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◈ Escaping the Mystery Hotel ◈
Episode 112: Room 107, Gate Room - First Trial (Final), Entering the Second Trial (3)
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Episode 112: Room 107, Gate Room - ‘Doppelgänger Train’ (3)
- Han Ga-in
Stay calm. The layout of this car probably wasn't any different from the one I'd been in.
Just like before, one person was real. The rest were fake.
There were two possible reasons the real one wasn't obvious.
Either the A-ri I'd possessed was real, or the real one was pretending to be fake.
I briefly searched through the mind of the A-ri I'd possessed.
My proficiency with the Grimoire was far inferior to that of the Apostle from House of Horror, its original owner.
I couldn't completely read my target's mind the instant I possessed them like the Apostle had, but the fragmented memories I'd uncovered were enough to convince me.
There were memories that clearly couldn't belong to A-ri.
Besides, we'd already confirmed that if A-ri were real, she could shake off my Possession.
The fact that this A-ri couldn't resist and had her body taken over by me proved she was fake.
That meant the real companion in this car was pretending to be fake.
I thought carefully about each person.
First, the Han Ga-in and Kim A-ri in this car were definitely fake.
Next, Cha Jin-cheol and Park Seung-yeop were fake too.
I felt bad saying it, but neither of them seemed like the kind of person who could react that quickly and immediately start acting.
And if it were Jin-cheol, I thought his first instinct in a situation like this would be to take out his star and fight, not put on some kind of performance.
For similar reasons, Song-i seemed fake too.
It was a feeling shared among Inheritance holders. When people with an Inheritance found themselves in danger, they used it before trying something like acting.
They relied heavily on their Inheritances.
Grandpa Mook-seong was fake as well. If he alone were real, why would he need to put on an act when he had a gun?
The fakes had neither Inheritances nor blessings. In this situation, Grandpa Mook-seong could kill everyone by himself.
That left Han Ga-in, Kim A-ri, Park Seung-yeop, Cha Jin-cheol, Yoo Song-i, and Kim Mook-seong as fakes.
The remaining two, Elena and Lee Eun-sol, made things complicated.
Considering Pero's reaction, Elena might have been real, but it was hard to be sure just because they had looked at her and passed by.
More importantly, everything that woman leaning against the window did exuded the vile, revolting arrogance of a racist.
...
I watched my surroundings.
As time passed, the fakes began recalling their own memories more clearly, while the memories of the real people that the hotel had implanted in them quickly faded.
Before long, the fakes came to the conclusion that they should take out their Inheritances and determine who was real.
Cha Jin-cheol took out his star first. It was fake.
Han Ga-in opened the Grimoire. Naturally, it was fake.
Yoo Song-i was harder to tell. Even if her bracelet was real, there was no way to distinguish it from a fake unless she used it.
Then everyone's attention turned to me, or more precisely, Kim A-ri, whose body I possessed.
A good idea came to mind.
* * *
- Elena
What should I do?
I'd avoided suspicion with the performance of my life, but that was all.
I had no way to subdue these people with my own strength.
Should I just wait for my companions to come from the other cars?
As I considered it, the fakes in this car started checking their Inheritances.
After Han Ga-in, Cha Jin-cheol, and Yoo Song-i, everyone's attention turned to Kim A-ri!
A-ri did something strange.
She said she was going to draw her own blood with a syringe, then kept touching her chest for some reason.
She kept changing angles and feeling around. Was the syringe somewhere there?
If I remembered correctly, it was in a pouch at her waist.
Watching her brought back something A-ri had joked about during a meal.
She'd said that the moment Mr. Ga-in possessed her body, he tried to touch her chest, so she kicked him out right away and called him a molester.
Mr. Ga-in had asked in a fluster what she was talking about, and we'd all laughed ourselves silly.
...
???
No way! That A-ri was...!
The instant my shock made me lose control of my expression, A-ri looked at me and smiled faintly.
A thick book suddenly appeared in A-ri's hand.
I instinctively shut my eyes.
---Flip!
“Aaaaargh!”
“Bleurgh!”
“Eeeek!”
In an instant, screams filled the train car as the fakes collapsed all over the floor.
The magic of the Grimoire, whose contents no one but its owner dared look upon!
Everyone in the train car had been focused on A-ri.
When A-ri suddenly summoned the Grimoire and threw it open, all the fakes except me, who had noticed something was wrong and closed my eyes beforehand, were incapacitated at once.
Blood poured from the fakes' eyes, and vomit spilled from their mouths. They couldn't even think of fighting back.
A-ri, no, Mr. Ga-in possessing A-ri, calmly took the handgun from fake Mook-seong's waist and shot all the others dead.
“...When did you possess A-ri?”
“Not long ago. This body will kill itself soon, so could you go to the back? My body's in pretty bad shape, and I need support.”
“Are you badly hurt?”
“More or less.”
I headed for the back of the train car as I watched Mr. Ga-in raise the gun to A-ri's possessed head.
---Bang!
With the gunshot, every fake in my car died. The barrier vanished.
True to what he had said, Mr. Ga-in beyond the barrier was in terrible condition. I only supported him for a moment, but it felt like bones all over his body were broken. Blood was running from around his eyes too.
“Are you really okay?”
“Wouldn't this count as a minor injury in the hotel?”
“You're joking even now!”
“Ahaha... It does hurt, actually.”
