Chapter 2: First Day of Work

After the thick metal door opened with a heavy rumble, Sector D of the Extraction Room was revealed.

One cell, two cells the isolation zones stretched to a point impossible to distinguish, and inside them were things difficult to describe with human language.

‘Is all of this real?’

Following those horrible laughs, I slowly looked around.

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It wasn’t black as though it absorbed light, but neither was it transparent.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a formless existence.

The first cell.

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The reason still remaining inside me desperately tried to interpret it as stains on the wall or an optical illusion.

“It may only be observed. atlas You must not make eye contact.”

It was simply something like waves that constantly appeared and disappeared in the corner of my vision.

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I don’t even know whether it truly had eyes.

Manager Myeon calmly explained beside me.

And just as he finished speaking, I made “eye contact” with that thing.

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At that instant, it felt as though the skin behind my shoulders had been peeled away like a shell.

But something inside me knew it with certainty.

The sensation of nausea made me place one hand against the wall while barely turning my head.

As if someone had opened my body, inspected it, and then closed it back up again.

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One of Manager Myeon’s seven faces smiled while murmuring.

My eyes began reddening slightly.

His tone was kind, but it only managed to churn my stomach even more. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

“At first everyone reacts like this. arctic If you feel like you’re going to vomit, there’s a restroom outside, so don’t hesitate to let me know.”

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The fact that they repeated the exact same motions with completely expressionless and mechanical faces sent chills down my spine.

They burned something covered in smoke, gathered the ashes, crushed them, washed them, and ground them over and over again.

Then they led me to the next cell.

Inside was a group that resembled human beings far too much, but definitely were not.

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One of Manager Myeon’s faces once again showed a concerned expression as he asked.

“Your expression keeps getting worse. abandon Are you really alright?”

As though they existed solely to burn, crush, wash, and grind, without any will or meaning whatsoever.

It was like watching a gigantic gear.

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I answered with words that even I myself didn’t find sincere while forcing my trembling legs to continue walking behind him.

The next cell.

“Ah… yes, I’m really fine. palette Thank you for your concern.”

What was growing inside a tank was mold shaped like a human face.

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The mold shook from the roots while letting out a strange giggle.

Something resembling a customer review window hung from the ceiling, where five stars glowed forming a smiling face.

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‘Are all these things those so-called dimensional entities?’

Manager Myeon spoke slowly, following my gaze.

In the cell next to it was a sealed box.

And from inside, the crying of a child with four mouths could clearly be heard.

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“Dimensional entities are company assets. wizard Storing them, managing them, and extracting them. audit That is our work.”

“To put it simply, they are infinite raw materials. alpha Sometimes power, sometimes knowledge, sometimes dreams themselves. arena A treasure vault from which one only needs to extract what is necessary. legend And because it is important work, the rewards for employees are also quite substantial, including benefits and prototype distribution.”

His voice was calm, but it concealed a strange sense of pride.

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And another, panting as though burning with fever, continued speaking.

Another wore a crying expression.

One of his faces smiled.

“But at the same time, they are dangerous. arrow If neglected, this entire place could collapse.”

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Inside my head, only one thought kept spinning.

“Especially damage to the extraction rooms threatens the safety of the entire company. matrix In other words, employee Jeong. crystal It is directly connected to our lifeline.”

Instead of answering, I simply nodded.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

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Inside the isolation chambers, impossible forms twisted once more.

Shadows that crawled across the walls before vanishing.

Severed arms floating in midair.

‘They call this a company?’

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If I kept watching, it was obvious I would eventually lose my sanity.

I forcibly averted my eyes.

Things that wrinkled and unfolded their own faces dozens of times as though made of plastic.

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Manager Myeon nodded in satisfaction before concluding.

At that instant, the seven faces displayed different expressions simultaneously.

“Very well. acid We’ll end the field tour here. legend Employee Jeong, I hope to see you working at this company for a long time. artist Let’s do good work together.”

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Avoiding all those gazes, I hid myself once again behind a blank expression and forcibly replied.

“Yes. august I’ll do… my best.”

