Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 181
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Episode 181 – Party Time – Entering the Ice Hell (8) Fin
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 91
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – Room of Rest
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
On the third day of party time, we began the final preparations before entering the cold ice hell. Across from me, my older sister was checking everything she wrote in her notebook one by one to see if she had missed anything.
“Jincheol! Have you tried assembling a tent?”
“I tried it. Rather, it is easier to install than the one used in the military, so it can be done quickly.”
“Song! Be sure to attach your blankets, winter clothes, and arms carefully. “I saw earlier that the arm was about to fall off again.”
“Yes… .”
“Elena, why don’t you just practice your abilities more? Ga-in and Ari say she’s a little nervous right now? “Sometimes individual training is the best team effort.”
“Well, is that so?”
“Grandfather! “I think they’re only serving meat that’s too fatty?”
“I know this better. “This is correct when going to a cold place.”
“Then take care of it. And Cain!”
Oh my! Now it’s my turn. I was already putting food in my backpack next to my grandfather.
“I’m working hard on this too -”
“No, don’t put that in there, just use the advice now. It’s already evening in a few hours. “Have you roughly decided what to ask now?”
With those words, Ari, who was doing something similar to sewing with Song, naturally approached me.
“It would be nice if you could let me relax a little during party time. So, what do you want to ask?”
“It’s a whopping 3 questions, so I’ve been thinking about how to ask them since yesterday, but it’s unclear. I don’t know anything about Hanbing Hell, so I don’t know what to ask. At best, ‘What kind of place is the Cold Ice Hell?’ “I thought about it, but this vague question is -”
“The owl is perfect for pranks.”
“… It’s a bit like that. The answer was, ‘It’s very cold.’ I was scared that they would give me something like this, so I thought about a good question and came up with one. This is it too! “It’s not to the point where I really feel like it.”
“Why is there a question that uses all three times out of nowhere in the first place? That makes it more tiring to choose questions.”
“Actually, I asked that question yesterday.”
“oh? What did you say?”
“’A question outside the power of wisdom exhausts all three opportunities.’”
“… It feels like you’re pretending to give a kind answer but not saying anything. There is no information about why a question is out of authority. So far, there have been two cases where 3 opportunities have been consumed: No. 104 and Hanbing Hell? Both escaped from wisdom’s authority? Why? “Both are just facilities inside the hotel.”
“I think it would be meaningless to ask questions about this again. Maybe it means finding out for yourself. Anyway, this is what I’m going to ask you this time. ‘How should I cope in the cold ice hell?’”
“What is this place doing vaguely? Rather, what should I do there? “I think you’ll get a more specific answer?”
“that’s right. how is it?”
“I think it’s okay. Now ask a question. “It’s already evening in a little while.”
[Advice: 3 -> 0]
‘How should I cope in the cold ice hell?’
[That place is the beginning and end of everything, perhaps a place where your wishes can come true. Work with experienced people.]
…
Have you ever felt that dissatisfaction was building up because you were giving vague answers? Thankfully, I received a kinder response than usual.
“What did it say? “What did it say?”
I felt that other people besides Ari were also listening to me. I explained it loudly so everyone could hear.
“The Cold Ice Hell is the beginning and end of everything, and perhaps a place where your wishes can come true. Collaborate with experienced people. “It came out like this.”
The surroundings became quiet for a moment, as if everyone was interpreting the meaning. First, I said what came to mind.
“First of all, the previous sentence, the beginning and end of everything, a place where wishes come true. These words seem like a description of the cold ice hell itself. “It is difficult to clearly understand the meaning of this part.”
My older sister intervened right away.
“The next sentence is relatively clear. Because he is an experienced person… . “I think you know right away who I’m talking about, right?”
I also understood the meaning of the last sentence. It is probably a response to something supernatural, and only a limited number of us can discuss ‘experience’ in this type of thing. Grandfather reacted.
“You’ve chosen me and Ari outright? “The advice you heard, Cain, is quite different from what Elena heard from her benefactor.”
“Elena said she was told, ‘It’s not your place to step forward,’ or something like that.”
At those words, Seungyeop, who was next to me, slightly joined in.
“Actually, I think I heard something similar.”
“What did you hear?”
Seungyeop seemed to be rummaging through his memories for a while and then answered.
“‘Everyone doesn’t have to participate.’ ‘You don’t have to overdo it.’ Was it this? “I was a little angry with my sponsor at the time, so I was confused.”
I can’t believe I’m finally telling this important story!
I was dumbfounded for a moment, but since the opponent was Seungyeop, I just sighed. Moreover, he got angry at his sponsor while doing something – oh, this is a feeling I also have five times a day, so let’s pass.
“It looks like we’re not all working together like the Curse Room, right?”
“That’s how I feel after gathering information scattered here and there. It’s not something we all do together, just some of us. In the eyes of the sponsors, it doesn’t seem like an appropriate job for Elena or Seungyeop, but an appropriate job for three people, you, me, and Ari… .”
“There must be a reason why they chose me, my grandfather, and Ari over others.”
I don’t know exactly what will happen, but I’m starting to get a general idea of the nature of what needs to be done.
