fluff

(note: using "-" notation for dialogue and ** for sfx, () for thought bubbles)

--

[A portion of the contents have been adapted based on the flow of the original work.]

Have you ever gotten really, really into something?

I don't mean simply,

"Oh, this is fun",

But something that leaves you with a deep, lasting impression..

(text inside brain: i'll buy it i'll buy it i'll buy it xN)

Something you've even spent time and money on.

To give an example...

I mean something you're willing to buy merch for.

<Darkness Exploration Records.>

It's an internet ghost story universe that's been a viral hit sensation lately.

Why? It's a collaborative, open-source universe filled with various ghost stories, where people can create and contribute their own stories as they like.

This niche site used to only be visited by high schoolers in the early days,

but now its popularity has exploded like crazy after getting picked up by the wetube(youtube) algorithm.

Filled with exploration records of a wide variety of strange phenomena referred to as "darknesses",

It now consists of hundreds of thousands of ghost stories.

It happens to be really fun...

-I see you're sleeping here. *clack*

-You sure are working hard, aren't you.

...to read at work.

Should I say that doing anything other than work when you're at work is all fun?

So just like that, I've gotten totally sucked into this universe,

and I've even arrived at the point where I've contributed my own original ghost stories.

And I've even ended up coming here...

to "That Place".

*vine boom*

*bam ba-ba bam!*

*ba-bam!*

(sign: WELCOME, EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS.

Prophecy of the End* (*종말예언: /Prophecy of the Apocalypse/forecast of the end/doomsday prophecy...)

Darkness Exploration Records(어둠탐사기록))

*bump*

-Ah! I'm sorry~

-Ah, what're u doing~ -.-

*loaded...*

-wow, he rly bought a lot

-Is he an actual dealer?

-it could be a present for his nephew/niece?

KSE: (It's all mine...)

KSE: (how did I end up getting in this deep?)

Is my everyday life at the company without even a drop of dopamine the problem ?

I didn't know at this point.

sign: Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records. START

That in my everyday life,

completely lacking that thing called dopamine--

*peng-glglglglgl... (spinning wheel sounds)*

sign: 1st Place Prize *tick*

--Something like this

would happen.

(id card: Daydream | Corp.

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee)

-Do you like it? You're going to cherish it close to your heart, right?

-KSE: Yes.

-Liar. (/You're lying.)

(pixel text:)

you are now (you are now)

going to experience something new

we(/i) hope you like it

X

234 176 145 236 158 144 234

184 176 32 237 152 132 234

184 176 236 166 157 236 157

180 32 235 168 184 235 166

172 235 165 188 32 235 141

174 236 179 164 235 139 164 46

(*utf code for: "I was suddenly struck by a wave of dizziness")

So

Kim Soleum

you must now figure out who you are

(jumbled pixel text: best that i can make out;;)

seize/grab hold with all your might

my bones are

i can't breathe

where is this

*pound

pound* (heart pounding)

So please,

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

wakeupwakeupwakeuowwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeuaouwjakdmsnnxmzxbsbxjxhxbjebdmsmsjxcjdnskkfkskdndk

*BEE-EEP*

(upsidedown flipped text)

EXPLORER WHO HAS COME TO THE DARKNESS

WELCOME

-Congratulations!

-The new recruits who have gathered here are exceptional talents who have pierced through a 145:1 acceptance rate!

Is this... a lecture hall?

(sign: new employee orientation)

KSE: (when did my outer clothes disappear...)

A host in a lecture hall,

this atmosphere, these people...

No matter how you look at it,

it seems like a reception for new employees at a large corporation...

sign: new employee orientation

20XX(year) X(month), X(day)

place: main lecture hall(?)

sign: (...)Corporation* Orientation (*note: changed from "Incoporated" to "Corporation", as the latter has been officialized)

-KSE: ...Huh?

(pixel text:)

⚠️

WARNING

Before you access this site,

please read the following precautions.

1. In the site you have seen, you may encounter documents with violent and brutal descriptions, with shocking images and sound attached, so we advise caution for those suffering from heart issues, or the physically or mentally weak.

2. <Darkness Exploration Records(DER)> is recommended for those above 15 years of age. Those under the age of 15 are not permitted to view the following site.

3. As this is a community space with a universe built through the collaborative contribution of many people, you must uphold basic courtesy/respect at all times.

If you are re◾️dy?

--

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, ssyoongnyong(쓩뇽)

--

(note: will use "||" to denote DER excerpts)

*click* *click*

(text: Recommended

Daydream_NewHireOT_PPT_Final(2).pptx

Admin)

*BO-ING!*

What kind of company is Daydream Corporation?

-fox: Isn't it that company that sells ridiculously effective hair-loss pills?

-not HORSING around, it'll make your hair grow like a mane! (*note: kr wordplay: 말 = both word and horse)

-dragon: I heard it's a pharmaceutical company that specializes in beauty care and makes cures for skin disease?

-I ain't DRAGON it out, all their medicine works like a charm! (*note: kr wordplay; 용 = both dragon & use)

#100%effective (+other hashtags praising)

*di-yong~*

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!

*BA-BAM!*

WE OFFER ANY DRUG* YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED! (*약 = medicine, drug, pill, potion)

*BAM!*

WE ARE A MAGIC COMPANY THAT CAN CREATE MAGICAL POTIONS!

*ddi-ring~*

Daydream | Corp.

See ya at Daydream!

-And...

-YOU ALL ARE THE CHOSEN SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS!!

*wa-aaaa*

Daydream Corporation.

It's a familiar name.

- ...

*waa--*

It's a magical pharmaceutical company that can create anything.

And--

-Even among all our new recruits, only the most special of you have been led to this very spot.

-Congratulations!

-You have all been assigned to the Field Exploration Team.

(text: Field Exploration Team)

?!

*bzzt bzzt*

| [Field Exploration Team]

(Daydream Corp.)

