Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 358
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Episode 358 – Room 205, Room of the Curse – ‘□□□□’ (7)
– Elena
“That’s strange.”
The grandfather questioned the shaking carriage and Songi’s words as she tilted her head.
“what?”
“Pero hasn’t come back for several days.”
“When did he ever talk to us?”
“Even if you leave, you usually come back in a day? Usually when you are away for such a long period of time… .”
“commonly?”
“It feels like I’m helping another colleague far away. “Who could it be?”
“hmm… . The only living person who is not here is Maze? “We may be bringing the maze towards us.”
“That might be possible.”
— Slam!
“First Apostle! Would you like to come out for a moment?”
On the third day after leaving the imperial palace, the knight commander informed me.
“First Apostle, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the church has sent a letter to heretics. “We now have a reason to officially intervene in the civil war of the Gwangmyeong Empire.”
“thank god. “What’s the bad news?”
“They say a chase team departed from Baehwa Bridge yesterday.”
“It was expected.”
“They say Cho Won-hong is involved there.”
“…”
Will Baehwaqiao’s pursuit force be able to catch up with us before we enter the territory of the Western Empire?
It would be difficult for ordinary warriors from Baehwagyo.
In the first place, this side is really running without a break.
But what about Cho Won-hong?
Even if it uses strange tricks to fly through the sky, isn’t it something worth doing?
The answer naturally came to light in the evening.
*
As the sun was setting, I felt out of breath.
This is because an overwhelming presence stretched from the eastern sky and swept the heavens and earth.
Not only we, who had never learned martial arts, but even the horses were so shocked that we couldn’t go any further.
The grandfather burst into laughter with a dark expression.
“under! “This is the presence of Go Soo that I only saw in novels!”
People with weak wills began to feel nauseous.
and –
Under the slowly darkening sky, Wonhong Cho appeared wrapped in darkness.
He called only one person, as if he didn’t care about anyone else.
“First Apostle. “Let’s take a look at your face.”
The setting is that you know me. It’s not strange.
The setting is that he and I belonged to the same religion before the denomination split due to the interpretation of the Ascension Rites.
Since the horses were scared and wouldn’t move anyway, I went out of the carriage.
“Long time no see.”
Cho Won-hong, whom I met in person for the first time, was a special person from the outward appearance.
To be honest, he was very handsome, had a imposing physique, and the sparkle in his eyes was unusual.
“Has it been three years? “You are still as beautiful as starlight!”
“…”
“It’s a shame. “What happened to us, who were originally one family?”
“Isn’t it your responsibility?”
“My responsibility? “Why do you think that?”
“Do whatever you want about the doctrine of ascension -”
“stop. Let’s stop talking about confusing doctrines. This is something only old people who have read the scriptures their entire lives would say. And let me be honest. “Are you confident that you know the scriptures and doctrines better than I do?”
“…”
“Let’s stop talking about that and just talk about it from person to person. Do you think what I do is something for you to ‘judge’?”
Referee? This word is something… .
“There was a big flood four years ago. “More than 3,000 talented and sincere people from Guangdong died.”
Now, I felt like I knew what Master Baehwa was doing.
“The year before last, there was a frost in early summer and the wheat crops in the Hebei Plain were ruined. Do you know what the imperial family did in these tribulations?”
“well.”
“They were busy fighting over who should be the damn prince. “During this process, Lee Ja-seong’s daughter even died.”
“…”
“Put aside things like Baehwagyo and the Ascension Ceremony and see it with your own eyes. Do you see any greed in my decision to overthrow the empire? “If I did this to make my life easier, I swear to heaven that I will not resist your judgment.”
Baehwa cult leader Cho Won-hong knows about the ‘righteousness’ of blessing.
So now he is insisting to me that he is by no means a ‘bad guy’ and emphasizing that the emperor of the empire I am fleeing with must be punished by Baehwagyo.
To put it another way, it also means that Cho Won-hong is not sure whether I am in a state where I can write ‘justice’ or not.
