Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 293
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Episode 293 – Room 204, Mission Room – ‘Hotel Cinema’ (16) – Part 2 Fin
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 133
Current Location: Tier 2, Room 204 – Mission Room, ‘Hotel Cinema’
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
“W-what is this?”
Elena’s very embarrassed voice was heard. There was no one she could answer. Because everyone had the same idea!
“What is this, hotel idiot!”
Ari openly swore, but no one stopped him. Everyone had the same thoughts.
No really, what is this? Wasn’t it just a decent, spectacular action movie that was going well?
Although it was surprising that the story suddenly pivoted to attacking the capital in the second half, I thought it was a worthy development for a war hero to clash with the emperor. But at the end, suddenly only the emperor’s corpse comes alive and moves? Hair growth product ad?
“What did I really see? Does anyone understand?”
I have never seen such an absurd movie in my life!
In the meantime, Eunsol, the only one who came to her senses, expressed her opinion.
“Did everyone get a notification earlier?”
“Notification?”
“Are you out of your mind and didn’t see it? You have acquired the ‘fighter’s fur that can withstand the force of a wall’! “This notification appeared at the end of the movie.”
I didn’t see it. To be honest, the movie suddenly went crazy at the end and I wasn’t in the mood to watch the blurry blinking notifications in the corner.
“If it’s a fighter’s fur that can withstand wall force, it’s the material for wing boots.”
“that’s right. That’s what I was thinking, but I guess it’s because of the ‘transformation’ in the middle of the movie?”
When I heard that, I thought it was impossible.
“Surely Jincheol became a fighter who withstood great strength while fighting Kurta, so his hair is the reward?”
“I guess so. However, while fighting, he suddenly turned into a strange being like Kamen Rider. So, since his hair was gone, he suddenly inserted a hair growth product ad and forced his hair back.”
The grandfather, who had been listening carefully to his sister’s opinion, was taken aback.
“Wasn’t the transformation a plot point in the movie? No, hair is the reward, so why is there a transformation that removes hair in the movie?”
That is correct. Hair is the reward, but a transformation that removes hair appears during the movie? Doesn’t that make sense?
Unless the transformation is something unrelated to the movie!
At that time, the judges began to come out with their characteristic clicking noises.
The mood of the judges was subtly different from yesterday. The souvenir girl had her head down and didn’t even think about lifting it, and the merchant just looked at the ceiling in a somewhat dazed mood.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. In an atmosphere where even the always noisy merchants remained silent, this time the souvenir girl carefully held up the sign first.
“I am… . “I’ll give it a pass.”
“what?”
Funnily enough, the sounds of panic came from us. I’ve never seen such a stupid ending in my life, so I passed?
“Well, I think it was a good story except for the ending. Was the action scene particularly impressive? The part that holds the kurta! I want to praise you. To be honest, that part wasn’t a standard development, but it’s even more impressive because I overcame it with skill. The subsequent usurpation of the throne was okay. “I liked the war hero’s decision to overthrow the emperor.”
Ari quietly asked a question.
“What was the standard development? I thought it was a failure the moment the kurta came out. No matter how much you think about it, isn’t it a bit much to beat down a monster like that with your teeth clenched?”
The souvenir girl did not answer. If the judge’s evaluation is that the contestant is eliminated, the next person must enter again. I can’t tell you the correct answer.
I felt at ease when the souvenir girl, who I thought would be the youngest, easily passed. As a merchant, I like absurd stories –
“I failed.”
“Ugh!”
“What is this, you bastard! You like stupid endings, right? “In all my sixty years of life, I have never seen such a crappy ending!”
No, this bastard suddenly? She hurriedly raised her hand.
“Why did you fail! “I heard that the judges highly value absurd, or rather, unique and unique plots!”
Suddenly, the merchant whirled around and turned into a professor with a stern expression. He looked dumbfounded for a moment and even responded with his tone of voice being different from usual.
“haha… . Participant Han Ga-in. “I don’t know what you’re thinking about me, but what I like is not just random, tinder-like developments.”
“Just listen to an example! “What works and what doesn’t work!”