A significant force that appears in <DER>, and one of the 5 teams under the control of Daydream Corporation's Development Department.

An unlucky team better known as the death squad(/suicide squad). |

-Field Exploration Team?

*whisper whisper*

-I've never heard of such a team.

-Me neither.

-A pharmaceutical company had a team like that..?

*BZZT BZZT*

| An insane department that, right from start of company orientation, forces the new hires into a Death Survival Match to determine who will become full-time employees-|

-(I have to get out of here!)

*tap-*

-But, before we can officially hire you!

*ta da da(dashing footsteps)*

-what the?

-ah,

-There's a brief probationary period, you see!

*SLAM!*

-We will proceed after assessing your practical aptitude through an absolute evaluation.

-Of course, in order to properly evaluate each and every person,

-Everyone's active/full participation is absolutely essential!

*whish*

*SNAP!*

-We will uncover any and all freeloaders!

-?!

-a power outage?

-Why did they close the doors earlier?

-Shh, they're probably gonna show us another powerpoint.

-Ah, sorry.

*cla-clack*(sound of going over metal tracks)

-But don't you hear something?

*cla-clack*

*CLA-CLACK*

----...?!

*CLA-

CLACK*

*BBA-AA-AANG(roar of train?)*

-[Dear passengers, thank you for using Abyss Metro(/Transport) again today...

Our train will not stop.]

-[For a pleasant journey to your final destination, please listen closely to the guiding announcements.]

-W, what's going on?

(sign: This station; ?!&?&$:◾️

next station: ??:%%€◽️◽️

kskjkdkdkjcjkdjfkskjsjdjdjsndjdjsjdjsj)

-A subway? Is this VR or something?

-Did we really get transported?

*chatter*

-The doors, uh, the doors aren't opening..?

-Is this some kind of new technology?

Nope, this is not a kind of new technology.

*suruk*(not sure how to tl)

Nor is it an escape room.

Indeed, I don't think anyone could have predicted this.

That right after getting hired, they'd be thrown into an insane scenario like this.

(sign: Daydream Corporation

first half of 20XX

open recruitment

recruitment schedule: X/XX ~ X/XX

recruitment personnel: 00

recruitment field/sphere: field exploration team, research team, administrative support team

"We await you on the field of dreams that turns miracles into reality")

Daydream Corporation.

(sign: The ONLY miracle hair loss cure in Korea: Daydream __Pill)

(id card: Daydream | Corp.

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee)

Field Exploration Team.

And Death Survival Match.

-[This stop is "Sadness",

"Sadness Station".]

Right now, I...

*creak-*

...have entered inside of a Ghost Story.

*ddururururu*-- (rumbling of train)

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, sshoongnyong

original work: baek deoksoo)

*bzzt*

| Welcome to Abyss Metro_ |

*bzzt..*

|The tiring way home.

Today of all days, you're especially exhausted.|

*wobble wobble*

-(I'm gonna go right to sleep when I get home...)

-(Ah, I have to turn on the washing machine though...)

-*Haa...*

|After drowsily nodding off and awakening,|

*cla-clack cla-clack*

|You find yourself inside of a subway.|

|It looked like your usual way home, but...|

-(Where am I..?)

*cla-clack cla-clack*

|...Something's strange...|

*BZZT*

STRANGE...

*BZZT*

KSE: (In any case, it looks like the company...)

Will be using this ghost story to "cull" the new hires.

*bzz-zz-zt (chi-ji-jik jik)*

-[This stop is "Sadness."

"Sadness Station."]

-[The passengers whose final destination is Sadness Station,

Please get off in accordance with the announcements.]

*cre-eak*

-[The screen doors are opening.]

-[The entrance doors will close after 30 seconds.

-We will not be returning to this station again.(/it is impossible to turn back again.) ]

*gooo...(ominous sfx)(?)*

(sign: Sadness (3 lang))

-"Sadness" Station?

-It just seems like a regular subway station though...

-Can't we just get off like this?

-They said they're going to close the door soon, so shouldn't we get off quickly before they do?

-KSE: (...Damnit/This is bad.)

-Well except for the station name being a bit weird, it's normal isn't it?

-I think it would be better if you didn't get off.

*jolt/flinch*

-KSE: You heard them call it "Sadness Station" just now, didn't you?

-Is there a station like that in Korea?

-Well, that's true but...

-If we don't get off and suffer harm, are you going to take responsibility?

-Excuse me,

-I think what this person is saying is right.

I think it would be better to observe the situation a bit more...

-[the entrance doors are closing.]

!!

-Hey, the doors are closing!

-Let's just get off!!

*WHAP*

-ACK!!

-Ah...!

*KWANG!*

-..I couldn't get off. Ah, f*ck.

-Ah, f*ck.

All because of someone...

I understand.

You must feel like just leaving your brain behind and making a run for it.

But...

(sign:

GOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYE)

-Will the people left on the train be okay...?

-It was their own choice. They'll manage on their own somehow.

-I mean, they should've gotten off when I said to get off.

If you only stand around reading the room like that, you'll just end up crying your eyes out later.

-Am I right?

*drip/gush*

-Huh?

-Wh...

What... is this...?

-Hiik(Eek),

Hiiik!!!

-(The ceiling, from the ceiling...!)

*gurgle/burble/sputter*

-SOMETHING'S POURING DOWN FROM THE CEILING!!

*burble burble*

*ploop*

-SOMEONE SAVE ME...!!

-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

UAAAAAAAAACK

That was the wrong answer.

And...

The new employee probationary period has begun.

*thud...*

<Daydream Corporation> is an organization that has jurisdiction over 'darknesses'.

Darknesses, or rather, Ghost Stories.

The employees of Daydream are dispatched into ghost stories to fulfill missions.

Naturally... the probationary period for new hires is also carried out inside ghost stories.

*cla-clack* *cla-clack* *cla-clack*

-[The train is now departing from Sadness Station.]

