Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 390
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EP.390 Episode 390 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6)
Episode 390 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6)
– Han Ga-in
A moment later, two staff members came into my isolation room with a clanking sound and took away the cage.
“Be quiet.”
Instead of answering, I nodded vigorously and the full-scale escape operation began.
Indeed, the administration had a variety of security procedures that were almost paranoid.
Iris recognition was the basic level, but there were also various passwords that only employees could know, and strange procedures that seemed suspiciously like occult rituals.
However, the problem with everything is people.
No matter how thorough the security procedures were, there was a situation where not one, but five internal employees who had penetrated the procedures betrayed them.
Ultimately, the five layers of security procedures collapsed in vain after less than ten minutes.
At this point, I realized that the ‘Second Coming Jesus’ with the hood pulled over his face was more dangerous than I thought.
Five Bureau personnel were captured, who were accustomed to supernatural beings and had some sort of resistance to them.
He may not be the real Jesus, but he is definitely a monster with extraordinary powers.
After a while, five employees, one monster, and one bird arrived at the place where an SUV was parked.
and….
— Beep!
Things started to happen that were unexpected.
“stop!”
In the darkness, menacingly equipped soldiers began to approach.
Did something go wrong?
“It’s late, but you’re coming out of the quarantine area.”
The language is polite, but the atmosphere is not good at all.
His hand was blatantly on the gun.
“This is a permitted matter. Here, please check.”
The soldiers carefully examined the permit documents.
“There seems to be no problem with the documents.”
“then -”
“I’ll check the room later.”
“Huh, huh?”
“Open!”
What the heck?
You said with your own mouth that there was no problem with the documents?
Did you feel something strange?
If the escape from here fails, I’ll be out… .
When things turned out like this, the staff who had calmly led the escape were greatly embarrassed.
This moment, when I feel the fear that cannot be hidden.
‘The Second Coming of Jesus’ has risen.
“There is nothing abnormal here. You have not seen anything.”
This simple sentence sealed the deal.
The soldiers who seemed willing to pour bullets on us if we were wrong turned around as if it were a lie.
Soon, the believers looked at their priest with expressions on their faces as if they were about to kneel.
“Lord… your greatness is -”
“So-woon, let me say this again. Let’s go out first.”
The Second Coming of Jesus was a more realistic character than we might think.
*
Once the SUV finally left the control room, a subtle tension once again filled the cabin.
The believers began to glance at the cage and wonder what to do with me.
At that moment, a soft voice was heard.
“Take it off now. It’s a little stuffy.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
As the two employees seemed to be operating a strange device, the hood covering the face of the so-called Jesus was removed.
He turned his gaze to me with a strange smile.
Appearance: Early 40s.
Long hair that reaches down to the shoulders.
Brown eyes whose inner thoughts are unreadable.
A face often seen in sculptures and the like.
Regardless of what Jesus actually looked like, the man in front of me looked quite similar to what the average person would think Jesus looked like.
“Pretty friend, are you going to scream loudly here too? It won’t mean anything anymore.”
Of course I didn’t intend to do that.
The SUV stopped at a moment when a book opened in midair.
The five employees turned around at once and looked at the so-called Jesus.
“Lord, if you want to claim to be the Messiah, shouldn’t you show us something more? What are your talents up to now…? They’re a bit boring.”
The man looked around with his mouth half open.
“You said it was a talking parrot that you didn’t need to worry about?”
“The management office is not a place where an ordinary parrot would be.”
“Haha, you’re right. But buddy, the car won’t start again. It hasn’t gone far enough yet.”
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
Also, I soon released the control because I didn’t have confidence in maintaining the power of the incarnation for a long time without the status window.
The staff members looked as if they had just woken up from a deep sleep, then began to tremble in fear.
“You, you monster! What the hell are you doing -”
The so-called Jesus calmed the believers down with a seemingly calm tone.
“Hyunseok, don’t worry and go. Why are you so afraid when I’m here? In the first place, there’s no way that the entity that the management bureau quarantined would just be a bird.”
The war of nerves continued after that.
He looked at me, and I looked at him.
This type of fighting was advantageous to me, because my body was like a parrot, and my inner feelings were not easily revealed.
