Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 603
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EP.603 Episode 603 – The Stolen World (18)
Episode 603 – The Stolen World (18)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 229
Current location: Jung-dong, Jungang 3-gil, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Wise Man’s Advice: 3”
– Han Ga-in
“We know about the Ark and the Marauders. What about the Moon?”
“That’s a very long story. It’s connected to what we’ve talked about so far.”
After taking a deep breath and a sip of water, Aidyah continued her explanation.
“Let me explain in chronological order. The first ark was created after studying the regressors. The regressors existed before the ark.”
“I guess so.”
“It is said that the world at that time was a society with a strong class system. At that time, those who returned were considered royalty chosen by heaven.”
The regressor was treated as royalty chosen by heaven?
It was an interesting story, and I could easily understand it.
Now, the administration controls information so that ordinary people don’t even know that regressors exist, so it’s difficult for them to become royalty, but what if there’s no control?
To the average person, the regressor is an immortal demigod.
“The control of the ark was also in the hands of the royal family. Just as the control of the ark was later in the hands of the silent ones.”
“I understand.”
“They say that the first few times the ark merged with the next world without any major problems. Then the first accident happened.”
“accident?”
“There was a rebellion. A war of unimaginable scale broke out, and many records were lost. In the process -”
Listening to Aidy’s explanation, I had a subtle feeling.
One day, a group of humans with science fiction-like technological prowess descended from the sky and conquered the entire world.
When I had no strength to resist, I would have simply bowed my head, but was I truly loyal from the bottom of my heart?
The expression of the conflict between the Ark forces and the indigenous forces as a ‘rebellion’ is purely from the Ark forces’ perspective.
From the perspective of the indigenous forces, it would be more correct to call it an ‘independence movement.’
“Given the circumstances, it seems that the traitors wanted to obtain the technology related to the Ark.”
Aside from disliking the Ark forces, he coveted the Ark’s technological prowess.
It is natural that colonies that suffered from imperial invasion throughout history also coveted the imperial weapons.
“They destroyed the souls of most of the royal family, leaving only one young boy.”
“… to control the ark?”
“That’s it. And start reverse engineering the ark – ”
“Wait, wait!”
When I heard Aidia’s words, memories of what I had seen in Jeju Island a few months ago flashed before my eyes like a panorama.
Insight whispers to me to connect the ‘two pieces of information’!
*
‘I built an ark to continue the world’s legacy.’
‘There were people who showed up late.’
‘They killed everyone who was already on board and took the empty seats.’
‘Are the people who stole the ark evil?’
‘What if this kind of thing happens again in the future?’
‘Let’s say there is a last survivor.’
‘The survivor grew up without knowing anything about his childhood.’
‘I only found out about the past when I became an adult. What should I do?’
*
“Saint? Are you okay?”
“…just one minute.”
“yes.”
The information I got from Jeju Island was a metaphor for this very thing!
The first ark and the people of the next world.
The people of the next world annihilated the Ark forces and reverse-engineered the Ark.
People in the next world cannot be called evil.
From their perspective, it was just an ‘independence movement’!
There have been countless clashes between invaders and indigenous forces in the past world since then.
The first ark contained the last survivors and royalty.
He was used by his enemies, having completely forgotten his past through brainwashing.
At what point, if he regains his memories, what will he think?
“It’s okay now, so keep explaining.”
“The traitors succeeded in obtaining the blueprints of the Ark through the young royal family and isolated them. They did not kill them, perhaps just in case.”
“and?”
“Foot!”
“Why are you laughing?”
“It’s funny that you ask me this part.”
“…”
“The rebels came up with the grandiose name of ‘Management Bureau.’ At the time, there was a researcher who was ranked within the top 3 in the Management Bureau.”
“…”
“He liberated the royal family for reasons he couldn’t understand.”
“…”
“The freed royal family eventually recovered the ark, and after a long time, they even united the ark with the moon.”
From then on, the first ark soon became the moon.