-[For a pleasant journey to your final destination,

Please listen closely to the guiding announcements.]

Through death survival matches, just like this one.

-AAACK!!

-WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

-DID PEOPLE REALLY JUST DIE?!

To be honest, I have an advantage over the other new hires.

-(I've read this entire ghost story wiki, after all...)

Eh? Then don't you have this in the bag?

...You might be thinking that.

"ISEKAI EXORCIST HUNTER

~About the incident where I became the renowned top employee after suddenly starting work in an isekai corporation~"

You transmigrate into a fictional universe you love, equipped with total superiority from your knowledge of the world,

and monopolize the upcoming opportunities/connections and items to become a typical op protagonist("munchkin")--

--That sure would be nice.

-(There's just one problem...)

An extremely crucial one at that. 

*squeeze*

.......I,

...I CAN'T LOOK AT SCARY THINGS, F***...!

[SILENT CRASHOUT]

[Me? Ghost stories?]

[A subway?]

[Me?]

[unending sobbing]

[Field Exploration team?]

[ME?]

That's right, I'm a coward.

(THUMB'S UP! Kim Soleum-nim gave it a like!)

Text horror is fine. It can be an interesting read.

(Kim Soleum-nim has fainted. ☠️x100)

(ghost: PEEKABOO~)

But I'm a coward who can't handle it as soon as there's images involved.

Even when reading the wiki, if there's a scary background image or BGM, I turn it off and only read the text!!

And Wetube(youtube) ghost stories too, I click "not interested" on all of them because of the scary thumbnails!!

Even when I submitted* my own ghost stories, I couldn't include a single scary image!! (*the verb he used specifically means "submit unsolicitedly")

ghost: (pixely) You have to add an image to raise the resolution.

soleum: Sorry, but I'm a coward so no matter what ghost story it is, I can't look at images.

ghost: I'm the ghost story that you wrote!!

soleum: I'm afraid there are no exceptions.

Even among my friends...

<is it fr true that kim soleum's crush wanted to watch a horror movie together but he turned her down cuz he can't watch them?

<fuck soleum-ah ur name is "soreum"(goosebumps) and yet u cant even watch horror movies LMFAOOOOOooo

(kse:) >lol

>wanna die?

<I apologize.

<I apologize.

-....... ..........

Let's go over what was written about the Field Exploration Team in the wiki.

| 1-2 Field Exploration Team

A significant force that appears in <DER>.

One of the 5 teams under the control of Daydream Corp.'s development department.

An unlucky team better known as the death squad. |

[*enlarged]

| THE DEATH SQUAD, I SAID- |

I...

Am already...

Screwed...

[Current survivors remaining inside the cabin]

[8 people]

*ddurururu*(rumble)

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, sshoongnyong

original work: baek deoksoo)

-[This stop is Resentment(/Grudge), Resentment Station.]

-[The exit doors are on your right.]

-(This time it's resentment?)

-(Just kill me instead...)

*paaat-(lighting up sfx)*

*flap/flutter*

-(...?)

(notepad:) 1st place

<Darkness Exploration Records>

Real Merch Box

*dooong(i tl'd it as vine boom in the 1st ep to be funny but it's more like a gong sound)*

-(?!)

-(Darkness Exploration Records...

Real Merch Box?)

*hwik(whish)*

-Am I the only one who can see this..?

-.....

-Are you okay?

-Please get up slowly.

-I'll stay quiet and try touching it discreetly...

*tuk(tap)...*

*pararak(flap flap flap)*

*TUK(POP)*

-(A popsocket?)

-(This is definitely...

<Darkness Exploration Records> merch.)

This, too, I bought...

*challak challak(clack clack)*

15 hrs 38 min 09 sec

13 hrs 13 min 53 sec

-- hrs --min --sec

*rururu (whirrr)*

*CHAL-KAK(CLACK)*

00hrs 00min 00sec

*BEE-EEEP*

Just a few hours prior.

WELCOME.

EXPLORER WHO HAS COME TO THE DARKNESS.

This is a department store.

-Did I scare ya?

-You're so annoying!

"Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records"

...'s pop-up store.

"Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records"

<Darkness Exploration Records>

It's an internet Ghost Story universe,

with the concept of exploring various strange phenomena known as "darknesses."

(blurred text: "Welcome to Abyss Metro")

And here--

Is a fan who's been totally engrossed in this universe...

*loaded*

-Would you like an L-size(large) eco-bag to hold your purchases?

-Yes, Thank you.

*whisper whisper*

-Eh... is he a reseller.

-Isn't he a dealer?

-(It's for myself, ok...)

*tug*

I even used my day off to come here.

-(I actually came last week too, but...)

*peek*

The Roulette Event...

I ended up not participating out of embarrassment...

<--[The social dignity of an office worker at stake]

-(But this pop-up ends tomorrow, so If I don't do it now...)

-THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE ROULETTE EVENT!

*burst*

-ARE YOU GOING TO PARTICIPATE?!

-...Yes.

-Right this way~

-(Thank you, employee sir...✨)

-All righty then, let's start the Lucky Roulette!

[Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records] START

-Each section has a designated rank,

so please stop with the button whenever you wish!

-(I'll probably get a prize just for participating anyway...

that's better than nothing.)

*boop*

*peng-glglglglgl(spinning wheel)*

-(Was the 7th place prize a memo pad?)

-(I'll just take that at least and then go straight-)

*tik!*

1st Place Prize

-(...home?)

*WAAAA*

-CONGRATULATIONS! It's the highly anticipated 1st place, 1st place!

*clapclapclapclapclap*

-Here, It's all yours! The 1st place prize, [Real Merch Box]! *doong*

-(Is this real life?)

-We also need to make custom on-site merch, so please just give me your name!

-Ah, sure.

-(Custom on-site merch, huh...)

-...It's Kim Soleum.

