Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 131
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Episode 131 – No. 107, Gate Room – ‘The Secret of the Esper’ (22)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 46
Current location: Tier 1, Room 107 (Gateway Room)
Sage advice: 1]
– Han Ga-in
Regardless of the appearance of his legs, Harrison still had difficulty controlling his body.
We came up to the ground, supporting him. As soon as he came up, he thought there was a possibility that a fight would break out, but when he opened the ‘no entry except for administrators’ door and came out, there was no one around.
As I looked around and wondered if someone might attack me, Harrison smiled and said,
“There is no need to be nervous at this time. Can’t you hear the music? The party has begun. Those who have made a contract with Markas must always offer a ‘banquet’ along with the sacrifices.”
“I just did it just in case.”
I brought him up and returned to the guest room. First, after leaving Harrison to collect his body, we left the guest room.
As soon as he came out, Ari opened his mouth.
“Do you trust that guy?”
“Harrison itself? Or his plan to sink the ship?”
“both.”
“I don’t believe in the former at all, and I don’t believe in the latter about half.”
“You half believe the latter? It felt strange as soon as you heard it, right? Above all, if the ship sinks, we die too.”
“Let me tell you about a solution scenario I have in mind. I think the resolution of Esper ultimately requires turning the clock on the Colosseum to 3. As soon as the clock hand reaches 1, the reactions of enemies and mentions of scenarios consistently place importance on the ‘contract clock,’ right?”
“I agree that watches are important.”
“I lost my memory as time went back, but according to the record in the status window, when the enemies were annihilated, the needle reached 1 and time went back. “When I saw that, my past self guessed that the meaning of the clock hands was ‘the number of times time went back.’”
“Now I understand your intentions. “Do you think that if the ship is in danger of sinking, the clock will turn again?”
“that’s right. In fact, if it just sinks and ends, we too will drown in the sea and that is a serious problem. However, if the ship is about to sink, there is a high possibility that time will go back again, and at that moment, the needle will move one more notch.”
The solution scenario I have thought of so far is simple.
Let’s somehow turn the Colosseum’s clock back to 3.
Just as time goes back when you annihilate your enemies by force, going from 0 to 1, wouldn’t it be true if you sink a ship, you move one step and time goes back? Therefore, we do not need to worry about dying after the ship sinks.
After receiving my opinion, Ari seemed to think for a moment and then opened his mouth again.
“Actually, I thought of another possibility… .”
I immediately opened my mouth.
“Let’s leave that as a last resort.”
“Do you know what I mean?”
“You know what to say. “It’s obvious because this thought came to me automatically while listening to the vice captain.”
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Ari himself, then swiped his hand.
Ari chuckled at the gesture.
“okay. I’ll leave this as a last resort, Plan Z. “If I fail, I will definitely die.”
Songi, who had been listening to us in silence for a while, finally opened her mouth.
“What on earth are you two talking about earlier? “What is the last resort?”
We laughed lightly and moved toward the party where Elena would be.
When I arrived at the party, I realized that my prediction was wrong.
Elena was in quite a crisis.
*
– Han Ga-in
The moment we entered the party, a man in a strange outfit standing in the center of the party smiled and opened his mouth as if he was having fun.
“ladies and gentlemen! Another star of the party has arrived! Please welcome us with applause.”
— Clap clap clap!
Along with the sound of loud applause, people’s menacing gazes seemed to pierce us.
A strange pillar stood in the center of the party, and Elena was tied to the pillar.
Elena was hanging with her head down.
“sister!”
As soon as Songi screamed in surprise, Ari grabbed her arm and dragged her back.
“calm down. Because he’s still alive. “I was relieved that they wouldn’t hurt me since it was party time, but is it possible to tie them to a pillar?”
“There was even a record of him pulling out a gun if he tried to ruin the party in the first place. Perhaps if our side crosses the line, the other side will be able to respond as well. “Elena already set the party on fire, so she definitely crossed the line.”
You got caught in the end. Even with the gender difference, there were limits.
It was difficult not to get caught while doing crazy things like setting fire to the party hall and infiltrating the prison cell under the ship.
Paradoxically, I was certain of one thing.
The reason why the enemy was aware of our actions but failed to stop them outright.
Even at this moment, they can’t harm us right away, they just stare at us, and it’s clear why someone has to play a song and someone has to dance.
For them, parties are not something they do for fun. It is definitely a part of the ritual that must be done!
Soon, the people at the party gathered around us.
With the soft classical orchestra playing, the people at the party danced around us.
Now, everyone knows everything. Ari chuckled and opened her mouth.
“You’re going to have a blast as soon as the party is over? “Are you sure they’re going to eat us alive?”
The enemies also gaped at those words, and one of them opened his mouth.
“Oh my, would you do such a barbaric thing to eat someone alive? “For people to eat it, it tastes good when it’s cooked.”
I looked at the ceiling for a moment.
Elena may have started the fire properly, but the party was definitely not in a good condition. Traces of fire here and there.
Is Elena okay? From afar, she didn’t look like she’d had any trouble yet.
I could see Ari holding the pistol nervously. It is a meaningless action.
There must be dozens of people with guns on their waists at this party alone, so would you be a match for them in a gun fight?
Of course, we didn’t enter this place with only a pistol.
