Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 314
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Episode 314 – Perfect Child (2)
– Park Seung-yeop
“Try hard! go for it!”
Sister Songi’s support.
“… thank you.”
Thank you to Ari who unexpectedly held my hand tightly.
“Don’t forget the command I said? “Always include breaking the mirror!”
Even Ga-in’s voice seemed like he didn’t believe me until the last moment. This is the first time I’ve ever had my brothers and sisters at a hotel trust me!
Thanks to this, my heart, which had been beating wildly, slowly began to calm down in front of the mirror.
According to Songi’s older sister, you can enter the Mirror Room by placing the two mirrors in the private bathroom in room 105 facing each other and standing in the middle.
In addition to those words, he went to great lengths to explain how dangerous the Hall of Mirrors is, but honestly, I wonder if it has any meaning.
I was going to use The Beginning Man right away anyway, right? So, not me, but ‘another me’ should take care of it.
It’s really funny when I think about it, but this mindset is the source of my courage. I’m obviously doing something dangerous, but it doesn’t feel like I’m doing it.
Does it feel like someone else is borrowing my body and doing the hard work for me?
Perhaps, this comfort of mind itself may be another effect of the original humans. When I realized that I wasn’t going through anything dangerous anyway, I wasn’t that scared even when something dangerous was about to happen.
[Humans from the beginning: Available]
“Seungyeop from the beginning! I’ll just trust you? “Do I have to be nice to you?”
Of course, Seungyeop from the beginning has not yet appeared to answer.
After facing two mirrors, I stood between them. In the middle he came up with the idea of a room of mirrors and wishes.
— Ting!
Along with the clear and pure sound, my vision became blurry as if I had been anesthetized.
…
When I came to my senses, I woke up in a place filled with shining mirrors everywhere.
“Congratulations to participant Park Seung-yeop. You have discovered the hotel’s hidden secret, the ‘Room of Mirrors’!”
After that, a lot of notifications popped up.
You need a ticket to make a wish, but the first person to find one can make a wish for free. This is a story I’ve already heard.
Because Sister Song gave up her opportunity, that opportunity came back to me.
Slowly, blurry images began to appear in the mirrors around me. It’s dangerous to take any more time!
[Human from the beginning, would you like to use it?]
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I feel like another me is waking up.
*
– Park Seung-yeop (Human from the beginning)
I came to my senses in a space filled with sparkling stones. I was so, so amazed that I stretched out my arms and touched the stones everywhere. What the hell is this –
At that moment, a revelation came.
“In the mirror room, make a wish to restore the spirit of Miro, Ari’s mother. If something comes up that you don’t understand, immediately wrap the top around her hand and hit it with her fist, breaking the mirror. If you succeed in making a wish or break the mirror, the beginning of man will end.”
… long.
It is long and has many difficult words. Fortunately, the meaning of a word I didn’t know came to my mind automatically.
The room of mirrors is where I am right now. The sparkling stones everywhere are mirrors.
The rough outline of the maze of Ari and her mother also came to mind.
The beginning of man refers to the force that made me who I am today.
However, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘unintelligible problem’. Judging from the expression, isn’t the being who made the revelation also unaware of what problems might arise?
The word “make a wish” was also a bit confusing. ‘How’ do you ask for it?
As I thought about the concept of ‘pray’, the meaning of the word began to seep into my mind again. Usually, it is said that the act of praying is to kneel down and ask for something to be done.
“So, is it okay to kneel down and say something like this? Ahem! Please restore Miro’s spirit!”
The mirror slowly began to shimmer.
However, the images that began to appear in the mirror did not seem to be Ari and Miro. Was my voice too quiet for the mirror to understand? Should I shout louder?
“Of the maze! Come to your senses! Recover! please!”
The mirror did not respond to my voice at all. In the first place, it didn’t seem to matter what came out of my mouth.
Finally, the image shown by the mirror became clear enough to clearly see the shape. It was neither Ari nor a maze.
That is ‘me’.
