Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 345
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Episode 345 – Party Time – Reward from the Sanctuary, Tantalus’ Curse (4)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 150
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – ‘Room of Rest’
Sage advice: [X]
– Han Ga-in
As soon as I woke up from bed, I checked the status window and noticed two changes.
First, the number of times the wise man gave advice changed to X.
Second, the dates changed by 150 days.
I wasn’t surprised because it was mentioned in the disciplinary action that I wouldn’t be able to write sage advice for the rest of the party time.
The unexpected change was the date.
I was confused because there were numbers written that clearly had nothing to do with the actual date change, but it seemed like the owl who gave the blessing had changed it.
I vaguely guessed the reason.
In any case, it is difficult and meaningless to calculate how much time we actually spent in a place called a hotel.
However, if long numbers such as 680,000 or 690,000 are written, it becomes difficult to recognize the date change.
So I thought they had provided some sort of ‘convenience patch’.
When I went out of the room, Jincheol, who was already out, greeted me.
“You’re out! Even if it wasn’t, everyone was talking about it.”
Soon, colleagues who were resting scattered around the hotel gathered together.
*
The first person at the table to speak was the doctor.
“I’m not sure about my newfound powers.”
Jincheol hyung made various guesses.
“Brother, looking at the name ‘one who enjoys’, wouldn’t it be an ability that makes training enjoyable?”
Does it make training fun?
It’s plausible, but it’s a bit disappointing if it only has that much power. The teacher responded calmly.
“Maybe so.”
Seungyeop asked curiously.
“Is it an active skill? Can I use it whenever I want? Or passive?”
“First of all, I don’t think it’s a power I actively use. However, it does not seem like a power that is always in operation.”
Neither an active skill nor a passive skill?
When the conversation seemed to be going nowhere, Elena responded that she seemed to know something.
“Isn’t this a similar type to my Myeonggyeong Jisoo?”
“It’s similar to Elena’s Mysterious Index, so it means it’s a power that works automatically when the conditions are right, right?”
“that’s right.”
The doctor’s story about ‘those who enjoy’ ended at this point.
Since the person himself said he had no idea, there was nothing more to say to either of them.
The gaze naturally turned towards Jincheol.
This is because Jincheol looked like he was itching to show off right away.
The old man felt this and laughed.
“You’ve already tried it, right?”
“sure.”
“men and horses! “What if I use it carelessly and a crisis arises when the skill is empty?”
“It’s party time, but no more nagging! And I can still write.”
Ari yawned lightly.
“So what? What did you hear before? “You split the moment and did something.”
Jincheol smiled proudly and suddenly brought three daggers hanging on the hotel wall, saying he would show them.
Ari chuckled.
“I know what you’re trying to do.”
“Don’t just keep it to yourself, tell me.”
“Anyway, you’re trying to show it now.”
“Look!”
— Ting!
The next moment, Jincheol started juggling daggers in front of everyone!
The dagger hanging on the hotel wall is something I have used often in the past. It is not just a decoration, but the blade is so sharp that it can tear through most clothes like a piece of paper.
Watching him juggle these dangerous objects made him look like a highly skilled circus performer.
After a while, Jincheol wiped away the sweat and put the dagger on the table.
“It takes more concentration than you think.”
Seungyeop, who was clapping his hands like a child watching a magic show, still responded that he wasn’t sure.
“Wow! It was cool! But what kind of power is this?”
Grandfather Arina, who had encountered many such superhuman abilities, seemed to have already noticed.
“Is it the power to speed up your thinking?”
“haha! right. At first, I thought it was the power that made me move faster, but that wasn’t the case, it made me think faster.”
“It would be best for both to be fast, but if you had to choose just one, being able to think faster would be much more useful to you. “Your body is already incredibly fast.”
The doctor, who understood the situation, clapped his hands lightly.
“Good? “You can now handle your body much more precisely.”
Now, wouldn’t it be possible to catch a blade flying towards Jincheol or jump on a bird in the sky? Is the latter unreasonable?
Anyway, it was amazing that I felt like I had become a full-fledged martial arts hero.
Jincheol, who knew these changes better than anyone else as he was trained in martial arts, could not hold back his laughter.
After Jincheol’s demonstration of his new power, ‘Instant’, attention naturally turned to me and Songi.
Since she had a lot to say, she took a moment to choose her words, and Songi was the first to speak.
