Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 421
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EP.421 Episode 421 – Party Time (1) – The Holy Sun
Episode 421 – Party Time (1) – The Holy Sun
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 374
Current Location: Tier 1, Hallway
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I woke up in the hallway.
and….
“Ugh!”
I fell to my knees with a sharp headache, as if someone was hammering a nail into my head.
At times like this, it was fortunate that the hotel’s interior was luxurious and even the hallways had soft carpets.
“are you okay?”
The sight of my colleagues approaching me with a look of bewilderment was blurred.
Even at this moment, someone was hammering a bunch of strings into my head.
The hotel stuffed the instructions into my head to get a new heritage, the ‘Holy Sun’.
It was only after about 30 minutes that I came to my senses.
*
We all sat together in a circle around the tea table.
My colleagues all looked at me with curious eyes.
The long and arduous problem of No. 104 has finally been solved, and the final reward, the sacred sun, has appeared.
It’s natural that everyone is curious.
Sister Eunsol started crying lightly.
“This time there was no time to choose at all. Isn’t that unusual?”
If multiple people contribute to solving the room, and there are multiple survivors, the inheritance is distributed through a time of choice.
This should have been held this time too, but was omitted.
Ariga said with a light yawn.
“I guess he thought it was a pointless procedure since Ga-in would get it anyway. This time, he even negotiated directly with the prisoner.”
As I silently reached out to the table, the surroundings became quiet.
“…”
The divine sun has finally come into my hands.
The hotel gave me a rough idea of how to use it, but I was a little nervous when I actually tried to summon it.
— Hwarurur!
The mysteriously burning red crater and golden handle, the word that immediately comes to mind is the Holy Grail of Flame.
When we first encountered it in the basement of the church, only the crater at the top appeared, but as it transformed into a relic, its appearance changed somewhat.
Soon the divine sun began to radiate an overwhelming force that seemed to force everyone to their knees.
Under the tangible and intangible pressure that could not be expressed in words, no one dared open their mouths.
The one who broke the heavy silence was Miro.
“It’s so mysterious and pretty. My watch just looks like an old pocket watch. Is that okay?”
“…”
“Isn’t that what you meant by ‘small god’? I heard it’s a legacy with an ego… .”
“That’s how it was originally.”
So I was afraid of getting this legacy.
Because it seemed as if the transcendent spirit contained in the sun would swallow us up.
He reached out his hand toward the burning flame.
At that moment, I felt like Icarus, who had approached the sun on wings made of wax and fallen to his death.
My colleagues also looked at me with stern expressions.
“…”
No mysterious voice was heard.
I didn’t feel anything resembling a ‘personality’.
Miro couldn’t stand it anymore and asked again.
Maybe it’s because they don’t feel as much pressure as other people because of the constancy.
“Who is talking nonsense? You, little foolish Cain, if you don’t kneel down and pray right now -”
“There is no such thing. Because it was promised to me by the Lord. The transcendent spirit contained in the divine sun does not awaken.”
This is the covenant I made with the Lord in Room 104.
At that moment, Ari, who had been silent, asked.
“So what is the power of this legacy?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Huh? Wasn’t it just like a mini descent?”
“Mini Descent? That’s not entirely wrong, but if you look at it that way, what kind of power do you think Descent has?”
“uh….”
Ariga was sulking like a carp.
From the beginning, it was difficult to define exactly what kind of power the descent was, and the same goes for the sacred sun.
The charisma that suppresses the common people, the power of domination.
The power of words to punish those who break promises.
As the name suggests, the sun has the power to create flames.
A transcendent power that strengthens the body in many ways.
Even if you look closely, there are four powers contained in one legacy, and that’s not all.
Of course, this complex function could not be explained in one or two sentences.
If I had to express it in one sentence, I would say it like this.
“The power to make humans into god-like beings?”
Ariga frowned subtly.
“God? That’s not a very good word.”
“Or let’s say it’s something for becoming a ‘cult leader.’”
“It got more horrible.”
Of course, this great legacy has a fatal weakness.
“It also has some pretty serious weaknesses.”
“what?”
“It’s rechargeable. It’s even empty right now, and the charging method is extremely tricky.”
“How do you recharge? By sacrificing a sacrificial lamb to this flame?”
“Coolook!”
A few people coughed in confusion, but apart from the cruelty of Ari’s words, the charging of the sacred sun was not that simple.
“That’s not it. It can be recharged by offering small amounts of faith, and even more, by sacrificing the believer’s life and soul.”
“…”
Therefore, if you want to use the sacred sun properly, you must establish a religious group and become its leader.
“The grandfather said, unable to hide his bewilderment.
“What kind of legacy is so complicated – no, wouldn’t it be a bigger problem if I take this out?”
— Bam!
“Mukseong-ah, let’s think about what happens after we leave. So, what should we do at the hotel? Should we just pray while watching ‘Han Ga-in’ every morning starting tomorrow?”
“… Don’t say such horrible things. Just, I’ll take care of it in room 206.”
Eunsol, who had been listening quietly until now, opened her mouth.
“Gain, you talked about that in your room, right? You talked to the Lord and restrained the erosion of the sacred sun’s ego.”
“yes.”
“So the sacred sun is quiet now?”
“That’s right.”
My older sister just made a complicated expression and didn’t ask any more questions.
I didn’t feel the need to add anything.
If God has given me something, I must give him something in return.
That’s just the way business is.
At this point, when you re-enter room 206, you have another objective to accomplish, separate from solving the room.
I must offer 144,000 souls to the Divine Sun.
