Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 477
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EP.477 Episode 477 – Party Time – Fourth Enhancement (2)
Episode 477 – Party Time – Fourth Enhancement (2)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 931
Current Location: Tier 1, Hallway
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
I was embarrassed as I saw the gazes naturally gathering around me.
Ari too, and I don’t think other people usually put this much importance on my answers.
Rather than preferring isomorphic polyhedra, Eunsol is closer to not wanting an indomitable opposite sex.
I could even guess what he was thinking even though he didn’t say anything.
Because indomitable reason demands human sacrifice.
This aspect was similar to, yet different from, the Divine Sun. The Divine Sun could use its power by gathering faith without necessarily killing people.
On the other hand, unyielding reason does not require the sacrifice to be voluntary, and can even work by kidnapping a passerby and offering him up.
Ari emphasizes the opinions I have expressed in the past and hopes for unwavering reason.
Perhaps it is because they are agents of the Administration who react much more sensitively to crises in the world… .
I don’t think this is all.
It feels like you’re subtly teasing me, am I mistaken?
It seems like he’s trying to figure out something for me, apart from my heritage choices.
“…”
“What do you think?”
I made a decision.
“It’s an important matter, so let’s go to the sanctuary and decide.”
“Sanctuary? Perhaps you should ask the sponsor?”
“Right. I’m thinking of giving you some advice too.”
“You’re already at level 3 enhancement – hmm. You might be able to do it. Not a bad idea. What do other people think?”
Others nodded at the suggestion that it was an important matter and that they should listen to the sponsor’s advice.
You worked hard to collect the tickets, and once you decide, you can’t take them back, so you have to choose carefully.
Considering what I had heard before, it seemed like I would be able to meet a sponsor.
Of course, you may not be able to meet them, so it would be a good idea to write some advice.
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
‘Which heritage should I choose?’
[It’s not a question of what to choose, but who uses it.]
It’s not a cursed room and it’s not urgent, so should I ask more?
[Advice: 2 -> 1]
‘Then I would like to hear the answer, including who will write it.’
[There’s something you’re missing.]
Did I miss something?
Even after wrapping my head around the following advice, I still couldn’t understand what this meant.
*
The next morning, as soon as I checked the notification that Party Time had started, I headed straight to the Sanctuary of Blessing.
Now, this place has become familiar to me like home.
Let’s see who can strengthen it, two people came up.
“Elena, Han Ga-in’s enhancement is possible. Would you like to proceed? (Y/N)”
When I solved room 203, the owl told me that I could get the fourth enhancement after solving at least two rooms.
Since I solved #104, #205, and #206, I thought it was time, and it was as expected.
Suddenly, my heart ached as I recalled the cold memory of flying through distant space.
Even my colleagues who tell me I worked hard probably don’t understand ‘how much’ I worked hard, but I feel like the only person who has seen my hardships acknowledges it.
“Huh? My name is there? I didn’t expect it at all!”
“congratulations!”
Separately, I thought someone among the comrades in stage 1 or 2 would strengthen it, but I didn’t know it would be Elena.
It’s not that I was really active in room 206, but rather, I got the clear index right after finishing the first room on the second floor, and a long time had passed, so maybe it was time.
Soon, my vision became blurry and my consciousness was dragged to a distant place.
*
– Elena
Is it my turn now?
I really didn’t expect that.
I’m happy, but also subtle, and although it’s funny to say this, I feel a little sorry.
“Are you sorry? Why are you sorry?”
In a mansion with a somewhat dark and gloomy atmosphere, a long-awaited sponsor appears in the corner of the eye.
As before, a beautiful woman-like figure wearing a hood.
Of course, as is often the case with these beings, gender would have no meaning.
“Not necessarily. I think of myself as a woman.”
“…”
I haven’t said a single word until now.
This kind of ‘conversation’ still feels awkward.
“Aha, I guess I was a little rude. There’s not much difference between thinking and speaking here.”
“no.”
“Okay, let’s go back to what we were talking about earlier. Why did you feel sorry?”
“… I haven’t been using Blessings that much lately. Oh, I’ve been using Myeonggyeongjisu diligently.”
Yes, that’s right.
To be honest, I’ve been writing a lot of ominous imaginations lately, and I don’t really remember writing meaningfully about justice.
The clear index is often used to dispel ominous thoughts.
“I see. May I ask why?”
“…Because the conditions for justice are too strict.”
