Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 144
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Episode 144 – One ticket, one set of clothes, one opportunity
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 72
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I woke up in the hotel hallway with everyone. Before feeling the joy of a good meeting and reunion, I looked back at the hotel with a truly dizzying feeling.
How long has it been?
I overcame a difficult ordeal, but there was another ordeal, and I overcame that ordeal, but there was another ordeal. A series of trials with no time to take a proper rest! I felt like my mind had completely melted before my body suffered. When I woke up and looked at my colleagues who were looking confused, I started laughing without realizing it.
The corners of my colleagues’ mouths seemed to curl as they looked at me, and soon the entire hallway was filled with triumphant laughter!
Eunsol, who had been missing her since it had been such a long time, opened her mouth.
“Let’s go get something to eat first! “It looks like they want to give me a reward after I eat?”
In a happy atmosphere, Jincheol started behaving somewhat strangely. He suddenly stared into space, turning his head to and fro.
Grandfather Silence pointed out.
“Wild boar, why did you do that earlier? “Is it some kind of ghost that keeps staring into space?”
Surprisingly, my brother answered seriously.
“Something was sparkling in the air earlier. People seem to appear and disappear in a blur… . “Did something happen while I was unconscious?”
… There was silence in the hall. A big problem had happened to his brother. He was reluctant to explain anything.
While returning to room 105, the alarm that the people who cleared Perfect Life had already seen also appeared to other people. The ‘intention of trials’ written in front was interesting, but in the end it was a story about trials that had already been overcome. I guess it’s good.
Rather than that, the content of the reward caught everyone’s interest.
One ticket, one set of clothes, one opportunity.
And special rewards given to those who have made the greatest contribution. A story has blossomed about the identity of these items that will soon be given away.
*
— Take a break.
After going to the bathroom and looking at the table, the atmosphere was very lively. She sat down and looked at the boy building a tower next to her.
Three slices of pork belly on top of a plain donut, a slice of tenderloin steak on top of pork belly, mixed pork cutlet sauce on top, topped with grilled tomatoes, and finally, pork cutlet.
…
Ari, who couldn’t see anything, opened his mouth.
“Seungyeop. “Isn’t that blood vessel bomb burger too big to swallow in one bite?”
“are you okay.”
After laughing for a moment, I looked around. People who had progressed a little further were busy talking about how they had progressed to the Gateway Room to those who had been eliminated a little earlier.
Elena, who normally wouldn’t act like that, was proudly explaining to Jincheol and Eunsol how she had deceived the crew of the Esper.
Of course, there was no need to explain the fact that he was overpowered and almost sacrificed at the end, or that he suddenly almost caused a major accident in Perfect Life.
Jincheol listened intently to our story, feeling sad that he had been eliminated early. He looked shocked for a long time when he was told that a witch had inhabited his body and was exorcised.
Peaceful atmosphere. It’s time to drop a bombshell.
— Bang! bang!
“Now, please pay attention.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on me.
“It may be unexpected during the meal, but I think one of the rewards has already been given.”
Everyone’s eyes widened at my really sudden words. The first person to understand part of the situation was Grandfather Mukseong.
“Did you get the reward given to the person who made the greatest contribution? “I guessed it, though.”
Everyone nodded at what the grandfather said. I think many people guessed that I would be the owner of the special reward.
Honestly, it’s clearly not me?
In the second trial, Witch’s Forest, I played a big role in controlling Arima. In the third trial, Jekyll and Hyde, my reasoning played an active role from beginning to end.
It doesn’t feel like I was the only one responsible for the rest of the ordeal, but that doesn’t mean my role was small.
“you’re right. “I also checked what kind of compensation it was a little while ago.”
Everyone tilted their heads when they heard that he had checked it alone.
“A little while ago, did you check it when you went to the bathroom?”
I stood up grinning in front of everyone. under! Honestly, a feeling of pleasure that is hard to explain fills my mind. I couldn’t control the joy of feeling like I had truly become a superhuman.
I focused my attention as I proudly raised my arms in front of everyone. ‘Feather tattoo’ confirmed in the bathroom.
As soon as I became aware of the tattoo, I automatically knew how to use it.
Flash!
Taaat! With that feeling, I appeared on the other side of the table!
Everyone’s eyes widen –
— Uddangtang!
…
I fell from thin air to the floor.
“…”
“…”
After a moment of silence in the hall, Ari asked.
“Is that… teleportation? “Was it intentional to move into the air and fall?”
“…”
“It seems like it’s a bit difficult to adjust your position. “I need to practice that ability as well.”
“I can’t use it again right away. “I need a few hours.”
“okay. That’s an amazing ability. But if you don’t want to fall to your death as soon as you teleport at a critical moment, practice hard.”
Although I felt a bit embarrassed, I stood up again and raised my hands!
“and! Have you seen it? “I now have the ability to teleport!”
Seungyeop shouted in admiration.
“Brother, that just felt like a flash of reality.”
In the midst of this, Ari struck a candle.
“After seeing that ability just now, it became clear. “It seems like you will definitely be the first person to be sealed on the second floor.”
“…”
The meal ended with everyone belatedly congratulating themselves.
*
After meal time, the hotel put up a notification as if waiting for it.
/Did you enjoy the meal?
Once again, I would like to congratulate those who have overcome this arduous ordeal.
One week from today, the second floor will open. On the second floor, you will face a trial that is one level higher than the trials you have faced so far.
