Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 171
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Episode 171 – Time to choose, choice of reward
– Han Ga-in
I was surprised at first that I could choose a reward, but the details that followed were just as daunting.
Those eligible to receive an inheritance are those who are alive at the time the room is resolved and have made sufficient contributions.
Contribution is contribution, but in the end, being alive is important, and even though the world was covered by 0-dimensional snow, there were people alive.
Soon, a notification appeared to answer my questions.
/Participants! Congratulations again on solving issue 201!
Those who survived to this day and contributed to the final battle deserve a legacy.
Eligible participants are:
1. Elena Ivanova (justice)
2. Han Ga-in (Wisdom)
However, only one person can receive the inheritance!
‘Choice Time’ is about to begin!/
Elena is alive! Although the fact of survival itself is surprising, it is also plausible from a contribution perspective.
After the first attempt, the biggest obstacle in both the second and third attempts was Beatrix’s powerlessness. The person who fought Beatrix the fiercest every time was Elena.
However, it is unfortunate that Eunsol, who gathered all the information on her own, was not selected in the second attempt. Perhaps he died the moment the zero-dimensional eye was released?
… Unfortunately, this is something I have already experienced.
Time to choose. What did Jincheol say before about this?
Did I mention that if you come to your senses, they will tell you to fight in a space like the Colosseum? Of course, I have no intention of fighting, and it is decided who will receive the reward –
I momentarily lost consciousness with a dizzying sensation.
*
When I regained consciousness, at least the place I woke up wasn’t the Colosseum.
Just a place like an ordinary hotel room. There was a table, a bed, and even a display.
And then I turned my head towards the bed.
“Aaaah!”
Elena was lying on the bed, as if she had fainted. Her clothes were so messed up that it looked like she was half naked, and she was too bloody to think seriously.
…
Surprisingly, it doesn’t seem to be Elena’s blood. As I gently wiped her with the blanket, she did not appear to be seriously injured, aside from the fact that her clothes were torn. Her breathing is also steady. Was she just tired and fell asleep?
After a while, Elena woke up.
Elena, who seemed a bit embarrassed by her situation, drank a glass of water next to her and then explained step by step what she had experienced.
During a tough fight with Beatrix, Elena’s power of justice was almost exhausted and she gave up, thinking she was dead.
It is said that at that moment, Beatrix hurriedly flew off somewhere. He probably sensed my resurrection and tried to hastily stop it.
While he was immediately flying and chasing Beatrix, his power of justice was completely exhausted and he could no longer fly, so he fell to the ground and fainted, and now he has come to his senses.
“I’m glad I passed out. “If I had been sane, I would have definitely died.”
“yes?”
“no.”
I also briefly condensed what I experienced. The moment the seal was released, Elena’s eyes widened as the chief researcher awakened inside me.
… I think this is the first time the two of us have talked like this since we left the gateway room. The conversation felt somewhat awkward, so I hoped the hotel would do something quickly.
As if we felt that our preparations were almost complete, the display in the room blinked to guide us.
/Please decide what kind of reward you will receive and which of you will receive it./
Who should receive it is a question that has already been answered.
He spoke openly to Elena, who was embarrassed.
“Elena will receive this inheritance.”
“… Well, there’s no need to give in -”
“I have already been sealed once, but if I receive more inheritance here, the whole second floor will be sealed. I’ll go into detail later, but I also heard quite a bit of explanation about the sealing system, right? There was no saying that someone who was sealed once would not be sealed twice. “I could be sealed again.”
“okay… .”
“But it’s fascinating that you can also choose the reward itself. One seems to be a ‘scalene polyhedron,’ but what is the other one?”
The display blinked again as if waiting.
/Please select a reward!
1. Legacy, ‘Glowing scalene polyhedron’
2. Ability, ‘ominous imagination’/
One thing is something you have already guessed.
The strange tool the senior researcher used to create the cube, the ‘luminous scalene polyhedron’.
Another thing is somewhat unexpected. The name was not a legacy, but an ability, and it was not something tangible in the first place.
None other than Beatrix’s superpower, ‘ominous imagination’. This was the second option presented by the hotel.
“excuse me. Mr. Gain?”
“yes?”
“You said earlier that you briefly became one with the chief researcher, right?”
“yes. “They are separated now, so there is no need to worry.”
“Do you still retain the chief researcher’s memories?”
“When it was first merged, it didn’t feel like all the knowledge the senior researcher had accumulated over a lifetime was available to me. Just like when using the possession ability, only the information needed to solve the problem was received. That still remains to this day.”
“Can you explain a little?”
That is correct. Unlike Elena, who knows nothing about trapezoids and sinister imaginations, I know something about both.
Neither heritage nor ability were objects or powers that could be conveniently and easily used.
I started explaining whatever came to mind.
“Ominous imagination, I found out while reviewing the information, that it is not a power that simply creates monsters. “Creating a monster is, in its own way, a ‘high-level use method,’ and basically, as the name suggests, it is the power to turn ominous imaginations into reality.”
“Making ominous imaginations into reality?”
“It is difficult to explain further because there are no accurate examples left.”
“is that so.”
“but… . “A little from the process of use.”
“a little?”
