Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 380
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EP.380 Episode 380 – Room 205, The Cursed Room – ‘Absolute Master’ (29)
Episode 380 – Room 205, The Cursed Room – ‘Absolute Master’ (29)
– Park Seung-yeop
15 days have passed.
…
And then nothing happened.
The illusion that seemed like it would appear in front of me at any time and create hell disappeared as if it were a lie.
In the cursed room where unexpected incidents and accidents occur every day, nothing is happening.
15 days, 2 weeks and one day is an incredibly long time in a hotel.
During this long time, the Hwanma and Baehwagyo did nothing.
At this point, I got the feeling.
No, it wasn’t a feeling, it was a conviction.
The horse is dead.
The scenario prepared by the hotel in room 205 has ended.
But why isn’t the room disappearing?
grow.
I’m forcibly blocking the end of this room.
The reactions of the subjects before my eyes are proof of this.
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty’s love and care for the people is truly touching, and the people will also be moved by it. Have you heard of the saying, “Songyangjiin”? -”
“Your Majesty! Sometimes a monarch has to make a firm decision -”
The words that my subordinates have been saying for the past few days, trying to teach me using idioms, are simple.
The army has already surrounded the remnants of the Baehwa Church, so give the order to advance!
“Let’s end our meeting here today.”
“under!”
He stood up without saying much and left the conference room.
*
For the past 15 days, whenever my subjects saw me, they grabbed the back of my neck.
If they had just left it alone, the generals would have pushed back the Baehwa Bridge on their own, but in that situation, they gave the absurd order not to advance and to just maintain a standoff.
Even impatient generals had no choice but to suck their thumbs because they included things like, “If you disobey, all nine families will be wiped out.”
Yes, that’s right.
I was a monarch who made people feel so frustrated that they would die from cancer.
Of course, I had my own reasons for holding back the ending of No. 205.
“Hot!”
“Catch your breath a little more. This time, take a half step forward with your right foot!”
“Hot!”
“Huh? This time it’s okay. However, the balance of the upper body is -”
It’s martial arts training.
No matter how I think about it, this is right.
Room 205 disappears and the hotel’s typical hellish schedule begins again?
I have no time to practice and no master to teach me martial arts.
There is a high probability that my growth will stop.
Finally, room 205 was structured so that I could decide the ‘ending point’ even after the room was practically resolved.
Perhaps this itself was part of the reward for No. 205?
Aksha’s soul is developing rapidly.
Even so, it is a step down from the skill level of success once in dozens of attempts to success once in 4 or 5 attempts… .
If the success rate goes from 1% to 20%, it’s clear that it’s 20 times stronger.
Let’s do a little more.
How about just a month, no, two months, no, half a year!
“your majesty.”
“yes?”
“The subjects are gradually talking about appointing a regent.”
“I am the emperor and I am fine?”
“I guess it’s because I feel like something isn’t right.”
“…”
The Master looked at me with eyes that seemed to see right through me.
“Are you deliberately prolonging the war? Is there a reason?”
“…”
“Whatever the reason, I think you’ll have to find another means. Today’s training is over.”
It’s only been a little over two weeks and already we’ve reached our limit.
If I delay any longer here, my subjects will ignore me and resort to violence.
‘Other means’.
The master quietly took out the box he had obtained by killing the demon.
‘The ship of the soul’.
The unmistakable legacy of Room 205.
According to what my master told me, this object really has a mysterious story behind it.
If you put the owner’s soul into it, you will gain immortality.
If you contain the soul of a servant, you can go with him to the land of ascension outside the world.
To those who don’t know the truth about the hotel, it might sound like a far-fetched legend, but to me, that’s how it was translated.
The first sentence is that if the soul of the owner of the legacy is contained, it can continue to function even after the body dies.
You’ll probably lose your eligibility as a participant, but you’ll still be able to help your colleagues in a ghost-like state.
This alone wasn’t bad, but the second sentence was even more outrageous.
