Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 227
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Episode 227 – No. 202, Room of the Curse – ‘The Little Mermaid’ (5)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 100
Current location: Tier 2, Room 202 – Curse Room ‘The Little Mermaid’
Sage advice: 1]
– Han Ga-in
At 4 PM, while each of us was taking a break while wandering around Sea God Island, we heard an unknown sound.
— Gooooo!
Suddenly, out of nowhere, I heard a huge, distant cry that seemed to come from the deepest abyss of hell. I looked around in amazement and realized. I am the only one in shock. The island’s residents were a little startled when they first heard the sound, but soon went back to what they were doing as if it was no big deal.
Is this something familiar to the residents of this island? As soon as the sound stopped, I immediately asked a question to the guide sent by Serenade nearby.
“What does this mean?”
“Are you talking about the sounds Kadarudach makes when he is having nightmares?”
“Nightmare of Kadarudach?”
I understood the word Kadarudah. It is said that this is the true name of the god served by the fishmen, who are called by various names such as sea god, ocean god, and sea god, to humans outside.
“Of course, the nightmare is a metaphor. In reality, no one knows why it does that. However, since it has been a phenomenon for hundreds of years, it is just accepted as a type of natural phenomenon. “Maybe God suffers from nightmares just like we do.”
“It doesn’t mean much?”
“It actually has meaning. “That cry resonates and communication with the outside world is cut off for about two or three days.”
Cut off communication with the outside world?
I was surprised and immediately checked my smartphone and understood what he meant. Because the radio waves were cut off, functions such as the Internet and phone calls were not working. The guide saw my embarrassed expression and said that he was actually surprised.
“Didn’t you know? “It’s such a famous phenomenon that it’s probably common knowledge even on land, right?”
We discovered a loophole in the information we had. I thought most of the necessary information was contained in the hundreds of pages of documents sent by the Qingcheng Group and the Management Bureau, but in fact, there was no information anywhere about this strange phenomenon that had just occurred.
This may be because the fact that Sea God Island is periodically cut off from contact with the outside world is common knowledge among Koreans on this stage. Of course, this is these people’s common sense and not our common sense.
To the guide who looked at me with a puzzled expression, I vaguely explained that I would be staying abroad for a long time.
“But what does it mean to ‘suffer from nightmares like the rest of us’? “It seems like the fishmen have a lot of nightmares, right?”
The guide did not answer. I returned to my accommodation.
*
My colleagues had already figured out the situation. As soon as I got back, Songi started dragging me by her arm and taking me somewhere.
“Me and Eunsol were walking around the government office and we found something. See her brother for yourself too.”
The place Song arrived at, led by the hand, was on the first floor of a government office, a place where photos boasting of Serenade’s achievements were hung. Songi pointed to one of the hanging photos.
“Can I look at this picture?”
“Look closely.”
“hmm. It looks like the governor worked hard. “This building was built while reorganizing the island’s water supply.”
“Oppa, not that, but this.”
When Song widened his eyes and stared at the place where his finger was pointing, there was a familiar face in the corner of the huge photo.
“It’s Elena.”
“It’s Elena! For your information, I haven’t seen any other photos of Elena. “What do you think this means?”
Elena was sealed and became a ‘main character in the scenario’, and that she was of ‘high status’ enough to appear in a photo boasting of the governor’s achievements. However, there are no other photos as if traces have been erased, and only this photo shows a small trace in the corner. Considering that there are still some left, the answer has been found.
“Elena has become one of the purged daughters of the Sea God.”
“Eunsol thought the same thing. “Of course.”
“You two, stop talking carelessly here and follow me.”
When I turned my head, there was Ari. Fortunately, there were no other people around, but this place was a government office on Sea God Island. It is not a place where we can meet freely.
When I returned to the limousine provided by the administration, all my colleagues had already gathered. As soon as I arrived, his grandfather grabbed my shoulder and said,
“You’re here. “We were talking about how to wake Elena up while you were here.”
As we progressed through issue 201, everyone realized this. Waking up the sealed participant is the quickest way to resolve the room.
“If I want to wake you up, I first need to know your location. Where is it?”
“That’s the problem. “I thought about looking for it with a ‘compass.’”
‘Compass’ is an ability that Ari gained by strengthening her blessing. But isn’t the compass the power to find things, not people?
“Can you find people with a compass?”
“It’s impossible. If possible, I would have tried to look for you in room 201 as well. “The compass is the ability to find objects whose appearance and characteristics are known, not the power to find people.”
“Can’t we find Elena’s belongings by tracking them down?”
“Actually, I tried to find it that way, but it wasn’t easy. “Looking back, when I got the compass, I was told that ‘supernatural forces’ could neutralize the compass’ navigation.”
It seems that the special system on the second floor, ‘Sealing’, prevents the sealed participant’s belongings from being tracked and their location detected using the compass ability.
“Then there is no answer?”
“So I thought there was no answer and was giving up, but the moment I found that photo, I realized I had written it just in case.”
Did you realize it after writing it? That means the compass is tracking something. But didn’t you say a while ago that the belongings of participants who were sealed cannot be traced?
“The person sealed by the hotel is Elena. So Elena’s belongings also cannot be detected with a compass due to the aftermath of the seal. However, what if it is not Elena, a hotel participant, but Elena, the daughter of the sea god, who exists on stage in Room 202? “She is not a hotel prisoner.”
Only then did I understand what it meant. This means that while the belongings of Elena, the hotel participant we know of, cannot be traced, the belongings of Elena, the daughter of the Sea God, can be traced.
