Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 286
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Episode 286 – Meeting for progress, entering the second movie
– Han Ga-in
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 132
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 3]
After successfully finishing the first movie, we gathered at the refreshment table and started talking. After hearing her story about how Songi proceeded, Elena had a slightly amused reaction.
“Bird, there are more hidden elements than I thought. I never thought that Princess Evelyn would be such a character. There was even an empress behind it… . “I thought too simply.”
It’s a reaction that seems to subtly hurt one’s pride. It’s different from when I was eliminated from the Room of the Curse. I guess it’s because of the ‘movie’ background. In other words, it is as if an ordinary person solved a problem that collapsed in an instant due to a person in the industry being careless.
I felt like I needed to cheer myself up a little.
“Elena, this is not your problem. That’s because the first attempt starts without knowing anything. “I think it’s a structure where if the person in front fails and shows that they shouldn’t do this, the person behind them will wake up.”
“Thank you, Mr. Gain. but… . Honestly, I don’t think I figured out much on my first try. “I was eliminated without any particular issues, and Songi figured out most of it and resolved the issue.”
The atmosphere is subtly digging into it. At that time, my older sister lightly brightened the mood.
“ruler! ruler! I solved it anyway, so there’s nothing to blame yourself for. “I think it’s just a matter of getting better at ‘immersion.’”
Elena smiled slightly and nodded.
“I think the same thing. When I think about it now, I was so shocked when I first saw the Crown Prince that my immersion in the movie was broken. I never thought he would be such a kid. It seems that sloppy behavior occurred because the immersion was broken. “I hope others will be careful.”
Ari naturally changed the topic of conversation.
“It seems like today’s work is over, but I have to go somewhere else tomorrow. Would you like to go back to the hotel cinema?”
There was silence around for a moment.
The room we were originally in was room 203. The problem is that room 203 was the most ‘physically’ difficult room out of all the rooms I had experienced so far. So the room was changed to room 204.
The hotel cinema is not a physically difficult room. This is because only one person enters at a time and it ends before 4 hours at the most. It is impossible to compare it with Room 203, which had to wallow in a primitive era for nearly a month.
However, I am secretly concerned that my inner feelings are revealed.
… Elena still doesn’t know this. Since it was an embarrassing topic for both of us to reveal our true feelings, Songi avoided talking about it, and we didn’t bother to mention it either.
Sister Eunsol opened her mouth.
“No. 204 had its own difficulties, but isn’t it much better than surviving for a month in the primitive era?”
Jincheol hyung was shaking the half-full bag of popcorn next to him.
“Popcorn is a million times more delicious than tree bark. “I think it would be better to just push No. 204 to the end.”
In an instant, opinions came together as one.
In the primitive era, drinking rotten water and food waste, rolling over for a month and experiencing embarrassment for about 3 to 4 hours. Looking at this, I have no choice but to choose the latter.
Ari also added another reason.
“Do you remember the reward when you beat room 106, the mission room on the first floor? I gave you a hint to solve another cursed room. Maybe there’s something like that in the reward for room 204. So, let’s start with the hotel cinema.”
I decided to go to the hotel cinema tomorrow too. The second movie is ‘Guardian of the Wall’.
The doctor gave his opinion.
“You must keep in mind that the ‘genre’ of the movie that will be released tomorrow has been decided. Because the guide said it was a ‘war movie’. Like today… . ‘Sophistry’ won’t work.”
Ari laughed.
“That’s a shame. However, just looking at the title ‘Guardian of the Wall’, I don’t know the temporal background.”
I opened my mouth because I had the same thought.
“I know. It could be like a pre-modern war with cold weapons, or it could be a fantasy war with magic and supernatural powers. Or, a modern war could take place centered around a modern defense wall like the ‘Maginot Line.’”
“Who should go in first?”
Everyone took a moment to think deeply.
