Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 310
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Episode 310 – Room 204, Mission Room – ‘Hotel Cinema’ (32)
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 135
Current Location: Tier 2, Room 204 – Mission Room, ‘Hotel Cinema’
Sage Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
If the scene shown right before Seung-yeop’s death is as I thought, then Kevin must somehow leave the mansion after resolving the anomaly that swept him up.
However, even after visiting the first to third floors of the mansion, I could not find an answer to solve the abnormal phenomenon. They also couldn’t find a way out or a key to open the front door that Kevin’s parents had locked.
Of course, I know how to get out. All you have to do is somehow coax Dollyphant to break the wall. However, I felt uneasy about doing something loud like breaking down the walls of the mansion.
This is because it seemed like it would stimulate ‘that being’ outside. The monster that killed Seung-yeop with a single wave of his hand would tear even Dollyphant to death like a toy!
Also, I was skeptical about whether coaxing Dollyphant out was an escape method that a 12-year-old boy would naturally think of.
But now I couldn’t think of any other numbers. Another big problem was that I started to feel anxious because of Dollyphant yelling from above.
“Keeeebiyin!” “Why am I looking for cookies by myself?”
“Now, wait a minute!”
He quickly ran to the angry Doliphant and persuaded him.
“Dollyphant! “I guess there are no snacks in this house.”
“what? Then tea time is -”
“Let’s go out!”
Dollyphant’s eyes widened.
“Let’s break down the wall and get out. “There might be a lot of snacks out there!”
Dollyphant, who was tilting his head, made an uncharacteristically sharp point.
“It’s tea time and you suddenly leave the mansion? “Kevin, you can’t do such undignified things!”
I was confused for a moment, but soon came up with a good excuse.
“Dollyphant! Didn’t you read the book carefully? “Quite a few of the illustrations depict tea drinking in the garden outside, right?”
As if recalling a memory, Doliphant immediately nodded.
“good! But breaking the wall is also a very undignified thing to do. “Let’s go out the door.”
After moving to the first floor, Dollyphant touched the door here and there with his nose and soon began to get irritated.
“It won’t open!”
— Boom!
It is meaningless to have said to me a little while ago that breaking walls is not dignified. Dollyphant was already irritated and started slamming his massive body against the door.
— Qarring!
In the end, it could not withstand the third collision and the door of the mansion burst open. The world beyond the door was blocked by something that looked like a dark brown, furry cloth.
“… what?”
“Kevin? “Why is it like this outside?”
“I don’t know-”
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
[Roll to the right immediately!]
The moment the furry fabric suddenly tore and I saw a huge light emerge from the darkness – my body reflexively rolled to the side!
At the same time, Cathy, the crazy cat, started hitting the mansion with her head and shaking it!
“Kyaaaaa! Kevin~! help me!”
Why is he calling me?
And Cathy, please! What was the reason you were sticking your head against the entrance to the mansion? Why is the mansion suddenly shaking? There must be a reason for this!
“Aaaah!”
“Keeeeek!”
The time of chaos did not last long. This is because Cathy quickly got tired of playing with her mansion and disappeared somewhere.
Outside the mansion is ‘Real Kevin’s House’, and Cathy, a cat that was not in the mansion, is wandering around. I realized this fact when I saw the face of a large cat that blurred across the screen just before Seung-yeop died.
My colleagues didn’t recognize the blurry shape as a cat’s face because it was so large, but I did because I had previously had a similar experience outside the snow globe on the second floor of the hotel.
If the outside is ‘the real Kevin’s house,’ then where am I now? What kind of dollhouse is this? Kevin has been summoned to the dollhouse?
First of all, I thought I would have to go outside to find out. As I was moving across the mess of the mansion towards the front door, Dollyphant, who was stuck in the corner, said something truly unbelievable.
“… Kevin. “It’s dangerous outside, so you shouldn’t go outside.”
It’s funny that Dollyphant gave me this advice, but it makes sense. It’s dangerous to go out blindly.
[Advice: 2 -> 1]
‘Is there a way to get out safely?’
[When you meet a bear in the mountains, you don’t necessarily have to be faster than the bear.]
It’s a famous story. When you encounter a wild beast in the mountains, you can survive if you are faster than the person next to you, even if you are slower than the wild beast. When I connected this ‘lesson’ to my situation, the answer emerged.
I guess I should go out with the dolls.
“I must get out.”
“Kevin! You saw the monster a little while ago, right? “I heard it’s dangerous outside?”
Instead of answering, I prepared to go out.
I brought Happy Happy, who was turned into a doll, in the hope that he would take the attack for me at least once. Also, I picked up the rail next to Thomas, who was rolling around on the floor as the mansion shook, and laid it towards the broken front door.
Soon, Thomas, who had corrected his posture, honked his horn and started toward the front door. Just before I went out, following Thomas carefully, Dollyphant appeared next to me.
“…”
“Let’s go out together!”
It’s surprising. Since Dolly Punt had already seen Cathy, he thought she wouldn’t come no matter what I said, so I didn’t even try to persuade her?
“Bah, I’m sure there are cookies outside!”
“… okay. “I hope so.”
— Beep!
The moment Thomas went out the front door with a loud noise, Dollyphant and I quickly followed him. As soon as I came out, I first assessed the surrounding situation.
Where are we? A shelf on the wall of a ‘real mansion’? Have I been in a model mansion on a shelf?
Quickly turning your gaze here and there, looking at the scene around the shelf –
“Meow!”
— Boom!