It’s really too tricky.
I didn’t know that being able to use it against evildoers would have such strict requirements.
Due to the nature of the hotel, there are too many monsters rather than humans, and the villains are more of a belief type villains rather than simple villains, so it is difficult to say that they are evil.
On the other hand, I thought that Ominous Imagination was too risky when I first got it, but thanks to the appropriately obtained clarity index, I am using it without much difficulty.
“Using ominous imagination as your main focus and using the clarity index as your support. Is this the winning formula you’ve found?”
“Formula for victory? Yes, that’s right.”
I think so.
“You now know that the conditions of justice ultimately depend on your attitude, don’t you?”
“yes.”
Ari and the others used to hide this fact from me.
This is also an old story.
The problem is, even if we realize this fact, not much changes.
“Values aren’t like some tool that you can change just by making up your mind.”
Justice becomes a very convenient force if you can treat your opponents as evil whenever necessary.
But how is that a belief if you can change your criteria whenever you need to?
“Yes, yes. You’re right. If you can change the standard of the scale as you wish, then it’s not a scale, it’s violence.”
“Yes.”
In this respect, my thoughts and those of my sponsor strangely coincide.
So maybe I got justice.
“What do you think about the way we use the term ‘exploiting’ colleagues?”
“…”
Definition of taking advantage of one’s colleagues.
It makes it much easier to use justice when you put your comrades in danger and they die in front of you.
Paradoxically, this is proof that the exercise of justice depends on my state of mind.
It’s the way the teacher taught us, sacrificing himself, in room 104, before.
“You don’t actively use that strategy. Rather, there are cases where your colleagues induce that situation.”
“…”
I was speechless.
After I actively sacrificed my comrades, I got angry at seeing my dead comrades and launched a counterattack in the name of justice?
It’s a bit strange just thinking about it.
“Yes, it is strange. I did not mean to tell you to mercilessly sacrifice your comrades starting tomorrow. I just gave you an example because you can create a similar situation with the power you have gained this time.”
“Similar situation? What kind of power is it -”
“Before that.”
A robed woman spun around lightly.
“how is it?”
“You are so beautiful!”
“…Thank you. He was asking about the surrounding scenery, not me.”
“hmm….”
It’s been so long since I’ve been here that I didn’t notice it at first, but the atmosphere is different than when I was here last time.
If it had been a neat garden-like atmosphere back then… .
“It’s a little dull and dark.”
“It’s a poor and damp atmosphere. It feels like rats might come out from above, and the walls look like they’ll collapse at any moment.”
“No, not to that extent.”
I tried to comfort her, but then I realized it was all in vain.
The opponent is not a friend who grew up in a poor environment, but a being equivalent to a god.
This dark and gloomy atmosphere is not a sign of poverty!
My sponsor is trying to tell me something.
As if my realization was correct, the faceless beauty smiled.
How do you know she’s smiling –
That’s not the problem!
“What is it? Um, should I check out this mansion? It’s dark, gloomy, and dreary -”
“That’s enough. I hope to see you again next time.”
“yes?”
“Remember this scene. Also, be more proactive in the future. It gives you the strength to do so.”
“Yes? Yes?”
Consciousness becomes blurred.
*
[Elena (Justice) -> Obtained ‘Self-Defense’.]
*
– Han Ga-in
As always, the owl caught the heavy mood above the clouds.
Wow~ If someone saw it, it would seem like I’m the only god in the bird world –
“Your mental state is getting more and more arrogant by the day.”
“… That’s because you keep reading my mind.”
“It’s not about reading, it’s about seeing.”
“Isn’t that it?”
“The difference in class is revealed in the smallest understandings.”
“…”
“By the way, they’re doing something interesting over there.”
“yes?”
“Should I try it too?”
“yes?”
What are you talking about? Over there? Elena’s side?
— Foodie!
An owl as big as a mansion flapped its wings, and the surrounding scenery shook –
“…”
“…”
It just shook.
There hasn’t been any particular change.
Strangely enough, I could read the owl’s mood now.
An atmosphere that is slightly awkward and yet slightly appealing.
“… the great bird god tried to perform a miracle, but the tricks of a cunning hotel -”
“Be quiet.”
“What is it?”
I asked the question out of courtesy, but I had a vague idea.
It looks like Elena’s sponsor is slightly crossing the line and using the surrounding background as a hint to tell Elena something.
