Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 312
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Episode 312 – Room 204, Mission Room – ‘Hotel Cinema’ (34) Fin
– theater
When the screen went off, people in the theater could not hide their confusion. Cha Jin-cheol looked back at his colleagues with a puzzled expression.
“W-what is it? “Isn’t Ga-in’s story ongoing?”
Kim Sang-hyun also showed a curious reaction.
“To be exact, the story itself seems to be over… . “I think Do In-ho was going to ask a few questions about Ga-in’s story, but it ended abruptly.”
“Could it be that Gain was attacked at the coffee shop?”
“Have you never been attacked at a coffee shop before?”
After a moment of confusion, the lights came back on in the theater. After a while, a familiar voice was heard.
“Tan~ follow~dan!”
Only after seeing the guide coming in in circles did everyone feel relieved. I don’t know what it is, but the fact that the judges come in means that the horror movie has somehow ended.
Now only the final screening remains. Kim Sang-hyun looked a little uneasy and looked at the remaining people.
Excluding Kim Sang-hyun himself, there are only four people: Cha Jin-cheol, Elena, and Yoo Song-i. This is because as many as five people – Kim Muk-seong, Lee Eun-sol, Kim Ari, Park Seung-yeop, and Han Ga-in – are caught up in a horror movie.
Looking back on past experiences, the final ‘examination’ section is a part that must be pushed through using sophistry and coercion. However, I couldn’t find anyone who was good at doing that.
‘I guess I’ll have to try harder.’
Sanghyun Kim quietly closed his eyes and prepared for the second round with the judges.
*
Before the three judges began their evaluation, Sanghyun Kim raised his hand.
“Participant Sanghyun Kim, do you have any questions?”
“The horror film ‘Scary Stories’ is a combination of four short stories. However, unlike the previous three stories, the fourth story does not involve Ga-in being possessed into the story. How to evaluate -”
“The fourth story is a pass.”
When the guide casually announced that the fourth story was a pass, Kim Sang-hyun was momentarily speechless.
“Didn’t we listen together? Ga-in’s story is something that actually happened at the hotel, so there’s no point in discussing whether it’s probable or not. The details are also full of extraordinary stories. The other two, do you agree?”
The souvenir girl and the merchant nodded as if it was obvious.
“Lastly, since you are all alive, wouldn’t this be a ‘happy’ progression at least for now?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Does participant Kim Sang-hyun have any other thoughts?”
“no.”
“Then let’s evaluate the other stories.”
As if she had been waiting, the souvenir girl held up the O sign.
“My standards are similar to those of writer Do In-ho, who was inside the story. Probability is the most important thing, and I think it was all there.”
After hearing those words, Songi nodded. Because Do In-ho’s internal standard for ‘confirmed’ and Souvenir Girl’s judgment standard were similar.
On the other hand, the guide had a complicated expression and could not easily hold the sign. There seemed to be something unsatisfactory about the story, and everyone had an intuition as to what that story was. It must be the 21st century nine-tailed fox battle.
Sanghyun Kim carefully raised his hand.
“It looks like you have a story to tell?”
“Let’s say two pass. What is ‘Newlywed Memories’? . Although I like happy endings, it’s a bit unreasonable to take issue with the killing of serial killers. ‘Home Alone’ is a perfect happy ending no matter who sees it.”
Fortunately, Lee Eun-sol, who played the role of Park Soo-mi in Memories of the Newlyweds, does not take issue with the fact that she killed a family of serial killers. However, no matter how you look at the story of the 21st century Gumiho, it was not a happy ending.
“21st Century Nine-Tailed Tiger Battle, I really don’t know about this. I still remember Ms. Park Sae-rom’s tragic end. “You guys are strong at sophistry, so try to convince me.”
Sanghyun Kim nodded and began persuading.
“Judge, I would like to tell you two things. First, the reason there was no happy ending in the 21st Century Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox was not because of the participants’ lack of skills, but because the script itself made a happy ending impossible.”
“Is it a problem with the script itself?”
“When you were judging the second movie, Guardians of the Wall, didn’t you criticize Cha Jin-cheol for killing the emperor and say that he had other methods, such as going into hiding?”
“I did.”
“Is there such an ‘alternative plot’ in the 21st century Tale of the Nine-Tailed Tiger? There won’t be. “From the beginning, with the man-eating monster as the main character, the sacrifice of either the monster or the human was inevitable!”
“Hmm… . Let’s say that’s the case with human sacrifice. “Why did you have to kill Park Sae-rom?”
Kim Sang-hyun was completely speechless.
There is no answer to this part. In the first place, the reason Kim Ari killed Park Sae-rom at the end was because she was trying to give up her guide’s tastes and at least match the merchant’s tastes.
“… Let me tell you the second reason. “Didn’t you say that two out of three stories were a pass?”
“2/3 is satisfied, 1/3 is dissatisfied, so if you add them together, you are satisfied?”
“Of course.”
“Let’s do that.”
The guide held up the acceptance sign without further inquiry. Kim Sang-hyun saw that and tilted his head for a moment.
‘It’s easier than you think? I thought I would use much more force… . It’s as if the outcome has already been decided.’