Several thoughts came to mind.
It seems that the power of justice is the authority given to me, the first apostle, by the being served by the Baehwa Church on this stage. If you think about it this way, since we were originally of the same religion, it is natural for the cult leader to know my power.
As my thoughts reached this point, I realized why, unlike my other colleagues, I started with the background of the Avester Church in the Western Empire.
Originally, it was intended to convey intimate information about Baehwagyo, which was difficult to find out, especially the specific details of the ascension ceremony, to colleagues, while at the same time making the leader aware of ‘justice’.
I felt the need to check how much the religious leader knew about me.
For example, do you know the specific standards of justice?
“Cult leader. Don’t you know that words like human-to-human and a decision to save all people are meaningless?”
“What do you mean?”
“He who once sat on the throne of heaven has given me power to punish sinners… . A sinner is someone who goes against the will of heaven.”
“…”
“How do you not know that to freely interpret doctrine is a mortal sin?”
I spoke to Cho Won-hong.
The suffering of the people or the tyranny of the imperial family are none of my business, and the standard of judgment is whether or not God followed the will of God.
“You interpreted it however you wanted? How can there be a correct answer in the interpretation of doctrine! “I have no hesitation in my faith in saving the 180 million people of the empire, so you cannot judge me.”
I was convinced the moment I heard the answer.
Jo Won-hong does not know the exact standard of my strength.
I feel sorry for the prisoner in room 205 who is in heaven, but I don’t have any religious beliefs, so the standard of justice cannot be related to God’s will.
The standard in my mind is the key, and the logic of imperial tyranny, which Jo Won-hong first argued, is more meaningful.
“This very answer is proof that you are a sinner! “Isn’t this arrogance when you judge the will of the One in heaven as you please and mistake your own thoughts for God’s will?”
“It’s arrogance. Then let me ask you. As you said, we, mere mortals on earth, cannot dare to guess the will of Asha, the great light. But how on earth do you know His will and then declare that I am wrong?”
“…”
I’m stuck here. What should I answer?
The religious leader’s argument is that I don’t know God’s will and neither do you, so by what standards do you assert that I am wrong, but I couldn’t find the words to reply to this.
Now, this question and answer is not a meaningless battle of nonsense.
At least that’s true for the ‘cult leader’. Because he is a believer who truly believes that there is a God in heaven.
Kim Muk-seong: Ask if you have communicated with God recently!
This is it!
“Sect leader, this is a question you can answer yourself!”
“What?”
“You are the one born with the destiny to follow Asha’s will and spread glory to the world. So, let me ask you this. “Have you recently received any revelation from the One who dwells in heaven?”
I remembered something I had forgotten.
The hotel made a promise to us who had overcome the evil plan of Adravita, the demon god.
In the next room, I will suppress the prisoner’s intervention!
Prisoner No. 205, according to circumstances, is the god of Baehwagyo. If that being’s intervention had been suppressed, the cult leader would certainly have felt ‘something’ as well.
What did you feel?
Have the daily revelations or precognitive dreams stopped?
The blessings given by God may have disappeared.
Sacred objects may have been broken, sanctuaries may have been demolished.
…
Silence fell in the hall.
Instead of answering, the leader remained silent for a long time.
The next moment, the religious leader’s frenzied spirit that had been suppressing the scene disappeared in an instant.
The horses that were out of breath corrected their posture again, and the people who could not stand up properly began to barely gather themselves.
“Whoa… .”
“…”
“Why should I lie? Not long ago, the divine flame that Asha bestowed upon the first prophet was extinguished.”
“That means -”
“Maybe you’re right.”
Is this really persuasive?
Are you a religious person who considers God’s will before understanding gain or loss?
“First Apostle, as you said, I may have been so arrogant that I misunderstood Asha’s meaning. If that is indeed the case, then it would be natural for judgment to come down on me… .”
Is this really going to be solved with a pun like this?
“Therefore, I, Jo Won-hong, will no longer avoid you.”
