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[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 23
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 105 (Room of Rest)
Sages Advice: 2]
Are we going to continue trying Room 101?
Everyone stayed silent.
Honestly, it was hard for us to say anything. This was sothing we went through several tis when discussing things about the Hotel so background information was crucial when discussing a certain topic, and thus it was difficult to even raise an opinion considering how we didnt know what the change would be about.
Looks like everyone has a lot going on in their minds. I understand, but I dont think theres a point in delaying a topic like this. Lets vote.
Ripping out a page of the notebook, Eunsol-noona ripped it to smaller pieces and gave it to everyone.
With the small piece of paper in my hands, I thought to myself.
It was indeed scary to enter Room 101, which would have changed in one way or another. However, would entering another room with the sa overall strength of the team change anything? We might end up barely escaping the other rooms until they were all up to the 5th attempt.
Wasting the attempts of those rooms even though we could have easily beat them with another Inheritance under our belt could be a stupid move.
And even aside from that logical perspective, I didnt feel like running away to another room, despite already figuring out so many things together after all that hard work.
Lets see this to the end.
I had no idea how it was going to change, but we already had more than enough information to solve the room!
/Room 101/
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The vote ended in a flash. It was 6:2 with 6 being Room 101.
Alright, lets move on then. Lets remind ourselves about all the things we figured out about Room 101, and create a plan of what to do in our final attempt. Kain?
This is the recap of what we found out during the 4th attempt. Opening the door to the rooftop of the TV Station leads to the entrance of the hospital. From what I observed while going around the building, those strange locations that showed up when going against the warnings of the TV Station appeared to be parts of the hospital.
In other words, you could say the hospital is connected to the TV Station.
When you enter through the entrance thats on the rooftop of the TV Station, instead of attacking, the nurses treat you like guests.
As for the reason why they treat us differently, I would assu that from the perspective of the hospital, we would have seed like wandering patients when we showed up at places other than the entrance.
And when you go all the way down the corridor of the 4th floor, you see a big chunk of flesh that we assu was Kim Sangmin. I think it will be over when we destroy it.
Also, the effect of the curse is very strong in the room. I couldnt withstand it with my filter either. From what we have on our hands, the bracelet and the red capsule are the only tools that will let us stay sane.
Grandpa Mooksung said after waiting for to finish.
So the biggest problem is that the bracelet and the red capsule are the only tools that will allow us to approach that thing on the 4th floor, huh.
That was when Ahri intervened.
No, there is one more person that can.
Who was that?
Elena-unni. Did you forget what happened at Hotel High School?
When you activated Justice, you werent affected by the angels brainwash. That principle of the execution of justice being unstoppable is probably the reason why you beco immune to mind attacks.
What do you think, Elena-unni?
Aht! Youre right. I think that was how it was at the Hotel High School. But do you think Ill be able to activate Justice? Most of the people in Room 101 are victims that ended up being affected by the curse, right?
And the thing on the 4th floor of the hospital was apparently a piece of flesh and not a human.
Elena-unni. We cant just say that.
Think about it. Normally, we call it an exploited indirect perpetrator when they get manipulated by other people into being used as a device of a cri, and of course these people arent subjected to criminal law.
But when the police are trying to handle the case, they need to bash them up if need be to end the cri, right? Their punishnt in the court is a different matter altogether.
Do you understand? Even though they are all victims of the curse, you can still neutralise them even if they are not guilty.
She suddenly gave a lecture on law. Everyone, including , was confused by the sudden lecture that ca out of nowhere.
However, Ahri continued staring at Elena with unwavering eyes and in the end, Elena had to awkwardly return a nod.
Also, you said Kim Sangmin was now a piece of flesh and hard to see as a human, right? Dont you think thats being way too black and white?
What about the angel at Hotel High School? She had wings and used all sorts of superpowers, but you still perceived her as a person, didnt you?
Whats the difference between the angel and a chunk of flesh? Is the forr human because it looks more human?
They both started off as a human; both went through a supernatural change but one beca an angel and one turned into a piece of flesh. Thats the only difference. Dont you think treating only the angel as a human is being discriminatory?
What was she on about now? Why was she talking about discrimination? I had no idea what the point of this long conversation was.
However, Ahri was still looking straight into Elenas eyes, and again, Elena had no choice but to nod from the sheer pressure she was giving off.
Ye, yes. I think you are right, Ahri.
Keep that in mind. Even the victims of the curse can be neutralised, and Kim Sangmin is a human even though he looks like a cluster of flesh. Understood?
I dont know why you are doing this all of a sudden but I understand.
The rather philosophical(?) discussion between Ahri and Elena ca to an end.
It felt like Ahri was trying to instil a concept into Elenas mind.
This was probably what she was trying to say.
The workers of the TV Station and the nurses can be disard and neutralised. Kim Sangmin can also be punished because he was forrly human.
I understood what she was trying to convey, but would Elena being convinced by her persuasion lead to any changes?
Unless the blessing were to change according to Elenas perception
Knock!
