Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 481
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EP.481 Episode 481 – Party Time – Dinner Party (6)
Episode 481 – Party Time – Dinner Party (6)
– Kim Sang-hyun
“Yay! Yay! Come out!”
“… Mr. Seung-yeop, the air is hot, so please stay still.”
I calmed the excited boy down and continued walking along the river.
What is this process now?
Here’s a hint the hotel gives us about room 207.
“It seems that Room 207 is not being carried out by all 10 people coming together, but rather each person is spreading out and carrying out the work.”
Songi Yang, who was the only one who could communicate, answered immediately.
“Yes. Will the number of people be the same as now?”
I noticed a boy having a staring contest with a parrot, unable to stand it, and a girl carelessly touching plants by the river.
When I looked at my two young colleagues and then at Ms. Songi, I couldn’t believe how trustworthy she was.
“If that’s the case, sir, I ask for your help.”
Judging from the way she spoke, it seemed like this girl had similar thoughts.
“Let’s walk further along the river.”
We walked for nearly an hour in hot and humid conditions.
If I had been less physically fit, I would have been struggling and groaning in this situation, but fortunately, the younger colleagues behind me were fine.
It seems like the process of passing through the hotel wasn’t meaningless.
Soon, I also found out an interesting fact.
“I don’t know what kind of river this is.”
“Whoa! Gasp!”
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes! What river is it?”
“…I’ll tell you when I’m sure.”
The shapes of the terrain and even the types of living things were familiar.
That means this is not some alien planet from outer space, but Earth.
I’ve already seen this river in the first place.
“Oh, is this the Amazon? It’s a total jungle!”
“…”
Since it’s a jungle, you may think of the Amazon River, but if I’m right, that’s not the case.
This place is –
“Eww! Ah, the anaconda is out again!”
“Seungyeop, step back!”
He ran quickly and threatened him with a stick.
Luckily, this time it was a smaller one, and since it seemed like there were a lot of people in the group, it just stuck its tongue out and hissed before disappearing.
“Are you okay?”
“Huh! Yes, yes! What kind of monstrous snake is this -”
“This snake is not an anaconda.”
“yes?”
There’s no way this boy could identify the type of snake, since he’s not a reptile expert.
Of all the large snakes, the only one I know of is the anaconda.
“Let’s go a little further. I’ll tell you when I’m sure.”
After walking along the river for about 15 minutes, everything became clearer.
I knew I no longer needed to explain where I was or what river this was.
Because the most famous structure in the world, the pyramid, revealed its magnificent appearance.
“Eww! I saw that in a movie!”
“Me too! I saw it too! Songi saw it too?”
“Why is this here, sir? Wasn’t this a jungle?”
“…”
We were just a moment ago in a swamp reminiscent of a jungle, which hints at one important fact.
When modern people think of Egypt today, they picture a desert landscape filled with sand and gravel, but this is because the Sahara Desert expanded over thousands of years.
Ancient Egypt is one of the greatest civilizations built by ancient humans.
The climate in ancient times, when Egyptian history began, was completely different from that of modern times.
This is because it boasted a rich vegetation where hippos, crocodiles, and even lions and elephants lived.
In other words, this is ancient Egypt before the expansion of the Sahara Desert.
Is this a hint for the hotel?
The first setting is ancient Egypt?
— Kookung!
…soon, I lost consciousness.
*
– Lee Eun-sol
“Kill the heretics!”
The moment the murderous voice was heard, Jincheol reacted quickly.
“Sister, get behind me!”
He didn’t even say anything like “let’s run away.”
How can we, who have lost our blessings and heritage, turn away when our opponents are on horseback?
Soon, people reminiscent of ‘knights’ from the movies surrounded us, accompanied by a clanking sound.
A man who appeared to be leading a group of knights approached with a ferocious look in his eyes.
“〿〿〿 〿〿, we have received intelligence that you are hiding a witch! Do you have anything to say?”
“…”
Same phenomenon as before, I can’t understand the first few words.
Given the circumstances, it seems like they called my name or title… .
Why is the hotel censoring this information from the beginning?
Even if you call her ‘Turtle King Princess, Lord Lizamon’, what meaning does that name have?
“…”
That’s a stupid idea.
They must have censored it because it had meaning.
