Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 77
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Episode 77 – Time to choose, what Ari experienced (1)
– Cha Jin-cheol
When I came to my senses, I saw three people, Jincheol, Elena, and Mukseong, standing in a huge stadium reminiscent of the Colosseum.
‘Time to choose’?
The first word I heard came out. I understood what you meant. There are many people who are eligible to receive an inheritance, but since there is only one inheritance, I will choose one person.
According to the notice, eligibility to obtain an inheritance appears to be determined by two conditions.
1. Survived until the end
2. Contributed to the final battle
Due to the first condition, Lee Eun-sol, Park Seung-yeop, and Yoo Song-i were eliminated.
Kim Ari was eliminated due to the second condition.
Why was Ga-in eliminated? Did she die after being treated at the hospital?
Or is it because he was unable to participate in the ‘final battle’ and was in the hospital?
In the end, the biggest challenge in resolving No. 101 was not the ‘fight’.
Rather, I think the ‘fight’ itself was easy.
The broadcasting station employees are ultimately ordinary people, and the nurses have terrible appearances and do not have transcendent strength.
The giant inside the hospital room was also something that could be easily dealt with with a gun.
Because of my mistake, I made it to the 5th round and was attacked first as soon as it started, and the curse became stronger, so I struggled.
If this hadn’t happened, Song and I could have woken up together. I think Elena would have woken up on her own. Other than this, various solutions come to mind.
The biggest challenge was finding the ‘right location’ itself.
Finding a ‘broadcasting station’ beyond family. Going beyond the ‘broadcasting station’ to find the ‘hospital’.
…
From that perspective, Ga-in found all the locations, but was eliminated because he collapsed at the last moment.
There will be another chance.
There is room 102, room 104, and a gateway room. There’s still a lot left, so I’ll get it soon.
Let’s leave Gain’s thoughts like this. From now on, I am the problem.
We went to the center of the stadium. Other people began to gather as well.
?
Something – a wave of information coming in like a headache.
In an instant, a bunch of incomprehensible strings entered my head.
This is information about the ‘Star Piece of Another World’.
…I couldn’t understand the content.
I arrived at the center of the stadium in a confused mood. There was a gun in the hand of the silent elderly man.
When I saw the gun, I flinched and took a step back.
The old man must have seen that and smiled and put the gun in his waist pocket.
… I still haven’t completely opened my heart to the people in the ‘Management Bureau’.
“Now it’s time to get a reward for him. But the hotel is a hotel that’s going to be in operation. Hey! What do you think?
“Fighting! Are we cavemen? We have no intention of deciding who owns the estate in that way.”
“But what are you so scared of that you step back?”
“What do you mean you’re scared? Oh my! That senile old man is talking nonsense again.”
“Well, let’s pretend I misread it. That aside, did you guys understand what just came into your head?”
Elena opened her mouth.
“It probably conveyed information about the function of the legacy. Honestly, I’m not sure.”
I knew Elena felt the same way I did.
“It feels like a list of alien languages that I can’t understand at all.”
The old man nodded and began to explain.
“I thought so. It’s not that you’re stupid, it’s information that you can’t understand without some kind of ‘background knowledge’. It’s an infinitely complicated story if I explain it in a complicated way, but I’ll explain it as simply as possible.
You can think of the ‘star fragment of the other world’ as a tool that twists all things. At first I thought it was some sort of mental contamination, but it’s not that bad.
The star fragment twists ‘everything’. Sangmin Kim It was the power of the star fragment that transformed his hospital room into something like an alien planet.
‘Everything’ naturally includes the human mind and body.
The reason we initially experienced the phenomenon of ‘mind-twisting’ was because we were not directly exposed to the power of the star fragments, but indirectly through the ‘media’.
‘Media’ is basically a medium that ‘delivers information’, so the power of the star fragment also worked in a way that twisted the mind.”
“It’s an object that twists the world. I knew it was an enormous object. But how do you use it?”
“We don’t need to worry about ‘how’. Just take it out and the star pieces will twist around without stopping. What’s important is ‘who’ should use it? This is the part.”
“Well, if you look at the explanation just now, you haven’t found the answer. Elena and I don’t even understand what it is. It looks like the old man should get it.”
“From the way you say that, I can see that you don’t understand ‘Star Pieces’ at all. Let me tell you, the one among us best suited for this thing is you, you boar.”
“yes?”
“The ‘Star Piece’ has one very serious problem. This item cannot distinguish between friend and foe. Do you remember ‘Kim Sang-min’ who used the item?
I was suffering from the most severe deformation. The twisting force is like radioactivity. “It extends endlessly in all directions, and of course users are the most exposed.”
“No! Then how do you write it?”
“So, the person who can withstand the ‘torsion force’ should get it. The person who can withstand the ‘torsion force’ both mentally and physically.
Mentality is not a problem. Anyone can survive temporarily with the help of Song or Ari.
But someone whose ‘body’ can endure. That’s only you among us.”
After saying that, the old man took off his shirt.
…
Terrible memories accumulated at the hotel. It’s been added again.
5? 6? Several ‘eyeballs’ were sprouting here and there on the elderly man’s upper body, and more than three tongues and numerous teeth had grown ugly.
I took a step back without realizing it, and Elena started retching next to me.
