The sound of the TV echoed hollowly in the isolation room, and I was fidgeting out of boredom.
'She's late...Yerin...'
I was bored lately because Yerin couldn't co often these days.
So to kill ti, I was wandering around the Research Institute when I discovered a new isolation room.
New Objects had been brought into the Research Institute.
There were a total of 3 new Objects I found while roaming the Research Institute.
Each new Object had a brief note about its source written on it.
Two were found by the 'cute puppy', and one was transferred from another Research Institute.
It seems like they used to only bring in Objects occasionally before, but lately they've been increasing the number of Objects in isolation whenever they're bored.
One of them was the creepy Object roaming around in that isolation room full of sand.
Its na was oddly nad to the point where I wondered if this was really its na.
Should I really consider this a spider?
It looks more like bone rather than a spider...
The Skull Spider looked less like a spider and more like a hand bone crudely tied together with spider webs.
In fact, it was hard to see it as a human hand bone, since it had over 20 fingers.
If you consider the fingers as a spider's legs, the number of legs far exceeded that of a spider.
After observing it for a while, its behavior felt a bit insect-like.
It would burrow into the sand and hide, then leap out of the sand to ambush any easy prey that passed by.
Since it was just bare bones with no flesh, I watched curiously to see if it actually ate anything, but it didn't seem to eat its prey.
It would just tie up its successful hunts with spider webs and bury them in the sand.
It also displayed spider-like behaviors like gliding with its webs or shooting webs.
As I continued to observe it like ants, I realized that it looked a bit like spiders.
But it looked too creepy to actually touch with my hands, so I skipped that and headed to the isolation room where another Object was kept.
This isolation room was starkly different from the others.
It was a large outdoor facility, like a racing circuit.
A spacious courtyard with roads and intersections recreated inside the isolation room.
The na of the Object isolated here is .
It was a stylishly designed navigation system with beautiful wood grain patterns.
It had an artistic, high-end furniture vibe to it as an Object.
The only issue was that it was attached to a three-wheeled bicycle.
When I snuck into the isolation room and got on the three-wheeler, the unpowered navigation system turned on by itself.
"Please state your destination."
A crisp voice flowed out of the navigation system.
The navigation screen displayed a detailed map of the area around the Research Institute, even depicting people and vehicles moving around in real-ti.
It really did seem like a truly 'perfect' navigation system, as its na suggested.
Usually, Objects this useful tend to stay with their discoverers instead of ending up at the Research Institute.
But the fact that it was here implied a high chance of it having so critical flaw.
Still, it looked kind of fun.
Ting ting.
As I slowly pedaled the three-wheeler, a clear ringing sound ca from the tal connected to the wheels.
Probably a device to easily locate the moving bicycle's position inside the large isolation room?
As the bicycle moved forward, the navigation system spoke up.
"Switching to free roam mode."
The three-wheeler moved forward slowly at my pedaling pace, making a clear ringing sound.
This isolation room was set up like a bicycle playground of sorts.
Quite a dangerous playground, except for that part it was fun.
As I rolled the wheels, tal balls would sotis roll out in front, or tal human figures would pop out at crosswalks.
Every ti, the navigation system detected every single one of them and gave instructions to avoid them at just the right timing.
A bit of an exaggeration, but it felt like I could drive on the road blindfolded!
As I wandered around the three-wheeled bicycle road, fog started to rise gradually.
Wow, did they even create a device to recreate such bad weather conditions?
The thick fog made it impossible to see even an inch ahead, which should have made it difficult to move around, but thanks to the navigation system, it wasn't a problem at all.
The navigation system was actually projecting light to simulate the external environnt.
With an excited feeling, I increased my speed with a smile on my face.
It was more enjoyable than I thought to pedal quickly on the completely white road where nothing could be seen.
A sowhat uneasy yet wondrous feeling overlapped, giving quite a thrill.
However, the fun ti that seed endless in the thick fog where even the bicycle wheels were invisible, ca to an end.
The fog that had filled the surroundings suddenly disappeared.
'Huh?'
And then I rolled down a steep hill.
Tumbling down, the place I ended up was a graveyard of three-wheeled bicycles.
Many bicycles were scattered around this graveyard.
I'm physically immune, so I was fine, but it was a height that could have killed an ordinary person if they fell.
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I ghostified out of the isolation room and read the description of the Object.
I thought it was a good one, but it turned out to be an evil navigation system...
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Detective POV:
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I picked up a photo soaked in blood scattered on the floor.
"A cute puppy photo?"
A dismbered corpse, a torn notebook, and a cute puppy photo.
It feels like I should rember sothing, but I can't recall.
I definitely feel like I should rember it...
"The 'Maker' tested 'Naless' huh. That criminal tried to solve a global Object issue. So they stole the Cube?"
"Naless?"
The black figure covering the lady's eyes from the horrific basent environnt said sothing puzzling.
'Naless' sounds like a na I've heard before.
What was it?
"Don't bother trying to rember. It'll just give you a headache."
"Well, I'm not really into pointlessly worrying anyway. This puzzling stuff is probably related to Objects again."
Feeling frustrated, I brushed my hair back.
"So did you at least find out anything useful from this ss?"
"Not really any useful information. Just traces of an attempted futile act."
"We missed the Maker, then."
Employees in blue uniforms started descending into the basent in large numbers.
They'll probably poke around with professional equipnt, trying to find even the smallest clue.
Chasing the Maker is quite interesting, but without a request, I should head back to the office and wait for the next one.
"Junior, let's go back!"
"No, senior! Where are you leaving Hyejin behind?"
***
Reaper (MC) POV:
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Leaving the Skull Spider and the navigation system behind, I arrived at an Object kept in a sturdier isolation room.
The mont I saw this Object, I had a feeling.
This one seems like it'll be fun!
The Object was a walking doll.
A round, ball-like face.
Its eyes and mouth were crudely sewn shut, and it wore a colorful clown-like outfit.
Aside from the face, it was quite a nice doll.
The problem was that the face looked unnervingly realistic, which made feel uncomfortable.
The doll walked around inside the isolation room, nodding in greeting and holding out an envelope.
Written on the envelope was "You're invited to Smile The Park!"
So it seems the na of this Object was written like this:
The doll walked around pitifully alone, holding out the invitation, but none of the Research Institute employees accepted the invitation.
In fact, accepting an invitation from an Object was a declaration that you were willing to risk death.
The doll that had been toddling over held out the invitation to .
Hmm, it feels like sothing fun might happen if I accept that invitation?
***
??? POV:
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A loneso shared graveyard.
Leaning against a tree, I waited endlessly for soone.
Secret Central Research Institute employees were positioned all around the graveyard to guard .
The secret Central Research Institute did not send back to prison.
Instead, they put in charge as the vice director of the secret Central Research Institute.
Even in a situation where it beca impossible to summon the director Object, they deliberately left the director's seat vacant and made the vice director.
And as the vice director of the secret Central Research Institute, my first duty was to wait at so grave for so person.
I was waiting with the conviction that since that man had been freed, he would definitely co here.
Because it was his mother's grave.
Footsteps approached.
I looked up to see the man with the sa face as 30 years ago.
The man looked at with the sa emotionless eyes as 30 years before.
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