GSGW c267
Chapter 267
We had entered the VIP room of the Body Casino after increasing our coins to 2,772 through a method that was practically fraud.
And we had just been offered a special gamble for VIPs by the dealer.
Russian roulette.
Two participants—from our group.
[Oh, the more you play this game, the more you lose, wouldn’t you?]
[After paying the casino’s commission, it’s essentially just a game of passing coins back and forth. Except that one of you is guaranteed to die!]
But for our goal, we had no choice but to play.
I looked at the body parts and organs dangling from the rail.
‘Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s body pieces are hanging there too.’
Through Russian roulette, we had to win at least enough to be recognized as ‘hers’… and reassemble her.
As expected—
“I’ll volunteer first.”
Someone from the group immediately raised their hand.
Agent Choi, eyes gleaming.
“Agent!”
“The chance that I actually die is low, and the chance of rescuing her is high~ If you can do basic math as an agent, you should take it.”
That was true.
‘From what we’ve experienced, if we die in this Segwang Special City subway, we wake up in reality and escape.’
But the problem was—
‘…Can we be 100% sure that still applies this time?’
Even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance that death was real—
Then it would all end here.
……
“I’ll go first.”
At that moment, Assistant Manager Eun Haje dusted off her clothes and stepped forward.
“...!"
“Citizen, wait—”
“No, courage happens to be my specialty.”
She turned and waved the hand fitted with her item.
The exchanged hand.
“I didn’t have hands to begin with anyway. No need to retrieve them. Saves coins.”
“…!"
“And you shouldn’t go last.”
Her prosthetic hand pointed at Agent Choi.
“Huh? Hey, you stepped up first so coolly—don’t ruin the moment like that—”
I shook my head.
“Agent. You’re the only one who can identify body parts.”
“......!"
Agent Choi moved his lips, then sighed.
“Roe Deer, you’re annoyingly smart.”
Assistant Manager Eun Haje let out a small laugh, but the tension didn’t ease.
“You guys who only swapped your ring fingers—go buy them back with coins. Don’t come crying later when they don’t move.”
“Huh?”
“Your current condition might affect you when you ‘wake up.’ No need to take unnecessary risks.”
She stepped forward firmly.
“I’ll play.”
“......"
But then—
“This is a game where one of the participating visitors will definitely die. Are you sure you want to play?”
Huh?
“Yes. I’ll play.”
“…Would you like to hear the explanation again?”
“One bullet in a six-chamber gun, take turns shooting yourselves, and whoever gets hit dies. If you survive three consecutive shots, you get a body part as a reward. Correct?”
“Yep! And you can also give up a body part to pass your turn to your opponent—”
“That’s fine. No one here will use that.”
"......"
And 15 minutes and 20 seconds later—
Bang!
We watched, right in front of us, as Assistant Manager Eun Haje’s head was blown apart…
“......”
“......”
The victor—Agent Bronze—stood there with trembling hands, forcing them still, his face pale and his eyes dark.
In front of the blood-soaked corpse that had fired three consecutive shots first.
Click.
“Congratulations! You’ve won!”
This…
This wasn’t good. The shock was stronger than expected.
No matter how much I reminded myself that we’d wake up in reality—watching someone you know die right in front of you ‘according to plan’…
‘…It’s worse than the snare.’
The atmosphere froze.
“And this person fired three shots consecutively, so as a reward—ah, they passed away.”
The dealer, who had been counting, turned to us.
“They were with your party, right? …You can take the reward instead.”
Our gazes turned to Agent Choi.
The only one who could identify the body parts stepped forward with a stiff expression and examined the rail.
Then chose one.
“It’s a shoulder.”
“......"
A piece that could be attached directly to the neck.
It had been the top priority piece we discussed beforehand.
Cold sweat ran down Agent Choi’s composed face.
“Now then…”
Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s head turned toward us.
“You can stop here and leave the room. What will you do?”
"......"
We had already made our bet.
That if we died inside Segwang Special City, we would wake up outside.
In that case—
“We’ll continue.”
“Then who will bet next?”
It continued.
I raised my hand and pulled the trigger.
Click—the hollow sound of an empty chamber echoed.
‘Don’t stop.’
You had to fire three times in a row to receive a body part.
I didn’t stop. I kept pulling the trigger quickly, so my hands wouldn’t tremble from instinctive fear.
Click.
Next shot……
Click.
"......"
Cold sweat trickled down my chin.
‘I’m alive.’
And that meant—
My opponent in this Russian roulette game would definitely die.
“…Agent Bronze.”
"......."
My opponent picked up the gun I had set down, aimed it at his temple—
And—
Bang!
The gunshot rang out immediately on the next pull.
“……”
Dead.
[Two corpses in an instant.]
“Congratulations! You’ve won! And for firing three consecutive shots, your reward—”
My sweat felt cold.
Agent Choi moved unnaturally fast to the rail and selected another body part. How many more did we need? Even if we continued, we could only obtain five parts. Would that be enough? That…
“Get up.”
……
“……Yes?”
“Take a break.”
When I raised my head, I saw Section Chief Lee Jaheon.
