Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 260
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Episode 260 – Party Time – Reflections on the Hall of Mirrors, Meeting for the Next Room (6)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 110
Current location: Tier 2, hallway
Sage Advice: 2]
– Han Ga-in
“I can’t believe there’s only one day left of rest. “I can’t believe it.”
“So you’re playing today.”
It was quite fun to lie down in the hammock I found while searching the second floor and enjoy the view of the gorgeous hotel while rolling around. I think I can do it for 10 hours straight.
Ari, who was watching me move slowly and slowly, saw the hammock –
“Don’t turn over!”
“You haven’t done anything yet?”
“You tried to turn it over.”
Ari giggled and then suddenly started talking seriously.
“Have you talked to Seungyeop?”
“Roughly. “It seems like I received a rare boost.”
“Do you understand what reinforcement is?”
“at all.”
I really didn’t understand it at all. In the first place, Seungyeop himself did not know what kind of power he had gained. Although he had heard a lot about the mysterious visions his patron had shown him, he still couldn’t figure it out.
If you don’t know what’s going on like this, the best way would be to try it out yourself, but I can’t because the sponsor said, ‘Don’t use it when your colleagues are around.’ So we gave up thinking any more.
“I think the sponsor intentionally made it difficult for Seungyeop to understand.”
“Are you afraid that understanding will make you weak?”
“yes. The more you say it, the funnier it becomes. The more you study, the dumber you become. The more you exercise, the weaker you become. “Isn’t this what it feels like?”
It definitely feels that way. The more you train and understand, the weaker your power becomes. The more I learn about luck, the more I wonder what kind of ability exists in the world.
“If you think about what Seungyeop has heard so far, he will use that new power in the next room. “You will find out naturally when that time comes.”
“That’s right. By the way, I realized something interesting while talking with Song earlier.”
“The story of the hall of mirrors?”
“They say that when you enter that place, the various wishes a person has are reflected in the mirror. However, as I listened to Song, one question arose.”
“question?”
“In the case of Songi, it is said that images came to mind so colorful that dozens of mirrors were all filled with different illusions. “What does this mean?”
“The human mind is truly complex.”
“That’s true, but I’m talking about the hall of mirrors itself. I’ll start from the conclusion. “The hall of mirrors seems to not only scratch the surface of human consciousness, but also scratch deep within.”
“Don’t just tell me the conclusion, tell me the process.”
“This is the story. Of course, there are immeasurable desires hidden in people’s hearts. However, not all desires surface to surface consciousness at the same time. To begin with, the human brain is not good at multitasking. “I can only think of two things at a time.”
I think I know what you mean.
As Song said, there may be various desires in her heart, such as the desire to succeed, the desire to rest, the longing for a simple life, and the pursuit of the path to transcendence, but she will not think of all these desires at the same time.
“That’s what I heard. “Does the Hall of Mirrors not only scratch a person’s current thoughts, but also scratches the entire brain to read the desires hidden deep in the heart?”
“I think so. So the mirror room is more difficult to use. “A lot of the tools we use won’t work.”
“It’s the means we use… .”
“For example, my hints won’t mean much. Suggestions literally only temporarily control the surface psychology, and do not have the power to push away all the countless desires hidden inside. “If you have that kind of power, the side effects are too severe.”
“How about Myeonggyeongjisu or flute?”
“That’s an ability that doesn’t really matter in the first place. Both are powers that eliminate damage caused by magical madness, not the power that specifically eliminates desire itself. “A person’s mind being full of desires is not really a mental illness.”
The factor that makes the Hall of Mirrors difficult to use is human desire itself. Desire is not a mental illness, so it cannot be solved with a flute or a melodrama.
As I listened, I got a vague feeling.
“We need a much stronger means of mind control.”
“That’s it. A level of power is needed to completely ‘redesign’ a person’s mind. “If it were a robot with a soul, it would be easier to use the Hall of Mirrors.”
At this point, Ari became quiet. Then I felt like I had to fill in the blanks.
“Let’s take some time to think about it. “Anyway, I don’t have a ticket right now, so there’s no way to revive the maze.”
“It’s not just about the maze.”
“Any other reasons?”
“The purpose of the Bureau I mentioned before. Power for the world. Don’t you think maybe that power lies in the hall of mirrors? “You make a wish in the hall of mirrors and create something like that.”
It seems like a possibility. In fact, due to the nature of the Hall of Mirrors, whatever you do sounds plausible.
“If it goes as you think, we’ll have to collect two tickets. “Once to save your mother, once to gain the power to save the world.”
“There is also a chance to make a free wish. Since Songi gave up, it will happen to the next person who enters the room.”
“Wouldn’t that have a high probability of being used to restore Maze’s spirit?”
“The spirit of the labyrinth… .”
Ari, who had a somewhat dazed look on his face, muttered.
“Why did Miro go crazy in the first place?”
“Didn’t you pay a price for making a wish in the hall of mirrors?”
“I thought so too, but Songi said it would never be the case.”
“uh? But Miro, whom I met in the Hanbing Hell, said, ‘I tried to achieve many goals, but I lost everything in return’?”
