Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 176
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Episode 176 – Party Time – Sanctuary of Blessing (3)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 89
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
Worries are worries, now is the time to reap the rewards! In some ways, isn’t this one of the most enjoyable times in a hotel full of hardships?
As we approached the main entrance on the first floor, the Sanctuary of Blessing, everyone’s expressions brightened. Entered the sanctuary of blessing.
Park Seung-yeop/Elena Ivanova can be strengthened. Do you want to proceed? (Y/N)
“what? “Why do you write it like this?”
Everyone was embarrassed. Why are there so few people who can be strengthened?
After I ‘understood the scenario’, I assumed that my name would not be there because the owl himself said that it would be a long time before we met again.
But why aren’t there other people’s names? Didn’t many people play their own roles in the Gate Room? Ari was even the final survivor.
… One sad answer came to mind.
“I guess ‘Gateway Room’ is not included in the contribution calculation.”
Ari sighed and answered.
“For some reason, there was no party time after the Gateway Room. “I guess it was because there was no need to go to the Blessing Sanctuary anyway.”
Seungyeop answered somewhat expectantly.
“I guess I was recognized for escaping alone on the first attempt from Room 201!”
My sister felt a little unfair.
“I also escaped alone on the second attempt?”
“Your sister recently strengthened and gained the Hand of Greed, right? “I guess it’s not time yet.”
Jincheol said something absurd.
“If you just showed his contribution in numbers, there wouldn’t be any confusion! “From experience, hiding something like this is definitely someone’s plan to get away with it!”
“Who benefits by taking away our contributions…?” .”
“…”
What more can you do? In the end, the two strengthened the blessing.
*
– Park Seung-yeop
The body goes somewhere! I lost consciousness as I felt like I was being sucked in. When I finally managed to get my stumbling body back together, I heard an all too familiar line.
‘Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!’
…
Does the place seem familiar? Dark and somewhat stuffy air, computers everywhere. It’s just a PC room with one part-time worker in front of it, but there are no part-time workers.
Only one computer was turned on and music that had been heard thousands of times was playing. In front of the computer, a boy who looked to be about my age was concentrating with all his attention.
“excuse me… .”
“Wait a minute! “All you have to do is push this!”
…
“… You’re just backdooring with 5 destrins. “I think the main team is falling behind.”
“are you okay! “They just have to endure it?”
After a while, a conclusion was reached.
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“…”
“…”
“Are you okay?”
“… How did you always play games like this? I was completely exhausted after just a few rounds. Why is the team so unlucky?”
I was momentarily out of breath at the unbelievable words coming from the mouth of the lucky sponsor.
Well, you can’t win because you die 5 times and use the backdoor… . It’s not that you’re unlucky on the team, it’s that your teammates are unlucky to be on a team with you!
I couldn’t bear to say that, so I held it in. Still, he is a supporter in name and name, so I have to put up with it. The boy, who was looking at my pitiful expression, smiled and said.
“I played the same game I played every day before you came to the hotel.”
“No?”
“What’s different?”
“and! “You don’t really know the role of this bird, no, sponsor, do you?”
“You didn’t just call me ‘you bastard’, did you?”
“Do you know that Mujiseong Baekdo-chung and Split are the same? Wow~! I never thought I would hear something like this from someone who doesn’t even know the basics of line management. Do you know the difference between leaving 6 distant enemies and leaving 3 enemies behind? Do you know how to make a big wave? Why did you choose the skill tree like that? In the red at 21 minutes -”
“no no. I lost. Sorry. “Let’s talk about blessings.”
“…”
“Your parents must have had a really hard time.”
“What do you mean by that? “I really tried to hold back -”
“No, no, now let’s talk about the real blessings. “I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences meeting you, but I don’t want to be the first sponsor in the hotel’s history to be welcomed by a contestant.”
“…yes.”
When the boy lightly waved his hand, the scene of the PC room disappeared and an office-like place with neat tables and chairs appeared.
“What kind of reinforcement are we getting this time?”
“That’s a good question. “My answer is, ‘There is nothing to take this time.’”
“…”
The sponsor observed me for a moment and then burst into admiration.
“You are truly amazing! Even after hearing that there was no compensation for all the hard work at the hotel, their expressions did not change much. Looking at things like this, it seems like you have quite a bit of patience… .”
“What are you going to say again?”
“Strangely, I think people change when a certain topic comes up. Anyway, that’s not to say there aren’t real rewards. You already heard from your colleague Han Ga-in, right? “If you collect a lot of contributions, you can get powerful reinforcements.”
“oh! Then, do I proceed to the next room and get powerful reinforcements?”
“that’s right. however… .”
“however?”
“You need to make some progress in the next room. “The contribution is quite insufficient.”
“Then, even if it’s just a weak reinforcement that corresponds to the already accumulated contribution -”
“no. You need to get some serious reinforcements.”
“…”
“I’m sure you’ve already heard it once. Room 203?”
“yes.”
“The reinforcement I am going to give you there is very useful. You are already falling a little behind compared to your colleagues. know?”
“… yes.”
“I still have no inheritance. Room 203 will be both a crisis and an opportunity for you.”
“Is there no answer to Room 202, as if it were obvious…? .”