“There is information that it seems to be a kind of supernatural power that can easily cause mental illness in the user.”
“…How about the scalene polyhedron?”
“The scalene polyhedron is the tool the senior researcher used to create the ‘cube.’ It is said to be a tool that can twist space around. You can create a subspace or install an invisible wall. In addition, it is possible to create a transparent box that no one can enter, or to use it as a kind of chuckji method. “It is a truly amazing heritage that can be used in endless ways.”
Elena’s eyes sparkled at those words!
Honestly, it was so pretty that it was hard to make eye contact for a moment.
“That would be great! Rather than having superpowers that can easily lead to insanity!”
“that… . “The scalene polyhedron also has one serious problem.”
“What is it?”
“According to the lead researcher’s evaluation, the person must be able to make mathematical calculations at every moment while using it. “It is said to be a tool that requires an incredibly high level of intelligence.”
“…”
“The lead researcher thought that most people couldn’t build even a wall properly. For your information, he is an amazing person who thinks he is the smartest person on the planet.”
The hotel room became quiet. After talking up to this point, I had nothing to say.
It’s a superpower that’s easy to use, but it’s easy to forget as you use it, and it’s a legacy that unless you’re a genius who can be counted on one hand on the planet, it’s difficult to demonstrate even 1% of your abilities.
Why are you only giving this as compensation?
…
Elena looked at me.
“Just let Ga-in choose.”
To entrust such a burdensome decision to me… .
“I can only give recommendations. In my opinion, the side effects of ‘sinister imagination’ are manageable due to the nature of the hotel. Rather than using the ability being difficult, the problem is the side effects that can occur during the process of using it, right? However, the place where the ability can be used is usually the Curse Room. Even if you turn back while using your abilities in the cursed room… .”
“If I come out, it will be fixed.”
“Yes. So even though the risk is high, it can be handled. On the other hand, the scalene polyhedron is… .”
“Unless I suddenly become the genius of the century, there is no way to use it normally in the first place?”
“sorry.”
“To be honest, I am not a very intelligent person like the people at the top of the management bureau. “I’ve never been that good at studying.”
Looking at the reaction, it seemed like Elena herself realized what to choose.
Elena must acquire a sinister imagination. Shouldn’t she at least gain the ability to use normally?
Elena stands up and goes to the display –
“Ugh!”
After a fight, half of your clothes were torn off and you were covering yourself with a blanket, but you suddenly stood up!
As I turned around in surprise, I heard giggling behind me.
I wanted to know something, so I turned around again and while Elena was talking to me, she had come out with the inner blanket that was under the outer blanket like a robe.
While she was dazed, feeling like an idiot, Elena manipulated the display a few times.
“You made your choice.”
With those words, the room we were in slowly began to collapse.
Room 201’s long ordeal is truly over.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 87
Current location: Tier 2, hallway
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
— Whiiing! Ugh!
“Hitch!”
As soon as I came out of room 201, my skin felt like it was going to be torn by the harsh wind that was blowing mercilessly!
Jincheol looked at me from a distance and shouted something.
“Mmmm! all creation?”
“yes?”
The silent old man next to him also shouted something.
“Mmmmm!”
“yes?”
What is he saying now? The snowstorm was so severe I don’t know what everyone is saying.
The chat window blinked.
Kim Muk-seong: Are you awake?
Han Ga-in: Yes. Obtain Elena’s legacy.
Eunsol Lee: Congratulations
Kim Ari: Tkkkkkk
Yoosongi: Tkkkkkkkk
Elena: Thank you.
Cha Jin-cheol: Congratulations!
Park Seung-yeop: Tkkkkk! Let’s run first.
As soon as those words came out, we ran frantically towards the elevator.
From the looks of it, even though the room was already finished, everyone seemed to have a lot of questions they wanted to ask about room 201.
That’s because, in fact, except for me, no one truly understands the truth about Room 201.
This is because most of them died or lost consciousness shortly after the zero-dimensional eyes were awakened.
I felt like I needed to explain what a strange thing happened in room 201 while enjoying dinner tonight.
Elena, who had been running next to me for a while, suddenly stopped.
“Elena? “The snowstorm is so severe that it will be difficult to fall behind.”
“Such an ability.”
“yes?”
Elena looked at me as if she had lost her temper.
“I think I understand. “They say that if you get an inheritance, you will automatically know how to use it, and it’s the same with superpowers.”
“Let’s take the elevator first, shall we? Talking while eating on the first floor -”
“I’m sorry, but I already wrote it. Without even knowing.”
“yes?”
— Awww! Awww!
A harsh snowstorm where the visibility does not seem to exceed 10 meters, and a cold place where you cannot even tell where you are.
A wolf howl is heard from somewhere unseen.
Elena muttered with a blank expression.
“It may sound strange, but when I was little, my mother always told me when it snowed. “On a winter night, there is always a wolf outside the house -”
“Elena! Stop! Stop!”
He completely covered Elena’s mouth with his hand.
Oh really! Now I felt like I knew what kind of ‘ominous imagination’ that guy had.
I recommended you get it, so what can I say?
It seemed like Elena would be quite tired throughout the party until she became proficient in this ability.
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