Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 454
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EP.454 Episode 454 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (16)
Episode 454 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (17)
– Yoo Song-i
Before we start working in earnest, let’s look back on what happened the second time.
Market, what kind of person is Leon Kadyrov?
A citizen of lower class is someone who can sacrifice himself for the city at any time.
A person who does not truly trust anyone, including blood relatives.
He is clearly not a good person.
But he is a man with a great sense of responsibility for the city.
He looks surprisingly like an agent of the Administration.
In reality, Shijo, who was actually a real agent, seemed like an ordinary person emotionally… .
In any case, there are two conditions that must be met in order to gain control of the city while avoiding conflict with the mayor.
First, the mayor himself must make it known that he has a limited time.
Second, I will show that I am the vessel that will support the city.
If you could add one thing here, what would it be?
“Dad, I have something to tell you.”
“Do you have something to say?”
Now is the beginning.
“A few days ago, I made contact with a survivor of the opposite sex who had come up from the depths.”
“… How did you know that name?”
“The man said, ‘Paradise is in danger, and I must meet with the city manager.’”
“Absurd! The first ancestor said that it has been over 100 years since contact with the depths was lost. How could there be any survivors until now?”
Indeed, the market is completely unaware of the ‘time delay’ in the depths.
“… Strictly speaking, he wasn’t alive.”
“what?”
*
— Swish!
The salty wind tickles the tip of my nose.
“Hey! Is this the beach? Where is this place?”
“…”
Perhaps it is Jumunjin Beach in Gangneung.
I remember coming here often with my family when I was young.
At that time, my parents’ relationship was fine.
“It’s nice that there are no people! I can go swimming too.”
“…”
This is the most secret place in the world, a dream.
Originally, there shouldn’t be any other people!
The cursed hotel has become a final resting place, a place where even dreams cannot be safe.
“Hey… Songi?”
“…”
“Hey, isn’t that a tsunami? No, a tsunami on the Korean coast – eww! Songiyaaaaah!”
My little world responded to my anger with a tsunami.
Thanks to that, Ga-in, who was next to him, held on to a nearby tree and hung on to it to avoid being swept away.
“Why, why am I the only one being swept away! You’re right next to me -”
“Because it’s my dream. Hey! Stop it!”
“…?”
“Huh? Why doesn’t the tsunami stop?”
“Eww!”
*
Phew-!
I woke up in bed with that feeling.
“…”
The bed’s balance is tilted to the right.
Because there’s someone heavier than me lying next to me.
My brother complained while wrapping his head.
“We came in with an agreement this time, so why is this a tsunami?”
“I don’t know if you know, but my dreams are full of hellish tidal waves and meteor strikes.”
“What nonsense -”
“Next up is the volcano area and dinosaurs.”
“I really want to see some dinosaurs.”
“…”
I plan to continue making my dream environment hellish.
That way, this unscrupulous man won’t randomly enter my dreams!
“What? Why are your clothes so dirty? They’re covered in dirt?”
“Didn’t you know? I was sleeping outside.”
“What is that – ah.”
Come to think of it, I don’t think I can use the Dream Kingdom within the scope of my indomitable reason.
Did Ga-in Oppa go outside of paradise through the passage he learned about in the previous episode?
I wrote the kingdom of dreams while sleeping, so I guess it’s in such a dirty state.
This drawing is a tricky tool in many ways, but it’s a really useful tool.
There was no kingdom of dreams?
It must have been quite a challenge for Ga-in oppa to enter the wealthy mansion.
“Hold on a second. I’ll be meeting the mayor soon, so I need to show some dignity!”
“No, I have a good idea, so let’s go right away.”
“… great.”
*
— Squeak!
As I opened the door, Leon, who had been looking through documents until late at night, raised his head.
“What’s going on at this hour?”
“… that man appeared.”
“What? The security system didn’t detect any intrusion! And all of a sudden -”
Even the world’s mayor would be flustered if an unidentified monster claiming to be a desperate survivor broke into his mansion.
I spoke as calmly as possible.
To mimic the feeling of mystery as much as possible, like a girl hiding a secret somewhere.
‘Like Ari’
“Why are you so surprised? Be quiet. He will be here soon.”
