Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 186
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Episode 186 – Prayer for the maze (5)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 92
Current Location: Maze of Hell
Sage Advice: 2]
– Han Ga-in
“Maze, maze. come here! hurry!”
“to? Why are you doing this all of a sudden? what -”
— Rustle! Wow!!
The moment the bushes rustled and ‘something’ popped out, the extreme tension was instantly relieved. What popped out from somewhere in the bush was neither a monster nor a devil.
It was just a pretty cool reindeer.
“ah.”
“Ehehe! Is Ga-in afraid of deer? “There are so many kids like this near the school!”
I was taken aback when Miro fearlessly approached the reindeer. It’s not like a monster has come out like she first expected, but reindeer are dangerous enough for her middle school girls.
“Watch out for the maze! That thing isn’t a little deer, it’s a reindeer! “It’s dangerous.”
“Hehe, honey. “There is nothing to worry about.”
I was startled by the soft sound of words suddenly coming from behind me and turned around. Behind me, I saw an old man with a warm build and very familiar clothes.
“who are you?”
“Oh my! “Have you never even heard of Santa Claus?”
“That’s not true, you suddenly appeared.”
“suddenly? Hey! “Can’t you hear that music?”
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year!
The cheerful carols have been heard every moment since we arrived at this place.
“I can hear you.”
“So the word ‘suddenly’ is not correct. “You know tomorrow is Christmas, right?”
“Did you? “I didn’t even pay attention to the date.”
“Huh, really. That’s disappointing! However, judging by the way you care about that kid, he seems to be a pretty good kid, so I’ll forgive him.”
“… yes.”
While I was chatting with a fat old man who called himself ‘Santa Claus’, Miro was happily playing with his reindeer over there.
“Hiya! It’s a beautiful scenery. It’s a beautiful sight. He is like a snow fairy. Kid, do you like that kid?”
“I seriously don’t.”
“That’s not honest! I just wanted to scold you. “But today is the day before Christmas, so please understand.”
What are you talking about? Don’t you really like it? I was dumbfounded as I heard such funny things about people thinking completely on their own and even forgiving me.
“Your eyes cannot fall on that child. Are you still afraid of reindeer? Don’t worry. “That kid is called Comet, and although he’s different from the dependable Donder, he’s still a kind kid.”
“… thank god. “It’s late, so can we go for dinner?”
“Oh my! I just liked those words. Okay, okay. Children should eat at the right time. “Do you want to take your girlfriend too?”
I didn’t even feel like refuting the old man’s wild imagination. I ignored the old man and moved with Miro toward the school cafeteria.
Han Ga-in: ‘Santa’ appears. Suspicious. Called at school?
Kim Muk-seong: It’s great.
…
Kim Muk-seong: I heard you called me?
You called me? So is that old man just someone you called from school? I looked out the window just in case, but the Santa who had made me nervous earlier had already disappeared somewhere. I checked the scenario, but again, there was no change. It literally means ‘wait for the night.’ Is Santa just someone called by the school?
During the meal, Ari appeared and asked right away.
“You said you found some traces of consciousness with your grandfather earlier?”
“I haven’t found out much, but I’ll let you know. The ceremony itself took place a very long time ago. “It is a form of witchcraft that has traces of Christianity and is at least 50 years old.”
“A spell that is said to be over 50 years old is causing problems now?”
“It might sound strange to someone who doesn’t know much, but things like this are widespread. Think about it with common sense. “There’s no Wikipedia or school for evil magicians, right?”
“I know what you mean. “There is no group that preserves and transmits knowledge, and organizations like the Bureau actually hinder the transmission of that knowledge, right?”
“that’s right. The more evil knowledge is, the more difficult it is to be passed down in its complete form. Even if such knowledge is obtained by chance, it is often incomplete. So, there are a lot more strange rituals in this world than you might think, but only a few of them succeed as intended, and the rest fail and only traces remain.”
“Some of those traces may fail right away, but decades later, when various conditions are right, they suddenly come true ‘by chance.’ “What is that?”
“okay. It kind of feels like that. “Is there any change in the scenario?”
“doesn’t exist. “I’m still telling you to wait for tonight.”
Ari looked out the window and muttered.
“Let’s patrol together.”
I wandered around the outside of the building until evening, and took a look at the ritual that my grandfather and Ari had discovered. No information was found. To me, the ceremony seemed like nothing more than an unidentified garbage dump, and there was no one outside the building. To begin with, this boarding school is located in a fairly rural area even within the U.S. state of Indiana, and is not a place where outsiders can easily enter.
“It’s frustrating. And why Santa? Isn’t this a high school? “Aren’t Santa events only held at elementary schools?”
“It’s difficult to think like the 21st century you lived in. “There is no such thing as a smartphone at this time.”
“What does that matter?”
“The story is that if you force kids into rural American schools like this, they’ll all be bored and go crazy. So, we just hold events periodically at the school level. Even kids know that Santa is someone they pay money to visit at school. They said they received a gift request a few days ago. Of course, I don’t know how you and I were dealt with.”
Midnight approached without much success.
*
– maze
Haaaam~! After yawning profusely and looking around, everyone was tired but awake. When is Santa Claus coming? Ga-in next to me looks somewhat anxious rather than sleepy.
“What gift did Ga-in ask for?”
“I do not know either.”
That’s a stupid answer.
“Why is everyone waiting for Santa to come in the first place?”
“Gain doesn’t even know that? In the past, they would come into the dormitory and put a gift in the sock next to the bed. However, there were many girls’ parents who did not like Santa coming into the dormitory. That’s why we all receive it on the first floor.”
