Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 23
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Episode 23 – Room 102, Room of the Curse – ‘Mansion of Horror’ (9)
Episode 23 – Room 102, Room of the Curse – ‘Mansion of Horror’ (9)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 8
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 0]
I made a mistake. Same mistake as before.
If I bring a dagger, the other person can also bring a blade.
If I have hidden a move, my opponent also has a move left.
The opponent could not bear the intense pain caused by the spray and struggled and lost the skewer, so I thought it was a bare hand.
I’m so tired. Extreme tension, hiking in the rain, bloody fighting.
Therefore, while the priest slowly approached with his exhausted stamina, he succeeded in alleviating the pain.
The moment I approached, a kitchen knife came out from the bride’s waist and cut into my thigh.
Fortunately, I was wearing a thick raincoat and the bride was also weak, so the kitchen knife rolled on the floor before it could penetrate properly.
“Ugh… Ugh… Did you really roll around in a battlefield for 10 years?”
The priest approached me without answering, as if he didn’t have the energy to respond.
Ah… my body doesn’t move. I have to somehow move or avoid it…
I really feel like all my energy has been drained from my head to my toes.
The priest’s hand grabbed my neck. As if it were a flash of light, I hear a bell ringing in the distance…
knell?
The bride’s eyes looked into space.
Somewhere – A blank gaze wanders without being able to focus.
‘Someone else’ appeared.
same. It’s the same as when it was Ari. It was a ‘bell’ then too, but this time too?
Although the bodies are the same, they are clearly different.
The old man in front of me is no longer a gentle butler, nor a priest full of suppressed anger…
It was ‘someone I saw for the first time’.
An expression I’ve never seen before.
It feels like he’s making fun of me, or laughing at me.
A mischievous expression is seen that a deacon or a priest would never have made.
“You made a mistake. Isn’t that right?
Don’t you have the energy to answer? Huh, I heard kids these days lack stamina.
Don’t let your guard down at the hotel. A moment of inattention means death?
Well, it’s only when you have many trustworthy colleagues that you can close your eyes with peace of mind…
You are practically alone now.
Still… it wasn’t that bad.
Even though my physical strength is poor, my head works quite well.”
‘hotel’
Now, the word ‘hotel’ came out of the old man’s mouth, not mansion.
This old man…
We know that this whole situation we find ourselves in is just inside room 102 of the hotel.
When I looked at the old man with shocked eyes, he laughed and tapped my head.
Something… a movement that feels friendly. Are you not planning on killing me?
“You were planning on killing at least three sacrifices with your own hands before the ‘elder’ went on a rampage, right?
not bad. There is also determination. But I’m not good at it. I need to grow more.
I’m a little worried, but at this rate, I guess I’ll escape.
In fact, I don’t have a sharp number.
We start out as ‘characters in a mansion’ and cannot escape on our own.
I will trust you. ‘Let’s go out and see’ ”
After saying that, ‘someone’ who was neither the deacon nor the priest walked away from me…
I went to the cliff and jumped off without hesitation.
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 8
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 0]
My vision is blurry.
Slowly, I went down the mountain with all my might.
Climbing in the wind and rain, the subsequent fight to the death, and even clumsy stab wounds… I really don’t feel an ounce of strength in my body.
As I was rolling down so much that I couldn’t understand if I was going down or sliding due to the power of gravity, I saw a person in the distance.
Small body. Long black hair down to her waist.
It was only when I saw Ari coming closer that I could barely utter one sentence.
“Jong-eun, you hit it, right? thank you”
“I didn’t think you could do it alone.”
“That servant. What on earth? At first, I thought it was some kind of tool given by the hotel to suppress the power of the devil… But it seems like there’s more to it than that.”
“As for the bell itself, it’s whatever you think, but I’ll just say that my grandfather and I have a different plan to wake it up.”
“Awakening from the role the hotel has instilled in you… is that something you can do as you please?”
“You should stick to your current job. “You know what to do, right?”
“Regardless of what to do, I can’t do anything. “You really can’t lift a finger.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Ari held out a small bottle.
“drink. Even your poor physical strength will recover to the point where you can stand up.”
Strange taste.
It is dark red and has a subtle fishy smell. Is this really possible?
Only unpleasant thoughts came to mind, so I stopped worrying.
Strange sensation.
I felt heat rising inside my body. Slowly, the liquid that passes the esophagus spreads throughout the body.
Little by little, the heat that started from my neck filled my body.
I didn’t wake up after a good night’s rest, but as Ari said, I felt energized ‘enough to stand up.’
As I stood up and slightly warmed up, Ari approached me.
“Ah, the end of this awful mansion is now in sight.”
“You… you and the priest, or rather, who takes on the role of ‘bride’?”
“You will find out when you leave anyway. And aren’t you expecting it to some extent? “Don’t waste time, do what you have to do”
I felt frustrated looking at the fairy-like girl.
Is this really the best option?
A deacon or priest, Ari, and perhaps myself. Is it best for these three people to die before they are eaten by the devil?