The mayor’s gaze as he looked at me wavered, perhaps sensing something unusual in his daughter, whom he had thought to be immature.
At that moment, the other door opened and a large man in charge of guarding the mansion appeared.
“Robert!”
“…”
“I just heard from Songi. She said that a stranger entered the mansion, so activate the security system quickly -”
“Market, you live in a nice place.”
A strange sound, like scraping an iron plate with an iron skewer.
A voice that was clearly not Robert.
I guess I used the Grimoire to control my body, but what’s that voice?
Did Elena teach you how to use a disgusting voice?
“…who are you?”
“I envy you, I envy you! We have lived in a place worse than hell, finding pain sweet! How can you be the only one enjoying such luxury?”
The mayor’s expression turned slightly pale.
Even the way I spoke naturally became more polite.
If he really came from the bottom, he would be no different from a market leader.
“If you’re from the Kye clan, I want you to act like a human being. You have nothing to gain by threatening me.”
“Nothing to gain? Do you really believe that?”
“What are you saying –”
— Crazy!
“Ugh!”
The next moment, a monster suddenly rushed in and grabbed the mayor by the neck.
Unpredictable behavior, supernatural powers, and a demonic atmosphere.
Even though I know it’s all an act, I can’t help but be amazed.
If I’m like this, won’t the market have a hard time keeping its wits about it?
“What a refreshing body! Your beating heart is truly enchanting!”
“Ugh! Please, calm down -”
“Child, I have served humanity all my life. I have rotted away in the abyss without any wealth or honor.”
“Thank you for your hard work. I understand -”
“So shouldn’t you sacrifice your body for me too?”
“Eww!”
… wow!
This atmosphere is totally like a horror movie.
I don’t know about the market, but one of the scenarios I was thinking about was Ga-in oppa taking over the market’s body.
Your scenario has been scrapped.
It’s not the same thing as respecting the feat of the mayor who devoted his life to upholding paradise.
Because if we take on the role of mayor, we’ll have to waste a lot of time doing meaningless administrative work.
I’ve experienced it.
It’s about time for me to intervene.
— Paaaaat!
The cold, sharp light emitted by the bracelet pierced the office.
As if to drive away the madness of the fallen magician in one breath!
The next moment, the giant who had been holding the mayor by the collar twisted his entire body and opened his eyes wide.
“Huh? Huh? Sir, what is this -”
“Ugh! Ro, Robert! If you’re awake, put me down and-”
How embarrassing would this situation be for Robert?
I was just doing my best to defend the mansion, but when I came back from losing consciousness, I found myself grabbing my superior by the collar and trying to half-kill him.
Unfortunately, his terrible day isn’t over yet.
“Ugh, ugh! My hand – my hand!”
Robert’s right hand dances like a writhing earthworm.
Robert’s expression turned pale as he saw his hand moving against his will.
First the right hand, then the wrist, and a little later from the right shoulder to the upper body.
As the venom of a viper spreads from his hands to his entire upper body, the areas of his body he cannot control gradually expand.
It looks like the devil is teasing humans.
In this situation, many people react similarly.
“Poetry, God! Poetry!”
Because I can’t handle it on my own.
Because it is a disaster that is beyond my ability to handle.
We have no choice but to pray to the great transcendent being.
Fortunately, this time, there was salvation for Robert too.
— Paaaaat!
Once again, the bracelet glowed and Robert’s arm found its way back into place.
The market and Robert’s gaze turned to me, who ‘appeared’ to be restraining the demon with some kind of force.
“Hey, Songi!”
“Songiya! Are you using the bracelet to suppress monsters?”
Can the power of the Grimoire be suppressed with a bracelet?
It’s possible to detect the ice, but anything beyond that seems difficult.
Because in the first place, all of this was just acting.
So I showed a little more trustworthy attitude.
“Yes. Both of you, stay quiet. Hooooo -! Cain!”
No answer came.
Well, demonic beings are supposed to act with weight.
“Cain, do you intend to fight me? Show yourself now.”
— Squeak!
Again, the door to the office opens and a man comes in.
At that moment, I realized it when I saw the market’s eyes shaking left and right without a destination.
This man is afraid of Gain’s brother.
