Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 422
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EP.422 Episode 422 – Party Time (2) – Eternal Dream
Episode 422 – Party Time (2) – Eternal Dream
– Han Ga-in
In a cold world where everything is frozen, I became a stone in space.
…
Did you know?
Time is truly relative.
Just as a mayfly’s life is different from a human’s life, a human’s life is like a moment to some people.
For some, it was an eternity, for others, it was a fleeting moment.
I couldn’t tell if I was a person or a stone.
…
After swimming endlessly through time and space, he finally saw the light. He was the most insane being in heaven and earth.
“My faithful son, I have long since given you the light of ascension. Why have you wandered for so long?”
I answered that I had never wandered, but had only returned to gain the strength to overcome the ordeal.
Then he laughed and laughed and grabbed me with his burning hands.
“You are small and weak. You are just a grain of sand on a sandy beach, a drop of water in the ocean. How can you, someone like you, overcome the trials of the One who sheds tears for the three thousand worlds?”
A flaming hammer struck me.
— Boom! Boom! Boom!
Did you know?
Most of the volume occupied by matter is empty space.
So if you have enough force, you can compress it to ridiculous levels.
Isn’t the mass of 1cm³ of a neutron star said to be 100 million tons?
After three swings of the hammer that could crush even the North Star, I was soon transformed from a human to a dot.
There were countless dots all around, all of them pitiful refugees who had fallen out of the cycle of the universe.
…
The first hundred years were just crying in pain.
It was like the behavior of a baby bird crying with its mouth open whenever it sees its mother.
“Be born again! Be born again! Thinking is but an illusion. Know that suffering can become sweetness.”
He asked him how the next 100 years could be like this for humans.
It was like blaming the stars when an earthquake occurred.
“Be born again! Be born again! Don’t look at the process, look at the purpose. Accept the providence of evolution.”
Finally, finally, when the third sky brightened, I realized that there was a devil inside me.
He said with a laugh as the devil tore the dot open and sprayed black liquid like tar everywhere.
“My son, your true nature is now revealed. What is this childish trick? Is the wisdom of a dull insect that was not even born all that you have?”
I have now shaken off the clutter and replied that the West is just a tool and I only wish to expand.
At that moment a miracle happened.
The one sitting on the lofty throne came down and looked at me, and his face was truly like that of a merciful father.
“Now that you have finally begun to understand, there is no limit to what I can do. Expand and expand again. Understand that the evolution of life has taken place from single-celled to multi-celled.”
I don’t have to look far to find a way to expand, so I will expand by devouring my father’s flesh and blood.
He said this with a happy expression, smiling and laughing again.
“Do so. I will give you my flesh and blood, as well as my marrow and intestines, so swallow them willingly.”
At last, the moment my mouth, which had turned into a caterpillar, opened as if to drink in the Pacific Ocean, a feather fell from the sky.
I was planning to just watch for a while, but this trick is too much.
Standing in front of a tiny child, did you think you were the Creator?
“Oh! Say that to yourself. How dare a sparrow, who cannot even wipe the dust from his clouded eyes, claim to be wise?”
Be humble, be humble again.
This board was designed by the One who sheds tears for the three thousand worlds.
Know that you are but a pawn on a chessboard.
“All onlookers, take note. While he himself remains silent, this sparrow thinks he is a messenger.”
Everyone has a role to play.
Accept that your remaining role is merely that of a tool.
From today onwards, I will not tolerate such tricks.
Soon, the wise bird spread its wings as if to cover the sky.
Once I got the hang of it, my limbs sprouted and I was free.
After blinking twice, the eyes, nose, and mouth were created and the senses were awakened.
After three strikes, the dot finally appeared and the caterpillar turned into a human.
I held onto the owl’s paw while still maintaining my dazed mind.
I was so overwhelmed with physical and spiritual pain and fear that I prayed to God to show me the way.
Then the owl said, “Forget everything about today, it’s a nightmare that will never happen again.”
It was also said that the cunning one taught you the way of escape and transcendence.
Are you telling me to forget?
Are you telling me to remember?
A confusing answer shook my head, but soon I realized that all these worries were useless.
Because the sun was bright.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 376
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – ‘Room of Rest’
Wise Man’s Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
Today is the morning of the second day of party time.
“…”
My head hurts so bad.
I think I had a really weird dream last night, but I can’t quite remember it.
Apparently, the owl appeared at the end of the strange dream.
“…”
I just woke up and haven’t written any advice yet, but the count is 0.
It means that the owl exerted its power in some form.
After washing up and changing clothes in a daze, I went out for breakfast.
*
“Jincheol, are you eating pork belly in the morning?”
“Sister, don’t you know that in America, they eat bacon for breakfast?”
“No matter what -”
“Haha! Jincheol has a healthy stomach so there is no problem. The English breakfast is the best in England -”
While her colleagues were chatting happily, Songi asked Ari.
“Is Miro not awake yet?”
“It hasn’t even been 24 hours yet.”
“Is that so?”
Yesterday, on the morning of the first day of Party Time, we headed to the Sanctuary of Blessing.
Ari expected that it would not be easy to strengthen the blessings from now on since most of her colleagues had strengthened them 2-3 times.
As predicted, the only person who could be strengthened this time was Miro.
This must be because she has never been strengthened even once, yet she has made a decent contribution by taking on the role of a fake saint in Room 104.
