Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 595
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EP.595 Episode 595 – The Stolen World (10)
Episode 595 – The Stolen World (10)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 225th day
You are currently: Searching… .
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
– Han Ga-in
While the wisdom of the past held the stone tablet in check, I quickly summoned the divine sun.
Han Ga In Taeyang Ryu’s Secret – Fall Asleep Anywhere Instantly!
I prayed earnestly in my fading consciousness.
Ariga realizes that the pursuit of the stone tablet has stopped and uses the Dream Kingdom!
…
…
…
Finally, I heard the voice I had been waiting for.
“Long time no see -”
A space filled with gray fog – the kingdom of dreams!
He immediately got up and hugged Ari.
“- Gyah! No, don’t startle me!”
“It’s really hard to even look at your face once!”
How many months did it take to meet him again?
“Is it because he is a high-ranking person?”
“I’m going to fall… .”
Ari pushed it away with a sigh.
“Ariya. As you can see, the stone tablet is currently suppressed.”
“know.”
“I can’t hold it back any longer. Three minutes at most? I have to get to a safe place before then. The story is from there -”
“A safe place? Is there such a place?”
“The other world that my grandfather knows about! It’s a place similar to a world I can’t remember, but it’s completely isolated from reality, so even the management office can’t touch it. If it’s there, I can avoid the stone tablet -”
Ariga reached out and covered my mouth with her finger.
“No way.”
“…”
“Mukseong doesn’t know how strong the stone tablet’s ability to pursue is. You can’t avoid it by just entering a small dimension. In the first place, the ‘Kingdom of Dreams’ is also a kind of small dimension, and the stone tablet enters easily, right?”
“Then how have you been avoiding punishment all this time?”
“The place is not the point. The guardian is.”
The moment I heard that, I remembered the ‘giant gaze’ I had seen a while ago.
Ari was just atop a creature of unimaginable size!
“guardian?”
“Those entities from the past that rejected their fate.”
“what -”
Ari’s speech became faster.
“The process of gathering the consciousness of humanity to create quasi-gods, then dividing them again to return them to humans is the Ark. During this process, some quasi-gods refused to completely disintegrate.”
“that -”
“At the point when you became a quasi-god, did you awaken a feeble self-consciousness? Did your survival instinct overwhelm your destiny to preserve humanity?”
“…”
“Usually, it’s a case where an accident happens during disassembly, so I’m not in my right mind.”
In human terms, this is a story about someone who couldn’t overcome the pain of having their body split open to be turned into a smaller human being and ran off the operating table.
“Anyway, to them, the ark is the ark! The ark’s very existence is halfway through the ‘next loop’, so even the stone tablets can’t intervene -”
— Kookung!
A familiar pressure shakes the dream kingdom once again.
In this brief moment, the stone slab is regaining its strength!
Ari’s expression also became urgent.
“Do you have any questions? Just one!”
“… I heard that there are mirrors on the ark, and that thanks to them, humanity is changing with each repetition of the loop. Is that true?”
“that’s right!”
—Whoosh!
More powerful pressure.
If things continue like this, the stone tablet will soon try to kill Ari and me like it used to.
“No more! Go back to your dreams!”
“…”
It was only at this point that I vaguely realized.
The current situation itself was precisely the intention of the wisdom of our ancestors.
There was no such thing as a ‘safe place’ where Ari could avoid the slabs.
So, even if I meet Ari, this much conversation is all I can do.
The wisdom of the past asks Ari a question, and Ari, who is pressed for time, vaguely replies, “That’s right!”
What would happen if I broke up with Ari in this state?
“Cain, go back!”
We cannot help but be swayed by the wisdom of our ancestors.
From now on, you’ll say, ‘Didn’t your colleague say that I was right?’ and I won’t be able to refute you.
“…”
You have fallen into a clever trap designed by the wisdom of your ancestors.
The moment I was about to close my eyes, feeling distant –
A change has appeared in the kingdom of dreams.
“ah?”
“hmm?”
*
– Lee Eun-sol
“The true identity of the mine you call ‘the wisdom of the past’!”
“…”
“Do you know why he can’t even set foot in reality?”
A story about why the wisdom of the past cannot appear in reality and its true identity.
“He was originally a member of the Silent Ones. He is also a loser! He is one who longs for ascension throughout the eons, but has lost his chance!”
The wisdom of the elders was a member of the silent ones and the leadership of the Administration Bureau long ago.
Gain asked back, embarrassed.
