Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 351
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Episode 351 – Final rest and choice of room
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 153
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage advice: [X]
– Han Ga-in
After Ahri, all of the companions who were taken to the Hell of the Ghosts returned.
The next morning, Ari and I took a break and started talking about various things.
“Other people came out earlier than me?”
Doctor and Jincheol escaped from the hell of the devil faster than Ari.
“Something feels subtly unpleasant? How did you get out? “What was the story?”
“Jincheol says he chose the story of his family being killed by a serial killer.”
“ah… . “Caught a serial killer at the scene?”
“I just beat him to death in self-defense, so I was able to escape immediately.”
“What about Sanghyun?”
“He played the role of the older brother of a graduate student who was having a hard time after meeting a vicious professor, and he solved it by meeting the professor in person.”
“… how?”
“well.”
I didn’t bother to ask what strategy was used.
We who have entered the story do not need to think about the aftermath or the aftermath.
By the time the future becomes a problem, everything will already be over.
If we take it to the extreme, the professor may have been ‘persuaded’ by tearing his hand hair to get the professor to treat the storyteller kindly.
“Ah, Sanghyun and Jincheol chose the story well.”
“You weren’t?”
“It was more complicated than that. Well, it’s okay now that it’s out.”
“You know today is the last day of party time, right? “I decided to pick a room to go to tomorrow.”
“okay.”
As we were moving to go back to our respective rooms, Ari suddenly looked in my direction and asked.
“You haven’t eaten anything for the past three days, right?”
“huh.”
“… I couldn’t even drink a sip of water. Are you okay?”
“Surprisingly, it was worth holding on to. At this point, I think I can endure starving for a few more days. “It’s like going on a diet.”
“…”
*
In the evening, everyone gathered at the huge table on the second floor for a meeting.
As soon as we got together, my sister asked me.
“Ga-in, are you okay?”
“yes?”
“… no. “I’m glad you look okay.”
“It’s more bearable than I thought.”
After the meeting started, the first person to speak was the teacher.
“As you know, the topic of this meeting is which room of the curse we should enter next. The first thing to consider is the promise the hotel has made to us. “Some people may have seen it in person and others may have heard about it.”
In issue 203, Adravita intervened so excessively that it made you wonder if this was really okay, creating a painful situation.
Afterwards, according to the notification that appeared when the room was cleared, the prisoner’s intervention was outside of the hotel’s intentions.
As compensation and apology for overcoming this harsh ordeal, the hotel promised one thing.
“’Nothing similar will happen in the next room you enter.’ It was exactly this sentence. What do you think about the meaning of this phrase?”
expressed an opinion.
“I think you can literally just look at the room you’ll be entering next. “It means the next room we choose.”
“I guess so?”
“The problem is the interpretation of ‘similar events’… . Does this mean that the prisoner’s intervention will be completely blocked?”
“We’ll have to go in to find out for sure, but I don’t think it will be that much.”
Eunsol, who had been quiet recently, spoke up for the first time in a long time.
“In my experience, the opponents were often the limbs of prisoners. If the prisoner loses influence to the point where he is kicked out of the room, his adversaries will also lose the powers they have received. This means that one room will be eaten raw.”
Ari got the word.
“Honestly, I don’t think the hotel will be that kind.”
“I think the same thing. “I want to interpret it from the perspective of a kind of ‘role.’”
“casting?”
When the older sister seemed to be saying something plausible, everyone’s eyes were focused on her.
“Usually, we are the main characters in the scenarios the hotel creates. “The adversary is the villain.”
Not all rooms were like this, but they had a similar feel.
“On the other hand, the prisoner should be something closer to the background. An unidentified being plotting in the dark, the source of evil. You have to remain in this abstract role. “A person who only appears at the last moment when full-scale intervention occurs, when the bad ending is confirmed and everything is destroyed.”
A few relevant examples came to mind.
“It wasn’t room 203 at all. Adravita herself acted like a villain on stage. “The hotel thought there was a problem at this point and said they would prevent this from happening in the next room.”
It sounded plausible.
According to my sister’s hypothesis, this means that in the next room, the prisoner will not reveal his presence like the character in the scenario.
