Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 437
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EP.437 Episode 437 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (2)
Episode 437 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (2)
– Yoo Song-i
“The duck confit was really tasty today.”
“That’s right. It seems like your cooking skills are getting better.”
I’m just saying.
I didn’t have time to worry about whether it was duck confit, sous vide, or roast.
I checked Leon’s complexion with every bite of meat, every bite of salad, and every sip of water.
Finally, Leon smiled awkwardly.
“Song-ya, my face is quite handsome, but it’s burdensome because you’re looking at it too intently.”
It’s better to just ask outright.
After all, they’re just father and daughter, right?
“Did the test results come in? I saw the secretary handing over the envelope earlier.”
“Hahaha! Were you that worried?”
“Nothing happened?”
“You too! Didn’t you say you were healthy a few days ago? Don’t worry and just focus on eating.”
“… yes.”
What does this mean?
Did Yumi fail by any chance?
Since I can’t use the chat window in Paradise, I haven’t heard any news from my colleagues.
Or are you hiding it because you’re afraid I’ll worry about ‘love’?
As I thought about this, I suddenly lost my appetite and felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.
The market, Leon Kadyrov loves me.
Of course, it’s just an illusion created by my blessing.
What about me?
I can’t say that I love Leon and think of him as a real father.
If that were true, I wouldn’t have planned to make the market a time limit with my colleagues.
“Are you okay?”
“Of course. I’m glad that Dad is healthy.”
“Haha! Songi, you sometimes say embarrassing things out loud.”
“… I ate well.”
I went back to my room with mixed emotions.
*
“miss.”
“…”
“miss!”
“ah.”
Late one night, a servant from the mansion that had hosted the family for many years came to visit.
“Leon is looking for you.”
“I’ll be there soon.”
I quickly changed into my everyday clothes and headed to Leon’s bedroom.
He was leaning against the sofa with a somewhat complicated expression on his face, and there was a half-empty bottle of wine on the table.
“dad?”
Leon is a person who does not drink alcohol much because he thinks it clouds his mind.
“…”
“dad?”
“I have something to talk to Songi about, so everyone, go out.”
“All right.”
After Leon sent the servant away, he motioned for me to come over.
His first words after opening his mouth after a period of silence were an apology.
“sorry.”
“…”
“I should have talked about this at dinner earlier.”
“…”
“At that time, I was in a state where I wanted to deny reality.”
“… dad.”
“I thought there was something wrong with the test results. That’s why I checked with the hospital several times.”
Instead of explaining this or that, Leon handed me a piece of paper with the test results on it.
“…”
The colleagues did not fail.
It just took time for the market to accept reality.
When I realized this, I had a complex and indescribable feeling.
Yoo Song-i is happy that things are going according to plan.
Songi Kadyrov is saddened and vaguely sympathizes with the mental pain suffered by his fake father.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t want to show you this weak side of me… I thought nothing would happen for at least ten years.”
“…”
“If that were the case, you could have been trained under me in the duties that come with the title of Kadyrov.”
After that, Leon talked for quite some time about what a father would say to his daughter.
… If I kept hearing things like this, I thought the aftereffects would be quite severe.
“Song, when you were little – huh? Didn’t the light just flash from your bracelet?”
“You saw wrong.”
Long ago, teacher 103 taught me.
The senses are nothing more than an illusion created by the brain, but humans are weak creatures who are easily swayed by this illusion.
It changed my perception ‘little by little’ from various perspectives.
Leon’s voice sounds like a strange machine, and his appearance changes into that of a cold-looking middle-aged man whom you have never seen before.
Just this change was enough to make my instincts no longer consider this man as ‘Leon’.
Then, the weak mind that had been exercising unnecessary empathy froze.
A variety of perspectives, once flashed, fly away like feathers.
This was exactly the weight of my temporary mind.
I am Yoo Song-i, the person who climbs the hotel.
“When your mother was alive, I -”
“father.”
“uh?”
“If you really don’t have much time left, tell me something more important than this.”
“…”
Father, your condition is serious, isn’t it?
The hospital said there were more than a few cases of cardiovascular disease, right?
You said you’d cross the rainbow bridge soon, right?
Then, you should slowly prepare for ‘succession’.
“Whew… Songi, you’re better than me. Okay, I have something to show you, so come this way.”
The Kadyrov family is the family that rules paradise.
There are other members besides me and my father, and they are also first-class citizens.
However, only those who inherit a special item can inherit the mayoral position.
Leon’s One More Chance, My Different Perspectives are examples of this.
So if Leon Kadyrov dies, I will be the next mayor.
— Beep! Beep!
As the man who would soon transform into the ‘former mayor’ manipulated the device hidden under the table, a round hologram appeared.
“Songiya, do you know what this is?”
“…”
I was momentarily taken aback because he knew so well.
A planet, obviously Earth.
I saw continents that I knew well, such as Asia and America.
“This is the planet we live on. Well, you must have seen it, since it’s in the education course for second-class citizens and above.”