*jiiing* *tap*

My own <Darkness Exploration Records> character creation.

(id:)

Daydream | Corp.

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee

An employee ID?

-Wow! It's Daydream Corporation!

-.....

-One of the 3 most famous factions in our <Darkness Exploration Records>!

I'm well aware.

It's the cliche of a large corporation that does business with ghost stories.

"Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum"

And within them, the Field Exploration Team--

Is a team that gets sent into ghost stories under the pretense of investigating strange phenomenon, and inevitably gets ground to a pulp.

Of course, thanks to that setting, there were a lot of Named Characters affiliated with the Field Exploration Team.

-I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of amazing things you'll accomplish(*lit: what activities you'll do) in the world of <DER>, employee Kim Soleum-nim!

-Do you like it? You're going to cherish it close to your heart, right?

-Yes.

-(I'm gonna stow it away where no one can see.)

-Liar.

I w a s su d d en l y

st r u ck b y a w a ve

o f di z zy n es s

a nd my vi s i o n

w en t

da r k

-(..and when I opened my eyes again, I was in that lecture hall.)

*grips*

-(This popsocket...)

| [Memorial Popsocket] |

A C-class item featured in <Darkness Exploration Records>. If you attach it to your smartphone, text you remember is displayed before you in a clear, easily readable page format.

-(As I recall, it's an item that displays your memories as text.) *rummage*

If that's the case--

*chak...(clack)*

*paat (lights up)*

| Darkness Exploration Records

[ ]search

Darkness Exploration Records/Ghost Story

[Welcome to Abyss Metro]

read edit tool(?)

identification code: Qterw-D-16

governing organization: Daydream Corporation

Classification: Darkness

Class: Dusk(D)

"You fall asleep and wake up inside a subway. It seems just like your usual way home, but then, you start to hear strange station names being called-"

A Ghost Story featured in <Darkness Exploration Records>. Daydream Corp. identification code Qterw-D-16.

It's an insane ghost story, the only one among the Dusk(D)-Class darknesses written in the early days that boasts an overwhelming difficulty level.

-and an endless source of suffering for the Field Exploration Team-

There are up to 56 total explorations recorded.

(It activated...!)

The text from <Darkness Exploration Records> that I vaguely remember reading,

has now popped up on my phone screen, the full contents recreated perfectly.

The ghost story world of <Darkness Exploration Records> that I have entered,

is a meeting place where countless creative minds from all walks of life have poured their heart and soul into writing hundreds of thousands of ghost stories.

It'd be hard to recall all those ghost stories off the top of my head,

and top of that, no one's going to tell me the way to survive. I need to figure that out by myself.

With countless new situations and variables, deducing the correct answer right away would be a difficult task.

However, If I have this--

*squeeze*

What I need to find right now,

are the previous successful escape cases!

-- --

*tap-*

I got it.

-[This stop is Resentment. Resentment Station.]

-(After reading through all the escape cases, I've more or less got an idea of where I need to get off. )

-[Approaching Resentment Station.]

-(The problem is...)

*raise*

-Ha, no cell service, no data, seriously...

*cla-clack cla-clack*

-Resentment Station...? Like when people are angry, that kind of resentment...? *quiver/shudder*

How do I convince all these people

to get off at the right station?

*peek/glance*

I have to make sure as many people as possible get off with me...

Is it because I feel some noble sense of duty to save as many lives as I can, you ask?

✨Kim Soleum-nim will protect you~

Long live Field Exploration~✨

Of Course Not.

I mean, as a human being, it's true that I do feel that way, but...

Didn't I tell you?

I can't get off alone...

A station filled with eyeballs,

A station shrouded in total darkness,

A station that's been flipped upside down.

There's over 90% chance that I'll faint midway and fail to escape...!

*faint*

So... *soft step*

I have to do whatever it takes to persuade everyone,

so we can all get out together...!

| Main Page - Wiki Ghost Story

Memorial Popsocket

Classification - Disaster Management Bureau(/Agency)/Item

1. Details

A C-class item featured in <Darkness Exploration Records>. If you attach it to your smartphone, text you remember is displayed before you in a clear, easily readable page format.

<Daydream Incorporated> is an organization that has jurisdiction over 'darknesses'.

Darknesses, or rather, Ghost Stories.

The employees of Daydream are dispatched into ghost stories to fulfill missions.

Naturally... the probationary period for new hires is also carried out inside ghost stories.

*cla-clack* *cla-clack* *cla-clack*

-[The train is now departing from Sadness Station.]

-[For a pleasant journey to your final destination,

Please listen closely to the guiding announcements.]

Through death survival matches, just like this one.

-AAACK!!

-WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

-DID PEOPLE REALLY JUST DIE?!

To be honest, I have an advantage over the other new hires.

-(I've read this entire ghost story wiki, after all...)

Eh? Then don't you have this in the bag?

...You might be thinking that.

"ISEKAI EXORCIST HUNTER

~About the incident where I became the rumored star employee after suddenly starting work in an isekai corporation~"

You transmigrate into a fictional universe you like, equipped with total superiority from your knowledge of the world,

and monopolize the upcoming opportunities/connections and items to become a typical op protagonist("munchkin")--

--That sure would be nice.

-(There's just one problem...)

An extremely crucial one at that. 

*squeeze*

.......I,

...I CAN'T LOOK AT SCARY THINGS, F***...!

[SILENT CRASHOUT]

[Me? Ghost stories?]

[A subway?]

[Me?]

[unending sobbing]

[Field Exploration team?]

[ME?]

That's right, I'm a coward.

(THUMB'S UP! Kim Soleum-nim gave it a like!)

Text horror is fine. It can be a pretty interesting read.

(Kim Soleum-nim has fainted. ☠️x100)

(ghost: PEEKABOO~)

But I'm a coward who can't handle it as soon as there's images involved.

Even when reading the wiki, if there's a scary background image or BGM, I turn it off and only read the text!!

