Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 123
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Episode 123 – No. 107, Gate Room – ‘The Secret of the Esper’ (14)
– Han Ga-in
There is only one person who can be resurrected.
Whose abilities are more useful, Songi or Seungyeop?
“What do you think Elena?”
“I think it would be better for Ga-in to choose.”
hmm. As Elena naturally left the choice to me, she silently turned her gaze to her grandfather and Arido to me.
This feels somewhat burdensome.
I compared the pros and cons of the two people’s abilities step by step.
The biggest advantage of Songi can be seen as the endless usefulness of the bracelet, excellent control over Pero, and the blessing of being exceptionally effective against monster-type enemies.
The downside is that there is a possibility that you will not be able to use the bracelet in the next trial, and if the enemy is not a monster, it is the same as not having a blessing.
When comparing Songi and Seungyeop individually, it was difficult to choose who was better. However, when looking at the entire remaining survivor team as a standard, the judgment was clear.
“I think our party needs more Songi now.”
Ari turned his head towards me. I continued my explanation.
“Currently, there are four survivors: me, Elena, Grandpa Mukseong, and Ari. What are our weaknesses? When Jincheol fell, he lacked physical force. “The hotel has many enemies that are difficult to deal with with guns, and my definition of Kangrim and Elena is very limited.”
The silent grandfather expressed his agreement.
“That bird head can make up for that weakness quite a bit.”
“That’s right. Think back to when Perot went bankrupt in the past. It’s a shame because at that time, there was Jincheol who was able to blow away the runaway Pero with one fist. The grotesque version of Pero is quite a monster. Songi’s control over Faroe is very useful to us.”
Ari gave an ambiguous response.
“It makes sense to say that Songi will make up for the team’s weaknesses, but is Pero the only basis?”
“There is one more thing. “I think Elena and Songi’s blessings make for a good combination.”
Elena, who was listening next to her, nodded.
“It’s a story I had with Song before. Basically, the enemy is either a human or a monster. When they are humans, my blessing is useful, and when they are monsters, Songi’s blessing is useful. Of course, there are quite a few cases where both don’t work.”
As we reached this point in discussing our opinions, Ari also backed off.
In the end, we decided to resurrect Songi.
… But you must let Seung-yeop know that Ari strongly insisted on saving Seung-yeop.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 44
Current location: Tier 1, Room 107 (Gateway Room)
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
I woke up in the rest area. Songi naturally reappeared, looked around with her startled eyes, and figured out her situation.
“Did you save me?”
Elena approached Songi.
“that’s right! “We all thought Songi was absolutely necessary.”
Ari flinched.
“haha! It’s Song. Actually, not everything -”
‘Ari said she needs Seungyeop more than you!’
Those words were swallowed by Ari kicking my leg.
I checked the status window as I watched my colleagues begin to joyfully reunite with each other.
It’s good that the blessing has returned and the status window has also returned, but as expected, the number of advices given by this guy is 0.
The owl has run out of attempts to give me advice whose meaning I still don’t understand.
The number of advices would not be filled again until the date passed, but the Jekyll and Hyde game was over in an instant compared to the enormous stress, so the number of advices did not replenish.
You can write a screenplay, right? There are three hours left until the next ordeal.
Grandfather Silence came to the center of the room.
“Pay attention!”
“Do you have anything to say?”
“I just kept it because the timing to use it was unclear, but now I think it’s time to think about it.”
When the grandfather opened his hand, a ‘red pill’ appeared.
Elena’s eyes widened and words came out.
“oh! Come to think of it, we had that medicine, right? I completely forgot. “After I left it to Jincheol, I couldn’t even think of it.”
“In the meantime, the timing for writing was ambiguous. When Jincheol collapsed the other day, I took it with me, but the timing to use it has been unclear since then. I thought about using it in the Jekyll and Hyde game, but it didn’t seem like this drug would stop Hyde. “Wasn’t it difficult to see that Hyde was a mental attack?”
“Who should take the medicine now?”
“well? “I don’t know either.”
While everyone was thinking about putting the medicine on the table, Songi suddenly showed a strange reaction.
“uh? uh?”
“what’s the matter?”
“Something about Perrault -”
—Food Duck!
Before Song could react, Pero, who was on Song’s shoulder, flew up and swallowed the red medicine in one mouthful.
…
??????
“Aaaah!”
“Aaaah!”
“That new dog, that new bastard, that crazy bastard!”
“You just shut up! Elena! Catch a bird. Cain! Open your new beak! “If you leave it out now-”
The power went out in an instant!
The only one who had any sense of humor attempted to calm everyone down.
“Everyone~! “Everyone, please listen to me for a moment!”
“Raise the water! “I’m going to have to pluck all the feathers off that pigeon today!”
“Do you have anything like tongs? “Gain, stick your finger in and open your beak!”
“Why is this bastard clenching its beak so tightly? Even if you do this, you won’t open it? Even if you do this, you won’t open it? It won’t work! I will possess you with a grimoire and force you to vomit! first -”
“Everyone, just shut up!”