If you capture the soul of one NPC inside the Room of Curses, you can take him out of the Room of Curses.
How many ridiculous monster NPCs have you encountered so far?
Aurelia from No. 104, Beatrix from No. 201, and Liringanor from No. 202 immediately came to mind.
There were three incredibly strong NPCs in Room 205.
Hwanma, Baehwagyoju, and Lee Ja-seong.
“… let’s try to convince them.”
I don’t intend to just kidnap the Master and take his soul away.
If I explain it to you fully, then… .
It seemed like the master was going to say that he would help me.
Especially these days.
Because he stuck by my side so amazingly and really did his best to help me practice.
*
Late at night, we set off to head to our Master’s residence.
And got lost.
…What is this?
“Huh? Huh?”
Does this make sense?
Even though I have a severe case of forgetfulness, I spent dozens of days in the palace and I still got lost?
“Why is there a wall like this here?”
There is no way there would be a wall, but it is blocked.
It was only then that I realized that my loss was not a natural phenomenon.
Someone showed me a welcome and made me lose my way.
At this point, I knew who my opponent was and I moved obediently as I was led.
After a while, we arrived at the Emperor’s luxurious garden filled with fragrant peach trees everywhere.
A blurry figure approaching from afar.
A white, round armor of a shape that could not possibly exist in this world.
It’s a protective suit.
A mysterious bloody battle that took place on Cheonjangsan Mountain.
According to survivors from the Baehwa Church and traces left at the scene, Gain, Ari, and Miro died that day.
Then what about Songi? I thought she got swept up in the melee and died, but I wasn’t?
weird.
If he was alive, why did he come now? It’s been two whole weeks.
Could it be a fantasy?
…
no.
What manipulated my vision earlier was clearly the power of ‘different perspectives’.
When Hwan-ma possessed Eun-sol, he couldn’t play the flute, and when he possessed his teacher, he couldn’t use the final flash.
In other words, even if you are in love, you cannot use the inheritance.
So that person is the real Songi noona.
When I realized this, all the tension in my body relaxed.
“Sister! Why are you here now? Bye -”
At that moment, there was a flash of light and my vision went dark.
“Huh? Huh?”
At the same time, I felt a loud vibration as if the grotesque was running towards me!
“Ugh, ugh! Why are you doing this!
“Heavenly fortune activates! The energy of the universe protects you.”
I ran like crazy, activating my luck.
Why? Why is Songi trying to kill me?
Because it’s a fantasy? That can’t be.
Because I’m writing a legacy!
Then why on earth –
A lightning-like realization struck my mind.
Just as I suspected my sister of being a demon, my sister suspects me of being a demon.
why?
Because the Emperor is doing something strange!
Because we can end the war and see the ending of #205 at any time, but we don’t.
At that moment, Pero’s crying stopped and his vision became clear again.
I also guessed why my sister stopped attacking.
Because it’s too weak to be called a magician.
I’m just running away without any resistance, but I’m suspiciously lucky and am evading.
therefore….
I need to give my sister some confidence.
A power that only I can have that no other magician can imitate.
When Hwanma was possessed by his grandfather, he couldn’t see the chat window.
Even the power of luck won’t be able to be used.
I lightly rolled two dice.
Songi’s eyes, in confusion, turned to the dice in the air.
I looked at my sister with a light smile.
I didn’t do anything ridiculous like looking at the floor and checking the dice.
Of course it’s 66, because it adds up to 12!
“after….”
“Seungyeop.”
“Do you understand now?”
“Look at the floor.”
“Ha! Seriously, why are you so clueless? I thought you were my older sister right away!”
“3 and 5.”
“… yes?”
Oh, really! 3 and 5? That’s a total of 8?
I threw it? This can’t be happening!
The moment I opened my mouth wide in bewilderment – the illusion disappeared and the truth was revealed.
66, total 12.
When I raised my head in disbelief, there was my older sister giggling like crazy.
“Seungyeop, since when did you start thinking that I wasn’t using diverse perspectives?”