And Wetube(youtube) ghost stories too, I click "not interested" on all of them because of the scary thumbnails!!

Even when I submitted* my own ghost stories, I couldn't include a single scary image!! (*the verb he used specifically means "submit unsolicitedly")

ghost: (pixely) You have to add an image to raise the resolution.

soleum: Sorry, but I'm a coward so no matter what ghost story it is, I can't look at images.

ghost: I'm the ghost story that you wrote!!

soleum: I'm afraid there are no exceptions.

Even among my friends...

<is it fr true that kim soleum's crush wanted to watch a horror movie together but he turned her down cuz he can't watch them?

<fuck soleum-ah ur name is "soreum"(goosebumps) and yet u cant even watch horror movies LMFAOOOOOooo

(kse:) >lol

>wanna die?

<I apologize.

<I apologize.

-....... ..........

Let's go over what was written about the Field Exploration Team in the wiki.

| 1-2 Field Exploration Team

A significant force(/faction) that appears in <DER>.

One of the 5 teams under the control of Daydream Inc.'s development department.

An unlucky team commonly referred to as the death squad. |

[*enlarged]

| THE DEATH SQUAD, I SAID- |

I...

Am already...

Screwed...

[Current survivors remaining inside the cabin]

[8 people]

*ddurururu*(rumble)

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, sshoongnyong

original work: baek deoksoo)

-[This stop is Resentment(/Grudge), Resentment Station.]

-[The exit doors are on your right.]

-(This time it's resentment?)

-(Just kill me instead...)

*paaat-(lighting up sfx)*

*flap/flutter*

-(...?)

(notepad:) 1st place

<Darkness Exploration Records>

Real Merch Box

*dooong(i tl'd it as vine boom in the 1st ep to be funny but it's more like a gong sound)*

-(?!)

-(Darkness Exploration Records...

Real Merch Box?)

*hwik(whish)*

-Am I the only one who can see this..?

-.....

-Are you okay?

-Please get up slowly.

-I'll stay quiet and try touching it discreetly...

*tuk(tap)...*

*pararak(flap flap flap)*

*TUK(POP)*

-(A popsocket?)

-(This is definitely...

<Darkness Exploration Records> merch.)

This, too, I bought...

*challak challak(clack clack)*

15 hrs 38 min 09 sec

13 hrs 13 min 53 sec

-- hrs --min --sec

*rururu (whirrr)*

*CHAL-KAK(CLACK)*

00hrs 00min 00sec

*BEE-EEEP*

Just a few hours prior.

WELCOME.

EXPLORER WHO HAS COME TO THE DARKNESS.

This is a department store.

-Did I scare ya?

-You're so annoying!

"Prophecy of the Apocalypse: Darkness Exploration Records"

...'s pop-up store.

"Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records"

<Darkness Exploration Records>

It's an internet Ghost Story universe,

with the concept of exploring various strange phenomena known as "darknesses."

(blurred text: "Welcome to Abyss Metro")

And here--

Is a fan who's been totally engrossed in this universe...

*loaded*

-Would you like an L-size(large) eco-bag to hold your purchases?

-Yes, Thank you.

*whisper whisper*

-Eh... is he a reseller.

-Isn't he a dealer?

-(It's for myself, ok...)

*tug*

I even used my day off to come here.

-(I actually came last week too, but...)

*peek*

The Roulette Event...

I ended up not participating out of embarrassment...

<--[The social dignity of an office worker at stake]

-(But this pop-up ends tomorrow, so If I don't do it now...)

-THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE ROULETTE EVENT!

*burst*

-ARE YOU GOING TO PARTICIPATE?!

-...Yes.

-Right this way~

-(Thank you, employee sir...✨)

-All righty then, let's start the Lucky Roulette!

[Prophecy of the Apocalypse: Darkness Exploration Records] START

-Each section has a designated rank,

so please stop with the button whenever you wish!

-(I'll probably get a prize just for participating anyway...

that's better than nothing.)

*boop*

*peng-glglglglgl(spinning wheel)*

-(Was the 7th place prize a memo pad?)

-(I'll just take that at least and then go straight-)

*tik!*

1st Place Prize

-(...home?)

*WAAAA*

-CONGRATULATIONS! It's the highly anticipated 1st place, 1st place!

*clapclapclapclapclap*

-Here, It's all yours! The 1st place prize, [Real Merch Box]! *doong*

-(Is this real life?)

-We also need to make custom on-site merch, so please just give me your name!

-Ah, sure.

-(Custom on-site merch, huh...)

-...It's Kim Soleum.

*jiiing* *tap*

My own <Darkness Exploration Records> character creation.

(id:)

Daydream | Inc

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee

An employee ID?

-Wow! It's Daydream Inc!

-.....

-One of the 3 most famous factions in our <DER>!

I'm well aware.

It's the cliche of a large corporation that does business with ghost stories.

"Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum"

And within them, the Field Exploration Team--

Is a team that gets sent into ghost stories under the pretense of investigating strange phenomenon, and inevitably gets ground to a pulp.

Of course, thanks to that setting, there were a lot of Named Characters affiliated with the Field Exploration Team.

-I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of amazing things you'll accomplish(*lit: what activities you'll do) in the world of <DER>, employee Kim Soleum-nim!

-Do you like it? You're going to cherish it close to your heart, right?

-Yes.

-(I'm gonna stow it away where no one can see.)

-Liar.

I w a s su d d en l y

st r u ck b y a w a ve

o f di z zy n es s

a nd my vi s i o n

w en t

da r k

-(..and when I opened my eyes again, I was in that lecture hall.)

*grips*

-(This popsocket...)

| [Memorial Popsocket] |

A C-class item featured in <DER>. If you attach it to your smartphone, the text you remember is materialized and displayed in a clear, easily readable page format.

