Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 79
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Episode 79 – What Ari experienced (3), party time (1)
The sky above the sky, the world outside the world.
A pillar extending from the outside of all things pressed down gently on the hotel.
Only at that moment did I realize.
A ‘pillar’ is a ‘finger’.
The ‘hospital director’ said that the formation of a hotel within a hotel is similar to the creation of another universe inside a black hole formed in space.
How come I didn’t notice? If the universe can be conceived within the universe, then there can be a vaster and infinite universe outside the universe!
A single ‘finger’ gently pressed all evil spirits.
Just like a person squishes a fly to death.
Not only I but even the ‘hospital director’ was mesmerized by the surreal sight.
“Hahahahaha! Is it you? Did you lock us up? Who are you? Are you the father of all things? “What on earth are you?”
– Dismissal!
Just one ‘squeeze’.
A single finger was enough to crush the evil being that destroyed the world by processing some of its power into star fragments and handing them over to mortals.
…
My instincts said. It’s that being. So many questions I had. The wishes I longed for.
A being that holds the answer to everything.
I went on like crazy. As the floor gave way to her, she clutched the crumbling wall with both hands. When the wall collapsed, she clung to the cloth with her teeth. When the cloth broke, I used my blood to survive in the air.
I went forward frantically and knelt down in the air towards the ‘finger’.
… So many questions came to mind at the same time, I didn’t know what to ask.
please please! Please answer me.
Any answer! I don’t know who you are, but if you are someone who can look at the world with just one hand, you know ‘whatever it takes’, right?
In time and space where all things stop –
I heard a ‘voice’.
‘You will face your beginning on the second floor. When that time comes, choose for yourself.’
my beginning. That couldn’t be… .
‘Mlitschko’s room!’
But what should I do when I arrive?
—Beep!
Strange beeping sound. My mind becomes clearer. It felt like a giant eraser was erasing the sentences in my head.
…You’ve seen too much. The line permitted for the participant was crossed. I guess I don’t remember what I experienced on the fifth attempt.
Consciousness becomes blurred. That was my last thought before I lost consciousness. If you’re going to erase my memories anyway, tell me properly!
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 24
Current location: Tier 1, hallway
Sage Advice: 2]
– Han Ga-in
I came to my senses. Seeing that he woke up, it seems like his colleagues have somehow solved the problem. That’s a good thing.
… And, I’m pretty sure I didn’t get the inheritance. I didn’t see any notifications.
When I turned around, people I had missed for a while appeared. As we laughed and chatted happily, we naturally found out who had received the inheritance.
‘Star fragment from another world’.
After learning about the inheritance, I am glad that I did not get it. It may sound a bit like sour grapes, but it was an inheritance that I couldn’t properly use even if I had it anyway. Unlike the bracelet, it was a legacy with a very strong penalty.
Jin-cheol, who was confident and proud when he first entered the hotel, but felt himself shrinking as he continued to die strangely, returned to his confident appearance after a long time.
Now is the time to get it too, right?
*
When everyone returned to room 105, there was no one like before, but the sound of huge fireworks and applause filled the room.
—pop! —pop! Clap clap clap! Clap clap clap! Clap clap clap!
“Hey hey hey! noisy! Noisy!”
A notification appeared along with Jincheol’s embarrassed cry.
/Dear customers! congratulations!
All of the hotel staff would like to sincerely congratulate our guests on finding their second treasure.
The source of the curse whose location is unknown! Colleagues falling apart one by one! The pain that destroys your mind and body!
Those of you who have overcome all those hardships are undoubtedly the heroes we have been waiting for.
This treasure is a particularly difficult item to use. Even if you have a strong body, it is still difficult.
Even if time is given, it is difficult to practice because the mind and body become weak after only a short period of use.
For those of you, our hotel has prepared a special place!
How about going to the underground ‘Safari of All Times’?
It’s the perfect place to learn how to use treasure. 5 days of rest starting tomorrow! You’d better get familiar with the treasure.
Today’s surprise event: party time! This starts.
# Party time lasts for 5 days and nothing dangerous will happen during that time. Also, it is said that the hotel has secrets that are only revealed during party times?/
We all read the contents in front of the display together. The details have changed slightly from when Songi received the bracelet in the past.
First of all, the party time increased from 3 days to 5 days. Did you give them a long practice time because it was a more difficult legacy?
Compared to the bracelet, which had no penalty other than a slight headache, the star piece certainly seems to be more difficult. Wouldn’t it take a long time for Jincheol to become skilled?
Additionally, an unidentified location called ‘Safari of All Times’ was mentioned. From what I’ve heard, it seems like a good place to learn how to use some kind of heritage.
I do not know. Someone who knows better than me. Second time at the hotel, looking towards Ari.
?
Ari is strange. He wasn’t even looking at the notification window, but was just sitting there holding his head.
“Ari? What are you doing?”
“…”
“Do you know what this ‘Safari of All Times’ is?”
“…”
By that time, other people around had also flocked to Ari.
“Sister Ari? are you okay?”
Only then did Ari stand up and answer.
“I don’t remember.”
“What do you remember?”
“Fifth attempt. I have absolutely no memory of the moment the door to room 101 opened. “It feels like I just walked out of the door as soon as it opened.”
