Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 476
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EP.476 Episode 476 – Party Time – Worries (1)
Episode 476 – Party Time – Worries (1)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 931
Current Location: Tier 1, Hallway
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I woke up in the hallway.
I turned around just in case to check my colleagues’ expressions and realized that there was no need to say anything.
Because the expressions on my colleagues’ faces, full of a sense of liberation, and my grandfather’s excited expressions were the answer.
Finally, the long and arduous #206, free from the Demon King’s oppression.
*
We moved to the tea table, had a cool drink, and heard what was going on during selection time.
“- So Grandpa got one more chance. Do you understand?”
“Yes. Congratulations, Grandpa.”
“Hehe, what’s the congratulations? It would be okay if we were in another room, but in room 206, it feels like I’ve been carried away, so it’s embarrassing.”
“Are you still happy?”
“haha!”
Are you embarrassed to eat your inheritance without doing anything?
Hey~! This is honestly a lie.
Life is the happiest when you eat raw without doing anything.
Even though I’m still a 20-year-old, I know this much.
Soon, Eunsol, who had briefly visited room 105, brought two pieces of good news.
“This time it’s a one-week party time! And voila~!”
“As expected, the ticket has been completed.”
This is the third ticket I got from the hotel.
The first one was used for the resurrection of Sang-Hyeon, and the second one was used for the resurrection of Miro.
What will the third ticket be used for?
“Oh, by the way, that phrase has disappeared from the party time announcement.”
“Stationery?”
“There’s a phrase in the hotel that says there’s a secret that only reveals its identity during party times.”
“I guess that’s because there’s nothing to find now.”
During each party time, we explored the hotel to find hidden NPCs and rooms.
As each floor was opened, two hidden NPCs and two hidden rooms appeared.
Ari showed me a few pictures that seemed to be visible only to her.
“Hotel Secret! 1st Floor
1. Hidden Room
1) Sanctuary of Blessing 2) Souvenir Shop
2. Hidden NPC
1) Doctor 2) Merchant 」
“Hotel Secret! 2nd Floor
1. Hidden Room
1) Hall of Mirrors 2) Resurrection Room
2. Hidden NPC
1) Mysterious Craftsman 2) Painter 」
“It’s refreshing and disappointing. It feels like there’s less to do during party time.”
Everyone nodded at my sister’s words.
Here, Jincheol added a word.
“It feels like the suffering in this strange place is finally over. After the second floor is over, we can return to reality.”
This time everyone became quiet.
The fact that there is an escape route at the end of the second floor is reliable information that the hotel has reconfirmed several times… .
What does that reality mean and why is there a third floor if you can end it on the second floor?
My head became complicated as various thoughts crossed my mind.
So I lightly tapped the table to get their attention.
— Bam!
“Ahem! Okay, okay. Let’s calm our minds and come back to reality. There’s still one left, right? The ‘Gateway Room’.”
Room 207, the gateway room.
“Let’s also think about what to do during party time.”
Ari spoke as if she had been waiting.
“The Sanctuary of Blessing, the Ticket Office, and the Hand of Greed. These are the things that come to mind. How about Mukseong’s new legacy experiment?”
The grandfather, who had summoned One More Chance proudly, soon said, not knowing what to do.
“I also have a burning desire to try it….”
The hotel said that it would cost a whopping amount of money.
This is why I can’t even dream of ‘trying it out for practice’.
“Think about it. I fell into hell as a reward for my rebellion. The King of Hell, with his crimson beard, asks me as he strikes me with his staff.”
Suddenly, my grandfather spoke in a tone like that of an actor in a play.
“‘Speak, sinner Kim Muk-seong. Why did you destroy the laws of the universe and become a perverted sinner?’ To this, I answer like this. ‘I tried to control the world once.’ Then, what will King Yeomra say?”
“Eww! Hehe! Grandpa, have you ever been an actor?”
“What are you learning? Songi, you laughed, so that’s enough.”
Surprisingly, Songi seems to have a taste for this type of gag.
As for me, well, I feel like my grandfather’s tension has risen quite a bit since he inherited the inheritance.
Elena laughed lightly in response, then began to talk seriously.
“As Ari said, I should go to the sanctuary, but is there anyone who will be strengthened this time?”
“I know.”
Strengthening blessings is like a game, the higher the level of strengthening, the higher the contribution required.
“I heard from Owl that Stage 3 is usually the final stage of enhancement. There is also Stage 4, but it is rare to obtain that enhancement.”
“Then, shall we count how much each of us has strengthened?”
Sister Eunsol began to write them down one by one on the whiteboard, as if she found them interesting.
“Gain, tell me first.”
