Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 7
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Episode 7 – Room 101, Room of the Curse – ‘Strange Family’ (2)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 2
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 101 (Curse Room – Strange Family)
Sage Advice: 2]
Today is so strange. I’m definitely hungry, but I haven’t eaten anything since morning… I have no appetite at all. Would you have thought that you wouldn’t even eat a single bite of duck meat for breakfast or lunch? Considering that since I was young, every time I went to a duck meat restaurant, my mother would gorge on the meat to the point where she would ask if there was monkfish in her stomach, so it was quite unusual that I came home having an eye fight with the duck for lunch today.
Now free time until evening. It wasn’t clear whether each member of the family was doing what they wanted to do. As I walk away from my family, I feel something… my mind becomes clearer. I think I forgot something. I don’t remember. If I think about it a little more, will it come to mind?
Faintly… The faces of strange people emerged from my precipitated memories. A man of great size, a sister who looks like a career woman who looks like she’s rich, wow, she’s cute! A girl who looks like a squirrel and a boy who is somewhat shy and silent.
And – a beautiful young lady who makes me lose my mind the moment I think of it. Who is it? Have you ever seen a movie with an actor like this? It was too vivid to be a memory of a movie. Plus, it seemed like they had a conversation about something. I had a conversation with this incredibly pretty blonde actress? Just as I was focusing my mind on the endless questions, I heard footsteps from across the street.
“ah! “What is Han Ga-in doing here?”
“Ah, are you here? “Where are mom and dad?”
“Mom and Dad went to see the aquarium. I heard there’s a shark show?
“Shark show?”
“It’s a specialty of this resort. I heard employees wearing swimsuits go in and play tail with great white sharks? If you pay a little money, tourists can come in and have fun too!”
“Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”
“Who cares? It was originally just for fun! Mom and Dad can’t swim anyway, so they won’t go in. I really wanted to see it too, but I was turned away because I was underage! “It’s really absurd.”
After a brief conversation with my younger brother, the random thoughts that had been confusing my mind disappeared in an instant. I am also very special. Are you still feeling the effects of the nightmare you had this morning? I’m on a trip with my family, so I should go see the sights instead of being alone.
Also, something flickered somewhere in my vision. I guess I’m really hungry because it’s been a while since I’ve eaten.
[Get away from your younger brother right now]
Dinner was a sumptuous buffet.
As I entered the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, beautifully crafted dishes were flying around with food in them. Aha, that’s the popular food scam these days! I feel like this is something celebrities often do on TV. Chefs dressed in white appeared, smiling brightly and throwing plates of food like discs. The plate flew and half of the food fell off, but the people were happy and licked the food off the floor without hesitation.
Occasionally, a person with good athletic ability would jump up and catch a flying plate in his mouth. Immediately the plate broke and my whole face became bloody and a mess, but it was a truly enjoyable moment. I tried it a few times, but it wasn’t easy to catch a flying plate with my mouth. As I kept headbutting, I got a little nauseous, so I skipped the meal and just tried to get the plate.
It wasn’t until the meal was over that I was lucky enough to get a piece of fruit. Unfortunately, the plate fell first, and I only ate the cut mango pieces that flew out. Ah… the key is to take the plate and eat it, but there is no plate, only mango! Still, the mango was incredibly delicious, so I was satisfied.
As I was chewing the mango with a satisfied expression, my younger brother, who was eating stewed raw rabbit, approached me from across the room. How can I eat that raw rabbit stew when the rabbit is writhing around even though its arms and legs are tied?
“My brother hasn’t eaten anything expensive all day today, and has been eating dead mangoes. Is that worth eating? “There isn’t even a garnish on top?”
“Strangely enough, this is the most delicious food I’ve had today.”
“Really?… I feel pity that you didn’t eat anything today, so I’ll give you this.”
My younger brother held out a plate for some reason. Is it because you see that I only eat mangoes? There were several pieces of mango in it. What was a little disappointing was that each piece of mango had a cow eye attached to it with a toothpick. I heard it was delicious to eat them together like this… but for some reason I didn’t like them, so I took off the eyeballs and just ate the mango.
Although it smelled a little fishy, the mango was very delicious.
