Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 122
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Episode 122 – No. 107, Gate Room – ‘Jekyll and Hyde Game’ (13) Fin
– Han Ga-in
After thinking about it for a while, I looked at the clock and realized that there was a little over a minute left.
I’ll go around. I think I would know something if I thought about it a little more, but the time to think is too short.
The good news is that it is certain who the ‘target of execution’ will be this time.
It’s definitely Arida.
In the same way as before, he informed Elena to defend Ari.
But in the end, it is Elena who chooses. Elena should trust me to defend her Ari… .
/Now the sun is setting. The day is over, and Hyde’s time has come./
My consciousness became blurred… .
*
– Round 6, Han Ga-in.
As soon as I opened my eyes, joy filled me.
Success! This time no one disappeared.
The host came down.
/congratulations. Hyde’s fifth execution was a failure. The doctor succeeded in defending the correct target.
Hyde in round 5 was ‘Elena’. Now Hyde moves on to someone else./
I succeeded in surviving one turn.
As a result, the number of revealed sequences has increased.
Han Ga-in -> Yoo Song-i -> Park Seung-yeop -> Kim Ari -> Elena
Only Kim Muk-seong and Lee Eun-sol remain as parasitic subjects.
Elena, who heard the host’s announcement, answered calmly.
“You can talk now. “I am a doctor.”
Eunsol’s older sister responded in surprise.
“what? Why reveal that! Did you really get caught?”
Elena responded, slightly gesturing in my direction.
“yes. When you are selected as a doctor, a hologram with your name appears in front of you. Hyde must have seen it too. “There’s no need to hide it anymore.”
Sister Eunsol said.
“It’s the last round anyway. Because the only people left who can become parasites are me and Grandpa Mukseong. After this turn, Hyde is confirmed.”
Grandpa Mukseong answered.
“Then just pick one of me and Eunsol.”
Eunsol’s older sister expressed a different opinion.
“No, no, is that necessary? If you’re wrong, more people will die. Now, if we last just one turn, only one of me and my grandfather will fall, so think a little more.”
In everyone’s discussion, I… .
Now I realize Hyde’s standard.
The first criterion I thought of was ‘order of threat to Hyde’.
Songi and I are the owners of a legacy that affects people’s minds, so we may have been able to use this to somehow threaten Hyde.
However, I soon realized that this standard was strange.
Who really posed the biggest threat to Hyde?
Song, who couldn’t do anything with the bracelet until the moment she died?
Am I still thinking alone?
Not all.
As soon as Seungyeop started, he took the first gisaeng target, Songi.
In the next round, ‘you were Hyde’, so in a way, not choosing was the correct answer.
It’s like getting it right twice in a row.
If the ‘order of threat’ is the standard, you should have sniped Seung-yeop right away in the first round, or at the latest, in the second round, but Hyde was the only one to snipe me until the third round.
Moreover, if the ‘order of threat’ is the standard, there is no legacy and it is impossible to distinguish the order of other people who have not yet contributed much to the game.
After thinking about it, I came up with another standard.
The most intuitive criterion by which hotels evaluate us.
‘Contribution’
The more you perform in each room, the more contributions you will accumulate, and the more you contribute, the stronger your blessings will be.
Although we cannot see the contribution directly, there is a basis for judging it.
Parasha in the Sanctuary of Blessing.
The more times a person has been reinforced, the higher the contribution they have accumulated, and the sooner a person has been reinforced, the closer they are to the next reinforcement.
When I first visited the sanctuary after resolving the human ranch, the people who strengthened it were me, Park Seung-yeop, and Yoo Song-i.
When I stopped by the sanctuary for the second time after solving the common sense media, the people who strengthened were me, Kim Ari, Elena, and Cha Jin-cheol. However, I decided to postpone reinforcement once and get strong reinforcement.
When we solved the Mansion of Fear and visited the Sanctuary for the third time, the people who reinforced it were me, Kim Muk-seong, and Lee Eun-sol.
I felt it every time, and I was there every time.
Wow~! Am I actually carrying this party?
Putting aside unnecessary thoughts, I ranked them in order of number of reinforcements and the number of reinforcements done first.
Han Ga-in > Yoo Song-i = Park Seung-yeop > Kim Ari = Elena = Cha Jin-cheol > Kim Muk-seong = Lee Eun-sol.
…
The ranking was almost completely identical to the ranking given by Hyde that has been revealed so far. This is it. When I realized it, I sighed.
