- Han Kain
While I was organizing my thoughts, a gruff voice rang out, "Cough. Ahem. Let say sothing."
"Go ahead."
"Although I'm not entirely neutral in this matter, I appreciate the trust you’ve shown by including in this discussion. First, let share what I know about Ahri's mother, Miro.
“As you might have guessed, Miro was a senior agent, far more experienced than I. Unlike an ordinary human like , she was clearly superhuman before even entering the hotel. Her physical abilities—strength, agility, endurance—were all far beyond human, and she also possessed various supernatural powers."
Jinchul-hyung asked a question, "Hearing this, I'm curious. Where did these superhuman abilities co from? If she was already superhuman before entering the hotel, did she get these powers from the Administration? But Ahri ntioned earlier that the Administration has no ans of bestowing supernatural powers."
"The Administration has no such capabilities. I'll answer the sa way I did before. If the Administration could grant supernatural powers, why would I still be an ordinary person? If that were the case, I, as a veteran agent, would have so powers. I don't know the exact route through which Miro beca superhuman. Perhaps Ahri knows."
Eunsol-noona asked another question, "What about her personality? I heard that she had regressed to a childlike ntal state now."
"I heard that she was sowhat arrogant and had a tendency to look down on ordinary people. However, she wasn’t entirely without ethics and had a fundantal mindset of wanting to protect the world as an agent. Of course, I’m not sure if this information will be relevant to analyzing Miro after she entered the hotel."
A person who was already superhuman before entering the hotel, with a sowhat arrogant yet principled personality.
I think I have a general idea of her character.
At this point, I had organized my thoughts enough to share my opinion.
"When considering the resurrection of another, I believe there are two key factors to consider. The first is obviously their abilities. They must be soone who can be of help to us. The second is control. The person we resurrect must be soone we can control."
"Control, huh…?"
"Is there anyone among the people we’re considering resurrecting who we know well? No, right? We only have fragntary information about Miro, and we know nothing about the others. We can’t be sure of who we can trust until we bring them back. But we can sowhat judge whom we can control."
Eunsol-noona agreed, "It would be problematic if they were too powerful"
"That’s exactly what I wanted to say. Soone who’s too powerful would be difficult for us to control. So Songee, do you think we could control Estavio?"
"Absolutely not. I still have nightmares about the ti I saw Estavio single-handedly massacre several aliens in the facility. I believe he was one of the strongest among the Anathasia. If he decided to attack us, he could probably kill us all before we even knew what hit us." Songee responded decisively.
"Then let's exclude soone like Estavio. Maybe in the distant future, when we’re much stronger, we can reconsider him.
Elena looked a bit disappointed.
"If soone that powerful were with us, we could practically have a free pass to get through almost any trial!"
Eunsol-noona, who seed to have made up her mind, answered firmly, "That’s just our wishful thinking. Estavio might think that the best course of action is to slaughter these lowly primates, hoard all the Inheritance, and break through the hotel himself. He’s an alien, after all, and one who used to see humans as livestock. We can’t predict how he thinks. Let’s exclude him."
"From the standpoint of 'control’, doesn’t Miro also seem like a risky choice?" Jinchul-hyung cautiously added.
"Miro is at least better than Estavio. At the very least, Ahri might be able to control her."
Songee voiced her concerns, "If we decide to resurrect soone other than Miro, won’t Ahri vehently oppose it? What if that causes a rift between us?"
“...”
Everyone fell silent at that.
- Thunk!
The door opened, and a clear voice broke the silence.
"Do you really think I'm that immature?"
"Wha—?!"
"Ack!"
Ahri suddenly barged in!
Everyone was shocked and looked at Grandpa Mooksung in surprise.
Grandpa waved his hands, startled.
"It wasn't ! It wasn't ! No private ssages here!"
After chuckling for a mont, Ahri spoke up, "Don't get the wrong idea. In a hotel with only eight people, wouldn't it be suspicious if everyone but disappeared sowhere? Isn't this ‘secret eting’ a bit too sloppy?"
Feeling embarrassed by our poorly executed secret eting, we all just lowered our heads.
In the awkward atmosphere, Songee asked, "So... how much did you hear?"
"I heard what you said. The part where you ntioned that if we resurrect soone other than Miro, I might oppose it and cause a fight."
In the end, we told Ahri everything we had discussed.
Jinchul-hyung’s opinion about saving the ticket for ourselves.
Grandpa Mooksung’s brief explanation about Miro.
The criteria I suggested: abilities and control.
After quietly listening, Ahri shared her thoughts.
