Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 230
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Episode 230 – No. 202, Room of the Curse – ‘The Little Mermaid’ (8)
– Park Seung-yeop
As if he hadn’t said enough, he grabbed Riringanor’s arm as he tried to back away.
“No. “The nightmare story was fun, but the biggest problem right now is something else.”
“…”
“Don’t pretend not to know. Tsunami! Tsunami! Although we rescued quite a few people, how many people died in this disaster? At least thousands of people! “The damage to property will be incalculable.”
“Couldn’t it be a natural disaster?”
“Don’t play around. I definitely saw the tsunami when it hit! It’s not just water coming from the sea, but water rising as the land splits. Is this a natural phenomenon? Plus you! 10 minutes after the tsunami started, this monster…
“Beans.”
“- Does it make sense to come to rescue people on Kongi? This is a possible reaction if we knew in advance that a tsunami was coming. This is all the evidence I came up with after seeing it briefly. “If the management bureau investigates, everything will come out anyway, so just reveal it to your heart’s content!”
“… I’m not trying to hide it. I just don’t know. The reason I reacted early was because I was able to interact with sea creatures. “There was already a reaction in the sea about 15 minutes before the tsunami occurred.”
“Let’s just say it was a quick reaction. “How do you explain the cracking of the ground and the water rising up?”
“It’s definitely not a natural phenomenon.”
“then?”
The girl, who was quiet for a moment as if choosing her words, spoke as if muttering.
“If the fishman tribe was involved in this disaster, it would never be the will of the entire fishman tribe.”
To my ears, these words sounded more like a confession than an excuse. Even in Riringanor’s opinion, tsunamis are not a natural phenomenon, and the fishmen seem to come to mind as a being or group that can cause such a supernatural disaster in the sea.
“If it is not the will of the entire fish-man race, whose will is it?”
“At some point, Serenade started doing things I couldn’t understand… .”
serenade. I thought back to the explanation Eunsol gave me earlier. You said she was the saint of the deep sea and the leader of Sea God Island, right?
“Originally, she was the oldest among us, cool-headed and smart, so there were some comments that she would be suitable for the position of saint, but she was not a stuffy person. But about two months ago, Elena suddenly disappeared and Su-ho, who protested, was kicked out. I even heard that his brother died not long after. “When I questioned this fact, I was also kicked out to land.”
“Suho oppa? You mean the son of the chairman of Cheongseong Group? “Why is he complaining that Elena is gone?”
“… It was originally a secret, but there is no point in keeping it a secret when my brother is already dead. “Suho and Elena were lovers.”
“Eek! “Is that the setting?”
“yes? setting?”
“Oh, no. It’s because I’m embarrassed. “Tell me more.”
It is said that Elena, the second daughter of the God of the Sea, and Suho Lee were lovers. Why didn’t Cheongseong Group send us this important information? I quickly realized the answer.
Sea God Island and Qingcheng Group are in conflict over the important interest of port ownership. In a situation where there was conflict, the fact that the daughter of the sea god and the son of the chairman were lovers must not have been very pleasant to either of them. Maybe Lee Soo-ho himself hid this fact.
… It’s a setting anyway, but I’m in love with an NPC. Elena will be surprised when she wakes up later. Or maybe since she was originally an actress she thinks it’s a type of acting?
“Anyway, the point of what I’m saying is that Serenade has been strange for some time. “Even though we weren’t related by blood, he wasn’t the kind of person who would be this cruel to us who were like family.”
The eldest of the three daughters of the Sea God, the leader of the Sea God Island, and the Saint of the Deep Sea. As she listened to her story about Serenade’s rampage, an idea occurred to her.
Let’s take Riringanor to Sea God Island!
I’ve never been to Sea God Island, so I don’t know what my colleagues on the island are going through, but I think Serenade is the villain in this scenario. Wouldn’t it be helpful to bring the villain’s victim, Riringanor, to the island?
“Riringanor, come with me to Sea God Island.”
