SWDnovel Chapter 25: Intermission – Who in the world are you?
Chapter 25: Intermission – Who in the world are you?
Chapter 25: Intermission – Who in the world are you?
[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 8
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 105 (Room of Rest)
Sages Advice: 0]
Hoh, that looks quite delicious. Hey, young buddy! Hand me a piece of that big Jokbal over there.
I dont think this is Jokbal. Its probably that Schweinshaxe or something.
Right. Hand me some of that Schwein Jokbal.
I was trying to pick up the large Schweinshaxe when the large piece of meat suddenly disappeared.
Aigu. This looks amazing.
Without any hesitation, Jinchul-hyung took the whole thing from my side.
There was no way Jinchul-hyung would suddenly pick a fight against me so it was obvious who he was showing that attitude to.
Hohoh. Dont you think youve been crossing the line a bit too much? Im sure I explained myself already though
Haha. Of course not. Arent you an esteemed agent from the Administration Bureau? I just didnt want you to have a pigs foot.
Ahh, this little brat. You look like a boar but your mouth is very light, dont you think?
Hah, what an elegant manner of speech considering your damn age
Please, lets not do this while we are having our meal. Jinchul, please shut up. You too, sir. Eunsol-noona chimed in.
Wouldnt we hug each other and cry because of all the hardships we went through? That was what I was expecting but the atmosphere of the meal was very different from what I thought.
Two new people.
The addition of two people who everyone had been thinking of as an enemy inside the Mansion of Fear was making things very stressful.
Ahri-noona This, its roasted eggplants and its very delicious. You should have some.
Oh my, Seungyub. Thank you.
Of course, there were some people who paid no attention to the war of nerves happening on the other side of the table.
Inwardly heaving out a sigh, I checked the teammate information tab on my status screen.
[1. Han Kain (20) Wisdom. Freshman at K University
2. Cha Jinchul (31) Courage. Former professional boxer.
3. Yu Songee (17) Affinity. Raises numerous animals
4. Elena Ivanova (23) Justice. Daughter of a diplomat seeking asylum. Currently wanting to be an actor.
5. Park Seungyub (14) Fortune. An unstoppable juvenile boy
6. Lee Eunsol (32) Wealth. 3rd child of the chairman of Daeyang Group
7. Kim Mooksung (68) Communication. Agent of the Calamity Administration Bureau
8. Kim Ahri (16) Allusion. Probationary agent of the Calamity Administration Bureau]
Absurdly enough, the two new people were actually agents of the Administration Bureau.
The Administration Bureau was the most secretive organisation in the world. Their actions werent very well-known, and from what I knew as a normal citizen
It was that there were devils and ghosts in the world which normal people would generally never come across in their lives, and that the Administration was the organisation dealing with them.
What we were going through right now was that supernatural event, so I guess it wasnt strange for those agents to be here.
After quickly finishing her meal, Eunsol-noona clarified the situation.
So, you are saying the two of you were trying to stop the civilian disappearing incidents caused by the hotel, and somehow ended up being brought to the hotel, right?Finndd the newest novels on
Well yes, but to be exact, we sneaked inside using our method but the hotel took us hostage as characters of Room 102 the moment we came inside. We are thinking of this as some sort of punishment.
Like a punishment from the hotel against illegal trespassers?
Something like that. Getting stuck in our roles and not being able to do anything ourselves, and praying for the official participants to pass would be a harsh punishment in itself. It was actually fairly challenging.
Anyway, moving on, old man, you and
Hey. Cha Jinchul! Eunsol-noona shouted as Jinchul-hyung rephrased his words.
Kuhum, so sir, there is a method you and that probationary lady used to enter the hotel, right? Is it possible to leave using that method?
Im sorry but we can no longer do that.
Why are you saying Discord all of a sudden. What do you mean by that?
Its a comparison. Just like the word, communication, it is an ability that is optimised for communication. A picture paints a thousand words. Come here and hold my hand once.
With bewildered looks on our faces, we held his hand one by one.
Mooksung: Can you hear me?
Eunsol:
Kain:
Songee: What! What is this? There are words popping up in my head!
Mooksung: This is my blessing. We can chat by thinking to ourselves. In normal situations, its not any better than an actual conversation, but we can chat even when our bodies are being restricted. By using this to talk to each other, Ahri and I were able to keep our sanity.
Kain: This is a really interesting ability. It looks very helpful.
Seungyub: Wow! Can we talk using this the whole day?
Eunsol: For example, when we are outside of mealtimes at Room 105?
Mooksung: Sorry but there is a limit to the conversation. We have already used up about a half of it, and its not an ability suited for everyday conversation. A day needs to go by for it to be replenished.
Kain: I see. Are there any other restrictions?
Mooksung: Havent found any so far. Ah, and I can also do this. Jinchul-gun? Say something.
Stupid Pig: What do you mean? Huh? Wait, what is this?
Mooksung: The owner of the server can assign names.
Eunsol: Theres a limit so lets stop here.
After a short yet interesting experience, we returned to having a chat in the real world.
It definitely was a very useful ability, but the fact that a conversation that lasted less than a minute took up most of the days worth of messages was a big downside. The restrictions were about as big as its usefulness.
And what blessing was yours, Ahri? Kain said its called Allusion, right?
I was locked in Room 102 straight away, so honestly, Im not too sure.
Not too sure?
For that to be the case, she seemed very skilled when casting something similar to hypnosis on me, though?
It was a fairly questionable reply, but I didnt bother delving deeper into it.
Well, I think thats pretty much everything we have to say for each other. And seriously, great job everyone. I want to say a touching line or something but Im just too tired right now, and I think we are all very exhausted. Lets all take a rest because we still need to enter another Cursed Room tomorrow. See you tomorrow, everyone.
After dinner, we were transferred over to our respective locations.
I wanted to take a good rest for today. Tomorrow will worry about itself.
Ahri: Can you hear me?
Kain:
Ahri: We cant talk for long.
Kain: What do you want to talk about? You pretending like a nice kid?
Ahri: Oh my! I dont know what you are trying to say. Its about what I last saw at the mansion.
Kain: Why didnt you talk about that during the meal?
Ahri: Because its better off for everyone else to not know about it except for you.
Kain: What do you mean???
Ahri: Looks like you dont know much about your own blessing. Wisdom lets you accept knowledge that humans cannot comprehend. Ill show you now. We can also do things like this by mixing grandpas and my blessing.
From an ever-so-distant place, I saw something.
Simply seeing it threatened to burn my brain.
An endlessly deep pit,
A pit reaching far and wide to no end like intestines,
And a horrendous thing crawling towards me.
An unbearably intense pain ached my head.
I guess I would probably have a horrible nightmare today. Why did she have to show this to me now, when I was just about to go to sleep?