"I feel like Jinchul’s suggestion doesn't hold much weight. The biggest threat in this hotel is the Cursed Rooms, right? The nature of those rooms ans it’s usually all or nothing—either everyone survives, or everyone dies. The idea of saving the ticket for ourselves doesn't seem very relevant."
"I thought about that too. As you said, when it cos to the Cursed Rooms, saving the ticket for ourselves is pointless. If soone dies, it usually ans everyone dies, and in that case, there’s no one left to use the ticket. But the hotel’s threats aren’t limited to the Cursed Rooms. There are also places like the Mission Rooms, where you can choose to give up if it gets too difficult, and sotis the hotel hosts special events. Not everything is about the Cursed Rooms."
Ahri quickly countered, "Not everything, sure, but around 90% of the threat is from the Cursed Rooms. There was only one Mission Room on the entirety of the first floor, and who knows if there will even be one on the second floor. Special events by the hotel don't usually happen if we keep entering the Cursed Rooms. We need to focus on the biggest threat—the Cursed Rooms. Adding more allies will strengthen us, which ans we can reduce the danger in those rooms."
Eunsol-noona cut in, "Let's leave the debate about whether to save the ticket here. We’ll discuss it again when we find the Room of Resurrection. If soone from our group has already died by then, the first priority for resurrection will naturally be that person."
"So we’re discussing this under the assumption that we’ll resurrect soone else?"
"Right. I'm curious about your opinion, too."
Ahri looked at each of us before answering.
"I agree with Kain's criteria of abilities and control. The terms he used are appropriate. And I think everyone’s misunderstanding on one point: I don’t plan to insist that the first ticket must be used on Miro."
“...???”
Everyone was montarily surprised.
She’s not planning to use it on her mom?
While we were all taken aback, Noona caught onto Ahri’s use of the phrase “first ticket”.
"'First ticket'... So you think there will be more? You’re not fixated on using the first one on Miro because you believe there will be more tickets later? That as long as you resurrect her before we leave the hotel, it doesn’t matter if it’s not the first one?"
"Is this also based on your past experience?" Jinchul-hyung quickly followed up.
"It’s unclear. Back then, we didn’t get more tickets. But there was talk of a way to obtain more."
Ahri then provided so reasons for her speculation, such as the fact that the ticket had multiple uses and vague mories from the past.
I decided to get a more definitive answer.
Advice: 3 → 2
Can we get more tickets?
The Gate Room exists on the second floor as well.
This was typical of the Owl’s cryptic responses.
But I understood the aning imdiately.
We can get more tickets from the Gate Room on the second floor.
At the sa ti, I understood the basis for Ahri’s vague speculation.
Ahri had ntioned that soone in the past also possessed Wisdom.
They likely asked the Owl directly and got the sa answer I did.
However, since their party was falling apart, the information wasn’t properly shared, and others could only make vague guesses based on observing the previous user of Wisdom.
I don’t need to be vague.
I imdiately shared the Owl’s answer with everyone.
Understanding Ahri’s reasoning, we relaxed slightly, and Ahri continued, "I think Kain's criteria of abilities and control are very appropriate, and if we apply those criteria to the potential candidates, I believe only one person really stands out. First, let’s talk about Cha Seungjin, who saved Seungyub. Sorry to say, but I don’t think his abilities are particularly necessary for us.
“Estavio, and unfortunately, even my mother Miro, have issues when it cos to whether they can be controlled. An alien with extraordinary powers speaks for itself, and my mother is no different. I can’t be by her side 24/7. So, if we exclude those three, who’s left?"
In the end, it was the person I had also been considering.
A doctor with exceptional healing abilities, soone who isn't overwhelmingly powerful enough to be uncontrollable.
Dr. Kim Sanghyun.
On the fifth day of our break, our discussion at the cocktail bar concluded that if we were to resurrect soone, the first candidate should be the doctor.
***- Lee Eunsol
After the discussion ended, everyone left the cocktail bar one by one.
“...”
In the end, it was just Ahri and left.
"Is there sothing you wanted to talk about? You signaled for to stay behind," Ahri asked in a curious tone.
"Yeah, there are a few things I want to ask."
"Like what?"
"First, I wanted to consult you about my eye, but before that, let ask about sothing else. Your attitude towards Miro... it was different from what I expected."
"..."
"What you said earlier was very logical, which made it strange. You love your mom so deeply that you willingly returned to the hotel, fully aware of how dangerous it is, right?? Given how much you care about her, it’s odd that you’re so calm when it cos to resurrecting her. If there’s sothing you’re hiding, just co out with it. It’s about ti you got over your habit of keeping secrets, don’t you think?"
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