Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 284
Only Krnovel
Episode 284 – Room 204, Mission Room – ‘Hotel Cinema’ (8)
– Yoosongi
To be honest, the final fight with Evelyn wasn’t that powerful.
In the first place, I’m not going to fight with punches like Jincheol oppa, and I’m not going to move around other people’s bodies like Gain oppa.
Evelyn, who was tormented by visions of monster toads that suddenly appeared here and there in the carriage, screamed and jumped towards the ‘safe place’. To put it simply, the story is that she suddenly opened the carriage door and jumped out.
The duke’s servants and knights were frightened as they saw Evelyn falling down the coastal cliff. I sighed a little when I saw the crushed limbs and scarred body. It would have been better to die, but how did you live?
By the way, it’s difficult for the carriage to stop like this.
“Sir Cedric.”
“What? Now Lady Evelyn-”
“Let’s leave for the capital. We’re almost there anyway, right? If we take her to the capital’s hospital, we may be able to save Ms. Evelyn. Also, have you forgotten Miss Evelyn’s last order?”
“Lady Evelyn’s orders?”
“He told me to go to the imperial palace and tell them that Miss Crocibel has a fever.”
Cedric seemed to have been persuaded by my words and scolded the people around him. The carriage moved 1.5 times faster than before. To be precise, I think it moved. As soon as the carriage departed, a ‘screen change’ occurred and it arrived at the imperial palace.
Whoever rode the carriage arrived at the imperial palace, so that was it.
*
As soon as I arrived at the imperial palace, I saw Joshua running towards me. While I was welcoming him with a smile, I suddenly wondered what Cedric was doing, so I turned my head and saw such a funny sight.
What was he thinking just a moment ago? You must have been planning to share the ‘shocking truth’ with me to the crown prince, who was embarrassed to see a ‘weird person’ other than Crocibel, right?
There is no such thing. Because I am the real one!
“Oh, my dear.”
“huh?”
“Here, I would like to thank Lord Cedric. “He had a carriage accident on his way to the imperial palace and suffered great hardship.”
“what? “What do you mean?”
“oh! Rest assured, my friend. “I’m right in front of you, right?”
“Boo, that’s embarrassing…” .”
“I received help from a duke who happened to be passing nearby.”
The Crown Prince seemed suspicious of the fact that Evelyn’s family had helped me, but he soon passed it by, telling Cedric that he would definitely remember this help. Cedric, with a mesmerized expression, could not take a single step from that spot for a long time.
*
The long-awaited conversation with the emperor had little meaning.
In the first place, the emperor of an empire is a strange person when he has a lot of time. I spoke to Joshua in a formal tone, and I hope we can build a good relationship. That was all he said and less than 10 minutes later he left, saying he had to take care of something.
The variables were elsewhere.
“They say Evelyn was seriously injured and was admitted to the capital hospital. “Prince, have you heard this news?”
“Ah, what I saw earlier was -”
“But are you so calm? “How can you be so heartless!”
What on earth is this? Are you openly worried about Evelyn in front of me?
As I was panicking because I didn’t know how to react, a sharp dagger came flying at me.
“Now that I think about it, Ms. Crocibel. “I heard she rode in the same carriage as Evelyn?”
“yes. “It was an unfortunate accident-”
“It’s surprising that Evelyn suddenly screamed and jumped out of the carriage. So, at that point, he was riding in the same carriage? “I heard that even the drivers don’t know what happened inside.”
“Oh, oh my! “What on earth are you talking about?”
This is a way of saying outright that you may have harmed Evelyn. She was so heated for a moment that she almost frowned. If the Crown Prince hadn’t been there to take my side, I think he would have at least talked back.
… But actually, I was angry because I was the one who hurt him. Now that I think about it, I see no reason to be angry.
This kind of conversation continued for a long time. The Empress, who had greeted me with an awkward smile when the Emperor was around, did not hide her discomfort when the Emperor disappeared.
Only then did Evelin’s settings come to mind again. She is a relative of the Empress and met the Crown Prince through the Empress’s introduction. In other words, it means that it is an empress pick.
How will I appear to the Empress? He is a cat thief himself who took advantage of the estranged relationship between his future daughter-in-law and her son, whom he had cherished. Even his family is much more unremarkable, and he is even suspicious of having harmed Evelyn.
As soon as my thoughts reached this point, I felt like I understood. Thoughts and various possibilities that had never occurred to me before came to mind. The final picture, slowly heading towards the end, the period has begun to be drawn.
After the meeting with the emperor and his wife, the crown prince seemed a little sorry.
“that… . cluster. “I guess your heart isn’t ready yet.”
“You can do that.”
“Well, don’t worry! “I will tell you well.”
“I’m not worried.”
Was it because my attitude felt resolute? The crown prince smiled happily and saw me off.
I felt a little sorry. If I had known the ‘plan’ I’m thinking of right now, I wouldn’t have been able to laugh so comfortably.
*
Late at night, the crown prince left the residence he had prepared and headed towards the empress’ palace. When she told her maids that she wanted to meet the Empress, they responded that she was not worthy of it.
“her! Who would have thought that you, the Crown Prince’s lover, would act so recklessly! Do you think Mama is a commoner from that town? “There is a process that must be followed -”
“Just tell Mama I came. I guarantee you that you will want to meet with me even if it means canceling your schedule.”
“What on earth are you talking about?”
“Hey. Are you planning on predicting the Queen Mother’s will? “You don’t even know why I came?”
