Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 15
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Episode 15 – Room 102, Room of the Curse – ‘Mansion of Horror’ (1)
Episode 15
[User: Han Ga-in (Wisdom) Date: Day 5
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 3]
Rattling rattling
“Ah, Jincheol, try to drive more steadily. “My butt is killing me.”
“Huh, sister, this is my first time driving an SUV. “It’s because my senses are a little different.”
chin!
“oh! Ugh…”
“Ugh! “Head… bro, please slow down.”
“We will all die here before we even arrive at the mansion.”
“Why on earth do you have to go on such an unpaved road for this long to get to that damn mansion?
“Didn’t you say you’ve been there a lot in the past?”
“Hmm… Actually, I can’t remember much because I was young. My uncle has been living in the mansion since then…
“Hey, I’m going to a mansion with a nice view without even paying, so why are there so many complaints?”
“I’m not saying this because I’m complaining… I’m saying this because it’s too far and the journey is tiring.”
“But is there anyone who owns the mansion?”
“Um… Song, I also called you a few days ago, and it seems that your uncle hasn’t been feeling well lately and can’t come down from the hospital in Seoul. “It went well~”
“yes??”
“Huh, I’m not saying it’s a good thing that you got sick, but it’s a good thing that we’re on our own, excluding the employees.”
“Do you have any employees?”
“I heard there are only two people, a maid and a butler.”
“It’s a full-fledged mansion with a maid and a butler. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that old style even in my hometown.”
“And that’s where we go.”
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE———————-
At the same time, I felt like the sound of a broken radio was echoing in my head.
‘I came to my senses.’
At the same time, everyone besides me who had come to their senses fell silent.
What’s going on? Entering room 102, I felt like I was watching a movie half-conscious, probably for more than 30 minutes.
It was an incredibly strange feeling, as if I was watching a movie in which I appeared as an actor.
Sure enough, the car stopped.
“What the hell is this… I’m starting to experience more and more strange things in the world.”
“Now, what? “I didn’t do anything, but strangely-”
“Someone took control of our bodies and we role-played for about 20 or 30 minutes. Probably this damn hotel.”
Belatedly, we all sorted out the situation together.
Almost 30 minutes after entering Room 102, we lost control of our bodies.
Something controlled our bodies as we went to the mansion, setting up the situation as if it were a play and stuffing information into our heads.
Fortunately, Elena, an aspiring actress, was the first to understand the situation.
“I think we’ve been given some sort of role now. The five of us – me, Eunsol, Jincheol, Ga-in, and Song – are going to the mansion of a person called Eunsol’s ‘eldest father’.
The five of us, excluding Seung-yeop, are at a university club meeting, and Seung-yeop is an older sister and younger brother. This kind of information always came to mind? Are you all similar?”
“Me too… the same. Of course, today was the first time I found out that I have an uncle. The hotel did a great job of creating a family that I had not known for over 30 years.
Besides, I’m a college student. I don’t know about the rest, but Jincheol and I are honestly -”
And everyone was speechless once again.
College student. Eunsol noona and Jincheol hyung are both in their early 30s, so they are a bit out of college age.
At least, Eunsol noona might be able to do it depending on how she dresses, but Jincheol hyung, honestly, it would be impossible…
Now, those two have become ‘younger’ to the point where it is obvious to anyone who sees them.
“You look like a college student.”
The answer came with a blank expression.
“I see. “I feel 10 years younger.”
“Really, I come here and experience all sorts of strange things… Wow, really.”
“If I were to play a college student, I would actually be older…”
“But I don’t think it really made Songi any older?”
“I don’t think there’s been any change in the appearance of me, Elena, and Ga-in.”
“It looks like Jincheol and Eunsol gave their time back because they had to play college students.
“You can kill them and save them, but it would be easier to make them younger.”
“I wish I could maintain my age even after leaving the hotel…”
“No, but sister! “Where is Seungyeop now?”
“According to the ‘setting’, it seems like you are already at the mansion.”
“I guess he’s some kind of hostage.”
“A hostage? Suddenly, Gain, what do you mean?”
“Ah, as soon as I came to my senses, I looked at the window next to me and saw the name of the place we need to go to…
It is the ‘Mansion of Horror’. We don’t know, but something terrible will happen.
But we all came to our senses before going to the mansion…
I was thinking about what if I just didn’t go to the mansion.
I think they may have sent Seung-yeop in advance for that exact purpose.
“I’m going to make you come to the mansion no matter what.”
