Chapter 126: Room 107 - The Gate Room, The Fourth Trial (17)

Chapter 126: Room 107 - The Gate Room, The Fourth Trial (17)

User: Han Kain (Wisdom)

Date: Day 45

Current Location: Floor 1, Room 107 (Gate Room)

Sage's Advice: 1

Everyone realized what just happened.

When the staff members came to kidnap Perro, Songee quickly had Perro escape through the window.

Ahri spoke in amazement.

“You told him to go outside?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re quick-witted. But how will we meet him again?”

“I’m worried about that too. The situation was so urgent that I only told him to go out. Perro is smart, so he’ll probably return at the right time.”

Since Perro was not an ordinary parrot, he likely had the intelligence for that.

The morning's chaos subsided.

We ordered room service for a light snack for lunch.

Grandpa Mooksung spoke in a curious tone.

“Do you know one interesting thing about the Hotel?”

“What is it?”

“They rarely disturb our meals. The Hotel itself always provided excellent food, and in Cursed Rooms or in the Gate Room like now, they always find some reason not to starve us. This ship also has a peculiar rule of ‘not crossing the line’ during the day, so we can eat in peace.”

“Now that you mention it, that’s true.”

“If you end up working for the Administration later, you’ll realize how merciful the Hotel is for not disturbing meals. There are times when you’ll gnaw on barely chewable biscuits for three or four days while rolling around doing rough work.”

“I told you, I’m not planning to work for the Administration...”

Grandpa just laughed as if it were amusing.

Ahri joined the conversation, “Let’s worry about that when we get out. But Grandpa’s words do make me a bit concerned.”

“Concerned?”

“We’ve been through all kinds of things in the Hotel, but as Grandpa said, we’ve gotten accustomed to always eating well. We don’t really stay on guard about meals. If someone tampers with our food, we’re bound to fall for it at least once.”

We all fell silent at that.

“...”

At least this meal seems fine.

In an attempt to change the ominous topic, Grandpa spoke again.

“By the way, not being able to use our Inheritance is a significant pressure. Did you see it earlier? It’s hard to respond when a staff member even just touches a revolver.”

“And there are many staff members with guns on this ship.”

“That’s exactly it. We still don’t know how the Fourth Trial will unfold, but if it comes down to a fight, we’re severely lacking in strength. Perro alone isn’t enough.”

Songee spoke optimistically.

“The staff and passengers are all humans, right? If worse comes to worst, can’t Elena-unni handle them all? During the Common Sense Renovating Media, she could block bullets using Justice.”

Indeed, if Elena used Justice, a mere revolver wouldn’t be a problem.

But can Elena use Justice now?

When I looked at Elena, she responded immediately.

“It’s not feasible at the current moment.”

I thought so.

Whether they’re passengers or staff, their atmosphere is sinister, but we have no clear idea of their wrongdoing.

At least they needed to commit some obvious crime we can recognize for Elena to use Justice.

Grandpa stroked his chin and answered.

“We need to create a situation where Elena can use Justice somehow.”

“We need to find evidence of the people committing evil deeds on this ship, right?”

“Exactly. Waiting for them to attack is dangerous. If Elena dies before she can use Justice, we’d be massacred.”

After finishing our meal, we decided to explore the ship's facilities until the dinner party.

***Only after we started exploring the ship did we feel the immense size Grandpa mentioned.

The restaurants and party halls were basic, but there were also swimming pools, bowling alleys, and even a small botanical garden.

The ship was so large that we didn’t have time to thoroughly inspect everything.

We could only briefly note the facilities and move on.

After exploring for about two hours, we sat in a park-like area, gazing at the vast sea and sky while resting.

Ahri spoke up.

“Something feels off.”

They smiled lightly and walked away, only to come back and ask the same questions again.

It was as if they knew my previous answers were lies.

Han Kain: They’re curious about my age and where I’m from. I lied, but they seem to know.

Yu Songee: Same experience. I didn’t answer my age and said I was born in Japan, but they didn’t believe me.

Elena: Are you all idiots? They understand Korean, so pretending to be foreigners won’t work.

Oh, right.

Now that I think about it, despite their mixed races, all the staff and passengers had been speaking Korean from the start.

It felt like the Hotel set the language to Korean so we could communicate.

Regardless, claiming to be Chinese or Japanese when speaking Korean wasn’t convincing.

Ahri shared a different thought.

Kim Ahri: Nationality aside, it’s strange they don’t believe our age.

True.

They could guess our nationality from the language, but not believing our age seemed strange.

It was odd that they could determine our age within a 1-2 year margin just by looking at us.

We gathered around a table, discussing our observations.

Like yesterday, any word or action from us drew attention from those around us.

Grandpa decided to stir things up.

-Clang!

He smashed a bottle on the table, causing a loud noise.

“Burp! Man, I’m getting drunk! Kain, go get some beer from over there.”

To blend in, I frantically brought drinks and snacks.

A staff member, unable to hide his panic, hurried over to us.

“Sir, you seem very intoxicated. Perhaps it’s time to retire—”

-Crash!

Grandpa overturned the table, knocking over the staff member who was speaking.

What?

Did he just hit a staff member?

Can he do that?

- Swish! Thud!

“Whoa!”

“What’s wrong with him?”

Grandpa broke three more bottles and started throwing round bread like frisbees at nearby passengers.

As the staff and passengers rushed toward our table in a fluster, Grandpa stood on the table.

“Ah~ you’re an untrustworthy person~???????????? Ah~ you’re a childish person~???????????? 1”

I was dumbfounded, and the chat window exploded with messages.

Elena: Do we really need to go this far?

Yu Songee: What song is this?

Kim Ahri: It’s a recent song for him.

Amidst the chaos, everyone just stared at Grandpa with their mouths hanging open.

“Today you’re a chrysanthemum~???????????? Tomorrow you’re a rose~????????????”

Okay, this is just too funny. It’s so ridiculous that I started laughing.

“I’m done waiting, wild bee~????????????”

“Wild bee!”

I turned to see Ahri also shouting “Wild bee!”

“I’m done waiting, wild bee~????????????”

“Wild bee!”

Ah, whatever.

I’ll just join in.

It felt like something was bound to happen.

It’d be stranger if nothing happened after this chaos.

Sage's Advice: 1 → 0

The Life Warning suddenly activated.

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