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The first Anomaly selected for Project Ark was ‘Someone’s Paper Shredder.’
I head to the shredder’s isolation chamber with Princess.
“Princess, are you going to be okay even if the Anomaly tastes bad?”
“Hmm. As long as it’s not too terribly awful, I’ll be fine. I can endure eating something that doesn’t taste good to some extent.”
Princess’s steps were strangely light.
Like a child who’s been told they’re going out to eat.
Еň um а̂ ..id̃
By the way, where did Princess live before coming to the institute?
I heard that Princess was first discovered by a citizen.
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I heard that agents dispatched after receiving the citizen’s report brought Princess to the institute.
“What did you do before coming to the institute?”
The Black Princess thinks of herself as human.
Suddenly, I pictured Princess attending school like a normal person.
Ŵ e b ñ о̇ v̇ е̇l̈ Е̇ n̄.ům̊а
“I lived in the Backroom.”
“Backroom?”
“Yes. It’s a space made entirely of beige walls and ceilings. Don’t you know it?”
“Of course, I know it.”
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The Backroom that Princess mentioned matched the characteristics of what people commonly call the Backroom.
The official name for the Backroom among the researchers is Layer 0.
W еb̆ nо̌ v е l̇ .Enuḿ а̀
‘Even though Princess looks like a person, she’s still an Anomaly.’
Not much is known about Layer 0, but one theory is universally accepted.
All Anomalies are born in Layer 0.
Even though she looks like a human girl, the Black Princess must have been born in Layer 0 as well.
‘Still, it’s unique. She doesn’t lie like other Anomalies.’
Besides Princess, there are rarely Anomalies who claim to be human.
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If you ask those Anomalies about their past, they give plausible answers.
They rattle off a plausible past, saying where they were born and what school they attended.
However, when those names are investigated, they turn out not to exist in reality.
That’s why asking an Anomaly about their past is useless.
I became curious about Princess, who doesn’t lie and proudly says she came from the Backroom.
“How did you get here from the Backroom?”
Е̊n̂ um̊а̂ . і̆ d́
“I came through a hole. That hole was connected to Earth.”
“Hmm. I see.”
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The reality we live in is called Layer 1.
The exact principle by which Anomalies can come from Layer 0 Backroom to Layer 1 reality has not yet been revealed.
A hole connecting Layer 0 and Layer 1.
I should tell my colleagues who study parapsychology.
Е̌ ṅ ǔ m̄_a
“Oh, that’s right. I was originally born on Earth.”
“Huh?”
Princess said it matter-of-factly, as if she were mentioning that she had left her umbrella on the bus.
I turned my head to look at Princess, and Princess looked back at me.
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“Born on Earth? What do you mean?”
“I used to live on Earth. Then one day, I fell into the Backroom.”
Еn.um а̊
I stared intently into Princess’s eyes.
Her black Reverse Eyes were unrealistically dark, as if I would be sucked in.
“Are you saying you fell into the Backroom and then came back to Earth?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“⋯How long were you in the Backroom?”
“Hmm⋯. About 10,000 years?”
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That’s what I thought.
Princess, people can’t live for 10,000 years.
I thought she didn’t seem to be lying about her past.
Princess’s lie must be that she’s from Earth.
But I’m still curious, so should I ask more questions?
“Then where did you live on Earth?”
W ĕ b n̂ о v̂_ёl̊ Еn̈ u m̃ а̀
“South Korea.”
“I see. Do you remember your name or your parents when you were on Earth? Anything else that comes to mind is fine. Even something very trivial.”
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“⋯I don’t remember. It’s been too long.”
Darkness fell on Princess’s face.
Damn it. An Anomaly making a sad face with a child’s face.
‘Don’t be fooled by the pitiful expression.’
Е num а̂
She’s from Korea, but when she returned to Earth from the Backroom, she fell right into Korea.
She doesn’t remember anything about her other personal information, including her name.
She spent 10,000 years in the Backroom.
‘Is she telling me to believe that she’s from Earth after saying all this?’
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Besides, Princess has the power to overwhelm a Doctor of Philosophy and a mouth that eats anything.
The probability that Princess’s claim is true is too low.
Ӗ n̆ u m а̌.і̂d̃
It’s probably similar to winning the lottery first prize five times in a row.
‘Well, it’s a minor thing that Princess isn’t from Earth.’
