Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 253
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Episode 253 – Time to choose (1)
– Eunsol Lee
Elena, standing in the center, gathered her thoughts for a moment and then began to explain.
“I’ll start with Rudach. First, we need to check what kind of object this is, right? As you know, there are three main types of Rudach. First, ‘ordinary objects’ in the bodies of ordinary fish people. Second, the ‘queen entity’ that resided in the daughters of the sea god. Lastly, it is classified as a ‘conductor entity’ created by the management bureau through various experiments.”
“I don’t think he’s a conductor.”
“yes. It’s not that size. In the first place, if it were a conductor object, as soon as they accept it, everyone except Jincheol will die, so it is meaningless. This object is the ‘queen object.’”
One of the two legacies, Rudach’s true identity was that of a queen.
“Then what abilities do you gain when you receive a Rudach transplant? It can be roughly divided into two types. The first is strengthening overall physical abilities.”
Grandpa asked.
“Are they by any chance similar to the enhanced humans created by the management bureau of No. 202?”
“It’s similar. It is an overall strengthening that cannot be defined by any one thing, such as extending lifespan, strong resistance to disease, and strong muscle strength. However, it is not explosive. And secondly, among Rudach, those who have received a queen transplant like this one gain control over other fishmen.”
“Does that have any meaning? “There won’t be any fishmen outside room 202.”
Elena’s expression became somewhat meaningful.
“Didn’t I say that Rudach’s ecological characteristics resemble bees and ants?”
“… no way!”
“Queen Rudach entities can create sub-entities. Of course, Rudach’s own ‘act of reproduction’ is necessary.”
After saying that, Elena approached the squirming Queen Rudach.
“This entity is already ‘prepared.’ Once I get it, I can immediately create sub-objects.”
Grandpa muttered with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.
“I guess we can transplant that Rudach to an NPC in another room.”
“Yes.”
Seungyeop, who was listening, raised his hand.
“Didn’t the daughters of the Sea God all have supernatural powers? “Can’t I get that ability?”
Elena smiled slightly and responded.
“Good point. As you said, the daughter of the sea god and the saint of the deep sea both gained special supernatural powers.”
In issue 202, the daughters of the sea god and the saint of the deep sea each had a variety of supernatural powers.
Lee Su-ho, who wrote a serenade that paralyzed those who caught his gaze, and wrote strange letters. Elena’s ominous imagination was also treated the same way from a scenario perspective. Riringanor seems to have acquired all three types of abilities above because the entity itself played a similar role as the Sea God’s last insurance policy.
However, Elena soon expressed a negative opinion.
“Unfortunately, the ‘special superpower’ part is not the power given by Rudach. Proof of this is the fact that Jincheol, who obtained a Rudach conductor stronger than Queen Rudach, did not acquire any special superpowers, and that Riringanor, who was no different from Nana Serenade when looking at Rudach alone, gained everyone’s superpowers.”
Apparently, the superpower was a power given by the sea god.
Now that Room 202 has collapsed, there is no sea god anywhere in the universe. Thanks to this, the Sea God will no longer be able to intervene in the user’s mind by obtaining that legacy, but there will also be no additional special supernatural powers gained.
After listening to this point, the abilities required to obtain ‘Queen Rudach’ have been summarized.
First, overall physical abilities, including lifespan, disease resistance, and strength, are slightly increased. Honestly, I didn’t feel like this was a very significant advantage. Lifespan and disease resistance are only meaningful issues after escaping from the hotel, and the hotel is a place where it doesn’t matter if you become ‘slightly’ stronger, perhaps even if you become as strong as Cha Jin-cheol.
Second, lower Rudach can be created and controlled. The story is that if you transplant a low-ranking Rudach to an NPC inside the cursed room, you can treat him like a servant. This is probably the core ability of this legacy.
“Elena, what do you think the side effects will be?”
“to… . Could it be that the transplant recipient Rudach itself is a living being with intelligence and spirituality? You may feel anxious that your identity may be shaken. “I don’t know anything other than this.”
Rudach’s weaknesses feel lessened than when he was inside room 202. Within Room 202, there were fatal problems such as ‘control by a stronger Rudach’ and ‘intervention by the Sea God’, since both are meaningless outside of it. Outside room 202, there is no stronger Rudach or sea god.
After summarizing the story about Rudach, the topic shifted to the story about the flute.
“As I mentioned the other day, the flute was given directly by the Sea God. It was called the ‘Flute of Rest.’ To put it very simply, the effect is similar to my Myeongkyung Index. “It is a tool for recovering from psychological pain or damage.”
“There is an important difference. “If your Myeonggyeongjisu or Ga-in’s status window are powers that are only effective for you, it seems like this flute can be used for others.”
“That’s the biggest advantage. Also, the biggest feature of this flute is… .”
Elena’s expression showed the feeling of ‘amazing’.
“The effect of this item is that it works even for gods.”
If you think about it, the flute is something that the sea god made for himself from the beginning. It has already been proven to be effective even for divine beings. Unlike Queen Rudach, which required quite a lengthy explanation, the effect of the flute was simple and clear.