“So I knew one thing. “Elena is in the basement of the government office.”
Eunsol, who was listening, pointed out.
“Do it correctly. “It’s not that Elena is in the basement, but the ‘clothes worn by the sea god’s daughter’ in that photo are in the basement of the government office.”
“I see what you mean. “There is no guarantee that Elena will be where the clothes are.”
First, we decided to track the clothes by following the detection of the compass. I thought as I got out of the limousine, frowned, and followed Ari, who moved according to the guidance of the compass.
Is there anything more reliable? She had a feeling that tracing the clothes might yield something, but she had a feeling that this alone wouldn’t be enough to get Elena to where she was trapped.
“Do you mind if I do something else for a while?”
“teacher?”
“I want to do more of the ‘fish-man observation’ I mentioned earlier. I believe you will be able to gather important information for solving the problem. Of course, if you don’t want to -”
“Sanghyun, you don’t need to ask us for permission. If you are confident in your judgment, follow that judgment. “No one knows the answer to what to do in this place anyway.”
“thank you.”
“Let’s also bring protective clothing. Who wants to wear it?”
“Eunsol, since I’m taking the lead right now, I’ll wear it.”
*
– Park Seung-yeop
As I approached the unknown girl, barely keeping my balance on the head of the huge, staggering midge, a screaming scream was heard.
“Ouch! “Don’t come!”
I didn’t feel the need to answer.
“please! Please don’t come! “I’m not a bad person~!”
That’s bullshit. Am I stupid? Anyone can see from above the man-eating monster that I am controlling this monster! Are you saying you’re not a bad person when you feel that way?
Every time I took a step closer, the girl took a step back, as if she was afraid. However, no matter how big a midge is, there is a limit to the space above her head. There is a limit to retreating –
“Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
… The girl took a step back and slipped off her head. Aren’t you really stupid?
— Sloshing~!
At the same time, the giant midge suddenly started shaking its entire body! I also couldn’t hold on for even 3 seconds and my posture collapsed and I slipped.
OMG! If you fall off the head of a midge that was ‘looking down’ at us from the roof of the express bus terminal, how many meters will you fall from? Are you falling behind like this???
…
Something soft and warm grabbed me from underneath. It was only then that I realized that the blessings of the great universe, the ‘heavenly luck’ protecting me, had not yet ended.
“Who the hell is it – Pero?”
Strangely enough, the being that grabbed me from below was Perrault’s transformation, Grotesque!
We have already heard that Perot, who has been transformed into a grotesque, cannot fly, but his swimming skills are excellent. Thanks to that, I wasn’t all that surprised to see the grotesque swim leisurely and catch me amidst the tsunami that devastated Busan, but there’s one thing I just can’t understand!
How on earth did he know about this place? You obviously followed Songi to Sea God Island, right?
By the way, where did the girl who fell earlier go? Is she already dead?
— Quaaaa!
The waves crash. As the grotesque’s body shook, my body seemed ready to bounce as well, so I frantically grabbed the grotesque’s neck.
— Pretty eh!
“oh! It just sounded completely like a duck. Pero, be patient! “I’m going to fall!”
Fortunately, Grotesque didn’t drop me even though he was annoyed. And then something grabbed my feet.
“W-what!”
“It’s me.”
The girl from earlier appeared from the water as if she were a friend who knew me well!
“Aren’t you dead?”
The girl said as if she was dumbfounded.
“They say my ancestors were fish. Wouldn’t it be shameful if they died in the water? More than that! you!”
“uh? uh?”
“You are a senior member of the management bureau, right? I enjoyed watching the mysterious light attack from earlier. He doesn’t seem old enough to learn arcane martial arts… . no way? Return to the elderly! “I heard it was a state of imagination!”
“You seem to be thinking about something strange.”
“I will keep your secret. Rather, because you interfered, a lot of people ended up dying!”
“What on earth-”
“I was trying to save people with Kong! Did you think that Kong would harm people just by looking at his appearance? “Look at that!”
He moved his gaze along the girl’s hand. There was a huge iron box that I had never seen before on the neck of a giant monster lugworm with the absurd name of ‘Kongi’, and there were many people inside the box. You were rescuing real people?
“hey! Who in the world thinks that monster saves people? “You should at least put a ribbon on your head!”
“A ribbon? That’s a good idea – no, that’s not the problem, I need you to find my flute quickly. “I can’t control Kongi without the flute.”
I understood what was going on.
Ridiculously, this girl was rescuing people with that monster, but when she suddenly saw me coming up with the monster’s head, she was so scared that she ran away and lost the flute that controlled the monster.
“Where is that flute?”
When I looked in the direction the girl was pointing, I saw a car that had been swept away by the waves and was straddling a building.
“Can you see it?”
What do you see?
“If you have learned the eye technique, you will see that there is a flute on the wheel of that car. Fortunately, the flute got swept away and got stuck there. Please bring it.”
???
“I? That one? How? “There are so many obstacles that it looks like it would be difficult for Pero to get in, right?”
The girl answered with a very calm expression.
“If you are Pero, are you referring to the mysterious bird on board? I don’t know what you’re worried about. It’s simple if you use the method of deungpyeongdosu (登萍渡水: the state of kyungshinbeop running on water). “Are you still planning on hiding your identity during this time?”
I was speechless and didn’t know what to say. She barely opened her mouth to ask the question she had been curious about earlier.
“Who the hell are you?”
The girl, soaked in water, smiled.
“My name is Riringanor, and some call me the third daughter of the sea god.”
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