Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 114
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Episode 114 – No. 107, Gate Room – ‘Witch’s Forest’ (5)
– Han Ga-in
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 37
Current location: Tier 1, Room 107 (Gateway Room)
Sage Advice: 3]
The time mentioned in Understanding the Scenario. ‘midnight’.
At those words, Song-i tilted her head and asked.
“Then can we wait until midnight? Fortunately, I still have time -”
“no. “Understanding the scenario is not something you write with the feeling of waiting vaguely.”
When I immediately and decisively hung up, everyone looked at me in confusion.
It seems like he is following the directions of understanding the scenario, but it is perplexing to hear that he is not actually the owner of the blessing.
However, as someone who has been using the owl’s odd blessing for a while, I am starting to get the hang of it.
“After using it a few times, I started getting a feel for it. “Understanding the scenario, this is subtly similar to the ‘crisis notification ability’ of the past.”
Ari answered.
“A function that automatically warns you when your life is in danger? “It seems like you haven’t been using it much lately?”
“huh. The biggest problem with that function is that it notifies you right before a crisis occurs. By the time the notification pops up, there are many cases where it is already irreversible.
For example, the crisis notification was quiet, so I waited with peace of mind and it said, ‘In 3 seconds, the nuclear missile will fall.’ You can get crazy notifications like this. “It’s not as reliable an ability as you might think.”
“Is understanding the scenario similar to that?”
“Think about the crisis we went through a while ago. Since our understanding of the scenario wasn’t updated, we were chatting among ourselves while waiting for it to be updated, right? It was updated too late, so when I realized the monster was attacking, it was 10 seconds before it struck. “How would we have acted if we had not understood the scenario from the beginning?”
The first person to understand what I said was Grandfather Mukseong.
“If we didn’t have that ability in the first place, one of us would definitely have been monitoring the situation from outside the mansion. “It’s not our house, but we occupy it, so it’s easy to imagine the landlord coming in.”
“And if anyone had been looking outside, they would have known much sooner that the witch was attacking. How could it be possible that there was no noise when that huge monster came?
However, because we had the ability to understand the scenario, we all just chatted and wondered when the story would change, so no one knew until 10 seconds before the monster attack.”
The summary of this long conversation is brief.
Scenario understanding is not a power made to be relied on while waiting for the content to change! If you let your guard down like that, you will end up in crisis.
Regardless of this power, we have to do what we have to do, and it is a power given to us to refer to when a scenario pops up along the way.
…
This realization applies not just to understanding the scenario, but to my entire blessing. The power to warn of a crisis, the power to give advice, the power to inform of scenarios.
One principle that applies to all abilities.
Instead of just believing in blessings and waiting for them to tell you something, act proactively and refer to blessings.
‘Blessings only help.’
As I thought about this, a notification popped up for the first time in a very long time.
[My understanding of blessings has increased.]
Something made the owl say, ‘Do you understand now?’ I feel like I do.
‘I got the scenario the other day, so of course I have to use it to find out, you annoying owl!’
After saying a word to the owl, we immediately started moving.
*
– Han Ga-in
We split into groups and started exploring the surroundings.
Since I still couldn’t move properly, Ari and I took on the role of exploring the inside of the mansion.
… The more I searched inside the mansion, the more terrible things came out.
“Oh, what kind of Hannibal Lecter are you, witch or something? “Anything that resembles stored food is people.”
“Just take it easy. “I guess it’s a pig~ Then I don’t feel anything.”
“How can you think of yourself as a pig when you clearly have fingers? Are you from Aztec?”
“Then just keep nagging.”
Like this, we looked around, chatting to each other.
Ari, who was wandering near the wall, discovered something.
“Does this look familiar?”
“It’s a similar lever to the one I saw in the Mansion of Horror.”
When I pulled the lever, a staircase leading to the basement appeared, as expected.
The underground space was very large and filled with numerous glass bottles, sharp knives, unidentifiable stones of various colors, and strange papers.
There was a thick book on a table in one corner of the space.
The content of the book was a log of a grand experiment.