“yes? Didn’t you hear me? “My sister kicked me out!”
“My colleagues who went to the island are currently investigating her. “You can no longer act like a tyrant like you used to.”
“…Are you telling me to help your management bureau and put my sister in danger?”
“Rirringanor! “Look around.”
Busan is ruined. Not figuratively, really. The area was full of floating cars and human corpses. Every building that caught my eye was full of people waiting for rescue.
How many people died? What about property damage?
“If you Fishmen really did something like this, the Bureau will definitely make you pay for it in blood. “The non-aggression pact has become a piece of paper.”
“…”
“I think you are now suspecting your sister as the culprit. no?”
It felt like a brief conversation. Riringanor already believes that her older sister has turned away for some reason or is going on a rampage.
“I think driving out your sister is the best way for the entire fishman race. If we can’t do that, the entire fishman race will have to bear the responsibility for this disaster, right?”
and! To be honest, I was surprised. What is this line? Wasn’t it so cool?
“Eight! Don’t sound threatening! “Please don’t secretly confirm that we did it.”
“So are you going or not?”
“I’ll go. I’m going! “I guess it’s time to see her sister’s face for the first time in a long time.”
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 100
Current location: Tier 2, Room 202 – Curse Room ‘The Little Mermaid’
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
I was surprised once when Seungyeop suddenly appeared in the chat window, and then my understanding of the scenario was updated and I was surprised twice when he announced the arrival of ‘Riringanor, daughter of the sea god.’ Fortunately, Seung-yeop, whom we met in person, answered our questions.
“… It happened like this. “You understand everything now, right?”
After arriving at the island, Seungyeop took a long time to explain what he had experienced. In short, the story is that while trying to escape, he met the sea god’s third daughter, Li Linganor, and after hearing various information from her, they rode her super-large lugworm together and came to the island.
There were three interesting elements in Seungyeop’s story.
First, the start of everything, Lee Soo-ho, was the lover of Elena, the second daughter of the God of the Sea.
Second, a tsunami occurred in Busan, causing enormous damage, and the cause appears to be Haesin Island.
Third, the fishmen suffer from nightmares for unknown reasons.
“Seungyeop, where is Riringanor now?”
“He had his own hideout on the island. He said he was avoiding Serenade’s eyes. “I heard the address.”
“Then let’s go right away. “I have to ask her about this and that.”
While heading to the limousine, Eunsol asked Seungyeop in a slightly anxious tone.
“But Seungyeop. Wasn’t your original role to escape? Of course, you did a very good job of bringing Riringanor. “But if you come here, you’ll feel anxious about escaping.”
Seungyeop, who flinched for a moment, answered right away.
“It wasn’t because I acted on my own, it was because of luck.”
“luck?”
“I had a gut feeling that there was something unsettling about remaining in Busan. “It was a keen sense to see the tsunami hit later!”
“good job.”
“So I booked an express bus to move from place to place. But the moment I was about to get on the bus!”
“That moment?”
“갑자기 이해할 수 없는 이상한 일이 생겨서 버스를 타지 못했어요. 곧 해일이 덮쳐서 버스가 물에 떠밀려갔죠.”
“그래? 그러면 어쩔 수 없네. 수고했어~!”
은신처는 리무진을 타고 30분 정도 움직이자 도착했다. 슬슬 해가 지기 시작했다. 은신처에 도착한 우리는 리링가노르와 대화하며 몇 가지 사실을 추가로 알아냈다.
우선, 세 딸이 모두 섬에서 활동하던 시기에도 실권은 대부분 세레나데에게 있었다고 한다. 사실 직접 만난 리링가노르의 나이는 고작해야 10대 중반 정도로밖에 보이지 않아서 섬의 통치와 같은 일을 하기에 적합해 보이진 않았다.
그나마 엘레나는 이런저런 일에 많이 참여해서 나름대로 발언권이 있고 지지층도 있었다는 설명을 들었다.
