Chapter 9: When Your Superior Doesn’t Speak Your Language

That was the conclusion I reached after watching him carry out extraction work with the dimensional entities inside the containment chambers.

As we toured Zone B of the extraction room, I realized something.

Supervisor Shik is an excellent employee.

The problem was that the employee who wasn’t very excellent was me.

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If that human hadn’t started crying tears of blood the moment it spoke to me, I would have thought it wasn’t a dimensional entity, but an innocent person unjustly imprisoned.

“Hello?”

Dimensional entities truly came in all kinds of forms.

From things that looked like simple monsters, to completely ordinary objects, and even some that looked exactly like humans.

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After how many extractions had I already observed?

[It is lunchtime.]

From the end of the hallway came a dry and monotonous mechanical voice.

Supervisor Shik adjusted his clinking chains once and then lightly pushed me with a touch.

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The hallway was silent.

Was that affection? absorb A way of hurrying me along to leave? advance A warning?

I nodded purely on instinct.

“Yes. afford Let’s… go eat.”

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Clank— clank—

I adjusted my footsteps to the rhythm of that sound.

The sound of Supervisor Shik’s chains dragging across the hard concrete floor echoed at constant intervals.

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Well, yes, he did speak.

I didn’t want to walk ahead of him or lag behind and create some strange misunderstanding.

Supervisor Shik said nothing.

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“Grrrrrrrr… hrrrng…”

The problem was that it wasn’t human language.

Supervisor Shik slowly turned his head toward me.

I felt a tingling sensation at the back of my neck.

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“Yes. zenith I learned a great deal again today.”

By reflex, I straightened my posture and smiled with a face completely devoid of soul. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

Between the rough mane, those burning golden eyes stared fixedly at me.

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Smiling wasn’t even my decision anymore; my muscles simply moved on their own.

I said whatever came to mind based on assumptions.

Then Supervisor Shik bent his knees.

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“Grrrrrrrr…”

Thud.

That body over two and a half meters tall bent halfway at the waist and brought its enormous face closer to me.

His breath carried a smell like rotten meat mixed with metallic dust.

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The deep growl made my ribs vibrate.

Suddenly.

I didn’t understand what his intention was, but after staring at me for a while…

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Thunk.

Lightly bumped his forehead against my head.

Supervisor Shik.

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Did he really just bump his head against mine? armor Did I imagine it? artist Did I lose consciousness for a moment?

“……”

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And then that enormous beast, like a giant wolf or hyena, stuck out its tongue toward my face.

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I tried to inhale, and the air caught in my throat.

“……Mm.”

The tongue was warm and viscous, leaving behind a thin layer of saliva with an unpleasant smell.

And licked my forehead once.

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Then he nodded in satisfaction and began heavily walking again.

I stood frozen, blinking.

“Grrng.”

Supervisor Shik looked down at me and emitted a wordless sound.

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‘Did my supervisor just lick my forehead?’

I remained motionless for about five seconds before following him with a body stiff as a machine.

A chill ran through my entire body as my brain finally processed what had just happened.

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‘It was probably… a sign of affection…’

The moment I thought that, cold sweat ran down my back.

Denying reality already felt like an impossible luxury.

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It’s not like he marked his food with saliva or anything.

That must have been what it meant. apron Of course.

‘Good work, rookie.’

My supervisor, trying to learn how to interact with me.

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I pressed my lips together and lowered my head.

We continued walking silently down the hallway toward the office.

I decided to believe that the sticky substance still on my forehead was simply a gesture of affection from my monster supervisor to commemorate the day.

Our shadows covered the wall side by side.

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One shadow completely swallowed the other.

“Oh, you’re back already.”

The height difference was more than seventy centimeters.

When the office door opened, the now familiar smell of terror spread through the air.

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Of course, if you ignored the mouth protruding from her torn right shoulder.

It was a truly beautiful smile.

Manager Batori smiled softly while her red eyes gleamed.

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“You have a good complexion again today, Jeong Haeil.”