-(As I recall, it's an item that displays your memories as text.) *rummage*

If that's the case--

*chak...(clack)*

*paat (lights up)*

| Darkness Exploration Records

[ ]search

Darkness Exploration Records/Ghost Story

[Welcome to Abyss Metro]

read edit tool(?)

identification code: Qterw-D-16

governing organization: Daydream(Inc)

Classification: Darkness

Class: Dusk(D)

"You fall asleep and wake up inside a subway. It seems just like your usual way home, but somewhere(?), you start to hear strange station names being called-"

A Ghost Story featured in <Darkness Exploration Records>. Daydream Inc. identification code Qterw-D-16.

It's an insane ghost story, the only one among the Dusk(D)-Class darknesses written in the early days that boasts an overwhelming difficulty level.

-and an endless source of suffering for the Field Exploration Team-

There are up to 56 total explorations recorded.

(It activated...!)

The text from <Darkness Exploration Records> that I vaguely remember reading,

has now popped up on my phone screen, the full contents recreated perfectly.

The ghost story world of <Darkness Exploration Records> that I have entered

is the meeting place of hundreds of thousands of ghost stories ignited from the passionate creativity of all kinds of people.

It's hard to recall all those ghost stories off the top of my head,

and top of that, I'd have to infer a way to survive all by myself. Because of this,

Deducing the correct answer right away in these variable situations would be difficult.

However, If I have this--

*squeeze*

What I need to find right now,

are the previous successful escape cases!

-- --

*tap-*

I got it.

-[This stop is Resentment. Resentment Station.]

-(After reading through all the escape cases, I've more or less got an idea of where I(/we) need to get off. )

-[Approaching Resentment Station.]

-(The problem is...)

*raise*

-Ha, no cell service, no data, seriously...

*cla-clack cla-clack*

-Resentment Station...? Like when people are angry, that kind of resentment...? *quiver/shudder*

How do I convince these people

to get off at the right station?

*peek/glance*

I have to make sure as many people as possible get off with me...

Is it because I feel some noble sense of duty to save as many lives as I can, you ask?

✨Kim Soleum-nim will protect you~

Long live Field Exploration~✨

Of Course Not.

I mean, as a human being, it's true that I do feel that way, but...

Didn't I tell you?

I can't get off alone...

A station filled with eyeballs,

A station shrouded in total darkness,

A station that's been flipped upside down.

There's over 90% chance that I'll faint midway and fail to escape...!

*faint*

So... *soft step*

I have to do whatever it takes to persuade everyone,

so we can all get out together...!

| Main Page - Wiki Ghost Story

Memorial Popsocket

Classification - Disaster Management Bureau/Item

1. Details

A C-class item featured in <DER>. If you attach it to your smartphone, the text you remember is materialized and displayed in a clear, easily readable page format.

<Daydream Incorporated> is an organization that has jurisdiction over 'darknesses'.

Darknesses, or rather, Ghost Stories.

The employees of Daydream are dispatched into ghost stories to fulfill missions.

Naturally... the probationary period for new hires is also carried out inside ghost stories.

*cla-clack* *cla-clack* *cla-clack*

-[The train is now departing from Sadness Station.]

-[For a pleasant journey to your final destination,

Please listen closely to the guiding announcements.]

Through death survival matches, just like this one.

-AAACK!!

-WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

-DID PEOPLE REALLY JUST DIE?!

To be honest, I have an advantage over the other new hires.

-(I've read this entire ghost story wiki, after all...)

Eh? Then don't you have this in the bag?

...You might be thinking that.

"ISEKAI EXORCIST HUNTER

~About the incident where I became the rumored star employee after suddenly starting work in an isekai corporation~"

You transmigrate into a fictional universe you like, equipped with total superiority from your knowledge of the world,

and monopolize the upcoming opportunities/connections and items to become a typical op protagonist("munchkin")--

--That sure would be nice.

-(There's just one problem...)

An extremely crucial one at that. 

*squeeze*

.......I,

...I CAN'T LOOK AT SCARY THINGS, F***...!

[SILENT CRASHOUT]

[Me? Ghost stories?]

[A subway?]

[Me?]

[unending sobbing]

[Field Exploration team?]

[ME?]

That's right, I'm a coward.

(THUMB'S UP! Kim Soleum-nim gave it a like!)

Text horror is fine. It can be a pretty interesting read.

(Kim Soleum-nim has fainted. ☠️x100)

(ghost: PEEKABOO~)

But I'm a coward who can't handle it as soon as there's images involved.

Even when reading the wiki, if there's a scary background image or BGM, I turn it off and only read the text!!

And Wetube(youtube) ghost stories too, I click "not interested" on all of them because of the scary thumbnails!!

Even when I submitted* my own ghost stories, I couldn't include a single scary image!! (*the verb he used specifically means "submit unsolicitedly")

ghost: (pixely) You have to add an image to raise the resolution.

soleum: Sorry, but I'm a coward so no matter what ghost story it is, I can't look at images.

ghost: I'm the ghost story that you wrote!!

soleum: I'm afraid there are no exceptions.

Even among my friends...

<is it fr true that kim soleum's crush wanted to watch a horror movie together but he turned her down cuz he can't watch them?

<fuck soleum-ah ur name is "soreum"(goosebumps) and yet u cant even watch horror movies LMFAOOOOOooo

(kse:) >lol

>wanna die?

<I apologize.

<I apologize.

-....... ..........

Let's go over what was written about the Field Exploration Team in the wiki.

| 1-2 Field Exploration Team

A significant force(/faction) that appears in <DER>.

One of the 5 teams under the control of Daydream Inc.'s development department.

An unlucky team commonly referred to as the death squad. |

[*enlarged]

| THE DEATH SQUAD, I SAID- |

I...

Am already...

Screwed...

[Current survivors remaining inside the cabin]

[8 people]

*ddurururu*(rumble)

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, sshoongnyong

original work: baek deoksoo)

-[This stop is Resentment(/Grudge), Resentment Station.]