To the extent possible, he can only be in the background, observing the main characters’ struggles from behind, or as a finalist who appears when the bad ending is confirmed.
In other words, the opponents who gained power from the prisoner will still be able to use that power.
This is because, unlike prisoners, they are characters in the scenario.
My sister cleaned up the table by tapping it.
“This concludes the interpretation of the hotel’s promise. “Everyone, please tell us your opinions about the room we’ll be entering next.”
Which room should I enter next? Let’s think back to rooms we solved in the past.
No. 101, we don’t even know who the prisoner of the media that changes common sense is.
There was speculation that it might be the hospital director, but he did not appear until the moment the room disappeared.
Room 102, Prisoner of the Mansion of Terror was Nebula’s dragon, but he also had very little role.
This is because he made his presence known only at the very last moment when everything was over.
Maybe this is the hotel’s ideal prisoner.
These rooms will not change at all even if the hotel’s promise applies.
On the other hand, if it is a room like room 103 where the prisoner teacher is our collaborator, applying the promise will cause big trouble.
Room 103 where the teacher cannot intervene? Even with our current specifications, we are not confident we can break it.
If you think about it up to this point, you will find the answer.
Rationally speaking, the next room we should enter is one where the prisoner is actively hostile to us.
And a perfect example popped into everyone’s mind.
Jincheol raised his hand.
“Now that you think about it, aren’t you sure about the candidate? The remaining rooms are 104, 205, and 206, but I don’t know the contents of rooms 205 and 206, so let’s skip them. Room 104 is clearly a room where prisoners play games.”
The teacher answered with a somewhat strange expression.
“If we only consider the hotel’s promise, we can conclude that it is room 104… . Considering the information obtained through leaks, it’s a bit ambiguous. “What do you think, Mr. Gain?”
At the time of the Cheongi Leakage event, the hints I heard about room 104 are as follows.
The dangers of mirror warfare, the myths and doctrines of the cult, and emptying the enemy’s magazine.
“The dangers of mirror warfare. I don’t know what this means. The cult’s myths and doctrines? I don’t even know this. But I understand the last word.”
“Empty the enemy’s magazine?”
“A magazine is a consumable ability, and among the powers we have, there is one power that can be called the ‘main’ magazine. “Isn’t it Advent?”
This is my interpretation.
Couldn’t Cheongi Leakage have given a hint, saying, ‘After spending the last remaining Kangrim somewhere else, go to Room 104’?
Jincheol, who heard those words, tilted his head.
“If Ga-in is right, room 104 is still a room to avoid? Because there is still time left for Advent?”
“It means that the Lord can use Kangrim again to control me.”
“Can’t we just do it like we used to? While you resist with the power of the grimoire, we subdue you?”
At that time, Ari, who was thinking deeply, hit the table.
“okay!”
“what?”
“The word before that is ‘the danger of mirror warfare.’ “After listening to what Jincheol just said, I understand the meaning of this word.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on Ari.
“Mirror war is an expression used to mean that two opposing beings share the same strengths. “The opposing beings here are, of course, the state and ‘us.’”
You and we share the same advantages.
Therefore, our confrontation is essentially a ‘mirror war’.
Songi muttered with a somewhat fierce expression.
“Our advantage? “Do you get along well with your colleagues?”
Ari shook his head.
“Think in context. You don’t have any friends. “The advantage that we and the state share is none other than awareness of change in rotation!”
Just as we who attack the room of curses from the outside can recognize changes in the room’s rotation, the prisoners inside also recognize these changes.
“By repeatedly trying the Chamber of Curse, we can find out what power the enemy inside has. “We will attack the enemy based on this.”
“… You mean the Lord can do the same thing? Are you saying you’re attacking us?”
“The original state had no information about our heritage. Because of this, when Ga-in resisted through the grimoire, he was defeated despite being a god.”
Jincheol, who had heard this far, clicked his tongue and answered.
“Now you know not only Ga-in’s grimoire, but also my star, Ari’s old blood, and Song-i’s bracelet? “Will we make another plan based on this information?”
“Maybe that’s possible?”
