### Chapter 447 – Room 206, The Room of Curses – ‘The Demon King who Revives after 100 Days’ Re (12)
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– Kim Ahri
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They say the last cursed room on each floor of the hotel is particularly tough.
So, what makes Room 206 harder than the other cursed rooms on the second floor?
It’s because the Demon King’s nature is extremely destructive and utterly non-communicative.
In other rooms, like Room 103, prisoners can help, or in Room 202, there’s room for negotiation.
But here, the Demon King is just ridiculously strong.
There’s no avoiding conflict when the opponent is an unbeatable Demon King.
Yet, there exists a group that suppresses this formidable Demon King and builds a city on top of it.
They go by the Order of Reason and hold the most important secrets of Room 206.
So, I descended to the depths of Paradise.
First, to uncover how the Demon King was initially sealed and discover his weaknesses.
Second, to find Miro and Pero.
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“Must be over a century since things started getting chaotic up top, right?”
“…”
“Don’t worry. Things are noisy now, but we’ll surely put the Demon King to sleep soon.”
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— The Ruler of Time
This is the name given to the treasure that can disturb time in the Order of Reason.
Its original capabilities far outweigh the flawed ones used by Leon Cadilof in Paradise.
According to the head’s words, it can perform various miracles, including time reversal, delays, and accelerations.
As a management bureau agent, I can assure you that the ‘Ruler of Time’ is not something created by humans.
Though, that’s not really the pressing issue at the moment.
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“Sector 8 closure! Containment breach— UAAAH!”
“Sector 3 Demon King—”
Screams echoed from all directions, yet the head remained calm.
As if such sacrifices were nothing out of the ordinary.
Has the overwhelming pressure from the Demon King shattered her psyche?
No, if she were that fragile, she couldn’t hold such a grand title as a ‘High-ranking Official’ in an organization like the management bureau.
She must have some unshakeable belief.
Is it faith in the Ruler of Time? Or some phenomenon created using it?
Interesting.
And I must find out that secret.
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“Didn’t you just say you would soon lull the Demon King?”
“That’s right.”
“So, head, do you have some final solution left in the Order?”
“… I’m quite busy right now—”
“What is it? The Ruler of Time? Or some other means?”
“…”
This woman has no intention of sharing that secret with me.
She’s merely trying to placate me, offering no meaningful information.
Why?
I should be a ‘rank’ similar to Aira Bata.
During the first round, the progenitor couldn’t recognize Miro, who had emerged from the underground.
The residents of Paradise, being ordinary humans, revered her as a ‘founder’ or ‘hero,’ but to the Order, she probably seemed like a mid-level cadre at best.
I understand.
I never explained things this much to the lower ranks during my time as an agent.
And given the urgent situation, there’s even less time available.
But.
I know one thing.
Whatever this woman is preparing, it will surely fail!
If there were time, I would ponder peacefully, but there’s none.
The time on the outside must have passed a lot.
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“…”
“You’re Ahri, right? I’m really busy right now—”
“Sorry.”
“Eh? What—”
— Bang! Bang!
“UAAAH!”
Without hesitation, I pulled the trigger, taking out two soldiers near the head, then lunged at her.
— Grrraaar!
As if waiting for this moment, Pero transformed grotesquely and let out a thunderous roar, blocking the intervention of external soldiers.
“What kind of crazy—”
Just as I tried to grab the malicious Miro by the collar, her body suddenly turned translucent, and my hand passed through air.
This was an application of the time zone technology Miro showcased before midnight.
I never imagined the head could actually use the time zone device!
— Click!
The sound of a needle moving.
“Robert! Get this crazy lady off me!”
Emerging from the distorted air was ‘Robert,’ resembling a humanoid robot.
Should I be thankful for that?
That Gain didn’t pop out when the real Miro used it?
— Bang!
The grotesque creature collided with Robert’s head— failed!
Incredibly, the cyborg blocked Pero’s charge with one hand and shot with the other.
— Bang! Toong!
Wait, bullets are coming out from its hands, not a gun!
What kind of monster is that? It’s not human but more like some kind of cyborg weapon!
As the grotesque one lay bloodied and groaning, I gritted my teeth and squeezed Miro’s neck, locking eyes with her.
“Ugh! Let go—”
Just give in already and spill the beans!
Give me all the information you have, and wake the real Miro!
“Ugh!”
“Stop resisting!”
“You… you… ‘you cannot harm me.’”
Can she even use Miro’s voice?
“Not harming?”
“Ugh!”
The old blood suggestion isn’t working anymore!
Why not?
Is she using immutable blessings or something?
She shouldn’t possess Level 2 of that!
Or is it a power unrelated to blessings or legacies, a narrative-driven force?
Maybe the mental resistance is strong due to being a middle-level cadre in a similar management organization?
Countless question marks flooded my mind.
Either way, the only choice left is to deliver ‘a stronger suggestion.’
— Chomp!
By biting down on the insides of my cheeks, lips, and tongue, pain surged with a thick stream of blood filling my mouth.
In that state, I poured my blood into Miro’s mouth.
“Ugh!”
The head’s spasming body slumped.
Finally, I entered her vast mental world.
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Suddenly, I realized it had been ages since I delved into someone else’s mind beyond mere hypnosis.