-[The exit doors are on your right.]

-(This time it's resentment?)

-(Just kill me instead...)

*paaat-(lighting up sfx)*

*flap/flutter*

-(...?)

(notepad:) 1st place

<Darkness Exploration Records>

Real Merch Box

*dooong(i tl'd it as vine boom in the 1st ep to be funny but it's more like a gong sound)*

-(?!)

-(Darkness Exploration Records...

Real Merch Box?)

*hwik(whish)*

-Am I the only one who can see this..?

-.....

-Are you okay?

-Please get up slowly.

-I'll stay quiet and try touching it discreetly...

*tuk(tap)...*

*pararak(flap flap flap)*

*TUK(POP)*

-(A popsocket?)

-(This is definitely...

<Darkness Exploration Records> merch.)

This, too, I bought...

*challak challak(clack clack)*

15 hrs 38 min 09 sec

13 hrs 13 min 53 sec

-- hrs --min --sec

*rururu (whirrr)*

*CHAL-KAK(CLACK)*

00hrs 00min 00sec

*BEE-EEEP*

Just a few hours prior.

WELCOME.

EXPLORER WHO HAS COME TO THE DARKNESS.

This is a department store.

-Did I scare ya?

-You're so annoying!

"Prophecy of the Apocalypse: Darkness Exploration Records"

...'s pop-up store.

"Prophecy of the End: Darkness Exploration Records"

<Darkness Exploration Records>

It's an internet Ghost Story universe,

with the concept of exploring various strange phenomena known as "darknesses."

(blurred text: "Welcome to Abyss Metro")

And here--

Is a fan who's been totally engrossed in this universe...

*loaded*

-Would you like an L-size(large) eco-bag to hold your purchases?

-Yes, Thank you.

*whisper whisper*

-Eh... is he a reseller.

-Isn't he a dealer?

-(It's for myself, ok...)

*tug*

I even used my day off to come here.

-(I actually came last week too, but...)

*peek*

The Roulette Event...

I ended up not participating out of embarrassment...

<--[The social dignity of an office worker at stake]

-(But this pop-up ends tomorrow, so If I don't do it now...)

-THIS IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE ROULETTE EVENT!

*burst*

-ARE YOU GOING TO PARTICIPATE?!

-...Yes.

-Right this way~

-(Thank you, employee sir...✨)

-All righty then, let's start the Lucky Roulette!

[Prophecy of the Apocalypse: Darkness Exploration Records] START

-Each section has a designated rank,

so please stop with the button whenever you wish!

-(I'll probably get a prize just for participating anyway...

that's better than nothing.)

*boop*

*peng-glglglglgl(spinning wheel)*

-(Was the 7th place prize a memo pad?)

-(I'll just take that at least and then go straight-)

*tik!*

1st Place Prize

-(...home?)

*WAAAA*

-CONGRATULATIONS! It's the highly anticipated 1st place, 1st place!

*clapclapclapclapclap*

-Here, It's all yours! The 1st place prize, [Real Merch Box]! *doong*

-(Is this real life?)

-We also need to make custom on-site merch, so please just give me your name!

-Ah, sure.

-(Custom on-site merch, huh...)

-...It's Kim Soleum.

*jiiing* *tap*

My own <Darkness Exploration Records> character creation.

(id:)

Daydream | Inc

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee

An employee ID?

-Wow! It's Daydream Inc!

-.....

-One of the 3 most famous factions in our <DER>!

I'm well aware.

It's the cliche of a large corporation that does business with ghost stories.

"Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum"

And within them, the Field Exploration Team--

Is a team that gets sent into ghost stories under the pretense of investigating strange phenomenon, and inevitably gets ground to a pulp.

Of course, thanks to that setting, there were a lot of Named Characters affiliated with the Field Exploration Team.

-I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of amazing things you'll accomplish(*lit: what activities you'll do) in the world of <DER>, employee Kim Soleum-nim!

-Do you like it? You're going to cherish it close to your heart, right?

-Yes.

-(I'm gonna stow it away where no one can see.)

-Liar.

I w a s su d d en l y

st r u ck b y a w a ve

o f di z zy n es s

a nd my vi s i o n

w en t

da r k

-(..and when I opened my eyes again, I was in that lecture hall.)

*grips*

-(This popsocket...)

| [Memorial Popsocket] |

A C-class item featured in <DER>. If you attach it to your smartphone, the text you remember is materialized and displayed in a clear, easily readable page format.

-(As I recall, it's an item that displays your memories as text.) *rummage*

If that's the case--

*chak...(clack)*

*paat (lights up)*

| Darkness Exploration Records

[ ]search

Darkness Exploration Records/Ghost Story

[Welcome to Abyss Metro]

read edit tool(?)

identification code: Qterw-D-16

governing organization: Daydream(Inc)

Classification: Darkness

Class: Dusk(D)

"You fall asleep and wake up inside a subway. It seems just like your usual way home, but somewhere(?), you start to hear strange station names being called-"

A Ghost Story featured in <Darkness Exploration Records>. Daydream Inc. identification code Qterw-D-16.

It's an insane ghost story, the only one among the Dusk(D)-Class darknesses written in the early days that boasts an overwhelming difficulty level.

-and an endless source of suffering for the Field Exploration Team-

There are up to 56 total explorations recorded.

(It activated...!)

The text from <Darkness Exploration Records> that I vaguely remember reading,

has now popped up on my phone screen, the full contents recreated perfectly.

The ghost story world of <Darkness Exploration Records> that I have entered

is the meeting place of hundreds of thousands of ghost stories ignited from the passionate creativity of all kinds of people.

It's hard to recall all those ghost stories off the top of my head,

and top of that, I'd have to infer a way to survive all by myself. Because of this,

Deducing the correct answer right away in these variable situations would be difficult.

However, If I have this--

*squeeze*

What I need to find right now,

are the previous successful escape cases!