After a moment of hesitation, Ari approached me and made eye contact.
“I came this far and couldn’t make a decision. I will help you”
When the magenta eyes came close enough for our noses to brush, I was very embarrassed.
Round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round. Round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round.
Ah, I see my hand rising without realizing it to wrap around the child’s neck. Let’s cover the neck like a cozy scarf and crush it. It’s over in an instant and we leave in peace.
Beepeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee———————————–
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 8
Current Location: Tier 1, Room 102 (Chamber of Curse – Mansion of Horror)
Sage Advice: 0]
With the stamina I had somewhat recovered, I came downstairs and headed towards the mansion.
Now, the end of this damn mansion is truly approaching.
The rain has almost stopped. As I walk slowly, I see the main gate and the bizarre statue I saw on the first day.
A familiar face appeared in front of the statue.
“brother! are you okay?”
“so so. “It’s okay because I see he’s not dead yet.”
Silence surrounds the surroundings.
A situation where everyone knows enough to know each other. Now, even puppet shows like this are enough to make you laugh.
Songi stretched out her arm and stroked the heart of the statue.
“What do you think when you see this?”
“The landlord’s tastes are so sick. “It’s not as good as the dinosaur I made out of clay when I was in elementary school.”
“Oh, giggle giggle. I’m sorry about that. “I thought it had its own original charm.”
“Let’s leave it at this. “Where is Seung-yeop?”
“Where is Deacon Arirang?”
“Somewhere in the mountains”
“Cook, this is really funny. right? Everyone who died died, and only the murderers remained.
I didn’t expect that the moment I had been looking forward to for so long would turn out this way.
“I never thought there would be a crazy sacrificial person who kills other sacrificial animals with his own hands.”
“A murderer, let me be clear. You are the killer, and I am the victim.
“Elder, I don’t know how the song got into your body, but please close your mouth and come back.”
“You kid speaks harsh words. “She made it pretty fun, so I’ll take a look.”
“Stop fucking with me. “I’m really sick of it now.”
“Okay, okay. Anyway, we have to see each other through to the end. But… let me ask you one question: Why didn’t you commit suicide?”
“You know what to do, idiot!”
The next moment, each person moved toward their respective goals.
I think about this as I run towards the cathedral.
cathedral bell
When I first asked the deacon about the word “paper” in a memo my sister gave me, he said it.
It is said that the bell was just left in the bell tower. They said they left it alone because there was no one to take care of it and the cathedral owned it.
It’s an absurd story. The ‘old man’s dislike of bells is not simply a matter of liking or disliking the sound.
Surely, hasn’t it been confirmed that the supernatural power of a certain species destroys the power of the ‘elder’?
A person who wants to summon the devil, an object that can stab his weak points, just neglects it as a ‘legal issue’?
That can’t be possible.
Maybe the ‘elder’ and his powerful servants couldn’t get near the bell in the first place?
When I turned my head back, I saw all the statues in the mansion stand up as soon as Songi touched them.
Ah, those are the ones that act as ‘defense cards’ from the card game I played with Ari.
For the first time, I was grateful for the storm and wind that had been pounding for several days.
I didn’t expect this when I made the plan, but the ground had become soft due to the rain.
The statues’ feet were stuck so they couldn’t chase me as easily as I thought.
I ran and ran and arrived at the cathedral without any hesitation.
I can’t feel safe yet.
Even the deacon, who was the elder’s servant, was able to enter the cathedral. What is important is not the cathedral itself, but the ‘bell’.
It was only after climbing up the ladder and holding the bell that I felt my heart sink.
At this point, my part in the plan is done.
The ‘elder’ arrived from the other side, leading the statues.
“Are you going to stage a sit-in protest with that?”
“If the sit-in protest is bothersome to you, why don’t you come closer?”
“You’re being arrogant. I admit it. It’s still difficult for me to touch that sacred object… but is there any point in doing so?
If anything happens, all I have to do is follow you around so you can’t eat or sleep.”
“sorry.”
The ‘old man’ looked at me with puzzled eyes.
“Now that I think about it, the old man did not hesitate and did all kinds of evil things.
“There is clearly an age difference, but it is right to at least give answers to questions in the country of longevity and will.”
“question?”
“You asked me earlier, right? Why didn’t you commit suicide? I wasn’t trying to survive, and I wasn’t trying to outwit the elderly.
“I was just waiting for the right time to die.”
“When you say it’s time to die, are you saying more and more Zen questions? Now-”
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I hear the sound of heaven and earth shaking.
From the deepest hole in the mansion, the unborn are heard crying…
I finally knew it was time.
dagger.
This isn’t easy. No matter how many times I made up my mind to commit suicide when the time comes… it’s really not easy.
I closed my eyes and thought. I’m not dying. I just fall asleep briefly to wake up from a nightmare and meet my colleagues.
The dagger got stuck in my throat. In an instant… I feel an unbearable pain coming upon me. I prayed for the moment when the pain would end.
It was my second death since coming to the hotel.