It is not a team play where everyone participates, like the Curse Room. This is not a job suitable for Seung-yeop or Elena, and it is an appropriate composition for the three of them – Han Ga-in, Kim Ari, and Kim Muk-seong – to handle. This requires ‘experience’ in handling supernatural events.
In addition to this, the last day of party time went by smoothly as I exchanged opinions with colleagues about several emerging elements.
The next day, we set off for the cold ice hell.
*
— Ugh! Whoa!
Really, I can’t get used to this wind even though I’ve been to the second floor several times. However, we are now prepared in our own way.
At the front, guide Eunsol is leading the group wearing a protective suit, and at the back, Jincheol is watching carefully to see if anyone might fall. The people in the middle were all walking holding on to the white ends they had made by tearing and plaiting the curtains.
Eunsol Lee: Here! Come here!
While walking silently following the signal from the chat window, at some point the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
“uh? “Have we arrived?”
“that’s right.”
“Wow~! “How can this be?”
“Sister, thank you for your hard work!”
“thank you. “Let’s all take a breath and open this bloody door.”
As I heard, the space where the door to the Cold Ice Hell is located was quiet and peaceful. Even though there were no physical walls or doors, it seemed as if a transparent wall was protecting only this space.
“What happens if you open the door? “Like a cursed room, the moment you open it, everyone gets sucked in together?”
“well… . “Don’t you feel like this isn’t something that everyone is working on together?”
“That part is definitely not just a feeling. “Elena and Seungyeop said they were told not to come out in public.”
“So I don’t think everyone will be sucked inside like in the cursed room.”
“Now, everyone, have a drink of this. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a personal cup.”
Ari handed out hot coffee in a thermos to everyone. After having a quick cup of coffee and calming down, everyone looked at each other and cheered up. My sister looked around and spoke for the last time.
“We didn’t know what was going to happen, and the hotel itself was in danger, so we all came together… . Given the circumstances, it’s not something we all do together, right? So, after looking at the situation, let’s leave out the person who thinks it’s not me. “I don’t know what will happen.”
Now it’s time to go in.
/Do you want to enter the cold ice hell?/
*
…
This place is full of nothing but pain.
— Ugh! Huh!
What filled my field of vision were countless frozen statues. From all of those statues, you can hear moans of pain that would be enough to fill the world. There is an ‘intelligence’ trapped in every statue. We were completely entranced by the surreal and horrendous sight of the cold ice hell.
Right now, at this moment, I couldn’t even feel the bitter cold, which was worse than the second floor of the hotel.
The first person to come to his senses was Songi, who had already gone through a similar experience.
“It’s similar to a scene I saw somewhere in the human ranch. “There are many people in between, but there are also many non-human beings.”
Ari muttered as she looked around, clutching the fluttering clothes.
“Is this some kind of alien specimen room? There are too many alien creatures whose identity is unknown even by the Bureau’s standards. There are many humans. Also, it’s really cold, but you can see things better than on the second floor. “These are sights that would have been better if we had not seen them.”
… For a long time, no one opened their mouths except these two.
Around that time, somewhere in my vision began to blink.
/Understand the scenario(!)/
“It’s been a while since this worked.”
“huh?”
“Understand the scenario. It’s up now. “I’ll press it right away.”
/Scenario: A sound heard from the cold ice hell
The hotel group opened the mysterious door on the second floor and entered the cold ice hell. I lost my soul when I saw the cruel sight of sinners filling the entire hell. A path appeared, as if telling me to follow it.
Please follow the path./
After checking the contents and looking at the front, I saw something similar to a road.
“Over there, that is the road. It’s narrow, but it stretches straight. “Let’s follow.”
One by one, my dazed colleagues stood up and started following the path.
…
— Ahhh… !
A voice full of pain came from right next to me. I couldn’t bear it and looked away. The sight of a black-haired person trapped in an ice statue in pain came into view.
What era is this person from? Judging by their clothes, they are at least not from the 21st century. He is writhing with his eyes closed, as if he were sleeping, but is having trouble controlling his body. Am I having a really terrible nightmare?
“Gain, don’t look at that.”
“ah.”
“If you look at all of these things, it will be difficult to take your feet off it. “Don’t get too emotional and just pass by.”
“… okay.”
Following Ari’s advice, I decided to move forward without looking to the side. She must have been around 20 minutes? While following the road, the scenario suddenly flashed again.
/Scenario: A sound heard from the cold ice hell
The group that followed the path of Hanbing Hell discovered an incredible statue! Only then did the party realize the identity of this place.
Why is the second floor of the hotel frozen? Perhaps the sorrow and pain of those who died in the hotel was the source of the cold?
Please check the status window./
At the end of the road we were following, there was a small statue. A statue large enough to fit at most a teenage girl.
Inside was a girl who looked very similar to Ari. Ari sat down in front of her statue.
At the moment when everyone was speechless, I confirmed the reality of this place through the status window.
[Current location: Tier 2, Ice Hell]
[Current location: Tier 2, Ice Hell – ㅁㅁㅁ ㅁ]
[Current location: Tier 2, Ice Hell – Resurrection Room]
In Greek mythology, Orpheus went to the underworld to save his dead wife, Eurydice. In order to resurrect the dead, you must eventually go to the place where the dead live.
Finally we arrived at a place where resurrection of the dead was possible.
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