After a somewhat satisfying meal, I went back to the resort accommodation, watched some Netflix, and lay down on the bed. Maybe it’s because I haven’t eaten properly all day… I’m so hungry that I can’t sleep well. As I was lying in bed away from my family, my head started hurting like before and I started having random thoughts.
That lady. The name is… Elena. A name suddenly comes to mind. Did you see it in your dream? Really… it’s a sight I’ll never forget. Hair that sparkles more than real melted gold, eyes that look like they are made of carved jewels… Moreover, there is no doubt that he has a good heart. I want to see you again. I can’t remember a few more people, but honestly, I can’t remember them.
Something… it feels distant. We got together with people and decided to do something. Dangerous room. A beautiful and great treasure. I wonder if I had a dream about going on some adventure. And… ‘Hotel Pioneer’. It suddenly occurred to me. What is this? I feel like I’m coming to my senses.
At that moment, my younger brother received a KakaoTalk message. Ah, mom and dad are fighting over something trivial again. It seems like it’s been decades since the two of you have been talking about trivial things even when traveling. Are all couples like that? As I giggled and laughed while talking on KakaoTalk, all my complicated thoughts disappeared, and I fell asleep before I knew it.
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 2
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 101 (Curse Room – Strange Family)
Sage advice: 1]
I woke up in the morning. Strangely enough, I felt like I only slept for 3 seconds. They say that when you work hard and have a very deep sleep, you sometimes feel like you wake up right after you lie down, but isn’t this really bad? It’s not a joke, it’s really, I don’t think I slept at all, but it’s morning. I guess I was really tired yesterday.
After changing my clothes and washing my face, I got ready to go skiing. She didn’t forget to wear a duck down parka because it was quite cold to get some fresh air outside yesterday.
As always, as soon as I thought about it, I climbed to the top of the ski slope in one second. All the families were also gathered. However, I thought it was strange that his clothes were a little different from mine.
“what? mom? Hee-gang? Isn’t it too cold to dress like that?
“Ugh… look at your brother. “Mom, I really go crazy sometimes!”
“Hey Han Ga-in! No, it’s just okay. “Really, who dresses like that in winter these days?”
“Uh… it’s cold if you don’t dress like this, right? “That’s why I wore it a lot…”
“Gain. Winter is naturally cold. Spring is warm, summer is hot, fall is cool, and winter is cold. This is nature’s providence. Have you ever thought that taking off your clothes because it’s hot and putting on layers of clothes because it’s cold is deviating from providence?”
After listening to my father and thinking about it, I realized that it was indeed right.
After all, what are the laws of Mother Nature? There are four seasons in Korea, so it is the providence of the world that it is hot when it is hot and cold when it is cold. Isn’t it foolish to try to change something natural into something like clothes? Moreover, these days are the era of environmental protection. Doesn’t protecting the environment mean conforming to the environment? It is right according to the way of the world.
Immediately, I took off my clothes. Only then did the family’s expressions calm down and they all laughed happily. It felt very, very cold, but it was no big deal. Winter is naturally cold, so why are we surprised? When I laugh, I feel like the corners of my vision are flickering.
[The body temperature is dropping. [I need to get dressed right now]
I had fun skiing. happy. Really, it’s a fun moment. Gather with your loved ones, play in the arboretum, eat delicious duck meat, enjoy the splendid scenery of the resort in the evening, and then go skiing together the next day. When will such a happy moment come again?
I feel like my mind is fading little by little. It’s nothing. Because winter is naturally cold. While skiing, I suddenly fell. I felt like my skin was sticking and I couldn’t get up.
Ah… actually, is there really a need to get up? Looking around, I see everyone lying comfortably. Aha, lying naked on the ice is a trend these days. My vision gradually becomes dark. It hasn’t been cold since sometime. I felt like my happy trip was over…
/You failed!
Good son, good brother. Filled with love for your family, you didn’t notice the strange changes in your family, and by the end of your time with them, you had crossed the line of no return.
I could not escape the curse, nor could I resolve the source of the curse. It’s a pity.
However, there is still a chance! wait for your colleagues
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One of my colleagues successfully escaped! congratulations! There was a successful escape, and all members returned safely./
Han Ga-in feels that her sedimented consciousness is slowly floating…