“I’m saving. next time… .”
This is something that many people have already experienced.
“Strong reinforcement next time?”
“yes.”
“What kind of ability is it? “Didn’t you give me a rough explanation?”
In response to Jincheol’s question, Songi slightly lowered her head.
“I do not know.”
“hmm?”
“My patron is a giant elephant and cannot speak human language.”
“aha!”
I’ve heard it before, but it is said that Songi’s patron is not humanoid and does not speak language.
It seems that normal communication was difficult thanks to this.
In any case, the sponsor will not take away the contribution, so Songi will also gain strength next time.
“ruler! Now listen to me.”
Two main points were conveyed.
First, my sponsor called me for flight training rather than reinforcement of blessings.
Thanks to this, I was able to learn how to fly again in Pero’s body, but I was punished because my actions went against the purpose of the sanctuary.
Second, the owl ordered to take the hourglass to the cursed room.
As soon as we started talking about flying, Songi smiled awkwardly.
“This is a big deal for Pero… .”
“So, where is Pero? “I haven’t seen you since yesterday.”
“It’s in the underground botanical garden.”
“still?”
“Oppa, of course, Ga-in oppa, who turned into a parrot and survived the primitive era, had the hardest time!”
“…”
“Please also think of cute Pero who lost his body. Now, Pero no longer comes out of hiding when he hears the word ‘ga’ from Ga-in. “Her heart needs time to heal.”
As soon as Ari heard that, he burst into laughter.
“Isn’t Ga-in really abusing animals too much? “At this rate, animal rights groups might want to kill you.”
“…”
The doctor looked happy.
“I still vividly remember flying training with Gain. “I’m glad the effort turned out to be worthwhile.”
You did your flight training with a doctor.
I felt somewhat awkward every time I recalled memories that had already disappeared, as if I missed the doctor.
Ari stopped laughing and asked me with a serious expression.
“Did you tell me to take the hourglass to the room of curses?”
“huh. I asked him for a hint on how to use it and he said, ‘You got to keep that item. ‘It’s not a coincidence, it’s a necessity.’”
“It looks like Ga-in needs your powers to use the hourglass.”
Ari seemed to remember something, and I also had a vague guess.
“It’s just a guess, but should I spin the hourglass while possessing Pero’s body?”
Before Ari could answer, Songi was even more surprised.
“Again?”
“…”
Ari thought for a moment and then answered.
“It won’t make any sense. “Gain, if you are possessed by ‘us’, it is no different from before.”
Ari and I came to similar conclusions.
The hourglass is not a hotel, but an object that works for us, or more precisely, only for us.
I thought it would be a little different with Pero, but Ari seemed to think that Pero was included in ‘us’.
Looking back on a situation in the past where an accident occurred due to a hasty turn of the hourglass, I felt that Ari’s thoughts were correct.
“I see. Possessing Pero would be useless.”
“You have to write it while possessing someone else’s body. “I think we should experiment in the Chamber of Curse.”
At that time, Jincheol grumbled and said.
“You often talk about things only between yourselves. Why don’t you tell us too?”
Ari informed everyone of her speculation about the identity of the hourglass.
Everyone nodded, saying it was plausible, but agreed that the exact truth would only be known by using it in the cursed room.
After talking about flight training and the hourglass, Elena asked with a bit of concern.
“Ga-in, what happened to your disciplinary action?”
“First of all, the advice is written as “It’s similar to when I entered room 104 the second time.”
The doctor responded that it was no problem.
“Anyway, there’s nothing special to find out from advice at this time, right?”
“Yes, of course. “I probably used it to research grimoires.”
Ari showed a subtle reaction.
“If that’s what you meant, I guess it’s a good thing the advice disappeared… .”
“…”
Then, Miro asked.
“But what is the ‘Curse of Tantalus’?”
“I do not know either.”
Elena said with a knowing look on her face.
“Tantalus is a character from Greek mythology, right? “What sin did he commit that landed him in hell?”
Grandpa sighed and muttered.
“They say I killed my son, cooked him, and offered him to the gods. Of course, Zeus was angry and threw him into hell.”
“So what punishment did you get?”
“I don’t think you noticed it because you were just talking, but try taking a sip from any of the drinks on the table.”
I’m already anxious.
I picked up the glass of cola in front of me while everyone looked at me with concern.