“Peer location information, scenario understanding. Scenario understanding is a ‘strong reinforcement’, so it should be counted as two.”
Soon my blessing information was written on the whiteboard.
Han Ga-in: Colleague location information (1) -> Understanding the scenario (2) = Step 3.
Information about other colleagues was written in a similar way.
Yoo Song-i: Telepathy (1) -> Beloved (2) = 3 stages.
Park Seung-yeop: Control of destiny (1) -> The beginning of man (2) = 3 stages.
Kim Ari: Compass (1) -> Girl with no presence (1) = Stage 2.
Elena: Lie Detection (1) -> Clarity Index (1) = Level 2.
Cha Jin-cheol: Regeneration (1) -> Instant (2) = 3 stages.
Kim Muk-seong: Vivid communication (1) -> Crowd psychology (1) = Step 2.
Eunsol Lee: Hand of Greed (2) = Stage 2.
Kim Sang-hyun: The one who enjoys (1) = Step 1.
Maze: Constancy (1) = Step 1.
“I was a bit confused by my greedy hand. However, since the dragon said ‘strong power’ out loud, isn’t it stage 2?”
That makes sense.
Anyway, looking at it this way, I can see some people who have no possibility of strengthening and some who have some possibility of strengthening.
“I’m still at level 2.”
“I also tried my best… .”
“Well, I guess the hotel has different ideas.”
Elena agrees with Ari, who feels a bit regretful, and Eunsol, who is half-resigned.
“Inma, I’m glad I got the herd mentality, but I’m also greedy! If the hotel is like that, then I should know.”
Grandfather, who became a ‘friend hotel fan’ because of his inheritance.
“Teacher, can we strengthen it again?”
“I don’t know either.”
Even Miro and Sang-Hyeon, who joined late, don’t expect much from the blessing reinforcement.
It will be revealed tomorrow, but it seems like one of the level 1 or 2 comrades can be strengthened.
It’s not necessarily because he was so active in room 206.
In game terms, if the experience bar was filled to about 95%, then even if you didn’t do anything in room 206, you would have filled it to about 5%, so it makes sense that your level would go up.
and….
Maybe I’ll be given a level 4 boost.
*
After the story about blessings was settled, my older sister briefly brought up the story of the hand of greed.
“Where would be a good place to use it this time?”
“That’s what you mean? Of course, 207’s – oh, that won’t do.”
The grandfather, who was trying to answer easily, soon realized the problem and closed his mouth.
Let’s look back at the information acquisition event, Cheon Ki Leakage, which was caused by greed.
Asking for too much information would result in an unbearable punishment, but room 207 was the highest class room and no questions were allowed.
Even if you change the type of event, the ending will be similar.
The hotel won’t give us any information about room 207.
At that time, Ari looked at the maze with a somewhat complicated expression.
“Miro, how are you -”
“huh?”
“… no.”
As always, there is something between those two that we cannot easily intervene.
Funny enough, there are many cases where Ariman knows something but Miro doesn’t.
The conversation naturally turned to tickets.
“Wouldn’t an additional legacy be better than a resurrection?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s do it that way this time.”
Naturally, opinions converge on additional heritage.
After the maze, which was Ari’s terrestrial mission, awakened, the very theme of ‘resurrection’ felt distant from us.
Realistically speaking, there are few candidates among the remaining fellow candidates who can provide help to ‘us now’.
The only being that fits this description is Estavio, the alien that helped Songi in Room 103… .
Aliens are kind of like that.
I really think I’m an open-minded person, but I don’t like having colleagues who are a bit unusual, and aliens that look like starfish are a bit much.
Meanwhile, Eunsol wrote down all the legacies on the second floor that we had missed.
“A list of missed legacies.
Isosceles polyhedron (No. 201)
Queen Rudah (No. 202)
Unknown Cell (No. 203)
Hongyeomcheolseon (No. 205)
Indomitable Reason (No. 206)
“You can choose one of these. Each of you, tell me your opinion.”
Miro was the first to open his mouth.
“I hate that debt!”
“… Yes. Hong Yeom-cheol really liked the maze.”
Regardless of whether you like or dislike the maze, objectively speaking, Hong Yeom-cheol-seon has the most problems.
“Hong Yeom-cheol-seon is not very good. Look at me. I use ominous imaginations much more often than justice. You all know why, right?”
The power of ‘Judgment of the Wicked’ overlaps with Elena’s justice, and justice itself is more difficult to utilize than expected.
As I progressed through the hotel, I realized that it is surprisingly rare for a villain who threatens the world to be simply a villain.
“I’m also a Queen Rudah. Do you all want to eat snails and become a fisherman?”
