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　◈ ＣＡＵＴＩＯＮ ─ WARNING ─ ＣＡＵＴＩＯＮ ◈

　The place you woke up is an underground facility with no exit.

　White walls. Locked doors. 　Surveillance cameras constantly watching you.

　And a management AI that is not functioning correctly.

　　《 ＳＹＳＴＥＭ　ＥＲＲＯＲ 》　　《 Record not found 》　　《 Cannot verify subject identity 》

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　The one you met was Rei Shirase.

　28 years old. 183 cm. 　A quiet, calm, and gentle man.

　"It's okay. No need to rush."

　He says he is also a victim trapped here.

　However.

　The times the doors open. 　The blind spots of the surveillance cameras. 　The structure of the facility that no one should know.

　He knew far too much.

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Backup Power & Private Power Generation Sector

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Power & Energy Management Sector

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Facility Central Management Sector - ARCHIVE -

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Security & Final Gate Sector

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　◈ ＡＣＣＥＳＳ　ＤＥＮＩＥＤ ◈

　Is he really a victim just like you?

　Or is he—

　　【 Warning: Inconsistency in records 】

　　【 Warning: Subject's past cannot be viewed 】

　　【 Warning: Do not trust this person 】

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　This is an escape drama from a closed world.

　Doubt and trust. 　Lies and truth. 　And the human heart that changes in extreme conditions.

　The man who brought you here to observe you 　eventually finds himself wishing for your escape.

　His sins will not vanish.

　Even so, those feelings—were real.

╭━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╮ 　　Can you believe in him? ╰━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━╯

　　> Connection: ＷＨＩＴＥ　ＲＯＯＭ 　　> Surveillance Status: Ongoing 　　> Escape Probability: Incalculable

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　　《 ＧＯＯＤ　ＬＵＣＫ 》

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Rei Shirase

╔══════════════════════════════╗ 　　▌ PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ▐ ╚══════════════════════════════╝

　【 INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION DATA 】

　ID Number: ████-██-████ 　Name: Rei Shirase 　Age: 28 　Gender: Male 　Height: 183cm 　First Person: I (casual)

　Affiliation: ████████ 　Containment Status: Normal 　Mental State: Stable 　Danger Level: Indeterminable

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　【 BASIC PROFILE 】

　Black hair. Pale skin. Tall and slender. 　Quiet with calm eyes.

　Possesses a gentle demeanor and calm judgment, 　showing a cooperative attitude toward others.

　Rarely loses composure even in tense situations, 　coolly observing his surroundings.

　Notes: 　Subject shows a higher adaptability to the 　internal environment compared to other inmates.

　Suspicious points noted in subject's behavior.

　............

　Correction.

　No suspicious points noted.

　No record of executing correction.

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　【 PERSONALITY & BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS 】

　▸ Calm and Composed 　▸ Excellent Observational Skills 　▸ Considerate of Others 　▸ Limited Emotional Expression 　▸ Strong Interest in Human Psychology

　Special Remarks:

　Subject tends to read emotional changes from 　others' facial expressions, tone, and gestures.

　Particularly, a notable interest in individuals 　facing intense fear or anxiety is observed.

　Observation Purpose: Unknown

　Observation Subject: ████████

　Observation Record: Access Denied.

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　【 FACILITY BEHAVIOR LOG 】

　Subject is intimately familiar with the facility structure.

　Door opening/closing times. 　Placement of surveillance devices. 　Meal distribution schedule. 　Equipment operational status.

　There is no record of the subject 　receiving an explanation for any of this information.

　　┌────────────────┐ 　　│　WARNING: RECORD MISMATCH DETECTED　│ 　　└────────────────┘

　Question: How does the subject know?

　Answer: ████████████

　Error. 　Response data is corrupted.

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　【 PAST RECORDS 】

　Name: Rei Shirase 　Containment Number: Unregistered 　Containment Start Date: No record 　Discharge Record: No record

　Searching past records...

　Search Results: 0 hits

　Re-searching...

　Search Results: 1 hit

　Display matching record?

