Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 336
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Episode 336 – Re No. 203, Room of the Curse – ‘New Beginning’ (16)
– Park Seung-yeop
Ari and I came down from the mountain range and received a warm welcome.
I’m embarrassed to say it with my own mouth, but unless the doctor or Pero told me, ‘He’s a rookie,’ I and Ari were so different that it was hard to tell them apart from the neighborhood kids.
The beauty that could not help but widen anyone’s eyes and the mystery of unknown origin immediately fascinated the soldiers waiting at the foot of the mountain range.
Soon, every time my sister passed by, the number of people kneeling and praying increased.
In the evening, the first hotel party meeting in 300 years began.
*
My sister told me what she thought about what to do to solve the problem.
“What is the curse of Room 203 and how can we solve it? “A long time ago, Ga-in found the answer to this question in the title of the room.”
“New beginning!”
“okay. Ga-in’s interpretation was that the situation in which humanity’s future fell into the primordial mud was itself a curse, and that saving humanity from this situation was the solution.”
“But aren’t those conclusions based on the fake records left behind by the prisoner?”
“Seungyeop, your point is correct. But have you ever heard this? Skilled con artists don’t lie 100% of the time. “You mix 90% of the truth with 100% of the lies.”
“I’ve heard of it.”
“The record left behind may not have been completely false. Also, Ga-in also has the power of ‘understanding scenarios.’ “If the prisoner had left a record that made absolutely no sense, Ga-in would have felt uncomfortable because it would have contradicted the content in ‘Understanding the Scenario.’”
“That means… .”
“I think Ga-in’s interpretation mentioned above is true. It is a curse that the future of humanity has been ruined, and the solution is to end this situation. However, the methodology was ‘escape on a spaceship’ and that was wrong.”
After saying that, my older sister slightly bowed her head towards the teacher.
“Fortunately, our great priest, the new progenitor of mankind, has solved 80% of this problem. thank you.”
This is my first time seeing my sister praise someone like this. The doctor felt that and smiled softly.
“Hehe, by the way, it’s not like Miss Ari to float you like this.”
“Even though I didn’t see the ‘City of Light,’ I could tell just by looking at the armor and weapons worn by the soldiers outside. At this level, it can definitely be called civilization. “I don’t think we would expect an industrial revolution in hotels either.”
“But there is still great risk.”
There was a serious threat to the city of light created by the teacher that they could not overcome with their own strength.
“Everyone remembers the starting point of Miss Miro, the hatchery, right?”
“yes.”
“300 years ago, we thought it was just a place to create new people, but over the years, we have learned more.”
Newcomers born in hatcheries are transported across the continent by wasp-shaped monsters. It was truly an impressive continental transportation system.
Is there a need to move only ‘newcomers’ to that transportation system?
“The hatchery is a place where new creatures are born, and at the same time, it is the source of monsters that fill the continent.”
Ga-in discovered interesting information in the process of dealing with the monster with the power of possession. The point was that unidentified tentacles were parasitic on the body of a normal animal, turning it into a monster.
How on earth did those tentacles spread throughout the world?
“I checked it countless times over the years. On a dark night, a wasp came down from the sky and scattered squirming chunks of flesh onto the world. “The flesh crawled on the dirt floor on its own and burrowed into the bodies of nearby animals.”
To solve Issue 203, we must create civilization in a primitive world and destroy the hatchery that creates monsters that are a threat to civilization.
The former has already been completed, so all you have to do is the latter.
At that time, Ari opened her mouth.
“Let’s wake up the others too.”
“Are you talking about Ms. Eunsol and Mr. Mukseong? Of course it is necessary… . “The distance is very far.”
The ‘continental map’ that the teacher unfolded – The moment I saw this, my sister and I’s eyes widened. – showed the location where my older sister and her grandfather were frozen in sleep.
You have to travel at least hundreds of kilometers.
“Just in case, this room is not the 21st century. This means that food for marching hundreds of kilometers cannot be imported from the United States or China.”
I also understood this. This means that in order to lead an army that distance, you have to go back to the city and survive for a year or two to gather food.
“There is no need to bring in the army. “I will go alone.”
My sister simply raised her finger with those words. A blue flash of light briefly appeared at her fingertips.
“Then, wait for that time -”
“No, don’t wait, you guys also leave for the hatchery. It’s not a room where you’re pressed for time, but it’s better to move efficiently. Pero will be able to find your location anyway. and -”
My older sister looked at the teacher and was about to say something, but immediately closed her mouth.
However, there was no one present who did not understand what my sister was trying to say.
This is because the teacher spit out bloody sputum three times during the meeting.
Maybe the teacher doesn’t have much time left.
At the end of the meeting, my sister asked the teacher.
“When Seungyeop came to wake me up, he wore a protective suit. Where did you find the protective suit?”
“Over the years, I have approached the mountain range three times to wake Miss Ari. In the end, I couldn’t break through that damn robot, so I came back again and again… . “It wasn’t without results.”
“okay? thank you.”
“no.”
“This is a personal curiosity… . “Is there such a thing as a ‘history book’?”
“It has to be there.”
“Can I get one?”
The teacher tilted his head and asked back.
“Are you curious about that?”
My older sister spoke in a somewhat emotional voice that was different from usual.
“One day, when we leave this room, the city you built will collapse along with it.”
“…”
“Before that, I want to engrave it in my head. This great feat is very… . So that I can remember it for a long time.”
The teacher trembled for a moment as if he had been struck by lightning. A whitish drop of water flowed from one of her aging eyes.