-- --

*tap-*

I got it.

-[This stop is Resentment. Resentment Station.]

-(After reading through all the escape cases, I've more or less got an idea of where I(/we) need to get off. )

-[Approaching Resentment Station.]

-(The problem is...)

*raise*

-Ha, no cell service, no data, seriously...

*cla-clack cla-clack*

-Resentment Station...? Like when people are angry, that kind of resentment...? *quiver/shudder*

How do I convince these people

to get off at the right station?

*peek/glance*

I have to make sure as many people as possible get off with me...

Is it because I feel some noble sense of duty to save as many lives as I can, you ask?

✨Kim Soleum-nim will protect you~

Long live Field Exploration~✨

Of Course Not.

I mean, as a human being, it's true that I do feel that way, but...

Didn't I tell you?

I can't get off alone...

A station filled with eyeballs,

A station shrouded in total darkness,

A station that's been flipped upside down.

There's over 90% chance that I'll faint midway and fail to escape...!

*faint*

So... *soft step*

I have to do whatever it takes to persuade everyone,

so we can all get out together...!

| Main Page - Wiki Ghost Story

Memorial Popsocket

Classification - Disaster Management Bureau/Item

1. Details

A C-class item featured in <DER>. If you attach it to your smartphone, the text you remember is materialized and displayed in a clear, easily readable page format.

(note: using "-" notation for dialogue and ** for sfx, () for thought bubbles)

--

[A portion of the contents have been adapted based on the flow of the original work.]

Have you ever gotten really, really into something?

I don't mean simply,

"Oh, this is fun",

But something that leaves you with a deep, lasting impression..

(text inside brain: i'll buy it i'll buy it i'll buy it xN)

Something you've even spent time and money on.

To give an example...

I mean something you're willing to buy merch for.

<Darkness Exploration Records.>

It's an internet ghost story universe that's been a viral hit sensation lately.

Why? It's a collaborative, open-source universe filled with various ghost stories, where people can create and contribute their own stories as they like.

This niche site used to only be visited by high schoolers in the early days,

but now its popularity has exploded like crazy after getting picked up by the wetube(youtube) algorithm.

Filled with exploration records of a wide variety of supernatural phenomenon referred to as "darknesses",

It now consists of hundreds of thousands of ghost stories.

It happens to be really fun...

-I see you're sleeping here. *clack*

-You sure are working hard, aren't you.

...to read at work.

Should I say that doing anything other than work when you're at work is all fun?

So just like that, I've gotten totally sucked into this universe,

and I've even arrived at the point where I've contributed my own original ghost stories.

And I've even ended up coming here...

to "That Place".

*vine boom*

*bam ba-ba bam!*

*ba-bam!*

(sign: WELCOME, EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS.

Prophecy of the Apocalypse* (*종말예언: /Prophecy of the End/forecast of the end/doomsday prophecy...)

Darkness Exploration Records(어둠탐사기록))

*bump*

-Ah! I'm sorry~

-Ah, what're u doing~ -.-

*loaded...*

-wow, he rly bought a lot

-Is he an actual dealer?

-it could be a present for his nephew/niece?

KSE: (It's all mine...)

KSE: (how did I end up getting in this deep?)

Is my everyday life at the company without even a hint of dopamine the problem ?

I didn't know at this point.

sign: Prophecy of the Apocalypse: Darkness Exploration Records. START

That in my everyday life,

completely lacking that thing called dopamine--

*peng-glglglglgl... (spinning wheel sounds)*

sign: 1st Place Prize *tick*

--Something like this

would happen.

(id card: Daydream | Inc.

Field Exploration Team

Kim Soleum

employee)

-Do you like it? You're going to cherish it close to your heart, right?

-KSE: Yes.

-Liar. (/You're lying.)

(pixel text:)

you are now (you are now)

going to experience something new

we(/i) hope you like it

X

234 176 145 236 158 144 234

184 176 32 237 152 132 234

184 176 236 166 157 236 157

180 32 235 168 184 235 166

172 235 165 188 32 235 141

174 236 179 164 235 139 164 46

(*utf code for: "I was suddenly struck by a wave of dizziness")

So

Kim Soleum

you must now know(/figure out) who you are

(jumbled pixel text: i cant make out all of it;;)

seize/grab hold with all your might

my bones are

i can't breathe

where is this

*pound

pound* (heart pounding)

So please,

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

Wake up

wakeupwakeupwakeuowwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeuaouwjakdmsnnxmzxbsbxjxhxbjebdmsmsjxcjdnskkfkskdndk

*BEE-EEP*

(upsidedown flipped text)

EXPLORER WHO HAS COME TO THE DARKNESS

WELCOME

-Congratulations!

-The new recruits who have gathered here are exceptional talents who have pierced through a 145:1 acceptance rate!

Is this... a lecture hall?

(sign: new employee orientation)

KSE: (when did my outer clothes disappear...)

A host in a lecture hall,

this atmosphere, these people...

No matter how you look at it,

it seems like a reception for new employees at a large company/corporation...

sign: new employee orientation

20XX(year) X(month), X(day)

place: main lecture hall(?)

sign: (...)Incorporated* Orientation (*주식회사 = joint stock company = "Inc." )

-KSE: ...Huh?

(pixel text:)

⚠️

WARNING

Before you access this site,

please read the following precautions.

1. In the site you have seen, you may encounter documents with violent and brutal descriptions, with shocking images and sound attached, so we advise caution for those suffering from heart issues, or the physically or mentally weak.

2. <Darkness Exploration Records(DER)> is recommended for those above 15 years of age. Those under the age of 15 are not permitted to view the following site.

3. As this is a community space with a universe built through the collaborative contribution of many people, you must uphold basic courtesy/respect at all times.

If you are re◾️dy?

--

(Title: Even if I fall into a Ghost Story, I still Gotta Go to Work

adaptation: carrotoon, ssyoongnyong(쓩뇽)