Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 187
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Episode 187 – Prayer for the maze (6)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 93
Current location: Hanbing Hell – Room of Resurrection
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
When I came to my senses from a dizzying sensation, we were out the door. When I checked the status window, I realized that the date had also passed.
“Ugh, I didn’t know Santa was the culprit. Are you okay?”
The old man, who was holding his head for a moment as if he had a headache, answered.
“Santa was so strong. Since he sings and uses all kinds of magic, there has to be an answer. Ari, are you okay?”
“are you okay. eww… . “She must have felt something was wrong when she heard Christmas carols!”
Around that time, Eunsol’s sister approached me from across the street.
“Hearing what you say, I guess you weren’t successful?”
“I think I need to go in one more time. First, take a breath and -”
“I’m sorry, but just go back in right now.”
“yes?”
“sorry. But the situation on our side is not as good as we thought. “You have to save as much time as possible.”
???
What does this mean? Our side holding on? Didn’t the prayer team just have to sit still? Unlike me, who was embarrassed and wanted to ask something, Ari acted quickly.
“It looks like this side has its own difficulties. Let’s go right back. Let’s go and have a meeting. “There’s quite a bit of time left before Santa goes on a rampage anyway.”
“… everyone be careful. “We will resolve it as quickly as possible.”
We went straight back to the hell of the maze.
*
Immediately after the ‘Hell Team’ followed Lee Eun-sol’s instructions and returned to the hell of the maze, Cha Jin-cheol, who checked the situation on the first floor, came running from afar.
“sister! “What happened?”
“I guess my first attempt failed. Looks like we have to do it one more time.”
“okay.”
“What about Seungyeop and Songi?”
“I’m just barely holding my breath and panting. “I wrapped it up with a sleeping bag and a blanket.”
“The weather is so harsh. I never would have guessed that the ‘scented candle of rest’ is something that burns with human energy as fuel. “What is the condition of the first floor?”
“It’s a mess. It became hell, no different from the second floor. The door to room 105 was completely locked. “What about Elena?”
“It’s been about 3 hours since I went in. It’s going to be a bit painful. “I’ll go in next time.”
“…”
“Take this.”
“This… .”
“Maybe it’s something that can save us.”
Cha Jin-cheol held a white piece of paper in his hand.
‘3-day rest ticket’.
*
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year!
When I heard the carol sounding ‘in English’, I realized something again.
Since this is an American school, it is clear that in actual history, everyone from students to teachers spoke English. The hotel kindly changed all the conversation to Korean.
The words that are not changed are those that contain supernatural power, like Miro’s ‘words containing power’. Why do carols continue to be heard in English? It was almost like a prior warning that the carol itself was something supernatural!
As soon as I woke up from the hell of the maze, I immediately ran to the teacher’s room where Ari and Grandpa were.
“Have you thought about it?”
“You mean Santa’s method? “This guy really doesn’t seem to be an easy guy.”
“Originally, it would have been handled by the management bureau, right? Miro must have been lucky, right?”
“I guess so. The management bureau must have had a way to kill them with firepower, whether it was using helicopters or missiles. But we have to find another way. “There is absolutely no contact with the management bureau.”
Ari also nodded.
“I don’t know if the hotel hasn’t implemented a management office within the ‘Hell Maze’ or if we don’t have a way to contact them, but the conclusion is the same. “I think we should do it ourselves.”
“Let’s talk about each of our weaknesses. What I have found is that they are quiet before ‘Christmas’. As you know, Santa already exists before Christmas. Maybe already now!”
On my first attempt, I met Santa during a maze and snowball fight.
“That is definitely an important point. “Maybe killing them now, before Christmas, might be the answer.”
Ari also opened his mouth.
“The weakness I felt was that I had to sing carols before using my strength. Would you say that all technologies require some kind of ‘preparation time’?”
“I guess you had to sing the corresponding carol when using all kinds of skills such as blizzard, summoning man-eating reindeer, exploding heads, etc.?”
The grandfather thought for a moment and then answered.
“The body itself did not feel incredibly strong physically. “I don’t know if you remember, but I punched him with the arm I got from the merchant, and he just flew away.”
“Apart from being blown away, didn’t it get up again quickly? “You were still fine even after getting shot?”
The grandfather seemed to think for a moment and then answered.
“I think my judgment after looking closer is accurate. Neither my punch nor my gun felt like they were not working. It just wasn’t enough. What if I set my entire body on fire?”
Ari quickly put together several opinions.
“The power of the main body is not that strong, and the magic is activated by using ‘Carol’ like a spell, right? “Why don’t you cover your mouth and burn your body while you suppress it with force?”
For a short-lived idea, I thought it was a good idea. The physical power of the main body is not as strong as expected, and it is a monster that uses magic while muttering something with its mouth. Isn’t he some kind of wizard, so to speak? Before casting a spell, cover your mouth and burn your body. It is an appropriate operation considering Santa’s abilities.
After making detailed plans for about 30 more minutes, we started waiting for Santa to appear.
*
During the first attempt, Santa appeared on the playground with his reindeer around 6 to 7 o’clock. The exact conditions under which Santa appears are still unknown. Therefore, we decided to make the situation as similar as possible to that time.
