Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 103
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Episode 103 – Party Time (5) – Ari’s escape experience, Sanctuary of Blessing
* Party time 1st morning
– Han Ga-in
Can you escape with a parachute made from materials obtained through the HP Market? Answer to this.
[If your life is not worth it, try the experiment.]
When the answer was delivered, there was silence in the hall. If you think about it simply, the answer seems like a laugh. However, although there have been ambiguous answers in the advice so far, there has never been a mocking answer.
Jincheol asked me.
“I’m asking just in case. You’re not making fun of us, are you?”
“well… . “I’ve never had anything like that before.”
After much thought, I expressed my opinion.
“Rather than saying it’s impossible or possible, if you don’t value your life, try the experiment. Doesn’t this mean that although it is extremely risky, it can also be successful?”
Eunsol’s older sister gave an ambiguous response.
“You could interpret it that way. I’m confused. “I think this will have to be interpreted by the only one of us who has experienced escape?”
Everyone naturally looked towards Ari. Ari also tilted his head and began to answer.
“Hmm. It was said indirectly a few times, and some people may have heard it directly – but at this point, Ari looked at Elena. “I escaped by luck.”
“Can you tell me the story of that time in detail? “How did you escape, luck or whatever?”
“When I was born, the area outside the hotel’s main entrance was not the sky like it is now, but the deep sea. When you open the door, the water pressure kills you. So, actually, I didn’t even worry about it this time. “You can make a clumsy imitation of a parachute using materials that you can find somewhere, but there is no way to make something like a submarine that can withstand the water pressure of the deep sea.”
In the silence again, Seungyeop answered for the first time in a long time.
“It may sound too much like a game, but I think our imagination itself is a ‘trick.’”
“Trick?”
“The ‘official escape tool’ prepared by the hotel is wing boots that can be found somewhere on the second floor, right? However, as soon as Eunsol enters the hotel, she escapes with something she could already make, which is too trick.”
In an ambiguous atmosphere, the silent grandfather organized and ended this topic.
“Let’s sum it up as roughly possible, but the probability is very low! What more can you do? “I can’t jump right now after hearing something like that.”
In the meantime, I had a slightly different thought. Should I possess Perot and fly over to check?
For this, I think I need to practice flying while possessing Perot periodically.
*
Party time day 1 afternoon
– Han Ga-in
The road to the hotel was open. I went into the sanctuary of blessings and identified people who could strengthen the blessings.
Kim Muk-seong, Lee Eun-sol, and Han Ga-in can be strengthened. Do you want to proceed? (Y/N)
Grandfather Muk-seong, who was unable to strengthen his skills even after participating in the inheritance selection time at Common Sense Change Media, older sister Eun-sol, who was finally given the opportunity to strengthen her skills for the first time, and me, who received the inheritance. The list came out as expected.
After pressing ‘Yes’, the light of the sanctuary came down and my consciousness flew away.
*
– Han Ga-in
An owl that now feels friendly.
“This time I got an inheritance!”
As I shouted proudly, the owl made a rather subtle expression.
“Good job. Just try to reduce mistakes in the future.”
“I also think it’s a shame that I wrote Advent.”
I briefly wondered if I could explain something about Advent. As soon as the word ‘advent’ came out, the owl closed its beak. It looks like he won’t say a word.
I had no choice but to bring up another topic.
“Now it’s time to get ‘strong reinforcement’, right? “What kind of ability is it?”
“As I said before, it is a power that will greatly help solve the cursed room. “I can understand the room scenario.”
“And about the advice itself –”
“stop.”
… The owl decisively interrupted me and explained.
“Let me give you some advice.”
“I will listen.”
“The purpose of the existence of advice is to advance the Room of Curse. “Parts such as the hotel, the blessing itself, and the escape method constitute abuses that are somewhat outside the purpose of the advice.”
“But don’t you give me a general answer?”
“I did it. By deducting your contribution.”
!
Did I just hear something really shocking?