“At that time, the Administration was much stronger than it is now, and the moon was much weaker than it is now. So the Administration managed to seal the moon inside the Earth.”
“…”
“As expected, the researcher who liberated the royal family became a permanent target of the management bureau.”
Permanently targeted for annihilation.
This is the story of me, who was murdered before I became an adult in countless lives.
“Many loops have passed since then. The Administration has declined endlessly, and the Moon has become incomparably stronger than it was before.”
“…”
“If we add the story of the plunderer I mentioned earlier, this will be the end of the ancient history lecture! Do you have any questions?”
Eunsol was the first to raise her hand.
“I’m curious about your tone more than the content.”
“speech?”
“It seems like you’re talking about information you’ve seen rather than experience. Have you forgotten all your primal memories?”
“…”
“You’re the first person to discover the mirror, Aidya? You were probably already there when the rebellion broke out…”
When I hear it, it seems like a reasonable point.
Because it felt like Aidy was speaking from historical records rather than personal experience.
Moreover, the Administration destroyed the first Ark force with their souls, so how did Aidia survive?
Aidy smiled bitterly and pointed at ‘me’.
“The same way you avoided the attack from the Administration.”
“The way I wrote it – ah.”
I realized.
“You were at the hotel at that time.”
“When I came back from being taken to the hotel, everything I have said so far had already happened. It took a lot of effort to find out the missing history.”
“…”
“Next question!”
Next Ari asked.
“There’s something I’ve always wondered since becoming the Silent One. A question that remains unanswered even after hearing your explanation.”
“What is it?”
“Why was the ark built in the first place?”
Later arks were built to counter invasions by moon demons or marauders.
Considering that the Moon and the Marauders are also types of arks, it is virtually as if the later arks were built to avoid the arks that came before them.
Number 1 is the cause of number 2, and number 2 is the cause of number 3.
So what is cause number 1?
Aidy answered as if it wasn’t difficult.
“Isn’t it easy? There are many other apocalyptic threats besides the Moon and the Marauders. You’ve quarantined most of them, right?”
“That’s right.”
There are many causes of the end of the world that have nothing to do with the ark.
Even if you think about the prisoners in the hotel, except for the ‘lord’ in room 104, none of the other prisoners even mentioned the ark.
“I guess you were trying to avoid that.”
“Aidia, I know that much. My question is the whereabouts of the first cause.”
“…”
There is a first reason why the ark was built in the first place.
Even civilizations that had reached such overwhelming heights that they had designed arks whose principles were now beyond their comprehension could not dare to oppose them.
Even the humans who ran away were able to build an ark and endure the loop, so the first cause couldn’t have disappeared.
Aidia answered honestly.
“I don’t know.”
“…Thank you for your answer.”
Suddenly, this thought occurred to me.
Could it be that the first cause is also related to information we already know?
I just don’t know what the link is.
Finally, I opened my mouth.
“Let me ask you something too.”
“gladly.”
“…Why did the researcher liberate the last royal family member?”
“Foot!”
Aidy asked back, smiling happily.
“May I ask, Your Majesty, with what intention did you liberate the royal family?”
Naturally, the eyes of my colleagues also turned to me.
“That’s right. Why on earth did my past self release the royal family that the Administration had quarantined?”
Ari nodded.
“Why did you give birth to the moon demon?”
Jincheol also asked as if it was strange.
“Why did you ruin the world?”
I haven’t eaten it yet.
It’s just before it’s about to be eaten… .
Sister Eunsol gave her opinion.
“It’s a conclusion, but isn’t the moon blocking the looters right now?”
That’s not wrong.
“Also, the raiders of this loop only attacked after the Administration fell.”
“Yes.”
“I think the raiders also sensed that the moon’s awakening was imminent.”
“What does that mean?”
“If you attack the Administration for no reason and the moon wakes up earlier, it will be a problem, so you should buy it. If you fight the Administration and lose strength, you might get swept away by the moon.”