“Example of not working? It just comes to mind. Do you think I would pass by saying that the main character, who had been devouring a conglomerate family, suddenly gets hit by a truck and dies at the end, and that it was all a dream? “It’s just a sparkling ending.”
Elena, who had been quiet, let out an annoyed voice.
“No, I heard you passed even when I killed the crown prince with a scale!”
“If contestant Cha Jin-cheol had torn to death the Great Patriotic War or another general, he would have passed!”
“Why are you suddenly killing our allies? “If you kill an ally, you pass, but if you advertise hair loss, you fail?”
“It’s different at first glance, isn’t it? “The former is refreshing, and the latter is like an asshole.”
“What’s different!”
Suddenly, the merchant jumped up, knocking over the table.
“I see it differently! “I think it’s different!”
What is that bastard saying again?
“When I asked them to tell me the standards, I was told they were all different in my opinion -”
“Now I will stand in the sky! The standard of the world is me! If it’s not how I see it, it’s not!”
At this point Ari threw the chair.
“hey! Honestly, we didn’t ruin the ending! “You guys ruined it, didn’t you?”
“Yeah~! I didn’t ruin it! I’ll evaluate the endings together, and if you’re tempted, I’ll be a judge! Hello everyone! “I failed and I’m leaving!”
With those words, the merchant disappeared somewhere. There was silence in the hall and we were speechless.
“Um, er, er, what did that bastard just say?”
“…”
In an atmosphere where everyone was mesmerized, the mysterious craftsman quietly raised a sign.
“Yes.”
My older sister sighed after hearing Ari’s words.
“ah… . Jincheol worked so hard, but he failed? Really, this is a bit –”
First, I raised my hand. If you don’t protest, it’s confirmed that you won’t pass, so you need to stop first. I barely calmed down and thought. What on earth is that guy’s standard?
From day one, we questioned LEGO’s standards and even wrote advice.
‘Think about what Lego is.’
What kind of thing is Lego?
The mysterious craftsman found in a snow globe outside the hotel was not a living creature but a toy from the time he was discovered. The same applies even after activating it internally. It was a being close to a robot, unable to communicate normally.
“Lego.”
“Gain?”
Ari suddenly came next to me and tilted his head.
“Lego is not intelligent.”
“what?”
“Lego is a toy. I have no intelligence. The mysterious artisan cannot communicate! “How can an unintelligent robot make a decision?”
An absurd thought occurred to me. In my experience, such absurd ideas are often the right answer in hotels. He raised his hand to stop the judging process and approached the LEGO.
Just then, the merchant next to Lego shouted something crazy and disappeared. I don’t know what the souvenir girl is thinking, but she keeps her head down and pretends not to notice us.
When Lego got close to where I could see the hand holding the x-shaped sign, I discovered a translucent thread.
“… What on earth is this?”
Once I found the thread, it was a quick process. Without bothering to hold onto her thread and follow it, her older sister’s eyes immediately followed the path of her thread… .
Everyone’s eyes were on the third NPC present, the ‘real judge’, the guide.
“…”
“…”
“Tadan tadan!”
“you… !”
The grandfather, who was about to get angry, lowered his head with a tired expression. I really understood that feeling. In the midst of all this, ‘Tattan Tadan!’ What can you do if you get annoyed by the guy who makes the sound effect?
Confucius also admonished those who poop on the outside of the road, saying that they can be corrected because they have at least a little conscience left, but didn’t he avoid those who poop in the middle of the road, saying that there was no point in admonishing them?
Ari asked with an extremely tired expression.
“… great. The third judge whose identity was hidden. “What are your standards that keep giving you a failure?”
“It’s simple. “I like happy endings.”
“happy ending?”
“Of course, I don’t want an impossible ending. It’s a war movie, so it’s impossible for no one to die. I admit that too! However, I hope the main characters get a happy ending. In the case of participant Cha Jin-cheol, it was a bit unfortunate that he made the emperor commit suicide. Was it really necessary to ‘retreat from Wihwa Island’?”
“No, the emperor is trying to kill me, so what can I do?”
“There is also a way to go into hiding after thwarting an assassination attempt. Or, there is a way to make them reform through honest conversation, or there is a way to surprise them and trap them and prevent them from committing suicide.”
