Chapter 83

In the center of the floor.

A neatly written phrase in red paint caught my eye.

\<There is only one normal door in this room.\>

That was probably the hint.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What the hell kind of hint is that?

【Handsome Licker】—Lol, seems like a riddle. *Lick*.

【Yoho】—Now that I’m awake, let’s use our brains. Heh.

【Min Ji】—Just go back to sleep.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—This is hard.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! Is that the only hint?

【Maid】—Wow! That’s it!

【Qkrnfl892】—Hmm. Is there a door among the three in front that looks slightly different?

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. I’ve found the answer.

【Maehwa Tree】—Don’t say anything until Se-hoon asks for help.

【Jujijoa】—Yeah, Se-hoon probably doesn’t like unsolicited advice.

“I’ve already figured out the answer.”

This wasn’t some riddle.

There was no need to overthink it.

If you just looked at the hint intuitively, the answer was obvious.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Pretending to know. Nope.

【Qkrnfl892】—Already? Which door is the answer?

【Yoho】—I figured it out too. The door in front looks a bit different. Heh.

【Min Ji】—Ah. I was about to say that. -_-

“Yoho and Min Ji, just go die.”

【Yoho】—??

【Min Ji】—Huh?

【Jujijoa】—All the doors look the same.

【Handsome Licker】—Huh? What nonsense. *Lick*.

The three doors in front.

They were all definitely traps.

“Don’t overcomplicate it. If you think simply, the answer comes quickly, guys.”

Without hesitation, I turned around.

And grabbed the handle of the door I just came through.

At that moment.

The door I chose turned green.

“As expected, this door was the answer.”

Watching the other three doors turn red and disappear like vapor, I was sure of the answer.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—What??

【Yoho】—Huh?

【Qkrnfl892】—What the hell?

【Min Ji】—How did you know?

“How did I know? The door I came through was a normal door with no issues. So of course, this door is the answer. There’s only one normal door in the room.”

【Yoho】—Ah…

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! The three in front were all fakes!

【Maid】—Wow! A trick!

“And if another door was the answer, there’d be no reason to give such a hint.”

【Yoho】—That’s true…

【Qkrnfl892】—So the choices included the door we came through, making it four?

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Huh? So what I said earlier was right?

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. Sometimes, thinking simply like Reverse Rape Mania can be more helpful than overcomplicating things.

【Min Ji】—Didn’t Drifting insult Mania earlier?

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. I never did that.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Lol, stupid bitches.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Wait, more importantly, was the other doors disappearing all part of the show?

【Handsome Licker】—Probably. *Lick*.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Wow. That’s crazy.

【Maehwa Tree】—It’s not “whoosh,” it’s “swoosh.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Got it.

After explaining everything to the viewers.

I pushed the door open to leave the room.

But instead of the elevator, another room with the same layout appeared.

【Min Ji】—?? I came back through the same door, but why is there another room instead of the elevator?

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Yeah. What’s going on?

【Yoho】—Gasp.

【Jujijoa】—Yoho, you’re typing short messages because you’re embarrassed about being wrong earlier.

“I don’t know. Maybe they activated some special device while the door was closed.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Pussy?

【Handsome Licker】—Dick. *Lick*.

【Jujijoa】—Huh?

“Anyway. It seems the third trial is about escaping in this manner.”

I looked away from the chat and glanced at the hint written on the floor.

Naturally, it was different from the previous one.

\<Move to the north door.\>

===

←Shark

===

After reading the hint to move to the north door.

I couldn’t just choose the door straight ahead.

Given the additional hint of “shark,” it probably wasn’t about the direction relative to the door I came through.

The arrow and the shark.

These two clues clearly indicated the need to figure out the cardinal directions.

And one guess immediately came to mind.

“Shark in English is ‘shark’…”

【Qkrnfl892】—Why are you suddenly translating shark into English?

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Isn’t shark “sharkspin” in English?

【Handsome Licker】—Mania, you’re really an idiot. *Lick*.

【Maehwa Tree】—This hint seems to require that approach. I can’t think of any other way.

Shark in English is “Shark.”

Among the cardinal directions, the one that starts with the same letter as “Shark” is “South.”

So, the shark points to the south.

I explained my reasoning to the viewers.

【Qkrnfl892】—That makes sense.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Oh.

【Maehwa Tree】—I thought the same.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Wow, Se-hoon is really smart.

“Then north must be the opposite direction of the arrow, right?”

【Maehwa Tree】—Probably.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—What are you asking? North is the opposite of south, obviously, you idiot!

I couldn’t be sure.

But I decided to trust myself.

If I’m wrong, so be it.

With that mindset, I walked toward the door opposite the arrow.

As I grabbed the handle, the door turned green like before.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Lol, success!

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Sss!

【Maehwa Tree】—As expected.

【Jujijoa】—Easy.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. Congratulations.

【Qkrnfl892】—Drifting, showing up late. Were you lurking because you couldn’t solve the hint?