Judging by the sharp attitude of the maids, it seemed like the Empress had already talked a lot about me behind my back. However, she seemed to think my words were persuasive and although the maid was displeased, she returned to the empress’ palace.
As expected, I was told to come in immediately. Unlike the confused maids, I could understand the reason. You must be so curious.
As the empress, she wouldn’t be able to understand why I lived and why Evelyn was dying!
— Again!
I thought about this as I walked through the center of the tense palace.
Will this ending I’m trying to create from now on be okay? I know that there is a more ‘stable and smooth path’. I also know that the ending I chose may be considered crazy depending on one’s perspective.
But let’s go back to the basics.
What is my goal in the first place? Defeating Evelyn? Overcoming the Empress’s opposition and marrying the Crown Prince? I’m sorry Joshua, but you’re all wrong.
My goal is simple. You get three circles from the ‘evaluators’ outside. I remembered what one of them, Lee Hyung, said.
‘A new era, the 21st century! It’s time for romance movies to feature the female protagonist killing the male protagonist! Isn’t this completely MZ? Isn’t this a complete multiverse?’
I think I understand your standards. You don’t like familiar and comfortable plots, right?
*
“You don’t like familiar, comfortable plots, right?”
“Huh! This is a bit unsettling… .”
Kim Sang-hyun immediately agreed with Cha Jin-cheol’s words.
“The appraiser is not just one crazy merchant. “The lady at the souvenir shop seemed to prefer common sense.”
Ari answered simply.
“Both of you be quiet. “I felt this more than ever before, and it seems like Songi knows this genre much better than you.”
The two men immediately fell silent.
*
Is it because, other than me, there are only people nearby that the empress can trust? The content of the conversation was much sharper than before.
“So, it looks like you’re excited to try and fix it, right?”
“…”
“I was uncomfortable from the moment you went on a rampage without even understanding the topic, but I didn’t expect you to come to me at this hour. What a lucky kid. “What is Joshua looking at you?”
“This comment is so cliché.”
“what?”
“My thoughts are a little different. Meeting me is a lucky thing for His Majesty the Crown Prince. “At least you fell in love normally, right?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What would it have been like if it were someone else? Some people have already beaten the crown prince to death with scales. “Some people are even men and are thinking of possessing them.”
“how… . I don’t know what kind of absurd things you’re talking about. “The more this happens, the more I feel your shallowness and inadequacy.”
“Would you rather be a mother-in-law who abets her future daughter-in-law to commit murder?”
The Empress was startled and took a step back. Perhaps because she was embarrassed by that action, the Empress took a step closer to me again with murder in her eyes.
“what are you talking about! you! “Do you think you can take responsibility for this?”
“If you think about it, it’s a bit obvious. Isn’t the timing of the Crown Prince’s carriage arriving at the Crossibel family a secret in its own way? Even if you are a peacock, is it really that easy to figure this out? Well, this is a great family, so how did you know?”
“Shut your mouth right now!”
“Mom, please listen a little more. “It could have been that far, but I realized that Evelyn was the person chosen by the Empress.”
“What kind of evidence do you think that can be?”
“Actually, there is a separate basis that is most important. Could it be said to be a characteristic of the ‘genre’?”
“what?”
“nice! A fight between the prospective daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law! It would be a shame to miss this crazy development. This is missing from the ropan? No~! I need this. As expected, it was in this world too.”
For the first time, the Empress forgot about being angry and reacted with genuine surprise.
“I really don’t know what you’re talking about. Have you had any alcohol? Hello!”
“last. Empress, what kind of evidence is there between us? I’m sorry, but I don’t need that. “This place happens to be on the 4th floor.”
I said my final goodbye to the Empress, who seemed to think I was completely crazy and was calling out to me with a wave of her hand.
“It’s even better that you called the ‘eyewitness’ yourself. Have a good night. ‘mother’.”
The next scene was one that the maids and knights who were running would never forget.
The Empress was frightened by the sudden shaking of the Empress Palace and the flames burning everywhere, and after running away in a panic, she ended up jumping off the 4th floor terrace with her bare body. Soon, wailing began to echo throughout the Empress Palace.
Now that I have killed my ex-girlfriend and defeated my mother-in-law, there is no one in this world who can stop me.
*
Dark and gloomy atmosphere. Wearing black mourning clothes, I looked at the moving coffin. I made it, but I didn’t expect it to end in this kind of atmosphere.
The crown prince, who suddenly heard the sad news of his mother’s sudden death following the death of his ex-girlfriend, truly became a young boy and cried and cried. He thought it was time to comfort him, so he went over and held her hand tightly.
“So, it’s Song. Hmm! “Why on earth is this happening all of a sudden?”
… Huh! I was truly speechless just now. I almost said, ‘I’m sorry I killed your mom!’
Let’s calm down, Yoosong! Calm down!
“My lord, in times like these, you must stand firm. “People are bound to die someday.”
Your mother would have died anyway. I just sent it ‘slightly’ quickly.
“I, Songi Crocibel, will be your strength.”
The moment the boy with swollen eyes turned to me – my instincts spoke. This is the end of this movie! Shouldn’t I say something impactful?
He looked at the empress’s coffin in the most wistful manner possible and left a ‘beautiful sentence’ that would end the film.
“‘mother’. I hope you have a comfortable journey. I will take care of your son! Cheer up!”
and… .
The ending credits have rolled up.