“Well, that could be true, but I think I’ll have to go anyway.
If we don’t go and push on, they’ll probably make us go even if it’s a bit of a mess.
Suddenly a zombie appeared and as I ran away, I ended up in a mansion.
“Wouldn’t a scenario like this come out?”
“Jincheol, it doesn’t seem like you’ve been here for a few days, but do you think you’ve become a mansion expert?”
“Then, let’s head back to the mansion. “If it’s a place where we have to go in some way, I want to just go there on our own so we don’t have to face any hardships.”
“But Jincheol, do you know the way? “Actually, my brother wasn’t driving during that time.”
“Hmm… Actually, there is a map on the side of the road, but there is one real problem.”
“yes?”
“This is a stick car. “It’s not automatic.”
And there was silence.
“Brother, is your license…”
“I picked the first kind of regular tea, but I haven’t touched stick tea in 10 years. “Do you know how to drive a manual car?”
“I don’t have a license…”
“It’s strange when there are high school students. But I’m also automatic. What about you, Cain?”
“I don’t have a license either…”
“By any chance, Miss Elena… No. This is a big deal. “Do I have to force myself to drive it?”
“I’ll drive it.”
Again, there was silence.
“Elena? “This is it.”
“I learned this while getting a Korean license in the past, and Korea is unique in that most cars are automatic, while in Russia, 80% are still manual. So get out of the way.”
Just like that, the manual car that no one could drive was driven by a foreigner in her 20s, beating out a former martial arts athlete in her 30s and a career woman in her 30s.
Everyone was silent until they arrived at the mansion. Jincheolhyung had the most stern expression I’ve ever seen.
As we approached the mansion, the atmosphere in the car became increasingly darker.
What kind of place is ‘Mansion of Horror’?
As we approached the mansion, the atmosphere of the surrounding forest became more and more heterogeneous.
There are coniferous trees growing taller and taller like poles, and birds staring at the car with a somewhat eerie atmosphere.
Is it because of my mood?
From afar – a mansion begins to appear.
Behind is a huge mountain, and in the future is there a lake like this in Korea? A lake so huge that it makes you wonder.
There was a bridge between the lakes that allowed cars to pass, and we approached the mansion via that bridge.
Really, it’s a mansion. It is not shaped like an upside down rectangular matchbox like most houses in Korea.
A gorgeous garden visible as soon as you cross the lake, with antique-style statues rising here and there.
And the huge front door that makes you wonder if it can be opened by hand.
As the car approached, the front door naturally opened and everyone got out of the car.
Next to the main gate was a truly bizarre statue that I had never seen before.
The shape is human, with six arms and a grotesquely large heart.
A heart carved so hugely that it looks as if it is protruding from the upper body and writhing, literally a monstrous sculpture.
While looking at the sculpture, Songi, unable to contain her curiosity, tapped the foot of the sculpture.
As Eunsol was stroking Songi’s head, someone came out of the mansion.
An old man and two boys and a girl.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the mansion.”
A dignified old man in a suit bowed slightly and bowed.
Everyone got out of the car and was greeted awkwardly.
“Hello, my name is uh… Eunsol Lee…”
“Hehe, I heard a lot from you. The lady is planning to stay at the mansion for a few days with her college friends.
He kept telling me over the phone that I shouldn’t show any shortcomings.
Unfortunately, the elderly person is not feeling well and is not at home…
My name is Kim Muk-seong, the butler of the mansion, and this girl here is my granddaughter, Kim Ari.
We will be able to accommodate you without any shortage.”
“ari?”
As I was momentarily taken aback by the name I heard for the first time, the girl standing next to me came forward and bowed her head.
“hello. “I’m working at the mansion.”
….
What on earth is this? When you think of a maid, isn’t she usually in her 20s?
No matter how I looked at the girl in front of me, she only looked like she was in her early teens, at most 13 or 14 years old.
Ah… I thought it was meaningless so I shook off the thoughts. Now, once again.
Haven’t strange and common become synonyms since coming to the hotel?
It was a place where a 5-year-old, let alone a 13-year-old, could do it even if I were the housekeeper.
More than that, this girl boasted a truly surreal and extraordinary appearance.
Her snow-white skin and doll-like features were amazing, but her crimson-colored eyes were the most extraordinary element.
Aren’t albinos the only ones with eyes like that? No matter how you look at it, this girl is not an albino at all.
Isn’t the hair color as pitch black?
