Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 277
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Episode 277 – Room 204, Mission Room – ‘Hotel Cinema’ (1)
– Elena
It’s strange.
This is a feeling I have felt countless times since joining ‘Taming the Prince.’ About 10 minutes ago, I woke up from bed and put on a fancy dress to prepare for the party. Up until then, everything was moving normally.
The strange thing starts after that. When she put on the dress and went outside the mansion, she thought she was going to ride in some kind of carriage, but that wasn’t the case at all. As soon as she left the mansion gate, she arrived at the imperial palace!
I was very surprised by such a sudden instantaneous movement. If it weren’t for the experience I gained in a hotel where mysterious and strange things happen every day like breathing, I might have screamed.
After thinking about it a little, I understood it easily. This is because this place is not in reality but ‘in a movie’. A movie must contain the entire story with its twists and turns in a short period of time, about 2 hours at the shortest and 3 hours at the most.
The scene where the heroine changes her dress was a gorgeous and beautiful scene that the audience would want to see, so it was carried out in real time. On the other hand, the scene of moving to the imperial palace in a carriage or chatting with an extra maid in the process was neither fun nor meaningful, so it was omitted and moved immediately to the imperial palace.
The moment we arrived at the party venue, the servant’s loud voice rang throughout the party venue.
“Miss Elena Crosibel has arrived!”
Elena ‘Crosibel’ This is my name. As if they had been waiting, male aristocrats of noble birth, dressed in old-fashioned clothes, approached and asked for dances and boasted about themselves. I laughed it off and pushed everyone away. It’s hard to say it was thanks to her, but she naturally knew that I was ‘the count’s daughter.’
Where is the crown prince? My prey! come out!
*
“My prey! come out!”
“Is that the heroine in a romantic movie? “The comment is almost like a hunter hunting a wild boar?”
“It fits well without the narration.”
*
Finding the crown prince wasn’t that difficult.
This is because a large number of nobles wearing unusual peacock-like outfits were gathered nearby. I saw a handsome man with a sturdy, confident physique and thick lines, smiling brightly and telling jokes to those around him. Clearly that person is the crown prince.
However, I had a bit of trouble here. Is it right to approach blindly?
Love is a series of push and pull. When catching a fish, if you just point the bait to its mouth, the fish will tend to run away. Therefore, it is necessary to induce the other person to approach you.
After moving to the window, I raised my head and checked the location of the light. I took two steps forward, took an appropriate position, straightened my back, and looked back at the party venue with as much emotion as possible on my face.
Wouldn’t it be better to create a more noble atmosphere? A character who feels like the daughter of a count with a story would be good. This part is a bit difficult, but let’s go with how I feel.
I took off the brooch and walked closer to the window. As the wind outside hit my hair, my waist-length blonde hair began to flutter.
— Again!
I hear someone approaching. A smile appeared, but I waited without turning around. By nature, a female protagonist is someone who makes the other person feel sad, and I shouldn’t cling to her!
*
On one side of the splendid imperial palace, Elena’s hair fluttered in the wind as she leaned against a shaking window. As the serene figure, as if powdered gold was scattered in the air, shone, the focus of the world seemed to have shifted from the dancers in the imperial palace to the window.
No, the focus of the movie actually shifted in that direction. At the same time, many of the audience watching ‘Taming the Prince – Elena’ were mesmerized.
“wow… .”
“Isn’t that some kind of CG? “How does your head glow?”
“Gain, drool is dripping from your mouth.”
“Chi, spit.”
Looking back at her colleagues who were about to enter the screen as a group, Kim Ari thought that it was not easy.
‘How do you copy that?’
If you think about it, I just stood by the window with my hair down.
Since it is my own visual, I just created a pictorial-like scene worthy of a scene from a romantic movie, and it is not easy for others to imitate. Even if Elena fails and someone else enters, that method is unreasonable.
“I hope Elena shows me a method that others can follow.”
Or maybe Elena herself succeeds at once!
*
“Lady Crocibel, do you have any concerns?”
When I turned back, the handsome man with the imposing physique I saw earlier appeared. It’s as expected. After that, we briefly chatted about various things, drank a glass of wine each, and started moving toward the center of the banquet hall.
“Today, I, Pendleton, learned that I have been blind my whole life.”
“oh! “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I have never seen such a precious sight of Miss Crocibel, so can I say that my eyes have worked?”
Honestly, this comment is a bit harsh. But since he is a handsome prince, I will look after him.
“You’ve been looking at the window for a long time. What’s bothering you?”
I was wondering how to make you fall in love with me right away.
“The weather is getting colder. As you may have heard, my father left to take care of business in the northwestern part of the empire, and his heart became heavy as he thought about how hard he was going through it.”
Is it true that your father(?) left for the Northwest? This is the setting I heard earlier while changing clothes, but I’m not sure if it’s accurate.
“haha! Count Crocibel must keep in mind that such a beautiful daughter is worrying about him whether she is asleep or awake! I, Pendleton, used to see the Count of Odagada. “I’ll be sure to tell you when I get the chance.”
Count’? That ‘Pendleton’?
“that… . Are you by any chance the Duke of Pendleton?”
“yes? haha! I’m sure you didn’t recognize me, right? “Miss Crosibel, I didn’t know you were such a jokester.”
*
“This bastard is not the crown prince! “Who would look like a prince like this!”
After hearing Elena’s angry narration, the audience was immediately left holding their heads.
“OMG… . You said ‘Pendleton’ from the beginning of the conversation! The crown prince is ‘Persson’! “The maid told me both my name and last name at the beginning!”
