Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 361
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Episode 361 – No. 205, Room of the Curse – ‘Absolute Master’ (10)
– Kim Sang-hyun
As soon as the second attempt started, I moved to Cheonui-maeng and thought again about what I had to do from now on.
The problem we need to solve in Room 205 is Baehwagyo, and to be more specific, its leader, Wonhong Cho.
The tricky thing is that Cho Won-hong himself is an incredibly strong man, and he also has a huge number of subordinates.
It would have been better if Lee Ja-seong had been the source of the situation.
As revealed in the first attempt, Lee Ja-seong’s behavior is closer to that of an extremely strong warrior rather than the head of an organization.
In other words, if Sima Mao Dao appears in front of him, he prefers to immediately move alone with his sword rather than slowly keeping a distance and mobilizing the warriors of the Heavenly Alliance.
Even if this type of person is stronger than Jo Won-hong, it is easier to deal with him. Because there is no business with numbers.
On the other hand, Jo Won-hong is not a person who enjoys acting alone to this extent, and Cha Jin-cheol, who was on the battlefield, is said to have not even seen Cho Won-hong’s shadow.
The reason I pursued Elena alone the other day was because the emperor was fleeing across the border and it was a special situation where I couldn’t pursue him at the speed of others.
In this way, it is not easy to create a situation where the hotel party attacks him.
In short, it is difficult to deal with Cho Won-hong with our own strength, and there are two solutions to this.
First, attract Cheon Ui-maeng and Lee Ja-seong.
Second, awaken the illusionary demon.
I have to do the first one.
*
Upon arriving at Cheonui-maeng, the situation proceeded similarly to before.
It seemed as if the martial arts warriors everywhere were glaring at me as if they were going to eat me, and before I knew it, Lee Ja-seong secretly arrived nearby and instructed Chagunak, a fierce sword, to check my skills.
“If you want to hear it, the Iron Soul Shinchang is -”
“great.”
“… Do you know what I’m going to say and say yes?”
Oops!
I was thinking too deeply by myself and ended up answering before Chagunak even mentioned having a martial arts competition.
“In this situation, aren’t you saying we should try our best?”
“after! “I guess you had similar thoughts, right?”
From here, we have to proceed somewhat differently than before.
…
There were about 20 battles.
The martial arts of Maengho Iron Sword and Chagunak were far from using complex techniques and using complex techniques.
The underlying psychology behind his exciting swordsmanship can be summarized as ‘Let’s compete to see who is stronger, you and me later.’
On the other hand, I was completely avoiding power struggles from earlier.
Thanks to this, a situation was created where the opponent was trying to compete, but I was avoiding the game, and both of us felt frustrated.
“Ha!”
“…”
“Iron Soul Shinchang, how long are you going to run away?”
“…”
Of course, I didn’t come here with the intention of running away.
It’s just that the silent conversation we had before leaving lingered in our heads, so we couldn’t figure out when to strike the final blow.
*
“Sir, do you remember the contents of Room 205’s leak?”
“It requires absolute mastery, inevitable death, no chance, and exceptional force. “It was like this, right?”
“Now I know what the first two words mean. “I am referring to absolute masters, Jo Won-hong, Lee Ja-seong, and Hwanma, and the inevitable death refers to the Red Flame Iron Line.”
“The interpretation of coincidence and superior force is ambiguous.”
“In context, fluke is the antonym of superior force.”
“A means other than force?”
“To be a little more specific, I think it means ‘magic arts’ as they are called in martial arts circles -”
“Agent, I have never seen that ‘martial arts scene’ before.”
“That’s why I want to explain.”
*
Mukseong interpreted the third phrase of Cheongi Nuseol to mean ‘refrain from using witchcraft.’
After hearing it and thinking about it, there was a part of me that made me nod, but Chagunak, who encountered my surreal spear technique on the first attempt, was immediately indignant, accusing me of using witchcraft.
At the time, Ja-seong did not take issue with my spear skills by admonishing Chagunak, but let’s think about the situation afterwards.
Lee Ja-seong eventually called me out at night and killed me.
Of course, the fact that the followers of the Hwanma and the imperial family colluded would have been a much bigger justification than the spear skills, but the strange spear skills would also have played a big role in solidifying Lee Ja-seong’s sentiments.
In short, the story is that there is no benefit for someone who comes to persuade warriors to use magic to subdue them.
Therefore, I felt like a member of a circus and had to demonstrate my skills in front of the silent audience and go through the process of confirming ‘what looks like a martial art and not a hex’.
This is the resulting technology.
— Boom!
When I flicked my fingers, a spark appeared.
Soon, the flames that arose from the fingertips followed the spear pole, and a haze began to bloom from the spear blade.
