Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 348
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Episode 348 – Anger Hell (2)
– Kim Ari
“Working overtime again! Working overtime again! Honey, even though I work overtime every two days, I have never received proper overtime pay! This makes sense -”
“I’m busy, so get out of the way!”
I’m sorry, but I’m not you. I’m not confident that I can solve that problem.
After receiving the notification from the hotel and understanding what needed to be done, I began to think about which angler’s story I could solve.
The escape mission is similar to the situation that occurred in the past maze dream.
You must enter the memory of a ghost caught in a terrible experience in life and resolve the situation that person is in.
However, how terrible the story is for the person involved and how easy the story is for an external solver are somewhat different issues.
For example, let’s say there is a self-employed person who was brutally abused by an unspecified number of honest customers, and a person whose family was suddenly attacked by a cruel robber and killed.
Normally, the latter would be said to be a much more terrible story, but the situation in which it is resolved is somewhat different.
It is difficult to figure out how to solve the former problem.
Should I beat up an unspecified number of people?
I have to deal with a few people before I get another real customer, right?
Or should I tell the person concerned to quit the business? Will your income be cut off?
Can I give you money? What if I, who entered the story, don’t have that kind of money?
If you think about it even a little, you can see that there is no clear way to solve it.
On the other hand, the latter just stays on alert in advance, catches the robber, and hands him over to the police, and that’s it.
So, if possible, I looked for a simpler story.
“Stop chasing me!”
“…”
“Aaaah!”
“…”
“Please save me!”
“Did you meet a murderer chasing you down the alley? Your story would be perfect. “What is your name?”
She was different from other hungry ghosts who were busy rushing towards her in seething anger.
Just hearing my steps behind me made me panic and run away.
“Yes, yes?”
“Today, I will save you, so tell me. “What’s your name?”
“… Soyeon Yoo.”
*
— Beep beep!
I woke up to a notification piercing my ears.
The surrounding area was a white office-like place, and in front of me was a piece of paper with Soyeon’s schedule written on it.
Is this a setting that wakes me up? It feels vaguely hazy.
I realized this while slightly waving my arms in the air.
Just like in Miro’s dream where the legacy was sealed, the power of the old blood was sealed this time too.
The story is about solving the problem without using supernatural powers, which actually made me feel relieved.
Doesn’t this mean that such power is not needed?
At that time, a man with a sturdy physique came in from outside with a clattering sound.
“Ari, are you awake?”
“…”
“Soyeon said you must have been tired yesterday, so I left it alone. But I have to leave now, so take your stuff and come out.”
“… yes.”
*
As time passed, I gradually realized the situation.
The main character of the story, Yoo So-yeon, was a fairly famous celebrity when she was alive.
I thought she was quite pretty even in her distorted form, but when she was alive, anyone would think that Yoo So-yeon was a celebrity.
I am Yoo So-yeon’s manager, secretary, younger friend, aspiring celebrity, companion, mascot, and cutie –
To put it simply, it was a situation where a successful celebrity sister took her beloved younger brother around as a companion, gave her a suitable position, and even gave her pocket money.
In the first place, he was taking a nap in the office in broad daylight, and the other employees didn’t even wake him up, which means he wasn’t a typical manager.
not bad.
A position where one has a deep relationship with the victim, but does not do anything explicitly, and yet has a position that can be used as a justification for intervention.
This is the role of ‘optimizing the problem solver’ created by the hotel.
— Snap!
The door of the SUV I was riding in opened and Soyeon came in.
“Look at the real PD, this bastard is acting like shit again!”
“…”
“I’ve been saying since last week that I definitely have plans for dinner, but I’m secretly mentioning it, right? what? You seem to have a lot of free time these days? Kang Hyuk, what do you think this means?”
“It looks like you’re annoyed that your sister is missing the night shoot.”
In this way, the drivers in the front seats, Lee Kang-hyuk and So-yeon, chatted behind their backs for a while.
Thanks to this, I was able to hear honest stories about the PD who said she missed filming at night, the arrogant junior who was slowly trying to take Soyeon’s place, and the senior actor who yelled at her for making an NG just once.
…
Surely this isn’t the only terrible memory you remember until you become a ghost?
“Sister, hasn’t Ari been quiet since a while ago?”
“oh! Ariya, were you surprised that your sister swore at you? Sorry. “Because I’m with people who are so annoying!”
“…”
Even until late at night, Soyeon’s schedule was tight.
They say you have to film a drama during the day, go on a radio broadcast in the evening, and even film a commercial at night.
In short, he was a model of a successful celebrity, and I couldn’t help but become increasingly curious about him.
What on earth will happen in the future, so that this section is not the peak of Soyeon’s life, but the most terrible moment?
It wouldn’t be something like coming out of a broadcast and being attacked by a murderer out of nowhere, right?
If an unexpected accident like this is a problem, I should just stick next to that woman all day!
In the end, while Soyeon was on the radio broadcast, she asked Lee Kang-hyuk, the driver and bodyguard in the front seat.
“Oppa Kanghyuk.”
“hmm?”
“Is anything difficult for you these days?”
“…Did your sister tell you too?”
“It’s just a feeling.”
“…”
As you can see, there is something there. Something that made Soyeon’s life terrible!
“under… . My sister told me not to talk to you… .”
“Oppa, we keep going together, so how can I still not know?”
“Don’t say I said so.”
*
The story I heard from the bodyguard started with none other than a stalker.
It is said that the incident began seven months ago, when the popular drama starring Soyeon ended.
The bodyguard said that because Soyeon’s popularity rose nationwide due to the drama, strange people came to visit her, which is a reasonable hypothesis.
At first it was a text message.
‘Are you on your way to the ABS broadcasting station? I heard you like sandwiches, and that store somewhere over there is delicious.’
