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A week had passed since he returned to Earth as a temporary contract worker. The music box tune that drifted out every time he walked past that grotesque carousel never failed to give him a chill.
Creak—
Once a symbol of childhood wonder, a land of dreams and hope, this place had somehow turned into the entrance to hell.
“What do they mean by Land of Fantasy? This place is more like a damn nightmare,” someone muttered under their breath. Rather than angry, he sounded desperate to break the oppressive mood, not that it helped.
“Watch your step,” the big man in front warned.
“O-oh, right. Thank you.” he said carefully.
They crossed the plaza, where puddles of black, oily rainwater had pooled everywhere. According to the big man, stepping in one by mistake felt like it would rot his foot clean off. With that warning in mind, he picked his way between them.
“Yeah, keep that up. Wouldn’t want your girlfriend dumping you,” another big guy said.
“Oh, please. As if you should be the one worrying about her,” the first bulky man shot back.
“Haha…”
Their pointless banter rumbled between them.
“… Thanks,” he said quietly.
“Don’t thank us. We’re all just trying to survive,” the big man replied.
When he had first met the pair—an unhinged third-generation conglomerate heir and his overly loyal bodyguards—he genuinely thought they were strange. However, they had turned out to be nothing like his initial impression.
They were strong enough to hold up a collapsing food truck by themselves, and could even split a monster’s skull open with a single swing of an axe.
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