“… That’s a very realistic reason.”
“When will Santa come?”
Ga-in looked thoughtful for a moment and then answered.
“According to the chat window, or rather, the question I asked earlier, it says it will arrive around 2 a.m. “If you’re sleepy, just go to bed early.”
What does he mean again?
“2AM? “It’s midnight now?”
“huh?”
“You’re here now. “It’s out there.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Ga-in’s face became thoughtful.
Why is he like this again? Even when I saw a deer earlier, I was surprised and was more scared than I looked.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A lively carol rings out. Boring winter nights, aren’t they the most fun time of the year?
— Boom!
Santa came in. All the children were happy.
“Wow! “Santa Claus!”
“Did you bring my gift?”
“Grandpa~! “Did you bring a skateboard?”
“oh! Cute babies. Of course, I brought a gift. but… .”
“yes?”
“Are you a good kid?”
Thomas, who was in front, answered with a bored expression.
“Of course he’s very nice. So please give me my skates quickly. I am -”
“You lied to me…”
“to?”
“You bad boy!”
— Dismissal!
Thomas’ head exploded like a soft tomato dropped on the floor. Christmas has begun.
*
“Aaaahhh!”
“Aaaah!”
I feel like my ears are going to fall off. All the children ran and ran, crying like crazy.
Dashing through the snow~! (Let’s run through the snow~!)
As a cheerful carol rang out, snow suddenly fell from thin air and the surrounding area became slippery. Even though this is indoors! The children slipped because of the sudden snow, and every time they slipped, a terrible sound could be heard from behind.
I ran, ran, ran, and ran again. I don’t want to think about what’s going on behind the scenes.
scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared. scared.
My heart feels like it’s going to explode! What the hell is going on? What the hell is going on?
Teachers appeared. At the front was Grandpa Mukseong, the physical education teacher who came a few days ago. When his grandfather took off his gloves, a strange arm appeared, like the arm of a monster. One punch from Grandpa sent Santa Claus flying backwards. When the teachers saw that, they cheered and started shooting.
Is it over now? I hate these strange things so much now.
Santa stood up as if nothing had happened.
A sleighing song tonight! (Let’s sing a sleigh song tonight!)
Suddenly, the teachers froze like stones, dropped their guns on the floor, and began to sing.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! (Ring the bell, let the bell ring all the time!)
The teachers who were singing seemed to shake their heads from side to side, and suddenly a lot of tomatoes appeared.
There was a pile of thick tomato soup all over the floor. If you mix mushrooms and sprinkle some pepper, you have a soup that’s perfect for breakfast! It’s a shame there are no eggs.
Now I understand. I guess I fell asleep while waiting for Santa Claus. Isn’t the reason there are so many tomatoes everywhere because we’re hungry? When morning comes like this –
“Maze, don’t think about anything and just run.”
“to?”
Ga-in started running, dragging my hand.
“Gain? You can’t play like this at school! “The teacher always-”
“Just don’t think about anything.”
In a one-horse open sleigh! (Let’s ride on a horse-drawn sleigh!)
Another verse of a carol is heard. The reindeer wagon I saw earlier came in by breaking the wall on the first floor. Her comet, a friendly reindeer, ate tomatoes everywhere with a red face. Comet, which was picking up tomatoes from the floor, slowly approached me. Am I going to become a tomato now?
— Taaat! thud!
Suddenly, Ga-in next to him ‘disappeared’ and appeared in the place where Comet was, and at the same time, the man-eating reindeer flew away!
“Go, go, go, Ga-in, what is this???”
Ga-in chuckled and muttered.
“Really Santa, that guy is quite the bastard. What kind of monster carriage are you summoning now? “There’s nothing you can’t do!”
With those words, Ga-in pulled me in again. He thought as he was dragged away. I feel like I vaguely understand it now.
This kid is completely different from an ‘ordinary person’ like me.
By the time I reached the back door on the first floor after running like crazy, a car came into the school ‘throwing down the back door!’
While I was so surprised that my mouth was open, the girl beyond the car window spoke to Ga-in.
“I’ll stop for a moment even if I fuck you, so take this! “The number is written on the key.”
“uh? uh? Hey, I don’t have a license yet -”
— Buuuung!
What is he again?
A scary sound is heard from behind.
“Are you a good kid?”
“Shut up you idiot!”
— Buuuuung! bang!
I’m going crazy.
Without knowing anything, I just ran and ran for a while, guided by the force pulling me. Ga-in dragged me into the driver’s seat of the red Cadillac and sighed deeply.
“ah… . “I really need to learn how to drive a manual car later.”
“…”
“It’s not something you should say in a situation like this, but are you okay?”
“I don’t know what’s going on… . “I suddenly feel like I’m in a 007 movie.”
“Sorry.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t think it will be possible this time. Looks like we need to do something before that guy shows up… .”
“What did you mean earlier-”
In a one-horse open sleigh! (Let’s ride on a horse-drawn sleigh!)
“It’s already here. “It’s really fast too.”
“…”
Ga-in, who was about to leave, suddenly turned back.
“Do you think you’re a good kid?”
“… I’ve never done anything bad.”
“okay? “I don’t think he’s a very good kid.”
“Are you going to start a fight during this?”
“But, I’m not a bad person enough to die needlessly by a monster like that. Let’s try one more time. “I can do more while the scented candle lasts.”
“Really, what did you mean earlier!”
Just before leaving, the boy smiled brightly in front of me.
“See you later! Everything will be fine. “May these words have magical power!”
…
Consciousness becomes blurred. When I realized that the nightmare was back to the beginning again, I forgot everything again.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way!
Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
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