The Disciple Looks to His Master, and the Master Comforts His Disciple (2) Dam-ho lay sprawled on the floor, unmoving. Everyone thought he would not be able to get up. Some even looked at Su Gyeong as if he had gone too far. Su Gyeong didn’t look comfortable either. He had failed to stop Damho … Read more
Ups and Downs 2 Why is she here? And why is she all alone? What happened to her companions? Had she been separated during the collapse too? Countless questions rushed through my mind, but I forced myself to stay calm and focus on what mattered first. I could hear the details after saving her. First, … Read more
Grudges and Favours 1 Ludria Island. It was not quite as remote as Grand Rock, located at the far northern edge of the Great Ocean, but it was still a tropical island near the outer edge of the floor. Beyond the sandy beach, beneath the shade of a palm tree, nine explorers were gathered together. … Read more
Have you ever gotten completely hooked on something? I don’t mean just thinking, “Oh, this is fun.” I mean liking something so much that you ended up spending extra time and money on it. You know the kind of thing. Watching the director’s cut of a movie, buying an art book for a game, paying … Read more
[This stop is Resentment. Resentment Station.] [The doors will open on the right…] A suffocating silence filled the subway car inside the ghost story. And I was contributing plenty to it. Even when I already knew the horror story, I was the kind of person who would get startled just by seeing its thumbnail in … Read more
In the middle of a ghost story where people were dying left and right, a ticket to survival had suddenly appeared. Just like something out of a movie. And it wasn’t some false hope, either. If you bring the lost item mentioned in the announcement, the station staff will guide you out as soon as … Read more
One person had successfully escaped the ghost story. Though he had done it at the cost of someone else’s eye. “Huu…” “Did you hear that?” Strangely enough, unlike before, the remaining passengers didn’t seem particularly sympathetic. They were frightened and disgusted, sure, but there wasn’t much pity. Is this what happens when you use violence … Read more
What happens when a new hire successfully completes their probationary period? Usually, there’s some kind of cheerful celebration. Maybe even a little gift ceremony. I hadn’t expected a massive corporation inside a ghost story to do the same. [Let’s see… Oh my! We have twenty-two successful candidates this time! Wow, I wonder what the HR … Read more
New merch? If something new had been unlocked, that meant I could use another piece of merch I’d bought. But what determines when something unlocks? I wanted to press the floating notepad immediately. Then I remembered where I was. I was still sitting in the middle of the auditorium. And after the host singled me … Read more
What was a new employee supposed to say when their seniors greeted them on their very first day with, “Hey, newbie, you might drop dead soon! Haha, just kidding~!”? The answer? There wasn’t one. Seriously. There was absolutely no correct response to that. Thankfully, my new coworkers didn’t seem to expect one from me either, … Read more