“You are all free now.”

The Spider Peacock had said that one sentence and disappeared into the void, but none of the tunnel diggers could easily walk away. For them, this narrow, messy Underworld and their chicken coop-like beds were all they had in the world.

When they got a taste of freedom for the first time, they were in fact left feeling uncomfortable. For the first time in their lives, they were left with no one to tell them what to do. They wiggled their hands and twisted their bodies, wondering what they were to do next. Having lost their sense of purpose, their two hands felt naked and bare.

But not long after, they gained enlightenment. With no Spider Overseers to give them orders, they also realized that they would no longer be forced to eat the horrible food given to them for slaving away all day.

One by one, the tunnel diggers stood as they were enlightened. They observed their surroundings with blank looks on their faces one last time before starting to walk toward the outskirts of the labyrinth.

Kim Jin-Woo stood blankly for a moment before begrudgingly following...