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