After revealing the power of the incarnation, the so-called Jesus no longer treated me lightly.
But he doesn’t seem to be afraid of me like his employees.
and….
“Friend, I am glad that we have this mysterious connection and are on the same boat today. But shouldn’t we at least show a minimum of courtesy to each other?”
“…”
“Stop trying to control my body. I can laugh it off as a light prank, but my father is displeased.”
The power of the grimoire did not work on him.
It’s said to be of a high standard.
“Let me ask you something.”
“gladly.”
“Can’t we just keep saying friend, Lord?”
“Oh, now you’ve decided to make your statement? What should I call you?”
Is it because I met the self-proclaimed Messiah?
I also remembered a name I saw in the Bible.
“Cain.”
“Call it Ichthys (ἸΧΘΥΣ).”
A strange string of characters flashed through my mind.
At least it wasn’t English or Korean.
*
Ichthus and I never spoke again, and our uneasy cohabitation continued for quite some time.
But all things must come to an end.
At some point, I noticed that the SUV was unable to go any further and was circling around a certain area.
It seems that there is an Ichthus stronghold nearby.
As a believer driving a car, I don’t think you can bring a monster into a sacred place.
Eventually the silence was broken.
“Cain. I have come up with an idea of my own. Listen to it.”
“…”
“You can get out of this car whenever you want. There’s no way we can stop you.”
“…”
“Is there anything you want from us?”
“Ichthus, you seem to be in the same situation. Is there something you want from me?”
Ichthus nodded.
“Yes. Cain, there is someone I serve.”
“…”
“My father. He is not the one who made my body, but he is the one who shaped my soul. He is the spirit who will truly awaken humanity, and who will look upon all people with holy eyes -”
“So there’s something more on top of you?”
“yes.”
Looking back, there was a basis for it.
That he was the Son of God, not God, disguised as a doctrine that imitated Christianity.
It means that there is a being that corresponds to God.
And that he resisted the power of the grimoire.
As I’ve experienced many times in the Room of Curses, this isn’t something that can be done with just physical strength.
This is possible when the soul’s level itself is incomparably higher than that of the criminal.
It means being in contact with a divine being in some way.
I’m starting to think that this self-proclaimed Jesus may not be the son of God, but he may be the son of the devil.
“Father always laments his lack of hands. Your talent… will be of great use to Father.”
For a moment, I burst into laughter.
Haven’t we all imagined at least once being offered a salary in the hundreds of millions by a global corporation?
We live in an era where the severity of youth unemployment is discussed on the news every day.
But I would choose one of the five multinational corporations that offered salaries in the hundreds of millions.
Wow~! I’m already exhausted just thinking about it!
…
I had imagined this countless times while attending high school, but I never thought that instead of a large corporation, an unknown evil cult would offer me a job.
Let’s think positively.
It would be difficult to receive an offer like this even if you graduated from Seoul National University, Harvard, or MIT.
“I also have a wish.”
“Tell me.”
Ichthus’s eyes glowed strangely as he stared at me.
Surely, she must have the power to figure out lies, like Elena.
It doesn’t matter, I have no intention of lying.
First of all, let’s work on our speech.
“I originally came down from above. There is one who looks down from the throne of heaven and is called the ‘Lord.’ He has given me the power of the divine sun, and I am his firstborn son and messenger.”
Ichthus’ expression hardened slightly.
“This… I didn’t know you were my business partners.”
Are you kidding me?
You’re a partner with a cult leader’s son?
Something feels off?
“I ended up trapped in the body of a bird due to a series of accidents, but my true nature is in the sky above. I am not interested in worldly affairs, and I wish to return to the sky.”
“Return to heaven?”
“In the next five or six days, my body will begin to fall from somewhere in the sky over this country.”
Exactly seven days after the hourglass turns back, my body, which is fixed in the sky, begins to fall.
The problem is, I don’t know the exact time because I slept and passed out in between.
“Before my body touches the ground -”
Before my body hits the floor and I fall over.
“We have to find that body.”
Then I can go back.
After a moment of thought, Ichthus summarized my request simply.