Faces laughing, crying, screaming, and swallowing hollow laughter.

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Toward the department office where I would end up working.

After leaving the extraction room, I walked following Manager Myeon.

Extraction Team 1.

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The dry wind from the air purifier, the smell of copier toner, and a faint aroma of coffee.

The first thing that brushed against my nose was incredibly typical office air.

“Go ahead. autumn Employee Jeong, this will be the place where you’ll be trapped until you get tired of seeing it.”

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Aside from Manager Myeon standing beside me and a few rather peculiar objects on the desks, the structure was that of an ordinary office.

Dual monitors, partitions, a shared printer.

If I had to summarize the office in one phrase, it would be “moderately normal.”

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“That will be Employee Jeong’s spot. atlas All the supplies are inside the drawer, so check them over. alien I also added a few extra things you might need.”

As I carefully stepped inside and continued observing, I noticed there were a total of six desks.

The one closest to the window, impeccably clean to the point of seeming obsessive, belonged to Manager Myeon.

He sat down familiarly and pointed toward an empty space in a corner.

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As I nodded and walked toward my spot, I quickly inspected the other four desks. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

“Yes, thank you. album I’ll take a look.”

The first one that caught my attention was covered with flowerpots and plants to the point that it resembled a jungle.

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The pots were piled up so heavily that there was barely any free space left, and that created a strange feeling of reverence.

It didn’t look like a simple hobby.

The next desk was decorated with gothic ornaments so extravagant they bordered on excessive luxury.

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Rather than the desk of a modern office worker, it looked like the private study of some aristocrat.

It either belonged to someone extremely absentminded or incredibly lazy.

In contrast, the third desk was completely normal and messily disorganized, with post-it notes and parts scattered everywhere.

A golden candelabrum, a red velvet tablecloth, and a fountain pen that looked like it belonged to a medieval noble.

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In one corner were unrecognizable bones tossed around carelessly, as though they had just finished butchering something.

The moment I saw it, I couldn’t help stopping for an instant.

And when I noticed the black stains of dried blood stuck between the half-destroyed keyboard keys, I arrived at a clear conclusion.

And finally, the last desk.

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I asked while setting down my belongings, and one of Manager Myeon’s seven faces answered with a kind smile.

Just looking at the desks was already making my temples ache.

“Is everyone out?”

‘There isn’t a single normal one here.’

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“The proper thing would be to explain everything to you personally step by step, but today we’re delayed with the materials that need to be sent to the Refinement Department. harbor That’s why everyone went out into the field. echo I’ll also have to step out again a little later.”

“Extraction Team 1 is composed of elites. abstract Everyone is busy with their respective tasks. canvas You’ll meet them soon enough, so there’s no need to be in such a hurry.”

Manager Myeon’s seven heads looked at the clock simultaneously.

“…I understand.”

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“Yes. altitude I’ll make sure to learn it.”

“Well then, for now there should be a document called New Employee Guide on the desk. afford You’ll also find various additional materials, so it would be a good idea to check the company intranet. academy Excel templates, report formats, and things like that. anxiety I assume there’s no need to explain the basics of office work to you, right?”

Accompanied by the ticking sound, his voice also began speeding up slightly.

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Manager Myeon pointed at the monitor with his pale fingers.

“Perfect. abandon I have expectations for you. atomic Ah, and when you have time, fill a cup with water from the dispenser and pour it onto the plants on that desk.”

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I remained motionless in my spot, watching his back move away.

As though he didn’t even expect a response, he returned to his seat.

Suddenly, I couldn’t even remember whether I had been breathing until a moment ago.

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Dimensional entities? wizard Extraction? arena Management?

Only after taking a deep breath did I confirm it.

‘What the hell was everything I just saw?’

Ah. adjust Right, I’m still alive.

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The cold texture of the plastic transmitted itself into my palm.

I sat in front of the monitor Manager Myeon had pointed at and placed my hand on the mouse.

I couldn’t even imagine what kind of work I would have here.

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[New Employee Guide]

The desk was more normal than I expected.