The third judge, a guide, presented surprisingly clear criteria. I hope that all the main characters will have a happy ending. Even if he is a villain, he is the type who wants to be influenced rather than killed.
It was hard to think of why I should retort when he told me his own alternative plot of how it could be done, rather than using reckless force.
Reforming the world through honest conversation may seem like bullshit, but blocking an assassination attempt and going into hiding? If Jincheol had made up his mind, I think that kind of story would have been possible.
However, it is difficult to ask why people prefer this frustrating development. Everyone will say it’s their preference, but what can they say about it?
While I was hesitating, Ari next to me opened his mouth.
“So you’re saying it’s a shame that the emperor died?”
“To put it simply, yes.”
“He’s not dead?”
“yes?”
“Have you seen a different movie than me? “Didn’t you see the scene where the emperor is alive and moving at the end?”
Ari, what does he say again?
“haha! Participant Ari Kim, you’re trying to talk about sophistry again. That’s not part of the movie, it’s an advertisement -”
“advertisement? “Why do commercials appear during the movie?”
“In Vietnam or India -”
“It’s about Vietnam or India. Is this India? Are we using Korean right now? Guide, you clearly said this at the beginning of the movie, right? ‘Hotel Pioneer prides itself on being the best in the world in every way.’”
“Well, I did say that-”
“Then we must set the standard as the best in the world! The world’s film market is ranked 1st in the US, 2nd in China, 3rd in Japan, 4th in Korea, and 5th in the UK! “If there is a crazy country among these countries where dead characters move during the movie and advertisements are played, pick one!”
The guide was confused and hesitated, but Ari increased his momentum even more.
“Aren’t you going to bring up the story of India, ranked 7th? “I believe that a hotel that prides itself on being the best in the world will never be ranked 7th in the market.”
“… What on earth are you trying to say? “In advanced film countries, there are no advertisements during movies?”
“Yes. The last scene is not an advertisement. It’s part of the movie, and the Emperor really comes to life. The resurrected emperor is up to something… .”
“By playing tricks?”
“Isn’t this a preview of part 2?”
Aria. I got a headache.
“Part 2, part 2, that really makes sense! Apparently, the emperor and Cha Jin-cheol even shouted the price at 39,800 won!”
“I guess the emperor’s brain melted during the resurrection! Cha Jin-cheol must have been manipulated! And what? Say something that makes sense? “Does it make sense to put a hair loss ad at the end of the movie?”
“…”
“Am I wrong? There were no advertisements and the emperor was resurrected! “There was just a scene where he came back alive and planned the future, hinting at part 2!”
When the situation reached this point, my older sister, who seemed as if she had no idea what was going on, came out and grabbed the guide’s body and started shaking it.
“hey! Honestly, if you have a conscience, tell me! You guys added that last strange scene, right? Didn’t I make a mistake? “We were in a situation where we had to give materials for wing boots, but since Jincheol transformed, we had no choice but to do our best!”
“…”
“You did something strange and the merchant ended up disqualifying you for being an asshole and ran away! The judges ruined the ending, and because the ending was ruined, they were eliminated? “No, does this really make sense??”
Hotels are inherently nonsensical places, but even so, this is absurd.
In the end, the guide relented.
“Phew… . I’m tired. “I feel like I’m getting old.”
The grandfather reacted with astonishment.
“Boy, you guys made me old. “I am now mentally in my 70s.”
“If you’re in your 70s, you’re still very young.”
“…”
“great. This time, ‘we’ are responsible too -”
A souvenir girl shouted from afar.
“Damn! “It’s not ‘our’ responsibility, it’s ‘your’ responsibility!”
Was this guide the culprit?
“… I’ll take care of it because it’s ‘my’ responsibility this time. I’ll pass it to you. But keep in mind: Especially Miss Ari. “You’ve been going too far with sophistry since yesterday, but this is the end of this kind of prank-”
Ari sighed deeply.
“Please, let me ask you a favor. “You guys, stop doing anything weird.”
“I hope you know that this is the end of this kind of teasing. “If you come again, I’ll tell you, but I guarantee that ‘horror movies’ will be on a different level.”
The second movie also ended with an ominous warning from a slightly angry guide.