Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 109
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Episode 109 – Party Time (11) – Final maintenance, entering the gateway room
* Lunch on the 4th day of party time
– Han Ga-in
When morning came, Seungyeop came out and everyone was relieved. Although he was thinner than usual, he seemed to have recovered enough to move normally.
Grandpa Mukseong quietly went and sat down next to Seungyeop and started putting a lot of meat on Seungyeop’s plate.
The story Seungyeop told while eating diligently was quite interesting.
It is said that a benefactor came to him in a dream and told him a story about how to use blessings.
Although it was a bit confusing, the content was clear.
Don’t be too suspicious or too calculating, just do it.
It means that if you just believe that it will work out and it will work out, it is a blessing that is difficult to understand.
I got a feeling for why he said, ‘I chose Seung-yeop.’
If it really is that kind of blessing, it is a blessing that people with too many thoughts cannot use.
Honestly, I think it would be impossible to just jump into the sea and truly believe that a sea turtle would save me.
However, no matter how much you believe, everything will work out fine~ Even if it is a funny blessing, it seems to have its limits.
Doesn’t the existence of ‘active skills’ in the first place mean that there are limits to the normal range?
“Seungyeop. As I listened, I became curious. Have you ever tried an experiment? One of my usual lucky ones-”
When I got to this point, Ari listened and immediately covered my mouth.
…did I do something wrong?
While I was taking a walk near the front desk after eating, Ari came near me.
“What was it earlier? “I was surprised when he suddenly covered my mouth.”
“From now on, you will never talk about luck in front of Seungyeop.”
“uh?”
“I guess they tried to analyze it, thinking about its limitations and principles. Of course, there will be its own principles, and of course there will be limits. But the fact that you analyze it and pass it on to Seungyeop weakens the blessing.”
“…”
“I think I know. I’ve had a similar experience. There are times when the owner of a blessing needs to turn around to become stronger. “I think ‘luck’ is a blessing that only becomes stronger when your heart hurts.”
“… You really shouldn’t say something like that in front of Seungyeop.”
But I understood what he meant. I almost made a mistake.
I passed on the story I heard from Ari to others.
From now on, analytical talk about ‘good luck’ in front of Seungyeop is prohibited.
Conveying what we understand in our own way can complicate Seungyeop’s mind and weaken his luck.
After Seungyeop’s ‘awakening’, we completed all preparations to enter the gateway room.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 37
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
gulp.
I swallowed my saliva without realizing it. As we stood in front of room 107, the gateway room, everyone felt tense.
Sister Eunsol spoke in a somewhat trembling voice.
“Finally check the equipment! I have a brooch and a badge, my grandfather has gloves and a pistol, and Ga-in has a pen. Everyone has their inheritance, right? “I took good care of Songi, ordered sturdy clothes, and everyone wore them well -”
“Sister, I have already checked several times. “Let’s go in now.”
“okay. Now let’s go in. “Nothing will change if you wait in front.”
The moment Grandfather Mukseong stepped forward and grabbed the doorknob of room 107, a notification appeared for everyone.
/warning!
The Gate Room requires you to pass multiple trials without resting, and is extremely difficult.
Minimum conditions: Escape all cursed rooms and obtain at least one legacy.
Recommended conditions: Obtain 2 or more legacies.
…
…
…
Participants met the recommended conditions.
Would you like to try?/
“I’m just saying this just in case, but the notification says there are no breaks. “Is there no rest at all?”
Ari answered vaguely.
“This gateway room may mean that there is no rest at all, or it may mean that there is no long-term rest like the one that gives you a moment to catch your breath, but gives you party time for several days.”
— Snap!
Entered the gateway room.
Inside was a strangely bright, bright space.
As everyone looked at each other in a dazed mood, a notification popped up.
/Participants taking on the challenge of the Gateway Room. welcome.
From now on, you must pass a total of five trials.
The theme of the ordeal is ‘constraints’.
Do you think the blessing or legacy is everything to the participants?
Please keep this in mind. A blessing or legacy is ultimately just an external force.
Show off your true skills within constraints.
After 30 seconds, the first trial begins./
“… It looks like they won’t let you use blessings or inheritance? “Has it been like this before?”
Ari answered in a dejected mood.
“This is something I’ve never heard of! This is why the hotel sucks. “It’s no use preparing because it changes all the time!”
“Ahahaha… . “There are times when you curse like this too.”
The first ordeal began with everyone laughing.
* First Trial
—Clap! Clap!
Consciousness faded and then came back.
I was on a train. As I was about to stand up to look around, I felt an inexplicable discomfort.
When I looked around, I saw my colleagues with puzzled expressions.
There was no one else in the train compartment other than my colleagues.
A notice was heard from the ceiling.
/Blessings cannot be used on the train. Please note./
… Indeed, the status window did not appear.
Naturally, everyone stood up and started talking.
“How on earth can I pass?”
Eunsol’s older sister answered.