Everyone nodded to Eunsol’s words.
I have no desire to become a fish, let alone eat snails.
This time, Sang-Hyeon Hyung gave his opinion.
“I don’t recommend Unknown Cells either. The ability to inherit is quite good, but…”
It’s pretty good, though?
My brother, who had been thinking about his words for a moment, brought up an unexpected story.
“…It’s a bit similar to the legacies of the Gain Army.”
Is it similar to my legacies?
“The high point is quite high, but that high point is not a human high point.”
I was becoming more and more curious about what he was trying to say.
“Hmm, let me explain it simply. Have you guys ever heard of the term ‘blind watchmaker’?”
It’s a word I saw in a very famous book.
“This is a description that alludes to natural selection in evolutionary theory, but in a very crude summary, it means that evolution has no plan or intention. As a result, the human body has many imperfections.”
The imperfection of the human body that inevitably occurred because there was no plan or intention in evolution.
“There are many more examples besides the famous ones, such as blind spots, appendix, and wisdom teeth.”
Songi’s eyes became blurry for a moment and she let out a blank voice.
“Hey, what does that have to do with the unknown cell?”
“If I get an unknown cell, I really want to tear apart a lot of parts of it.”
You’re tearing it down and fixing it?
“Why are the human eyes so inefficient? Do you know how fragile the cruciate ligaments in your legs are? The human spine is not yet fully adapted to walking upright.”
Everyone’s mouths were half open at the embarrassing story.
“What about vitamin synthesis? Why can’t primates synthesize vitamin C, which almost all animals produce in their livers? The same goes for the brain. As a result of millions or tens of millions of years of adaptation to the Stone Age, civilized societies suffer from many mental illnesses.”
I began to vaguely understand what Sang-Hyeon Hyung was saying.
“If we can get the unknown cell, we can improve all these problems. This is truly a great miracle, it is like transcending humans.”
“that….”
“Do you understand what I mean, Mr. Cain? What it means to tear apart your body and transcend humanity.”
“…”
If the Grimoire or the Sacred Sun seeks to dismantle the mind or to achieve spiritual enlightenment or transcendence, then the Unknown Cell is a legacy for the ultimate materialist.
The possibility of challenging the limits of not only humans but also all living things.
That’s why it’s dangerous.
When the surroundings became quiet for a moment, Ari opened her mouth.
“Then there are two left. The isometric polyhedron and the indomitable reason. Should I state my opinion at this point? I think the indomitable reason is the obvious choice. I’m sure Gain would strongly agree.”
My story all of a sudden?
“Don’t forget, everyone. The legacy of 206 is a tool to save the world, and we don’t know at this point whether the indomitable reason or the one more chance is the key. So we have to get both. Right, Gain?”
“…”
That’s right.
I remember telling that story to convince my colleagues.
“Of course, no matter how much the world is in crisis, it probably doesn’t feel real. But you guys aren’t planning on living in a hotel forever, right?”
“That’s true.”
No matter how individualistic a person is, he or she would be concerned if there was a crisis threatening the end of humanity.
“Gain, do you think so too?”
“…”
I couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly as I looked at Ari, who seemed to trust me like an iron fist.
What I said back then was not sincere, but half-hearted because of the erosion of the sacred sun.
Looking back, it was a time when ‘thirst for the soul’ molded my spirit like clay.
Is it absolutely necessary to obtain both Legacies of Room 206 to save reality?
This is just some logic squeezed out to convince people.
To put it bluntly, it’s a story made up because I didn’t want to give No. 206’s soul to the Demon King.
…
Although it is a forced logic, it is actually a fairly persuasive story.
So, my other colleagues also agreed with what I said at the time.
However, the logic was not flawless, and Eunsol pointed that out.
“But Gain, I had that thought back then too…. Isn’t it a little strange?”
“…”
“What hotels expect from us is usually a simple solution. Like Room 201.”
“… That’s right.”
“If you solve it normally, you get one legacy per room. But it’s a little strange that only room 206 has to get both legacies.”
To summarize Eunsol noona’s opinion, it is simple.
If you look at the notification that the hotel puts up when the Cursed Room ends, the typical expectation is that it’s a 30-point solution that doesn’t get you a ticket, not a high-score solution that does.
Hotels don’t require us to do this either.
In this context, the statement that the reward for saving the world along with the hourglass is hidden in Room 206 should be interpreted this way.
Whether you have indomitable reason or one more chance, you can solve real-world problems using just one method.
“Well, I understand what you’re saying, but isn’t that Eunsol’s guess? Gain’s thoughts will be different.”
“…”
It’s burdensome because Ari keeps doing this.
So what do I think?