“Kyaaaa!”
In a moment, Thomas heard the horn and the damn cat appeared!
“Fuck you! A really crazy cat – what is that? Kevin?”
I really couldn’t believe my eyes. I am here, clearly inhabited by Kevin, but is there another Kevin out there? What’s going on?
Outside, Kevin was lying on the sofa below the shelf. Seeing that his eyes were closed, it seemed like he was probably asleep. Was it just the spirit that was dragged into this mansion?
— Sigh!
“Say, save me!”
The moment I heard a sound like a doll being torn apart in the distance, I knew I had no more time. After Thomas, Happy Happy, and Dollyphant are all defeated, I’m next!
I jumped from the shelf towards the sofa. Even though I had no idea what to do from now on, I just ran!
A moment of falling in the air, when you feel time slowing down as if a flash of light is flowing –
The final piece of advice appeared.
[Advice: 1 -> 0]
[Teleportation onto Kevin’s eyeball!]
— Boom!
*
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When I came to, I woke up on the sofa. My right eye was very itchy, and when I rubbed my eye and looked around, I saw a small Lego toy. Lego looked surprisingly similar to Kevin.
“Meow!”
Cathy was making a loud noise on the shelf. She immediately grabbed Cathy by the scruff of her neck and pulled her out, where her eyes caught sight of a half-broken toy train and a stuffed elephant with a torn nose.
I shoved Cathy into a room, took some tape, and taped Doliphant’s nose back up for all her efforts. Around that time, Suzy, who was also sleeping nearby, woke up.
“bruise!”
As soon as I woke up, Suzy, who seemed somewhat anxious, came to my side. As soon as Suzy saw the Happy Happy doll nearby, she recoiled in surprise.
“… So, was all of this a dream for you and me?”
“bruise!”
“Were you taken to that mansion on the shelf?”
“bruise?”
“You had a really hard time too.”
While I leaned my tired body against the wall and caught my breath, the space began to shake.
“… It’s finally over now. It’s a farewell, but I’m still thankful to everyone. great job.”
I hugged the repaired Dollyphant with one arm and the Golden Retriever with the other, closed my eyes, and waited for the end.
*
…
The familiar scent of coffee tickles my nose. Perhaps because I had worked hard, I listened to Cha Eun-pyo’s story while stroking the back of my neck, which was starting to hurt.
“Isn’t it absurd? A clown doll that makes strange noises, a crazy train that spins and laughs uncontrollably, and even an elephant that runs wild asking for tea! “I even teleported at the end?”
Huh! Surely they wouldn’t make an issue of teleporting at the end?
“But you’re saying the whole story was a dream?”
“Yes. I guess I was young at the time. It was so vivid that it was hard to believe… . In the end, it was a dream. Well, that’s the reality. is not it? It seems like other people here have had incredible experiences… .”
thank god. They pass it off as if it doesn’t matter because it’s a child’s dream! If I had known this would be the case, I wouldn’t have minded if I brought a grimoire and used it.
“hmm… .”
“… sorry. “In the end, it’s a dream, so it’s a bit of a trivial story.”
“yes? aha! Eunpyo is my favorite! You misunderstood what I saw. I didn’t react that way because I was disappointed. Rather, I think there was something mysterious going on that even Eunpyo himself wasn’t aware of.”
“Something mysterious that even I wasn’t aware of?”
“Eunpyo, you said it was an ordinary child’s dream. From what I heard, didn’t you say that your dog also had the same dream?”
“Well, that was a bit surprising to me too! Apparently, from then on until the day she died, Suzy barked at every sight of a clown doll.”
“You never know. Maybe Eunpyo was actually taken to the mysterious model house on the shelf and escaped. There are many mysterious things in the world. By the way, what did you do with that model house afterwards?”
“that is… . One day it suddenly disappeared.”
“Ohh! That’s truly amazing. great! “It was an interesting story, so I’ll ‘confirm’ it.”
It seems that somehow it went well.
While he was pouring out his heart, writer Do In-ho’s eyes turned to me, the last person left at the table.
“Now there is the last person left.”
“… Yes.”
What should I say? Do I have anything else to say? Otherwise –
“Once upon a time, I had a strange dream.”
As soon as the ‘lines’ started, I couldn’t control my body.
“Are you talking about a dream?”
“It was a February evening with a cool breeze blowing. At that time, I was a senior in high school who had just completed the CSAT. “Isn’t that the golden age of life that doesn’t come again often?”
“Of course it is.”
“I went on a backpacking trip alone. It’s a shameful story, but my entrance exam results were not bad, so I received a decent amount of pocket money. Thanks to you, I had a leisurely trip. The last place I left was a hotel in Jeju Island… .”
…
…
…
It was a long story. It was quite interesting and fascinating to hear the story of my hotel experience summarized in my own words.
In some of the stories, there were times when I wondered why he acted so stupidly, and in some sections, yay! I did it, but there were times when I thought it was awesome.
So, a long time passed.
“And now.”
“Hoooh.”
Writer Do In-ho thought for a moment and then opened his mouth as if he was interested.
“According to what Ga-in said, this place is a room inside a place called ‘Hotel Pioneer.’”
“Yes.”
“This is room 204, part of the hotel cinema? “Even this conversation is a play within a horror movie?”
“Yes.”
“It’s fun. It’s really interesting. It seems like a story worthy of a webtoon… .”
“Is that so?”
“But as I listened, a question arose.”
“yes?”
Suddenly, Do In-ho stretched his head and looked in my direction.