The hotel cinema is subtly similar to the Room of the Damned. This is especially true because there is almost no chance of breaking it on the first attempt.
The first person to enter tomorrow must go in and face an unknown enemy, not knowing whether he will pick up a sword, use magic, or shoot a gun.
The grandfather gave a cool-headed opinion.
“I guess the first attempt should be more about gathering information than breaking it. Let’s look at it calmly. “It is right for those who qualify as ‘throwaway cards’ to enter on the first attempt.”
“Grandpa, what you’re saying is that you’re throwing away…” .”
“Jin-cheol, I’m saying that you and Ga-in shouldn’t go in on the first try. “I don’t know what the war will be like, but if it’s a pre-modern battle, Jincheol will be able to do his best like a portman, and if it’s a modern war, Ga-in’s possession will be very powerful.”
“Well, actually, I was thinking about going with a blessing in ‘Horror Movie.’ Since you seem to have forgotten, it is difficult to use the grimoire properly without the protection of the status window.”
“For that matter, didn’t you do a good job of possessing him even when the blessing was gone?”
“From my experience, ‘possession’ was quite useful. Is it because you have grown up? But the power of the Avatar is too much. “I think I’ll probably go crazy and die if I use it.”
“Isn’t possession alone enough? For example, try taking the body of a fighter pilot.”
“I don’t know how to fly an airplane?”
“What kind of manipulation is manipulation? “Even if you just let it fall, it’s a win-win situation.”
— Tak!
Ari called attention.
“For both of you, let’s stop talking about things after second place. I have to pick the first person to come in tomorrow. Mukseong has a point. I guess I’ll be cold-hearted and put Ga-in and Jin-cheol on the back burner. For your information, I think you should definitely go into horror movies, so I’ll be out of it too. Who wants to go into war movie number one?”
I thought about the remaining members.
Elena and Song Yi have already used up their opportunity. Seung-Yeop said, “It might be a horror movie, but it’s not a war movie.” Should I say that the pick itself was a mistake? This is also true of Eunsol.
This is because, just as in romance movies, the main character for natural development is a woman, in war movies, it is natural for an adult male to enter the story. Since there are judges who prefer ‘natural development’, we cannot help but take that into consideration. Even if the first entrant is a ‘discard’, if there is a mispick that makes normal progress impossible, even information cannot be properly gathered.
If Jin-cheol, Jin-cheol, and Ari are included here, the first person to be included in a war movie is a doctor who was in the special forces and a grandfather with a lot of diverse experience.
As attention naturally focused on the two people, the doctor raised his hand first.
“I’d better go in number one.”
Grandpa opened his mouth.
“Wouldn’t I get better? I feel like it would be a waste to put you in first place too… .”
“Elder, the person who goes in first place must find out a lot of information even if he or she cannot solve the problem. “For this, you need the ability to move around freely.”
“What does it mean?”
“Isn’t being a doctor an advantage in that respect?”
“Huh… .”
After listening to it, I find it persuasive.
On the battlefield, doctors are always welcome regardless of the era. You can travel anywhere on the battlefield under the pretext of medical treatment, and depending on the situation, you may even meet wounded prisoners of the enemy country or high-ranking officials from your own country.
Eunsol’s sister slammed the desk.
“good. Tomorrow, let’s start with Sanghyeon and start with the second movie. The next order can be decided based on the information Sanghyeon found out. “Does anyone have anything else to say?”
I immediately opened my mouth.
“Speaking of advice, I’d like to ask you about Legos.”
Ari reacted.
“Ask me by what criteria I am evaluated? That’s good. “Ask right away.”
‘What criteria do you use to evaluate Hotel Cinema’s third judge, the mysterious craftsman?’
[This question consumes all 3 advices. Would you like to ask a question?]
Somehow it seemed like this. The judges’ evaluation criteria were questions that were at a higher level than questions about the internal development of the film. Even so, you must get an answer. When I sent my intention to use it all, I received a response.
