Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 515
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EP.515 Episode 515 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (1)
Episode 515 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (1)
– Han Ga-in
…
I woke up in a quiet home.
There is no sign of life, so it seems like there is no one else home but me.
I looked outside, felt the cool air, and checked my watch. It was dawn.
As soon as it started, the title blinked in one corner of my vision and then disappeared.
“What’s the title? It’s childish.”
Fallen King, just hearing it sounds like some kind of game term.
The status window that was fine when I was on the train disappeared.
Has the hotel sealed my blessing?
Ari said that if the hotel had any morals, the power she gained just before entering Room 207 would give her a chance to use it in Room 207.
It was said that Ari and Grandpa Mukseong could write the legacy, and Elena could write the blessing.
I expected it to be a heritage seal, but surprisingly it was a blessing seal.
Well, from now on, just believe in the Grimoire and the Holy Sun –
“what?”
There’s no response from either the Grimoire or the Sacred Sun?
As if it had been waiting, a notification popped up.
“Your blessings and legacy have been sealed! Please check the table.”
For a moment, I opened my mouth wide in shock.
Not just one, but both are sealed?
I heard that only one is sealed –
I remembered exactly what the merchant said on the train.
‘First, one or more of the blessings and legacies can be sealed.’
Not one, but one ‘more’.
As always, the hotel didn’t lie this time either.
“…”
I realized the meaning of the title ‘The Fallen King’ too late.
I definitely used to think that the greatest strength of hotel parties was trust and communication.
Conversely, the biggest reason for the failure of the Deep Sea Hotel party dominated by the labyrinth was the lack of trust and communication.
What do I look like now?
I make plans all by myself, hide information at all costs, and try to manipulate my colleagues like chess pieces.
He is far from the democratic leader that Sang-Hyeon Hyung hoped for.
I have my own reasons.
But, if you look at it that way, the past maze also had its own reasons.
When I came to my senses, I had become a secret king.
Now that he has lost his blessings and his heritage, he is truly a ‘fallen king’.
Isn’t the title a satire on my situation?
“Let’s just end the reflection here.”
After a second of meaningless reflection, I looked at the small note on the table as instructed.
*
Take back your power.
You can recover your heritage and blessings at designated locations.
1. School
2. Church
3. Han Ga-in
*
Let’s say school is like that.
What on earth is the church?
Church? Temple? Some kind of social group?
Besides, the last ‘Han Ga-in’ isn’t a place, it’s my name, right?
I couldn’t help but laugh at the teasing content of the note.
“…”
Let’s start by gathering some basic information about the current situation.
Fortunately, thanks to computers, the internet, and cell phones, I was able to grasp the basics without much difficulty.
The stage for the fourth trial is the 21st century Republic of Korea, and the administrative country of this world is called the ‘Vatican’.
China is divided into South China and North China, because the Chinese Civil War ended in a ceasefire in Issue 207.
There were also other differences, such as Alaska being owned by Russia and the surname of the North Korean hereditary dynasty being changed to ‘Park’.
In addition to the so-called four major religions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, there was also the unique fact that the ‘Cult of Horus’ had a significant presence.
Will this part affect the ordeal?
As of now, we don’t know.
…
In a way, my head became clearer, perhaps because my insight was gone.
I compared the plan I made before coming in with the current situation.
*
My colleagues often took ‘insight’ as, in effect, foresight.
It may be easier to understand if you think of it that way, but the hotel distinguishes between wisdom, foresight, and luck.
All three are similar in that they are the ‘power to make the right choices’, but their operating principles are different.
Wisdom is choosing the right answer based on proper evidence.
Prediction is observing the correct answer without considering the evidence.
Of course, it is not certain since no one has ever had a prediction.
Finally, luck is when you choose something without knowing the basis or even the correct answer, but then you look at it and say, ‘Huh? Is this the answer?’
In order to accurately interpret the possibility seen through insight, we must consider what the ‘basis’ is that created that possibility.
For example, every time I looked at Ari, I saw a chaotic, ever-changing world of possibilities.
Although it did give us three distinct images, they were actually just the tip of the iceberg.
Why is it that Ari’s possibilities are so confusing?
In my interpretation, it is because Ari lives longer and experiences more diverse things than her peers.
What is the basis for this?
Unlike her other colleagues, Ari was born immortal and even worked as an agent of the Management Bureau.
This means that the ‘potential for longevity’ is much higher than that of other colleagues.
Of course, in the end it’s a question of probability.
In reality, a companion who fell into ancient Egypt may gain powers he never had before and last for thousands of years.
In reality, a fallen comrade from the Middle Ages may gain powers he never had before and last for hundreds of years.
However, this possibility is literally a variable, something that even an owl cannot predict, let alone insight.
On the other hand, the probability that ‘Ari will live a long life and experience various things’ is quite high.
To summarize, we can come to a simple conclusion.
Ari is likely still alive somewhere in the world at this point.
…
Unlike Ari’s possibilities, which are constantly changing, Maze’s possibilities are more or less fixed.
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.
What is the basis for this possibility?
This is the inner side of the labyrinth confirmed through conversations with adult labyrinths that I have met twice so far and through the kingdom of dreams.
Many thoughts came to mind, but one thing was clear.
She must survive until the last moment – that is, until the fourth ordeal.
