Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 462
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EP.462 Episode 462 – Day of Rest – Second Sentence
Episode 462 – Day of Rest – Second Sentence
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 551
Current Location: Tier 1, Hallway
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
The third escape from room 206.
Thanks to this, room 206 has become the room I’ve tried the most times since room 101.
Whether they were physically or mentally exhausted, the expressions on the faces of my colleagues walking down the hallway were full of fatigue.
Is that why?
A notice appeared on the wall indicating that tomorrow was a day off.
Sister Eunsol responded.
“Oh. Room 206 only gives you two days off. Is it because it’s a difficult room?”
I think it’s not simply because of the difficulty level, but because it’s ‘long’.
In other rooms, one attempt might take two or three days, but in room 206, it takes several months.
Of course, this is based on the people who stayed in paradise.
For those who moved deep into the area, it would have felt like it was over in less than a day.
“First of all, thank you all for your hard work. Let’s each talk about what we experienced.”
We naturally sat around the tea table and chatted away.
This time, the party was divided into three main groups.
1. Me (Gain), Yoo Song-i, Lee Eun-sol, Kim Muk-seong
2. Kim Sang-hyun
3. Kim Ari, Elena, Cha Jin-cheol, Park Seung-yeop, Miro
We were in charge of ruling the city and spreading the ‘Cain faith’ under the guise of the Sijo faith.
Due to the nature of the role, I didn’t get any particularly great information.
That doesn’t mean there were no results.
“Gain, is the sun’s charge finished?”
Everyone looked at me with anticipation at Ari’s question.
He answered with a slight nod.
The faith and soul of 144,000 people were a distant memory when the sacred sun was first obtained.
All filled.
“Brother, then can’t you do something great? Like fly?”
I thought Seungyeop was quite cute when I saw his excited expression.
He may be a bit childish, but he’s still a young boy!
I wanted to make it fun, but not now.
“I’m sorry. It’s a rechargeable heritage, so if you use too much force, you’ll have to recharge it.”
Fortunately, this guy is just a bit stupid, but he has a good personality.
“Oh, I see! I’ll definitely look at it next time I need it.”
“okay.”
I felt even better when I saw eyes that held a little bit of respect for me.
If I had time, I could probably turn this thing into something useful.
Isn’t this a situation where a kid with a very useful ability is woefully lacking?
It is inefficient.
Anyway, people who got colorful information exchanged opinions for a long time.
Sang-Hyeon talks about the mysterious events he experienced in the sanctuary, and his experience of coming into contact with an incomprehensible being believed to be the ‘Ultimate One’.
While he was explaining, he suddenly looked at me and asked.
“Oh, he said this to me. Why does the Demon King act like a real god? What does it mean?”
“…”
“To you, that is, Kim Sang-hyun, you are not qualified to hear any more. However, your colleague already knows the answer.”
“I already know the answer… .”
“I think that fellow is talking about Cain. Any guesses?”
Why does the Demon King act like a real god?
If it were a simple answer, we all already knew it.
The Demon King was originally a being that reacted to people’s imagination, and he only reacted because people worshipped him as a god.
Of course, Sang-Hyeon Hyung isn’t looking for an obvious answer that everyone already knows.
“…”
“Haha, I just mentioned it, so if you can’t think of anything, feel free to ignore it. It doesn’t seem to have any direct relation to solving the room. It’s more like personal curiosity.”
Why does the Demon King act like a god?
The question should be rephrased as:
Why does God act like God?
Why would you grant the wish of a weak being who is so insignificant compared to you?
People do not protect ants on the roadside, so why do gods protect their followers?
I know the answer.
Because this is what I am experiencing.
“…because I can’t tell the difference.”
“yes?”
Where does me end and where does outside of me begin?
Humans are beings bound by the shackles of the flesh.
My body is me, and anything outside my body is the other.
What, then, of the Supreme Being, who is free from petty constraints?
For them, the boundary between self and non-self is extremely vague.
If we consider all things to be me or ‘something that will become a part of me’.
If you feel like everything is being sucked into a huge gravitational field like a black hole.
“…”
For those who have attained the ultimate self, the concept of distinguishing between ‘God’ and ‘believer’ is meaningless.
It is similar to how humans do not consider each and every cell as an entity.
The Demon King said, ‘I’ did not grant the believer’s wish, but only fulfilled his own desire.
“No. Let’s move on to the next topic.”
Ari, Elena, and others shared the information they found after breaking the seal on the maze deep within Paradise.
As we listened to the story, we realized one thing.
“Similar information.”
The information hidden by the Demon King’s cult and the information obtained through the maze all point to similar solutions.
“…which means it has become more reliable.”
As Ari said, a kind of cross-validation has been done, so the reliability has increased.
“I found the same solution from a different route. Turning the Demon King into a less dangerous being through Demon King worship.”
After a moment of silence, Ari muttered as if trying to sort out the situation.
“At this point, it seems like this is the solution the hotel has prepared. The specific means are also in the control device in the depths.”
For a moment, I lowered my head.
Because I had to cover my distorted expression with both hands.
Ari, an agent of the Administration who is older than she looks.
A person who has gained experience outside of our country that is incomparable to ours.
But is this unpleasant method the only solution you can think of?
Once something bothers me, past events come flooding back.
If you think about it, wasn’t Ari the one who opposed entering Room 104 several times in the past?
Because of that stupidity, my growth has only slowed down.
“Everyone, listen to me for a moment.”
