.
A root extending between his knots swayed gently in the air.
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It wasn’t simply about extracting energy from a monster.
“Then…”
“You may think of it this way. antique Everything that happens from now on will serve as material for determining whether it can become a product of Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts.”
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Manager Myeon smiled softly with the face on the back of his head and added,
It was also about evaluating the monster’s “value.”
I reflected on his words.
“Mr. auction Jeong, extraction is not only about extracting something. acoustic We must also decide what to leave behind and what to bring back with us. auction Make sure to record it properly on the tablet.”
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Lifting part of a body.
Pulling something out from inside.
Perhaps it resembled the gesture Manager Batori made when she coveted memories.
What to leave behind and what to bring back.
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The Extraction Room was getting closer.
And leaving nothing inside the remaining shell.
And The White and Chubby Furball was surely waiting for us inside.
We resumed walking.
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‘I thought that from now on, all I’d have to do was follow the manuals.’
As I repeated that still-unfamiliar name over and over in my head, I moved forward one step at a time through the corridor.
Extraction Room.
A long hallway lined with overlapping metal doors.
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After passing through that one, a ramp appeared accompanied by mechanical sounds.
When one door opened, there was another.
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A strange smell penetrated my lungs, making me feel less and less like I belonged to this world.
The lingering traces left behind by dimensional entities floated through the air.
And after descending that ramp, another long corridor illuminated by red lights stretched out before us.
There was oxygen, but the air felt heavy.
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“We’ve arrived.”
At the end of the corridor, a red warning light rotated slowly.
Manager Myeon stopped.
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At first, I couldn’t see it.
Something inside it was moving slowly.
Beyond the thick containment glass and reinforced metal frame, a cold white mist spread faintly.
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An unfamiliar breathing sound could be heard.
I could only perceive a faint disturbance behind that blurry fog.
“Huff, huff… huff huff huff…”
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A strangely high-pitched and slightly damp panting.
At that instant, something round and red suddenly appeared on the other side of the glass.
Two bright red eyes.
Thump.
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“Huff huff… huff huff…!”
And beneath them, a long scarlet tongue hanging out.
Round like drops of water.
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White fur.
Not because I was truly frightened, but because it was so unexpected.
When I saw it for the first time, I took a step back reflexively.
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Its mouth was hidden beneath the fur, but judging by the protruding tongue, it was possible to roughly tell where it was.
Its entire body was covered in hair to the point that its face was invisible except for its eyes and tongue.
‘…A lion?’
Incredibly fluffy, soft, and long fur.
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It was about that size.
“Huff… huff huff…”
A slightly chubby lion.
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The White and Chubby Furball continued panting nonstop.
Though clearly, this was not a puppy.
It sounded like a feverish puppy sitting on a hot floor.
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“That’s right. portal You chose well, Mr. admire Haeil.”
Assistant Manager Son slowly nodded with his fist, no, his head.
“This is… the White and Chubby Furball?”
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He said with a quiet laugh.
“I chose… well?”
“Yes.”
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“…Ah.”
“The Broken Violinist is Rank C. sphere We’ll examine that one separately afterward.”
“The Portrait of a Dismantled God is Rank A. ability It’s too much for Mr. galaxy Haeil to face directly.”
Assistant Manager Son pointed beyond the glass with the fingers on his head.
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Were they giving me a chance to try dying once?
Then why the hell did they give me a choice?
“The White and Chubby Furball. antenna This one is Rank D, making it the easiest to handle.”
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Its two eyes were red and round.
“Huff… huff huff…”
I looked at the thing beyond the containment cell.
The entity was pressed against the glass as if it had its forehead resting on it while panting.
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Its fur was long, white, and denser than that of most animals.
‘…Huh?’
Its tongue remained extended, moving wetly.
And then—
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‘…kind of cute.’
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The longer I looked at it, the more something felt strangely—
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It was adorable.
But that was genuinely how it felt.
It was strange to think something like that in this situation.
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‘Is it okay for me to think that?’
On the other hand, that frightened me even more.
Its eyes were so round they looked like toys, its tongue hung limply, provoking a strange sense of pity, and its fur looked so fluffy that, honestly, it made you want to hug it.
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Because, in this unfamiliar company, the moment an unfamiliar existence seemed “adorable” to me, I was no longer able to tell whether it was a distraction or whether I myself was becoming influenced by this company.
Although she was looking through the glass, she smiled only with the corners of her lips.
Manager Batori silently stepped beside me.
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“Make sure to record those emotions carefully.”
“Yes.”
“Mr. apple Jeong Haeil.”
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“Begins from this moment onward.”
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“Because what we know about this dimensional entity…”
She took a sip of the blood in her tumbler and crushed an ice cube with a crunch.
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Our gazes met.
Or rather, those two round red eyes stared fixedly at me.
At that moment, “that thing” on the other side of the glass tilted its head slightly.
I nodded silently.
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Originally, today’s plan had been to go to work, review the manual, write reports, and, if an extraction became necessary, remain in the designated position and carry out the prescribed actions.
That was the plan.
Then it let its tongue hang out a little farther.
“Huff?”
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But now, were we going to create the manual?
Follow the manual.
Stay within the manual.
What we, what I, had to do now was gather initial information.
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There was no manual.
The first encounter.
The first observation.
No one knew this thing yet.
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And if we failed, there would be no way back.
There were no standards.
My mouth went completely dry.
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‘…It’s normal to be afraid. acoustic In fact, it’s the right thing.’
My fingertips trembled slightly.
That small tremor climbed through my arms to my shoulders and eventually became a suffocating pressure in the center of my chest.