“I never expected you to open the Grimoire like that. I didn't know it could be used that way.”
“It was my first time deliberately opening it in front of others to attack them too. If I'd thought of it a little earlier in the previous car, we could've cleared it more easily.”
“You haven't had it for long. You'll learn how to use it bit by bit, just like you figured out the Filter while using the Status Window.”
As I supported Mr. Ga-in toward the front car, I suddenly laughed.
“No, what was that about touching A-ri's chest out of nowhere?”
“It seemed the fakes had nearly forgotten all the real memories. I thought only the real person would understand what that gesture meant...”
“Even so, touching A-ri's chest was the only gesture you could think of? Did you really do that with pure intentions?”
“Why did you, out of all the possible performances, choose to act like a racist?”
“That role just came to mind in the moment.”
“Touching A-ri's chest was all that came to mind for me too.”
“I'll make sure A-ri hears that answer.”
That was how it went.
Even as I supported Mr. Ga-in, who was too badly injured to steady himself, we laughed and chatted as we headed for the next car.
* * *
- Han Ga-in
Even while laughing with Elena, I was worried. Could I make it through the remaining train cars in this condition?
Fortunately, I didn't need to worry about that.
The moment we reached the passageway, we found the group coming toward us from the other side.
The real hotel party had killed every fake in every car and finally reunited.
An announcement rang through the entire train.
/Participants! Congratulations on clearing the first trial, ‘Doppelgänger Train’./
Along with the announcement, the surrounding space collapsed, just as it did when a Curse Room was resolved.
...
The surroundings brightened again. My Status Window returned.
[User: Han Ga-in (Wisdom)
Date: Day 37
Current Location: Level 1, Room 107 (Gate Room)
Sage’s Advice: 3]
We had gathered in a place resembling a hotel room, with a design similar to Room 105. There were cots and a little food around us.
A notice appeared on the display in front of us.
/The second trial will begin in one hour./
One hour. I'd expected it when they said there would be no rest, but that was barely enough time to catch our breath!
And my body was completely wrecked!
What I'd told Elena, that this counted as a minor injury in the hotel, was unfortunately true.
Seeing Jin-cheol's condition, so terrible it was a miracle he was alive, left me speechless.
We didn't even have time to be happy about reuniting with our companions.
Grandpa Mook-seong rushed over and began administering first aid.
“Bear with it!”
--Crack!
“Aaaaargh!”
“I need to set the bone, so stop thrashing around and endure it. Someone hold Ga-in's arm!”
“Yes! Ga-in, bite down hard.”
As my whole body shook from the agony, I thought about it.
At least my injuries were manageable enough for Grandpa to do something about them, but Jin-cheol was beyond help.
He was in exactly the kind of condition where doctors would open someone up, sigh once, then close them back up.
The price of using the star without a blessing had been horrific.
Even with his blessing back and Regeneration working, could he recover from that state?
--Crack!
“Ah, was that not the right angle?”
“Aaaaargh! What do you mean, not the right angle, you crazy old man?!”
“Hey! It's been a long time since I've done this seriously too.”
...I didn't think I was in any position to worry about someone else.
One hour was nowhere near enough time, not for proper rest, nor even for giving the injured first aid.
In the end, the next trial began with Jin-cheol still unconscious and me unable to properly lift my arm.
* * *
[User: Han Ga-in (Wisdom)
Date: Day 37
Current Location: Level 1, Room 107 (Gate Room)
Sage’s Advice: 3]
- Han Ga-in
When everyone came to, we were in the middle of an unfamiliar forest.
[Scenario Understanding]
Just as I thought! It could be used in the Gate Room too.
/Scenario: Gate Room - ‘Witch’s Forest’
The hotel party awakens in an unfamiliar forest. In the eerie atmosphere, an unidentifiable ghostly wail can be heard.
One of the companions has suffered serious injuries. They must rest. Looking around, they find an exceedingly suspicious wooden house. Wouldn't that house have soft beds and some food?
Please check the suspicious house for what comes next./
---Aaaaaahhh~!
As I read the scenario, a chilling sound like a child crying rose up as though it had been waiting for me.
My companions' expressions had all hardened. I told them what I had learned.
Grandpa Mook-seong sighed.
“Ha... It's called ‘Witch’s Forest’ right from the start. This is fucking awful.”
“Let's find the house first. It looks like we need to go there to proceed.”
A-ri, who was supporting Jin-cheol, replied.
“We really do need rest. Let's get Jin-cheol somewhere warm and soft first.”
Fortunately, finding the house wasn't difficult.
---Creeeak!
The door opened with a harsh sound.
The moment we entered, everyone except Jin-cheol and me, the designated patients, hurried into action.
Eun-sol lit the brazier with a candle lighter. Grandpa Mook-seong found soft blankets upstairs, made a spot in front of the brazier, and laid Jin-cheol down.
Elena found a soft cushion and some clothes from somewhere, making a place for me to lie down too.
As I sat there looking at the brazier, A-ri walked up to me.
“So, how was it?”
“Huh?”
“What did it feel like?”
“Eek! E-Elena! Why would you say something like-”
“Wow! You really did touch my chest? Elena only told me you possessed my body.”
“...”
A-ri looked at me with an expression like she was thoroughly sick of me.
I was starting to think it would've been better if I'd just passed out like Jin-cheol.
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