“When you use the advice for purposes other than progress in the Chamber of Curses, a small amount of your contribution will be consumed. Such use is not necessarily a bad thing. If necessary, you may need to use your contributions to uncover the hotel’s secrets. However, it would be best to refrain from giving too much advice ‘for others.’”
“I wonder why you avoided answering when I asked you about other people’s blessings the other day -”
“If I had given you that answer, you wouldn’t have received reinforcement this time.”
“… thank you.”
“Don’t misunderstand. This does not mean that the advice should only be used within the Chamber of Curse. If that was the intention, the blessing would have been deactivated once you leave the curse room in the first place. The idea is to write ‘for yourself’ whenever possible. Keep this in mind. I hope you will be honored at the end of this hotel. Not ‘all of you.’”
“…”
“After today, you won’t see me for quite some time, maybe even until the very last moment.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“As the blessing becomes stronger, it requires more and more contributions. “It will be difficult for you to meet me until you have contributed enough to earn at least two inheritances.”
With those words, my consciousness began to fade away in an instant. I took the owl’s advice to heart.
‘Giving advice too broadly consumes my contribution. Therefore, I will write my advice for myself whenever possible!’
… Why does this place ask us to cooperate, yet at the same time continue to sow seeds of division? Is it really necessary to listen to the owl? I don’t know.
*
[Han Ga-in – Wisdom -> Obtained ‘Scenario Understanding’.]
*
– Kim Muk-seong
“You definitely have what it takes! Of course, ‘what kind of qualities does a guy have at my age’? I don’t know if you’ll think this way. But keep in mind. You don’t know how long you will live once you enter the hotel. “Perhaps the 70 years of your life may only be the beginning of the long epic you are about to experience.”
…
“What is life! Mortal life is short and fleeting. But that very weakness emphasizes the greatness of the human species. “Because humans were weak, they had to join forces, and wasn’t it because they pooled their strength that they were able to create civilization?”
ah. This guy.
“So what is the most important thing in cooperation? Your history proves it! The history of mankind began with the invention of writing. Civilization began when information that disappeared as soon as it came out of the mouth was left in the form of text, and individual knowledge could be shared by many people. Language, the root of letters and letters. “What do you think these two have in common?”
“yes?”
“You weren’t paying attention to what I was saying. “Don’t disappoint me further.”
No, you idiot! How can I stay focused when I’ve been giving a speech for 30 minutes?!
“What text and language have in common is that they are a means of communication. In the end, communication is the beginning and end of human civilization. “This is precisely the meaning of the blessing I bestowed upon you.”
“that… . “Excuse me, so what reinforcements do I get?”
“Good question! To do that, we need to understand the limitations of writing and language and the long-term efforts of humanity to overcome them. What limitations were there in letters and language? This calls for an examination of the images that mankind’s greatest invention, the primordial letters and hieroglyphs, attempted to express.”
…
When I first met this enormous giant, I had no idea something like this would happen. I never thought this giant could be so talkative!
Whenever I met a guy who was rambling in front of me, I would hit his head without hesitation, so until I got to this age, I was told to calm down. However, no matter how much I am, isn’t it possible to grab the head of a transcendent person who appears to be over 10 meters tall?
In the end, I had to listen to a long lecture about the history of human civilization development.
The conclusion of the long lecture was simple. There are limits to communication by only sending text messages through a chat window, so from now on, it is possible to convey the senses themselves, such as sight and hearing. This guy has a knack for talking for half a day about how he can upload videos on KakaoTalk!
Even now, it’s a function that can already be imitated by borrowing the power of Ari’s old blood.
When the lecture was barely over, the giant started giving advice again.
“I have one last thing to say. I’ve been watching you for a while, and whenever I know something, I instinctively try to hide it. Is this a habit developed after being in a secret organization for a long time? However, this is not appropriate behavior in this hotel. In the end, you can only leave this place as one. Why not reveal some more secrets? My blessing, this reinforcement will be a great help in such communication as well. The first step toward communication can be scary. Of course, you’re probably wondering what new fears I have at my age. However, everyone has a fear of new things! Even I-”
please! ‘Just one word’! What does this mean? Please stop talking. I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe!