Park Seung-yeop’s countless possibilities appeared in the numerous mirrors shining from all directions.
Somewhere along the line, I had become a leader who could control people with just a few words.
Somewhere, I was admonishing Ga-in to think more before acting.
Somewhere, I was teasing Jincheol about how he couldn’t even defeat such a monster.
Somewhere, I became a mysterious master whose identity was hidden, and was being confessed to by a girl named ‘Riringa’.
Somewhere, I have become a living legend, the GOAT, in the world’s most popular game –
“What the hell is this?”
What is this all about? I really don’t know?
When I touched the mirror in confusion, I naturally understood the general meaning of the possibilities it showed. I guess the mirror told me, but I couldn’t even understand its general meaning.
Who is Ga-in? Who is Jincheol again? Who is this girl named Li Linga who is confessing to me?
What kind of bullshit is it to be a living legend of a game that is popular around the world, and why do people become goats if they are good at it?
Just as my head was pounding, revelation appeared before me again.
“If you encounter a problem you don’t understand, immediately wrap your jacket around your hand and hit it with your fist to break the mirror.”
“… When you say a problem you don’t understand, you mean right now, right?”
He took off his jacket, wrapped it around his fist, and hit the mirror repeatedly.
— Clink!
*
– Park Seung-yeop
When I came to, I was back in the bathroom. At the same time, the experience of being a human from the beginning was injected into my head.
“Ahh!”
What on earth? Well, is that really the ‘true wish’ that comes to mind when you enter a mysterious place like the Hall of Mirrors? Is this true?
Oh, and what kind of delusion is Riringanor confessing to?
If you ask for it to happen, how do you make it happen? Could it be that, like in Room 202, Riringanor with supernatural powers appears as a being who only loves me?
…
Huh! Wow, I almost got into big trouble.
As soon as I remembered the concept of a pretty, super-powered girl who only loved me, my hand automatically moved the mirror and I was about to enter the room of mirrors again. Come to your senses. Wow, this doesn’t really seem right.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 136
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
“This is what happened.”
Unfortunately, Seungyeop failed. According to what Seung-yeop said outside, the mirror reflected the image of ‘the great Park Seung-yeop’ without paying attention to what Seung-yeop said.
When Songi heard that, she seemed to know something.
“ah… . If you think about it, the room of mirrors doesn’t need to tell you the content of the original wish. It is a place where you can find the true desires in your heart. “If you look at it in that context, the reason for the failure is clear.”
I realized it too.
“If we consider the original human being as a kind of ‘external personality,’ it seems that the Hall of Mirrors ignores that altogether and looks at Seung-yeop’s true desires?”
The situation became more difficult when Seungyeop realized the cause of his failure. This is because it is not a problem that can be solved simply by making several attempts.
As the atmosphere quickly calmed down, Jincheol, perhaps wanting to relieve his gloom, played a prank on Seungyeop.
“By the way, Seungyeop!”
“yes?”
“What did ‘The Great Park Seung-yeop’ look like specifically?”
“… Also, I made a lot of money. “He became a world-famous celebrity.”
“money? Hey man, middle school is already money?”
“Ahaha… .”
The doctor chuckled.
“What’s strange about that? I also wanted to be rich since I was young. But Seung-yeop, if it’s money, don’t worry. “If it were us now, if we could just escape, at least we wouldn’t have to worry about money.”
Grandfather also joined in, laughing.
“If you join the Bureau, I guarantee you that you will never have to worry about money in your life. However, in this case, it would be difficult to become a world-famous celebrity.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
When the atmosphere relaxed a little, Eunsol complained lightly.
“It seems impossible for even the first human to make a wish? “You ignore Park Seung-yeop’s true wishes and ignore his abilities!”
“Yes.”
“Gain, your advice is a bit disappointing. “If the reason for the failure is because of this, it is a 100% failure and I would just tell them not to let them in.”
Yes. When I think about it now, the owl who knew the principles of the Hall of Mirrors must have known that the original humans would fail.