The owl knew this and wanted to try it himself, but the hotel wouldn’t allow him.
Why? Because my sponsor has already ‘cheated’ several times.
“I will only accept your heart.”
“When I first took you, you were like a sparrow that fell into the mire.”
“When did you collect it? This is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“A stupid sparrow who thinks he is smart, but can’t do anything on his own, so he just flounders around.”
“What were you trying to do by shaking the scenery just now? Wow, I thought you were a great man, but you can’t even control your own house -”
“If you hadn’t taught me everything one by one, I wouldn’t have been able to fly, let alone walk on the ground. How pathetic that would have been.”
“At first, I thought there really were no blessings. Because there was no one to tell me how to use the status window or how to use the advice.”
“That sparrow has grown so large, it must be the protection of wisdom.”
“…”
Although it was taken as a light joke, the owl’s attitude was very different from usual.
A slightly sentimental attitude, unlike in the past when he would only say what was absolutely necessary and send it off.
How is he feeling now?
I bought a stock with low probability at a low price, but it went up so much that it hit a high price –
“Stop thinking so shallowly.”
“… yes.”
“Keep two things in mind. First, your question about the inheritance.”
Which legacy should you choose?
“It’s not a question of what to choose, but who uses it,” he said.
“A brazier and a polyhedron. Who do you think should use them?”
“I need to talk to my colleagues -”
“Your colleagues have already decided.”
It is said that his colleagues have already decided who will inherit the estate.
Why didn’t I know this?
There’s no need to hide it from me, right?
“…”
They talked amongst themselves at the time of choice.
It’s a simple mistake that often comes up when talking with multiple people.
The illusion that everyone knows because it’s a story that’s over between them.
I wasn’t there.
“To whom -”
“Can’t you guess?”
It’s me.
I played a big role in episode 206, but I died at the end and didn’t get my inheritance.
Besides this, many of my colleagues trust me the most.
Didn’t the teacher or Miro or Elena tell me to give it to you?
“Just as you were unaware of the conversation between them, they were unaware of the decisions you made.”
The decision I made during the process of emptying everything after seeing the end of the sacred sun.
“…too much is as bad as too little.”
The determination to no longer be swayed by legacy.
The purpose of the legacy is not my purpose, but the legacy should serve my purpose.
We must let go of our obsession with power.
“That’s enough. The rest is up to you. Let’s move on to the next story.”
“If it’s the next story, is it the fourth reinforcement?”
I vaguely recalled what the owl had said before.
What did you say?
“He who has reached the pinnacle of wisdom will be able to see all things… right?”
The power to see through all things!
Just hearing it makes you think it’s an incredibly powerful force.
When I looked at the owl with an expression full of anticipation –
Contrary to my expectations, I felt some concerned looks.
“Why are you doing that?”
— Foodie!
Instead of answering, he flew into the sky and hammered a sentence into my head.
“Be strong. Know what you must give up and what you cannot give up.”
What are you saying?
*
[Han Ga-in (wisdom) -> Gained ‘insight’.]
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 933rd day
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 105 – ‘Room of Rest’
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
…
I woke up in a round bed.
“what?”
He was a patron who usually liked to hear unknown words, and this time it was the same.
The story about choosing a legacy that was given before was quite specific and easy to understand… .
How do you distinguish between what you should give up and what you cannot give up?
“…”
I clearly gained the power called ‘Insight’, but there was no change in the status window.
Let’s go outside first.
— CLANG!
As I opened the door wide, I ran into an old man who had been jogging down the hallway since morning.
“Oh! You’re awake? Are you okay? Your ability is -”
“ah.”
I saw it.
I’m watching.
Will see.
Incomprehensible information pouring in from an incomprehensible realm where past, present, and future are all mixed up together!
A decaying city covered in neon signs, spires towering into the sky.
An old man nailed to the top of a spire.
An unknown figure smiling beneath it.
Kim Muk-seong no longer had any life.
“Crunch!”
“What? Why are you suddenly like this? Why again -”
When I turned around with a severe headache –
“Gain Ang? I suddenly heard a strange sound -”
This time we see a girl holding a black spear.
An ambition that was impossible to achieve from the beginning.
A plan that failed miserably.
Destruction awaits in a maze inside a clock that waits for its time.
A poor girl who was swallowed up by someone superior to her.
I realized this in the midst of a headache that felt like my head was melting.
What an absurd ability this newfound ‘insight’ is!