The tension in the theater was relieved in an instant. This is because the souvenir girl and the guide declared successively that they had passed.
At this point, the final judge, the merchant, ended up giving a good evaluation. Is it because it was like that?
The merchant actually looked relaxed.
“Ugh! Rather, I am glad. Since the first two people have already passed, I can say whatever I want. To be honest, everything except 21st Century Nine-Tailed Tiger was not that good! Newlywed memories? Home alone? Aren’t both endings too cliché? “There were a lot of interesting scenarios, right?”
In a relaxed atmosphere, Cha Jin-cheol asked as if he was curious.
“Is there a more interesting direction to go in?”
“nice question! Taking honeymoon memories as an example, would you be a normal person if you grew up in a family of serial killers? Just by looking at it, wouldn’t there be a possibility of falling to the dark side? Soo-mi Park takes that kid and becomes a hitchhiking murder duo -”
“Oh my! Do you find that fun? “Am I home alone?”
“Kevin’s parents, aren’t you a little suspicious? “If you look at that model house, it must have been brought by Kevin’s parents, and they used various excuses to leave the child alone at home?”
Songi tilted her head.
“I did doubt my parents at least once.”
“The model house also had more secrets. Doesn’t that object have a mechanism to suck in humans? Are you saying you can use it to your advantage and suck in other humans?”
“…”
The hotel people’s mouths were half-open as they listened to the other possibilities presented by the merchant.
This is because I could not have imagined a development such as corrupting a victim who was kidnapped by a family of serial killers once again, or actively using a suspicious object imbued with unknown power to kidnap an ordinary person.
Kim Sang-hyun asked with an expression that he could not understand.
“Why on earth would you do something like that?”
“It’s fun, right?”
“…”
“No, when such a great opportunity arises, it’s better not to do it -”
“Quiet, quiet! “Let’s leave it at this.”
At about that time, the guide moved in front of the screen, shouting for us to be quiet.
“Congratulations! You have solved all the movies available in the hotel cinema. Now, shall we welcome our hard-working colleagues with a round of applause?”
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 135
Current Location: Tier 2, Room 204 – Mission Room, ‘Hotel Cinema’
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
I gradually came to my senses. As I was reflecting on the complicated conversation I had at the coffee shop a while ago, I heard a lively voice next to me.
“Cheer up! In the end, it was a success! Who was the last one? “Gain as expected?”
“Well, that’s right.”
“and! “Isn’t that tone a little tactful just now?”
“…”
A moment of joy for everyone to celebrate reunion! For the first time in a long time, the guide said something that made us more happy.
“Ego! “Then, this is how the hotel cinema will end!”
“…”
“…”
Everyone looked at the guide with an expression as if they were wondering what he was talking about. When the guide showed a confident attitude as if asking why, Ari eventually pointed it out.
“No, what about compensation? There is a reward if you clear all the mission rooms! After beating room 106 on the first floor, what kind of lottery event was there? “Is there anything similar?”
“What do you mean compensation? Haven’t you already got it?”
Everyone else was taken aback when they asked if they had already gotten it. I thought, no way.
We already know that the stories we hear from writer Do In-ho and other storytellers at the coffee shop are themselves a type of reward.
But that’s all? I admit that it was nutritious information with a lot to ponder over, but wouldn’t it be too bad if that information was the only reward?
“Miss Eunsol, please go to room 105 and open the drawer.”
Just as Eunsol opened her eyes with a puzzled expression on her face, I heard a familiar sound again.
“Kugung!”
“…”
“…”
“Why on earth do you keep making sound effects with your own mouth?”
With the grandfather’s last words, Room 204 – Mission Room, ‘Hotel Cinema’, which had made us tired for several days, came to an end.
… Should I share what I heard at the coffee shop with my colleagues?
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 135
Current location: Tier 2, hallway
Sage Advice: 0]
– Han Ga-in
After coming out of room 204, everyone moved towards the refreshment table.
“Where did Eunsol go?”
“My sister went to room 105 as the guide said earlier.”
“What did you give me?”
After a while, Eunsol came back to the table. The expression on my sister’s face as she approached me was extremely complex and subtle.
Our expressions became similar when we saw the shiny object in my sister’s hand. The 0.5 tickets obtained as a special reward for No. 202 have been completed.
Finally, the second ticket was in our hands!
In the silence that fell over the entire tea table, the doctor cautiously opened his mouth.
“I guess… . “It’s time to bring up the story that everyone has been putting off.”
“…”
“The resurrection of Miss Ari’s mother, Miro. “I heard you talked about this topic once before you woke me up.”
“…”
“I heard you said that after finding a way to restore Miro’s mind, you would use it once you got the ticket? Wouldn’t it be possible to regain one’s sanity through the hall of mirrors? “I’ve got the ticket now.”
“I did… . uh.”
Ari looked at us as if he was a little curious. We actually had a similar agreement. Everyone cautiously began to express opinions.
Strangely, my head felt refreshed. Was it because it brought back memories of a familiar girl laughing cheerfully and throwing snowballs behind her?
“Let’s study how to use the mirror room. While watching the movie, an idea came to mind… . Seungyeop?”