Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 466
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EP.466 Episode 466 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (25)
Episode 466 – Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’ Re (25)
– Yoo Song-i
An old man in a suit, Tobias, a second-class citizen and Master Enforcer.
The man couldn’t hide his extremely embarrassed expression, which was not befitting of his high position.
Because the mayor was assassinated out of nowhere.
“So… you’re saying that an apostle of the Demon King’s cult infiltrated the floating mansion?”
“Ugh!”
“Ms. Songi. You must tell me exactly what you remember.”
“I don’t remember. I’m sure the devil, Ari, was caught on the surveillance camera in the floating mansion!”
“Okay. Hey! Bring Songi!”
It’s not entirely a lie.
Actually, Ari cleaned up the podium while I was out touring the market, and went out of Paradise to join the floating mansion using the Wing Boots.
However, when Ari arrived, the market was already in a corpse state.
“I checked the surveillance cameras!”
“On-site verification in progress!”
The shouts of informants can be heard here and there.
Strangely enough, none of them suspected me.
There were two main reasons for this.
First, Ari, who had joined the mansion last night, had already ruined the scene.
According to Ari, it’s ten times easier to ruin the scene and make it impossible to know who the culprit is than to gather evidence and find the culprit.
Second, my image both internally and externally is that of a reckless girl.
The mayor was impressed with me after I spent half a day observing Leon’s work.
If we turn this around, it means that he never normally behaves like this.
Besides, my appearance is, ahem, like a cute high school girl.
No one suddenly suspected that he was going to assassinate his father.
In the first place, if you think about it ‘common sense’, there is no reason to kill.
The physical evidence was destroyed by Ari and there is no circumstantial evidence at all.
Even the suspected demon cult member was caught on surveillance camera.
It’s a perfect crime.
What about Ari, who the informers are risking their lives to chase?
I’m sure you’ll do well.
I still have important work to do.
*
Around evening time.
As I was looking out the window at the garden outside the luxury mansion, I sensed a presence.
It’s Bona Mana Sijo.
Now that the market is dead, it would be even stranger if this woman didn’t show up.
I was worried about how I would act ‘surprised’ because I didn’t have confidence in my ability to act as well as Ga-in oppa or Ari, but fortunately, it turned out well on its own.
Because the poem suddenly appeared out of thin air.
“Eww! Aww! This, info-up!”
May came over and covered my mouth in an instant.
“Be quiet. I have something to ask you.”
And she looked at me for a moment.
Messy hair: No hair since yesterday.
Tear-soaked face: Rub onions periodically.
Shabby and disheveled clothing: I had a hard time finding clothes in my closet that were in bad condition.
How is it? Do you feel it?
Anyone can see that she’s a girl who suffered a mental breakdown after her parents suddenly died.
“…”
“town!”
“Hey, I’m May, an old friend of your father’s.”
“…”
I’ve met this person many times and I know him well, but he acts as if it’s the first time we’ve met.
This is something I’ve experienced many times due to the nature of the hotel, but it still feels strange every time.
“According to Leon’s memories that I’ve confirmed, he was with you shortly before he died.”
What on earth does ‘Leon’s memories that I confirmed’ mean?
Did you read the memories from the corpse in the market?
I didn’t expect this to happen, so I was momentarily breathless.
Because we can’t do something like this.
“They say that shortly after you said ‘good night’, the mayor was murdered.”
“…Is that so?”
I guess so.
That’s what I said and then I shot him!
“In other words, the time the market died and the time the Demon King’s cult’s intruders infiltrated the mansion are different.”
“…”
Breathtaking tension!
It seems that the poem has realized the truth that ‘I killed the mayor’.
This is already the 4th episode of #206, and at this point, who would have thought that this woman would show off a power she’s never used before!
Well, there hasn’t been any need to autopsy a body in the meantime, right?
Yoo Song-i: It seems like Sijo has figured out the truth! Come right now.
Cha Jin-cheol: Oh! What is this?
Kim Muk-seong: Go now! Hold on.
“I think the person who killed Leon was either a servant who managed the mansion or an informer who was in charge of security. So, please allow me to question the mansion servant with your authority.”
to?
“Yes? Could you say that again?”
Seeing my flustered attitude, May came over to me and stroked my head, wondering what was going on in her mind.
“…”
“Yes, I understand. You are in the most difficult situation, and you must be disoriented. But aren’t you a descendant of Kadyrov? You must be strong-minded at times like these.”
…
Yoo Song-yi: Stop! Stop! Don’t enter and stop!
