Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 165
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Episode 165 – Room 201, Room of the Curse – ‘The Cube’ (14)
– Han Ga-in
My eyes opened with the feeling of ‘Blame!’
At the same time, an icy wind that seemed to tear my skin seeped in.
“Ugh~! A real hotel! “This weather isn’t real!”
While talking about the weather, I looked at the situation of my colleagues out of the corner of my eye.
What will the atmosphere be like this time?
…
Is it similar? Most of them are half-fazed and sighing.
Room 201, isn’t this too much?
If this continues, I’ll just end up sleeping? Please at least release it!
“Come on~ Come on~ Let’s cheer up! “I have a lot to tell you, so let’s go quickly!”
At least one person seemed to be in a very good mood.
When everyone saw Eunsol’s lively expression, everyone said, “Oh!” As if he felt this way, his expression brightened and he took off.
Are you looking forward to it?
As soon as my colleagues entered the elevator and escaped the cold, they started talking noisily.
From the looks of it, the side that went to fight Beatrix seems to have been defeated.
I heard tired stories about how the main body seemed to be somewhere else and that there was no way to kill it.
Only after returning to the warm room 105 did my sister’s full explanation begin.
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My older sister told a long story about how she and my grandfather were active at the headquarters. There were quite a few parts that left me amazed.
Everyone burst into applause when I remembered the grandfather’s solution to the confession system and the sister’s involvement in the management bureau’s forces, which came to mind in that moment.
When I remembered the last part, the unsealing of Perot and the escape through Perot’s sacrifice, I was so nervous that I was even sweating.
My older sister, perhaps overcome with emotion, suddenly hugged Pero who was next to her and rubbed his cheeks, and eventually let go after his ear was bitten by the beak.
Only after the saga was over did the explanation of the information gathered begin.
“Where should I start explaining? Okay, let me tell you in chronological order. In the 1980s, a being called ‘zero-dimensional eye’ suddenly appeared. No one knows where it came from or what its purpose is. It is said that as soon as that being appeared, it took the entire world into its field of vision, and those who began to recognize its ‘eyes’ were instantly engulfed in madness. “According to the charts, the world collapsed in less than half a year.”
I couldn’t help but point out the absurd story from the beginning.
“The world has collapsed?”
“According to the data I have seen, yes. Of course, looking at the quality of the weapons we used inside Room 201 and the Bureau’s military we saw at the last moment, it didn’t feel like it had collapsed… . Well, since it is such a great organization, I guess they managed to sort out the world.”
Grandfather nodded.
“It’s called ‘0-dimensional eyes.’ “I guess the dog-eyed guy Elena and Ga-in saw was him, right?”
“I guess so, right? I’ll continue explaining. At that time, the Bureau somehow succeeded in sealing the eyes of the 0th dimension. “That’s where our senior researcher Han Ga-in appears!”
In an instant, everyone’s eyes were focused on me. I had nothing to say so I kept my mouth shut.
“It is not properly written what measures the chief researcher used. Given the circumstances, it seems that he used a tool called a ‘scalene polyhedron’. actually… . “The chief researcher vaguely described in various records did not seem human.”
The more I listened, the more curious I became.
“What on earth was my role?”
“The title of ‘Senior Researcher’ brought to mind the image of a neat and sophisticated intellectual, right? It wasn’t. According to the diary left by Patrick, he is said to be a monster with devilish charisma.”
Ari thought that expression was funny.
“Gain~! “Please stop doing devilish things from now on.”
“…”
“okay. Anyway, the chief researcher used a tool called a scalene polyhedron to seal the 0-dimensional eye in a strange space that couldn’t be accessed through ordinary means, and was greatly promoted for his work. And quite a long time has passed. In the 1990s, the Beatrix in question appeared in New York.”
This is the beginning. Beatrix.
“It is said that Beatrix had the power to create monsters from the time she was discovered. Because of that power, he lost both his parents at a young age. The Bureau initially tried to eliminate Beatrix. “I thought his ability itself was useful, but since he couldn’t control the monster, I decided he was no better than a natural disaster.”
It’s a story I know.
“I played an active part there again. “You said Beatrix made it possible for her to control her powers, right?”
“that’s right. There was a little more detailed information written there. During the chief researcher’s experiments, Beatrix created countless monsters, but most of those monsters were failures. The countless failures that were made were a big problem. “Failure here does not mean that you are a weak monster.”
“What you meant was an uncontrollable monster. “Even Beatrix can’t control these monsters, but their strength is incredibly strong.”
“Exactly. And, our senior researcher Han Ga-in was active again. He remembered that it was the seal of the zero-dimensional eye that he had sealed in the past.”
Ari, who had heard that far, opened his mouth in wonder.
“Surely, you created a laboratory inside the place where the evil spirit was sealed? There, Beatrix creates monsters constantly, and throws the failed ones to the evil spirits?”
“I understood right away, Ari, you are definitely from the Management Bureau.”
The grandfather reacted as if it were absurd.
“I can only say that I really crossed a line… .”
Jincheol couldn’t help himself and asked.
“Grandpa, did the Management Bureau of our world also do something like that?”
“It’s rare to go out like that.”
Songi sighed.
“Rare doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
“…”
Ari added as if making an excuse.
“No matter how much the management bureau deviates from the general public’s common sense, it has crossed the line to that extent. I even thought about creating a monster and using it… . That is by no means a normal situation. “Clearly that guy, Han Ga-in, is the problem.”
It’s not my story, but it feels like my story and it takes my breath away.
Eunsol seemed to sense something.
“Remember the story I told you earlier. According to the records, the world on stage was on the verge of destruction by an evil god. It was senior researcher Han Ga-in who prevented it. To put it a bit exaggeratedly, he accomplished something like a savior who saved the world. How high would his status have been? The management bureau is ultimately an organization run by people. “Is there anyone who can refute what the man who saved the Earth will do?”
