Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 621
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Episode 620 – The Stolen World (35) -> ?? ??? ?? (1)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 229
Current location: Seoul Metropolitan Government Special Conference Room
Wise Man’s Advice: 3”
– Han Ga-in
Three days ago, the decision was made to dismantle the young ark and restore the administration.
Two days ago, a pact was reached between the hotel party and the looters.
And today.
Ari was finally freed from her long suffering.
The silent ones who had been hibernating woke up and the minimum quorum for the meeting was reached, and the first agenda they passed was as follows:
‘The silent ones, stop the judgment on Kim Ari and Oswald.’
As the Stone Tablet is a being that monitors and punishes the deviations of the silent ones, it is said to follow the conclusions of a formal meeting with a quorum.
Unfortunately, not all things have been positive.
Because the next thing the silent ones started was questioning me.
“Young Wisdom! Can you really sort out all this mess?”
“Young contestant! The aftermath of the Ark’s dismantling will be beyond your imagination!”
“Why don’t you tell us the specific plan? If you have an evil plan, we will -”
Ari sighed and tried to calm everyone down.
“Okay, okay! Everyone calm down.”
“Ari! I didn’t know you would be so obsessed with the friendship you made at the hotel! I didn’t know you would cooperate with this guy’s crazy talk-”
“You said it was a rational decision and not because of friendship?
“stop! ”
“I regret stopping your judgment!”
What was the name of this bald guy who’s been threatening Ari all this time? Cervantes?
“Then, let’s reopen the meeting.”
“Ari you-!”
“Cervantes, please be quiet.”
“Han Soo-ho!”
“What’s the point of dwelling on what’s already happened? There’s no time to build a new ark anyway.”
Was Han Su-ho the only one who spoke rationally?
Anyway, I managed to convince everyone before dinner time.
As Han Su-ho said, since the ark had already been dismantled, the management bureau had no choice but to ‘take on the moon’.
*
The rooftop of an unknown building where I had been meeting with those who had remained silent until just before.
As I was leaning against the railing, an old man who had been there before me approached me.
“Why are you taking such a risk? You’ll fall.”
“Even if you fall, it’s okay as long as you fly.”
“Oh my! You boast about having a sacred sun?”
“Even bragging… .”
“How did the meeting end?”
“It was chaos. He asked who would take responsibility if things didn’t work out.”
“so?”
“I said I would take responsibility.”
Grandfather opened his eyes wide.
“You take responsibility? How?”
“Why do you care about what happens after the end? There will be no one to hold you accountable or take responsibility for it anymore.”
“… That’s right. Now that I hear it, the question of who takes responsibility seems like a joke in itself. So what’s the conclusion?”
“The administration will cooperate with the plan.”
“The looters?”
“It has been passed down through the wisdom of our ancestors. They have said they will cooperate as well. The date is in three days.”
Day 232, the start of the showdown with the Moon with the help of the Administration and the Marauders.
“That fast? Those guys will need time to prepare too.”
“I told you not to be late any longer. Because -”
“Oh, so it was day 233 when Miro woke up inside the moon?”
“Yes. So we have to start before that.”
Since the hourglass protecting the maze will freeze on the 233rd day, you must start on the 232nd day at the latest.
I would have liked to start earlier, but the administration and the raiders also needed at least some time to prepare.
“Ha! Now that I hear that, I can finally feel it. There’s not much time left until the decision is made. Right?”
“Yes.”
A moment of silence.
“…”
“…”
Judging by his expression, it seems like the grandfather has something to say.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“… I’m still not sure if it’s going to be long or not.”
“Tell me.”
“I heard something strange right before or after I turned back time.”
“Strange words?”
“Participant Kim Muk-seong, all your desires have been fulfilled. However, there is still one step left until ascension.”
It was a strange thing, just like my grandfather said.
“The wish has been granted… The content is amazing, but the timing is even more amazing. What does using One More Chance have to do with my grandfather’s wish?”
“… it might matter.”
“yes?”