Everyone already knows that the Black Princess is an Anomaly.
It was obvious that she wasn’t from Earth.
“It’s okay if you don’t remember. Everyone at the institute likes Princess.”
“⋯Is that so?”
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Princess looked up at me expressionlessly.
For some reason, that expressionless face looked pitiful, so I gently reached out and took Princess’s hand.
“Of course, it is.”
The hand I held was cold.
I put strength into the hand I held so that even a little warmth could spread.
‘Actually, not everyone likes Princess.’
En ū m а . i d̂
The Black Princess is an Anomaly.
There are countless people in the institute who hate Anomalies.
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But recently, public opinion about the Black Princess has improved a lot within the institute.
There are quite a few people who like Princess, saying that Princess once saved their lives.
‘Above all, I like Princess too.’
At first, it was simple curiosity.
Е̄.n̆_ū m̈а
I approached her with academic curiosity, such as her cute appearance, strong power, and regenerative ability.
But now it’s different.
‘Because Princess is a good Anomaly.’
If someone found out that I thought an Anomaly was good, they would tell me to get a mental analysis right away.
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But I’m perfectly normal.
No matter what anyone says, Princess is a good Anomaly.
Ẅ e b̄ nоv е̃ l̃ Ӗ ň_û mа̊
As we were talking, we arrived in front of the isolation chamber.
Anomalous Object, Someone’s Paper Shredder.
It looks like a common paper shredder that can be found in an office.
Because it looked like an object, it was initially classified as an Anomalous Object, but it was later reclassified as an Anomaly because it was found to have a will.
“Hello. Is the isolation going well?”
“Hmm? Oh, Researcher Lee Se-hwa. Nice to meet you. The isolation is going very well. We recently reached 100 days without an accident. Haha!”
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I greeted the researcher standing in front of the isolation chamber.
The researcher straightened his shoulders and laughed loudly.
“Oh, 100 days without an accident. That’s great.”
The isolation procedure for Someone’s Paper Shredder is very simple.
Go into the isolation chamber and type anything on the old manual typewriter placed in front of the shredder.
While writing, the shredder sometimes makes a rattling noise.
W̊е ḃn о̂ vе l̆ E nŭ m̌ а̃
In that case, pull the paper out of the typewriter, put it in the shredder, and shred the paper.
“Are you changing shifts now?”
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“Yes. It’s time to change shifts in 10 minutes. I’m here in advance to be on time.”
The shredder’s isolation procedure itself is simple.
But the problem is that it has to be done 24 hours a day.
Currently, researchers are working in three shifts to perform the isolation procedure in turn.
Wеb ṅо̀ v е ľ Ē n̆ u m̀а̇
“What was the accident that this Anomaly caused when it escaped last time?”
“Haa, I don’t even want to think about it. It suddenly moved to Director Kwon Sae-ron’s room and shredded the documents in the room indiscriminately. I was scolded so much for negligence at that time. I don’t want to think about it again.”
The researcher sighed deeply.
There was a reason why this guy was chosen as the first target of Project Ark.
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‘He’s retaliating for shredding his documents.’
If the shredder is not fed paper despite rattling, the shredder escapes the isolation chamber and teleports to a random location near documents.
E ń ům а̀.
The shredder that escapes the isolation chamber teleports the surrounding documents to the shredder’s entrance and shreds them indiscriminately.
The most troublesome thing is that it doesn’t shred just any paper, but it shreds the paper that people value first.
It’s a big nuisance in a research institute that stores many documents.
“But that⋯. You came with the Black Princess. Is there something going on?”
The researcher spoke cautiously.
I smiled and answered.
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“I don’t think you’ll have to work shifts anymore.”
I explained the new project to the bewildered researcher.
The researcher’s eyes widened as he listened to the explanation.
“Are you really going to do that?”
“It’s a project that Director Kwon Sae-ron is promoting.”
“Ah, I see. No wonder.”
Ě n̈ǔmǎ
The researcher seemed to understand as soon as he heard the director’s name.
We all went into the shredder’s isolation chamber together.
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“It’s time to change shifts! Finally, I’m escaping!”
The researcher who had been typing on the typewriter for 8 hours got up from his seat.
Rattle, rattle.
Just in time, the shredder rattled and shouted for food.
Е̄ n̆ u ṁ á._іd
“Okay, Princess. You can eat that.”
Shredder. Now it’s your turn to be eaten.
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