chapter 8
chapter 8
Room 101, The Cursed Room – “The Bizarre Family” (2)
[User: Han Gain (Wisdom)
Day: 2
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 101 (Cursed Room – Bizarre Family)
Sage’s Advice: 2]
Something felt strange today.
I was clearly hungry, yet I had no appetite at all.
I hadn’t eaten anything since morning—yet even at lunch, I didn’t take a single bite.
For someone who used to devour meat whenever we visited a duck restaurant, this was… unusual.
Now it was free time until dinner.
As I walked alone, away from my family—
My mind felt clearer.
Like something I had forgotten was slowly coming back.
Faces surfaced.
A huge man.
A sharp, career-woman type.
A squirrel-like girl.
A quiet boy.
And—
A breathtakingly beautiful woman.
Who… was she?
The moment I tried to remember—
My head throbbed.
Then—
“Hey! What are you doing here?”
My sister.
We talked briefly.
And just like that—
All those thoughts disappeared again.
Something flickered in my vision.
[Separate from your sister immediately.]
But—
I ignored it.
Dinner was… bizarre.
Plates flew through the air.
People licked food off the floor.
Some tried catching dishes with their mouths—
Breaking them, bleeding—
Yet laughing.
I joined them.
Tried catching plates.
Failed.
Over and over.
Eventually—
I caught a piece of mango.
Delicious.
That was enough.
Back in my room—
I lay down.
Hungry.
Restless.
And then—
Fragments returned.
Elena.
The name suddenly came to me.
So vivid.
So real.
“Hotel Pioneer…”
The moment I remembered—
My mind jolted awake.
But—
A message from my sister came.
And just like that—
Everything faded again.
[User: Han Gain (Wisdom)
Day: 2
Current Location: Floor 1, Room 101 (Cursed Room – Bizarre Family)
Sage’s Advice: 1]
Morning.
Or at least—
It felt like morning.
But I hadn’t really slept.
Everything felt… off.
Still—
I got ready.
Went skiing with my family.
But—
They were dressed lightly.
I was bundled up.
“Why are you dressed like that?” they asked.
“It’s cold.”
“Winter is supposed to be cold,” my father said. “That’s nature.”
…He was right.
Why resist nature?
I took off my clothes.
Cold—
But natural.
Right.
That’s how it should be.
Something flickered again—
[Your body temperature is dropping. Put your clothes back on immediately.]
I ignored it.
We skied.
Laughed.
Fell.
People lay on the ice.
Peacefully.
So I lay down too.
No need to get up.
This was—
Normal.
Warm.
Comfortable.
The cold faded.
Darkness came.
And then—
/You have failed.
You, a kind son and loving brother, failed to notice the abnormalities of your bizarre family. Consumed by madness, you crossed the point of no return. You neither escaped the curse nor resolved its source.
However, there is still a chance. Wait for your companions.
…
A companion has succeeded in escaping! Congratulations! All members will return safely./
My consciousness—
Slowly rose back up from the depths.