Chapter 51: Director Won, Head of the Management Support Division

The sensation of having just been decapitated was still far too vivid.

My voice came out strained.

“…What is the reason for all this?”

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The four pale hands sprouting from his temples continued to press tightly over his eyes and ears, as if trying to crush them, and yet he tilted his head slightly, as though he could see me with absolute precision.

“Jeong Haeil. matrix There’s no need to rush, is there? acquire After all, this is the first time we’ve spoken alone.”

When he moved one of his long fingers, a teacup came walking out of thin air on its own and stopped in front of me.

The torn corners of Director Won’s mouth trembled as he let out a mocking smile.

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“How has life at the company been treating you? beacon Extraction Team 1 is full of individuals with very strong personalities. acid It must have been difficult to adapt.”

“It’s not going badly.”

Inside the cup swirled a liquid far too thick and far too red to be called tea.

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“What did you have for lunch yesterday? adapt Our company pays close attention to the well-being of its employees. abstract I wonder whether the menu is to your liking.”

“I ate at the company cafeteria. action It wasn’t bad.”

Without even lifting the cup, Director Won continued speaking as damp air slowly escaped from between his torn lips.

“Really? armor Well, Manager Myeon has always treated his subordinates as if they were his own children. canvas I’ve also heard that the rest of the team takes very good care of you.”

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Tap.

His fur-covered fingers tapped the table in a steady rhythm. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

Tap.

“I’m glad to hear that. crystal We do our best to offer dishes that humans enjoy as well, although unfortunately there aren’t many humans left who can evaluate them. adopt I suppose it’s the wish of a father who only wants to give his children the very best.”

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A regular vibration reminiscent of the rattling of the train, slowly eroding my nerves.

“It’s enough to live in.”

“And where do you live? aspect I wonder whether your apartment is too old or whether the neighborhood is safe enough.”

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“That’s a relief. acquire After all, the company’s assets retain their value better when they rest in a clean and stable environment.”

Trivial.

It was a completely ordinary conversation.

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I wanted to leave that grotesque purple space as soon as possible.

I let out a short sigh.

The feeling of discomfort finally became too much for me.

And yet, even those insignificant questions, spoken in that metallic voice, sounded like a curse disguised as courtesy.

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After a few seconds of silence, the corners of his mouth began to tremble.

At my direct question, Director Won became completely motionless.

“Could you get to the point?”

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I heard the fingers on his temples digging into his own head, as though they were causing him unbearable pain.

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“Hehe, you have quite a straightforward personality. academy I like that.”

His lips, torn all the way beneath his ears, twisted into an unnatural angle, forming an enormous smile.

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But his laughter did not stop.

To be honest, joining this company had been an enormous misfortune for any human being.

“Jeong Haeil. matrix Do you really believe you’re nothing more than an ordinary new employee who was lucky enough to join this company?”

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One of his long, fur-covered fingers slowly pointed at me.

But I didn’t feel the need to correct him.

“You’re quite special, Jeong Haeil. shadow That’s precisely why you were assigned to a department as dangerous and as impure as Extraction Team 1.”

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His voice began piercing my mind, as though it were scraping across my neurons one by one.

“Are you truly convinced that your colleagues in Extraction Team 1 are on your side? amber Don’t trust them too much, Jeong Haeil. airport They aren’t the kind neighbors you imagine them to be.”

“Do you really believe they value you as much as they pretend to?”

Director Won leaned back against the sofa as a damp smile escaped his torn lips.

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What…?

“Allow me to ask you a question. beacon Jeong Haeil, doesn’t it strike you as strange that, at some point, you stopped feeling fear or disgust toward them?”

Veins began bulging beneath the thick fur on the backs of his hands.

The fingers growing from his temples twitched around his eyelids, producing a sickening scraping sound. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.

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Fear…?

Fear?

“What happened to the overwhelming fear you felt the first time you saw those monsters?”

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But now.

And the superiors of Extraction Team 1 were monsters.

I was human.

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My own family.

Of course I had been afraid of them at first.

Those monsters were the only people I could call my comrades.

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Was I supposed to still fear them?

Eventually, even fear becomes routine.

But after spending several months working alongside them.

“After Manager Batori put her hands inside your brain like that, it would have been strange if you had remained the same.”

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“Argh…!”

The instant those words penetrated my mind.

A sharp metallic sound exploded inside my head.

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It was as though someone had driven a red-hot wedge into the center of my brain and was twisting it.

Unbearable pain shot through my temples.

I didn’t even have time to scream.

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My entire field of vision turned white.

Or that someone had forced me to forget.

Within those flashes, emotions I had forgotten began to surface.

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The stench of blood emanating from Supervisor Shik’s breath.

The sensation of Manager Batori’s tentacles stirring my brain.

And that primal fear I had felt when Manager Myeon’s seven faces stared at me.

Assistant Manager Son crushing a human being’s head without the slightest hesitation.

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It was the carefully engineered peace of a domesticated farm animal.

“Stop…!”

That wasn’t a feeling of belonging to a family.

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Every cell in my body trembled violently.

It felt as though my skull was about to burst from within.

I clutched my head with both hands as I rolled across the floor.

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Every fold of my brain screamed in pain.

Director Won’s monstrous voice sank even deeper into my head together with that unbearable pain.

“In the end, all of them only think about using you. antenna If you want to survive, you’d better think very carefully about which side you choose.”

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‘Since when…?’

Curled up on the floor, I let out a groan mixed with blood.

My vision remained distorted within a purple haze and reddish static.

Among the remnants of my reason, only one question continued spreading like poison.