Texts of this type began to arrive steadily.
At first glance, you might mistake it for a friendly, friendly restaurant information text message, but it was a text message from a number known only to people who are personally acquainted with Soyeon.
Also, it was something that had a ghostly insight into where she was currently going.
“Have you reported it to the police?”
“Of course I tried it. “They said it would be a problem if I just had a sandwich.”
“…”
“Do you know how funny these police officers are? “You mean that stalker won’t even budge until he swings a knife at you?”
“Tell me more.”
In the end, Soyeon changed her personal number, and out of concern about information being leaked, she changed all her bodyguards and managers except for the few she trusted the most.
From what I heard, I was told that I stayed because I was a distant relative of Soyeon and she cared for me like her own younger sister.
Lee Kang-hyuk, who was explaining this to me, guessed that there might be a similar reason.
Despite these measures, the situation did not change.
The other person even found out Soyeon’s new number and started sending strange text messages again.
It is said that the level of text messages has even increased, and seeing as Kang-hyuk is indignant but does not tell me the contents, I think it has started to contain obscene remarks.
As time passed, Soyeon gradually began to give up.
Such perverted text messages were put down as it was the fate of celebrities.
“The text wasn’t the end, right?”
“It was not the end, but the beginning.”
About two months ago, something strange happened while the manager and security guard were away.
“I think it wasn’t a coincidence, it was just timing.”
“I guess so. It seems like he’s always observing his sister through some kind of means… .”
Late at night, someone dressed in black clothes appeared behind Soyeon, who was returning home, and started yelling strange things.
“What did you say?”
“It seemed like you didn’t hear properly. “I heard you were so scared that you were busy running away?”
“Hmm… .”
“From what I heard, what did it say? “Don’t be greedy beyond measure?”
It was a bit of an unusual line.
“Insatiable greed? “What does it mean?”
“I don’t know. My sister said she didn’t understand either. In fact, do the words of crazy people who stalk you have much meaning?”
“That’s right. Is this the end? A stalker threat that actually appeared two months ago?”
“…”
“There’s more. Tell me please.”
“Your sister will be here soon. Let’s do this-”
He quietly reached out his hand and poked Kanghyuk’s neck and shoulder.
“Ah, Ari. Why is this happening all of a sudden? “It’s really creepy.”
“I told you to speak.”
“… This happened three days ago. Ari, you probably remember, but you ruined all the morning filming, right?”
“yes.”
“He spent all morning talking and chewing on everything, and then around lunch he came to work sweating profusely. You know how sincere you are. So everyone thought we were strong no matter what happened.”
“…”
“It means that there was a ‘presence’ other than yourself in the house all night. “It’s obviously a house where my sister lives alone, but I heard someone walking and moving outside the bedroom.”
“Couldn’t you have contacted someone?”
“That’s so strange. “No matter how many times I pressed the phone buttons, there was no response.”
“How did you get out?”
“They say the sound disappeared in the morning.”
“The sound disappeared in the morning, but I couldn’t come out because I was scared, and finally came out around lunchtime?”
“that’s right.”
“Did you check everything, like CCTV?”
“of course. I went to my sister’s house with my staff and checked it myself, but strangely, nothing was caught on CCTV. “I just saw my sister shivering alone in her room.”
“Hmm.”
While I was considering various possibilities in mind, Lee Kang-hyuk carefully asked me a question.
“Ariya, please don’t ask just in case. “Does what I’m saying right now sound like nonsense?”
“Why are you asking that question?”
“When I told this story, most people at the company didn’t believe it. The CEO was usually the kind of person who would turn a blind eye to anything my sister said, but he didn’t believe me. “My sister said she drank a lot.”
“…”
“That reaction hurt my sister a lot. So he told me not to tell Ari either.”
“Do you trust me?”
“I believe whatever you say. “I just believe it.”
At this point, I realized why Yoo So-yeon suffered from stalking and replaced the people around her, but left behind Lee Kang-hyuk.
At the point where you really believe such a strange story, it is not normal trust.
by the way… .
“It’s a little strange.”
“Ari, if you don’t believe me, then don’t even pretend to know. “Don’t make things difficult for your sister for no reason.”
“Oppa, I believe it too.”
“Yeah, really?”
“I definitely believe that something unusual happened to Soyeon, or rather, to Soyeon. but.”
“but?”
“If you summarize what your sister went through, there are three main things, right? First, he identified Soyeon’s number and schedule and sent her a stalking text message. Second, he appeared near my sister on her way home two months ago and threatened her. Third, an incomprehensible home invasion that occurred three days ago.”
“Have you always been this good at speaking? right.”
“Is it true that this was all done by one being?”
“what?”
“The types are so different. “The text stalking I experienced for the first time is something that any famous celebrity can experience, just like you said, right?”
“That’s right.”
“How did you know the number? That’s what… . “Unless you are the only one who knows your number, there is always a way for it to leak out.”
“…”
“There are many cases where die-hard fans know a famous celebrity’s schedule better than the celebrity himself.”
“That’s right.”
“The second time is a bit strange. Late at night, while the security guard and manager are away, he shows up and says something strange. “It’s hard to know the intention, but I know one thing.”
“What do you want to know?”
“The being who said those words is at least a being with a form. “It looks like he’s wearing black clothes.”
“You said you think you’re human too.”
“The third is an urban legend, a ghost story itself. “Something that isn’t even caught on CCTV is making strange noises endlessly.”
“… It’s strange listening to what you say. “My sister and I thought it was all the work of a stalker who was feeling rotten seven months ago.”
At that time, Kanghyuk’s cell phone rang.
“Oh, my sister said the radio was over. “I’ll bring you.”
“Bye.”
Leaning on the soft seats of the Porsche Cayenne, I thought about my future plans.