In the end, the giant, who clearly had major league experience, talked for another 30 minutes before letting me go.
*
[Kim Mook-seong – Communication -> ‘Vivid communication’ was obtained.]
*
– Eunsol Lee
and.
As soon as I entered the sanctuary, I was mesmerized. What on earth is here? The entire heaven and earth was full of gold, and jewels were visible everywhere. The moment when I instinctively grabbed the jewels and gold, not because it was a really bad idea. A huge voice filled the space.
“Do you like my treasure?”
When I turned my head, I saw a dragon that was almost the size of a building.
… ‘Wealth’, dragon. The image is correct.
“sorry. “I was instantly captivated by the flashing gold coins.”
“Is there any need to apologize? “It’s human instinct to be attracted to precious things.”
Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to be angry. The dragon moved near.
“It was a bit sad to see you going through so much trouble.”
“Honestly, I was a little disappointed with the blessing.”
“It was a bit like that, wasn’t it?”
The sponsor himself also seems to sympathize. My voice grew louder without me realizing it.
“Isn’t this really too much? Other people have grandiose superpowers, but I just gain a few real-life items. You can’t even get a gun or a proper cold weapon. Moreover, since the ability was given in the form of an app installed on a cell phone, it could not be used at all inside the cursed room. “There is no ‘that cell phone’ inside the room.”
“I’m a little sorry. But this is my strategy.”
“Strategy?”
“I’ll tell you an interesting story. “What floor of the hotel do you think participants are least likely to pass through?”
“uh… . The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes, right? 3rd Floor?”
“Wrong.”
“So it’s on the first floor? “Is it because we are faced with a lack of information and qualifications?”
“Wrong.”
“Is it on the second floor?”
“okay. Let me explain. Didn’t you get an explanation from the ‘store girl’ about the 3rd floor? “Once you get to the third floor, you can definitely leave.”
“I heard.”
“What kind of people are these people who proceed even though they can leave at any cost?”
“People confident they will pass?”
“right. Only those who have already obtained several legacies while progressing through the 1st and 2nd floors and are confident in their skills can proceed. So it is natural that the success rate is higher than expected. Also, the first floor has quite a few devices in place to prevent you from being eliminated early in the play.”
“It never occurred to me that such kindness existed… .”
“You will find out when you go to the second floor. “How ‘friendly’ the first floor was.”
…I was out of breath. The dragon continued his explanation.
“Practically, the most difficult place in this hotel is the second floor. So, I also designed a blessing and created a customized strategy. That’s right, apply powerful force at the moment you arrive at the second floor! “The power you will gain this time will not disappoint you.”
The dragon sent me down after that conversation. He thought as he came to consciousness.
My patron, the dragon, is like… .
Looks like someone playing a game. Are we their words? If we are horses, what on earth do sponsors want to achieve?
*
[Lee Eun-sol – Wealth -> Obtained ‘Hand of Greed’.]
*
Party Time Day 2 Afternoon
– Han Ga-in
Consciousness returned to my body and I came to my senses on the bed in room 105. As soon as she came to her senses, the first thing she did was check her status window.
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 34
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – Room of Rest
Sage Advice: 3
Understanding the scenario (*)]
nice! A new ability has appeared!
I feel quite happy. What kind of ability is this?
…
Something is strange. Abilities are displayed blurry. The moment I tried to activate it, an alarm went off.
[Cannot be used outside the Curse Room.]
If you think about it, it’s natural. You said it was the power to understand the ‘scenario’, right? The characteristic itself is a power specialized for breaking cursed rooms. It didn’t work at all outside the room.
I understand, but I felt a bit disappointed that I couldn’t use my newly acquired abilities right away, so I played around with the status window.
?
what?
[Colleague status information (*)
Ari Kim (???) – ???. Chaos Disaster Management Bureau Level 1 Agent]
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