Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 357
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Episode 357 – Room 205, Room of Curse – ‘□□□□’ (6)
– Park Seung-yeop
— Shoot!
Rain poured down like crazy from the sky. It felt like it was going to rain in my heart too.
Two days ago, Eunsol met Ari and Miro at a secret location outside the palace and said she would pursue a special plan.
however… .
Starting yesterday evening, shocking news began to constantly come into the imperial palace.
Lee Eun-sol, the head of Hwahwamun, died.
Lee Ja-seong, the lord of heaven, has died.
Bukdu General Cha Jin-cheol died.
Kim Sang-hyeon, the emperor’s direct bodyguard, died.
When I heard this far, I solemnly accepted one fate.
ruined.
Most of the power has been lost, so no solution has been reached, and there is no one to lead the government meeting starting tomorrow.
The next day, I realized that fortunately there was no need to worry about the government meeting.
“…”
“…”
“Your Majesty?”
“Sister Elena. Now just talk in peace. “There’s no one there anyway.”
“Where have all your subjects gone?”
“Everyone has been running away since yesterday?”
“…Where has the emperor’s dragon gun gone?”
“A few servants carried it and jumped out.”
“Are you going to look at that and leave me alone?”
“Does that mean I chase after you and catch you? “Give me the dragon gun?”
The country was ruined and the world was ruined.
Everyone from the person who ran the state affairs to the general who guarded the wall died, and even the emperor’s bodyguard and the man known as the best sword in the world died.
At this point, I didn’t feel any resentment toward the people running away.
Honestly, the country’s fortunes are good, right?
Even though I am a citizen and a subject, I stand out.
Is there anyone still going to work at the imperial palace?
Such a person must be mentally unstable or have a suspicious purpose.
My sister and I, Elena, are good examples of that.
Last night, Elena, who heard the news late at night, came to the imperial palace early in the morning and began discussing future plans with me.
It’s a combination of me and older sister Elena.
I feel a bit sorry for my sister, but honestly, I don’t think either of us are brainiacs.
What kind of union are we? This is the so-called cookie party.
Cookie party refers to a style of eating cookies next to your brainy colleagues until they come to a wise conclusion, and then following that decision.
Cookie Party Can two people come together and achieve something?
“It floated, it floated!”
“yes?”
“Seungyeop, isn’t it difficult to resolve the issue because many of your colleagues have already fallen? “We must aim to escape on our own.”
“Yes.”
“Let’s run away to the countryside!”
“… yes?”
“Why, it also appears in history? “A war in a pre-modern dynastic state cannot be considered defeated until the king dies or is captured.”
It’s not wrong.
In fact, if you look back at Korean history, didn’t the kings of Goryeo and Joseon run away when they thought they were on the verge of defeat?
When this worked well, it worked.
This is because the logic of wars in dynastic countries is subtly different from modern wars.
but.
“Sister, isn’t that just a way to lose the war slowly?”
“Isn’t that escape?”
“The source of the curse is Baehwagyo’s ascension ritual.”
“Uhm… .”
“After the cult leaders occupy the capital, if they don’t chase me and just carry out the ascension ceremony among themselves, won’t it end in a victory for the Baehwa Cult?”
“No, not that.”
“Why not?”
There was silence for a moment.
My sister said in a clear tone that my hypothesis was wrong, but she could not give a clear answer as to why it was not.
I intuitively knew it wasn’t true, but I seemed confused about which part of my argument was wrong.
“I get it!”
“also?”
“Seungyeop, the difference between your opinion and mine is the issue of whether there is a need for the cult leader to ‘pursue’ you or not. Is it okay for a cult leader to occupy just the capital? “There is no point in running away.”
“Yes.”
“But, if the cult leader has a reason to chase you, then there is a reason to run away.”
“What is that?”
“To understand this, you need to learn about the Ascension Ritual -”
At that very moment, a familiar voice rang out.
“Elena! “If that’s true, why are you so obsessed with explaining it?”
“grandfather!”
“If I have time to explain this and that, I should pack my bags and run right now!”
The grandfather, who appeared at the imperial palace with a thunderous shout, showed that every minute and every second was a waste.
Elena smiled, as if she felt reassured.
“That’s right. “I’ll explain later, and Grandpa, please take Seungyeop and run away.”
“Elena and you?”
“As we talked, a better plan occurred to me.”
“A better system -”
The moment I was about to ask what a better plan was, my grandfather immediately ‘picked up’ my body and started running.
“Do it even if you don’t know what it is!”
“yes!”
…
On a day when rain fell from the sky, the brain and sword that supported the empire broke at the same time, and the country collapsed.
And the emperor also began to run away faster than anyone else.
“Well, I guess our ancestors also jumped out with this kind of mindset, right?”
“You bastard, can’t you just shut your mouth?”
“yes.”
*
Things progressed quickly.
My grandfather hid me in a hideout in the imperial palace with my older sister Songi, and then went all over the place to get a horse, a carriage, a large amount of security, and even food.
I asked, wondering how on earth they had gotten something like this in the midst of all this confusion.
“No, food is food, but how did you get horses?”
“well!”
It was a stupid question.
This is because the arm of the alien that my grandfather was bragging about was stained with blood.
Perhaps the ‘peaceful’ conversation went well. I decided to believe that.
Elena disappeared somewhere throughout the afternoon, but after hearing through the chat window where Songi and I were hiding, she joined us.
It may be new, but Grandpa’s ‘Chat Window’ is a very convenient ability.