Pero, who was sitting on Songi’s shoulder and cosplaying as a calm parrot, came down to the ground.
In an instant, a monster so huge that the space exploded appeared.
The moment when even the people who were dancing and laughing at us stopped, unable to hide their surprise.
—Kyaaaaaaaaa!
A terrible cry pierced the hall and filled the space!
*
The power used on the first night Perrault was born in the hotel.
A cry that drove people’s minds into chaos erupted, and the party hall became a mess.
After recognizing it in advance and preparing our minds, we who covered our ears or put on filters quickly came to our senses, but those of us who were completely unaware and exposed to Perot’s shouts just went crazy and started biting each other.
Has it become stronger than before? Have you grown up recently?
Songi shouted urgently.
“Everyone get out! “I’ll join you with Pero and Elena.”
Ari and I ran out of the party like crazy. Where should I go now?
Should I at least join Harrison?
While we were frantically running to the guest room, Elena and Songi caught up with us on a pero.
Elena still hadn’t woken up.
Ari said in bewilderment.
“What does he mean? “Now you can even carry people and run?”
“Run now! “People are chasing me!”
—bang! —bang!
As soon as he finished speaking, the people chasing him from behind started shooting!
Now that the party was over, it seemed like they could attack.
He frantically hid behind walls and obstacles, and while Ari was firing back several times, something strange happened on the ship.
— Clap!
A tremendous sound echoing throughout the ship!
What on earth? What change is this sound?
In the moment of confusion, the flight attendants and passengers who were shooting at us started screaming.
“Aaaahhh!”
“You bastards! Cut you into pieces alive -”
I realized this while hearing the loud welcome sound.
The clock hands moved again!
Immediately Ari also opened his mouth.
“what? “It’s not like the enemy has been annihilated, so why does the clock suddenly stop working?”
…
A ray of realization came along with the sensation of lightning striking.
Meaning of clock. Why the needle moved.
At the same time, Ari’s eyes widened as he came to the same realization, and we both gained confidence.
Plan Z is possible!
The entire ship began to vibrate again.
Suddenly, the lights on the entire ship went out, and the people who were running towards us clung to the ship as if they had magnets attached to their bodies.
At the moment when I was confused by what had happened so quickly, an alarm rang throughout the ship.
/Adventure. I’m so moved that I have to use this again. Everyone, please come to me./
There was no ‘where’ in Harrison’s words, but I was already starting to guess even without him telling me.
Pero carried Elena on his back, and the others ran.
I could hear the crew and passengers clinging to the floor, letting out hateful cries and cursing us.
*
– Han Ga-in
— Snap!
I opened the door to the captain’s cabin and entered.
… I guessed that something unusual had happened, but the scene in the captain’s cabin exceeded my imagination.
Harrison had long since lost his human form.
While Songi and I couldn’t hold back our disgust and covered our mouths to vomit, Ari calmly walked forward.
“Hey~ Isn’t this cool? Your head is on the ceiling, and your hands are steering the boat? Can’t you see the legs? and! “Is it at least one thing with a boat?”
“I’m glad to hear you say it’s cool. “Miss, you also have a lot of aesthetic sensibility, right?”
“After all this, I have some knowledge of modern art. Basically, the weirder something is, the more artistic it is. So why did you call us? Harrison ‘Captain’?”
Captain Harrison gave a metal-scratching laugh for a moment and then answered.
“Have you found out that I am the captain?”
“I found out just now by looking at the tail. You were the captain who was a devil worshiper. “What are you doing in the dungeon?”
“The idiots on this ship lack courage. Becoming one with this immortal ship is the true path to eternal life… .”
I automatically burst into laughter. Looking at the hideous figure of the devil worshiper named Captain who had become one with the ship, I could guess why the sailors mutinied and imprisoned the captain.
“Is the plan to sink the ship just nonsense?”
“Sinking. Are you crazy? The 120,000-ton Esper is the best ship. “How can you say such absurd things?”
“I’m sorry? We thought the sinking plan was fine. In fact, I still plan on sinking this ship.”
“I understand what you mean. “How about we talk about that later?”
The nausea slowly subsided. My stomach has also improved considerably.
“So why did you call us?”
“It’s no big deal. “The idea is to join forces in a Mahayana way.”
“…”
“We’ve stopped the crew and passengers for now, but it won’t last long. They have also wandered with this ship for decades and have learned some of its supreme secrets in their own way. They will soon come in to kill you and imprison me again. “I honestly don’t have confidence in myself.”
Songi opened her mouth.
“Honestly, you don’t look like you’re worthy of making a ‘cooperation proposal’, do you?”
“What do you think this looks like?”
“…I could bet all my money on the fact that the captain will kill us as soon as we subdue the ship’s crew and passengers.”
“haha! “So you weren’t planning on killing me?”
When I heard that, I started laughing and opened my mouth.
“Of course I should kill you! “You bastard.”
“Well, the young man speaks harshly. My point is simple. Let’s put the disputes between us aside for a while and join forces while we fight the upcoming invaders. Have you never heard the saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend? “I just heard a vibration.”
Now even we are starting to feel the vibrations. The sound of a huge number of people running.
Behind our backs are devil worshipers with a 100% chance of stabbing us, and in front of us are devils rushing to eat our flesh.
This evening is going to be quite rough.
The last night on Lake Esper has begun.
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