[Advice: 3 -> 0]
[Think about what LEGO is.]
“… ah.”
“what’s the matter?”
“I just used up three pieces of advice.”
“I thought so. So what is the answer?”
“Think about what Lego is.”
Ari leaned back in his chair with a tired expression.
“… It looks like your supporter, Cain, has gotten used to Zen questions again. “What kind of Socrates are you?”
“What kind of thing is Lego?”
Seungyeop opened his mouth for the first time.
“It’s a toy, right?”
“What kind of thing is a toy?”
“Something to play with?”
“What does it mean to play with -”
“Eight! Ga-in, stop acting like an owl! “I’m tired, so let’s break up and get some rest today.”
With this, the meeting concluded. The next day, the doctor was the first to enter the ‘Guardians of the Wall’.
*
– Kim Sang-hyun
…
…
To have a headache. Someone shaking me –
“General! General!”
“… ugh! “Where am I?”
“You’re awake! Hello! General Kim has woken up! Immediately inform your superiors of the general’s recovery!”
“yeah!”
I sat down on the hard wooden bed and looked around. Judging from the clothes of the people walking around, the beds, and the shapes of their living quarters, the background seemed to be a pre-modern Oriental world view. It was a little disappointing. Because the war I experienced was a modern war, I expected it to be a war movie with a modern setting.
Should we act out amnesia and gather information?
no. Under the circumstances, my rank is general, but if I postpone something like amnesia, there is a high possibility that I will be blocked from entering the outside world in the name of preventing ‘deterioration of morale’. In order to gather information, it would be better to postpone health.
I hope you all don’t make mistakes in this part.
“Hello!”
“General, please give me your order.”
“Report what happened while I was asleep. “What is the state of the war?”
Soon, a number of warriors wearing traditional oriental armor came in and started talking about various things. After listening for a while, I was able to understand the general background.
First, the background is pre-modern Eastern culture.
Second, the ‘barrier wall’ is a wall for border defense built by the ‘Jincheon Empire’ to which I belong.
Third, the enemy is a tribe called Durkai, and according to the circumstances, they are a nomadic people and the general named ‘Murtani’ is said to be very dangerous.
Fourth, in short, it appears to be a film set against the backdrop of the pre-modern Chinese Empire and nomadic peoples –
*
The audience, who had been listening to the logical ‘explanation’ that went on for a long time, collectively had their mouths half-open.
“Oh, no! Mr. Sanghyun! “This is too harsh an explanation!”
Ga-in also agreed with Eunsol’s words.
“… Rather than being a character in the movie, it feels like the doctor is completely in the role of explaining things to us.”
Songi responded that she was somewhat uneasy.
“I think it’s important to ‘immerse’ yourself in the movie to find a solution… .”
On the other hand, Mukseong was able to understand Sanghyeon’s meaning.
“I guess he thinks he can’t solve it anyway, right? “There’s no way you’re going to break it anyway, so rather than immersing yourself in it, the goal is to just gather as much information as possible and pass it on to us.”
Ari summarized all of the audience’s impressions in one line.
“There’s a lot of exposition in the movie.”
“Oh, no! More than that, what on earth is this? “Why can I hear your inner thoughts?”
There was no one to answer Elena’s shocked questions.
*
There was something unexpected in the subordinates’ reports.
“I almost got poisoned?”
“That’s right. “Three days ago, someone tampered with the general’s meal.”
“Who is the culprit? Did you catch it?”
“That is… .”
Things are already tiring. They said someone tried to kill me by poisoning my meal, but they couldn’t even catch the culprit. This means that from now on, you have to be careful every time you eat a meal.
Everyone, please be careful about this part. If it’s Cha Jin-cheol, he might have resistance to poison, but if it’s Ga-in, he might be possessed and end up dying while sleeping or eating.
*
“… Let alone Sanghyun’s immersion, my immersion was broken.”