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A huge mechanical device located on the [13A1] floor.

Researchers in white coats were busy making final preparations.

“Drug compliance is high and tolerance is low.”

“The cleansing of self-consciousness using amnestics has been completed.”

“The brainwashing work is complete!”

“Now let’s check your self-awareness!”

The ‘Professor’ quietly looked at the device.

A mechanical device that, instead of bringing what it wants into reality, covets human suffering.

A man in white came up next to the professor and reported the progress.

“All recovery agents have been transported. The brainwashing has been completed perfectly, and now we are in the final inspection stage.”

“Good job.”

A huge gear wheel rotates, as if symbolizing the transformation that will soon occur.

The professor closed his eyes and released his consciousness.

As always, a familiar image of the future unfolded before his eyes.

The released anomalous entities massacre innocent humans.

The lake is on fire, and the last stronghold of survivors is about to fall.

After that, there is only an empty void.

The story of humanity has ended in defeat, and it will soon disappear without a trace.

Complete silence.

The sound of the target sobbing could be heard.

“Ugh…Ugh…”

Trudging.

Trudging.

The professor approached the target at a slow pace.

The target has his head down and his hair covering his expression.

Sarah.

An old, wrinkled hand brushes young, flowing black hair to the side.

“What is your purpose?”

“I don’t know, hehe! I don’t know.”

“What’s your name?”

“……I don’t know.”

“Then tell me what you have to say.”

The target’s blank eyes stare at the mechanical device.

“Chain…”

“A little more detail.”

“I want a chain to bind them standing behind the door.”

Whatever you call it, the name doesn’t matter.

It is important that you know about them, that you can chain them, and that you are willing to chain them.

The professor next asked.

“How much do you want?”

“I want a ring..Ugh. I don’t want any more than that.”

“Good. All you have to do is say so after getting on the machine.”

One researcher with a particularly loud voice announced that it was time.

“The Chen-Morgus procedure is ready!”

Also, they were the teachers and enemies of all things. We live by making rules through inaction.

He is not bound by anything, plays on destiny, and knows how to connect life without depending on time and space.

The entire universe is me, and I myself am the universe itself. What need is there for reason and order in all things?

The first being realized something and tore his own flesh, carved his bones, made a ring, and glued the tendons together with glue, creating a huge chain.

Six pillars were placed on each of the bodies of the other six brothers and they were chained, unable to take off the chains.

The professor watched the entire process in silence.

First, the target whose brainwashing has been completed. The slender girl, naked, sits down in the rectangular area on the left side of the machine and places her hands together.

“Link in the chain…I want one…”

Tuk.

Then a piece of iron fell in the area on the right.

Two researchers run over and pick it up.

“First attempt! A ring has been recovered!”

“Okay. Prepare the recovery medicine right away.”

Researchers preparing for the next step among themselves as instructed.

After some time, a terrible scream rang out from 13A1.

“Ahhhh!”

One of the girl’s shoulders and down her arms were completely gone.

A naked girl without a single thread on her body struggles wildly in a puddle of blood flowing from her body.

“Ugh. Mandible. Ahhh!!!”

“Insertion of recovery agent.”

The damaged body was restored incredibly quickly.

Researchers attached a lump of dark red ‘restorative agent’ processed into a gel form to the wound.

The blood boiled and new flesh immediately grew.

“Second!”

“Chain…one ring…huh. I want it”

This time the lower body disappeared completely.

“Ahh!!! Haaah!!!”

“Insertion of recovery agent.”

“This is the third time.”

“……I want one chain link.”

“Cough, big…!”

“Restorative agent.”

“Is this the 4th time? Let’s get started right away.”

“You…bastards…”

“Please inject one dose of amnestic agent and check the state of brainwashing.”

“Aaaah!!!”

While watching the entire process, the professor muttered to himself.

I never thought it would be worth this much.

An entity with almost perfect anomalous resistance.

Also, a human with the highest level of anomalous observation aptitude who can access almost all information.

Does that amount have to be enough to create just one chain?

A female researcher made a show of popularity.

“Professor. Please give an intermediate rating■”

“Hmm…it seems that using restorative agents can keep the target’s condition stable. It hurts, but it can’t be helped.”

“How will the direction of future experiments be written?”

“It would be correct to say that it is a procedure rather than an experiment.”

“Yes. Okay.”

“The goal is to continue securing the chain like this and create a complete chain. Only then will we be able to reunite the released beings and prevent the destruction of humanity.”

“I checked everything.”

“And there is one more thing.”

“What is it, Professor?”

“Once we complete this procedure, we plan to hand over the identity of the target to the foundation. If you have both introspection and observational aptitude, it will be helpful in investigating many anomalous entities■”

“Okay.”

The researcher wrote down everything the professor said and left.

The professor, who was left alone, rolled his eyes here and there, then looked at the left corner of the machine.

Broken letters come together and make meaning.

■ ■■ ■ ■

■■

[Price] ↔ [Request]

First sentence.

If you have the observational aptitude for the top 1%, you can easily see this.

Traces of some people using machines could also be found.

However, not many people can read the second sentence.

This may be why the trail suddenly stopped.

[Exchange efficiency may vary depending on individual values.]

And the third and final sentence.

No one has ever read this. You are the only one who can read it.

[If you request something that does not exist in any world line, it may lead to unexpected results.]

What does this one sentence mean?

This machine does not create something new.

It is taking something that exists somewhere else and bringing it into the present reality.