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I couldn’t explain it simply by saying I had gotten used to them.

Since when had I stopped being afraid of them?

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But when?

“They repair you just enough to keep that valuable asset called Jeong Haeil from breaking, then they twist your mental processes to prevent you from feeling revulsion. apron Isn’t it fascinating that even your emotions are being controlled under the company’s order?”

Something very specific.

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Director Won clasped his fur-covered hands together as he spoke.

“If you choose the wrong side, you’ll end up exactly like the discarded remnants of the Department of Emotions. apple I only hope this warning manages to reach, even if only a little, that contaminated brain of yours.”

The pain crushing my skull still burned like glowing embers, distorting my vision.

I let out a blood-soaked groan as I tried to steady my breathing.

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But my instincts forced my mind back under control.

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Trying to appear as calm as possible, I fixed my gaze on Director Won.

With trembling hands, I braced myself against the floor and slowly stood up.

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“Hehe, what a stubborn person. audit With willpower like yours, it’s no wonder Executive Director Ahn is so interested in you.”

But he found my effort ridiculously amusing.

He burst into laughter with that unpleasant voice that sounded like metal scraping against metal.

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His grotesquely tall and slender figure, well over two meters tall, cast an enormous shadow over my head.

Director Won slowly rose from the purple velvet sofa.

Swinging his abnormally long arms, he walked toward me step by step until his face was directly in front of mine.

The pressure of that unseen gaze filtering through the four fingers covering his eyes. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

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“Are you disappointed in the company? palette Do you want to resign?”

And the sickeningly sweet, metallic stench emanating from his lips, torn all the way beneath his ears, stole my breath.

Director Won’s lips trembled.

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Something I had never heard since joining.

It was a proposal forbidden within this hellish company.

“Without dying, and with your body and mind remaining completely intact, of course.”

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The whisper of that monkey-shaped monster, grotesquely smiling in front of me, sounded sweeter than ever.

For a moment, my eyes widened as I looked at Director Won.

Something almost impossible.

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As if enjoying the trembling of my pupils, Director Won lowered his voice even further and whispered.

His grotesquely long, fur-covered fingers gently brushed against my cheek.

“It’s not that such a method doesn’t exist, Jeong Haeil.”

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“Besides you, there are several human employees in the company. abstract Manager Moon and Director Go from the Order Control Room, Supervisor Hong and Assistant Manager Yu from the Extraction Team, and even the outstanding talents from the Strategic Planning Office.”

“There are also the stubborn ones who survived the hell of the Department of Emotions at all costs, proved their worth, and became permanent employees. abandon And then there are talents recruited from the very beginning for a specific purpose, like you, Jeong Haeil.”

Then why me?

Director Won slowly traced my face with his gaze and continued explaining in that metallic voice.

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The reason he had summoned me.

But inside my head, I broke down every piece of information Director Won gave me and desperately tried to calculate his true intentions.

As I pressed against my temples, which still throbbed as though they were about to split apart, I listened carefully to his words.

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“Limited Company Where the Dead End Up with Ghosts is a reasonable place. riddle As long as someone has ability, their species doesn’t matter.”

The reason he had revealed that Manager Batori had manipulated my perception.

And the reason he was offering me the irresistibly sweet bait of a safe resignation.

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The moment I remembered Lee Jihyun, who had gone through the resignation process while being devoured by that grotesque baby monster in the Human Resources Office, a sudden realization pierced through the fog clouding my mind.

Director Won interlaced his long fingers and emphasized his position once again.

“And I happen to be the Head of the Management Support Division, responsible for all personnel matters in this company.”

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The one responsible for all personnel matters within the company.

The only authority capable of granting it belonged to the monkey-shaped monster grotesquely smiling before me.

If there truly was a door within this company called resignation that would allow me to leave with both my body and mind intact.

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“Besides, I rather like you, Jeong Haeil. atlas Of course, I would like you even more if you were willing to cooperate with me.”

That meant the only being capable of stamping approval on my resignation letter was this very creature.

What Director Won revealed as the corners of his mouth stretched grotesquely wide was not simple goodwill.

It was a deadly invitation.

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An invitation to leave behind the shelter formed by Manager Myeon and Extraction Team 1, and step onto a new game board designed by him and Executive Director Ahn.

The only way out of this hellish company that would allow me to keep both my body and mind intact.

The elongated fingers of that monster, dangling the key to that escape, looked like snakes.

I drew a shaky breath as I stared at his torn lips.

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“The time will come soon when we meet again and have a much deeper conversation, Jeong Haeil.”

Director Won studied my expression with interest and curled the corners of his mouth even higher.

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Finally, his metallic voice drove itself into my ears like a wedge.

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“Hah…!”

Once again, I jolted upright, gasping for breath.

The instant he lightly snapped his fingers, that office filled with purple light and suffocating fragrance shattered like breaking glass.

Snap.

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Outside the window, it was still as dark as night.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was neither that grotesque train nor the mounted heads of monsters, but the old, familiar ceiling of my apartment.

But the phone ringing loudly beside my bed already read six in the morning.

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“Ah… seriously.”

A chill ran through me as I realized that the warmth of the blood I had touched in that dream still seemed to linger in the palm of my hand.

I turned off the alarm irritably and roughly wiped away the cold sweat covering my face.

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The thought that I would soon have to hang my employee ID around my neck and walk back into that office where those grotesque monsters sat under the title of “colleagues” felt several times more revolting than usual.

Director Won’s voice, lodged deep within the folds of my brain, weighed down my entire body.

It wasn’t simply that I didn’t want to go.

“…What the hell.”