Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 634
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EP.634 Episode 634 – The Oldest Wish (15)
Episode 634 – The Oldest Wish (15)
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A space filled with songs of pain that seem like they will never end.
Plain of Sinners.
“…I can’t believe everything you say.”
“Even though Miro is right next to me?”
“The labyrinth is originally easy to fool for anyone.”
“Ahh! That’s too much!”
“Haha! That’s right. We’re not in a relationship where we trust each other without any doubts. Then check it out for yourself.”
“directly?”
“Let’s go together to the Sanctuary. Since you have been promoted to the rank of ‘Silent One,’ I believe you will be able to make your own judgment.”
“…”
“What do you plan to do? I think -”
“I’ll ask you myself.”
“Yes? No -”
“Holy Mother, our opponents are smarter than us. Don’t you think so?”
“… That’s right.”
“This is a moment when sincerity is needed more than deception.”
A rebuilt elevator.
“Ariya! What are you thinking?”
“Thoughts of the past.”
“Before?”
“The day I first obtained an isosceles polyhedron.”
“What kind of memory is that?”
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“User: — (wisdom)
Date: Day 234
You are currently: Searching… .
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
In the middle of the sanctuary, turned into a desolate ruin.
It was only for a moment that I looked down at the remains of Prince Emilio, who had been turned into a soulless lump of flesh and was lying on the floor.
— Saaaa!
Soon, the gentle and shining treasure of the ages – the crown – will reveal itself!
The end of the wait has finally arrived.
I’ve sacrificed a thousand lives for this moment!
“ah…!”
At that moment, I felt hot liquid running down my cheek.
I felt like a child, but I couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.
Who on earth can I explain to anyone how I feel right now?
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a crown.
It’s not even the first time I’ve touched it.
But previous contacts had been filled with despair.
‘You are not royalty.’
‘You are not worthy of the crown.’
Because this sentence was all I got.
How about now?
The moment I approached him absentmindedly and grabbed the crown, I had a gut feeling.
The crown acknowledged me.
He accepted me as his master, having united my soul with the prince!
A moment of intoxication with a sense of victory and omnipotence that cannot be expressed in words.
I felt a presence behind me.
Actually, I already knew someone was coming.
I didn’t bother to stop them because I knew them well.
“You came?”
“Yeah, I’m here.”
It’s Ari’s voice.
When I turned around, I saw a pair of beautiful girls, Ari and Miro, like a black and white painting.
Next to him was Seungyeop, panting as if he was tired, and next to him was the smiling Seongmo.
“Aidia.”
“Saint, congratulations on your great undertaking!”
“…I thought there would still be some left.”
Looking at her being so friendly with her colleagues, she seems like the Virgin Mary of Summoned Beings, but the time allowed for summoned beings should have ended long ago.
“Oh, you still don’t know? The answer must be in the prince’s memory.”
It is true that he has become one with the prince’s soul.
But his memories don’t feel as natural as mine.
It’s like swallowing food but not fully digesting it.
Because of this, it took some time to understand what the Virgin Mary was saying.
“…”
“Do you understand?”
The Virgin Mary is a being who achieved immortality by replacing her entire body with a Clifford Crystal!
And that’s not all.
“… there was a crystal of a ridiculous size inside the moon.”
A collection of Clifford crystals the size of a building!
This corresponds to the ‘body’ of the Virgin Mary.
The beautiful young lady we usually see before us is nothing more than a small piece, a clone, taken from the main body.
More bizarre facts.
The usual Virgin – that is, the double – is unaware that the main body exists somewhere else.
I deliberately made it so that they wouldn’t know because if they were aware of it, the homogeneity of the ego would collapse.
A structure where the Virgin Mary realizes the truth only in moments of great crisis!
The summoned Virgin Mary transferred her memories to the main body just before disappearing.
“Aidya, you are also quite strange. Just like the wisdom of the past…”
“Well, I’ve lived a long time. When you live long, you’re bound to experience all sorts of things.”
“…”
“Is the wisdom of the past okay?”
“You passed out after using all your power. You need some rest.”
Is it a hotel or a school?
It wouldn’t have been like that when Our Lady first obtained the Clifford Crystal.
At best, it was just a way to replace skin and make the body stronger.
Time is so scary.
The potential of heritage is so mysterious.
“I’ll end my story here. This isn’t the main point.”
Nodding, I looked at my colleagues again, feeling an empty space.
“Ari, where’s Eunsol?”
“Rest. You’re in much worse shape than me.”
I guess it can’t be helped since he’s physically an ordinary human being.
“What about Jincheol hyung?”
“Have you been overly exposed to the power of the Legacy? You really need to rest for quite some time.”
“Elena?”
This time, Seungyeop answered.
“Yes, I put it in my soul!”
“what?”