“I wonder~! What kind of power do you think Miro will gain this time? Does the Administration know anything?”
“I don’t know.”
“Why are you speaking so carelessly? Eight!”
“…”
Songi suddenly reached out with a fork and took only the ham from Ari’s sandwich.
Ari looked dumbfounded for a moment.
“Are you a kindergartener?”
“You could say it’s similar to your mother’s behavior.”
“Hey~! I admit that.”
— Beep!
Pero, who had been watching quietly, climbed onto his grandfather’s plate of steak as if he couldn’t stand it.
“Eww! Oww! No, I just asked for a piece of meat, why are you putting it on my plate! You little punk -”
“Grandpa, don’t swear.”
“Look at this guy’s beak. It’s got a bird’s head, so why is that an insult?”
At that moment, Seungyeop spoke in a cautious voice.
“Sister Ari!”
“Huh? Why?”
“Can I borrow your thermos? Now -”
Ari’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as she listened to that, and as if she had been waiting, her grandfather hit Seungyeop on the head with a stick.
“Eww! Why are you hitting me all of a sudden!”
Ariga answered with a sigh.
“You tried summoning Yumi last night, right?”
“…”
“It’s obvious why you suddenly asked for a bottle. Yumi wants to build up her body now?”
Ari’s thermos is filled with Yumi’s blood, flesh, and hair.
Of course, Ari keeps the bottle itself, regardless of what’s inside.
“… yes.”
“Ah! Mukseong, hit me two more times.”
— Exactly! Exactly!
“Ouch! Ouch!”
“I told you not to meet me alone for a while. I told you to be careful until I figured out what kind of personality you had. Well… I summoned you in the meantime.”
“…”
As I listened to my colleagues’ laughter-filled conversation, my floating heart felt like it was coming back down to the ground.
Then Elena stretched her arm back and hit me.
“What are you thinking so deeply about? Without saying a word?”
“Ah. I had such a weird dream last night….”
“What kind of dream is this?”
“A dream of turning into a small dot and becoming part of a picture?”
A few of my colleagues snickered at those words.
You probably thought it was just a simple dream.
About an hour after the meal, Miro woke up.
As soon as Miro came out of the room, he started running around in a frenzy, calling his colleagues.
“Mooooooooooo, come on, come on!”
“Eww! It’s noisy!”
“Get home!”
“Ah! Seriously, why are you doing this? Ariya! Why are you doing that!”
“… I don’t know either.”
“Get home!”
When Ari finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and started pulling the maze ball, everyone gathered at the front, sighing.
Why would you do something like this? It’s so obvious!
The fact that he had gained new superpowers must have excited Miro beyond belief.
So I decided to adapt to that mood.
“So, what power did the prettiest maze in the universe get?”
Suddenly the maze hardened like ice.
“… Hey, don’t say weird things!”
“The best in the universe -”
— Bam!
Before I could finish speaking, Miro kicked my knee and I almost fell over.
Miro looked back at his colleagues with a smug expression, without even looking at me.
“Look!”
Miro began to thrust the sharp blade of the dagger into his own skin.
It’s not like he’s trying to harm himself out of nowhere, he’s probably just trying to show off his newfound strength.
Even so, the closer the sharp blade came to my skin, the quieter the surroundings became with tension.
“Cluck!”
Even Miro himself swallowed nervously, which made Ari look dumbfounded.
“Why are you so nervous? Wasn’t it something you wanted to show off?”
“That’s true, but it’s scary when you try to do it… I need to prepare myself a little – Aaaah!”
Before Miro could finish speaking, Ari hit Miro’s hand that was holding the sword.
The moment the blade touched Miro’s body, a tremendous scream filled the hotel!
“Eww!”
“…quietly.”
“Eww!”
“Be quiet! You’re not hurt!”
Eventually, Ari got very annoyed and covered Miro’s mouth again.
“Huh!”
“Ah, hahaha!”
“What kind of skit is this guy doing?”
Regardless of the greatness of the ability, this situation itself is just laughable.
No, but judging by the way you even stuck a knife into his skin, don’t you know what his ability is?
Miro himself knew he wouldn’t get hurt, and he actually didn’t get hurt.
But why on earth did the world scream for me to go away?
“Oh, Ari, I really hate you so much!”
Miro began to beat Ari with his fists, his face red from the heat.
Ari just took it with a blank expression.
Aside from being funny, the ability itself was pretty amazing.
It’s a different power from the skin not being able to be stabbed because it’s hardened, or the skin being stabbed but regenerating quickly.
The knife was clearly stuck, but the area where it was stuck filled up like smoke and there was no change.
According to the explanation of the labyrinth that calmed down the excitement, the name of the ability is simply ‘Unchangeable Stage 2’.
When an attack is made to the body, an unknown force called ‘invariant force’ takes the attack instead, and while the invariant force remains, Miro is not harmed.
After hearing the explanation, Jincheol summarized it.
“I see. So, you mean, like the Protoss, they have shields?”
“What are Protoss?”
At least I understood this explanation.
*
Around lunchtime, Eunsol said with a solemn expression.
“Do you all remember what we talked about the other day? That we were going to find the last remaining hidden NPC with the Hand of Greed?”
After looking over her colleagues who had finished preparing themselves mentally, she put her hands together as if praying.
“I just wrote it!”