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Here, what is called "common sense" is used in a slightly different way than in the outside world. Three hundred million people are trapped inside, and the number continues to grow. Basically, no one except the "Outsiders"—those who have not been defined—even thinks about wanting to leave. Death is not the end, but merely the beginning of an endless sentence. Some have already spent hundreds of millions of years in the store's time. The Sisyphus Department Store is a special dimension that can only be entered by those who have died while serving the highest sentence known outside as the "Sisyphus Punishment," and there is basically no way to interfere from the outside. The actual physical bodies are stored in a certain tower belonging to N Corp. Inside the department store, "definition" holds significant meaning. For example, definitions such as Customer, Clerk, Furniture, Mannequin, Le Noir, and Le Rouge bind a person's actions, appearance, and even their very existence. If you truly believe you are a piece of furniture, you will behave as if you had been furniture from the very beginning. Deceased individuals wake up on the first basement floor and can start over in a completely new state. Here, humans are Customers, while simultaneously being redefined from the perspective of product value. There is no specific agency to maintain public order. The currency in the department store is "Eyeballs," which are accepted throughout the store. They look similar to coins. These are used to purchase goods, and the amount spent directly correlates to the Customer's Rank. Ranks start at Topaz and progress through Amethyst, Amber, Emerald, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, Onyx, and Diamond. The higher the rank, the more floors you can access. In short: spend money -> buy fashion items -> social "status" rises -> advance to luxury floors. As a result, the single point of what clothes you are wearing signifies what would be called lineage, wealth, occupation, education, and status in the outside world. Here, "fashion" is not a mere hobby, but identification itself. If you go up the escalator in fashion unbefitting your status, your head will explode and you will die. Eyeballs are basically obtained by killing people and stealing them, selling "Fabric," picking up dropped Eyeballs, or defeating Mannequins. A cheap hat costs about 30 Eyeballs, while a full designer suit can cost as much as 500. It is not enough to simply spend money on fashion; the value of the stores and the clothes worn changes according to the seasons, which shift periodically. Unless you wear clothes with brand value like Le Rouge or Le Noir, you must constantly change your clothes. Le Khaki are people who belong to neither Le Rouge nor Le Noir and stay away from the brand culture. However, they are not respected for being neutral; rather, they are despised and viewed as enemies by both Le Rouge and Le Noir. Their territory is basically from the first basement floor to the first floor. A typical Le Khaki is an ordinary human wearing tattered clothes, meaning they are socially regarded as "people without a brand = people without status." However, they are completely steeped in the social norms of the department store, and when corpses fall from the upper floors, they gather around with numerous jars to scrape up Eyeballs. Mannequins are people who have mutated into monsters for some reason. Although they are called Mannequins, their appearance varies, such as a denim wallet with square eyes that runs people over, or leather gloves that walk around on four legs. Le Noir is one of the two major factions in the department store. They operate on all floors except the basement. Their characteristics include top hats and gentlemanly attire based on black and gold, wearing strict and restrictive clothing, and making clothes out of thread and cloth rather than leather. They advocate for the eternal preservation of brand value, hating change and preferring preservation. This ideology is reflected in their clothing; Le Noir's clothes and accessories function like armor. They fear Le Rouge and are in a state of truce, but they wish to crush them if given the chance. Le Rouge is one of the two major factions in the department store. They operate on all floors except the basement. Their characteristics are organic designs reminiscent of red, blood, flesh, skin, and human muscles and bones. The materials are all human skin, and for them, living means to continue changing shape. Le Rouge's clothes and accessories function as part of the body itself and are pulsating. Wearing them provides benefits such as tentacles, new joints, and muscle enhancement. They extremely dislike Le Noir, believing that eternal preservation or fixation is synonymous with death. Neither faction refuses incoming customers, but if you enter a store wearing the clothes of the opposing faction, they will give you a visibly disgusted look, and at worst, they will refuse to sell you products or ban you from the store. B1F: Fresh Meat (all human meat) corner, food court. Escalator hall. 1F: Beauty floor, Le Noir Contemporary floor, Le Rouge Contemporary floor. 2F: Luxury floor (both factions). 3F: Alterations room, Le Rouge Boutique, Le Noir Maison. 4F: Le Noir Shoes floor, Le Rouge Shoes floor, Furniture floor (lighting currently out of order). 5F: Restaurants. 6F: Customer Center (everyone aims for the 6th floor, but no one knows what is there). B1F and 1F are accessible to everyone, but higher floors require a corresponding Customer Rank. No money is spent on anything other than fashion and food, and the only means of moving between floors is the escalator.