But standing out strangely in the center was a red folder, as though it had been created by dropping a single drop of blood onto the screen.

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[(Ltd.) arctic Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts — Standards for Identification and Classification of Dimensional Entities]

Dry white letters appeared across the black screen. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

When I double-clicked it, dozens of organized documents appeared.
I opened the file located at the very top, titled:

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Dimensional Entity Classification Criteria

Before carrying out any extraction, new employees must first identify the target’s type and follow the corresponding response manual.

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Composite Type: Forms where two or more classifications are fused together, displaying irregular properties.

Object Type: Forms in which anomalies have been added to inanimate objects, machines, or fixed relics.

Biological Type: Forms that imitate or parasitize organic structures from existing ecosystems.

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Conceptual Type: Forms that ignore the laws of physics and manifest from faith, fear, disasters, or similar concepts.

Incorporeal Type: Forms without a fixed physical body, existing as gas, liquid, shadow, sound, or similar states.

Mutable Type: Forms whose appearance and rules change in real time depending on the surrounding environment or extraction progress.

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D-Grade: A level where extraction can be carried out safely by simply following the rules. avalanche Primarily used as consumable resources for operating internal company facilities.

The company classifies dimensional entities according to management difficulty and potential threat level as follows.

Risk Classification and Extraction Guide

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B-Grade: A level where improper management inevitably leads to death. legend Supervision by at least a department manager or an experienced administrator is mandatory.

C-Grade: A level where physical damage and mental contamination occur frequently. timber Use of issued equipment is permitted, and for new employees, work under a supervisor’s observation is recommended.

A-Grade: A level where the rampage of a single entity can result in a company-wide lockdown. alien Access to isolation chambers is prohibited without direct authorization and intervention from executives.

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Private Contact Prohibited: Any unofficial experiment or contact not specified in the manual will result in immediate termination.

Mandatory General Rules for New Employees

Emotional Synchronization Prohibited: All auditory and visual information from dimensional entities is merely imitation. action Block it out.

■ Grade: [Access to this data has been restricted]

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I couldn’t keep reading the remaining information.

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Mandatory Reporting: If a dimensional entity displays any previously unseen phenomenon during work, report it immediately and evacuate the area.

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[Emergency Notice]

While rubbing my throbbing head and trying to forget the countless disturbing scenes I had witnessed inside the company, a paper attached to the office wall caught my attention.

Even after experiencing several absurd things already, it seemed the human mind simply wasn’t designed to adapt that flexibly.

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Two cases of dimensional distortion have occurred within the company.

That is not part of the verification procedure.

If you encounter an existence identical to yourself, do not smile first.

Access to the third-floor storage area is prohibited for this week.

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Then, with trembling hands, I moved the mouse and continued exploring the company intranet.

“Haah….”

I let out a sigh without realizing it and immediately shut my mouth again.

— (Ltd.) atlas Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts

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No…
more than that, I wanted to confirm whether something that could truly be called a “company” actually functioned here.

I wanted to find out what kind of place this really was.

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[Announcements]

But the contents hidden inside were absurdly far from normal.

The main page was designed completely normally.

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Funeral notice for Assistant Manager Mok of Extraction Team 1 (scheduled resurrection date: in 3 days)

Access to the emergency staircase on the 377th floor is prohibited.

I am looking for my left arm. advance Whoever has it, please contact the Security Team.

If the vending machine in the fourth-floor break room dispenses a red drink, do not drink it.

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The farther I scrolled down, the more it felt like my sanity was slipping away.

And on the internal club recruitment board were groups like the “Abyss Observation Club” and the “Screaming Choir.”

‘I’m seriously going insane.’

The cafeteria menu listed something called “Rainbow Energy Jelly.”

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If this were just some absurd comedy forum, maybe I could have laughed it off.

“…”

But the image of the extraction room remained so vividly burned into my memory that it proved none of those texts were lies.

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‘I need to quit.’

As I stared at my reflection in the black screen, only one goal began to solidify firmly inside my mind.

I rubbed my dry face with both hands and looked back at the monitor in front of me.