“What is that-”
“Judgment of the red-flame iron ship!”
Out of thin air – a strange object appeared.
It was a fan made of iron.
The wings made of metal had strange and colorful patterns drawn on them, depicting the moment when the prophet of Baehwagyo heard Asha’s call in the wilderness.
“I ask Asha, my Father in heaven, the just and true one. Among the humans here now, which one has committed a mortal sin? “Please bring down the flames of judgment on those who have committed greater sins than anyone else!”
The fan reveals the brilliance of five colors.
The divine light that cannot even be imitated by human power has broken down the boundaries of the world.
For a split second, an incomprehensible illusion captured my vision.
It’s a flame.
If just one spark flies, it is a flame that can burn the entire world.
Even if only a small portion of its power were to leak out, it would be enough to dry up the ocean water of the world.
A time when I was under such overwhelming pressure that I couldn’t even lift a finger and felt defeated.
The judgment of the red-hot iron line has been made.
…
…
…
“What is it?”
“…”
At least one thing was certain.
I am not the one on whom the judgment is made.
“What on earth is this?”
Judging by the way he spoke calmly, he wasn’t even a religious leader.
It certainly seemed like something huge was going to happen, but nothing happened to anyone.
While both were confused and unable to understand the situation, the red iron wire, an item that was clearly considered a legacy of this room, lost its luster.
Silence fell.
Baehwa cult leader Jo Wonhongdo and first apostle Elenado.
The boy emperor Park Seung-yeop and the members of the Knights of the Iron Cross in the back also remained silent as they did not understand the situation.
After a while, the leader opened his mouth as if he had realized the situation in his own way.
“First Apostle. As you know, no one can avoid the judgment of the Red Flame Line. “The phantom demon, known as the greatest demon of all time, only escaped death through an unknown power, and like us today, he did not appear to be unscathed at all.”
“What do you mean?”
“It means that there are no criminals here. “I think so.”
“…”
“Asha said. “This Cho Won-hong was not wrong, but the first apostle’s choice was also not wrong.”
“…”
“Suddenly, this thought occurred to me. The emperor of the empire threw the world into chaos, but I, who rose up to punish him, also killed many people… .”
“What do you mean?”
“Maybe I was in too much of a hurry. I might not have the right to punish the boy emperor now. If this is Asha’s will, I will step away from here.”
“…”
“It won’t take long. I, the church, will join forces to ease the suffering of the world. Then a thousand people will come to me, and Asha will say that I am worthy of receiving the throne from the Emperor.”
With those words, Master Baehwa left.
A superhuman who is said to be on par with Lee Ja-seong in terms of strength, an invincible being who cannot be guaranteed to win even if I activate justice.
But…
He was a religious person before he was an absolute adherent.
Four days later, as we arrived in the Western Empire, an ‘escape notice’ appeared.
*
– maze
Hey, what on earth is going on?
After the scary grandfather fell, I survived alone and actively used ‘powerful words’ to hide with the help of ordinary people around me.
And, as I was struggling with no idea what to do, a bird in the sky approached me.
“Pero!”
Pero doesn’t even speak Katabuta – if you think about it, he can’t speak in the first place, right? – It transformed and started running frantically, carrying me.
It wasn’t until I was almost fainting that I vaguely understood the situation.
Isn’t Perot trying to take me to where my colleagues are?
…
On the third day after leaving the imperial palace, traces of the carriages that had passed ahead began to appear.
I saw the flame.
“You, the one who committed the mortal sin of heaven. The greatest sinner in heaven and earth… .」
“uh? Pero, these sounds -”
“I ask in the name of Asha, the just and truthful one. “How could you have brought the whole world into the crisis of apocalypse for your greed?”
“Me?”
“Your sins are too deep. Even if you burn in endless hell for 25,000 years, it will not be enough to wash away everything, and even if you live 3,000 lives like an animal, you will not be able to pay for all your sins.”
What are you talking about?
“Accept judgment.”
‘Inevitable death’ struck me.
This was my last memory.