At the same time, Chagunak’s eyes widened and his expression showed shock.
“Sa, samadhi evolution (三昧眞fire)! “How on earth are you, not even a teacher?”
At this point, Bimu’s victory or defeat was decided.
— mate!
“It is done.”
There wasn’t even a need to open a window.
This is because Lee Ja-seong, who was hiding among the surrounding dancers, stood up and stopped dancing.
I felt like I had already won without even having to exchange weapons, and even the defeated Chagunak showed an attitude of accepting defeat.
different.
The reactions of the warriors around me are very different from before.
In the past, it was a look at a ‘deviant traitor’ who used bizarre moves to subdue the leader’s disciple, but now it is a look at a senior of Kangho who left his affiliation and reached a high level.
I felt that the silent judgment was correct, but at the same time, I felt absurd.
No, let’s say that the spear blade flying in the air is a hex.
Why isn’t it a hex that causes flames to come out of your hands?
At least the former is a technique for handling cold weapons, but the latter is outright magic, isn’t it?
When I questioned this strange logic because I could not understand it at all, Mukseong answered clearly.
“Just accept it!”
*
Without using hexes – I still don’t understand. – Once Chagunak was subdued, the plot itself changed.
Lee Ja-seong, as if he were about to give a lecture, seated the Cheonui-maeng warriors around him and then stood alone in the center and began his ‘martial arts demonstration’.
“The energy of heaven and earth is subject to all kinds of changes! “There is nothing you cannot achieve if you grasp that infinite possibility.”
…
“Flame, wind, lightning. These natural phenomena are also the result of natural disasters, so it is by no means absurd to say that nature resides at the end of martial arts. -”
Before I knew it, I was also among them, listening to Lee Ja-seong’s lecture.
The hostility that the Cheonui-maeng warriors showed towards me has long since disappeared like the melting snow.
“Therefore, this is the principle of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Look.”
A miracle happened.
The soft breath of spring that warms the surroundings fills the place, and this is spring.
The fireworks resembling the sun in the sky have shone like illusions, so this is summer.
The cool breeze has taken away the summer heat, so it is fall.
Soon enough, a cold feeling passed through the gym, so much so that you could feel the cold on your skin, so it was winter.
Even for the best swordsman in the world, this level of trickery must have been quite arduous. Lee Ja-seong’s forehead was soon filled with sweat, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
However, this incredible technique was worth it, at least in terms of ‘increasing the respect of the disciples’.
This is because the Cheonui-maeng warriors around him began to look at Lee Ja-seong as if he were a god.
In the midst of disciples looking at their teacher with eyes full of respect… .
I kept shouting inside.
‘What kind of martial art is this?!’
Really, why is it that such absurd anti-magic techniques are considered ‘martial arts’, but just a spear blade flying in the air is considered ‘hex magic’?
Was it because I had somewhat rebellious thoughts?
Suddenly Lee Ja-seong called me.
“Sanghyun.”
“yes?”
“But the talent you showed in the end is amazing. There are many people who can imitate the ability to create fire energy, but the art of putting that power into an iron cage is rare. “Discuss the reasoning behind it.”
“…”
I don’t know.
I don’t even know how flames come from my hands, and I don’t know how to load them into weapons.
To begin with, it makes no sense scientifically.
The three elements of combustion are oxygen, fuel, and heat.
Let’s say there’s a lot of oxygen in the air, and I created the heat with my fingers.
How can a fire be maintained without fuel?
I didn’t even put oil on my fingers or my spear.
“…”
“…”
Let’s say something plausible and get out of there.
“sorry. It is said that high enlightenment is a non-literate character… . “I don’t have the confidence to express my enlightenment in words.”
“Hoo… . “Are we in the process of moving forward, not yet at the top?”
What are you talking about?
“i get it. It must be a process of gaining enlightenment. “I hope one day you can share that wisdom with everyone.”
“of course. “Someday, I will also be able to share the teachings that Master gave me.”
I am sure that the day when I will understand the principle will never come.
When the lecture ended, Ja-seong shook himself off and stood up.
Only then did I remember the purpose of coming to this place and approached Lee Ja-seong –
“It is done.”
“yes?”
“Do I not understand what you are trying to say?”
“…”
“Go back to the imperial palace.”
“Master, please-”
“Did I say no?”
“yes?”
“Go back.”
At that time, just like before, I heard another sentence in my ears.
– I will send someone to the imperial palace soon. So just go back now.
Only then did I understand the situation.
If I leave, won’t they be able to discuss whether or not to help the empire?
*
In the evening, a warrior arrived at the imperial palace and delivered the news we had been expecting.