If you think about it, contribution points are accumulated in the process of solving the Cursed Room, and are the most important criteria that the hotel considers when granting inheritance or blessing enhancements, so why did I realize this so late… .
The target of Hyde is either Lee Eun-sol or Kim Muk-seong.
Elena opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry, but could Eunsol and Grandpa Mukseong close their eyes and cover their ears for a moment?”
Now we need to talk to people who we know for sure are not Hyde.
As instructed, the two people closed their eyes, covered their ears, and left as close to the edge of the room as possible.
The three of us, Elena and Ari, gathered on the other side and had a small conversation.
Ari spoke first.
“The target of this execution will be Elena, right?”
“I think so. “Because I am a doctor.”
I also intervened.
“Are you going to defend yourself this time?”
“yes.”
I thought about it for a while.
According to the order of contribution I have judged, Hyde’s ranking is as follows.
Han Ga-in > Yoo Song-i > Park Seung-yeop > Kim Ari > Elena > Kim Muk-seong? Eunsol Lee.
Since Song-i and Seung-yeop are dead on this list, the target is one of Han Ga-in, Kim Ari, and Elena.
It’s me, Hyde has given up, Ari has also successfully defended himself, so is Hyde going to give up?
When he was targeting me, he stabbed me twice, so I think he’ll stab Ari once more, and it also looks like he’ll stab Elena, who is a doctor.
The three of us gathered together and thought about it, but we weren’t sure who Hyde would attack.
…
A trick came to mind.
“ruler! “Time is almost over, let’s all gather together!”
On the other side, sister Eunsol and grandfather Mukseong, who had closed their eyes and covered their ears, straightened their posture and turned toward the table.
As naturally as possible, as if it were absolutely no trick, just a momentary mistake –
I said to Elena ‘a little louder’.
“I’ll assume you’re protecting yourself this time.”
Elena’s eyes widened, but then became clear.
I was convinced of this. There is no need to say more. Elena would have understood this much.
/Now the sun is setting. The day is over, and Hyde’s time has come./
My consciousness became blurred… .
*
– Round 7, Han Ga-in.
I raised my head.
Without realizing it, my mouth opened and I started laughing!
/congratulations. Hyde’s sixth execution was a failure. The doctor succeeded in defending the correct target.
Hyde in the 6th round was ‘Kim Muk-seong’. Now Hyde moves on to someone else./
Sister Eunsol answered, sighing her heart when she saw the success of the defense.
“and! I was really surprised earlier. Was Hyde targeting Elena? “Because he’s a doctor?”
Elena smiled slightly and Eunsol continued speaking.
“Cain! Be careful next time. I’m surprised you said Elena would defend herself. If Hyde were with me, he wouldn’t have heard that and targeted someone else. Luckily for my grandfather-”
“I heard that too.”
Eunsol’s older sister became quiet at Grandpa’s silent words.
In the end, I answered with a smile.
“This is what I asked you both to hear. Hyde was also fooled by what his sister thought was a mistake. As she said, Hyde got the information that Elena was protecting herself, so she may have actually been targeting someone else. “I think he was probably targeting me?”
When I turned my head to look at Elena, Elena nodded.
“that’s right. From the beginning, Hyde wanted to kill Mr. Cain first. If I, as a doctor, gave a signal that I was defending someone other than Mr. Gain, Hyde would likely target Mr. Gain again. “You were right.”
This damn game is finally over.
Everyone relaxed and started talking freely.
I explained the guesses I had made so far and Hyde’s criteria for judgment, and everyone looked curious.
I also felt a little bit of regret.
If only I had used my legacy more actively, if I had known the standards sooner, if only I had thought of trying to deceive Hyde through acting sooner!
…
It’s meaningless. Once again, no one blames each other for something like that.
It was very difficult to think like that during a cycle that was only 15 minutes long and was so intense that I couldn’t breathe.
The remainder of round 7 is almost over.
Only then did everyone’s laughter die down and they looked at Eunsol rather awkwardly.
Hyde cannot parasitize one person twice.
Since it was parasitized by Grandfather Mukseong a while ago, there is only one host candidate left.
Sister Eunsol smiled and answered.
“Why is the atmosphere like this? As if we were breaking up forever? I’ll go first, see you outside! and… . “I may say it with my own mouth, but don’t save me.”
…
We nominated Eunsol’s older sister as Hyde.
The host came down, and the venue became dark for a moment.
When the light returned, Eunsol’s sister had disappeared.
/The time to choose is over! result?
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.