“If you think about it simply, wouldn’t it be like getting out of a train compartment?”
After hearing that, Jincheol immediately tried to move the train door.
“The door doesn’t move?”
“Looking at that, it seems like going out is really an escape. “If you leave, it’s an escape, so you must have locked the door, right?”
Other people also touched it here and there.
The strangest place was the passage leading to another compartment of the train.
“There’s nothing, so I can’t pass by?”
As Eunsol said, the passage was visually clear, but it was impossible to pass through.
It seems as if there is an invisible wall.
Across the aisle, another compartment was vaguely visible.
The beach was visible outside the train window, but the window itself did not open or break.
“You wild boar, try hitting it with your fist.”
“Grandpa, I don’t have that strength anymore. No matter how many times I hit it, it doesn’t budge.”
The fact that the blessing was sealed brought many changes to us.
There have been many changes, such as I can’t see the status window, Jincheol has returned to the physical ability of an athlete, and the chat window has disappeared.
Songi also shouted in embarrassment.
“Where did Pero go?”
As he said, Pero disappeared and was not even seen.
What on earth? I feel like I need to leave this place, but there is no way out.
Everyone searched every corner of the train compartment, but couldn’t find a way to get out.
As I searched the train compartment, I again felt an inexplicable discomfort.
Ari expressed his opinion.
“I don’t think it’s about physically destroying it. In the first place, the passage was just open, but there was a transparent barrier blocking it, right? “If a supernatural force is preventing escape, shouldn’t some conditions have to be met?”
“What are those conditions?”
Everyone fell silent.
Eventually, everyone got tired and took a seat one by one to rest.
I sat down blankly and started looking out the window.
What the hell is this? No, shouldn’t you give at least some hint?
Now that things have turned out this way, I think I’ve been relying quite a bit on the status window.
Normally, I would have started asking for ‘advice’ right away.
—Clap! Clap!
… The train moves, time passes.
It seems like 30 minutes have passed. It seems like everyone is trying something here and there, but nothing is coming of it.
Then, a familiar sound was heard.
—Piyooooo!
Pero’s crying can be heard from behind!
Everyone stood up and turned their heads. Perot flew out from the aisle behind the train!
Is Pero not affected by the barrier?
Songi stood up most actively.
“Pero!”
Songi opened her arms wide and prepared to hug Pero, almost as if she was meeting a separated family.
Perrault passed by.
?
??
???
what? Where is he going?
“Aya! What are you doing!”
Pero glanced at us, nudged Seungyeop with his beak as if teasing him, and flew to the front compartment.
What is he doing? Is it just that Seung-yeop just came and took a bite?
Eunsol’s older sister’s absurd voice is heard.
“What the hell? Is it Song? “Why is Pero doing that?”
“I don’t know… . “I guess it’s because the friendliness has disappeared.”
aha! Songi’s ‘friendship’, the power she used to communicate with Pero, has disappeared, making it impossible for them to communicate.
It’s a bit of a sad story.
No matter how much friendship has disappeared, you can’t help but pass by because the blessing disappears as you usually cling to Songi and rub your beaks together!
Songi showed a visibly downcast attitude.
“under! Damn parrot! Anyway, it’s a mistake to expect something from a new head.”
Grandfather Mukseong cursed at Pero as if to comfort Songi.
But why on earth did Perot go to the front? Is there some parrot food in front?
In the end, I ended up in a situation where I couldn’t figure out anything.
—Clap! Clap!
The train moves endlessly along the endlessly extending railroad tracks. Time passes like a wave.
I quietly leaned against the window and looked outside.
It has been a long time since I had the experience of sitting blankly on a train like this.
When I was very young, I used to travel on trains like this.
At that time, when I went to the countryside where my grandfather lived, a greening project was in full swing, and it was indeed effective.
Aren’t all the mountains visible outside the window full of trees?
Ah, now that I think about it, that mountain is not a real mountain, so it is a meaningless thought.
?
what? I felt something was out of place.
—Aaaah!
—Ugh!
Suddenly, screaming began to be heard from the train. My colleagues stood up in shock.
The front compartment of the train. A loud noise and a huge scream were heard from the direction Pero flew.
…sounds familiar.
I realized the identity of the ‘discomfort’ and ‘discomfort’ that I had started feeling earlier.
I was confident after summoning the grimoire just in case.
It’s just the beginning. Slowly, someone became enlightened. Is it thanks to Pero?
I have a guess, but I need to confirm.
I approached Seungyeop and asked.
“Seungyeop.”
“yes? brother? “What on earth is that noise?”
“What score are you on lol? “What is your favorite character?”
“Suddenly what-”
“Answer me.”
“… It’s still PL. I can go to DIA soon. In the past, it was Yasuo as the main champion, but now it’s Yone -”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about. So I’m sure. “It’s you.”
“yes?”
“You stay in the back.”
Quietly, I held onto the handle of the dagger hidden inside my jacket.
Hotels are truly cruel places.
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