The lizard-headed Section Chief quickly cleared away Agent Bronze’s corpse and sat down on the sofa.
“Take your position to Supervisor Goat.”
“...!"
Baek Saheon immediately turned and started running.
‘That bastard.’
I ran after him and grabbed him.
“Ugh.”
“You know you have to die to get out anyway.”
“Damn it—what if we actually die for real?!”
“Oh? Then do you have another method?”
"…....."
“Or do you want to stay trapped in this darkness alone?”
There was no way he could explore this insane Catastrophe-Level subway alone after leaving us behind.
Eventually, he’d either become fully contaminated like Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae—or take euthanasia drugs and wake up in reality. There was no reason for him to take that risk alone.
…Of course.
‘…What if we actually die?’
That tiny possibility was chilling.
But logically, emotionally—there was no other choice.
My spine went cold, but I didn’t release my grip. Letting him run would only lead to a longer, more painful death.
“I’ll just take the euthanasia drug! Why do I have to shoot myself in the head?!”
……
“Then do that.”
“Huh?”
Yeah.
No matter what, I couldn’t force someone to die like this. There was another option—euthanasia.
‘We weren’t even originally in the same group.’
This wasn’t a matter of morality.
…Unless I persuaded him with a reward.
“You could double the coins you won from the slot machines.”
“….!"
[Oh ho!]
“Think about it. Even after spending coins on this game, you’ll still have that much left.”
No—honestly, there was a high chance we’d still have over 2,000 coins remaining…
I whispered.
“350 coins.”
“......"
“You can take that much. We’ll have to continue this project… so when we come back ‘next time,’ shouldn’t you think about what you’ll buy with a few hundred casino coins?”
Silence flowed.
Behind me, I could hear Agent Choi selecting body parts and casually exchanging persistent, information-laced chatter with the dealer.
“…500 coins.”
“Deal.”
“Damn it.”
Startled by his own curse, Baek Saheon flinched, then came back, sweating, and sat on the sofa where I was.
“Then we’ll begin.”
And then—
Bang!
While pulling the trigger three times in a row, he died on the third shot.
"......"
“Congratulations!”
Now, what remained was…
……
I sat back down on the sofa, facing Section Chief Lee Jaheon. The sofa was damp with Baek Saheon’s blood.
“Section Chief. With just your senses… can you tell where the live round is?”
“That is impossible.”
“…I see.”
I had asked knowing the answer. Nothing would change.
Even if he knew, it wouldn’t matter.
‘Ha.’
The gun on the table spun and pointed at Section Chief Lee Jaheon.
The chosen player picked it up first.
“I will fire three consecutive shots.”
But—
Bang
…His head was pierced on the first shot.
“......"
“You’re very lucky!”
I inhaled, then slowly exhaled.
How many times had this been now?
At this point, it would’ve been better if I had died instead.
“Congratulations! The deceased’s reward is—ah, but this time you won’t receive a reward. The game has already ended!”
Ah.
“So if you die… before completing three consecutive shots—like just now, on the first shot… the condition isn’t fulfilled?”
“That seems to be the case!”
Wait.
‘Then…’
In the worst case, the body parts we had now might be all we’d get.
I looked at the three pieces we had collected so far.
Shoulder, chest, waist.
Strangely, the moment they were taken, they had fused together—but still weren’t enough to form even a proper torso.
‘We need the pelvis at least.’
Only then could it be recognized as a ‘viable form’ of Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae.
And if losing body parts here affected our real bodies… We’d need at least that much to do anything after getting out.
In that case…
……
“If I may.”
I raised my hand.
“What if we spin it with two bullets loaded?”
“Oh?”
Let’s gamble with higher risk.
In a casino, higher risk meant higher reward.
“So… if someone manages to fire three consecutive shots with a revolver containing two bullets—”
I looked at the rail.
“They receive two body parts.”
"...!"
[How very entertaining, my friend!]
[However, wouldn’t that increase the chance of being shot before completing all three shots?]
That was true.
And it might not even feel like the risk increased that much—since the game still ended when one person died.
In that case—
“And in addition…”
I held back a breath.
“Even the winner must continue and fire at least one more shot at themselves after their opponent dies.”
“Oh?”
“There will still be live rounds remaining. Both players must risk death and pull the trigger.”
In short—absolute madness.
[Excellent, Mr. Roe Deer! Both sides would actively engage and savor the thrill. Oh, if there were spectators, it would be quite a show.]
[Though even then, both might die before completing three shots and fail to achieve the goal…]
No.
‘We can succeed.’
[Oh ho.]
I had a plan.
And the dealer, hearing this proposal—
“……”
Stayed still, as if listening to some kind of ‘verdict’ within the casino…
“In the VIP room, we must always provide private enjoyment. We will accept those modified rules. Very well!”
Phew.
‘Good.’
I blinked and sat back on the sofa.
And now, what remained was—
“Oh boy. It’s Grapes and me.”
Me and Agent Choi.
For reference, Go Yeongeun had been excluded due to entry limits—but now that I thought about it…
‘That’s probably for the best.’