After listening to this point, I tried to summarize the truth about Room 201 in my own way.
First, in the 1980s, an overwhelming being called ‘Zero-Dimensional Eye’ appeared and brought the world to the brink of destruction. The chief researcher saved the world by sealing the evil god with a tool called the ‘scalene polyhedron’.
Second, in the 1990s, a girl named Beatrix appeared who created monsters. Although the monster was initially uncontrollable, the lead researcher began experiments to control Beatrix’s abilities. In this process, countless failed monsters were produced.
Third, the chief researcher built a laboratory inside the place where the evil god was sealed. Beatrix’s experiments were carried out inside the seal, and all the failed ones were killed by evil spirits.
After realizing the bigger picture, the information the group had gathered began to be interpreted one by one.
Ari spoke first.
“I saw an absurd place right before I died. At first, I thought it was a red wasteland, but when I got closer, I saw that it was just an infinite number of monster corpses, enough to fill a very large lake. “That place was a trash can.”
Songi also nodded.
“The Cube was like a monster’s incubation room. “You create a monster inside dozens of boxes, and if it feels good, you take it out and use it. If you don’t like it, you open the box and turn it over, and the monster falls down.”
“The reason Patrick confidently said that the facility could not be blown up was because that was the place where the zero-dimensional eye was sealed?”
Grandpa answered.
“Probably so. In fact, according to Eunsol, he prepared helicopters and armored units, but didn’t physically destroy the facility and was just waiting. “I guess they were waiting for Beatrix to come out.”
“Then Patrick underestimated the Bureau. “He thought he was safe because he couldn’t physically destroy the facility, but he was attacked by a biochemical weapon.”
“Well, it’s common for bastards who are lucky enough to gain supernatural powers to think they have become great beings and look down on the management bureau and get into trouble.”
Seungyeop asked a question.
“If we throw away the failures in the trash can at the bottom of the cube, where have all the successes gone?”
“Aren’t the guys who stayed in Cube successful? Because Beatrix was actually able to control those monsters.”
“is it?”
I also have a question.
“Didn’t you say that three digits of people had already been sacrificed in the mansion when you entered? Why drag ordinary people in and kill them in the first place? “If you do something like that, it would be perfect to get caught by the management bureau.”
Ari seemed to be thinking about it and then came up with a hypothesis.
“The monsters Beatrix creates might be the type that need to eat people.”
When I heard that, I couldn’t help but ask.
“So, the Bureau was trying to use a girl who creates monsters that must eat people, calling her a ‘useful weapon’?”
“…Why are you doing this to me? “I’m a 15-year-old girl who doesn’t know anything.”
There was silence in the hall at those ridiculous words.
Many questions still remain.
For example, how on earth did the chief researcher end up trapped in the water tank?
If they could have been trapped in a place like that, it would have been possible to kill them, so why didn’t they kill them?
It seemed like Eunsol couldn’t find any information on that part either.
It’s something that can’t be helped. We can’t find out all the secrets of the Chamber of Curse, and we don’t need to.
You just need to find out enough to solve it.
The next topic of conversation was ‘How to unseal Han Ga-in.’
Sister Eunsol informed me of the location of the place where I was trapped and the conditions for releasing the seal.
From what I heard, it wasn’t easy at all.
“Isn’t this a problem that can be solved by simply storming into the headquarters and laying waste to it?”
“no. According to the information I found, only Patrick and Beatrix can break your seal.”
“It’s difficult. “I can’t ask Beatrix to guide me, so how can I at least brainwash Patrick?”
Out of curiosity, I looked towards Ari. Ari gave an ambiguous response.
“A normal person can control someone for a moment just by making eye contact. Even a strong-willed person cannot resist being force-fed my blood. The problem is that Patrick is not an ordinary person. There must be some means of resistance. “It’s difficult to catch Patrick alive in the first place.”
Jincheol seemed to be worried.
“If necessary, I think you can get closer to me even if you have to forcefully destroy my star.”
“Do I have to explain again why that’s dangerous?”
“I understand too. However, let’s think of it as a kind of Plan D.”
Song Yi raised the issue from a different perspective.
“I think we’ll all go to headquarters together in the next episode, but what about Beatrix? “If we start rampaging at headquarters, Beatrix will also come over to headquarters.”
Elena answered simply.
“Until then, I will save justice and use it when Beatrix comes. After that, you can release Mr. Gain while I block him, right?”
An outline of how to proceed with the third attempt began to emerge.
After everyone moves to the headquarters through TV, they destroy the headquarters and free me from the seal.
When Beatrix attacks on the way, Elena bids her time against Beatrix.
Afterwards, kill Beatrix with the revived me and it will be resolved!
Everyone began to rejoice, saying that the resolution of issue 201 was finally approaching.
In that joy, I… .
To be honest, I was very anxious.
The plan my colleagues came up with was missing one most important problem.
That’s all well and good, but how do you kill that damn Beatrix?
Everyone made a plan thinking, ‘If we just unseal the great chief researcher Han Ga-in, we can somehow stop Beatrix, right?’
Is this real? Is this a reliable strategy?
I don’t even know what Beatrix looks like, but my colleagues feel like the great chief researcher will take care of Beatrix once I’m freed, so I’m so anxious!
Finally, I couldn’t hold back and opened my mouth.
“that… . I’m sorry it seems like I’m ruining the mood, but will I really be able to beat up Beatrix just because I’m released from the seal? “Why don’t we try summoning the management bureau again?”
Eunsol’s older sister reacted somewhat gloomily.
“… There’s something I didn’t tell you.”
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