Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 641
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EP.641 Episode 641 – The Path of Ascension (3)
Episode 641 – The Path of Ascension (3)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 358
Current location: Delight Hotel, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Wise Man’s Advice: 3”
– Han Ga-in
—Whoosh!
The moment the sound of a giant hammer striking Delight erupted, a truly incomprehensible phenomenon occurred.
“Ouch! Lord, the surrounding colors -”
Red, blue, green, yellow – all the vibrant colours of the area disappeared, leaving only shades of black and white.
“… It’s like the whole world has become a black and white movie.”
At the same time, all the management staff in the hotel froze like stone.
As if you guys ‘themselves’ aren’t qualified to listen to the conversation from now on.
and –
— Boom!
Someone approached with a heavy sound.
“…”
It was right in front of me, but I couldn’t see its face.
It was right in front of me, but I couldn’t tell how big it was.
To put it a bit harshly, it felt like there was an error in reality.
“What is this -”
“Sister, calm down.”
The prince had done similar tricks inside the moon.
The memory itself from that time was forgotten as time went back, but I found out through the status window records.
“… that being is not before our eyes.”
“what?”
I became one with the prince and realized the principle of that prank.
If we compare the brain to a computer, it would be like deliberately feeding incomplete information.
A situation where information is obtained that ‘something is here’, but information such as ‘appearance’ and ‘size’ is blank.
The next moment, a notification window blinked before my eyes.
“Hello. I am the manager of the third floor of Hotel Pioneer. I have come down to respond to your request for information.”
“Your speech is kind -”
“I’m not saying this myself either.”
As I waited calmly and took a deep breath, my colleagues who had been scattered here and there in Delight soon gathered.
As everyone watched the ‘3rd floor manager’ with tension, the next notification window soon blinked.
“According to hotel regulations, information related to the third floor cannot be disclosed in the summer. This is the same even if you borrow the power of blessings such as the ‘Hand of Greed’.”
“What does that mean?”
“However, you are the heroes of heroes who have defeated the despair that has threatened the lower world for a long time! How can we apply general principles? No matter how strict the rules are, there are sometimes exceptions.”
In simple terms, we originally couldn’t give you the third-floor information, whether it was the Hand of Greed or advice, but since we solved the problem of the moon and the ark, we will acknowledge your contribution and show you kindness.
The expressions of my colleagues who roughly understood the situation began to brighten.
Suddenly a strange notification popped up.
“Isn’t it funny?”
“hmm?”
“The cause of the disaster in the first place was the inferiority complex of wisdom, which is like a worm. It is ridiculous to think that even if you throw them into the Avici Hell and punish them for eons, it is not enough to compensate them.
“…”
I took a quick look around, wondering what it was.
The other colleagues were looking at the figure of the manager on the third floor with a tense atmosphere.
It seems like this notification window only appears for me… .
As I was panicking and not knowing how to react, another notification suddenly popped up.
“Those who have not attained liberation are inherently accumulating evil deeds. In the long cycle of reincarnation, who can be spotless and pure?”
“…”
“It is truly a great virtue of all living beings to have broken the chain of sorrow that seemed to never end. This too cannot be denied.”
A moment ago, he blamed the inferiority complex of wisdom, which is like a burrow, and this time he discusses the merits of ten thousand lives.
His attitude changed as if he had turned over his hand, so he didn’t seem like the same person at all.
Or, they may not really be the same being.
“So I will allow you to ask just three questions.”
This notification was visible to everyone.
At that moment, Sang-Hyeon raised his hand, unable to hide his trembling.
“Let me ask you the first question!”
Seungyeop and Miro nodded, but Ari and the others frowned slightly, perhaps thinking that their brother was being hasty.
“I -”
As if it were a lie, my brother’s words stopped.
Looking at the surprised blinking eyes and the stony mouth, it seemed as if he had not stopped willingly.
“I showed you kindness just once. Remember, there will be no second time.”
“Chi, kind?”
The voice of the grandfather who is flustered, and Sang-Hyeon who touches his mouth in surprise.
Are you being kind when you stop asking questions?
He immediately understood the situation and gestured to his colleagues.
“Relax. This isn’t the first time you’ve gotten information from a sponsor or NPC. There’s a limit to the number of questions you can ask, and there’s also a limit to the amount of information you can give.”
Therefore, we must ask the ‘necessary questions’.
Ari nodded.
“That’s right. I was also surprised when Sang-Hyeon suddenly opened his mouth.”
“The question you were trying to ask was….”
“That guy thought it was a useless question. That’s why he sewed his mouth shut so he wouldn’t waste the opportunity.”
When Ari slightly opened her eyes, Sang-Hyeon, who realized the situation belatedly, lowered his head with a bitter smile.
I guess he must have lost his composure because it was a family-related issue.
“You’re a wicked devil, but you’re not completely clueless.”