Seungyeop’s answer came across as if he himself didn’t know how to explain it.
“… My sister’s body was destroyed.”
Elena’s body was destroyed, and her soul appears to have been contained in Seungyeop’s legacy.
I was a little surprised, but thinking back, it’s not something that can’t be undone.
The administration also created a new vessel for Sophia, who was in a similar situation, to contain her soul.
There are many traces of Elena’s body left in the church on the moon.
So I think the Bureau can create a vessel to hold Elena’s soul, whether it’s a clone or something else.
If we have the same biological body, wouldn’t we be able to rewrite the blessing?
At that moment, I was about to nod my head, understanding the situation.
“…”
I noticed something odd about my colleagues’ reactions, especially Miro’s.
Wouldn’t this be the time when you would run towards me and scream out loud like ‘Gainang~!’?
Why are you looking so scared next to Ari?
Ari opened her mouth as soon as she saw me like that and felt something.
“Cain.”
“what’s the matter?”
Ari opened her mouth slightly, her arms slightly spread open, and perhaps because we had been together for a long time, her intentions were apparent.
I will tell you honestly as it is.
“Aidya is suspicious of you.”
The Virgin Mary only smiled bitterly at Ari’s words, but did not deny them.
“You are not ‘Han Ga-in’ now, but a researcher from ancient times, the prince’s teacher -”
“Aleph?”
“That’s the name. Yes, I think it was Aleph.”
“…”
“They said you were very evil, another great evil that would threaten the world. Could you explain a little bit?”
Who am I now?
He explained with a light sigh.
“Virgin Mary, do not stir up my companions with useless words.”
“I am -”
The moment Aidy frowned and was about to say something.
— Mate!
When I lightly clapped my hands, the Virgin Mary’s form immediately disappeared.
Miro and Seungyeop are startled, while Ari is calm.
I quickly added this, fearing that my colleagues might misunderstand.
“I didn’t kill anyone or anything. I just-”
“Were you kicked out of the sanctuary?”
Looking back, the prince could have done many things for us, just as I did now.
The prince’s words, ‘I could have killed you two or three times so far’, have that meaning.
Why didn’t you do that?
Because the prince thought there was no chance of me winning.
He must have been planning to catch me in the sanctuary and try to persuade or brainwash me.
You probably thought that this would make it easier to deal with outside looters and the administration.
This kind of delusion, this kind of carelessness, is one of the many reasons why the prince was defeated.
“I feel like if a random person says something strange next to me, the misunderstanding will get bigger.”
“That could be possible.”
Perhaps because of Ari’s calm tone, Seungyeop and Miro gradually calmed down, and I also felt a little more at ease.
“To explain, I just regained memories from a long time ago.”
“Memories from the Aleph days?”
“Yes. It’s not like I lost my memories after that. Everything is fine. For example, Miro summons me to this time zone every night – ”
“Whoa!”
“Summoned -”
“Gyaaak! That, that’s a lie! I never summoned you every night! Sometimes -”
“Not every night, but sometimes?”
“Uh, uh, how did you know!”
Ari sighed deeply as she looked at Miro, whose face was bright red.
“Yeah, yeah. Miro, I know I summon you often, so just stay still.”
“How about you -”
“It’s stranger that you still don’t know.”
“Anyway, does this answer your question?”
My answer is simple.
The me now is just recalling memories from the past that I had forgotten for a long time, but can I really say that I am a different person to this extent?
Forgetting and sometimes regaining memories of the past is a common occurrence for ordinary people.
Ariga answered with a big smile.
“I think what you say makes sense. The Virgin Mary’s opinion is just my own guess.”
“yes.”
“How would the Virgin Mary know exactly what your current condition is?”
“that’s right.”
Like this, I was nodding and walking towards my colleagues.
Ariga said something strange.
“I had this thought again.”
“what?”
“Perhaps, not only the Virgin Mary, but even you yourself are unaware of your own condition?”
“…”
“It could happen, right? You’ve just gained an incredible amount of information and power.”
I remembered something from earlier, when I couldn’t immediately recall the prince’s memory.
As Ari said, I have gained a tremendous amount of information and power right now, and it will take quite a while for it to be fully digested.
Why, there is also a saying in Buddhism, ‘sudden enlightenment and gradual cultivation’.
Even if you gain instantaneous enlightenment (Don-o), gradual practice (jeom) is necessary.
“Let me ask you one question.”
“…”
“What are you going to do from now on?”
What should I do from now on?
This is a question about what I think a ‘happy ending’ is.
Easy question.
I’ve already discussed my future plans with my colleagues.
First, get your hands on the crown.
Second, gain control of the moon through the power of the crown.
So far, it’s been successful.
Thirdly, after the wisdom of the ancestors awakens, it is announced through him that the conquest of the moon has been successful.
and….
