Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 108
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Episode 108 – Party Time (10) – Strategy Meeting (2), What is Luck?
* Party time, evening of day 3
– Han Ga-in
“The story on the second floor is interesting, but let’s stop here and focus more on the gateway room. Ari, you remember the explanation, right? Now let’s come up with a strategy.”
After hearing my sister’s words, everyone returned to reality.
The second floor is a story for later. For now, the first thing to worry about is the gateway room.
I took notes on the characteristics of the gateway room.
First, there is a series of cursed rooms. There are only short breaks in between breaks.
Second, even one dropout can be revived only if he or she finally passes the entire gateway room.
Third, there appears to be no prisoners, and the compensation is not a legacy.
“Is it difficult to plan something like this? I’m not sure because I don’t know anything about the contents of each individual room. Do you know any other features? “Do you even know how many rooms there are?”
Ari seemed to be thinking about this and that, but came up with an awkward answer.
“Rather, I have first-hand experience with the second floor, but I have only heard about the gateway room… . Besides, as everyone knows by now, my first party wasn’t one where information was shared very kindly.”
Although I have decided not to psychologically rely on advice, I am in a situation where I need help.
‘Give me advice on preparing for the Gateway Room.’
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
[Preparation for the CSAT begins with analysis of mock tests.]
…I was speechless for a moment.
Since I asked for advice with so little information about the Gate Room, I figured there was a high possibility of getting a strange answer, but isn’t this a bit harsh?
I shared the contents of the questions and answers with my colleagues.
As soon as he heard it, Jincheol sighed.
“Is that owl really a sphinx? “You always ask me to solve quizzes like this.”
“It doesn’t happen every day, but it’s like this when you ask a question when there is insufficient information like now.”
“But information is always lacking in this hotel!”
“That’s the problem.”
I thought about it step by step.
Of course, the CSAT refers to the gateway room, right?
Do mock exams refer to the cursed room? If interpreted that way, the meaning of the advice is as follows.
[Recall the lessons from the Curse Room that we have learned so far.]
“The CSAT seems to refer to the room of the gateway, and the mock exam seems to refer to the room of the curse. Doesn’t this mean that we should revisit the cursed room we have already passed through?”
Eunsol’s older sister answered.
“I thought similarly… .”
“From what I have felt while listening to advice, there are no words or metaphors in the advice without reason. Every word, every metaphor has a meaning. “There are many metaphors, but there must be a reason why I used the metaphor ‘CSAT and mock exams.’”
“Then what does Ga-in, the best entrance examination expert among us, think?”
“If you think about the entrance exam, the questions from the mock exam usually appear again in the CSAT. “It looks like the Rooms of Curse that we have already worked on will be similar but slightly modified in the Gateway Room.”
“Then, let’s review the Curse Room one by one and select keywords worth paying attention to. “How about room 101?”
“A strange family, media that changes common sense. Several keywords come to mind. The first thing that was important was quickness. The mental attack begins as soon as it starts, so you need to act right away. Next is reasoning. “You have to find the right place.”
“I can tell you about Room 102. It’s ‘let your guard down’. The tempo of Mansion of Horror was not as fast as Room 101. The first night passed without incident during the first attempt, and after the scenario was changed, the next day or two passed without incident. And then I felt relaxed and what? If you do this, you will fall into an irreversible trap.”
Songi, who was listening, opened her mouth.
“Room 103, I think the keyword in Human Ranch is ‘suspicion.’ Doubt about the entire reality before your eyes. The mindset that the given stage itself may be a lie or an illusion. “Actually, I feel like a suspected patient, but I think it’s necessary in hotels.”
What is room 104?
“What is room 104? “It’s the only room I couldn’t solve, and I decided to skip it, so I have no idea about this one.”
Ari answered.
“Open-minded? The Daughter of Heaven is considered to be the strongest of all enemies in all rooms, and even though she has such power, she acts most secretly, making her ‘observant of the outside world.’ “She needed to bring that element in.”
“Look outside the stage?”
“It’s just my guess. Actually, I have never done issue 104 before. “If we actually proceed, the key may be something completely different.”
“Let’s sum it up like this. Unless you know the details anyway, it seems best to consider a few of these precautions.
“We must have the agility to respond to incoming attacks right from the start, the reasoning ability to analyze twisted scenarios, the ability to doubt everything that catches our eye, and even think creatively along the way.”
Jincheol said as if he was dumbfounded.
“Is that a person?”
“Let’s do our best. “If it doesn’t work out, what’s worse than dying?”
We laughed and talked, but no one laughed.
That’s how all of today’s meetings ended.
The next day, the fourth day of party time, everyone spent their time resting and training, as promised.
* Dawn of the 4th day of party time
– Park Seung-yeop
frustrated.
Since some time, I have always felt frustrated with myself.
Why am I so stupid? I’m not good at studying, I’m not good at sports, and I’m not even really good at games.
Every time my mom and dad urged me not to disturb them, I realized it myself once the excitement subsided.
If I had at least become a middle school challenger in LoL, my parents would have believed me. In the end, everything I do is substandard, so people around me have no choice but to interfere.
Nothing changed when I came to the hotel.
First, a lucky escape from a strange family. Even back then, I thought something would happen.
When I came to my senses, it was the same. A role that simply follows smart and strong people.
Do I live like a bus passenger wherever I go?
I delved deep into a nightmare.
—with a splash!
“Wow, this guy is pretty gloomy.”
Someone grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
When I looked around, I saw that I had woken up on a yacht floating in the open sea.