“Let’s start the 5th session. Researchers, please prepare.”

“Please…I’m sorry. sorry. I’m sorry…please save me…”

“Please inject amnestics and check for brainwashing again.”

“No. please. No!!!”

“The 5th round begins again.”

“……”

“Check brainwashing,”

“I want it. chain. One ring…”

“Please return the ring. Please give the target a healing agent.”

“Ugh. Noood

Another chain came over here.

The foundation doesn’t know.

This is not for tying.

rather.

For liberation■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■.

“What.”

The professor hastily checked ■■.

The appearance of ■■■■ is not ■■■.

There is no ■■ either.

Cause and effect are being erased.

“How?”

■■ is the last information ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Now researchers will also notice anomalies ██████

Confusion spread among the people.

“Stop experiment! High-ranking personnel will be withdrawn from this base first!”

“Stop experiment!”

The professor watched the confusion with a stern expression.

What he saw in the future was clearly destruction.

It didn’t look like this.

An entity that had nothing to do with the procedure just now, nor with one’s goals or plans, was erasing the story.

The professor thought.

Surely I can see into the future. What happened to the situation that happened now?

Why did a future that I couldn’t see appear?

The conclusion was unexpectedly in the elevator.

[ARRAY]

[Set the coordinates here. A-Z]

[Set the stairs here. 0-ㅁㅁ]

[This is where you set the timeline. 0-14]

A little more.

okay.

There were a few more sentences below.

[Unauthorized requests or inquiries may be rejected.]

[Caution: The entered information is combined and reflected according to specific rules regardless of order.]

little bit more.

The answer is here.

[Temporal interference cannot affect the upper description layer.]

“■■! Hurry up ■■■■■■!!!”

■■ ■■■ was ■■■ ■■■■ covered in black boxes.

Black■ fire■ consumed the entire floor.

■■■■■ The appearance disappears in an instant.

The professor placed his hand on his forehead and sighed.

The target we have just secured brought something from outside the apartment.

Parts of the more terrible destruction planned for the future were removed and transported here.

This timeline thus collapses. It becomes something that never happened from the beginning.

■■■ Is this ■■■■ ■■ ■■ ■■? ■■■■ ■■

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Everything is back to normal.

When I opened my eyes, the professor was in his office.

Huh.

Someone is clearing their throat at the door.

The professor responded briefly, looking at the window with his back to the door.

“Come in.”

The man did as he was told.

“Professor. I just finished securing the restorative. The number of people sacrificed is 13.”

“I know.”

“We are also tracking the location of the woman you mentioned. You will be able to secure it soon.”

“……”

“Um, professor? Is there any problem?”

“No. It’s nothing. Just keep working hard.”

“……Thank you.”

***

I went back to the 7th floor.

As soon as the elevator door opened, the first person I encountered was Heo Yoon, who came out after hearing the sound.

“Dabin? what. Where have you been?”

“Ah……”

“Why are you like this? Where have you been? I don’t think I even saw him leave. I went out somewhere secretly alone!”

I opened my mouth halfway, holding back my tears.

I could only say one word.

“Thank goodness.”

“……What do you say? hey. Wait a moment.”

Heo Yoon grabs my arm and wipes my eyes with it.

“Wipe away your tears. Come in first. We were all planning to gather for a meeting, but Daju was looking for you for a long time.”

Room 701.

On the one hand, I’m happy, but on the other hand, I’m dumbfounded.

Has everything really returned to the past?

So simple?

Everyone is safe.

Seok Hyeon-min. Heo Yun. Daju is also fine.

As I hesitantly entered the house, I again made eye contact with Choi Se-rim.

“Dabin.”

“……”

“Do you remember what I said before?”

“Yes? Which one?”

I was shocked for a moment.

Was there anything you heard at this time?

It seemed like he was telling me to be careful with Daju Yoon…

Choi Se-rim smiled brightly and spoke quietly.

“Again. From the beginning.”

“Ah……”

Does my sister know everything?

“It wouldn’t have been easy. It wasn’t that light.”

“Yes? no. It turned out easier than I thought. I went to the 6th floor and that was.”

My heart is pounding.

Other people look this way as if it’s strange.

“There is a characteristic related to the timeline, so…”

“Dabin.”

“Yes…?”

“What does it mean? Now you yourself means you are the only one here.”

Isn’t it natural?

“What does that mean?”

I asked with wide eyes, but Choi Se-rim just smiled. No answer comes back.

“It was something only you could do.”

For a long time, question marks filled my mind. What on earth are you talking about? How does Choi Se-rim seem to know everything? Questions arise endlessly.

Then at some point.

Flash.

My memories have become blurry.

I was dazed for a moment, but when I came back to my senses, I found room 701.

“Huh?”

It’s morning. Did you wake up too early and fall asleep in the hallway? My memories are very hazy. Come to think of it, I think I heard there was a meeting yesterday…

Before I could understand the situation, Serim Choi placed her hand on my head.

Ssuk suk.

“Hey, sister…?”

“Good job.”

“Yes? What are you suddenly doing well?”

“No~ I just tried it, Dabin.”

Hehehe, my sister smiles and keeps stroking me.

Ssuk suk.

A pleasant scent tickles the tip of your nose.

Would you say this is the smell of life?

Feeling very stable and comfortable…

Before I knew it, I was closing my eyes.

“Nuna……”

“Good job.”

“Good job, Dabin.”