“Ascension? That’s a word I heard from Ryan… Are you talking about the third floor of the hotel?”
“Yes.”
“Are you saying that the wisdom of the past tried to climb to the third floor but failed?”
“That’s correct.”
Suddenly, the topic of a hotel, and one on the third floor at that, came up.
Since Seondae Jihye is a hotel escapee, it’s understandable that the hotel story could come up, but I didn’t expect it to come up at this point.
This time, Gain asked back with a little curiosity.
“Are there any conditions for going to the third floor of the hotel?”
“…”
“Or is there some kind of test? In that test, the wisdom of the past fails and, um, becomes unable to appear in reality?”
“…”
“It’s a strange story, but….”
This time, I answered on behalf of Ga-in, who had an ambiguous expression on her face.
“What does his failure to climb to the third floor have to do with this situation?”
At that moment, a deep voice was heard from afar.
“I’ll answer for you. Osdork has never been to a hotel.”
The name of the monster that has been talking to us so far is ‘Osdork’.
Also, he didn’t seem to be from the hotel.
At that moment, Miro, who saw the newly appeared man, flinched greatly and whispered.
“He is also silent! And he dominates!”
“control?”
“You tried to do something bad to me!”
evildoing?
“Stop, stop! You’re touching my clothes -”
When Ga-in opened her eyes wide, Do-jae questioned back as if he found it ridiculous.
“Miro, did you continue to lie until you began to believe it yourself?”
“shut up!”
He looked at me, shaking his head as if he couldn’t understand what I was saying.
“The wisdom of the past has lived for a very long time. No one knows how many loops it has gone through.”
“I knew that much.”
“You, escapees of the Pioneers… Don’t you sometimes think this way?”
“Thinking like this?”
“Reality is absurd.”
“…”
“A family made of dreams seems fake. Wealth and power are meaningless, and the people around you feel like dolls rather than people.”
A tranquil silence descended.
Han Ga-in, Park Seung-yeop, Cha Jin-cheol, Miro and me.
None of the five contestants contradicted Dominance’s statement.
“If even you who have just escaped are like this, what must the wisdom of our ancestors be like after repeating countless loops?”
“…”
“He has long since considered the entire reality to be vain. It is not just that his relationships with ordinary people are vain, but he considers the entire real world we live in as a vain dream.”
The wisdom of the ancestors is a very old participant, and it regards the entire reality as vain.
“So, is the direction that such a person guides the path for humanity?”
Would someone who considers the entire reality meaningless aim for something like the salvation of humanity?
Therefore, the ruling party claims that the ‘destruction of the ark’ guided by the wisdom of the past is a huge trap.
So what is the goal of the wisdom of the past?
…
At that moment when everyone was confused and didn’t know what to do – suddenly Ga-in disappeared with a pop!
Did Miro summon Gain?
When I looked at the maze in confusion, I saw a murky fog pouring out from her entire body!
Immediately afterwards, an eerie voice announced the start of war.
“I tried to watch over you for a while, but now it’s impossible. I don’t know what kind of person Seon-dae Ji-hye is, but…”
— Kwajik!
The black spear slashed through the air, piercing Osdork’s swaying suit in one blow.
In an instant, Osdork’s ‘human disguise’ is torn off, revealing his horrifying true form!
“I see you are a worm wearing human skin.”
“Ahh… It has to turn out like this!”
—Whoosh!
*
Boom!
Flash flash!
clattering…!
Any further description is impossible for me at this point.
If it were the time when there was a ‘monocular bird’s eye’, the enormous bloody battle between the silent ones and their comrades would have been described in detail and in a cool way… .
Sorry guys.
Honestly, I have no idea how you guys fight.
One sad fact.
As soon as the fight started, Seungyeop ran away with me and said, ‘Wait here!’ before going back to fight again.
The atmosphere was openly that it was better if I wasn’t there, but it was hard to deny, so I felt even more disappointed.
“…”
A time when I was struggling with depression and looking for a suitable place – a place where I could be safe and join my comrades when needed.
A monster wearing strange armor blocked my path.
“Ugh!”
The moment I was about to raise my hand to use the Butterfly Dream, an incomprehensible force stopped my hand.
The opponent is extremely strong!
“…”
Are you strong?
I don’t know because I was subdued in 1 second.
Please tell me I’m strong.
I’m also a hotel escapee, so it’s sad to say that I was defeated in a second by a worthless enemy.