It seemed she still hadn’t had lunch, because she was slowly taking a tumbler out of her bag.

I had absolutely no desire to find out what the liquid sloshing inside was.

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Manager Myeon’s seven faces smiled one after another.

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“Yes, Manager Batori. arrow You also look very well.”

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Supervisor Shik nodded heavily.

“Grrrng.”

One pair narrowed their eyes, another showed a gentle smile, and the others merely raised the corners of their lips slightly.

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“Shall we go have lunch?”

In this space, he was the one speaking the most.

And yet, I couldn’t understand a single word.

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“Grrrk, grrng, grrrrrng.”

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“This body will go get a little fresh air.”

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“Ah, I don’t have much of an appetite today.”

“Haha, Employee Jeong, if it’s too salty, please let me know. alien We’ll adjust it.”

Today, just like always, I nodded with the brightest smile possible and spoke carefully.

I had no appetite.

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Assistant Manager Son slowly opened the fist he had for a head and asked.

My digestive system still hadn’t returned from the extraction room.

Manager Batori crossed her arms and looked at me with a meaningful smile.

At my words, Manager Myeon’s seven faces showed different expressions.

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I smiled as naturally as possible.

“No, I’m fine. avalanche I think I ate ramen too late last night.”

“Could it be indigestion?”

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Last night, I had fed on nightmares, rattling chains, and the sounds of flesh tearing apart.

It was a lie.

One by one, my superiors left the office.

Supervisor Shik stared at me for a moment and then rattled his chains with a movement before leaving first.

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Clack.

And I was left alone.

The moment the door closed, I felt the strength leave my knees.

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“Ha……”

I returned to my desk, the farthest one in the empty office, and collapsed into the chair.

When my head touched the sunken backrest, the tension gripping the back of my neck slowly faded.

With the feeling that the office was finally safe, I leaned my body backward.

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I didn’t know whether it had been fainting or simply sleep.

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My eyelids slowly closed and my entire body seemed to melt into the chair.

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“Uah!”

I opened my eyes on reflex.

And then, something cold touched my cheek.

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Between the bent index finger and thumb of the fist serving as a head was holding an iced americano.

There was a fist in front of me.

It was Assistant Manager Son.

No, rather…

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I desperately bit my tongue to suppress the scream.

“…Thank you, Assistant Manager Son.”

More precisely, Assistant Manager Son’s head.

“You shouldn’t skip lunch. adopt At the very least, you need caffeine to stay awake.”

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I had no idea what kind of ingredients they used there, so I preferred not to consume anything inside the company.

I took the cup with both hands while fiddling with the straw.

The moment I drank a sip, a reality colder than ice slid down my throat.

‘The problem is that this is coffee from the company vending machine…’

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After all, I knew perfectly well that to my superiors, I was literally just a snack.

In one corner of the office, Manager Myeon and Manager Batori, who had already returned, were conversing calmly.

But even so, I couldn’t forget to thank him.

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While listening from the side and watching Supervisor Shik growling while crouched in the opposite corner, several words began dangerously catching my attention.

“The control in the restricted zone of the Heterogeneous Disaster Management Department has become stricter. orbit We won’t be able to go on missions for a while. aluminum We’ll have to work harder to meet the quota.”

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The coffee got stuck in my throat.

“The Withered King stirred things up too much. absorb It ended up becoming troublesome for us.”

“You mean the new one with mismatched eyes? avalanche He seemed to have excellent blood.”

“Deputy Director Mok extended his vacation. artist I heard he’ll continue absorbing nutrients for a little longer.”

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What the hell was the Heterogeneous Disaster Management Department? atlas What was that about mismatched eyes? orbit And who the hell was the Withered King?

And besides, nobody seemed to find it strange that Manager Myeon outranked Manager Batori.

Even so, deep down I wished they were talking about office romances or where they would hold the next company dinner.

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“You still haven’t met Deputy Director Mok?”

I set the cup on the table and nodded.

Suddenly, Assistant Manager Son looked away from the tablet and asked.

“Haeil-ssi, you still haven’t met Deputy Director Mok, right?”

