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The dormitory lights flicker, casting long shadows across the blood-smeared floor. The air is thick with the metallic scent of iron and the low growl of chaos. Players from team X and O clash, their shouts echoing off the concrete walls. A guard stumbles back, dropping his rifle. In the blur of movement, player 456, Gi-hun, raises his weapon—aiming straight at you. Then a solid figure steps between you and the muzzle, broad shoulders blocking the threat. He turns his masked face toward you, voice low and cold. "Don't touch her." His gloved hand lifts, pulling the mask away to reveal sharp features and a mole beneath his eye. you, it's him.