“I am Basilio -”
“Are you the silent one?”
“You -”
“Are you the silent one? Tell me that you are. Are you not an agent or something?”
“right.”
“thank you.”
The other person made a face that showed they couldn’t understand.
“What do you mean?”
“no.”
“…I would have killed you already.”
If you subdued me in one second, you would have killed me in two.
“Now, the stone tablet has lost its light.”
“slate?”
“Also, while the ark is on the border, I will not retaliate if you talk to me.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“We – the silent ones – make decisions by majority vote.”
“Even in elementary school class meetings, it’s usually a majority decision.”
“… It is much more thorough than you think. Once a decision is made, it cannot be denied, and any denial will be punished immediately.”
“so?”
The other person continued speaking with a mysterious shine in his eyes.
“The question of whether the ark should be protected.”
“…”
“It’s 3 to 6.”
“what?”
“There are problems with the Ark, too. We are just maintaining it because we have not found a better alternative. It is true that the wisdom of the past, that mine, is an untrustworthy one… .”
“Should the messenger and the message be separated?”
“… Yes. His argument that the ark must be destroyed is persuasive.”
Now that I’ve heard this, I understand what Basilio is saying.
Even among the silent ones, there are differing opinions about the ark, with three of them believing that it should be destroyed, as the wisdom of their ancestors had done.
then….
“No way! Basilio, you’re a destroyer of the Ark? So you’re saying you’re going to help us now?”
“no.”
“what?”
“I plan to watch the situation.”
“… what?”
“What if I help you rashly and the six sides win? What if the stone tablet is restored in that state?”
“…”
“I am the target of the stone tablet’s punishment. Therefore, I will remain here and keep you in check.”
“…”
“When the game is decided, then we can make our move.”
“this….”
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“You idiot!”
The moment Basilio opened his eyes wide, I couldn’t control my anger and shouted.
“You idiot! At least you have the belief that you have to destroy the ark because other guys do this and that and protect the ark because of that!”
“…”
“You decide to act based on that belief, but you! What’s wrong? You’re going to side with the winning side after looking at the situation?”
“How foolish. You went through all sorts of ordeals at the hotel and you still don’t know.”
“what?”
“It is not he who wins that is strong, but he who survives that is strong.”
What an opportunist!
“It is a tragedy for all of us that a retard like you is at the head of humanity!”
Basilio in front of me was more disgusting than Dominion or Osdork fighting with their comrades.
When you’re supposedly at the pinnacle of humanity, shouldn’t you act according to your beliefs rather than your own life?
The moment my blood pressure soared and the back of my neck tightened – I realized that I had one ‘strong force’ left.
It just so happened that Basilio and I were the only ones around!
“Just stay still. You won’t be able to move a finger anyway.”
I also laughed as I looked into Basilio’s mocking eyes.
“Hand of Greed: 1 -> 0”
“Please, punish that piece of trash!”
“what -”
You don’t have to lift a finger, you idiot!
[It was done.]
—Wheeing!
Immediately afterwards, a strange noise was suddenly heard throughout the ark, and gas began to come out from the ceiling!
“ah?”
“hmm?”
What is this situation?
Basilio muttered in disbelief.
“Sleeping gas?”
“what?”
“It’s a device to suppress unnecessary noise, but it’s quite effective for humans.”
“ah?”
“I don’t know how you managed to get that thing to work, but… you’re foolish. Osdork and I aren’t human. On the other hand, all of your colleagues are human.”
“…”
“The situation has become increasingly unfavorable for you.”
D, Dragon!
Did you also judge that my colleagues are nearby?
So you passed the risk on to your colleagues?
“Whoa! Dragon, you son of a bitch!”
“… Out of all the contestants I’ve seen so far, you’re the weakest. However, I must admit that you’re the funniest.”
The acrid smoke seeped into my bronchial tubes and I lost consciousness.
*
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 225th day
You are currently: Searching… .
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
– Han Ga-in
A change has occurred in the Kingdom of Dreams.
Another dream appeared.
In other words, one of my colleagues fell asleep at exactly ‘this exact timing’.
“Isn’t that Eunsol’s dream?”
“…”
An interesting thought occurred to me.
“Ariya.”
“huh?”
“… Even the fallen ark is still an ark, so you said that it can avoid the stone tablets because its very existence is halfway to the next loop?”
“that’s right.”
“Then, the ‘real ark’ would be much safer?”
“what -”
Without a second thought, I grabbed Ari’s hand and ran!