“When I told him that, Song said he thought Miro didn’t really understand the Hall of Mirrors until the moment he died.”
After saying that, there was nothing more to say.
Miro lost his mind after falling into the trap of the Hall of Mirrors, while Song-i went into the Hall of Mirrors and came out fine. It is plausible to say that Songi’s reliability is higher, at least in matters related to the Hall of Mirrors.
“Why do you think that?”
“I heard that the Hall of Mirrors is not a place where extra money is paid. The first one is free, the next one is a ticket. They said that this is a place where this principle is strictly followed and there is no reason to require human intelligence or anything like that. That means… .”
I was able to guess the content without having to listen to the backstory.
The Hall of Mirrors does not require human intelligence in return, and is strictly free for the first time, and tickets are given for subsequent sessions. Therefore, loss of intelligence is not the price of wishing into a hall of mirrors.
So then, what was the reason for the loss of intelligence? You couldn’t possibly have wanted it, right?
I felt like my head was getting more and more complicated. Around that time, I remembered one thing I had forgotten.
“So, didn’t you get some reinforcement too? “What are your abilities?”
“I’ll show you later.”
“show me?”
“It’s a fun ability!”
Ari’s expression was ominously bright. What on earth does this ability do?
Eunsol Lee: Come to the refreshment table!
Tomorrow is the end of rest. Now it’s time to discuss which room we should go into next.
*
Everyone gathered in front of a table filled with various drinks and food. As always, my sister was the first to speak.
“Actually, I didn’t feel the need to have a meeting because I thought of course I had to go to room 203. “There is no particular reason to go to room 203, but there was also no reason to go to any other room.”
Yes. There is no particular reason why we wanted to proceed in that order: No. 201, No. 202, and No. 203. This is because I couldn’t find any reason to break the order.
“But Ari said something different? “It sounded convincing.”
“I’ll tell you briefly. First, among the remaining rooms, there is one that is not a cursed room. I think it’s probably a mission room, but we’ll have to wait and see. Second, the last cursed room is more difficult than the other cursed rooms. And from now on, ‘Girl Without Presence’ begins!”
Ari’s explanation was quite interesting. According to the sponsor, among the remaining rooms, there is one that is not a cursed room, and the last cursed room is more difficult than the other rooms.
“Thanks to you, I started worrying about the order of the rooms. By the way, I think room 207 is the gateway room this time as well.”
With those words, the numbers 203, 204, 205, and 206 were written on the whiteboard. A doctor who was drinking a cocktail across from me expressed his opinion.
“Rooms 205 and 206. “One of the two is most likely a ‘very difficult room.’”
“Mr. Sanghyun, both rooms 205 and 206 may not be rooms of the curse. “Rooms 105 and 106 on the first floor were both cursed rooms, right?”
“Seungyeop. “Middle school students are not allowed to drink coffee yet.”
“Hmm… . “I don’t think there will be a relaxation room on the second floor like there is on the first floor.”
I had the same thought. Is there a need to create two relaxation rooms in a hotel that can be accessed by elevator in the first place? It means nothing.
“Eh? “Why is my cup suddenly empty?”
“I also agree with the doctor’s opinion. There is no need to create two rest rooms, right? Maybe it’s just the mission room? Of course, there may be a third room that we don’t know about right now.”
“Eunsol is in a meeting. What are you drinking? “I’ll throw this away.”
“Ga-in and Sang-hyun, you think the mission room is the only room, right? If that’s what I thought, the final cursed room would be room 205 or 206. These two rooms should be avoided – what are they? “Where’s my cocktail?”
Although there is no order to the rooms, it is of course better to go to the most difficult rooms late. In that context, the back rooms, especially rooms 205 and 206, are dangerous.
“Let’s delay rooms 205 and 206 if possible. Then, you only need to worry about issues 203 and 204. Come to think of it, you heard some warnings about Room 203, right? Seungyeop?”
Seungyeop, who was rustling something next to him, reacted a beat late to my words.
“yes? ah! Well, somewhere in the middle of Room 201, an unknown being spoke to me. They said that if you lack qualifications, you will collapse in Room 203. and… .
“Seungyeop can’t concentrate in the meeting because he’s peeling peanuts. I will eat the peanuts. “I woke up well.”
“Oh, I remembered! The sponsor also said that No. 203 was both a crisis and an opportunity for me, and that it needed special reinforcement. uh?”
“what? what’s the matter?”
“Oh, no. “Where did the peanuts go?”
“If it’s a special enhancement, you mean the ability you acquired last time, right? “I don’t know what it is.”
“yes.”
As I listened, I found something a little puzzling.
“The information Seungyeop got and the information Ari got are subtly different? An unidentified person and sponsor of room 201. They both warned Seung-yeop of the danger of Room 203. On the other hand, Ari’s sponsor warned of the ‘final chamber of the curse.’”
“ah! I’ll tell you that. “The warning Seungyeop and I heard had some nuance.”
“What do you all think?”
“… You can’t hear me at all. It’s a bit annoying. Ga-in, stop drinking coke. Do you think this is water? “Eight!”