Since Insight foresaw the existence of the ‘Labyrinth in the Clock’, the first party could have used the Legacy.
If so, I believe that I have adjusted appropriately within this time zone.
…
In the end, what matters most is my potential.
A future shattered into pieces and scattered across the stars!
Surprisingly, this dire future was the most steadfast of all the possibilities I had seen, and it remained unchanged by repeated reflection.
This means that the probability of this occurring is extremely high.
Although it is expressed in numbers, it is over 99%.
Again, I emphasize that the most important thing in interpreting insights is the ‘basis’.
On what basis did Insight foresee my terrible yet certain future?
I was concerned about two things.
First, ‘who’ is trying to harm me? In other words, who is the enemy?
Second, ‘with what’ are you trying to harm me? That is, what are the means?
…
When we look at the timeline of the first and fourth trials, #207 takes place over a period of thousands of years.
Of course, there are countless variables, and neither I nor the owl know exactly how it will proceed.
With so many variables, what does it mean that my miserable future is certain?
This means that an indeterminate entity is not a cause.
For example, the National Intelligence Service or the Chinese Communist Party cannot be considered enemies.
If South Korea had lost the Korean War, there would have been no South Korea, let alone the National Intelligence Service, and if Chiang Kai-shek had won the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party would have disappeared.
It may sound absurd, but it could happen in room 207.
Therefore, my enemy is ‘a group that always appears even when history repeats itself.’
No matter how many times I repeat #207, hundreds or thousands of times, only the same group that appears every time can promise me ‘certain destruction’.
Surprisingly, there really is such a group in the world.
In the various rooms of curses that have completely different backgrounds and completely different histories, there was a group that appeared every time the setting was Earth and the main race was human.
It’s the management office.
Although the names have changed to ‘Administration’, ‘Vatican’, ‘Society of Reason’, etc., organizations that suppress chaos and protect humanity have almost always existed.
So in Room 207, my likely enemy is the Administration.
Of course, regardless of this, it could be a demon that fell from space in the 21st century, but since this cannot be dealt with in advance, it was excluded from the plan.
…
We cannot be certain at this point what the means will be, but we can speculate on one thing.
At least, it’s not something that the Management Bureau researched and developed, like ‘Indomitable Reason’ or ‘Furnace of the Soul’.
Because the pace of technological development is always different, it is impossible to create a ‘certain future.’
It must be something that fell from space.
It is highly likely that it was somewhere on Earth at the time of ancient Egypt.
These are things you can use once you discover them.
…
In short, this is how I interpreted the vision of my future:
In Room 207, a naturally occurring bureau-like organization obtains a terrible chaos entity that has fallen somewhere on Earth, and uses its power to shatter it into pieces and scatter it across the planet.
My goal is to prevent this future and break through to No. 207.
Detailed plans for this are….
I don’t know right now.
Wouldn’t you have to try to find out?
— Ring ring! Ring ring! It’s 7 o’clock!
“The alarm is ringing! It’s already 7 o’clock?”
*
The current time is 7:00 AM.
If you are a normal high school student, it is time to put on your uniform and head to school.
“…”
I am currently a student at Hotel High School.
The school name is funny, but why are you suddenly a high school student?
I would have liked to go to school and do some trials, but according to the note on the table, the place where my first power was hidden was ‘school’.
Looks like I have to go to school.
— Click!
“uh?”
I realized something unexpected when I saw the ‘student ID’ that fell off my school uniform.
Of course, my name and even my appearance had changed quite a bit.
Their physiques were similar, but they were too busy sitting in bed thinking since dawn to look in the mirror and notice the changes.
“Hmm….”
The name is the same, but the appearance has changed a lot.
The hotel had basically washed my identity, and when I realized this, the next thought naturally occurred to me.
The ‘enemy’ knows my real name and face!
Could this be a precaution to prevent the Vatican from launching missiles at my house right from the start?
“…”
If you know the name and face, you probably know a lot about their abilities.
You have to be careful.
— Ring ring! Ring ring! It’s 7:30! If you’re any later, you’ll be late! You’ll be late!
“…”
Let’s get going.
From now on, I must recover the scattered Grimoires, the Sacred Sun, and the Blessing of Wisdom, and then challenge the final ordeal.
My new name is….
***
A strange space filled with mystical brilliance.
In this world, ‘mystery’ is synonymous with ‘chaos’, so it is also a realm filled with murky chaos.
A beautiful being rose from the midst of strangeness that ordinary people would not be able to understand until the moment of their death.
“Aha! You’re here now?”
It was truly an endless wait.
It was an eternal preparation for someone who would not return no matter how much you waited.
However, every wait has an end.
I found out naturally.
No one told me, and my subordinates didn’t report it, but I just knew.
Perhaps it is because she too has tentatively stepped into the realm of destiny.
Finally, Horus returned to this world.
“…”
Even though in the long, incalculable life, the blessing of oblivion has swallowed up many memories… .
There are memories in this world that never fade away, and for her, those memories were of Horus.
“Phew.”
Suddenly, she thought.
What would he want to do if he met him?
“…”
— Teeing!
I lightly extended my finger and flicked the ‘mirror’ and the answer was revealed.
“This is it.”
It’s a given.
The Virgin Mary believed that mirrors were the solution to all the world’s problems.
“The mirror always knows the answer.”
It will be the same this time too.