Rudach has slightly increased physical abilities and the power to control NPCs. A flute that can heal mental damage suffered by party members. After summarizing the power of the two legacies to this extent, we began to discuss in earnest which legacy would be useful.
The grandfather, who was examining the flute with curious eyes, expressed an opinion.
“Isn’t the flute better? In my experience, more than half of the attacks experienced at this hotel have the power to shake one’s mind. Of course, there are means of resistance such as Elena’s Mysterious Index, Ga-in’s status window, and Song-i’s bracelet, but other than the double bracelet, they are all powers for one’s own use. “It’s difficult to use Ari’s blood at any time.”
I had a slightly different thought.
“Grandfather, if you look at it from the inside out, wouldn’t it mean that there are already quite a few means that can achieve similar effects to the effect of the flute? Elena’s Mysterious Index, Ga-in’s status window, Song-i’s bracelet, and even Ari’s blood can all be used for similar purposes. On the other hand, Rudach’s greatest ability is NPC control.”
“Is it difficult to replace that with other means?”
“Yes.”
“But Eunsol. Haven’t you overlooked what it means that the effect of the flute can be used ‘even by God’? Ordinary humans would never encounter God in their entire lives, but we meet God every time in this damn hotel, like a local guy.”
I was momentarily speechless at those words.
As my grandfather said, we are encountering evil gods or devils every week.
Of course, looking back on the progress so far, it was designed so that all cursed rooms could be solved without fighting prisoners. But things don’t always go smoothly. Haven’t you had quite a few encounters with divine beings who have already turned around? The moth we met in issue 102 and the enraged sea god that descended in issue 202 are good examples.
In this situation, wouldn’t the flute be the last insurance?
At this point, when everyone was putting their heads together and thinking about it, Sanghyun, who had been watching in silence, smiled bitterly.
“this… . “I don’t think everyone will realize it if I don’t tell them.”
“what?”
“Actually, at first I thought everyone knew and was avoiding mentioning it. But no. You don’t seem to be thinking in that direction at all. “To be honest, I was a little impressed.”
‘That way?’
“Honestly, as soon as I heard the description of the two legacies, I got goosebumps. “I could see the hotel’s intention in preparing these legacies.”
“Oh, Sanghyun. “I know very well that you are an astronaut who is smart and has a good academic background, so I just act proud.”
“That wasn’t really the intention. Let me tell you right away. everyone. Don’t you think that both legacies are aimed at ‘taking control within the party’?”
In an instant, everyone became quiet.
“First of all, this Rudach. It’s so obvious. Why do you think the baby that will become Queen Rudach can only be transplanted to NPCs?”
“Huh!”
“Of course it can be transplanted to us too. Rather, if you think about it that way, a ‘slight’ increase in physical ability that may seem insignificant is actually a greater power than you think. It makes all of our bodies stronger. And after everyone has been transplanted with baby specimens to improve their physical abilities, whoever gets the queen specimen may become the king among us.”
The benefits of improving physical abilities provided by Queen Rudach are not just for the owner of the inheritance. This is a benefit that all other participants can gain.
Song Yi said in confusion.
“If you’re afraid of being manipulated, it’s a problem that can be solved if other people don’t get transplanted, right? Also, we would never write it that way… .”
“Miss Songi. I can already feel the contradiction in that short sentence. “We believe that we will never use Rudach to manipulate our colleagues, so why do you say, ‘If you are afraid, no one else can get the transplant?’”
“…”
“Let’s assume. You guys trust each other. I believe it too. Everyone trusts each other, so is there any reason to doubt? One of us has won Queen Rudach. There is no need to doubt it, so why bother strengthening your physical abilities when you can get it for free? Everyone will receive Rudach. Now, whoever wins Queen Rudach has the ability to shake the minds and bodies of all the other participants.”
In a quiet hall, Sanghyeon continued speaking.
“You only mentioned Rudach, but I think the flute is similar. The flute’s ability is very simple, isn’t it? recovery of spirit. The ability itself is a legacy focused on just one thing. “It may be a game-like expression, but items with ‘focused abilities in a specific field’ tend to outperform other items within ‘that field.’”
The only effect of the flute is mental recovery, but if limited to that field, it is so powerful that it can even work on ‘divine beings’. Slowly, I began to sense what Mr. Sanghyun was trying to say.
“I believe the flute can neutralize much of your legacy. We will be able to break Song-i’s hallucination and drive away Mr. Ga-in’s possession. “Miss Elena’s ominous imagination requires the person to be swept up in madness during the casting process, so the activation itself will be blocked.”
Everyone’s mind becomes increasingly complicated. Mr. Sanghyun, who was looking around, ended the conversation briefly.
“I had a lot of trouble whether to bring this up or not. Because you didn’t seem to have considered this possibility at all. However, I think it would be better to know in advance and choose rather than not knowing and then finding out later.”
“Well said. As Sanghyun said, you should know what you need to know before making your choice.”
“I will opt out of this legacy choice.”
Grandpa said, looking a little embarrassed.
“Sanghyun?”
Kim Sang-hyun stepped back while smiling slightly at everyone. I thought I knew why he backed off. Many of us still called him ‘Doctor.’
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