【Handsome Licker】—Lol, true. *Lick*.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. Sharks have a sixth sense for detecting Earth’s magnetic field and possess a natural GPS or biological compass. From this, I deduced that the arrow points south, as “Shark” and “South” share the same initial letter in English. In other words, it’s a nonsensical quiz.

【Yoho】—I figured it out immediately but didn’t say anything because I thought you’d hate unsolicited advice. Heh.

【Min Ji】—Me too. Hehe.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! Se-hoon is a pro at escape games!

【Maid】—Wow! A pro!

“This is just basic.”

【Jujijoa】—What pro? The problem was just really easy.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Exactly. You idiots are overreacting.

『‘Jujijoa’ has been restricted from chatting. Time remaining: 00:05:00』

『‘Gyeongsaeng Guburi’ has been restricted from chatting. Time remaining: 00:05:00』

With that, I passed the second room without issue.

With my shoulders tense, I moved straight to the next room.

—

Repeating the process of solving hints and choosing doors, I eventually arrived at the eighth room.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Sex sex~

【Handsome Licker】—How many rooms do we have to go through? It’s getting boring. *Lick*.

【Yoho】—If you’re bored, stop watching.

【Min Ji】—Exactly.

【Qkrnfl892】—He’s doing fine without our help.

【Maehwa Tree】—Your interference would just be a hindrance.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! But why haven’t the Defense Team and Big Girl been chatting since earlier?

【Maid】—Wow! They’re probably still sleeping!

【Reverse Rape Mania】—This room’s hint is tough.

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. It’s not tough.

“Hmm.”

So far, I hadn’t relied on the viewers’ help at all.

Because I could handle it on my own.

But this time, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure out the answer.

\<11 x 11 = 4\>

\<22 x 22 = 16\>

\<33 x 33 = A\>

\<33 x 33 = B\>

\<A and B are not the same.\>

\<Move to the room that is (A + B).\>

==

18 →

36 ↑

54 ←

72 ↓

==

“This is a bit hard.”

It was fine to fail early on.

But failing here felt disappointing.

So I decided to use the viewer’s help.

“Drifting.”

【Drifting AI】—I’ll answer.

“I can’t figure out this hint. Can you tell me?”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】—Why are you only asking Drifting? Ignoring us?

【Yoho】—Exactly. -_-

【Min Ji】—Honestly, we’re worth ignoring.

【Reverse Rape Mania】—Se-hoon is weak at math.

【Jujijoa】—How can you not know this?

【Qkrnfl892】—Lol, it’s so easy.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! Selective idiot!

【Maid】—Wow! Stupid!

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. The answer is 54.

“Are you sure?”

【Drifting AI】—I’m sure.

【Drifting AI】—

(1+1)x(1+1)=4

(2+2)x(2+2)=16

(3+3)x(3+3)=36

A or B = 36

(11×11 = 121) => (1+2+1 = 4)

(22×22 = 484) => (4+8+4 = 16)

(33×33 = 1089)

=>

(1+0+8+9 = 18)

A or B = 18

A + B = 54

【Drifting AI】—I’ll speak. Even a dolphin could solve this simple problem.

“…Alright. Thanks.”

【Yoho】—Ah. I was about to tell you, but I was too late. Heh.

【Min Ji】—I was typing too. Hehe.

【Handsome Licker】—Lol, you guys are ridiculous. *Lick*.

【Balloon Gum Collector】—Wow! I thought Se-hoon was smart, but he’s dumb!

【Maid】—Wow! His true colors are showing!

I almost muted everyone but held back.

It was undeniable that I couldn’t solve it because I was dumb.

I had to admit it.

Anyway,

\<Escape successful. Third trial passed.\>

\<Customer #20, please proceed to the fourth trial location.\>

Finally, I passed the third trial.

—

In the control room of Hell Escape Hotel.

One of the employees watching the monitor tilted their head and spoke.

“What’s that thing the human guy has been carrying?”

With that, the other employees, who had been silently watching the monitor, started talking.

“A camera?”

“It is a camera. But why is he carrying it? There’s no way it’s broadcasting here.”

“Why are you surprised? Most violent criminals are psychopaths. Just let it be.”

“The way he keeps muttering to himself, he’s definitely not sane.”

“He’s clearly nuts, but he’s pretty smart. He’s already passed the third trial.”

The man receiving all the attention was none other than Gye Se-hoon.

On the monitor, Gye Se-hoon.

He had passed the trials on the 9th floor.

And in less than 30 minutes, he had cleared the 8th, 7th, 6th, and 5th floors, now breaking through the 4th.

Using only brute force.

“How did he break that?”

“Ah… That obstacle was made with so much effort… It’s three times stronger than the 10th-floor iron gate…”

“At this rate, the facility won’t survive! Can’t we just drop him into the abyss of hell?”

“That’s against the rules.”

“What about disabling his strength?”

“That’s also against the rules. Probably.”

“Ah… I made that one too… He broke it again…”

“What? Even a high-level demon can’t break that!”

“Is he really human?”

Gye Se-hoon was destroying everything in his path, heading straight for the 1st floor.

—

“…Can’t we just send that monster back?”

Finally, the employees realized.

They had invited a human they couldn’t handle.