Cha Jin-cheol: What are you talking about now?
Kim Muk-seong: What?
“My status within Paradise is somewhat ambiguous. It is not easy to reveal myself in public. That is why I plan to appoint a proxy, and you are the only one who can give that person the proper authority.”
“…”
Sijo explained to me slowly, as if she were a kind older sister.
Now that Leon is down, someone has to take charge of the city and uncover the truth behind Leon’s death.
There is a representative of the city to handle related issues, but the legal authority lies with me as the mayor’s only daughter –
I naturally figured it out while listening to a story along these lines.
This woman doesn’t suspect me at all!
I think so.
I did read the memories from Leon’s corpse, but I couldn’t even imagine a future where I would die until the very moment Leon died.
So, there is no information that I killed her, and I only got information about her ‘last good time’ with her daughter?
Kim Muk-seong: What happened?
Yoo Song-i: I’ll explain later. It doesn’t seem like there will be any major problems.
As I’ve felt before, Shijo is a subtly silly person, separate from his colorful superpowers.
How was the market?
In past episodes, he has shown unpredictable behavior, such as accepting me as his successor even though he knew I had brainwashed him, and then killing his grandfather.
That’s why we chose the city mayor instead of the mayor as the person who ‘will govern the city for us’.
“Please.”
“Yes. But May!”
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Would it be okay if I rest for a while? At the house of a friend I know personally… .”
“friend?”
“My name is Elena. You may or may not know me -”
“Aha, I know. Aren’t you a famous actor? Yeah, you need some time to wash away the pain too.”
It eliminated the unpredictable mayor and placed the city under the control of a relatively docile but transparent shijo.
This concludes my role.
*
– Elena
I have a lot of money.
My status is a third-class citizen, lower than my second-class sister Eun-sol or my teacher, but status and wealth are different issues.
Specifically, the combined salaries of high-ranking government officials Lee Eun-sol and Kim Sang-hyun, and informants Cha Jin-cheol and Kim Muk-seong are not even a fraction of my one-time appearance fee.
Mr. Gain, the 4th grade mine worker further down?
Sorry, Ms. Gain, your monthly salary isn’t enough to buy the cosmetics I use every day.
Arina Miro and Seungyeop, who don’t even have proper identities, are completely out of the question.
Songi is a little different.
Because she is the mayor’s daughter, her ‘nominal wealth’ is greater than mine.
However, because he is a very political person, it is difficult for him to use his wealth freely.
In that sense, I am the person with the most ‘property that can be used as one pleases’ in Room 206.
So on my fourth attempt, I was given a rather unusual role.
“Wow, wow! It’s really Miss Elena!”
“…”
“I’m sorry. Where should I put it?”
“Please put it in this room.”
A huge amount of preserved food and water began to pile up in my house.
Of course, these are just some of the supplies we will be stockpiling in the future.
“Hiya~! What are all these?”
“…”
Despite the hint, the delivery man, Lantern, could not contain his curiosity and continued asking questions.
“There are a lot of foods and water that can be stored for long periods of time without a refrigerator. Are these tools? Miss Elena. Are you preparing for the apocalypse or something?”
“well.”
I guess some excuse is necessary, if only to avoid unnecessary suspicion.
“Mr. Lantern. Actually, these are preparations for the next drama we’re filming?”
“Oh! Yes, as expected! It looks like the next one will be a survival story?”
“You know it’s a secret, right?”
“Oh, of course. I will take this lantern and the amazing story I heard today with me to the grave.”
What a grave!
Judging by his casual speech and actions, I can picture him going home and frantically typing away at his computer.
Something like this?
「ㅇㅇ(111.111): Information on Elena’s new work has been released!
ㅇㅇ(222.222): No authentication. What is this?
ㅇㅇ(111.111): Elena’s house front door screenshot. I’m in charge of delivery for the ~~ district ~~”
I guess it’s okay.
After all, it’s not something that can be hidden forever.
Since we’re already talking, why don’t I ask you a few questions?
“Are you interested in survival gear?”
“Haha! My favorite genre is survival or apocalypse -”
“If the world really is going to end, what preparations should we make?”
“hmm….”
He looked around with a rather serious expression, wondering if it wasn’t a lie that he liked survival water.
“Now that we’ve gathered food, we need to prepare to protect it from the mobs, right?”
“…”
“If the stage is Miss Elena’s house, I think the house itself should be fortified a bit. If there’s a basement -”
It was a surprisingly helpful conversation.
Perhaps that’s why, at the end of the conversation, Lantern blushed and said.
