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It’s quiet.

Only one person died, but the entire floor seems empty. The college student who was the previous owner of the house I just moved into. What kind of person was he?

Feeling vaguely gloomy, I headed to the warehouse at the end of the hallway.

Totalk. Tododog.

A dry, cool wind blows. storage. A place to store items brought from outside. Dead bodies are no exception.

Talk. Talk.

The familiar sound of typing. Only then can I believe it if it is truly Ji Bakryeong.

When I go to the corner, I see Choi Se-rim tapping away at her laptop. When I first saw it, it was in an uncomfortable position that was perfect for damaging my back.

“Are you still here?”

“I was just about to leave. Hey.”

Choi Se-rim raises her hand and points to the other side of the warehouse.

“Ah…”

“I also think we should be together.”

It smells like incense.

The charnel house I saw earlier while organizing the warehouse. It is a place that is not noticeable unless you look for it because it is covered by a partition curtain.

Grumble-

“That’s right. wait for a sec. Do you know what Denji is doing there?”

Ignoring Choi Se-rim’s dissuasion, I closed the partition a little and carefully stepped inside.

Steel shelves and black boxes. Park Seong-jin stands in front of him with his back turned.

“Hello, ”

Dozens of candles lit in each compartment. Even the slightest movement causes the flame to waver.

“……Are you new?”

“Yes. Today.”

“Where?”

“Yes?”

“Where did you live before you moved in?”

According to Seongjin Park, there are apartments with the same appearance all over the country. It’s strange that it’s not a hot topic.

But isn’t that more correct? There was no mention of being locked in if you went in.

“Take care of yourself. You’re still a student. You may have seen students in the hallways, but if you walk around alone, you will die.”

“Yes.”

Seongjin Park sighs loudly.

“Are you here to pray too?”

“Uh, that’s…yeah.”

“You’re nice.”

Although that was not the original purpose. I also feel sorry for the college student who died while trapped in his apartment. Since he is the previous owner of the house, he is not completely unrelated to me. Right? Following Park Seong-jin, he took out a candle and lit it.

After a brief moment of commemoration, we returned to the center of the warehouse.

“Hey, you’ve been around this apartment a lot.”

“Yes.”

“It looks like you go out exploring on a regular basis. Is that right?”

“That’s how you’ll find the exit, right? It’s not like I’m going to live here forever.”

“Ah. Then me too,”

“Kids, stay home.”

“Yes?”

As soon as the words come out, my back hurts. I came here to bring this up. Why is this guy so strong?

“Wait a minute! Wait a minute!”

“Why. ”

“Even though I’m like this now, I’m actually a man, right?”

“What nonsense.”

“I look like this when I wake up, so I want to quickly return to being a man.”

“……But that doesn’t work.”

“Ah, why!”

I know it’s dangerous outside, but I can’t stay indoors all my life. Because that’s how I lived. I don’t want to give up.

Even though my dream of becoming a webtoon writer seemed hopeless, I did not give up even if it meant my body was broken. I pretended to quit now because of my brother. Actually, the tablet that was thrown outside is stuck in the moving luggage. I planned to practice secretly while working at the company my older brother introduced me to.

What if it’s your life? What if it’s a normal life outside? It is impossible for me to just wait for others to find a way out.

Of course, I’m a little scared, but I can’t not do it…

“Then I will go out even if I am alone.”

“Seeing you throw a tantrum, it suits you perfectly.”

“What?”

“It doesn’t make sense to just change gender while looking fine in the first place. Usually, my arms fly off or my head goes crazy. The way I see it, you are lying. Shall I tell you why? Well, I left something important, not trivial, back where I originally lived. But I have to find it.”

right. tablet! I need to find that too…

No, no.

“No, right? Is it because you really want to find a way out? And now it has become like this, but I was originally a 24-year-old man!”

“Military number.”

“Yes?”

“Service credo.”

“My back hurts. Public interest.”

“Stop talking nonsense. My ears hurt.”

Park Seong-jin turns his head as if he is annoyed.

Todog. Talk.

Serim Choi is tapping on her laptop.

“Your back is aching.”

“Wow. Dabin said the same thing.”

“Is that Dabin?”

“Yes. Dabin Lim.”

“Your back looks fine.”

“I guess it was fixed as my body changed.”

Back this way. Seongjin Park comes to shake my hand.

“You didn’t tell me your name. This is Seongjin Park.”

“This is Dabin Lim.”

“I think you might be right. But it still doesn’t work. College students are also young. He was like that too.”

Beyond the partition behind the back. The candle light shines through.

Now on to the next card. He shook hands with one hand and took out something in his pocket with the other.

“What is it? Where did you get this?”

“When I went to the 11th floor with Daju.”

In an elevator, to be exact.

I felt strange, so I checked my pockets and found something like this.

A black lump spews smoke here and there in the palm of my hand.

“Then you can see this. Is that right?”

“You can take it out because you can see it, right?”

“It looks like you have picked up a lot from here and there.”

“Observation of anomalies.”

“Okay. right. How did you get it?”

“When I went to the 11th floor, I met a guy who looked like a black beast. At first, I thought it would just take time. There was gasoline and butane gas nearby, so we used an explosion.”

” Are you very lucky?”

“You have good quickness.”

“You speak really well.”

“Then can I go outside with you?”

Park Seong-jin appears to be in trouble for a moment.

“This. I know that not many people can see it. There are none among women.”

“You. I heard that from someone.”

“Yoon Da-juyo.”

Last time here. It happened in the warehouse. When I took out something from my pocket and made fun of him for not being able to see what was right in front of me, he made excuses.

– Almost all women can’t see this?

– And even if you can’t see this, there’s no problem walking around.

– I think you won because you’re teasing me, right? We’ll see later.

“I’m good at gathering information that isn’t there. I feel like my head is spinning a bit. okay. I have one priority goal right now, and after that is done, we can go around together or not. How about it?”

“What is your goal?”

“Internet connection. you. I know how electricity works here.”

“Yes. I heard you found some kind of mysterious generator.”

“It’s the same this time too. If you find an internet device and bring it here, you will be able to contact the outside world. Then we can expect help from outside.”

“It’s the Internet… but it seems like it could be electricity. Is there such a thing as the Internet?”

“It’s roughly similar. When I went out this time, I saw a suitable space.”

Then he kept muttering to himself. He seems to be absorbed in his own plans.

-If you say you want to leave now, Choi Jun-ki will stop you. So I guess I’ll have to go out secretly. Also, the sooner the better, so if you want to do it, you have to do it now…

It’s been about a day since I was trapped in a strange apartment.

People trapped here stay on the safe 7th floor and receive food, supplies, and other necessary items. Ultimately, we explore the outside to find an exit.

“Dabin Lim!!!”

“Yes?”

“Get ready and head out right now. I’ll give you 5 minutes, so pack what you need in your bag and come out.”

I didn’t know anything about going to the 11th floor, so I’ll leave that aside.

This very moment was the beginning of my first exploration.