“…”
After all the experience we have gained in hotels, we no longer believe that the scenario inside the cursed room is something the hotel has made up.
The Room of Curses is a dramatization of actual events that occurred somewhere in the universe.
So, is 206 one of many possibilities for Earth?
Is the Earth in a parallel world that was destroyed by the ‘Demon King’?
I suppressed the thought of branching out in different directions.
Because right now I have to focus on the task at hand.
“Where is paradise?”
“Here.”
The setting of No. 206, the location of paradise, is roughly equivalent to the Canadian side of the North American continent on Earth.
I don’t know more specifically because I’m not good at world geography.
At that moment, Leon tapped the device, and red dots appeared here and there on the hologram.
“Do you know what these dots mean?”
“…”
I thought I knew.
“This is the location of the protected area where humanity currently survives.”
‘Protected Area’
It was a very meaningful word.
Leon pressed the button again.
This time, blue dots appeared here and there on the globe.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 384
Current Location: Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
— Teeng! Teeng!
“Ugh… It’s morning already?”
“I think you fell asleep a little while ago?”
“Fuck! Even though my sleep time is short, it’s too short-”
– 4th Class Citizen Paulo, profanity detected.
“Oh, oh? This was just a mistake -”
– I’m skipping lunch today.
As always, it was a shitty day in paradise.
Some people might find the vulgar word ‘fuck’ offensive, but when reality is horrible, the words to express it tend to be vulgar as well.
Even so, today is a little bit new.
Because today is the third day since I arrived at room 206.
My plan starts now.
“…”
As I got out of my worn-out bed and thought about what I had to do from now on, I couldn’t help but smile.
I never thought I would do such an absurd thing in my life.
“hey!”
“…”
“Hey! You damn Han Ga-in!”
This is Captain Peterson.
“What are you doing just sitting in bed? Can’t you get up and get cleaned up right now?”
“…”
“Does this kid have to be beaten with a fist to listen?”
As the giant man strode toward me and grabbed me by the collar, the surrounding miners looked at me with worried eyes.
“… Captain Peterson.”
“Human! We don’t have time, so speak quickly!”
“Last night, I heard the voice of a great man.”
“What, what?”
Everyone around me, even Captain Peterson, looked dumbfounded at my unexpected remark.
At this moment, many people’s attention is focused on me, whether it’s good or bad.
I uttered the first sentence that would become the beginning of a myth.
“Rejoice, for the Lord has brought you glorious news; the Great One has been raised up.”
*
The routine after that didn’t change much.
Because the miners never got down on their knees and prayed as soon as they heard me.
The only reaction was that the young man, exhausted from mining work, had lost his mind, and Captain Peterson was shocked and punched him.
Today, too, I had to go to District 13 with the miners and sweat while working hard in the mine.
During a brief break to catch our breath, an older miner approached us.
“Young man, are you okay?”
“Roy, of course.”
“Heh heh… I was surprised this morning. Did you have a dream about a dog last night?”
The surrounding miners all laughed at Roy’s words.
Painful labor and poor food.
In a difficult life where happiness is hard to find, a moment of laughter is truly precious.
“This guy! He seems to be weaker than he looks. He’s young, but he’s already seeing things!”
“Haha! Are you really going to do your job properly when you’re this small?”
“You may be young, but you are incredibly weak!”
“…”
It’s a situation where everyone is making fun of me.
Depending on the person, they may blush and feel embarrassed, or they may get angry and tell you not to tease them.
So then, what kind of reaction should one show when truly accepting God’s will?
There is no need to be ashamed.
There’s no need to get angry like a child.
Because I am one who has received revelation and heard the gospel.
The chosen ones are the mysterious ones.
Mystery is nothing more than another word for incomprehensibility.
Therefore, from now on, I must become an incomprehensible person.
“Everyone. From now on, you must listen carefully to what I say.”
I could sense people getting a little flustered as I pretended not to hear the surrounding miners’ teasing at all.
“If you’re still in a daze -”
“Remember, the Lord says that only those who are worthy to go forward will see the sun tomorrow.”
“what?”
“Hey! Why are you doing this?”
“The young man seems to be completely crazy -”
“Today, there are exactly twenty people left alive in this place.”
At this moment, the surrounding miners’ eyes were focused on me.
— Gulp!
Darkness descended as the dim lights in the mine’s underground went out with a loud vibration.
“What, what is it!”
“Eww! I think the wire is cut.”
“Peterson Van -”
Silence fell amid the chaos.
Although I couldn’t see anything, I was sure that everyone was listening to me.
“congratulations.”
“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden -”
— Gulp!
Again, a loud vibration began to be heard, this time accompanied by screams.
“Today, only twenty people will survive in this place.”
Feeling the absent-minded stares, I spoke confidently.
“You will live with me, for the Lord has decreed it so.”
Han Ga-in, freshman at K University, hotel participant.
Today is the first day of the cult.