I opened my mouth, keeping patience in mind.
I’ve discovered the path of ‘Devil Worship’, which is clearly the answer prepared by the hotel, so why shouldn’t I go down that path?
Fortunately, a logic came to mind that could convince my colleagues.
People like Lee Eun-sol and Cha Jin-cheol already seemed to feel aversion to the term ‘devil worship.’
So, when I emphasized how unethical that path was, how it was a choice that would make humanity’s fate into slavery to the devil, they quickly moved on.
Elena, Miro, etc. were easier, for them the mere fact that ‘I am against it’ seemed enough.
Judging from the atmosphere, people like Yoo Song and Park Seung-yeop didn’t seem to have any thoughts of their own in the first place.
It feels like I just say yes and follow what other people decide.
Don’t these guys already feel half-immersed in the sacred sun without having to soak them in it?
I emphasized to the two management agents that we already had half a ticket, and that they should fill up the remaining half in room 206 if possible.
“Ariya, don’t forget. You know that the legacy of No. 206 is ‘the means to save the world’, right?”
“… I heard that information at the hotel cinema.”
“Given the circumstances, the candidates for the Legacy are Unbreakable Reason, One More Chance, or the Master of Time. Which of these will save the world?”
“…”
“You don’t know exactly what it is? I think it’s both. There has to be both. So finding a ‘better solution’ is not an option, it’s a necessity. Don’t you think so, Grandpa?”
“Oh, oh? That, that seems to be the case. Today, Gain, your opinion is quite firm.”
“Because it’s a question that has an answer.”
Finally, Kim Sang-hyun raised both hands before I could even open my mouth.
“Let’s do that.”
“…”
“I see that Ga-in has already convinced everyone else. When I listened to it from the side, it seemed like a pretty logical opinion. I will also follow that direction.”
*
The meeting went on late into the night, and all sorts of crazy things were said.
It’s so hard to find a ‘different answer’ than the one the hotel has arranged.
“Eight! If there’s nothing to protect, there’s no need to fight the Demon King! Just wipe out humanity with the control system!”
A responsible market, Songi’s opinion.
“Let’s build a spaceship as soon as we get in and leave Earth behind!”
“…You’re not looking for a spaceship that the organization has already created, or you’re building a spaceship?”
“I searched through all my memories, but I couldn’t find anything like a spaceship?”
“Miss Miro, a spaceship isn’t something you can build in 100 days.”
A former astronaut who is immediately turned down for a spaceship project in the labyrinth.
“Can’t we just kill them all and then turn back time to bring them back to life?”
“… Inma, Ariga told me before why it’s impossible. I said that someone who has devoted themselves to indomitable reason won’t come back to life even if time is turned back. It’s impossible even with the Time Ruler, let alone One More Chance.”
“Is that so?”
Park Seung-yeop and Cha Jin-cheol, who are young but have memory lapses, recalled the same thought twice and were nagged.
In this way, the painful time when everyone was wrapping their heads around each other passed.
“Ugh… My head hurts. Everyone be quiet!”
Perhaps because she was tired, Eunsol suddenly summoned the flute.
— Beep beep~!
It’s as if an elementary school student is playing the recorder.
It may be because the musical instrument is a flute, but Eunsol has never really learned how to play the flute.
“Ahhh~! Why isn’t it working?”
“Sister, isn’t it natural to get a headache from using your head too much?”
“Oh, really! This flute is secretly useless.”
“You punk! If you have an inheritance, you know how to be happy!”
“Isn’t there only one person who isn’t here?”
“What, what is it?”
People who relieve fatigue by making light jokes among themselves.
and….
“…”
My mind is blown.
It felt like someone had poured cold water from the deep sea onto me.
“Sister.”
“Huh? Gain?”
I said it as if it was nothing serious, as if I was joking.
“Haha, I learned how to play the flute when I was little. Try blowing the flute again. I’ll help you get into shape.”
“Wow~ Gain grew up so well-mannered!”
The same thing happened again as the sound of the flute spread naturally.
No, it was worse because it happened twice in a row.
I felt as if my head was being pounded relentlessly by the cold water mixed with rock-hard ice.
Then, ‘I’ who had been watching everything from behind the curtain woke up.
…
If ‘I’ have woken up now, who is the one standing in front of the curtain?
“Ugh!”
“What? Why?”
“… I’ll go rest for a bit and come back.”
“You must be tired. Yes, tomorrow is a day off. Get some rest.”
As soon as I arrived at room 105, I leaned against the wall, feeling like I was going to collapse, and asked.
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
‘What on earth is going on?’
[I lost my balance. When I started doing something I had put off for a long time.]
Lost your balance?
“…”
A thought that occurred to me in the room of curses.
Perhaps, the owl caused this whole situation.
‘Is that you?’
No reply came back.
As if I don’t want to be asked questions like that.
“…”
Something that has been put off for a long time.
Strangely enough, as soon as I heard this, I knew what to do.
If one side of the weight becomes too strong and loses balance, shouldn’t the other side be made heavier?
Finally, a book appeared.
As if it had been waiting for this moment, the book opened on its own as soon as it appeared.
— Whirlwind!
The first sentence I understood a long time ago.
An unchanging self does not exist.
When I learned this truth, I knew that I could no longer be ‘one’.
and….
“If what is other can be yours, then can’t you also be other?”
“…What does this mean?”
— Phagec!
Sparks flew.
Lightning struck me.
At that moment, I knew I had taken an irreversible step.