“Hey, can I get an autograph? My wife is a huge fan of yours, Elena-”
“Of course.”
I looked at the man with a happy expression and remembered the first thing he said.
‘Are you prepared for the end of the world?’
That’s correct.
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 554
Current Location: Room 206, The Cursed Room – ‘The Demon King Resurrects After 100 Days’
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
The first evening after entering room 206.
Other people, especially Ari and Songi, were quite busy from the first day, but I wasn’t.
There is no need to cause a revolution like the first time, nor is there a need to create a religion like the second time.
If you do something unnecessarily, you will only complicate the situation.
So I spent my days pretending to be a miner who was slacking off.
… I’m definitely not saying it was comfortable.
“Huh? What? At this hour -”
I felt a buzz outside, and soon a familiar man appeared in a suit.
— Clang!
“Mr. Gain, let’s go.”
Sang-Hyeon hyung came to pick me up.
*
The fourth-grade miners suffering in the Mirconium mines dream of liberation every day.
I fervently pray that the endless pain of labor will stop even for a day, and that peace will come to our lives, which are like cogs in a wheel, not in humans.
There is no hope for a life in the 4th grade.
The meager wages are barely enough to feed the miners, and the tiger-like foremen and mine managers whip the miners as soon as they notice even the slightest hint of change.
Even if you escape by some miracle, it is meaningless.
Because there is no place to escape to in paradise.
Of course, all of this is assuming there is no outside intervention.
It’s a story that has nothing to do with the ‘second-class’ citizens who feel like they are as high as the sky to the miners.
“Did you have a good rest today?”
“Are you resting? In the Mirconium mine? Are you kidding me?”
“Haha! I’m glad you found it funny.”
“I feel like I want to start a revolution already since there’s only one day left.”
“…”
“I saw a red flag waving in my mind, and I heard the voice of a bearded man.”
“The bearded man?”
“A spectre is haunting Europe. The spectre of Communism!”
“…”
“Yeah, how did you get here, hyung?”
“I just came to the main gate. I told the mine manager, Rupert, that I was going to take Cain to him.”
“Didn’t you ask why?”
“I am a second-class citizen and agent. A second-class does not have to explain the reasons for his actions to a third-class.”
If the upper class is picky, then they pick on you.
It is the simple and clear law of paradise.
“Hearing that reminds me. All of human history is a story of class struggle -”
“It’s not fun, so let’s stop here.”
“…”
I was a little hurt.
“What about other people?”
“Song-i Yang has taken care of the market. There seems to have been a ‘little commotion’ in the middle regarding the poem, but it has been taken care of well. The market’s death will be made official tomorrow or the day after.”
“Elena?”
“It looks like you’ve stockpiled quite a bit of supplies. With Second-Class Director Eunsol Yang actively cooperating, you should be able to create a pretty decent hideout.”
I didn’t really ask about Ari.
I’ll see you in person soon.
*
—Slap!
“…”
“There are a lot of puddles, so it would be better to walk on the pipes.”
“Or you can fly. Oh, you can’t use your superpowers yet?”
“…”
The underground paradise where the Demon King’s cult resides, or rather ‘resides’.
I felt sick seeing the pools of blood and corpses everywhere.
Ari and Sang-Hyeon look as if nothing happened.
Well, it would be funny if the people who created the corpse were disgusted.
“Oh, everyone is so nice.”
“It makes me feel a little bad to hear you say that.”
“What are you talking about? Where can you find someone as human as me?”
“…The sanctuary is this way.”
Soon, we arrived at the entrance to the place that could be said to be the origin of the Demon King’s cult.
“Mr. Gain.”
“…”
“As explained from the outside, inside there is a strange place that can only be seen as a pseudo-cursed room.”
“I know.”
“As you progress, a really strange being will appear in the last room. I didn’t know who it was at the time, but after going outside and gathering information -”
“The ultimate, right? He wants to see me, right?”
The leader of the sect and the first demon lord worshipper.
“There must be an ulterior motive.”
He spoke confidently to reassure his colleagues.
“At this point, he can no longer threaten me, for the sacred sun has finished charging.”
“That’s fortunate.”
Just before I went in, Ari grabbed my arm.
“We don’t have much time. You know we have to go to the deep section as soon as we get back, right?”
“I know.”
“Please check and come back as soon as possible, within a day or two if possible.”
“I’ll try.”
Until yesterday, I didn’t really have anything to do, but from today on, I’m the busiest person ever.
— Clang!
The gates of the sanctuary opened.