“It looks like Ga-in couldn’t hold on and is already dead, and Song-i’s arm has turned into a monster. Would it be any different for me? Elena, I’ve gained immunity to the curse since writing ‘Justice’, so it’s probably okay, but what about you?”
I took off my top just in case, and while Elena turned around, I took off my pants and checked my whole body. There were some areas here and there that were slightly stained black and that looked slightly like scales.
Obviously, the degree of change is much weaker.
“As expected. I guessed it from the movement earlier. If the deformation has become severe, no matter how strong you are, you won’t be able to move freely that much. It felt like you didn’t have much deformation at all.
Your body has strong resistance to ‘twisting’. Maybe it’s a blessing. “It’s unfortunate that the spirit has no resistance at all, but that can be resolved with help from colleagues.”
“I understand that I should get it rather than the elder, but isn’t it possible for Elena to use it as well? It seems like Elena also gains strong resistance both mentally and physically when she uses the blessing?”
“Only when ‘justice’ is activated. And if ‘justice’ is activated, Elena doesn’t need this time-bomb legacy. She is strong enough.
What Elena needs is not ‘the power to make her stronger’ when ‘justice’ is activated, but ‘the power to fill the gap’ when ‘justice’ is not activated.
Of course, the opinions of the parties involved should be asked. “What do you think, Miss Elena?”
“Well, I think the same thing. I think it would be good for Jincheol to get it.”
…
The atmosphere is getting organized.
The power of the legacy ‘Star Piece of Another World’ is the power to twist all things.
It has powerful destructive power that instantly twists and destroys the mind and body when exposed to star fragments, but it cannot distinguish between friends and enemies.
Therefore, only people who can resist the ‘twisting force’ can use it properly.
Except for Elena, who is a special case, there are ways to mentally resist, such as status windows, bracelets, and Ahri’s blood. I am the only one who can physically resist.
Therefore, the elder judged that only I, with the help of Song and Ari, could properly use this inheritance.
I understand, but isn’t the penalty too strong of a legacy? It’s very different from the bracelet.
“Why is the penalty for this legacy so severe, unlike the bracelet?”
“I am not the manager of this damn hotel, do you understand? However, in terms of power, it is superior to the bracelet. The bracelet only controls the mind, but the star fragment destroys both the mind and body at the same time, so it is more powerful. User “It’s a problem because we’re all screwed together.”
“Isn’t that a serious problem?”
“You must persevere through evil and use it well.”
After ending the conversation like that, the two people naturally retreated.
A star fragment appeared in the center of the stadium.
“Can I pick it up?”
“You bastard! You’re trying to waste it for no reason! Why don’t you catch it quickly?”
I grabbed the star piece.
The stadium collapsed without a single fight.
In some ways, more than gaining an inheritance, I was happy that the hotel had openly incited internal strife and resolved it through dialogue among ourselves.
A hotel that leads to endless internal fights.
Perhaps the most severe of the hotel’s ordeals may not be the ‘Cursed Room’.
I felt like my mind had escaped my body.
?
I think I heard a distant cry from somewhere.
…
I think I heard wrong. The hotel door appeared.
The long suffering in room 101 is over.
*
# What Ari experienced (1)
– Kim Ari
“bull!”
I hear my mother’s innocent voice.
There are probably not many people in the world who can combine the words ‘mother’ and ‘innocence’.
Everyone~! Colleagues I love, great people who may be visiting this hotel?
“noise.”
By any chance, you haven’t forgotten me, have you?
Black hair and red eyes. A mysterious girl who looks like something out of a game or movie! You must not forget it.
This is a situation where everyone risks their lives, fights with a strange family, navigates a scary broadcasting station, and searches for an enemy hiding in a hospital.
“Music~!”
I am having a happy ending with my mom.
“Actinium.”
“…”
I think I won again. 5 wins out of 5 with this!
“Mom lost again? You can’t open the door.”
If a child enters the room where I am under a curse, it is a dangerous situation.
It is not good for education to say no to a child.
“Do it again! Do it again~~!”
“great.”
This is especially bad if the child is strong enough to blow down a house with a single wave of his hand.
Actually, that is a very dangerous action.
In these cases, simple play is most effective. Kids like this.
“automobile!”
“driveway.”
‘If mom wins the last words, I’ll let you in~’
“lunch box!”
“Paradise.”
How about this? I’m holding on just fine with this.
“monkey!”
“Iridium.”
“…”
“Mom. You lost again?”
“Disgraceful! Disgraceful!”
6 wins out of 6! A super expert in concluding remarks appears!
It seems like everyone is going through a difficult time.
Shouldn’t even just one person be comfortable?
As others cannot rest, I will rest well on their behalf.
For your information, I am not without any thoughts.
What if my colleagues can’t solve it by tonight?
I plan to go to the broadcasting station with my mom. Even so, she told her mom that she wanted to go to the broadcasting station that night.
If my mother goes to the broadcasting station or the hospital, there is no problem at all.
Broadcasting station staff? Monster nurse at the hospital? Her mom could blow it away with a snap of her fingers. It’s so easy, right?
“White horse!”
…
If you say ‘magnesium’, you will get angry this time, right? I guess I’ll have to try it a little longer this time.
Since returning to room 101, I have just one question.
How did the mother become infected with the curse in a hotel with no way to communicate with the outside world, whether through the Internet or TV?
See next episode