In front of me, I saw a boy about the same age as me.
Looking at the mischievous expression on his face, I think a straw hat would suit him.
“Who are you?”
“He’s your friend! “Usually I just wait around and only meet at the sanctuary, but you were digging so hard that I ended up visiting you once.”
“friend? What happened suddenly-”
‘We only meet at the sanctuary’
Only then did I know who the boy in front of me was!
“omg! Huh, are you a sponsor? sorry. “You look different than before -”
“Was it shaped like a card back then? That’s also one of my favorite looks. Just feel free to call me ‘Dice’. “It’s my favorite tool.”
The boy playfully took out two dice from his pocket and rolled them.
66, as if it were obvious.
“Why do you think I came to see you?”
“Is it because I’m so bad at it?”
“Let’s do it because we’re frustrated rather than because we can’t do it. Meeting people like this outside the sanctuary is quite difficult. “I used quite a bit of strength, but it was only possible because you were so close to death.”
Dice continued talking while fiddling with the dice.
“Why are you always so depressed? This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work either. I’m always full of those thoughts. “This is how even luck dies along with it.”
“I’m not depressed because I want to be depressed, I’m depressed because something depressing happens. “It’s not that it can’t be done because you think it can’t be done; in reality, it’s not possible.”
“and! “I was out of breath with every syllable of the sentence just now!”
“…”
“What are you so depressed about? “Here, there is no Dong-jin or Myung-hwan who bullied you, and there are no parents who did not understand you.”
“Why are you bringing up their name all of a sudden?”
“Now, don’t get angry and think about it. In your opinion, what kind of person is ‘Park Seung-yeop’?”
“yes?”
“There is not enough talent, and there is not enough sincerity in such topics. It was like that outside, and it was like that inside the hotel as well. Because everything is lacking, there are malicious people around you. “Even your parents don’t trust you.”
“Is your goal to make me commit suicide? .”
“Ahaha! No way? It’s the opposite! What I’m saying is that I have prepared the most perfect answer for you. In fact, I chose you because you are ‘that kind of person.’”
?
The sponsor spoke as if he had chosen me. Wasn’t the blessing something I decided on when I picked up the pieces on the first day I entered the hotel?
Dice continued speaking.
“You don’t like thinking deeply, right? Don’t you hate working hard for 10 hours every day? “Be honest.”
“…yes”
“That’s right! I chose it because I thought you wouldn’t do something like that. So to speak, it’s like this. There was a question I didn’t know, so I rolled the dice. The die said 3. Then, the answer is 3. That’s lucky.
This is what half-thinking friends do. The die is 3? But when I look at the OMR card, I see that number 3 is already too many? Of course it’s number 4, right? “Do this stupid thing and avoid the answers.”
“Are you telling me not to think?”
“You’ve already experienced it once, right? When you were shooting after Hotel Land, the silver balloon burst when you consciously tried to shoot something, and when you accidentally shot without realizing it, the golden balloon burst. “In the end, the point is faith and unfounded confidence.”
“yes?”
I felt it before, I am a child, but this scene is also like a child. It is difficult to understand because the words are thrown around and around.
“believe! Live by faith. I am the god of luck, and I chose you. “You are the luckiest person, so why do you have so little faith in your own luck?”
“That’s because I usually don’t have enough % to activate the luck -”
“Luck is always with you. “That skill exists only for moments when ‘overwhelming luck’ is needed to overturn reality.”
“I’ve never thought about how lucky I am?”
“So that’s the problem. From now on, answer me! okay?”
“yes yes!”
“Faith, hope, love, which is the greatest?”
“yes? uh… . love?”
“Luck.”
“yes?”
“Which is best among world peace, wealth and fame, and Ari, the prettiest sister in the world?”
“Stop teasing me!”
“If you’re lucky, you can get it all. “It’s luck.”
“The reason why you chose something that didn’t appear at all before was -”
“This feeling. got it?”
What on earth does it feel like, you crazy bastard!
“What kind of crazy thing are you thinking?”
“…”
“Don’t think about it. Act the way you feel. “Leave yourself to the beat!”
“yes? I beg your pardon?”
Dice swept my arm and approached the end of the yacht.
I was so confused earlier and had no idea what was going on!
“What would happen if I jumped into the sea here?”
“I’m not good at swimming, so I’ll probably drown.”
“Can’t a sea turtle suddenly save you and take you to the island?”
“A story that makes sense -”
“Why doesn’t it make sense? It could be so. Why do I keep thinking about this? Honestly, you’re not that smart, are you? Don’t keep turning a head that isn’t turning, just believe. “There’s a sea turtle down there, and he’ll take you to the island.”
With those words, Dice picked up my arm and threw it into the sea!
“Hey you fucking bastard!”
“Yeah!”
“I’m dying, you fucking bastard!”
“Look closely at the sea. “Maybe there are mermaids?”
…
—Jump up!
When I came to my senses with a dizzying feeling, I found myself back in the bed in room 105.
I lowered my head and looked at my body. The body became thinner and weaker than before. Dizzy head.
Oh, that’s bullshit. I think my sponsor is a really crazy asshole.
But there was a turtle in the sea.
I just jumped into the sea and there happened to be a sea turtle, and by chance the turtle saved my life? how? Does that make sense? Where is the probability?
Not required.
If there is a turtle, it exists. Doubt, distrust, thoughts. These things are the enemies of luck.
I spread my hands. There were dice. After lightly throwing it on the desk, he went out to see his older brothers and sisters outside room 105.
I didn’t check the dice. If I throw it, of course it’s a 6.
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