There was a lot of content that was difficult to understand, so I passed it on to Ari.
Ari read for a while and summarized it.
“It’s some kind of evil experiment log. “It’s full of stories about people being captured and cut into pieces.”
“I knew that, too, but there were a lot of strange words like separation of spirit and body, or the seed of the flesh.”
“I couldn’t understand it completely, but the goal of the experiment is simple. The witch herself has gained some kind of evil power, but it seems that the more she uses that power, the more side effects accumulate on her body. So at some point she suddenly became a monster and could only remain human half the time. “My goal is to fix her twisted body.”
“If the side effects are cumulative, I might give up… . So, how to fix it?”
“According to what you wrote, it feels like transplanting another human’s body into your own body, and once the transplanted body stabilizes, your original body is removed? So to speak, you are trying to change your body using a grimoire.”
“No, transplanting someone else’s body is just a matter of sticking it in? “There are a lot of things to consider, such as what blood type you have, and don’t you need to take immunosuppressants or something like that?”
“Is it meaningful to consider medical reality when the word ‘witch’ is coined? “Let’s just assume that’s the case.”
I looked for it and went up there.
When I went up again, I saw my colleagues talking about something with serious expressions.
“What is it?”
As Grandfather Mukseong’s expression hardened, Sister Eunsol answered.
“Jincheol’s condition isn’t getting better. “As the blessing returned, I gained regenerative power, but I am still unable to regain consciousness.”
“How about waiting a little longer? A normal person would have died long ago. “Seeing as he’s still alive, isn’t his regenerative power working some kind of miracle?”
Grandpa answered.
“If you wait as long as you said, you might wake up. But, can we do that? If things continue like this, I might be lying down for a month.”
No one said it out loud, but I understood what was being said.
At this point, we are going to give up on Jincheol. The ordeal in the Gate Room is too difficult to proceed with while carrying my older brother, who has not regained consciousness.
Giving up doesn’t mean your brother will die permanently. Anyway, as long as we pass through the gateway room, we will be able to meet again safely.
expressed an opinion.
“I respect whatever decision you make. Even if you give up and proceed anyway, you can meet again as long as you pass through the gateway room. However, let’s wait until tonight. “If you still can’t come to your senses by tomorrow, let’s decide by majority vote.”
Everyone nodded quietly.
Next, he came out from the basement and told Ari what he had found out.
Witches abuse their evil powers and become monsters, and can return to human form only during certain hours of the day. It appears that the witch’s goal is to return her monstrous body to its original state.
“Witches were originally human!”
Elena responded with a lighter expression.
Now that there is evidence that he was originally human, ‘justice’ will be able to work in the next battle.
“Did anyone else find anything?”
Eunsol’s sister answered.
“It’s an ominous story, but witches aren’t the only monsters in this forest. Actually, I thought that leaving the forest itself would be a kind of escape, so I looked for an escape route. There were a lot of monsters. A two-headed wolf was standard, and there was also a bird with octopus legs.”
“I didn’t see such a monster while coming from the forest to the mansion, so it’s amazing.”
“We have to get out of the mansion for monsters to come out. Monsters never come to the mansion. “It’s probably because they’re afraid of witches.”
After saying something to each other, we looked at the clock. Midnight is slowly approaching.
After the first battle with the witch, we learned about the witch’s purpose and the situation in the forest.
It’s still unclear how to deal with it, but at least with the witch’s identity revealed, it seems like Elena will be able to play an active role in the next battle.
…
At midnight, the scenario was updated.
/Scenario: Gateway Room – ‘Witch’s Forest’
The group discovered the identity and purpose of the witch in the basement of the mansion, and discovered that it was difficult to escape from the witch’s forest because there were many monsters.
While the group was having a meeting after much deliberation, midnight came.
As the moon rose in the sky and began to shine benevolently, the witch regained her senses from her madness.
A witch approaches the mansion. Looks like you have something to suggest?
Will I get an offer? Are you going to punish me for not being able to answer questions?
Please check tomorrow for the following information./
‘The witch has come to her senses and is approaching the mansion.’ I understand.