*
After the story about the sacred sun was summarized to this extent, the topic of conversation naturally changed.
For the first time in a long time, it was my grandfather, not my older sister Eunsol, who led the meeting.
“If we go to room 105 now, they’ll say something like ‘party time starts tomorrow’ or something, right?”
Everyone nodded.
“Let’s think about what we’re going to do during this party time. Gain, you can do some research with that damn fireball.”
“I will do that.”
“Seungyeop, are you well contained in your soul?”
“Yes. Feeling a little full? Should I sing it?”
“No. Let’s keep our meetings between ourselves from now on.”
“…”
Just a few hours ago, didn’t you kindly tell Aurelia, or rather Yumi, that you were your colleagues when you left?
But as soon as I came out, that was the first sentence that came out of my grandfather’s mouth.
‘Let’s have the meeting among ourselves.’
It’s funny, but it’s a wise decision.
I’m saying this because Yumi isn’t here, but what’s inside the soul box can change, right?
Besides, Yumi’s identity is very different from that of an ordinary person, whether Aurelia or Arima.
Feels more like a 0.5 colleague rather than a 1.0 colleague?
Arina Songi nodded as if it was natural to look around.
Of course, there were people like Seungyeop and Eunsol who smiled awkwardly.
“Oh, Yumi, as soon as that comes out, you’ll want to build a body, but don’t let me right away.”
“…”
“Seungyeop, listen carefully to what your grandfather says.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Don’t take it lightly just because it’s in your inheritance. Don’t give in to everything I ask you to do.”
“yes….”
“I don’t think they’ll act recklessly since their souls are mortgaged to the inheritance. But be careful. Think of them as agents of the chaos they’ve contracted with, not people.”
Seungyeop was embarrassed by those words.
“Hey, Grandpa! I’m not an agent and I’ve never made a contract with Chaos.”
“…”
Ariga smiled brightly.
“Mukseong, do you know that this guy is your junior agent?”
“…”
“Seungyeop, don’t stay alone with Yumi until you get used to it.”
“yes.”
I think that’s the best solution.
“Let’s stop talking about the Soul Box. We’ll think about the rest later. Next is the Sanctuary of Blessings?”
“I think I can go tomorrow morning.”
When the topic of the sanctuary came up, Jincheol, who had been just sipping a beverage, chimed in.
“Whose turn is it next? Wow~! I’m looking forward to going to the sanctuary the most!”
Elena thought for a moment and then answered.
“If we look at the contribution of No. 104, it would be Ms. Ga-in who inherited the inheritance and Miss Miro who played the role of the saint. Ari and I also played our own roles.”
At that moment, Ari yawned and muttered.
“Honestly, I’m not expecting much this time. Isn’t that what everyone else is expecting?”
“…”
Unlike Jincheol, who was flustered, quite a few people nodded.
I don’t think many people will get reinforcements from the sanctuary this time.
There are two main reasons.
First, I’m in the latter half of the second floor and have cleared level 104.
In terms of games, it’s similar to clearing a low-level dungeon without collecting high-level dungeon items.
Will I get a lot of experience points?
Second, the more you strengthen your blessings, the higher the contribution required becomes.
If you hit the strong reinforcement twice, many of your colleagues will have strengthened their units 2-3 times.
What about me?
After solving room 203, the owl told me that I had to solve ‘at least two rooms’ to get the fourth enhancement.
Since I solved #205 and #104, I feel like it may or may not be possible to solve them in numbers.
In cases like this, you don’t know until you try.
Ari opened her mouth again.
“In my opinion, I don’t think it will be easy to strengthen the group in the future other than Eunsol, Sanghyun, and Miro.”
Eunsol reacted to those words.
“Ahh… I understand that Sang-Hyeon and Miro joined late, but why am I also included in that lineup!”
“…”
Ari closed her mouth with a look of guilt, and her older sister snickered.
“Okay. Well, I have this too these days. I should practice this. It’s harder than I thought.”
After obtaining a new tool, ‘Hojopmong’, my sister’s confidence has increased significantly.
As the topic shifted to my older sister, my grandfather naturally asked a question.
“Have you been touched by greed again?”
“sure.”
“I have to use it this time too? Where do you plan on using it? Tools?”
My sister shook her head.
“The tools have been fine for a while. More importantly, Ariya.”
“huh?”
“You said there was still one hidden NPC left?”
“huh.”
I’ve solved everything on the first floor, and I’m still in the latter half of the second floor, but there are still hidden NPCs left.
The teacher who was drinking coffee reacted in amazement.
“Oh, really? Why are there still NPCs hiding? Miss Ari, can’t you find the hidden elements with the power of the secret blessing?”
“I can feel it when I’m nearby. But I’ve never felt it before.”
The last hidden NPC is said to be Ariga who hasn’t been near him for a long time.
At that moment, Eunsol clapped her hands lightly.
“How many times have we searched the hotel? So many times! We’ve turned over every single piece of decoration on the walls. And Ari hasn’t even been near it? What does that mean?”
Ariga answered.
“It seems like they don’t usually show up at hotels at all.”
“There will be some kind of appearance condition. And that condition will be extremely difficult!”
Naturally, I thought of an event I had experienced not long ago, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
What were the conditions of that event?
Gather at a bar and play a drinking game only to have everyone collapse?
Are the conditions for the appearance of hidden NPCs this absurd?
You might not find it until you get past the third floor, let alone the second.
“This time, let’s use the Hand of Greed and Seungyeop’s abilities to find that guy!”
Everyone already had an excited look on their face.