My grandfather’s eyes were slightly clouded, and looking at his hazy gaze, I felt something.
This is a story about my grandfather’s ‘real family’.
The story of dead people who have now become the original family made into dreams.
“It brings back old memories.”
“yes?”
“This has nothing to do with the fight right now. We’ll have a chance to talk after the fight with the moon is over.”
“…”
“I think Eunsol has something to say to you.”
*
My sister was looking at some documents in the office inside the management office.
“Ah, Cain is here.”
“Sister, I heard you have something to say.”
“Didn’t we all stop by room 105 yesterday for the first time in a long while?”
“Yes, it was.”
“I opened the drawer and there was a ticket.”
“…”
2nd floor breakthrough reward, ticket.
“What are you going to do? You could just write it down and achieve something.”
“What do you think, sister?”
“I am….”
“…”
“I want to save it. Because -”
“Because someone seems to be dying?”
“huh.”
Tickets have many uses.
You can make a wish in the Hall of Mirrors or gain another inheritance.
But the biggest use is still ‘resurrection’.
“Well, that’s an ominous story!”
“…”
“If you fight the moon, someone might die.”
“Let’s do that.”
“Okay! Actually, everyone else has already agreed except you.”
“Haha! I guess you had a meeting yesterday when I wasn’t there.”
“that’s right.”
“Is this all you have to say?”
“It seems like Jincheol has something to say to you too?”
*
Jincheol Hyung had a few sheets of paper spread out and was scribbling something down.
I went over to take a closer look and it seemed like a document that organized the author’s thoughts on ‘what kind of person is Cha Jin-cheol?’
“What do you think?”
“yes?”
“You watched it carefully. What kind of person am I, Cha Jin-cheol?”
“Uh… strong.”
“Strong?”
“A brave, righteous, and strong brother?”
“Hot, you’re saying things you don’t mean….”
“Haha! Are you serious? Why are you suddenly doing this self-reflection?”
My brother had a complicated expression on his face for a moment, and he seemed to be in deep thought.
“Cain, I am saying….”
“yes.”
“I wanted to grow up in a hotel.”
It’s a story I’ve heard often.
“is it so?”
“Looking back at this point, I feel like I didn’t grow as much as I had hoped.”
“…”
“Of course, my other colleagues aren’t like you.”
“Hmm.”
“Where do you think I am most lacking?”
It was a rather sudden question, but the answer came to me quickly.
“The blessing side has grown a lot. Especially, the moment is a very strong force.”
“I think so too.”
“The legacy… has hardly changed since I got it.”
“Do you think so too?”
“…”
While we’re on the subject, I thought back to the legacies my colleagues had acquired.
Many legacies are now much stronger than when they were first acquired.
The Book of Incarnation, which grew around three sentences.
An old blood with a variety of abilities, including some flight, strength, hypnosis, and recovery.
An ominous imagination that continues through 203 and 206 with ever-more bizarre uses.
The various perspectives also have a longer fantasy precision and duration than before.
In the case of the Holy Sun, it’s more like it’s been recharged rather than grown, but it’s true that it’s gotten stronger than before.
On the other hand, many legacies come to mind that are not much different now than they were at the beginning.
“There are quite a few legacies that have not grown much so far.”
“Yes.”
“Some of them may not have anything to grow from in the first place. Like the flute of peace, for example.”
“I’m not sure.”
“Right. Just my guess.”
Legacies that don’t seem to have had growth in mind in the first place.
The flute of rest.
The final flash.
These have 100% performance as soon as you get them, but it feels like there’s nothing to grow on.
What both legacies have in common is that at the time they were acquired, they presented a ‘potential alternative’.
Queen Rudah, who could be chosen instead of the Flute of Peace.
An unknown cell that could be chosen instead of the final flash.
Therefore, it can be said that the lack of growth potential is also the participant’s choice.
Of course, that might not be the case.
“There are some legacies that seem like they could grow, but are blocked.”
“…”
“When we got the inheritance, the original showed 100, but we are only using a part of it.”
