Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 102
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Episode 102 – Party Time (4) – Consultation and advice on grimoires and Advent
* Party time 1st morning
– Han Ga-in
– Consultation on grimoires.
Phenomenon that appears when possessed by a grimoire, status window disappearance and timer.
“First of all, there is the most important reason why I started this speculation. You said earlier that you gained ‘eternal life’ by obtaining the grimoire, right? If that’s what you said, you actually got a cheat key from the hotel.
It is also different from Sado, the original owner of the grimoire. He could not leave the area near the Mansion of Terror to resurrect God, and he had to perform various actions to resurrect God.
He was limited geographically and behaviorally because of his purpose, so we were able to find him.
You don’t have the same restrictions as an apostle. If you steal the bodies of NPCs as soon as you enter and run away somewhere in the world, will your adversary be able to kill you? Let alone killing it, it must be difficult to find it.
Would a hotel allow such power as an ‘escape cheat’? There will definitely be restrictions to prevent that. “After hearing your explanation, I am convinced.”
Is this really the second time at the hotel?
I myself, who had actually gained strength, had not even thought about it, but Ari remembered it right away.
If there are no restrictions, the ability to be possessed is virtually the same as the power to escape unconditionally.
If I constantly steal the bodies of NPCs and endlessly run away somewhere in the world, how will my adversary find me?
Ari continued his explanation.
“It’s going to be a little difficult from here, so listen carefully. What are the criteria for distinguishing a person’s identity? Descartes argued, based on so-called mind-body dualism, that the human body and mind are separate, and that the link connecting the two is the pineal gland.
Of course, according to modern science, this theory is wrong. The mind is created by the brain, and the brain is clearly a material organ of the body. Scientifically speaking, the distinction between body and mind is meaningless. Mind-body monism is the truth.
What do you think?”
In the middle of a difficult conversation, a question suddenly came up.
To be honest, I can steal the body of another being with the power of the grimoire.
Therefore, the body and mind are separated.
“Now that the body and mind are separated, isn’t it closer to mind-body dualism, to use the expression you mentioned?”
“Don’t you think that’s strange?”
“I do not know what I mean.”
“Until just before obtaining the grimoire, your ego was clearly a totality of electrical signals generated by your brain, and you were a mind-body monistic being. But, as soon as you got the grimoire, you became a mind-body dualistic being that no longer relies on your brain?”
“Just explain it clearly.”
“good. When you use the power of a grimoire to use the power of a grimoire, you are separated into a body from which your consciousness has escaped and a spirit that has entered another person’s body. You would naturally think that the ‘real Han Ga-in’ is a spirit that entered someone else’s body, and the body is a shell.
Is that really true? Your whole body is still separate? Even the brain that created your self still remains in that body?
From another perspective, the ‘real Han Ga-in’ is the body left behind. “The spirit that entered the body of another person is like a ghost created by the grimoire by ‘copying’ the spirit of the real Han Ga-in.”
Little by little, I began to understand what he meant.
“When I’m possessed, I can’t think of anything about the body behind me?”
“How do you know that?”
I was momentarily speechless.
“Actually, the real Han Ga-in may not be able to move, but may just be thinking. “The spirit remaining in the body may be ‘overwritten’ when the spirit cloned by the grimoire returns from another person’s body to Han Ga-in’s body.”
… That’s a creepy explanation.
“Of course, keep in mind that this is simply my guess. Let’s go back to the original question. Why does the status window disappear when possessed? What does timer mean? I think like this.
The hotel believes that you are no longer the ‘real Han Ga-in’ because you have been possessed by someone else. Of course, I can’t use the status window either.
In that context, the meaning of timer changes. It is ‘time until death is pronounced.’”
“Will I lose my qualifications as a participant?”
“If the hotel believes that you are not the ‘real Han Ga-in’ from the moment you possess someone else, then the real Han Ga-in will actually die the moment you use the possession. However, if you set such strict standards, you won’t be able to use grimoires. That’s why we gave them a one-hour grace period.
“As soon as that time passes, isn’t it judged that the real Han Ga-in is dead, and that the remaining ‘Han Ga-in possessed by someone else’ is just a fake copy of the original?”