“…”
“Ah-”
I instinctively wanted to swear, but held back because I could see the maze. Then Miro shouted instead of me.
“Too much hotel!”
A little while ago, as soon as my hand touched it, the cola in the cup suddenly evaporated and disappeared!
Feeling really doubtful, I reached for the snack on the table and the same thing happened again.
The snacks and cakes that had a sweet scent just a moment ago suddenly disappeared somewhere.
“…under!”
It was a serious situation, obviously a serious situation, but it was so absurd that I burst into laughter.
Ari, who was busy smiling at most things, also had a stiff expression on his face.
“Is this a big deal? “Will the curse of Tantalus remain throughout the party?”
“… According to the notification, yes.”
The doctor reacted with concern.
“Isn’t today the first day of party time?”
Jincheol corrected from the side.
“Brother, it’s day 2. “We fainted for a day and then woke up.”
“Well, I made a mistake because it was my first time experiencing the Sanctuary of Blessing. The party time is 5 days in total, and now is the 2nd day… .”
Seungyeop opened his mouth halfway.
“Gain, are you just going to starve from now on? “For 4 days and 3 nights?”
“The problem is not food, but water. “If a person starves for three days, no big deal will happen, but if you don’t drink anything for three days, dehydration symptoms will become more serious.”
I was so depressed that I covered my face with both hands and muttered without realizing it.
“Treatment when you wake up… . “You won’t do it, right?”
“I don’t know if being weak from starvation is a subject of treatment under No. 105, but even if it is a treatment subject, in this case it is the result of a curse meant to punish violation of the rules. Of course they won’t treat you.”
When everyone’s worried gazes gathered, Ari answered with a stern expression.
“Gain, you go back to room 105 right now!”
“uh?”
“I won’t be able to eat or drink from now on, so I need to reduce unnecessary stamina loss! “Just don’t even think about getting out of bed!”
When I thought about it, it seemed so true that I immediately stood up and went back to room 105.
*
It was party time at the hotel, and a young man who had been kicked out of the party alone went back to room 105 to save some stamina.
The remaining people all began to address this issue with serious expressions.
Mukseong frowned and said.
“Is that Ga-in really going to have to starve? “What can’t be done?”
Ari sighed.
“Whoa… . I don’t think it will work. “If I try a clumsy trick, the hotel will stop me?”
“What if Ga-in dies?”
When Miro let out a terrible sound, Sanghyeon hurriedly stopped him.
“If it’s a week, it might be okay, but if it’s three days, the symptoms of dehydration will be severe and you won’t die. “Miss Miro, please calm down.”
At that time, Eunsol muttered quietly.
“… I don’t think anything will happen.”
Miro immediately shouted with a bright expression.
“ticket! Come to think of it, didn’t tickets come out again even after room 203 ended? Even if Ga-in dies -”
Ari stopped Miro by tapping his head.
“Maze, maze. There are 0.5 tickets, so you can’t use them right away, and Ga-in won’t die, so don’t make a fuss. If you keep doing this, Miro will starve too. “Eunsol, just say what you wanted to say.”
“It’s just my guess. “I don’t think anything bad will happen to Ga-in just because he hasn’t eaten or drank water for three days.”
“…”
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Recently, everyone has started to notice that Eunsol has a strange attitude when Ga-in is around.
No doubt Cain himself feels it too. I just don’t need to point it out.
Ari thought so.
Sanghyun cleared his throat to brighten the mood and brought up another topic.
“What a adventure! “It looks like Ga-in won’t be able to actually do anything during this party time.”
“I guess so?”
“So I have one thing to worry about. “Didn’t you say that Miss Eunsol was using the hand of greed this time?”
Jincheol, who realized this fact late, reacted.
“Yes? Sister, what should I do with this? “If something goes wrong, what will it be hard for Ga-in to do?”
Ari answered before Eunsol could.
“Still, we must use the hand of greed. It’s been too long since I wrote anything. How are you going to use it?”
“I have something in mind.”
With those words, Eunsol leaned against the wall and thought.
If the potential of the hand of greed is limited due to lack of greed, it is not efficient to greedily greedy for tools.
At first glance, only items that seem useful in their own way but have obvious weaknesses will appear.
Can’t it be used for other purposes?
therefore… .
“In the 21st century, information is a commodity.”