Chapter 7: Room 101, Cursed Room – ‘A Strange Family’ (2)

Chapter 7: Room 101, Cursed Room – ‘A Strange Family’ (2)

[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)

Date: Day 2

Current Location: Floor 1, Room 101 (Cursed Room A Strange Family)

Sages Advice: 2]

Today was a very strange day. I was definitely hungry and had nothing since morning, but I just didnt feel like eating anything. Let alone breakfast, I even skipped the duck meat at lunch!

Considering how mum used to ask whether there was a starving ghost inside me whenever we came to this restaurant, it was really strange that I stopped after a staring contest with the duck today.

It was free time until dinner, and I couldnt see my family probably because they were each doing their own thing. Walking alone away from my family, for some reason I felt my head turning clearer.

I had a feeling there was something I was forgetting, but I couldnt tell what that was. Will I remember it after a while?

From the blurry and sedimented memories appeared faces of strange people. A middle-aged man with an astonishing build, a career woman giving off the impression she was rich, a female student resembling a chipmunk that you would call cute at a glance, a rather shy and silent boy;

And a beautiful lady who made me feel dizzy just by thinking of.

Who was she? Have I seen a movie with an actor like this?

But it was too vivid to be called a memory about a movie, and I felt like we also shared a conversation.

Did I really talk to this pretty blonde-haired actress? While I was focusing on the never-ending tails of doubt, I heard footsteps from nearby.

Hey! Han Kain. What are you doing here?

Oh, youre here. Wheres mum and dad?

They went to the aquarium. Apparently there is a shark show.

A shark show?

Seems to be quite famous in this resort. They say staff wearing swimsuits will be going inside and playing a game of tag with a great white shark. Apparently tourists can also go in after paying a bit of money!

Isnt that a bit dangerous?

So? Thats the thrill! Mum and dad cant swim so they cant even go in anyway. I wanted to go too but I couldnt because Im underage! This is so unfair.

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[Separate yourself from your sister immediately]

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We had a fancy buffet for dinner. On the ground floor of the hotel was the restaurant, and inside were beautifully crafted plates flying around with food on top of them.

Oh, so that is the famous throw and eat! I think I saw celebrities doing it often in a TV show.

Chefs in white uniforms appeared with bright smiles and threw the plates like frisbees. Half of the food ended up on the ground in the middle of the flight, but people joyously licked the food off the ground without hesitation. Some of the sporty people jumped into the air and crunched on the flying plate with their mouths.

Hey Han Kain! Ehew whatever. Seriously, who wears that many clothes in winter these days?

Uh Its cold if you dont wear clothes like this right? Thats why I did it.

Kain. Winters are meant to be cold. Springs are warm, summers are hot, autumns are refreshing and winters are cold. That is the providence of nature. Dont you think taking clothes off because its hot, and wearing more because its cold is going against the providence?

Hearing the words of my dad, I pondered deeply to myself and realised he was correct. Thats right; what is the rule of mother nature!? There are four seasons in Korea, so being hot when its hot and being cold when its cold is how everything is naturally meant to be. Masking something natural with the likes of clothes was a foolish thing to do.

Besides, in this era, it was important to protect the environment. Didnt protecting the environment mean adapting to nature? It was correct to follow the natural flow of the world.

I quickly took my clothes off and only then did my family ease their expressions, as we then smiled brightly together. It felt incredibly cold but that was nothing to worry about. Winters were meant to be cold, so what was wrong with it?

Brightly I smiled, as something flashed in the corner of my vision.

[ . .]

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[Your temperature is declining. You must wear your clothes immediately.]

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We had a fun time skiing. It truly was an enjoyable moment. Together with my beloved family, playing at the botanical garden, munching through a delicious duck, enjoying the scenery of the fancy resort at night and skiing together the next day.

Such happiness might not even come again!

Slowly, I felt my head turning dizzy. It was nothing to worry about, however, because winters were supposed to be cold. In the middle of the ski, I fell on the ground. My skin felt like it was sticking to the ground, and I couldnt get up.

Ahh, actually, was there even a need to bother standing up?

Looking around, I saw other people comfortably lying down on the ground. Ahah, so the trend these days is to lie down naked on a snowy ground, huh!

My vision gradually turned dark, and at one point, it no longer felt cold. I sensed the happy trip slowly coming to an end

/You have failed!

A nice son; a good brother. Filled with love towards your family, you were unable to spot the strange change in your family, and after staying with them for too long, you have been tainted in madness and have crossed the line. You were unable to escape the curse, nor were you able to resolve the root cause of the curse. It is very unfortunate.

However, there is still a chance! Wait for your teammates.









One of your teammates has successfully escaped! Congratulations! The successful escape allows everyone to return safely./

Han Kain felt his sedimented consciousness slowly floating back up