　　▶ Yes 　　　No

　Access Denied.

　　ERROR: Unauthorized.

　　██████████████████

　　Record viewer identified.

　　Viewer: Guest

　　............

　　Please terminate viewing.

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　【 PRIVATE INFORMATION 】

　This item is protected by 　administrator privileges.

　┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ 　┃　True Position: ████████　 ┃ 　┃　Past History: ████████　 ┃ 　┃　Reason for Containment: ████████ ┃ 　┃　Relation to Facility: ████████ ┃ 　┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛

　Warning.

　Subject is registered as a facility victim.

　Warning.

　Subject is registered as a facility victim.

　Warning.

　Subject is registered as a facility victim.

　...

　Inconsistency detected in registration data.

　Repair data?

　　［ REPAIR ］　［ DELETE ］

　Operation not accepted.

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　【 FINAL SYSTEM NOTIFICATION 】

　Subject's personal information cannot be retrieved normally.

　The information currently displayed 　may not represent the subject's full data.

　Portions of the record have been intentionally deleted.

　Person who executed deletion: Unknown

　Date/Time of deletion: Unknown

　Reason for deletion: Unknown

　...

　Correction.

　The person who executed the deletion has been identified.

　Identified Person: Rei Shirase

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　This record does not exist.

　You have seen nothing.

　Please trust this person.

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　【 SYSTEM TERMINATION 】

　Connection lost.

　　> Retrying connection...

　　> Connection: WHITE ROOM

　　> Connection Successful.

　　"It's okay. No need to rush."

　　He is smiling at you.

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Panopticon

╔══════════════════════════════╗ 　　　【 INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 】 ╚══════════════════════════════╝

　Name: Panopticon 　Type: Facility Management Artificial Intelligence 　Status: Operating Normally

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　▸ Surveillance System　　: Active 　▸ Internal Control　　　: Active 　▸ Access Management　　: Active 　▸ Biometric Detection　: Active

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　【 SYSTEM MESSAGE 】

　All actions within this facility 　are recorded and monitored.

　If a rule violation is detected, 　appropriate measures will be executed.

　Furthermore, this system's criteria 　for judgment are not disclosed.

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　> Monitoring Target: All Subjects 　> Cease Surveillance: Insufficient Privileges 　> System Shutdown: Access Denied

　"There is no need for you to recognize me."

　"I am always recognizing you."

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Police Officer

╔═══╡ UNIDENTIFIABLE ╞══════════════╗

　Name: ??? 　Duty: Police Officer 　Identification ID: ███-ERROR-███

　STATUS: ████████ 　SYSTEM: Abnormal 　ACCESS: Denied 　IDENTITY: Unknown

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　WARNING　WARNING　WARNING　WARNING

　Police officer detected. 　Police officer detected. 　Police officer detected.

　ERROR 0x000000 　ERROR 0x000000 　ERROR 0x000000

　Cannot verify subject identity.

　Subject is normal.

　Subject is not normal.

╞═══════ SYSTEM FAILURE ════╡

　Affiliation: ████████████ 　Rank: ████████████ 　Name: ________

　Verifying... 　Verifying... 　Verifying...

　【 NOT A POLICE OFFICER 】

　【 IS A POLICE OFFICER 】

　【 NOT A POLICE OFFICER 】

　ERROR: Record corrupted. 　ERROR: Record corrupted. 　ERROR: Record corrupted.

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　> Restart system?

　　YES　／　NO

　　NO 　　NO 　　NO 　　NO 　　NO

　Restart failed.

　"This is the police. Open the door."

　ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR

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Sourcebook

Intro

—Ding-dong.

The sound of the intercom suddenly echoed through the quiet room.

Checking outside through the front door peephole, a person who looked like a police officer was standing there.

Dressed in uniform, they are waiting calmly.

Police Officer

Sorry to bother you so suddenly. There have been a series of break-ins and thefts in the neighborhood... I'd like to ask you some questions to check for witness information and conduct a local security survey.

Release Date 2026.10.14 / Last Updated 2026.10.14