When was the last time I did this?
When Seungyub was devoured by the Nightmare Butterfly?
I think I might have done it once with Elena afterward too.
The memory is hazy.
In any case, I hadn’t done this type of job in a long time.
Gaining information by intruding into others’ minds is something Gain is so much better at.
…
I calmly examined the head’s memories.
“Graduated high school early, received a full scholarship to the top engineering school in the U.S. –”
Impressive, but we have people like that underfoot in the management bureau.
“The thesis on chaos entity isolation written during her undergrad caught the Order’s attention –”
Wait, was society widely aware of chaos-related information to the extent of writing a thesis?
“She made frequent mistakes in her early days but excelled in research –”
Even though she possesses the fraudulent legacy of the time zone device, she apparently couldn’t fight to save her life; she had no talent for fieldwork.
Seems like I can do better than her!
The memories summarizing the life of this head rapidly sped by.
Most of it was worthless information.
Even now, knowing time is still flowing, I felt restless.
That’s why I don’t usually do this work!
If it had been Gain, she would have just possessed for about 10 seconds and the grimoire would sort out the necessary memories for her!
Old blood is a drag like that.
In terms of diversity, it seems to combine five or six legacies into one, but on closer inspection, it feels like a lower tier of specialized legacies.
Back then, I thought diversity was such a strong point; now seeing Miro’s time zone device makes me feel like I’m at a disadvantage.
The time zone device that allows you to use legacies with legacies is the ultimate scam legacy, right?
At that moment, as I simmered in the head’s vast memories—
“Huh? Ahri?”
I heard a ‘voice’ in a place where other voices shouldn’t exist.
It was someone I knew very well.
“… Miro.”
“Eh? Ah, Ahri, you broke my seal!”
“…”
Is this really happening?
This wasn’t the kind of development I intended with Miro directly approaching me out of the blue.
I thought I would have to take my time and manipulate the head’s mind or bring Eunsol next round to blow the flute.
“Miro, the seal has been broken. Did you get a notification?”
“Notification? I haven’t seen anything like that…”
It seems the seal isn’t fully lifted.
I’ve merely found Miro trapped in the head’s mind, while control of her body still lies with the head.
First things first.
“Sit next to me—”
“Ahri! Ahri!”
“… What?”
“There’s a weird smell coming from your mouth! Did I eat something strange?”
“…”
“Ew! I just saw it!”
It seems as her mind awakened, she’s starting to faintly realize what state her body is in.
“Why are you stuttering and k-k-k-”
“Be quiet and listen to me!”
“… Yes.”
“Just shut up and sit next to me and think about the Demon King! Then those memories should resurface.”
Miro, though flustered, complied with my orders.
A moment later.
“The seed of the end fell from the sky.”
Is this what it feels like to pause a 10-hour video right when the highlights come on?!
I focused my entire mind on the head’s memories.
From this point on, I can’t miss a single letter!
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…
…
At last, I understood.
Before the Order of Reason constructed Paradise, I found out how they first contained the Demon King.
I also got a rough idea of what the Demon King truly is.
… But.
I still have no idea how to ‘solve’ the unprecedented calamity called the Demon King.
The Order of Reason was also taken down because they didn’t know that method.
“I guess I’ll have to figure out a solution once I’m out of here. First off, escape.”
So—
“Ahri! Ahri!”
Miro shook me anxiously.
“What’s wrong? If it’s about the seal, I’m sorry. I don’t know how to get you out.”
You need a power specialized for mental things like Eunsol’s flute—
“No, that’s not it! While you were busy looking at memories, Norbert? That robot was trying to kill Pero and you—”
Oh wow.
I almost got killed without even realizing it.
“…”
The next words from Miro were shocking.
“Gain has appeared!”
“Eh?”
—
I returned to reality alone.
I couldn’t find a way to draw Miro’s self from the vast mental world of the head.
Taking my time to research leisurely would likely yield something, but there was no time.
“…”
While I was grappling with the head’s mind, Pero had long turned into a red mass of flesh.
In the meantime, the cyborg summoned by the head, ‘Robert,’ served the ‘new master.’
“You, what the hell—”
Blocking other soldiers’ approaches with Robert under my control was my comrade, Han Kain.
The moment I saw him, countless questions rushed through my mind.
How did he get here?
Did he come in late because we didn’t return?
That doesn’t make sense!
He doesn’t have Eunsol’s eyes to pierce through the darkness, and he’s not lucky like Seungyub, so how did he find the research institute so quickly?
— Snatch!
Before I could finish saying a word, Gain grabbed my hand with an urgent expression.
“How did you get in—”
“We’ll explain later!”
He looked so nervous he might puke.
“Ahri! Please! You found out something, right?”
“Uh? Uh?”
“Do it now! Right now!”
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[User: Han Kain (Wisdom)
Date: Day 479
Current Location: Room 206, The Room of Curses – ‘The Demon King who Revives after 100 Days’
Sage’s Advice: 3]
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– Han Kain
If there is a god in the sky, I want to thank Ahri for waking me up right now.
The title of Room 206 is ‘The Demon King who Revives after 100 Days.’
It’s Day 99.
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[Advice: 3 -> 0]
[Immediately possess Miro’s body and follow Ahri’s instructions!]
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