Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 453
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EP.453 Episode 453 – Day Off – Meeting, Re-entry to Room 206 (3)
Episode 453 – Day of Rest – Meeting, Re-entry to Room 206 (3)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 480th day
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – Rest Room
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
Kim Muk-seong: Get up
…
Kim Muk-seong: You idiot! The sun is at its zenith!
…
Kim Muk-seong: I didn’t want to go to such lengths, but I guess I can’t help it.
“Eww! What, what is it?”
I woke up to the sound of a loud trumpet!
Even now, the loud noise is piercing my ears!
Han Ga-in: Grandpa, what kind of joke is this?
Kim Muk-seong: You punk! It’s almost lunch time!
ah….
It seems I overslept because I stayed up all night writing about the kingdom of dreams.
*
As I moved towards the tea table, my colleagues were already gathered there, and Eunsol waved.
“You’re here? You must be very tired today.”
“sorry.”
“No. There are days like this.”
As soon as I arrived, I rolled my eyes and looked at Elena and Songi.
Elena smiled faintly as if asking why, as if she had forgotten everything that happened last night.
I guess I couldn’t wake up until the end.
On the other hand, Songi… .
“Brother, was your dream trip fun?”
“… good morning.”
“It’s not morning yet.”
“…”
Since he speaks so openly about entering a dream, it seems that Ari has already told him about how to use the painting.
Of course, if Ari hadn’t said anything, I would have said it, so there’s no problem –
“Wow~! That must have been so much fun! Whose dream did you have? Arirang and I are 100% sure!”
It’s strange how I feel like I’m the only one getting scolded!
Anyway, since Songi is the only one who remembers, let’s just try.
“You were the last one. Remember? Songi, you made a cola tidal wave and threw me into the wall. So-”
— Bam!
Elena cut me off with the sound of setting down a coffee cup.
“This is a lie.”
No, were you using your lie detection skills?
“Wow! You’re lying so blatantly! Oppa, where did the trust between us go? How strange did you do that -”
Hey, this is a crisis!
How do I avoid Elena’s lie detection?
“Ah, Ariga!”
“Ariga?”
“Ari took the Dream Kingdom. That’s why I couldn’t use it anymore!”
He passed the ball to Ari.
It’s not a lie, it’s true that Ari took the painting.
And then the atmosphere got a little strange.
“…”
Just a little while ago, Songi, Elena, and I were playfully exchanging jokes, so I thought this time, Ari would be included as well.
Instead of joking around, everyone glances and looks around.
Suddenly, I realized that Miro, who would have normally intervened, was not saying anything.
Ari was leaning against a chair with a blank expression on her face on the other side of the maze.
Kim Muk-seong: (Personal message) There was a huge fight at Arirang Maze in the early morning.
“…”
What the hell is going on?
Yesterday, you said you were going into a maze dream and borrowed the dream kingdom, and then suddenly you started fighting?
Eunsol cleared the air by coughing.
“Ahem! Ahem! I’m glad you know how to use pictures. Okay, shall we start the meeting?”
*
The first topic of the meeting, which had begun in earnest, was the evaluation of the second escape method.
“Let’s get this straight. In the second round, Arirang Gain put the Demon King to sleep through the final means prepared by the Reason Association. But why was it an escape instead of a solution?”
In the second attempt of No. 206, Ari and I used the ‘city control system’ that the Society of Reason had established deep within Paradise to sacrifice all of humanity, except for a very small number, to the Indomitable Reason.
It was certainly a huge sacrifice, but it cannot be denied that the deterrent effect created by the massive scale of human sacrifice once again put the Demon King to sleep.
But why isn’t it a solution?
“Isn’t it because we kill too many people?”
Songi muttered, then trailed off, as if she thought it was wrong.
Ari answered in a calm tone.
“I don’t think so. The casualties were enormous in rooms 201 and 203 as well.”
Ari answered right away, perhaps not wanting to drag it out.
“The sealing of the Demon King through indomitable reason demands constant sacrifices. That is the problem. The ongoing crisis has been prevented through great sacrifices, but there are no more humans to sacrifice.”