In a world without cell phones, if there is no chat window, how can colleagues who are wandering around communicate and agree on ideas in real time?
“Seungyeop, do you understand the escape plan? In the grand scheme of things, it’s similar to the escape I mentioned at the beginning. However, I just added a ‘plausible background’.”
“yes.”
“You really understand, right?”
From the looks of it, Elena didn’t seem to trust me, but I understood.
Because I don’t really trust Cookie Party’s judgment either.
Of course, I am a hard person to myself, so I don’t really trust my own judgment.
“yes. To be more specific, I think my role has changed from King Seonjo to King Gojong.”
“what?”
Elena, who is weak in Korean history, could not understand what was being said and was confused.
On the other hand, Songi, who was listening next to me, started to lose her mind.
“Ugh! “Kkkkkkkkkkk~!”
“Sister, just smile calmly.”
“The analogy is perfect! “Is it Agwanpacheon or something?”
Sister Elena tilted her head and left the hiding place again.
Actually, this is not the time to be making jokes.
Grandpa and older sister Elena were busy running around without taking a breath while working on an escape plan.
I’m a middle school student and the emperor, so I can’t go out on the street, and if I get caught, it’ll be a big problem, so I’m just resting in a place like this.
In the evening, stern men clad in iron armor appeared at the hideout.
At the request of Elena, the first apostle of the Church of Avester, the Knights of the Iron Cross, a symbol of the power of the Western Empire, arrived.
When Elena pointed at me, a tall knight who seemed to be saying with his body, ‘I am really strong,’ came up to me and knelt down on his right knee.
“I, Conrad’s son, Drian de-”
“Please do it quickly.”
“…”
Elena: The emperor’s tone! This is an official procedure for both countries!
“Drian, speak quickly. “Aren’t we both busy?”
“Excuse me. Your Majesty, Emperor of the Light Empire, from now on, the Knights of the Iron Cross will serve you. “I swear on my knightly honor that this is by no means the result of the Knights of the Iron Cross oppressing Your Majesty by force.”
“It’s my request.”
“Therefore, this is a decision for peace between the Ruan Empire and the Light Empire -”
Park Seung-yeop: I’m busy, but do I have to do this shit?
Elena: A procedure that cannot be omitted. To declare that the Western Empire is not kidnapping the Emperor of the Light Empire.
After a while, Room 205’s great escape finally began.
*
— Rattling!
The carriage shakes wildly.
A disgruntled noble would have scolded the coachman harshly, but fortunately none of us were that immature.
This is because we are in a situation where we have to save every minute and every second, but there is no time to take care of comfort.
Sister Elena explained to us all about the Ascension Ritual.
“What religious significance does the Ascension Ceremony have within Baehwagyo? Because the interpretation of this part is diverse and complex, it is difficult to give a definitive answer. Just know that Cho Won-hong considers it to be the salvation of humanity, while the Avester Church considers it to be a temptation from the devil.”
“To put it simply, doesn’t this mean that we will all go to heaven together?”
“To put it very roughly, yes.”
…
“The important thing is this. Why would Bae Hwa-gyo want to conquer the empire before proceeding with the ritual? It’s simple. “The ascension ceremony is originally a ‘benefit’ given only to followers of Baehwagyo.”
Grandpa asked back.
“Does this not apply to imperialists who are not Buddhists?”
“that’s right. However, Wonhong Cho discovered interesting facts through various routes.”
“There are various routes… . Interpretation of scripture or revelation of a prisoner? “What did you find out?”
“Even if you are not an apostolic believer, someone who serves the religious leader can be seen as similar to a kind of ‘implied religious person.’”
Let’s think about it and understand the difference between the two interpretations.
According to the conventional interpretation, only Baehwagyo believers can participate in the ascension ceremony and go to a place like heaven, which Baehwagyo refers to as heaven.
According to the new interpretation discovered by Jo Won-hong, even if one is not a follower of Baehwagyo, anyone who serves Jo Won-hong ‘as emperor’ can go to heaven.
In other words… .
“You’re saying that if Cho Won-hong sits on the emperor’s throne and then performs the ascension ceremony, all the people of the empire will be able to go to heaven.”
“So, whether or not a religious leader can sit on the emperor’s throne is a very important issue. It’s not a symbolic goal. “Wonhong Cho truly believes that he is the savior.”
At this point, I also asked.
“You mean you want to send as many humans to heaven as possible?”
“If you can’t save the entire planet, you must at least save the people of the empire where you were born and raised!”
“Wow~ Honestly, you seem to be much more qualified to be emperor than me!”
Grandpa sighed and shook my head.
“You need to be quiet. In my view, even if there was no Baehwa Cultist, this country would have been ruined because of you!”
Sister Elena continued speaking.
“At first, I thought I would just take Seung-yeop and hide, but there was a loophole. “What if Baehwagyo announces that Seungyeop is dead?”
“All I have to do is reveal that I’m fine – then the great absolute master Baehwagyoju will fly in and kill me.”
This is why it is not enough for me to simply run away.
“That’s why you have to go into exile. “You must be embraced by a force that can protect you from the cult leader’s hands, a group that is very displeased with the unification of the world by the ‘heretic’ Baehwagyo.”
Three days later, a letter was sent to Baehwagyo from the Western Empire.
An old brother and ally, the Emperor of the Bright Empire, has requested salvation from the hands of a corrupt heretic, and the just Church of Avester will not refuse that request!