To put it simply, I’m having a snowball fight with my kids right now.
— Boom!
“Spinning tornado shot!”
“…”
“Hey!”
This is something I’ve always felt since I met Ari, there’s really nothing she can’t do. Not to mention his academic ability, his physical ability is superior to that of the average person. Now that the ‘old blood’ has disappeared, the superhuman aspects such as unique strength have disappeared, but the innate sense has not disappeared.
“How on earth does everything you throw fly to your head?”
“Aim at the head and throw it.”
“… That’s a really good method.”
— Boom!
In a moment, a snowball flew from next to me and hit my cheek. Ari giggled at that, and Miro and the other kids also giggled from afar.
Is this a happy ending because everyone is smiling happily except me who got hit in the eye?
We wish you a merry Christmas
As I stood there blankly listening to carols, I realized that it was almost time. She glanced at Ari slightly.
Han Ga-in: It’s almost time.
Ari Kim: Should we let the kids in?
Unless you know exactly the conditions under which Santa will appear, you need to maintain a similar situation to the first attempt.
Han Ga-in: Except Maze.
Soon, Ari and the grandfather who was watching us nearby let the children in. Is there a way to leave only the maze? Fortunately, this problem was easily resolved.
As the grandfather began to send the children away, Miro pulled Ari’s arm and hid behind the car, and the grandfather naturally pretended not to see them and moved to prepare to deal with Santa.
Han Ga-in: Take Miro with you.
Now it’s time to wait.
…
…
— Whoop!
A creepy breathing sound that seems to tickle your ears! I opened my eyes and turned my head towards the sound, then realized.
I’m the only one who heard this.
Grandpa Arina was unable to react at all, and only when he saw my tense expression did he turn his head towards the sound.
Soon, a reindeer appeared from the side of the forest.
— Huh. Huh. Slurp.
The reindeer, which had clearly been eating a human head a few hours ago, was now walking gently and gracefully through the snow like one of the world’s good animals.
“… You look so elegant now.”
“Hehe~! Boy, you have eyes to see. “That child is much more delicate and elegant than he looks.”
Santa has appeared!
This time, the appearance is the same as last time. While my attention was focused on the deer, it suddenly appeared from behind, as if it had teleported.
“uh? “Are you Santa Claus?”
“then! “Honey, what is your name?”
“My name is Han Ga-in. By the way, the children from over there are called Miro and Ari.”
…Something is strange. I realized something I didn’t feel when we first met.
“okay. okay. It’s a great time. But Cain?”
“yes?”
“Are you a good kid?”
Suddenly, I heard only this sentence in English. What does it mean? Does this sentence alone have magical powers?
While I was thinking about it, the chat window became noisy.
Kim Muk-seong: I will put that bastard’s mouth –
Han Ga-in: Stop
Ari Kim: ?
Kim Muk-seong: ?
Han Ga-in: It’s no use. It’s no use now.
Is it because I was so focused on the chat window that I didn’t answer Santa’s question? The old man responded, looking slightly annoyed by her.
“Hey. When an adult asks a question, you must answer. “I’m starting to wonder if you’re a bad kid.”
“sorry. “I couldn’t answer because I was thinking for a long time about whether I was a good kid.”
“… That answer is okay. It looks like you’re worried about whether you’re a good kid or not, right? “Just thinking about it means you’re a good enough kid.”
“thank you.”
“How can there be completely good people in the world? It is said that everyone constantly makes mistakes and becomes dirty as they live in this world. So why bother thinking and thinking again? “If I think about what I did wrong and repeatedly repent, I can one day become a person as pure as this beautiful, pure white snow.”
It was hard to hold back from laughing. There is no separate child education expert if you only listen to what is said. I wonder who it was that massacred the children earlier.
“I will always worry about it.”
“Okay~! By the way, Ga-in, what gift would you like to receive? “I’m worried because you didn’t write down the gifts that only you and the child named Ari wanted.”
“to… .”
“This Santa Claus really liked Ga-in. So, it’s okay to give a somewhat decent gift. “Good children need rewards.”
A gift worthy of Santa. A worthy gift. She was speechless when she suddenly asked this question. She barely managed to get one word out of her head.
“Could you please give me a doll? “I want to make more friends!”
After all, this is the answer to what gift you would want from Santa at this age, right? Santa heard me, smiled, and then ‘disappeared.’
After a while, Miro, Ari, and Grandpa appeared from across the street.
“It’s an unusual conversation. “Don’t you seem to be very obsessed with the word ‘good boy’?”
“well… . It’s more interesting to ask about a ‘gift’ than that. Are you really giving me something?”
“Why on earth did you tell me not to come forward? “That damn snout!”
“teacher. “The maze will be surprised.”
Kim Muk-seong: We decided to close that guy’s mouth and burn him to death!
“What are you all talking about? Interesting story?”
“Ugh, it’s a maze! “Let’s go eat.”
I silently looked at the space where Santa had disappeared. Santa suddenly appeared behind me with the appearance of reindeer and talked for a while. Of course, I didn’t stand still like a pumice stone throughout the conversation. Santa walked naturally back and forth and left and right on the snow field for a while.
Now that Santa is gone, there are no traces of Santa anywhere in the snow.
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