He succeeded in putting down the Demon King who was trying to awaken with the ‘Punch’ created by gathering 2.34 billion people.
What’s next?
There are too few survivors, so aren’t there any more humans to sacrifice?
“There is no longer any raw material to activate the Indomitable Reason. Perhaps in a few months or a few years, the Demon King will rise again, and then it will be an abrupt end.”
Songi made a blank expression.
“No… Then why did the Association of Reason prepare such a meaningless means?”
“Why is it meaningless?”
“We paid 2.3 billion to delay the end by only a few years -”
“Is it meaningless to treat a patient who would die today if left alone and live three years longer?”
“…Is that so?”
At that moment, the teacher lightly clapped his hands and said.
“I think it’s good. The important thing is that we finally figured out a ‘reproducible escape method.’”
A repeatable escape method.
“As you know, the escape method you used the first time can no longer be used.”
The first time, I used Indomitable Reason and One More Chance at the same time to escape while I was using Descent and blocking the Demon King.
This method is no longer usable since there is no descent.
On the other hand, the second escape method can be reused.
Go to the Paradise Deep, capture the research lab, and use the city control device.
“Once the third round starts, some of you should head straight to the deep section. We should also occupy the research lab, and wake up Miro this time. Miro?”
“…”
“Miss Miro?”
“Ah, ah. Um, yeah.”
When the teacher naturally handed the conversation over to Miro, Miro, who had been lost in his own thoughts, was slightly embarrassed.
“You said that you could resist the underground time control with your unchanging power?”
“Oh, maybe?”
“Then, I guess we can look forward to seeing Miro Yang’s performance in the third round.”
“Okay, I’ll try hard.”
While my colleagues were discussing how to proceed with the next round, I too was lost in thought.
In general, it seems like it will proceed similarly to the previous episode.
The difference is that now is the time to think about ‘solutions’.
Room 206, how do I fix this weird room?
“…”
I thought that if I figured out how to escape, I would have a sense of the solution, but that wasn’t the case.
‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’
The Demon King is in a state of chaos trying to eat humans, and a massive human sacrifice is needed to delay the end even for a moment and secure escape.
After that human sacrifice, there will be no more people to offer up, so the solution is impossible.
“what’s this….”
At the moment when his head was about to hurt, Seungyeop, who was usually quiet, suddenly raised his hand.
“Wow, wow! I just had an amazing idea!”
“you?”
“… Sister Ari. What is that tone of voice?”
“No. Tell me.”
“Ahem! The mayor Wong More? When he used that coin! He said all the dead people came back to life?”
Songi nodded.
“That’s right. When I turned back time, the dead people came back to life.”
“Then! 2 billion? After you sacrifice it and trap the Demon King, you can turn back time and revive the dead!”
“…”
“…”
For a moment, the surroundings became quiet, and Ari sighed.
“Seungyeop. Those who are sacrificed to the indomitable reason cannot be resurrected even if time is turned back. It is probably because their souls have been burned.”
“…Is that so?”
“You should eat some cookies.”
“…”
The meeting finally concluded towards evening.
As everyone stood up, a bombshell came out of the doctor’s mouth.
“Sir?”
“… It’s a dangerous task, so I’ll try to do it alone. This time, you’ll do the escaping, city rule, and religious order without me.”
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 480th day
Current Location: Tier 1, Hallway
Wise Man’s Advice: 0]
Late at night, I met Ari after waiting in front of room 105.
“What are you doing there?”
“I’ve been waiting for you.”
“why?”
“Kingdom of Dreams.”
“Oh, OK. I’ll give it back.”
As I handed Ari the round, dried dream kingdom, I glanced at her expression.
“What happened to Miro?”
“… we reconciled.”
“That’s fortunate.”
We just saw the reconciliation itself.
However, what I’m curious about is why they fought in the first place.
“…”
“…”
Ari cut me off lightly, as if she had guessed my question.
“It’s for personal reasons.”
When I said that, it was hard to ask any more questions, so I nodded and was about to go in.