주의 깊게 듣던 아리가 물었다.
“우리가 엘레나를 찾아내면, 세레나데를 견제할 수 있을까?”
“예? 엘레나 언니가 어디 있는지 아세요?”
“내 질문에 대답해줘.”
“엘레나 언니는 저와 달리 일을 많이 해서 발언권이 커요. 지지층도 있었고요. 말하자면, 섬사람들이 보기에 세레나데 언니의 대안이 될 수 있다는 이야기죠.”
“이 피리. 해신이 너희에게 준 성물이라고 했지?”
“정확히는 대대로 물려받은 -”
“다른 해신의 딸에게도 같은 물건이 있어?”
“네.”
“잠깐만 기다려. 우리도 우리끼리 해야 할 말이 있어.”
잠시 옆 방으로 이동한 아리가 말했다.
“이게 알맞은 시나리오 진행인 모양인데? 아직 세레나데에게 무슨 비밀이 있는지는 모르겠지만, 정황상 그녀가 대적자에 가까워 보여. 또, 그녀는 단순히 사악한 힘을 휘두르는 존재가 아니라 국가 행정에 기반한 권력을 가진 정치 지도자에 가깝지.”
은솔 누나가 답했다.
“엘레나를 데려와서 세레나데의 위치를 흔든다?”
“In the current situation, there is a limit to how much I can attack Serenade and criticize her for her mistakes. Because the Sea God Island residents only accept the Sea God’s daughter as their leader, there is no ‘alternative’. Riringanor is too young to be considered an alternative. “After we bring in Elena, who also has a support base, she will be able to shake her position if she reveals Serenade’s evil deeds.”
Grandfather also agreed.
“If you look at it from a ‘hotel perspective’ beyond the room scenario, waking up the sealed participants is directly related to resolving the scenario. So it looks like Ari’s guess is correct? “Elena’s role in this room is as a counter to the serenade.”
Eunsol seems to have the same thoughts.
“Maybe Elena has information about Serenade’s weaknesses or evil deeds that we don’t know about yet. Serenade realized this and locked Elena somewhere to silence her.”
As if to summarize, Ari made a decision.
“I finally found a way to find Elena’s location. They say the daughters of the sea god all have the same flute, right? I’ll track down Riringanor’s flute. Then the compass will point to two directions, and if you subtract the Serenade direction, the other direction is Elena.”
The plan proceeded quickly. Ari began to track down Li Ringanor’s flute, and when Li Ringanor heard that she would participate in rescuing her sister, she boarded the limousine together.
*
A limousine driving down the road of Haesin Island on a dark night.
Suddenly, a question occurred to me. Why was Elena sealed?
The seal target is not random. The being with the most important ability in the cursed room is sealed. For example, the biggest reason why I was sealed in Room 201 was because I was the only being who could enter and exit the place where the ‘Eyes of Dimension 0’ resided without penalty, and was protected by the mental protection of the status window.
Why was Elena sealed? Justice? She is uncertain whether the enemy is human. Sinister imagination? Is there a reason why ominous imagination is the most important force?
If you want to put something into words, it feels like everything is possible, but you also think, ‘This is it!’ There was nothing I wanted to do. Also, I was concerned about the story about the ‘nightmare’ I heard from Riringanor. This is because Elena, the daughter of the same sea god, must have also been exposed to that nightmare.
For a moment, I thought it might be a mistake to wake Elena up, but I stopped. This kind of speculation is no different from denying the rules set by the hotel itself. The fact that the unlocking of the participant is directly related to the solution to the room is a rule set by the hotel that created the scenario, not by anyone else.
“oh!”
Riringanor’s voice breaks the silence. As everyone’s eyes turned to her, she muttered in embarrassment.
“I think I know where we’re going now. It seems like a place I’ve been to too… .”
“Where is it?”
Her answer was beyond everyone’s expectations.
“A mental hospital. “I don’t go there often.”
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