Songi’s shout erupted, echoing throughout the rest area.
Only then did everyone become quiet.
…
“Eh, is it Song?”
“It’s clear that Perrault used some special power.”
“What does that mean?”
“Just a little while ago, Perot didn’t react at all. But the moment I saw the red pill.”
Suddenly, Songi became quiet. Ari asked impatiently.
“The moment you see it?”
“Something something something?”
“What does something, something, something, what do you mean?”
“A tremendous thought filled Perrault’s mind? A tremendous amount of information poured into Perot’s head? “Something strange that is difficult to explain happened to Perot, and suddenly he rushed over and swallowed the pill.”
“What do you mean?”
“Actually, I don’t know.”
Eventually, everyone became quiet together.
Anyway, I don’t think the bird took the red pill just for fun or because it was hungry.
Our Perot from the golden egg. Is there still some hidden ability?
Everyone was exhausted from the brief uproar, so they just leaned against the wall and started resting.
Pero came next to me and started biting me mercilessly.
“Why does he keep biting me?”
“I guess it’s because I don’t like you.”
“Why do you always hate me?”
“You call that a question? You always possess me and hurt me while practicing flying, and just a little while ago you stuck your finger in my beak to make me spit out pills. “Wouldn’t it be weirder to like you?”
“You told me to put my finger in the beak.”
“But Pero doesn’t know that I ordered it.”
“…”
For some reason, I felt bad.
In the end, I was able to rest only after Songi took Pero.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 44
Current location: Tier 1, Room 107 (Gateway Room)
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
When we came to, we found ourselves standing in a very ornate room.
Grandpa Mukseong and I were wearing square tuxedos with a very old-fashioned feel.
Ari, Songi, Elena and others were wearing dresses so beautiful that it was hard to take your eyes off them, with soft fur-covered shawls on top.
Are you in the mood for some kind of party?
Ari showed a strange reaction.
“This dress is of a very old style… .”
Old style? I do not know. At first, I was completely confused because it felt like a Western-style suit.
I checked the scenario first.
/Scenario: Gate Room – ‘Secret of the Esper’
The hotel group woke up on a fancy luxury liner. A beautiful sound of music is heard. A staff member arrived to give directions for the dinner party. Let’s attend the party and gather information.
Please check back at midnight for the following information./
I started hearing music around me.
Is it classic? It felt like I was playing the music myself, not playing recorded music.
Why is the outfit so unusual? A luxury liner? Dinner party? employee?
— Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!
I quickly reported the contents to my colleagues.
“This place is a luxury liner. Looks like your employer will be here soon? “I think it means joining a dinner party.”
“Luxury passenger ship? “Are you talking about Cruise?”
“I guess so. “Has anyone ever been to a place like this?”
The rest of the people just tilted their heads, and only the management team gave an ambiguous response.
“I’ve been there during a mission, but it’s not a normal experience. “A ridiculous monster came out and sneaked in to kill it.”
— Ding dong!
A bell sound was heard. When I opened the door, an employee came in.
The staff provided a rough description of the room and provided information about the dinner party as described in the scenario.
The staff asked me to please try again several times.
“You can wear whatever you want in your room, but be sure to follow the dress code at the party. “The tuxedo and dress you are wearing now are sufficient.”
The meeting started as soon as the employee left.
— Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!
The silent grandfather first opened his mouth.
“Is it suspicious that you keep asking me to follow the dress code? Should I try wearing different clothes? What do you think?”
Ari answered.
“If it’s a formal party, the dress code has to be consistent. “It may not necessarily be a suspicious reason.”
I also have a question.
“There are still three hours left until the dinner party. What should we do until then? Searching for a ship?”
Elena expressed a cautious opinion.
“Even if we go exploring, why don’t we all go together? I’m worried what might happen. Ga-in, is there any change to the scenario?”
“yes. Attend a dinner party and see the information. Check the following information at midnight. I think the real deal starts with a dinner party, but we still have to do something.”
Ari also opened his mouth.
“Before going outside the room, let’s search inside the room. “Something might come out.”
After saying that, everyone started moving around the room.
—Just right! Perfect! Perfect!
…
“It’s all good, but why is Pero doing that by sticking to the wall?”
Pero had been clinging to the wall since a while ago and was constantly hitting the wall with his beak.
Songi also answered in a vague tone.
“I’ve been feeling frustrated for some time now. It’s not that narrow of a space… .”
If it were an ordinary bird, I would have thought it was because it was just an animal, but seeing an extraordinary bird doing that made me curious as to why.
“Is this a music box? It’s a very old style. “It’s a style that was popular before World War II…”
Ari’s voice as he found something in the distance.
As soon as I heard Ari’s words, my vague doubts came back.
Information I learned about Ari while confiding in each other the other day.
There was one irreconcilable contradiction between Ari’s usual appearances.
… Is it okay to ask?
I suddenly felt like my mind was spinning and I became tired.
Fourth Trial, ‘Secret of the Esper’
This ship is full of secrets. I had a feeling that this ordeal would be unusual.
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