Eunsol-noona gathered everyones eyes by knocking on the desk.
Now! We went a bit off topic there. Lets return to the topic at hand.
Lets say we sohow reach the rooftop, but we still have to destroy that flesh, right? And the biggest problem is that even Kain cant withstand it with his filter.
But the solution is quite simple then, isnt it?
Jinchul can take the pill straight after entering the room, and go to the TV Station.
Just a reminder so that you dont make another mistake, said Grandpa Mooksung. You do know what it ans to gain resistance to ntal contamination after taking the red capsule, right? You wont be affected by the curse so you cant teleport. In other words, you have to take your family and go to the TV Station like Kain and Songee.
For essentially the very first ti today, Jinchul-hyung lifted his head.
Ill take the capsule, and go there with my mum.
Yeah. You can just force your mother to co with you.
We were about to settle with that when Ahri suddenly raised an objection.
Wait! Are we going to have Jinchul-oppa take the capsule imdiately after we start?
Do you have any other ideas?
Yes. I think we should save the red capsule as much as possible, and solve it with Songees bracelet. Songee can cast ntal protection on oppa, and he can take the capsule if thats not enough, right?
Ahri said while looking at Songee, who replied in agreent.
Just like she said, based on what I felt when I personally saw that flesh, I think the bracelet would be enough to handle it.
Consumables are there to use when necessary though. Eunsol-noona said in objection. Is there a need to bother saving it this far in? Besides, this is already our 5th attempt and its way too risky to refrain from using everything in our arsenal. And what if Jinchul accidentally brings his mother again just because we are afraid to use the capsule?
Im sure he wont make the sa mistake again. And we have Elena as well, dont we? The capsule is a precious consumable that we can only use once, and we dont have to use that from the very beginning.
Elena herself didnt look too keen, but Ahri was already considering her like one of our combatants.
Songee voiced her support for Ahris argunt.
This ti, Ill try to go there as quickly as I can. I wont be as fast as the teleportation, so how about Jinchul-oppa wait for 10 minutes before leaving? That way, I can react with the bracelet even if sothing happens.
If Songee arrived at the TV Station before Jinchul-hyung, she would be able to take care of any potential problem even if he were to make a mistake. All she had to do was separate them through hallucination.
What I realised from listening to their conversation was that Songee, as well as Ahri, appeared to be hoping that we could solve this room without using the red capsule.
I could understand both sides of the argunt.
We were in a precarious position already, so it made sense to take the capsule as soon as we could, and it also made sense to save the precious consumable as much as possible until we had to use it.
That boar is the one thats going to take it, so let him decide.
I will hold onto it for now, and leave a bit later like what Songee said.
This should be good enough. Anyone that has sothing they want to say?
We were too tired to continue, and the plan was already set. Without saying much else, we finished the eting and took a rest.
Tomorrow, we will finally lay our hands on our second Inheritance.
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[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 24
Current Location: Floor 1, Corridor
Sages Advice: 3]
Looking at each other, we went through the plan for the final ti.
1. Gather at the TV Station.
2. Remove the staff, head to the rooftop and enter the hospital.
3. Go to Kim Sangmins room while pretending to be a visitor.
4. Rely on the power of either the red capsule or the bracelet and destroy the flesh.
The most important person in the end was Jinchul-hyung. It was already confird that the nurses would run up if we started attacking the flesh, and one pistol was definitely not enough to fight against the nurses.
After sensing that everyone was looking at him, Jinchul-hyung slowly gave a firm nod.
He probably wouldnt make the sa mistake again.
Hah Eunsol-noona said after a sigh. Im getting all jittery now that we are about to enter the room. How do you think its going to change? Kain, do you have any ideas?
I did think of a few scenarios, but the more I think about them, the less I want to go in.
Cutting our conversation off short, we entered the room.
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Fifth Attempt
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It hurts. It hurts. Since when was it, I wonder? My entire body was in pain.
Was it my arm? Or my leg?
Where even were my arms and legs?
I had no idea. What I did know was that my body had turned into a piece of flesh with pain being the only thing I could perceive.
I was resentful.
To whom?
I dont know. There were so people that I hated from the bottom of my heart but
Now, I couldnt even rember any of their faces.
This entire world was detestable. I hated this world for leaving alone in this agonising pain.
Distort! Distort yourself!
I scread at the world, so that the world would be as twisted and distorted as !
No matter how distorted the world beca, my pain did not end.
Ahh.
Sir. Doctor. Where are you?
Back when I was in the pit of greatest despair; back when I lost all hope as everyone blad and forced into a corner.
That was when sir ca to , and gave the star.
Please co back.
Please dont leave behind.
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[The fifth attempt of the contestants has begun!]
A sentence that I couldnt comprehend floated before my sight.
My eyes had long disappeared, so how in the world was I even looking at this sentence?
Suddenly, a flood of information gushed into my brain, which was probably floating sowhere inside my body.
Ahh! I see.
So you are here to hurt again.
None of you will escape alive.
Kill all of them. Until this star is filled with corpses!
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