“Isosceles polyhedrons come to mind first.”
The senior researcher created all sorts of hyperspaces using isomorphic polyhedra, but Ari is nowhere near as good as them.
It will take a long time for Ariga to reach the level of a chief.
“The time zone is here too.”
The mazes of the past used time zones in a much more diverse way.
The key seems to be to put ‘your own time’ into the time zone, but Miro has yet to demonstrate this power.
“I think there’s something more to the soul.”
It is widely believed that the Soul Ship has the ability to possess, but Seungyeop has never shown this ability.
I have a feeling it will take a very long time for Seungyeop to realize the truth.
It may never be possible.
Because Seungyeop has no interest in things like ice.
“Gain, the most representative legacy is a star fragment from another world.”
A legacy that seems to have growth potential but is blocked.
A legacy that showed much more than the original in the Room of Curses.
A piece of a star from another world
“Yes.”
“Why can’t I use the other world’s star fragment properly?”
“… I think.”
“What do you think?”
“You have to figure out that answer yourself.”
“Yeah, yeah. You’re right. I have to figure it out myself.”
“…”
“Recently, I started to have a vague realization.”
“Recently?”
“I saw other beings.”
Why have you recently started to gain insight that you couldn’t gain alone, Jincheol?
“I have seen the wisdom of the past. I have also heard from you the story about the prince.”
Because I knew the wisdom of my ancestors and the example of the prince.
“Does that have anything to do with your brother’s enlightenment?”
“Yeah. Aren’t you both very different from people?”
“…”
“I have this thought. Maybe the star fragments from another world are….”
“…”
“If we are confined within the framework of being human, isn’t that a legacy that cannot even demonstrate 10% of its abilities?”
“…”
“Do you remember the original user? That guy, Kim Sang-min.”
“I became a monster.”
“It may have been ugly, but it could handle far more power than I can now.”
“…”
“Of course I don’t plan on becoming a slime like that guy Kim Sang-min.”
A legacy that cannot be used normally within the human framework?
At this point I felt a subtle sense of foreboding.
The realization that Jincheol Hyung gained did not seem to be something normal.
“Finally, I have a tenth dream left.”
“…”
“Maybe the hotel was arranged for this moment….”
A torrent of confusing emotions, mixed with foreboding and anticipation.
“What do you think? I wanted to hear your advice at the end. If possible, uh, I’d like to hear a word from Owl too.”
“…”
“Is this too much to ask? If so, I’m sorry -”
“no.”
The words ‘don’t do that’ tickled in my throat.
I wanted to tell you not to try anything weird.
If it is a legacy that cannot be properly used within the human framework, I wanted to tell them to give up at this point.
At the same time, I had this thought.
I myself have been studying the Book of Incarnation and the Sacred Sun to my heart’s content, and have gradually become more and more bizarre. Is there any point in trying to stop others?
In the first place, what is the standard for distinguishing between what is normal and what is not?
It’s a world where the difference between turning into a monster and turning into a great person is just a sheet of paper.
“Advice: 3 -> 2”
‘What do you think?’
“As long as one is alive, human desires never cease. No matter what you say, the conclusion is set.”
The moment I heard the owl’s answer, my spirits lifted.
Anyway, my brother’s conclusion has already been decided.
As long as you have a desire to rise, you will do research no matter what I say.
Even with the means to ascend – the ability to summon star fragments 365 days a year – can you resist the urge to grow?
It’s impossible.
No one in the world can stop my brother.
So I offered some other advice.
“I hope this is a choice you won’t regret.”
“thanks.”
I just hope it works.
*
“Date: 229th day -> 232nd day”
The day of the final battle has dawned.
I felt my heart pounding wildly from the morning and looked out the window. It was noisy around me.
Because incredibly huge beings began to appear in the sky.
The looter has revealed himself in reality.
Soon, we will join forces with the Administration to prepare for a showdown with the moon.
And – after a long time, understanding the scenario has been activated again.
“Scenario: Stolen World -> Oldest Wish”