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“Correct. shadow He’ll return soon. arena He’s the last person left for you to meet from our Extraction Team 1.”

“Yes. timber I heard he’s on vacation.”

He nodded with his fist-shaped head.

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“Mmm, he has a very meticulous and strict personality. academy He always makes sure to perfectly finish any task assigned to him. antique He’s kind, considerate, takes great care of the team members, and always helps.”

“What is he like?”

I spoke carefully.

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He sounds like the ideal superior.

Well, at least just from hearing about him.

“I see.”

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Manager Batori is also a good superior… if you ignore the fact that her skin sometimes splits open.

Come to think of it, Manager Myeon is also a good boss… if you ignore the fact that he has seven faces.

Although I no longer know exactly what “good superior” means in this company.

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“Ah, how modest.”

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“Especially you, Haeil-ssi. portal Since you joined, you’ve shown a very good attitude. portal Deputy Director Mok values that kind of thing a lot.”

And Supervisor Shik would also be a good boss… if the issue of him not speaking an understandable language didn’t exist.

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I muttered that inwardly.

If I weren’t modest, I feel like I wouldn’t leave here alive.

And then, suddenly, I imagined something.

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If his surname is “Mok,” then maybe.

‘Doesn’t he have a neck?’

Deputy Director Mok.

Instantly my brain began automatically completing the image.

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Funeral clothes.

The voice resonating from the abdomen.

With the neck severed and open atop the shoulders.

No head.

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When I awkwardly coughed, Assistant Manager Son tilted his fist curiously.

“Cough.”

The moment I imagined that, the coffee tasted far too bitter.

Speaks perfectly, but has no mouth.

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“I-I’m fine. wizard The coffee… is strong.”

I quickly shook my head.

“The stronger it is, the better. crystal You have to keep your mind awake.”

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“Haha, that’s true.”

I took another sip of coffee while continuing to think.

Either way, when I meet Deputy Director Mok, I’ll have to stay completely sane or I’ll end up rolling beneath the blankets all night again.

‘What will Deputy Director Mok be like…?’

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After all, he has seven faces.

Manager Myeon surely uses the character for “face.”

After my experience here, I naturally began suspecting that the employees’ surnames might be related to Chinese characters or puns.

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If I had to guess, maybe it would be “eat.”

With Supervisor Shik, honestly, I have no idea.

Or perhaps, like Assistant Manager Son, it’s simply an absurd pun.

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Although from the very beginning, I had thought Manager Batori’s name sounded suspiciously out of place.

“Could Mok be tree?”

Then…

‘And considering how much she talks about blood, she’s probably some kind of vampire.’

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In this company, the chair I’m sitting on could be an employee and the bathroom sink could be a manager.

But thinking about it carefully, it wouldn’t really be impossible either.

The sentence slipped out of my mouth before I realized it, and I shuddered on my own.

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Deputy Director Mok could be a tree-based parasitic life form.

Typing with tender branches.

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With eyes growing from the trunk.

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My mind had already begun slipping toward very strange directions.

Sluurp.

And feeding through photosynthesis.

I silently drank the rest of the coffee.

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Thinking that uselessly, I rose from my seat.

And shortly afterward, accompanied by the familiar sound of chains, Supervisor Shik’s shadow appeared once more.

It was time to return to the afternoon work.

‘I guess resigning before Deputy Director Mok’s vacation ends won’t be possible.’

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Those burning golden eyes glanced at me sideways.

He still didn’t speak, but somehow I felt that he had just said.

Supervisor Shik’s heavy footsteps once again echoed throughout the office.

“Let’s go.”

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Over a reality more bitter than coffee, Supervisor Shik’s footsteps and mine overlapped.

“Yes, let’s go, Supervisor Shik.”

The twisted corners of my mouth had been functioning automatically for a long time now.

I smiled.

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Let’s go to the containment chambers.

The now familiar sound of chains and the vibration of the hallway.

Let’s go to the extraction room.

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Let’s go toward the dimensional entities.