To summarize the long explanation, it was a simple story.
The hotel thinks that I, possessed by someone else, is not real.
Therefore, the status window cannot be used, and Ari’s guess is that if she does not return to her original body within an hour, the ‘real Han Ga-in’ will be judged dead.
According to this statement, it is impossible to use someone else’s body to escape endlessly.
– Consultation on Advent
“Now let me tell you what I think about Advent. Ultimately, this is also an issue connected to ‘your identity.’ What exactly is the Son of Heaven after His Advent? Is it a completely separate entity from you?
In that case, the hotel would have judged you dead as soon as you arrived, and would not have given you an inheritance. Even after your arrival, the hotel decided that you were still a ‘participant Han Ga-in.’ “There was no timer or anything, and after solving it, I was given a legacy.”
“Is it because the body is the same?”
“That may be the case, or there may be more complex criteria for judgment.
What I mean is, don’t think of the you after ‘Advent’ as too separate from the you you are now.
I felt it while listening to your explanation before. Immediately after Advent, you were deeply immersed in thoughts related to ‘breakaway’ and thought that you would be completely different before and after Advent.
That thought itself may have changed you too much. Next time you come, think a little differently. I am just me! Like this.”
As I listened to Ari’s explanation, I became a little puzzled.
In fact, Arina Mukseong’s grandfather is a member of the management bureau.
Isn’t this a group that rejects supernatural forces that threaten humanity?
As soon as the ‘Son of Heaven’ descended, he not only massacred countless civilians, but also displayed extreme arrogance.
“I thought you would tell me not to use Advent if possible.”
“Is this power too dangerous?”
“huh. “It’s mentally distorted, too.”
“If I tell you not to use it, don’t you plan on writing it? Are you planning on restraining yourself in a situation where we might be wiped out and become ghosts wandering the hotel forever?”
“… I will use it.”
“So I’m not telling you not to use it. It’s meaningless. Anyway, if I’m in a crisis, I’ll definitely use it. If you’re going to use your power anyway, it’s right to think about using it ‘well’.”
I was naturally persuaded.
As Ari said, it is a power that will be used again when the time comes.
There is no answer to being fearful.
As Ari said, let’s think about writing ‘well’.
I decided to change my mindset the next time I wrote.
“Do you have any guesses about the Lord’s intentions?”
“Nothing at all. “Actually, I really don’t understand either.”
“What exactly don’t I understand?”
“The ‘Lord’ may seem like a great being, but it is a hotel that keeps such beings in one room. A hotel is a place so transcendent that it is considered something of a ‘lord’. But, is it even possible for ‘Joo’, who is locked in one room, to use some kind of trick to exert power over the contestants and plot a conspiracy?”
“…”
“It’s a fun feast on the hands of Buddha. What’s strange is that ‘Lord’ himself would know that. So I don’t know. Son Goku is having a funny party on the Buddha’s hand, and I don’t know how Buddha feels about it, and I don’t know how Son Goku feels about having a funny party.
“I have only one conclusion.”
“What conclusion?”
“If possible, don’t go to room 104. We can already challenge the Gate Room anyway, right? There’s no need to go to a place where there’s a prisoner who’s obviously tampering with something. “I think Room 104 could be more dangerous to us now than the Gate Room.”
With that, the long consultation ended.
I summarized the consultation in my own way and wrote it down in the status window.
– Grimoire
1. The hotel seems to think that I am not real after being possessed.
2. If the possession time exceeds an hour, the ‘real Han Ga-in’ will probably be judged dead.
– Advent
1. When faced with a crisis, it is a strength that will eventually be used again. Rather than being afraid, let’s think about using it well.
2. Next time, instead of obsessing over the idea of ‘being different,’ let’s think about ways to maintain my self.
3. Let’s not go to room 104 until we dig deeper into the Lord’s evil plan.
*
After the consultation with Ari, I returned to the fire.
While Ari and I were having a private conversation, other people were also making their own plans.
Eunsol’s older sister spoke to me.
“So, are you done with counseling?”
“I think I’ve said everything I wanted to say.”
“The two of them were talking so long and seriously over there that we couldn’t even intervene. “I even heard some grandiose talk about Descartes?”