— Snap!
Ari grabbed my arm.
“Huh? Why?”
“If you keep the picture, you will use it sometimes.”
“Oh! Oh, there seems to be a misunderstanding. Yesterday was just a practice session on how to use the picture -”
“I’m not trying to discourage your naughty desires.”
“Wow! You’re talking about something big! What a shameless desire! It’s just-”
“Be quiet and listen. Don’t enter the maze of dreams.”
“… what?”
“It’s dangerous. The dream of the maze is very dangerous.”
“What is that -”
— Clang!
Instead of explaining further, Ari went into the room.
“…”
no…!
What if he just blurts out something like that and goes to bed without any explanation?
I’m so curious to know what will happen when I enter the maze dream!
…
The next morning, we started our third attempt at 206.
*
– Yoo Song-i
“ah.”
I woke up for the third time in the garden of a wealthy mansion.
“…”
— Crunch! Crunch!
As I was walking in the garden, recalling the meeting that had lasted all day yesterday, I heard someone approaching.
Now, I know the identity of this person without even looking back.
“Dad, are you here?”
“Yeah. Were you taking a walk?”
“yes.”
It’s a normal conversation between a father and daughter.
I haven’t written ‘The Beloved’ yet, but that doesn’t mean the market is going to treat me like crap.
“…”
I turned around and looked at Leon Kadyrov.
The mayor, who had been lost in his own complicated thoughts, soon tilted his head and looked at me.
“What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?”
“…”
In the past, people used to write about loved ones at this kind of timing.
I thought that if the city ruler took care of me, things would be easier.
“… dad.”
This is a story that came out at the meeting yesterday.
In fact, wasn’t this the wrong way to go from the start?
As a result of writing to the market about the beloved, this man and I met a tragic ending every time.
Because he somehow managed to escape from false love every time.
One more chance, with the help of Shijo.
There may be other means of mental protection besides these.
“Why is that?”
therefore….
“Dad, I have something to tell you.”
This time, let’s do it the regular way without any superpowers.
*
– Kim Sang-hyun
“Everyone! Today’s word is about ‘equality.’ Everyone is a glorious descendant, and under the great gaze, each class is like a facade -”
That damn pseudo-sermon!
How come it’s always the same without changing a single word?
Now, I can close my eyes and recite it all, but the believers who are moved by the same sermon every time they hear it are truly amazing people.
“No. This kind of rebellious attitude needs to be corrected….”
I am a second-class secret agent who has infiltrated the Demon King’s cult.
In this episode, you’ll be the one trying something extremely risky.
“Phew… .”
I’m grooming myself.
Aversion to supernatural beings, anger at demons who claim to be gods.
I tried to suppress these negative emotions thoroughly and become an ‘obedient person’.
… does it make sense?
From now on, the beings I will encounter will be able to read the shallow minds of humans with ease, right?
I don’t know.
In this case, there is more I don’t know than I do know.
“Shall we talk about sijo after a long time?”
Listening to the speech on the podium, I recalled what happened last night.
About the idea that I just said with my own mouth.
***
“I’m repeating the same thing… but there must be some secret in the Demon King’s cult, right? So…”
A spontaneous idea.
An absurd, ridiculous, and bizarre idea.
“It’s a bit of a scary thought.”
A ‘slightly’ scary thought?
“Isn’t the room of curses a matter of survival for us too? Putting aside ethical issues -”
Ari Yang cut it off abruptly, perhaps because she thought the introduction was too long.
“Just say it plainly, because the management threw that in the trash can about 100 years ago.”
Finally, I opened my mouth.
“Very well. I don’t know what the Demon King’s cult did, but haven’t they become the true servants of the Demon King?”
“yes.”
“So… how about we all change course to the Demon King?”
At that moment, everyone fell into silence with their mouths half open.
“Wolves have fought humans for a long time, but they have never been able to defeat humans. But.”
“…”
“Hasn’t the wolf that betrayed its own kind become man’s best friend and prospered to this day?”
***
My heart is pounding wildly.
This time, I… .
You will become the devil’s lackey.