“To put it simply, a human body will fall from the sky in 5 or 6 days, and you want me to find it? The scope is Korea?”
“yes.”
“They want us to monitor the entire Korean Peninsula for a day. And the time limit is tight, since the fall time will only be one minute at most.”
“…”
“It’s impossible for me, and it’s not easy for the administration either.”
“…”
“But it is too easy for the great father.”
“That’s fortunate.”
“It’s a good thing for both of us.”
“…”
“As for your request, take it directly to my father. He is a God of boundless mercy toward those who serve him, so I am sure he will gladly grant it.”
“…”
“Hyunseok, let’s go now. Let’s go to the holy land. I need to see my father for the first time in a long time.”
Ichthus’ intentions seemed too easy.
He wants to take me to the god he serves.
…
I am confident.
I was convinced that if I could somehow get to the Holy Land, that ‘father’ would be able to control me in an instant.
So you might think that the church would be able to employ a parrot with useful skills.
At that moment, the emotion that filled my heart was not fear, but curiosity.
I was just purely curious.
How does the author, ‘Father’, compare to the prisoners in the hotel?
*
Early in the morning, the tranquility of the administration office was suddenly shattered.
“Serial number M-0154, ‘Ichthus’ has escaped!”
“It is believed that at least three internal staff members have been mentally controlled -”
“We also found evidence of external intervention -”
“It has been confirmed that the MP 214 received by the staff does not provide sufficient psychic resistance -”
Breathless reporting and frantic responses.
Meanwhile, a man who looked to be in his late 40s had an extremely exhausted expression on his face.
“This chaos again… .”
“Manager, please approve my request for revision!”
The man, Park Hyun-min, head of the Korean branch of the Management Office, looked at the files on the desk.
“‘Ichthus’
Serial Number: M-0154
Risk rating: C
A being who leads an unidentified social group in Incheon.
You can dazzle people with your looks and words, but trained employees can resist.
There seems to be a divine being served in the church, but it is presumed to be a non-material being.
Management Procedures: Manipulate
The manifestation of abilities can be suppressed through a C-class restraint and a B-class AT control device.
“It is judged that since the ability is useful, it is worth attracting through persuasion.”
“Most of it is wrong.”
Soon, the modified file was uploaded.
“‘Ichthus’
Serial Number: D-0154
Risk rating: B
A being who leads an unidentified social group in Incheon.
He can dazzle people with his eyes and words, and his employees cannot resist.
There seems to be a divine being served in the church, but it is presumed to be a non-material being.
Management Procedure: Destroy
“Unable to control or isolate. Need to be eliminated.”
Manager Park’s eyes stopped halfway through.
“I think this part is wrong too?”
“yes?”
“A divine being served in a religious sect. It seems to have a real body.”
“During the capture process, the cultists in Incheon were annihilated, but they did not show up -”
“If I had this much power from the beginning, would I have been caught in the first place?”
“…”
“I was weaker back then than I am now. I got stronger while I was locked up. Could it be that I got stronger because I worked out in solitary confinement?”
“Someone gave him power.”
As the surroundings became noisy again, another employee approached cautiously.
“Boss, boss!”
“What?”
“It appears that another containment entity has escaped along with Ichthus.”
Another file appeared on the desk.
“‘The Parrot That Rolls Its Mind’
Serial Number: C-0237
Risk rating: D
They have high intelligence and can speak human language fluently.
He claims to be a K University student named ‘Han Ga-in’ and lists several people he knows.
As a result of the verification, ‘Han Ga-in’, her family, friends, etc. do not exist.
Threatening to escape by writing a ‘grimoire’.
It is not possible to confirm whether such a tool actually exists.
+ Additional Notes
He is quick-witted and has the nerve to threaten social groups in the midst of chaos.
Other special abilities have not yet been confirmed.
Management Procedure: Contain
It is enough to lock them in a cage with electricity running through them.
+ Keep in mind that this is a temporary file, so there is a lot of uncertain information!」
“Should we modify the management procedures? Destroy? Control?”
Manager Park declared with a tired expression.
“There’s no need to make things more troublesome. Judging from the fact that you didn’t use much force while escaping, you don’t seem to have any great talents.”
“I will order you to be killed.”