Of course, with the skills you have shown so far and the power of the treasures you have already accumulated, you can break through. Please allow your body and mind to fully recover during the week of rest.
PS: Just what you’ve been waiting for! Please go to the front desk./
Songi shouted happily.
“Is this a week? It’s been quite a long break! “There’s no need to explore or anything, so let’s get some real rest this time.”
Songi grabbed Elena’s arm and added a few words.
“Swimming and skiing!”
Elena was very embarrassed and could not hide her embarrassed expression. Sister Eunsol urged everyone with an unbearable expression.
“Let’s go to the front desk quickly!”
In the center of the front desk was something that looked like a huge treasure chest. Jincheol approached, nodding his head.
“Let’s just open it.”
When we pressed the button and opened the box, the three rewards that the hotel had mentioned appeared before our eyes.
One ticket, one set of clothes, one opportunity.
Jincheol hyung held up the red button with an expression as if he was wondering what this was. A small box with nothing but a button attached.
‘One chance’
The name and a brief description were written on the side of the box.
‘Escape Button’
I, who was standing next to him, picked up the ticket. A brief explanation was written on the back of the ticket.
/Ticket of hope! It can be used for various purposes. Wouldn’t it be fun to learn about its uses?/
What bullshit? Just write down the purpose!
Just as I was about to get annoyed at the absurdity of it all, the expression on Ari’s face next to me changed.
A storm of emotions appeared on her face, like a chaotic whirlpool of violent impulses, heartbreaking longings, earnest wishes, and unconcealed greed.
Ari almost instinctively reached out and tried to grab the ticket I was holding, but without realizing it, I pushed Ari’s hand away.
“…”
“… Sorry. “I was a little embarrassed.”
“I understand what the ticket is for. Try to calm down. “Because we all understand how you feel.”
“…”
A place filled with silence. I realized what this ticket had at least one ‘many uses’ for.
This ticket can resurrect the dead in the hotel.
Tickets weren’t the only reward that made me nervous. The moment Grandpa Mukseong whined and took out ‘a set of clothes’, everyone fell silent. In fact, the item was too grand to be considered ‘clothes’. I think it would be more accurate to call it a ‘spacesuit’. Of course, spacesuits are a type of clothing if you really want to talk about them. At first glance, the clothes that looked like extremely durable spacesuits had nameplates attached to them.
‘Protective clothing: Invulnerable to swords and impervious to water fire.’
72nd day since arriving at the hotel.
We got our first escape tool.
*
The refreshment table is a 3-minute walk past the front desk. Today, there were no drinks or snacks on the table where our favorite drinks and snacks were always prepared. Because we cleared everything out and put up huge items.
I thought everyone would be happy and have fun after getting the reward… .
We just looked at the items on the table in silence. In an awkward atmosphere, Eunsol’s sister pressed the escape button, a reward that was not particularly problematic.
“Everyone read the explanation, right? Because it’s so simple. Just once! Press the button and you will immediately escape from the cursed room. “The times count.”
Everyone was silent, so I answered.
“It’s literally a tool that forces an ‘escape’ decision. It seems like it’s a one-off thing, and the number of times the difficulty gets worse starts from episode 5. Since it is an escape decision, of course people who died at that point will also be resurrected, right? As explained, it is a tool that gives you ‘one more chance.’”
“It’s nice because it actually feels like an extra life.”
“I feel a little anxious.”
“what?”
“When I see these items being given away, I wonder how difficult it must be on the second floor.”
“Ah, let’s not think about that anymore.”
After putting down the escape button, we fell into silence again.
This time I got the ticket again.
“They say it has various uses, and one of the uses seems to be ‘resurrection.’ that’s right?”
I asked while looking at Ari. Ari nodded obediently.
“Of course, I don’t think I can revive him right away with this one thing. Should we find a place like the ‘Room of Resurrection’ mentioned before? Can I use this ticket at that location?”
Ari opened his mouth.
“I don’t even know where or how to use it. “I just recognized it because it looked the same as the ticket I heard before.”
“okay. I guess… . “We should talk about ‘who’ we should resurrect.”
Ari was speechless. Eunsol older sister answered in an awkward atmosphere.
“You said you would take a week off, right? Let’s have a serious conversation about this topic once in a while. However, I don’t think there is a need to decide in advance. Anyway, we couldn’t find the place called ‘Resurrection Room’. Maybe I should go to the second floor. Also, since they say it has ‘various uses’, we need to find other uses as well. “If it can be compared to resurrection, other uses will also be of great value.”
“Yes. “We’ll have to talk about it, but there’s no need to decide right now.”
…
Silence again. In the end, everyone’s attention was focused on the ‘one piece of clothing’ that was the most burdensome for us. Jincheol, who had a hard time enduring the stuffy atmosphere, stretched out his hand toward his clothes.
“ah! This is frustrating. Are you shaking like this, wondering if this is a big deal? “Anyway, I don’t think anyone would sneak out wearing this at night.”
The other seven people who were thinking that very thought all flinched. In response, Jincheol also closed his mouth and put down his protective clothing again.
If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have mentioned the elevator password?
… Let’s stop. It has already passed. Besides, didn’t you promise to stop deceiving everyone?
This is another ordeal we must overcome.
I sighed and looked at the ‘hazardous suit’ that had become a hot potato.
A week of rest before going to the second floor.
We need to solidify our relationships again so that things like protective clothing and tickets cannot shake us.
See next episode