“… Really, you’re saying a lot of things that don’t fit today.”
I almost cried right next to him. Ari had this side too!
In the mountains, she said it was nothing special, but when she came down and saw the old teacher and the traces of the new civilization, did her cold heart shake?
Soon my sister announced that she would leave immediately without wasting time.
“By the way, Seungyeop, you should come too.”
“yes.”
*
Ari walking under the dark night sky was so mysterious that I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Is it to further add to the mystery?
Pero suddenly appeared from the sky and sat on his sister’s shoulder.
“Pero! Where have you been again? “The teacher also said he wanted to see Perot.”
— Beep!
“I guess Perot wasn’t usually in the city?”
“yes. They say Pero always went away somewhere and never came back. “Maybe he was looking for a way to wake us up?”
“Maybe so. “It’s probably no coincidence that Pero was by your side as soon as you woke up from the cryosleep facility.”
Like Mr. Perodo, he has been waiting for us for hundreds of years. When she thought that, her heart sank.
Then, my sister suddenly said to me.
“I don’t know.”
“yes?”
Soon my sister’s expression began to change in various ways.
At first, the smiling expression that I first saw in ‘Mansion of Horror’ appeared, and then the emotionless doll that I often show appeared.
The expression of an emotional literary girl that I had shown at the meeting a little while ago seemed to pass by, and then I also saw the playful side that I often show when I am with Ga-in.
Looking at her literally comical expression, I realized that my sister was having very complicated thoughts.
“What on earth are you thinking?”
“… a lot of thoughts. For example, can I leave you alone and leave alone?”
“haha! No need to worry. Because there is a doctor too! “Don’t worry about me, sister Eunsol and grandfather Mukseong.”
“I’m not bringing both of you.”
“yes?”
“I don’t have time for that. “Did you see Sanghyun coughing?”
“… Then who do you plan on bringing?”
“Eunsol. I felt it during the meeting. In this case, the moment will definitely come when Eunsol’s flute will be needed.”
Did you feel that during the meeting? Was there anything like that?
“I feel like something happened that only I know about.”
“This can be happen.”
“Can you just explain?”
“Sometimes ignorance is medicine.”
“There is a saying that knowledge is power.”
“The more you know, the weaker you become.”
“…”
My sister’s complexly changing expression became fixed as one. The emotion contained in that expression was ‘worry’.
My sister is worried about me. Why?
— Tuk!
A soft hand brushed my head.
“Bye. “I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
“Have a nice trip.”
Soon, my sister disappeared into the darkness.
*
After me, my teacher, and the army of the City of Light began our advance toward the hatchery, we encountered monsters almost every day.
What came out at the meeting a few days ago really resonated with me. Without burning down the source of this monster, a new future for humanity cannot sprout on this earth.
“Defensive stance!”
— Clap!
When a six-legged bull the size of a house began to run, kicking up dust, the ‘Great General’, who seemed to be a descendant of the teacher, loudly announced the start of the battle.
Even when the soldiers saw the monster charging, they were not afraid and moved their huge wheeled shields straight ahead.
Soon, the shield was pushed back with a tremendous crash sound.
However, even though it was only pushed away, the shield itself was still intact, and the bull fell backwards, groaning in pain.
Immediately the soldiers began throwing sharp javelins, and within 10 minutes the bull was reduced to a piece of meat.
“wow… !”
“Seungyeop, how do you feel?”
I was riding a cart with my teacher on a hill, looking at that magnificent sight, and the teacher next to me had a look of pride on his face.
“Great!”
“What’s so great about it?”
I instantly burst out laughing. This means you are asking me to praise you specifically, right?
I heard that people become more childish as they get older, but I guess it’s true.
However, if you are someone who has built this civilization for hundreds of years, not in a game but in reality, you cannot help but be moved by that majestic scene.
“It’s amazing that they created a shield that can block the monster’s charge, and the soldiers who fearlessly face such a monster are also amazing.”
“You don’t know how long it took to get to that level… .”
“teacher… .”
“You seemed sentimental again. It’s a shame, but I’m taking the soldiers I’ve raised and marching with you! “I have dreamed of this moment for 300 years.”
From then on, the forces of the City of Light advanced without hesitation.
An earthworm with skin as hard as a rock emerged from the dirt, a wild boar the size of a car with six molars, and a large pigeon with four wings.
No monster could stop the legion.
If there was an element that slowed down the legion’s advance, it was not monsters, but food and water. Of course, even the best army in the world had no choice but to stop if there was nothing to eat or drink.
What was I doing during this heartbreaking time?
… did nothing. really.
From the beginning, the teacher didn’t even expect me to fight the monster, and instead told me not to leave his side and always put me on the cart.
Only soldiers from the city fought hard.
“Wow, my sister was really worried, but I guess she didn’t expect a situation like this.”
“Was Miss Ari very worried?”
“yes. “He said he was worried that he would leave me alone.”
“okay… . Perhaps they did not trust the power of the Legion. I understand.”
Three days later, a scout announced that they had finally entered the realm of the fallen god. The corps stopped marching and went into rest.
“Now let’s wait for Miss Ari and Miss Eunsol. It won’t take long. After the two of you join, we can all burn that terrible land together.”
I felt a strong desire in the eyes of the teacher, who used unusually harsh expressions.
“teacher.”
“Seungyeop?”
“This room is slowly coming to an end now, right?”
The teacher, who was having a hard time even getting up from the cart, stood up for the first time with gritted teeth and hit me on the head.
“Ahh!”
“Seungyeop. “Never, really, never say that again.”