“Honestly, it’s not a room where you would be active enough to earn an inheritance. Still, try your best. “You have to accumulate some contribution in room 202 to get the next reinforcement.”
As I listened, I became curious. Why on earth does it say that it is difficult for me to obtain an inheritance in number 202, and why does it say that number 203 is both a crisis and an opportunity? The boy who saw my expression answered right away.
“You didn’t mean to be childish by asking about the next room, right?”
“…”
“Of course I can’t answer.”
“Can I ask another question? For example, what is ‘strong reinforcement’?”
The boy looked somewhat ambiguous and then answered.
“It will add ‘predictability’ to your abilities.”
‘Predictability’? I do not get what it means. The boy looked somewhere again and continued speaking.
“Are you worried about the hotel getting cold?”
“oh! “Are you trying to give me a hint?”
“It’s different from the Curse Room. “There is no need for everyone to participate.”
“yes?”
“You don’t have to push yourself too hard.”
What are you talking about? With those words, I lost consciousness.
*
– Elena
It is a beautiful garden that I have experienced once before. I could hear the sound of birds from somewhere, and the scenery in the garden looked like a painting drawn with watercolor paint. As soon as I entered, I immediately heard a worried voice.
“You have gained dangerous abilities.”
“hello.”
“I was hoping that you wouldn’t gain any power that could affect your mind.”
“… I thought scalene polyhedra would be difficult for me to handle.”
“That’s true.”
They say it’s an item that requires a high level of intelligence to use it, but hearing that ‘it’s true that you’re difficult to handle’ made me feel subtly worse. The sponsor immediately laughed and continued speaking.
“You don’t have to be a genius to deal with scalene polyhedra. However, it requires quite a bit of computational ability. “Aren’t there other colleagues who are good at that?”
“Yes… .”
“Actually, ominous imagination is not a force unsuited to you. On the contrary, there are not many people who can write it as well as you. Because it is a power that requires a rich imagination. It is by no means a power that lacks performance. “It is just a force that has great aftereffects and is difficult to deal with.”
“Come to think of it, when I gained my powers, I heard from Mr. Ga-in that if you use sinister imaginations, you are prone to mental illness, right? But I can’t feel it at all yet. I just feel like I’m getting more scared because strange monsters keep appearing… .”
“That’s because you haven’t used it properly yet. “Right now, I’m just struggling not to use it, but it’s just that while I was letting my guard down, the power leaked out little by little.”
“okay.”
I became a little more anxious. If you start writing in earnest, isn’t it perfect to go crazy!
“Don’t worry too much. Originally, the ability I was going to give you was something else, but after seeing that you had gained an ominous imagination, I prepared an appropriate blessing enhancement. “Right beliefs reside in a clear and quiet mind.”
“yes? Gam, thank you!”
“However, the power I am trying to give you is only enough to reduce the aftereffects of your sinister imagination. “You have to learn how to use it yourself.”
“I will try.”
“Talk about abilities with that unsophisticated guy you like.”
“yes??? “What are you saying all of a sudden???”
“Why are you surprised? “It looks like you’re the only one who doesn’t know.”
“No, no, no, no,”
“Stop saying ‘no, no’ and move on.”
With those words, my mind drifted away like a wave. Just before I lost consciousness, I heard just one more word.
“Problems related to the cold are not something you should get involved in.”
What does this mean again?
*
[Elena Ivanova – Definition -> Obtained ‘Bright Scenery Index’.]
*
– Han Ga-in
After the two passed out under the blessing, we moved them to a safe location and moved to the refreshment table. The grandfather lifted the cup from the table and said with a sigh.
“It’s getting worse. “Look at this.”
“Since when did you like green tea ice cream?”
“It would be better if it was ice cream… . “The condition of the first floor is getting worse by the minute.”
I laughed out loud when I saw the green tea, which wasn’t even just floating ice, but just chunks of ice.
“What should I do?”
Everyone became quiet for a moment at Songi’s words. It’s time for me to break the silence. Even if no one else knows, I have something I want to say first.
“wait a minute.”
My sister answered right away.
“Are you talking about advice?”
“you’re right. As I said at dawn, I plan to write today’s volume advice on issue 104.”
Ari gave an ambiguous response.
“Isn’t the problem of hotels getting colder than room 104 a more urgent problem right now? I wonder if it would be a good idea to write some advice there… .”
“That is correct, but in fact, there has been no time since I came here without any urgent problems. Also, the party time is 3 days, right? “Today is the first day.”
“Can I just ask on the second or third day?”
“yes. and… .”
A certain intuition that cannot be explained in words. I’ve been feeling it ever since. Perhaps, the confidence that arose the moment I obtained Kangrim became stronger after using Kangrim once in issue 102.
I must stand before the Lord again and make a decision.
“Then ask. In the end, it’s your blessing, so it’s up to you to decide. “As you said, we can ask questions about hotels that are getting cold starting tomorrow.”
When I decided to write advice, I was momentarily at a loss as to what question to ask.
What questions should I ask? What is the Lord’s plan? Will I really betray my colleagues in issue 104?
It’s an expensive question that requires all 3 answers, so it’s hard to choose one –
[Advice: 3 -> 0]
[The wisest person plans a plan that everyone can benefit from.]
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