“Is something strange? Now that we have information about the legacy, we will devise new countermeasures. “I understand everything, but if the hotel promises, won’t this situation of prisoners running wild like this be prevented?”
When I listened to Jincheol, what he said sounded convincing.
No matter how profound the Lord may be, in front of the hotel he is just Son Wukong in the palm of Buddha’s hand. Even if he is planning something in the corner of the room, wouldn’t he be powerless if the hotel suppresses his intervention?
Something was strange.
Obviously, the hotel’s promise is to prevent the prisoners from actively going on a rampage, so it seems like they should go to room 104, but if you interpret the secret leak that came out later, it’s closer to ‘It’s not the time yet, use Kangrim before you go.’
It’s as if the owner of room 104 can ignore the hotel’s restrictions and go on a rampage.
At that time, my sister muttered cautiously.
“I think I just realized something incredibly… .”
“yes?”
“The principle that allows the state to behave as it pleases to a surprising degree. perhaps.”
“perhaps?”
“Perhaps the main body of the Lord has not intervened since it descended on Cain during the first attempt?”
“yes?”
“The Lord just looked down from above. I haven’t intervened since the first episode. So the hotel doesn’t have an issue with you either.”
What are you talking about? I first thought it was absurd.
“No, who possessed my body and tried to kill you all?”
“… Let’s end this story.”
My sister kept her mouth shut.
An unusual idea occurred to me, but I seemed unsure about it.
Or, I thought that maybe he was sparing his words ‘because I’m here.’
This isn’t the first time this has happened.
The most dangerous person in Room 104 is none other than me, and my colleagues used to hide their plans for Room 104 from me.
At that time, the doctor told a good story, as if to brighten the gloomy mood.
“Whatever it is, I’m glad! “The leak about Room 104 gave us valuable information.”
“Valuable information?”
“Empty the enemy’s magazine. Ga-in’s interpretation is that the magazine here is Kangrim, right? In other words, it means to use up all of Advent, and it means ‘you can use it.’”
This is a thought that occurred to me too.
The hotel told me through secret information. You can use the last remaining advent, so use it.
When I realized this, I felt a little better.
The doctor began to continue speaking.
“Maybe the hotel’s promise wasn’t specifically made with room 104 in mind. The room I had in mind was a different room. If you think about it this way, you can understand that in the later revelation of heavenly energy, No. 104 was ordered to enter after consuming all of Kangrim.”
Ari asked curiously.
“The room the hotel had in mind was a different room… . Where do you think it is? Are there any other rooms where prisoners actively intervene and are hostile to us? “There is no information at all about rooms 205 and 206.”
“Nothing at all? “There’s a secret, right?”
As soon as I heard the teacher’s words, I recalled the information given about rooms 205 and 206.
No. 205: Absolute master. Death is unavoidable, no chance of luck, and exceptional force is required.
No. 206: 3-way competition, frequently check the original material and date.
Is there anything in these phrases that can be interpreted as ‘the prisoner is actively hostile to us’?
The moment everyone tilted their heads, the teacher spoke with confidence.
“Room 205. “Isn’t the word ‘inevitable death’ meaningful?”
“It is inevitable death.”
“There are really many strong players in the hotel party right now. “Isn’t that how the management sees it?”
Ari nodded.
“yes. Even by the standards of the Bureau, some of us are superhumans who can be counted on one hand among mortals.”
“Could humans be the ones who can inflict ‘inevitable death’ on us?”
After listening to this point, I understood.
The teacher says that in the content of No. 205, the words ‘inevitable death’ imply the existence of a hostile god.
It sounded convincing.
It seemed that a power that could give us inevitable death without asking or questioning us would certainly not be a mortal power.
Ari and Grandpa nodded.
“Sounds reasonable.”
“Then next time, room 205?”
Miro, who had been quiet so far, was the first to speak up.
“You mean I have to go to room 205? thank god. Room 206 is… . “You said it was a difficult room, right?”
This is information obtained from Ari’s sponsor. The final cursed room on each floor is said to be particularly difficult.
“If possible, it would be best to go to the extremely difficult rooms last.”
This is how the meeting ended. The room we will enter next is room 205.