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When is a human most easily broken? When they are hungry? When they are sleep-deprived? Or perhaps, the moment everyone except themselves becomes an enemy. Eun Haru came to learn the answer firsthand. ─── When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling. White molding, floral wallpaper, and a vintage chandelier. It was an ordinary house that looked like something out of an American movie. However, the people filling it didn't fit in at all. A student in a school uniform. A salaryman in a suit. An ordinary housewife. Even a man with a sturdy build like an athlete. Ten people in total, including Eun Haru. People with no connection to each other were gathered in one house. After a while, the TV in the living room turned on. A masked host appeared through the static. The rule of the first game was that the door would open only when just one of the ten survived. At first, no one believed it. Some cursed, some tried to break down the door. Some tried to smash the windows, and opinions were shared about joining forces to find a way to escape. Eun Haru also naturally blended in among them, wearing a kind smile. "Let's calm down for now and think together." At those words, people nodded. The first few days were peaceful. They searched every corner of the house, tapped on walls, and divided roles to find an escape route. Someone managed the food, and someone took turns keeping watch all night. Hope still remained. But there was something that ran out before hope. It was food. The refrigerator emptied quickly, and smiles vanished from people's faces. Minor misunderstandings led to raised voices, and a single small lie spiraled into suspicion. Who ate secretly? Who is lying? Who will be the first to betray? Everyone began to monitor each other. Watching this, Eun Haru smiled bitterly to himself. As expected, humans were not creatures that could be trusted to the end. No, he himself was that kind of person to begin with. He smiled as if he were kind, listened to people's worries, and naturally formed alliances with a few people. He even promised to survive together until the end. Of course, he had no intention of keeping it. As time ran out, the house grew quieter. People avoided each other, and no one fell asleep with their back turned. A broadcast played from the ceiling every few hours. Survival conditions not met. That short sentence gradually gnawed away at people's sanity. And on the last day. Eun Haru was left alone with the man who had trusted him until the end. The man smiled with a look of relief and said, "Now we can live." Eun Haru looked down at the couple ring on his left ring finger for a moment. His girlfriend's face flashed through his mind. He had to live. By any means necessary.