A name that sounded completely harmless.
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The White and Chubby Furball.
In the same way that a person approaching with an innocent smile can be more dangerous than someone who is simply large and intimidating.
Appearing harmless actually means that you know nothing about it.
But things like that were always the most terrifying.
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“……”
“Are you afraid again?”
At that moment, Manager Batori, who was passing by me, stopped.
She slowly turned her head.
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“A little.”
She held a different tumbler from yesterday’s in her hand, and a red liquid swayed quietly inside it.
I looked up reflexively.
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She had been inside my head.
The trembling from a moment ago.
Even if I tried to appear calm, she already knew everything.
I answered honestly.
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The changes in my breathing that even I hadn’t noticed.
Those red eyes had seen all of it.
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She smiled faintly.
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She slowly placed a hand on my shoulder.
As always, that smile was strange and elegant.
“Precisely because you’re a human capable of feeling fear, you turned out to be even more delicious.”
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The touch was strangely cold, and for some reason, it helped me regain my composure.
“…Excuse me?”
“No, no. atom Fufu. agent That was a slip of the tongue.”
Her soft fingers tapped lightly on my shoulder.
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“Those who observe first always take on the risk, but they’re also the ones who gain the most.”
Then she said,
“……”
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“So don’t worry. audit I’ll stay by your side so that you can be the first pair of eyes.”
She stepped forward.
“Yes.”
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I took a deep breath.
The liquid in her tumbler swayed gently.
For some reason, the footsteps of the other team members advancing behind her felt reassuring.
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A cold wind emerged from inside the containment cell.
The door opened.
The trembling was still there, but it was okay.
They might be monsters, but at least I wasn’t completely alone.
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More than wind, it felt like a presence spilling outward, or the very moisture of an existence.
But I couldn’t.
I wanted to take a step back.
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Because all five of my superiors were already moving forward silently.
Manager Myeon’s voice was gentle, but firm.
“Let’s go in one at a time.”
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Assistant Manager Son followed her with the same expressionless face.
The first to enter was Manager Myeon.
Then Director Mok slowly stepped forward while gathering up his roots.
After that, Manager Batori walked in with light steps and a soft smile.
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Next, Supervisor Shik entered, dragging his chains with heavy footsteps.
I was the last.
Just before crossing the threshold of that place called a containment cell, a thick emotion that had accumulated deep within my chest began to spread.
I bit my lip silently.
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Terror.
‘We’re going to write the manual ourselves.’
Uncertainty.
Fear.
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Observe for the first time the nature, reactions, and danger level of a dimensional entity.
Record it first.
Experience it first.
Decide it first.
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One step.
That was our job now.
And another.
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The moment my feet touched the metal floor of the containment cell, the density of the air changed immediately.
I slowly entered.
“Huff… huff huff…”
The heavy metallic sound of the door closing behind me felt as though it were separating me from the world.
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Or, more precisely, a biological entity made of fur.
The White and Chubby Furball.
It was still there.
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A pink tongue hanging limply.
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Two round red eyes visible through a dense layer of long white fur.
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“…Huff.”
And it was looking at me.
More precisely, it was only looking at me.
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It wasn’t trying to read me.
A small, quiet sound.
A shallow pant, as though it were short of breath.
That gaze was so sincere that it was even more unsettling. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.
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It was simply watching.
It wasn’t trying to threaten me.
‘It recognizes me.’
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At that moment, Supervisor Shik’s footsteps echoed more heavily behind me.
“…Huh?!”
Suddenly, it started barking.
“Woof——!!”
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Like cotton candy charged with static electricity exploding outward in every direction.
At the same time, the White and Chubby Furball’s fur puffed up all at once.
Or rather, it produced a sound similar to a bark, a deep and unpleasant noise like something breaking apart.
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Just like a hedgehog puffing itself up to intimidate an enemy, its body seemed to double in size instantly.
Supervisor Shik growled in a low, heavy voice.
“Grrrroook, grrrrrrrr……”
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Assistant Manager Son shook his head slightly and took a step back with the same expressionless face he had when he dumped food onto himself.
The atmosphere, which had remained calm, suddenly froze.
His breath made the air vibrate.
“Huu…”
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The furball barked.
Without realizing it, I also stepped back half a step.
Its round red eyes narrowed.
“Woof! afford Woof! arch Woof Woof——!”
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“Where did they find it?”
The weight of its body resonated like a vibration.
Its tongue swayed as it hung out.
Meanwhile, two of my superiors, who remained standing in front without the slightest reaction, opened their mouths.
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He did not retreat even a centimeter.
Manager Myeon’s voice rang out calmly.
On the contrary, his multiple faces observed the creature with narrowed eyes.
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“Ah.”
Manager Myeon let out a brief exclamation.
“You already know where. arcade On Fantastic Island.”
Director Mok answered,
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At those words, I turned my head toward Manager Myeon with a stunned expression.
“It seems to like Employee Jeong.”
Then he immediately changed the subject.
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The furball continued barking.
“The first time it saw us, it only reacted to Employee Jeong. antique And furthermore…”
“The fact that it displayed this level of caution as soon as it saw us means that it’s probably a matter of affinity.”
He left the sentence hanging for a moment and looked once more at the furball, whose red eyes were shining intensely.
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‘Why me…?’
“Huff… huff…”
I swallowed hard.
And yet, its eyes remained fixed on me.
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Without even knowing whether that was a good thing or a bad thing, I took a deep breath to calm myself.
Now, it really had begun.
The anxiety and emotions that were beginning to rise inside me pressed down on me once again.
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