I was overwhelmed by supernatural fear.
Every show up to now has been designed to create this feeling.
*
– Kim Sang-hyun
There is a contradiction in the Demon King.
There is a common thread in the records left by the sect that sealed the Demon King, however inadequate, and in the experiences of Gain-gun, who fought with the Demon King, however clumsily.
The Demon King is more like a cosmic natural disaster with which one cannot communicate than a personified entity.
But how can there be ‘believers’ in such a being?
It is possible for believers to serve on their own.
Originally, humans even worshipped natural phenomena such as typhoons and lightning as gods.
But typhoons cannot give revelations to humans.
In the second episode, the Demon King revealed to the believers that Han Ga-in was a false prophet.
Is the Demon King actually a being that can communicate?
Or, is there some secret to the sect apart from the Demon King?
One of the two is absolutely true.
I want to find out the secret.
*
“Kadyrov deceived us! He put us in a cycle of endless suffering -”
— Warm!
The underground cavern of Paradise where a rally is in progress.
Someone is coming towards me.
The nearby believers bowed their heads to her with slightly moved expressions.
It is quite possible.
Because to the laity, Ari is like living proof that God exists.
Ariga stopped in front of me.
“…”
“…”
Her eyes speak for the last time.
‘Are you sure you’re going to do it according to plan?’
When we were meeting outside, Ari was against my plan until the very end.
I also answered with my eyes.
‘Let’s get started.’
And then – a small hand flew in like lightning and grabbed me by the collar.
“Got it!”
The people around us start to murmur with a sharp voice, and the person who was preaching looks at us in surprise.
“What, what is it? Ari-sama? What is this -”
“Everyone, get out of here! I found Kadyrov’s liver!”
The entity that the people of the Demon King’s cult who gather in the underground caves hate and fear the most is the mayor.
Everyone was surprised to hear that it was the liver that was sent by the mayor.
The people who had gathered before I knew it were tying me up in confusion, and Ari searched through my arms to find my ‘ID’.
“Everyone, look at this! Second-class citizen, Kim Sang-hyun!”
The Demon King’s cult does not discriminate between its followers based on class, so being a second-class citizen is not a problem.
The problem is the next word.
“Market direct inspection agent! You can see it!”
I almost laughed for a moment.
Ari, don’t you think this situation is absurd?
As an agent of the Arina Special Forces and an experienced agent of the Management Bureau, this situation makes no sense even if I think about it for three seconds.
What kind of stupid secret agent would carry around their ID so carelessly?
“Eww, wow, it’s real! It’s the market inspector!”
“Hey, what’s that kid doing!”
“This fucking bastard -”
“I didn’t know he was this kind of guy -”
But this is enough to fool ordinary humans.
Actually, it wasn’t a lie, was it?
Because according to the setting of Room 206, I’m a real secret agent.
— Bam! Bam!
The beatings of the excited inmates continued.
Ari looks slightly flustered and tries to stop her, but it doesn’t seem easy to calm her down.
It’s okay. This wasn’t a big deal even before I came to the hotel.
Fortunately, less than ten minutes later, the church leaders came running with a puzzled look on their faces.
“An inspector? What the hell is this!”
“This son of a bitch! Skin him alive and-”
“for a moment!”
A sharp voice calmed the crowd.
The highest ranking elder in the church is Raymond.
In the previous episode, he was also the first person to realize that Ga-in was fake.
“I guess I should interrogate him before I kill him. This guy -”
“I will interrogate you.”
As Ari Yang speaks calmly, the elders start to stir.
As I felt in the previous episode, Ari’s position is not as high as expected in meetings with high-ranking members of the religious order.
It’s probably because she’s a young girl according to the setting.
“I caught you, didn’t I? Don’t you know the power of blood?”
So Ari Yang had to put on a show to catch me.
At least in this situation, Ari Yang’s voice should be strengthened.
“… Please do so.”
It’s starting to get going.
…
At that time, an indescribable pressure weighed on my heart.
With the experience I gained at the hotel and Ari Yang’s help, it wouldn’t be difficult to deceive the ‘humans’ of the church… .
How will the Demon King react to the ‘contact attempt by the participants’?
I don’t know.