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
The ghost stories in <Dark Exploration Records> all had one thing in common. The more popular a story became, the more likely irregularities were to appear in its Exploration Records. ‘Probably because so many different people write them.’ When a ghost story first appeared, its records usually followed the established rules very closely. But once … Read more
A rainy Monday afternoon. The members of Squad D of the Field Exploration Team raced through the situation report, finishing it in record time and even submitting it for approval using the squad leader’s ID. The reason? A rookie had cleared a time-limited ghost story far too quickly. “Wasn’t the time limit supposed to be … Read more
Click, click. I finished making my selections. The Alien Shop neatly displayed the items in my cart. What I was buying was…. Alice Picnic Set – ₩11,999,999 ※ Sale! ※ Silver Coin Snake – ₩4,999,999 = ₩16,999,998 That’s right. I had chosen the item that could amplify effects and the discounted product. The reason was … Read more
The circumstances matched. ====================== The disaster began with a Dusk (D) Class Darkness themed after a 1970s American talk show. ====================== [Good evening, viewers! The joy of Tuesday! The heat of Tuesday!] [You are now watching—the Tuesday Quiz Show!] The live broadcast began. As the house band played a lively tune, the host in a … Read more
A horrible stench spread through the studio. Something with the head of a pig stepped into the spotlight on two legs. Its body was emaciated. Blood streamed from its huge, lifeless pig eyes. [Ah, hold on! Our artist is the silent type… Oh! His equipment is arriving now!] Thirteen silver trays descended from above, suspended … Read more
In <Dark Exploration Records>, entering a ghost story usually cut off all data transmission and outside communication, leaving the people inside completely isolated. ‘Classic horror-story setup.’ But stories became more interesting when people could communicate and interact. I vaguely remembered reading somewhere that some teams had disposable items for emergency communication. Is this button one … Read more
A new employee on her third day at work. “Huuu.” As lunch break drew to an end, Go Yeongeun carefully settled into her seat. This would-be medical professional, who had never even taken the national licensing exam, thought she was adapting reasonably well to her new circumstances. The seniors in Squad R weren’t exactly warm … Read more
Daydream Inc. was a creepy company that threw Field Exploration Team employees into horrifying ghost stories to extract potion concentrate. Which naturally raised a question. – If they recklessly send employees into high-level, extremely dangerous ghost stories, won’t everyone just die before they can extract anything? To solve that problem—and make the progression of ghost … Read more