“…”
“Oh, sorry, sorry! I wanted to try saying that line once!”
*
The Emperor’s personal garden filled with fragrant peach trees.
We cleared up the misunderstanding through a brief conversation.
“You didn’t finish the room because you wanted to learn martial arts?”
“You may think I’m selfish, but -”
“No. If you can become a martial arts master, it will be helpful to everyone.”
“Thank you for understanding. But what made you come to the palace? If I were really a demon….”
“Because I wouldn’t have won?”
“yes.”
“I knew that, but I couldn’t help it. I thought the demon was performing some strange, unidentified ritual.”
“ah.”
“If I rush in now, my chances of winning are 5%, but if I rush in later, my chances of winning are 1%. What should I do in this situation?”
“Even if it’s only 5%, I’ll have to risk my life and fight.”
“That’s it. And….”
“and?”
My sister smiled bashfully and took a piece of cloth out of her bosom.
This is a flag with a flame, the symbol of Baehwagyo.
“What is this?”
“I was planning to kill the Emperor and bring down this flag.”
If the emperor had been assassinated by the Baehwa Sect, the empire would have destroyed the remnants of the Baehwa Sect in revenge, so the problem would have been solved.
“By the way, that’s strange. If what you said is true, then Lee Ja-seong killed Hwan-ma?”
“Maybe? Eunsol played the flute before she died. The flute blocked the demon’s possession, and the master killed the body that was possessed by the demon. That’s why she couldn’t escape -”
At that moment, Songi’s expression hardened.
“Who the hell is that!”
“yes?”
“Who told you that?”
“Yes? Master, sir -”
“That’s a lie! I, I, I interrogated more than ten people to find out what happened in the palace!”
???
“My sister couldn’t even put the flute to her lips. Before that, my grandfather shot her to death! There were more than one or two people who saw it!”
Master, Li Zicheng, lied to me. Why on earth?
…
Extensive knowledge of the soul’s contents.
An attitude that is excessively friendly.
A reference to finding ‘other means’ to continue training.
The moment when you feel like a hammer is hitting your head.
An old man in shabby clothes came down from the sky.
He smiled like a kind grandfather, as he always did these days.
“your majesty.”
“…”
“Your Majesty, I have something to tell you.”
“… Please speak.”
“Soul Chest, did I tell you how to use it?”
“… Somehow, for a legend of the world of martial arts, the explanation seemed too specific. It was originally yours.”
“Your Majesty, what I say from now on will not be a single lie.”
“…”
“First, the owner of the book of grimoire promised to take you out of the temple. You can check with him later.”
“…”
“Second, I can confidently say that there aren’t many ‘characters’ more useful to the ‘Hotel’ than I am. I’m not a madman like Beatrix, nor a fanatic like Aurelia.”
“…”
“Third, I can be a good teacher for you. I have already proven that over the past two weeks.”
I’m out of breath.
The madness of that being that I had experienced in the previous episode, the fear that the experience gave me paralyzed my body.
At that moment, a flash of letters, an illusion visible only to my eyes, appeared.
“I understand! Promise me you’ll take me out. As soon as you leave room 205, you can just ignore my promise.”
This is it!
As expected, Songi noona is quick to make decisions.
Hey, you damn bastard!
How great can you be?
Aren’t you acting all this way because episode 205 is in progress?
Even when the time of choice comes, we are trapped in the soul’s cage and have no choice but to beg for our mercy!
“Okay, okay. Promise! Let’s go out together. Don’t forget to train me well in martial arts -”
A single flash of light split the air.
The force that could even destroy a concrete building in one fell swoop threw my sister.
My sister couldn’t even scream.
A strong hand grabs my neck.
“Hey~! You really can’t act. Who would be fooled by that expression?”
I was out of breath.
“What a pity. You could have gone in peace. You, I need you to play with me for a while. Don’t worry! You know I’m not a bad person, right?”
Overwhelming fear eats away at the soul.
“Just three days will suffice. By then, you will regard me as a living, breathing fire.”