But why did you bother to tell me how to deal with it and advise me to give Seungyeop a try? I think I understand.
“Apart from Seungyeop’s failure, we learned more about the Hall of Mirrors. “I discovered an unexpected characteristic of the beginning humans.”
“An unexpected characteristic?”
“Song said that the temptation of the Hall of Mirrors is enormous?”
Songi confirmed.
“I don’t think I would have come to my senses if it weren’t for the power of the bracelet.”
“But it seems like the earliest humans broke mirrors without even shaking their noses.”
Seungyeop nodded.
“At first, I thought the temptation of the Hall of Mirrors was ‘incomprehensible bullshit.’”
“Ignoring all temptations, I absolutely follow our commands, which I consider to be ‘revelation.’ “I think this itself can be applied in many ways.”
At that time, the doctor cautiously intervened.
“Ga-in’s insight is always excellent. That makes sense. However, the problem at this point is ultimately Miss Miro’s recovery, isn’t it? “If even the first humans are useless, how can they make a wish?”
“…”
“…”
The crowd was silent. No one could think of a way.
At that time, Ari, who was staring blankly at the ceiling, muttered.
“I think I understand.”
As everyone’s eyes were focused on Ari, she began to speak in a way that seemed to flow with her thoughts, unlike usual.
“I thought about it from the perspective of the hotel that created the room of mirrors.”
“The hotel… . aspect?”
“Reads the true desires inside humans. This principle neutralizes my suggestions that manipulate the surface psychology. ‘Desire’ is not a mental illness, so the ability to defend against various mental attacks does not work, and it even ignores the ability to create a new personality like the original human and reads the desires of the real personality.”
“Well, it’s quite tricky.”
“Too picky. “This is an ‘anti-cheating’ measure, so to speak.”
“Prevent cheating?”
“What was the hotel thinking when designing the Mirror Room? “Is the intention to create complex conditions and then study ways to somehow circumvent these conditions?”
Slowly, I began to understand what Ari was trying to say.
“We thought so. Believing so, I researched various means of mind manipulation to somehow circumvent the dangers of the Hall of Mirrors. But, now that even the first humans failed, this is what I think.”
“Is the approach of avoiding the danger of the Hall of Mirrors through mental manipulation wrong? “Is just straight-up method the answer?”
“that’s right. The Hall of Mirrors is not a place created to avoid danger through supernatural means. “It’s just a place made for people who are desperate enough to take risks to enter.”
After saying that, Ari looked at Seungyeop with a somewhat depressed expression.
“Seungyeop, do you know what caused the failure of humans in the beginning?”
“Who, sister?”
“The Hall of Mirrors ignores the original humans and allows us to see through the desires of the ‘real Park Seung-yeop’ inside. therefore… . “It’s because Seung-yeop didn’t truly want Miro to recover.”
“… sorry.”
“It’s not for you to apologize. You’ve never seen a maze, have you? Do you really hope for the recovery of someone you’ve never met? Of course it’s impossible. “It’s not just impossible for you, it’s impossible for everyone else.”
No one except one person here can hope for Maze’s recovery in the mirror room. This is because Miro’s recovery is not a sincere wish for anyone except Ari.
“I should apologize for asking you to do the impossible. Sorry.”
This was something that only one person could do from the beginning.
“If you think about it, it’s natural. Wishes should actually be made by the person wishing for them. Why would you ask someone else to do this? Trying to attack the Hall of Mirrors as if you were attacking the Room of Curse was a mistake in itself. “I’ll go in next time.”
With those words, Ari bowed slightly to everyone and headed to the second floor. It seemed like she was planning on clearing her mind in the snowy field.
Songi muttered in silence.
“So… . The hall of mirrors is great! very! very! Should people with a sincere wish enter? “Is that earnestness enough to erase all the distracting thoughts in your mind?”
Grandpa sighed.
“Song, if you don’t know, who will? This too is a new interpretation. “I hope this interpretation is correct.”