Eunsol’s older sister responded that she was interested.
“Isn’t that interesting? Have you ever experienced something similar before?”
“This is my first time in a hotel. “There have been cases where I have died not long after entering, but I have never had a complete memory like this.”
“By any chance, wasn’t he killed by that mother as soon as he entered?”
“… The relationship between me and my mom isn’t that terrible.”
Even if I talk more, I feel like I can’t find out anything. My sister, who must have felt the same way, interrupted the conversation.
“Let’s talk about the memories someday when they come to mind. “Let’s all eat together!”
*
Hotel food is always delicious, but it was even more delicious because it achieved great results. As the meal was ending, Eunsol opened her mouth as always.
“Let’s all rest together today. However, let’s just organize what to do for the remaining time. The first thing that comes to mind is the ‘safari’ that the hotel directly told us to go to. Also, we should make future plans at least on the last day, right? Room 102 You will have to go to one of the three: ‘Mansion of Horror’, Room 104 ‘Hotel Go’, or Room 107 ‘Gateway Room’.”
I first discussed the essential schedule.
“Since it’s ‘party time,’ let’s not forget to go to the Blessing Sanctuary. Quite a few people will be able to strengthen the Blessing this time.”
Grandfather Mukseong also answered next.
“It looks like you have some free time for the first time in a while, so why don’t all the men at least have some time to train?”
Training time?
“What do you mean?”
“That’s what it says! It’s training time. You’re a wild boar, and your strength is everything, so I’ll take care of it. This time, I’ll be busy learning the legacy. But, Ga-in, Seung-yeop, you need to train your stamina a little more to get through this rough hotel. “Why not?”
I had an ominous feeling.
“Thank you. But, it’s not 50 days, it’s only 5 days. What kind of training did you do?”
“Only 5 days? 5 days at a time? Do you think you will often have to spend 5 days at a time in this hotel? You are sorely lacking in stamina.”
… I’m not in the mood for any kind of persuasion. It looks like the elderly are going to bother me this ‘party time’. Let’s think positively. Wouldn’t you like to teach us something about the management’s unique vision?
I remembered my grandfather running up the mountain in the mansion of horror as if he had mastered some kind of light engineering technique.
Elena suddenly intervened.
“Grandpa, I can join you too, right?”
Grandfather Silence answered with a very excited expression.
“Huh? Of course it’s possible. Let’s do Songi too.”
Songi, who did not even look at us, answered with a gloomy expression.
“yes….”
As the grandfather’s gaze slowly turned towards Eunsol, the older sister quickly moved the conversation to the next topic.
“Okay! I’ll write down the people who need to train physically on the schedule. Also, since it’s party time, we should also explore. Isn’t there something more interesting besides the Sanctuary of Blessing? That’s all there is to do so far.
1. Go on ‘Safari of All Times’.
2. Strengthen the blessings in the Sanctuary of Blessings.
3. Physical training.
4. Hotel navigation.
5. Decide which room to enter.
First of all, I organized these five things. If anything else comes to mind, let’s talk tomorrow! “Let’s rest for today.”
My sister quickly finished the conversation and stood up. There was a sense of an urgent ending that was different from usual.
… I’m sure my grandfather is in such a hurry because he’s afraid he’ll include my older sister in the ‘physical training team.’
*
– Kim Ari
After the meal was over, it was time for everyone to separate in their respective spaces. I was worried alone at the front desk.
Why did all my memories from the fifth attempt disappear?
I really don’t know.
Even if you are tainted by the curse right from the start, your ego will only be distorted and will not disappear, so it is normal for at least some bizarre memories to remain. That doesn’t mean her mother has the power to erase people’s memories.
Did I write a hint to myself? However, even hints cannot erase memories so cleanly. As I was alone worrying about various things, a silent voice approached me from afar.
“Why are you worrying so much alone?”
“I’m wondering why I lost my memory.”
“Hmm. That’s a strange thing. You didn’t erase your memories yourself, right?”
“I thought about that too, but it’s definitely different than when I erased it.”
“Hmm… nothing comes to mind.”
“Well, I’m about to give up at this point. By the way, what is ‘physical training’ all of a sudden talking about?”
“What are you talking about? Didn’t you tell me a while ago?”
I? Physical training?
“What on earth are you talking about? When did I tell you about training your body?”
“Wasn’t Ga-in worried that he had ‘over-adapted’ to the abnormal atmosphere of the hotel? I remember telling him to bring him back to the ‘human ways’.”
“What does that have to do with physical training?”
“As expected, you don’t understand people very well. Is it because you were born as a superhuman?”
“No, no matter how much I think about it, I think the strange one right now is not me, but you, Mukseong.”
“A healthy mind is bound to reside in a healthy body. The ordeal at the hotel is harsh, but because your body is weak, you keep coming up with vicious schemes to solve the problem. As you repeat such things, your mentality also becomes toxic.”
“Aha! So, if you train your body hard and make it able to overcome all challenges with your fists, you will have a ‘healthy mind’?”
“That’s it.”
“… I don’t know. Just figure it out.”
Mukseong left with a truly proud expression. I don’t know about anything else, but at least while Mukseong was rigorously training his body, ‘Ari made him do it.’ I hope you don’t say the same thing.
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