“…”
“All these calculations are valid because it’s a three-way structure. Imagine there’s no moon, only the raiders and the administration. Do you think the administration would have held out?”
Imagine five or ten generations of marauders appearing over hundreds of years and invading the modern world.
Could the Administration have prevented all these intrusions?
It’s impossible.
The Administration system was maintained because the looters were restrained in this round, or in the last few rounds.
Why did you refrain?
Because it’s a tripartite structure, not a quantum structure.
Because I’m more afraid of the moon than the administration!
That’s a plausible argument.
However, it was also a logic created as a result.
Aidia was the first to refute.
“That doesn’t make sense. It wasn’t recently that the Saint liberated the royal family. It was a long time ago.”
“yes?”
This is a story from the past when I liberated the royal family and created the moon, before the moon demon was even born.
Also, most of the looters didn’t even exist.
“You’re saying you’re going to create a three-way structure in advance to prepare for a non-existent raider? What, you’re not a cosmic foresight expert.”
“… he may have had precognitive abilities.”
I feel sorry for Eun-sol who has been cowering, but my thoughts are similar to Aidya’s.
I can say this with certainty, as I have the insight that is akin to foresight.
Are you predicting and preparing for problems that will arise after the world has repeated dozens of endings and restarts, not even 100 years into the future?
It’s not just insight, it’s like sitting an owl next to me and asking it to do something.
This is an area that even the god of foresight would be unable to reach.
As a result, a three-way structure has emerged, but this situation itself cannot have been intentional.
Ari also showed a subtle reaction.
“Even if you knew everything, you created the moon because you were afraid of looters? That’s like….”
Ariga was careful not to say anything after seeing Aidia’s reaction, but she guessed what was being omitted.
Didn’t Yeji already tell you through the maze?
The conclusion of the three-way conflict between the Administration, the Marauders, and the Moon!
Unless something drastic changes, the ultimate winner will be the moon, which means a hopeless future.
Therefore, arranging the moon for fear of predators is like raising a tiger for fear of foxes.
“Okay. I guess this isn’t it.”
When Eunsol sighed and lowered her head, this time Aidia spoke slightly more emotionally.
“I have faith.”
“What belief?”
“The belief that the saint chose justice with an upright heart!”
“…”
“In the past, you looked into the records of traitors and discovered the truth of the ancient times.”
“…”
“I believe that this is a righteous decision to return destiny to the rightful owner, the eldest son of the world.”
“Well, that could be the case.”
I can bet my ass and all my money that this isn’t real.
Let’s think again about the story that Yeji told Miro.
*
‘At first I thought it was for sympathy or ethical reasons.’
‘As time passed, my thoughts changed.’
‘His character was similar in many lives: a man who did not care about the viciousness of the process if it was for a just cause.’
‘There was another purpose, not sympathy. A reason that only the observer could know, not the person himself.’
*
They say my personality has always been similar.
So, the thoughts I had in the past are thoughts I can have now.
…
One scary possibility flashed through my mind.
What I can think of now.
A thought that I have already had once.
The me now –
Ari asked me.
“What do you think?”
“…”
“I guess you don’t know.”
“Let’s hurry up and catch up since we have to leave again tomorrow.”
I don’t know.
Or, I didn’t want to know.
*
Late at night when everyone but me is asleep.
As soon as I sat up, I heard a voice.
“Saint, are you still asleep?”
“…I have a lot to think about.”
Why is this guy watching us without sleeping?
Don’t just say “saint, saint” with your mouth, give me some faith.
“Let me check the situation outside for a moment.”
“Yes? At this hour? If you go too far, you might get caught up in the encroachment of the marauders -”
“You don’t trust me?”
“…”
“You don’t believe in saints? Is your faith that strong?”
“Oh, no.”
“I’ll go.”
Trust me, please!
As soon as I stepped out of the house, I summoned the sun and ascended into the sky.
At this point, even Aidia would have a hard time monitoring it, right?
— Flutter!
A picture unfolded.
Please make it work!