“It was a very difficult story.”
“At least give us a summary later. Anyway, have we been thinking about it while you were away? “I decided to go to the Blessing Sanctuary as soon as I got back to the hotel.”
When reinforcing a blessing, there is the problem of falling asleep for a day, and you also have to experiment with the newly strengthened blessing, so you need to proceed as quickly as possible.
“But, I have something to do before that.”
“What is it?”
“If you go to the sanctuary this time, Cain will bless you and then fall asleep, right? So, let’s use up all your ‘advice’ before going to sleep.”
understood. He must have thought about the list of questions while Ari and I were away, and he showed up holding a notebook full of questions.
“I referred to your explanation I heard before. “You said that ‘questions about areas for which you have absolutely no information’ do not come up with normal answers, so I organized the questions focusing on points that are difficult to interpret even though I have already obtained relevant information.”
I read the list and wrote down some advice.
First question.
‘The usability of wealth is too low. It is not helpful at all for personal strengthening.’
It’s something I’ve always thought, but it seems like my sister herself was very disappointed.
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
[About wealth, ask the patron of the sanctuary directly today.]
I delivered the answer.
“no! You really irritate me? “It’s hard to use blessings in the first place, so I can’t meet my sponsor!”
“Um, sister. “This isn’t as bad an answer as you think.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I think the reason I didn’t answer directly is probably some sort of ‘authority’ issue. Since blessings are the authority of each sponsor, isn’t it an inviolable concept? Or, they may have blocked it because finding out blessings through blessings was considered a trick like increasing the number of wishes through wishes.
However, as I’ve been writing advice, I’ve noticed that when it comes to ‘questions that can’t be answered directly,’ I tend to turn it around a bit.”
Eunsol immediately understood.
“There’s no way I’m telling you to ask me directly today! Does this mean I can meet my sponsor this time?”
“I think so. “The fact that I used an expression that made me feel like I was asking directly ‘today’ means that if I go to the sanctuary today, my sister will be able to meet her sponsor.”
While my sister was happy, I erased all the questions about blessings from the paper.
It seems that questions about the blessing itself are not allowed.
Second question.
This time, let me ask you something I’m curious about.
‘I don’t understand the power of Avatar at all. I need some advice.’
I was honestly anxious while asking the question. Isn’t this a typical question about ‘facts you don’t know anything about’?
However, unless it is party time, it is difficult to use advice to resolve curiosity.
Since advice and crisis notifications share the same number of times, on the day you go to the cursed room, you have no choice but to save the number of advices for ‘crisis notification’ purposes.
I hoped to get at least a vague answer.
[Advice: 2 -> 1]
[Do you understand and use possession?]
… what?
The answer is even stranger than expected. The questions and answers were made known to everyone.
Surprisingly, it was Songi who understood this answer.
“ah! I understand. The meaning of that answer is, ‘It’s natural that you don’t understand your heritage.’ First of all, I use bracelets, but I have no idea how bracelets work.
It’s no different from just a TV remote control. I don’t know anything about the technology behind the remote control, but I know that pressing a button turns the TV on. I wear the bracelet with exactly that feeling.
Ga-in oppa will be the same. You don’t understand and use the power of possession, do you? I just use the method that comes into my head. “The answer is that it is normal not to understand the power of the Avatar in the first place.”
“It’s natural that you don’t understand. “I understand this, but how do you use it?”
“I think it’s a problem that only time will solve. “My skills are very different now than when I first got the bracelet.”
In the end, after using the grimoire for a longer period of time, I decided to think about the next level of power.
Third question.
This time, Eunsol wrote down a very important question.
‘Is escape via parachute possible?’
“sister? This… .”
“It’s a thought that came to me by chance a while ago. They sell blankets and strong straps at HP Market. If you mix these things well, you can make something similar to a parachute, right? “Can’t we escape out the front door with this?”
Second time at the hotel, I looked towards Ari.
Ari just tilted his head and shook his head. It means you don’t know.
I wrote some advice.
[Advice: 1 -> 0]
[If your life is not worth it, try the experiment.]
…
What does this mean again?
To put it simply, are you going to get sick?
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