In the future, the Cheonuimaeng will actively participate in the battle against Baehwagyo, and if the Baehwagyo leader covets the throne, the Cheonuimaeng will also draw his sword for the empire.
Of course it wasn’t free.
They requested a handwritten apology from the emperor for the evil acts the imperial family had committed against the Heavenly Alliance in the past and some measures to prevent such incidents from happening in the future, but the emperor stamped them without even reading the contents.
Seung-yeop stamped the seal so boldly that Cheon Ui-maeng’s military officer was embarrassed.
When things went well, Eunsol did not hide her joy.
“Ohh! It worked out better than expected, right? It looks like Cheonuimaeng will send a military officer soon, right? Is Lee Ja-seong joining too?”
“I guess so. Lee Ja-seong’s tone clearly had that nuance. But… .”
“But?”
“It’s really hard to understand. “All I did was defeat the Lord’s disciple and light a flame with my hands. Is that grounds for washing away the resentment between the Emperor and the Imperial Family?”
Agent Mukseong looked frustrated after hearing what I said.
“No, I explained everything, right? From Cheon Eui-maeng’s point of view, the teacher is the youngest son who left home. “It’s like the youngest son who strayed from the right path after being bewitched by the evil words of someone in power has returned home after 10 years!”
“so?”
“Just like that, the youngest came back, and surprisingly, he showed the right path without feeling any hesitation under heaven.”
“…You mean you snapped your fingers and showed a flame?”
“Is this guy frustrated? I heard you also did a hand dance? “They say that once Gangho’s warriors get together, they know whether each other is a good guy or a bad guy?”
“I’ve never heard such a bullshit psychological theory in my life-”
“Ah-oh! Sanghyun! This isn’t psychology? In the eyes of powerful people, a person’s life is held at the tip of a sword!”
“haha! Mukseong, I would put up with it based on my experience at the bureau, but I got my medical license from Harvard! “That’s nonsense -”
“please… . “Both of you, stop fucking around.”
“Hmm. Sir, rather than understanding it through logic, you think that we are a different race from the criminals called ‘Murimin’… .”
“… understand.”
After the atmosphere calmed down, looking back on what happened earlier, there was something ambiguous.
Success is success, but does it feel like half success?
Agent Mukseong also asked me if I felt that part.
“Couldn’t you have brought up the story about Lee Ja-seong’s Simma?”
“It wasn’t a situation where such a story would come out.”
The cause of Lee Ja-seong’s mental demons is probably his inferiority complex toward the phantom demons.
Because Ari and Miro, followers of the phantom demon, did not come to the capital, Lee Ja-seong did not think of the keyword ‘phantasm’.
It’s a paradoxical situation.
When a follower of the phantom demon comes to the capital, it stimulates Lee Ja-seong and causes him to go berserk. So, when he stopped them from coming, he was unable to approach Lee Ja-seong’s key keyword called Simma this time.
Ms. Eunsol responded by asking what was the problem.
“Does it matter? No matter what, it would be enough to just bring Lee Ja-seong and Cheon Eui-maeng in, but you did, right?”
That is also true.
Because he succeeded in attracting Cheon Yi-maeng without touching the keyword Simma.
At that time, Agent Mukseong tilted his head.
“I see? Even ignoring the keyword Simma, he attracted Cheon Yi-maeng. then… .”
“then?”
“Why is this keyword there?”
“…”
*
– Yoosongi
We walked around the streets under the warm sun and collected the necessary supplies.
At first, I was worried whether it would be okay because I didn’t have any money, but it turned out that I didn’t need it.
“Ugh! Mo, please just spare my life!”
“…”
“Well, I have an old mother and a young daughter at home.”
“What about your wife?”
“I couldn’t overcome last year’s poor harvest… .”
It’s a sad story.
But why is this guy doing this in front of me?
“Then put all the rice and clothes in this bag!”
The man trembled and sat down as he heard the mechanical sound coming from the huge ‘White Dragon God Armor’ helmet.
“If you tell me to put it all in -”
“Eight! You don’t understand what I’m saying? “Phantasmal Punch!”
‘White Dragon God Armor’ Maze’s secret season, the Phantom Punch splits the stall in one go –
“Ariya, take him away now!”
My head hurts.
What on earth were we doing to become thieves robbing stalls in Henan Province in broad daylight?
Why did Miro, wearing a protective suit, start showing off a mental age that would surprise even an elementary school student?
— Piyooooo!
The sound of something exploding and people screaming.
I laughed and turned my head to see Pero openly robbing the butcher shop.
Yes.
We, myself included, are now followers of the Hwanma and warriors.
Not only the setting is martial arts, but what you do is also martial arts.
“Ari, where has he been during this time?”