This time, it’s a notification that only I can see, so I think it’s better not to pay attention to it.
Ari asked with shining eyes.
“I’ll ask the first question. How about asking about something strange related to personnel? How many times have we talked about this?”
Ari raised her hand as everyone agreed.
“First question! Since it’s on the third floor, there will be many cases where the power won’t turn on. Is this the only way to proceed normally?”
— Jiiing…!
A strange sound, as if choosing an answer.
Soon, a concise answer came back.
“There are advantages to having fewer people, and there are advantages to having more people. The appropriate number of people is a matter of choice.”
A moment of silence.
Ari tilted her head and asked her colleagues.
“What does that sound like? Are you talking about some kind of balance adjustment?”
Jincheol muttered cautiously.
“If it’s about balancing… does that mean that if there are few people entering, the room is easy, and if there are many, the room is difficult?”
“Isn’t that strange? The room’s contents were decided from the beginning.”
“hmm….”
It’s like I know but I don’t.
The next sentence concerned me more than that.
“It’s a matter of choice.”
“Cain?”
“We can choose the right number of people.”
Sister Eunsol opened her eyes wide.
“Huh? Really? It’s not like before when the power goes on unconditionally?”
“…”
“Then what do you do with the rest of it? Play outside?”
That’s not possible.
Surely there must be a role for those who don’t go in.
“Let’s talk about the details slowly, but for now, let’s prepare the next question.”
“Yeah, yeah!”
I looked at Sang-Hyeon and Seung-Yeop with calm eyes.
Eunsol sensed something in my attitude towards the two people and chimed in.
“Well, wasn’t that what Sang-Hyeon was trying to ask about your family earlier?”
“Yes.”
Sang-Hyeon, whose mouth was tied, also nodded.
“… That guy blocked that question. I think he thought it was meaningless.”
Ari laughed bitterly.
“Well, that guy is a hotel employee. A human family member would be meaningless to him -”
“No, that’s not it.”
Ari looked at me as if to ask what I was talking about.
“It’s true that in that guy’s eyes, Sang-Hyeon’s worries are meaningless. But, the reason for that isn’t because ‘human families are trivial.’”
Spouse and children.
It may seem trivial to the hotel staff, but not to us.
The hotel knows this much too.
So, by using the power of reality manipulation called ‘dream’, you can revive your family and others.
“then?”
“It’s a really meaningless question. I think Sang-Hyeon and Seung-Yeop are worrying about nothing because they don’t know about the third floor.”
“…”
Sang-Hyeon and Seung-Yeop looked confused.
Two colleagues worry about their families who will remain in reality if they leave for the third floor.
I fully understand that feeling.
You heard that from Ryan Reynold’s henchman a while back?
It is said that those who once went to the third floor never returned to reality.
Is it because I can’t come back, or because I don’t feel the need to come back?
I don’t know for sure, but perhaps ascension is a permanent separation from Earth.
So if you want to get two people to the third floor, you have to solve their problems.
Let’s change the question.
A form that can solve the worries of two people while also obtaining ‘meaningful information’!
It’s been a while since I’ve written down some advice.
“Advice: 3 -> 0”
‘What questions do you think would be appropriate?’
“I will ask questions at the right time.”
“… Timing?”
I asked how to ask the question, and was told to get the timing right.
What’s important to an owl is not the content of the question, but the timing of the question.
“What? Did you just give me advice? Your gaze is frozen in space -”
“Just wait.”
He waited, calming his colleagues down with gentle gestures.
That’s because there was something that came to mind when I heard the word ‘timing’.
“Once a rotten apple is cut off, it will rot again. Young wisdom must be thrown into the fiery hell even now!”
A notification window telling me to call myself a ‘rotten apple’ and send me to hell.
This time, only I can see it.
“I have washed away my corrupted personality through the eternal cycle of reincarnation and have accumulated virtues for ten thousand lives, so I am qualified to ascend the path of the law… .”
“Washed it away? Really? You’re a devil who uses the sacred sun even though you know it’s evil!”
A voice that criticizes me.
A voice that defends me.
A voice telling me to throw me into hell.
A voice praising me.
I feel it vaguely.
The entity in front of you is a ‘terminal’, and the unidentified entity on the other side is not one!
If so, the owl’s advice is simple indeed.
When a positive presence grabs the ‘mic’ I’ll ask a question!
“It is only a momentary evil. In the end, it is a vessel that will reach the ultimate.”
He raised his hand immediately.
“Second question! I want to know the relationship between the 3rd floor and reality.”
— Jiiing…!
Gulp!
The sound of swallowing could be heard here and there.
“Good question. What is the relationship between the upper and lower worlds? Water does not flow from the bottom to the top, but from the top to the bottom. Since the relationship between the top and the bottom is like this, your worries are truly useless.”