Have something to suggest? What are you talking about?
—widely! widely!
A knock was heard.
I quickly opened the chat window.
Han Ga-in: Humanizing a witch. Approach to the mansion. Looks like he has something to offer.
Kim Muk-seong: Can’t we just kill him?
Han Ga-in: I don’t know.
Ari Kim: Let’s listen to what they say. Elena will be able to subdue it.
I felt at ease.
As Ari said, now that Elena can use justice, our party’s strength has become much stronger. You can deal with anything.
Grandfather Mukseong opened the door.
…
The humanized witch’s appearance bore no resemblance to the monster she had fought earlier.
Is your height about 160cm? It is slightly larger than a bunch.
The age range seemed to be around late 20s. The overall atmosphere felt old-fashioned.
Even to me, who doesn’t know much about fashion, the clothes looked quite flashy and luxurious, and the accessories on her head and the bracelets on her arms all looked classy.
He was holding a staff with his left arm, and that staff was also an unusual item.
If you met her without knowing she was a witch, she just seemed like the daughter of a noble family somewhere.
The grandfather pointed the gun at me and spoke harshly.
“What kind of trick is this?”
“Isn’t it too shameless for you to say that? This is actually my home. “Be polite.”
By the way, now that I think about it, this is the original witch’s house, right?
“If it weren’t for the hideous things we found inside, we would have been polite. “I’m sorry, but just shut up and say what you have to say!”
In the tense atmosphere, Elena felt a dim light.
They didn’t invoke justice right away, but it seems like they’re using lie detection.
“I found out that there was a rather loud fight earlier, and it looks like there is a patient among you who is in serious condition?”
“…”
“Say it bluntly. “I will heal him.”
Was this a witch’s suggestion!
In the scenario, ‘Will you get an offer? When the question ‘Are we going to punish him for being useless in questions and answers?’ was raised, I assumed that an unusual proposal would be made.
A suggestion that would make us give up killing the witch right away and think about the witch’s offer!
When it comes to Jincheol’s recovery, I can’t help but be shaken.
It’s not just because I’m close to my brother. My brother’s strength is unrivaled and stable among us.
Unlike Elena, who requires special conditions, and My Advent, whose consumable nature is unknown, she is powerful even without any special conditions.
Especially after obtaining the star, it is no exaggeration to say that Jincheol’s physical strength accounts for 70% of the entire party’s strength.
That’s why we didn’t give up and kept going even though my brother became a vegetable.
It seemed like everyone’s head was confused.
As the witch was in front of me, the chat window immediately lit up. Perhaps because she was so anxious, she poured out all the type without sparing any effort.
Yoo Song-i: Is it possible?
Kim Ari: Seeing that he has the ability to attach people’s bodies to himself… .
Kim Muk-seong: Even if it were possible, how could you believe it?
Elena: I’m detecting lies, but it’s a truthful offer.
Han Ga-in: Let’s listen more. There must be something you want.
I went ahead and asked.
“I’m not saying you’ll just treat me, but it seems like you want something. What is it?”
When I asked the question, the witch looked at me clearly.
…
I kept looking.
…
After staring at me for almost a minute, my colleagues showed a curious reaction.
“What are you doing? “Gain’s face is nice to look at, but that’s not the only thing he came to see all day.”
“I thought it was impossible when I saw it from afar, but it’s real.”
“What is real?”
“You get out of the way.”
The witch tapped Grandfather Mukseong with her cane and came towards me.
The grandfather was dumbfounded, but did not stop him.
… A somewhat sad expression. Eyes that are moist and moist
What on earth? What is this strange atmosphere? Why on earth would a man-eating witch do this?
Unable to hold back, I opened my mouth.
“Do you have something to say to me?”
“You are a wizard.”
What are you talking about? I barely gathered myself together and answered.
“What on earth is that -”
“There’s no need to hide it. I know it when I see it. “We can help each other.”
A voice that is beyond sorrow –
Please don’t give a damn. I saw five cans of pickled eyeballs you made earlier!
I was speechless from the absurdity.
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