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Ding dong dang! Congratulations to all participants! You’ve found Hyde.
Congratulations on passing your third ordeal. Now, you can resurrect one of the dead characters from the Jekyll and Hyde game./
A hologram showing the deceased appeared in the center of the table.
1. Yoosongi
2. Park Seung-yeop
3. Eunsol Lee
There is no Jincheol hyung. He was also eliminated before participating in the game, so it seems he is not eligible for resurrection.
Who should I save?
The meeting of the remaining people began.
Grandpa Mukseong was the first to voice his opinion.
“Isn’t it right to save someone who has a legacy?”
Elena agreed.
“Yes. “The other two people’s abilities would also be helpful, but I think it’s the bracelet in this situation.”
I had similar thoughts, so I didn’t bother to open my mouth. Surprisingly, Ari expressed a different opinion.
“I wonder what Seungyeop would be like.”
“Is there a reason?”
“Just look at the progress so far. Trial 1 was a blessing seal, Trial 2 was a legacy seal, and Trial 3 was a blessing seal again, right? In order, in Trial 4, it is time for the legacy to be sealed. “Even if Songi comes back, I don’t think I’ll be able to use the bracelet.”
“Isn’t that your guess? Even if that is true, just because Seung-yeop is a person doesn’t mean he has a legacy… . “Do you think Seungyeop’s blessing is more useful if you don’t have an inheritance?”
“huh. Actually, this is what I thought while experiencing the room of the gateway, but Seungyeop is so lucky that it’s a bit absurd. In the first trial, Seung-yeop ‘coincidentally’ ate the fake one who came to his senses first because he was cooperative, right?
In the second trial, the Witch’s Forest, I used the power of luck to randomly shoot a gun and make the monster-like witch escape, and I also tricked her by playing with cards afterwards.
If you look at it in the third trial, you got Hyde twice in a row, right? “If we hadn’t been so suspicious of Seung-yeop’s choice, we could have ended it as soon as it started.”
“It’s not wrong, but the first and third trials were blessed and sealed. “Isn’t it simple luck that has nothing to do with blessings?”
“That’s what’s even greater. It’s just my guess, but it seems like blessings are given to people with relevant abilities in the first place. “Eunsol was originally rich and gained wealth, Jincheol was strong and gained courage, and Grandfather Mukseong was always talkative, so he gained communication.”
Elena received it.
“Songi always liked animals, so she got friendship, Ari got secrets because she was always secretive, and I got justice because I was originally interested in justice, right?”
“okay. Seungyeop is lucky after all. Plus luck, and I got wings. Let’s go back to the original topic. Songi’s affinity-related abilities are not bad, but should I say that they are less versatile? If there is no ‘chaotic body’, there is virtually no blessing. On the other hand, Seungyeop’s luck feels very useful anytime, anywhere.”
After listening to it, I think it might be subtly persuasive.
Anyway, if everyone has received blessings related to their original abilities, what am I? I studied well, but I don’t think that’s proof of ‘wisdom’… .
Grandfather Silence seemed to still be against it.
“If we only think about the fourth ordeal, there is a high possibility that the legacy will be sealed, so I understand your point about choosing Seung-yeop based on blessings alone… . In the end, the gateway room must be beaten by the fifth trial. “In the fifth trial, wouldn’t Songi, who has a legacy, be better in the end?”
“You can’t go to the fifth ordeal if you don’t pass the fourth. “Isn’t it right to think about the next ordeal right now?”
“Don’t just think about blessings and legacy, you should also think about Pero. Look what Pero has been doing since Songi disappeared. All that bird head does is pull out my hair and destroy sunflower seeds! “It’s hard to control that guy properly without Songi.”
“Even when Songi was around, Pero pulled out grandpa’s hair. The reason Pero is playing around is because she doesn’t really have anything to do right now, and she recognizes us even without Songi. “Of course, Pero will help us, even if it doesn’t involve detailed communication.”
Ari still has the same habit of mixing formal and formal language when he gets excited… .
And Pero always pulls out grandpa’s hair. In that respect, it is consistent.
…
The opinions of Grandfather Silence, who wanted to save Song-i, who had a bracelet, and Ari’s opinion, who wanted to save Seung-yeop, whose blessing was more useful, were fiercely contested.
Elena and I looked at each other and sighed. Who should we save?
It seems that Seungyeop’s efforts at the hotel were not in vain.
I must tell Seung-yeop later that Ari worked so hard to advocate for Seung-yeop’s life.
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