Seeing Ga-in’s frustration, Song-i carefully defended Elena.
“Brother, honestly, Elena could be mistaken about that situation. It’s because my brother has never seen a romance movie or novel, but usually the crown prince is the most handsome. Until a little while ago, I was under the illusion that Duke Xiao was naturally the crown prince.”
“No, he is the crown prince because he is the son of the emperor, but he is not the crown prince because he is handsome. What does it matter?”
“Gain, don’t say things you don’t know. It’s common sense that if the male protagonist is the crown prince, he’s the most handsome man! “The selection of roles for that movie is strange.”
Even Eunsol nagged him behind his back, and Ga-in ended up keeping his mouth shut.
‘Did I do this wrong?’
*
Let’s calm down! Calm down! It’s not too late. There’s a lot left for the banquet!
After pushing away this useless cow duke who looked like a crown prince, I was belatedly able to find the ‘real crown prince’, Joshua Persson, sitting with his entourage in one corner of the banquet hall. If I were to express in one sentence what I felt the moment I found the crown prince, it would be as follows.
The hotel has set a trap!
No, when you think of the male protagonist of a romantic movie, there is usually an age range that comes to mind, that is the age range! Isn’t it common sense to be in your mid-20s or at the latest in your early 30s?
If Seung-yeop brings in a kid his age, what will he do to me?
I felt angry for a moment, but when I thought about other possibilities, I felt fortunate. If the hotel had been more vicious, they might have brought in a man in his 60s as the ‘crown prince.’ In reality, the crown prince of a certain country inherits the throne after he is over 70 years old.
After correcting the positioning, the previous ‘show’ was repeated from an appropriate position where the crown prince could see it. What excuse would be good this time? A dutiful daughter worried about her mother coughing more often?
It took less than 5 minutes for the second ‘fishing’ to be successful. I thought I heard footsteps behind me again, and a kid who looked a year or two older than Seungyeop approached me.
“Re, Lady K, Crocibel! What are you worried about? Oh, today that Persson-”
“Did you realize that you’ve been blind your whole life?”
“Hiccup!”
Who made this comment popular?
“Foot! sorry. Today, after hearing similar words one after another… .”
“Is that so?”
The boy, who seemed a little shy at first, soon naturally started talking about various things. A story about the yacht he recently received as a gift, a story about a Rottweiler that keeps trying to throw him off, and even a subtle jealousy of Pendleton, who is much more popular at parties than he is.
After listening for a while, I realized what type of character this damn prince was.
*
“He is a royal Seung-yeop, born into a good family. The strategy will be easy. “I’m worried about the future of the empire.”
“Eh, Sister Elena! “What on earth do you mean by that?”
“Ahahahahaha!”
— Quadang!
Eunsol sighed when she saw Ari laughing so hard that she slipped off her chair. To be honest, she completely agreed with Elena’s analysis. She can’t even breathe loudly when standing in front of a pretty woman, and even though she’s the crown prince, she has a weak personality to the point where she can’t take the lead at the banquet. In addition, she has a subtle sense of inferiority that she can’t hide.
To be honest, I look a bit like Seungyeop.
“Uh, it means young and cute, Seungyeop.”
“I said, ‘It will be easy to attack,’ right? “You said you were worried about the future of the empire?”
Eunsol thought it would be better for Songi to say nothing rather than offer meaningless consolation.
*
The topic of conversation increasingly went to the mountains.
Perhaps the young crown prince wanted to show me as ‘present’ as possible. He was chatting uncharacteristically about heating measures in the metropolitan area, and as he watched him muttering to himself at a loss for words, he thought to himself.
Let’s not forget! I’m the female protagonist of this movie, so I have to help her, right?
“I hope others will know the thoughts you have for the citizens of the capital. Even the emperor cannot stop winter, but if warm hearts that care for all the people reach the heavens, God will certainly be moved.”
“Yeah, that’s right!”
This feeling. In any case, it seems to be progressing smoothly. I was worried because of the age difference, but fortunately, the young prince seemed to be infatuated with me.
Given the circumstances, ‘The Duke’s Party’ seems to be an event in which the female protagonist captures the heart of the crown prince, and up to this point, it is a success. The next event is… .
“By the way, Miss Elena!”
“Your Royal Highness, has the Lady given you permission to call you by your first name? For etiquette reasons, you should call me Miss Crocibel, right?”
“… Wow, Ms. Crocibel!”
In that moment, while watching the crown prince being scolded by the servant next to him, I felt sorry for everyone and decided to help him a little.
“Oh, didn’t I tell you a little while ago that you could call me by my name?”
“yes?”
“Could you please call me?”
“Yes! Miss Elena! “Did you know that we’re having a New Year’s fox hunt next week?”
The next event appears to be ‘fox hunting’. By the way, I couldn’t help but sigh as I looked at the immature crown prince who immediately became elated by my words. It’s a movie anyway, but this damn empire will end in the next generation.
*
“Seungyeop, I told you to govern well! If things continue like this, it will end in the next generation!”
“… are you okay. “Because I am not the crown prince.”
Ga-in, who was giggling along with Seung-yeop, who had lowered his head while listening to Ari’s teasing and couldn’t hold back his laughter, suddenly realized.
‘This is not the time to laugh!’
Now, Elena doesn’t know that her thoughts are being exposed through narration! She thought of Seung-yeop a little while ago, but who will be next? If she gets her thoughts about me… . She suddenly found herself out of breath.
At that time, Songi, who was sitting across from me, started to feel confused.
‘There’s no way the scenario created at the hotel could be this smooth! It’s definitely time for a villain… .’