There are a few more steps after that, but the final one is simple.
“…and devour all the marauders with the power of the moon.”
“Yes. The biggest feature of the moon is that it has no capacity limit. If you get the moon, you can combine all the arks into one. What’s next?”
“…”
The following is the answer to all the problems and the key to the happy ending that I had imagined in the past.
Ariga answered instead.
“I told you before. In the end, we have to dismantle the moon and the ark again. Swallowing the raiders is a process for us to control the raiders.”
“…”
“There’s a mirror for that. Of course, it would take a very long time to split the moon… . But we have plenty of time now. How is it, accurate?”
What Ari was saying was nothing new.
Because these are all stories I told to my colleagues in the past.
The process is long, but the conclusion is simple.
Ending the seemingly never-ending fight over the chair.
It refers to a future in which humanity, which has been wandering for eons after losing the world, settles down again and prospers.
This means that all the arks, including the moon, will have to break apart at some point.
At this point, I understood the true meaning of Ari’s question.
1. You are confused about whether you are Aleph or Cain.
2. The ‘happy endings’ that Aleph and Cain desire cannot be the same.
3. What is the ending you want?
If you add one more here, it would be like this.
4. Once you have reached a conclusion, don’t waste time and take action immediately.
If we go out there and start interacting with the administration and the looters, it will be harder for you to control the situation.
When the thought crossed my mind, I knew what I had to do.
— Bam!
“uh?”
I lightly stomped my foot on the floor.
Miro, who had been tilting his head without understanding the situation, immediately fell down.
Seungyeop felt something and tried to react, but… .
— Bam!
“Crunch!”
Pointless rebellion.
From the moment I unite with the Prince, this entire realm becomes my land and my domain.
The only one who was still sane was Ari, who had already surrounded herself with an isomorphic polyhedron.
“Your skills at handling inheritance have improved a lot since before?”
Ari answered in a sad voice, as if lamenting.
“Aleph, this is your choice.”
She didn’t call me ‘Cain’ anymore.
“Ariya, think about it. Why did you have to split it in the first place?”
“…”
“Humans are nothing more than weak, insignificant creatures. When these insignificant creatures come together and reach a great realm, this is an ascension for all. Isn’t this itself already a success?”
“…”
“You’re going to split the moon and the ark into mirrors and return them to the hundreds of billions of people? That’s not a happy ending. It’s the suicide of a great man, and the opposite of ascension – a fall.”
“you….”
“Think without prejudice. What is it that is for all of us -”
“It’s not the real Cain.”
The next moment, an isometric polyhedron appeared in Ari’s hand, emitting a mysterious light and twisting space.
An attack that flies through the air!
Something that humans cannot see or feel.
Now, it felt clear to me what orbit it was flying on and how.
I even thought it was a slow and weak attack!
“haha!”
I waved my hand lightly, amazed at the omnipotence that was so strong it made me laugh out loud, and the isosceles polyhedron’s offensive disappeared without a trace.
When I thought that I should put Ari to sleep for a while and waved my hand –
— Kwajik!
“uh?”
A very large hole was made in Ari’s body.
At first, I was a little confused.
This is because I knew I could avoid or block something like this and was preparing for the next attack.
It’s like throwing a jab and suddenly getting hit by the opponent and dying instantly.
What? Was Ari’s condition worse than I thought?
As I questioned this, time immediately began to feel like it was moving in slow motion.
I see a beautiful girl slowly dying in front of me.
I see Ari, who I once considered a precious colleague.
“…”
For a moment, I felt an intense emotion that I could only describe as ‘sadness’.
This is also a weakness that I have to overcome.
They are nothing more than the five desires and seven emotions that must be cut off in the process of rising to greatness.
At that moment, Ari slowly moved her mouth in the air.
‘Gain.’
That was all.
A worthless voice that draws meaningless, vanishing illusions.
Only then did I realize what this funny girl was thinking.
He never intended to beat me in the first place.
Because it’s an opponent you can never win against.
I just wanted to show a shocking scene like this.
If only I could shake my heart even for a moment, if only I could create a crack… .
Something that I expected might happen.
For a moment I was dumbfounded.
You said you’d gotten to a position that the management office recognized, but this is all you can do?
At the point where I was about to sigh at the thought that it was too shallow.
I felt one change.
“User: Aleph (wisdom)”
The reason why the status window that just a moment ago displayed my name as ‘—‘ clearly displays it as ‘Aleph’.
I was secretly worried, and this was it!
From the beginning, it wasn’t decided what — would be.
It was a matter of choice, and ‘I’ simply chose Aleph.
…
I have gone beyond uniqueness, so there may be others who have made different choices.
— Hwarurur…!
I felt someone’s gaze.
I knew that that gaze was the final test given by the Buddha!