If she got dragged into this by mistake, she would actually die.
“Ah, before we start, let’s talk for a moment.”
“Sure.”
Agent Choi stood up, grabbed my shoulder, and said—
“That method earlier—it guarantees we get body parts, right?”
“…Yes.”
“Okay.”
Agent Choi grabbed me and turned me toward the rails.
“Then, Grapes. Look carefully.”
“..…."
“The third one is the pelvis, and… the seventh is the left arm, the fifteenth is the right arm.”
Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s body parts.
In case he died, he was telling me in advance.
“Let’s declare those as our rewards.”
“…Alright.”
We separated again and sat back on our respective sofas.
The dealer picked up the gun—
“Ah, is it okay if we choose where to place the bullets? The firing probability is the same no matter where they’re loaded.”
“…Alright.”
…I specified the positions I wanted.
And then—
“If both of us die, please transfer the ‘rewards’ and coins to the person waiting outside the VIP room as part of our group.”
“......"
“Dealer.”
“Yes.”
And the order—
Tap.
“I’m first.”
“......."
“Grapes.”
Lifting the revolver, Agent Choi spoke.
“Want me to guess? You loaded one bullet every three chambers, right?”
“...!"
“One bullet, skip two, then another bullet, skip two…”
He looked at me.
“Then no matter the firing order… once a live round fires, the next two will be empty.”
That was right.
“So… if I get shot, you’re guaranteed to succeed in three consecutive shots and claim the body parts.”
Of course—
The final shot would always be live.
“For both of us… we’re guaranteed to die.”
……
“See you later.”
Bang!
Agent Choi died on the second shot.
“Congratulations! You’ve won.”
“......"
Blood was splattered across the sofa.
Blood and corpses filled the floor and the seats.
“Would you like to rest a bit before proceeding with the ‘Winner’s Russian Roulette’? Or…”
“Dolphin.”
I was certain now, after that last game.
I turned my head and looked at Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s head.
……
No.
“You knew, didn’t you?”
“…Pardon?”
Not the dealer, but Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae herself.
“That’s why you allowed this modified rule, isn’t it?”
"......”
“If I can choose where to load the bullets, then the winner shooting themselves is meaningless.”
I continued.
“Because depending on where the bullets are placed, you can guarantee survival.”
There was no way the dealer didn’t realize that.
And yet they had ‘pretended not to know’ and allowed it. Which meant—
This wasn’t the dealer’s will. It was another consciousness.
“Did you let it slide, Dolphin?”
“......"
It had felt strange for a while.
‘They’ve been subtly trying to push us out of here…’
—This is a game where one of the participants will definitely die. Are you sure you want to play?
That wasn’t something a dealer should say.
Within the bounds of ‘casino rules,’ they had been passively nudging us to leave.
If that was the case…
“Did you perhaps undergo some kind of procedure, become a dealer while preserving part of your consciousness? So you could survive and keep searching for a chance to escape?”
“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
“Isn’t a part of your awareness still there?”
“......"
“And that’s why you saw my bullet arrangement as a way to survive—and let it pass…”
“Visitor, it has been determined that you manipulated the rules through your recent statement.”
Ah.
“This constitutes cheating within the casino. Please return all rewards obtained during your Russian roulette play and leave the VIP room.”
"......"
“Leave immediately. Otherwise, we will take action.”
I looked at the ‘rewards’ from Russian roulette.
The body parts that had fused together on their own.
‘…If she still had consciousness, I thought maybe I could persuade her to attach the remaining pieces herself.’
But from the looks of it, that wasn’t possible.
‘…Then.’
“Wait.”
And as I turned as if to leave—
I lunged at the dealer.
“…!"
And grabbed Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s head, beginning to tear it free.
“Ugh.”
A horrifying sensation I’d never felt before ran through my hands.
The sound of tearing flesh, the crack of mismatched parts separating. The dealer’s powerful body breaking my ribs. Their jaw biting into my hand. The sound of them trying to pull out some document—
But. If I didn’t do this, there might never be another chance.
“Ghh—!”
In the end, I tore the head off.
And immediately—I attached it to the body parts we had already obtained as rewards.
“…!"
I had acted because this VIP room was truly private—hoping the response would be delayed.
‘There’s no going back.’
Soon, this casino would confiscate my body just like it did to the missing victims.
Then if it had come to this—
“Ha…”
I rushed to the rail and, with blood-soaked hands, grabbed several of Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s body parts that had been identified earlier, attaching them to her.
And then—
I forced a euthanasia pill into her mouth.
“...!"
I blocked her nose and mouth until she swallowed. By the time I confirmed it—I sensed movement outside the VIP room.
Someone approaching, alerted by ‘property damage.’
“Ghh…”
I immediately grabbed the revolver from the table.
And then—
Click. Click.
After two empty spins—the bullet fired into my head.
***
“......"
Why did my head hurt so much?
Maybe being shot had affected my real body…
But I quickly realized that wasn’t it.
Because—
“……!”
I still had a human body.
And—
“Huff—”
Go Yeongeun—
Was carrying me on her back, running.
Through the subway station.
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