Because she was a very unrealistic girl who appeared in a place that was clearly called ‘Mansion of Horror’,
Naturally, when I felt extremely suspicious and wary at the same time, I saw a boy standing like an idiot next to me.
“Seungyeop, don’t you even say hello to your sister?”
“Ah, ah, your sister is here. “Hello everyone else?”
“Oh my gosh, kneel down and bow down. I’m just going to get my eyeballs ripped out. Even in a place like this, you are amazing too.”
Seungyeop couldn’t take his eyes off the girl next to him.
Anyone can tell that the moment I saw Ari for the first time, I looked at him trembling and felt like I was destined for eternity.
When Ari smiles and even looks back, he just stares at the ground without being able to breathe, so I honestly have nothing to say other than that it’s funny.
Of course, the girl was very pretty, but –
As Eunsol’s older sister said, ‘a place like this.’ ‘Mansion of Horror’. In the most suspicious place in the world, isn’t she a girl who must first question whether she is human?
At about that time, the butler’s mouth opened.
“Have you made a schedule for where everyone is going?”
What is the schedule? I first realized I was going to this strange mansion about an hour ago.
“Haha, I haven’t really made a plan yet.”
“Then, young lady, how about going in with your friends first, unpacking your luggage, and taking a break from your travels before heading to the mountain behind the mansion?
Unfortunately, the mansion is far from the city, so it is difficult to enjoy great cultural activities, but I am confident that the scenery is unrivaled by any other place.
Additionally, there is a cool valley beyond the hill, and you can also enjoy light boating on the lake. “There is also a wonderful cathedral with a long history near the mansion.”
Since no one knew what was in the mansion in the first place, there was no one to offer a different opinion.
So our schedule was to unpack, take some rest, and then hike up the mountain lightly before dinner.
After unpacking and washing up in the mansion’s extravagant room, we gathered for an ‘operations meeting.’
“But, Cain. “Where did Seungyeop go?”
“Uh… that’s strange. “You were nearby when I was washing up earlier?”
“ah! “I saw you earlier, saying you were going to help the maid, so she ran to you.”
“Oh my gosh, he must be really crazy. Are you really under the illusion that this is some kind of happy dream mansion?
Song, were you just watching that again?”
“I ran too suddenly…”
“now. Anyway, were you planning on having a meeting with a middle school student?
Let’s proceed with the remaining people. “Gain, did you learn anything from that window?”
“Other than the name of the mansion, nothing has emerged yet. “They say it’s fear, but there’s no information to tell us what the culprit is or what we should do.”
“Let’s start by setting goals step by step. What is our number one goal?
If you’ve already gone through Room 101 together, you can get an idea by looking at the notice that appeared at the end.
The first goal is ‘for at least one person to survive’. If you achieve that, you can be resurrected even if everyone else dies.”
“But eh… how long do I have to live?”
“We have to guess that from now on. Simply put, if you live as long as possible, everything will work out. And if we want to live long, we must first know what threatens us.”
“Well, isn’t that honestly obvious?”
Honestly, I agreed. Who will threaten us?
Of course, there may be an invisible monster, but that is difficult to predict from now on.
Rather, didn’t it seem as if all the suspiciousness in the world had been gathered together by the butler and young maid I met earlier?
“As soon as I saw the old man and that girl, I got the feeling that they were dangerous.”
“100%. And you know I did some exercise, right? I knew that old man as soon as I saw him.
The muscles that couldn’t be covered by clothes were clearly visible. At that level, if you think he’s weak because he’s an old man, he’ll get seriously hurt.
“Gain would probably win if he arm wrestled with you.”
“But the maid didn’t look like she was worth fighting.”
“Of course, he looks like a child, but you wouldn’t know it.”
“I am a butler and a maid, but the statue at the front door was very strange.”
“I like that leg. I was driving back earlier…my legs were somehow weak. “I wonder if it’s like the situation when Rasputitsa occurred in my hometown…”
“Rasputi tea?”
“I’m talking about the way the roads become covered with mud when the snow melts on the Russian side. I guess Elena is saying that the bridge wasn’t properly blocked from moisture, so it was like mud.”
“that’s right.”
We discussed for about 30 minutes how suspicious some elements of this mansion were and how dangerous it seemed.
In our minds, the mansion turns into a hell full of murder traps, and the butler and maid transform into serial killer Jo-son.
There was a knock on the door.
A word from the author (author review)
This scenario is a bit long. So, I will proceed quickly while increasing the number of characters.