At this point, we just don’t know.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I really don’t know.
“Ha, your shameless excuses won’t last long! Soon, 〿〿〿〿〿〿 〿〿 will arrive!”
“Who is coming?”
“Do you think people will let you off easy just because you pretend to be deaf?”
I’m sorry, I really can’t hear you.
Well, I think we need to talk more to find out more information.
“Witch… Is it because of my skin color and Jincheol’s? If so, that part is a big misunderstanding -”
The man in front of me opened his eyes wide as if to ask if I was joking.
“Skin color? Ha! 〿〿〿 〿〿, do you think we are worm farmers?”
“…”
“The 〿〿〿 family received the call of the Grand Duke 〿〿〿〿〿 170 years ago -”
I listen to the tirade, more than half of which is filled with beeps, and think calmly.
The early Middle Ages in Europe have long been referred to as the Dark Ages.
The period after the collapse of Roman civilization was considered an age of barbarism and ignorance because no replacement emerged.
However, according to what historians have revealed today, this is nothing more than a prejudice created by the enlightened thinkers of the Renaissance –
Let’s skip the small talk, and if you’re a man with a plausible title who talks at length in front of me, you probably know as common sense that there are races with different skin colors somewhere in the world.
“Then what about the witch thing?”
The moment I tried to ask for more details because I had a hard time understanding the situation –
— Kyaaaaak!
A thunderous roar was heard, as if boiling from the other side of hell!
“this.”
I vaguely understood the situation as I watched the knights drawing their swords with extreme tension.
Given the circumstances, this is somewhere in medieval Europe, at least several hundred years ago.
Also, this is a world where demons and witches exist!
— Kookung!
My vision darkened.
*
– Kim Muk-seong
“Hey, get out of the way.”
— Phew!
“Eww! What the heck is this!”
“I said, ‘Vicky.’”
A moment ago, a pot-bellied old man was glancing at Ari with a glazed gaze.
I wanted to stab him in the stomach with the cane I had in my hand right then and there, but I stopped after just poking him in the leg.
“Don’t attract attention and stay quiet.”
“i get it.”
Ari actually leaned against the wall quietly, telling him not to do anything stupid, and her posture was quite pretty.
That’s why those pigs act so ugly and not worth their age.
“Hey, Ariya. When I do this, I start to think of old times -”
“Stop saying ‘old, old’ things. You sound like an old person.”
“…”
“The atmosphere is a bit strange. It’s not the usual party atmosphere. It’s more like a secret meeting.”
He barely moves his mouth and whispers just loud enough for me to hear.
This is really an all too familiar agent behavior.
Recently, in situations like this, you could just use the chat window and that’s it.
Of course I can do it too.
“The party invitation itself was strange. There was no explanation as to what kind of party it was or why it was being held….”
“Is the era modern? Before or after World War I?”
“Up to that point -”
“Look at that old man’s hat over there with the monocle. It’s a style that was popular before World War I. The problem is that the old man may be holding on to an outdated style.”
“…”
How do I not know what hat styles were popular before World War I?
“If you think about it, the invitation that came to us was -”
Just as Ari was busy explaining something, a dignified middle-aged man who seemed to be the host of the party appeared.
He was holding an unidentifiable object covered in a luxurious cloth.
“Ladies and gentlemen! We warmly welcome you all who have gathered today for the purity of humanity.”
The purity of humanity? Is that the purpose of the party?
“Before that, let me tell you an unpleasant story first. Rumor has it that a vile 〿〿〿 〿〿 has infiltrated.”
What? Did you just hear a word I don’t understand?
The moment I turned my gaze in confusion, I saw a girl who had turned her head towards me at around the same time and I realized that Ari had had the same experience.
“What is this -”
When the people who had been making a fuss suddenly protested to the organizer, asking what he was talking about.
— Flutter!
Before anyone could react, a middle-aged man lifted the cloth.
“Ugh!”
A moment when a strange light suddenly sweeps through the party venue, and all the ‘people’ scream and roll on the floor.
— Crackle!
The ‘non-humans’ rose up with the sound of something being torn.
Hey, what is this situation all of a sudden!
— Kookung!
*
[User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 933rd day
Current Location: Tier 2, Central Hall
Wise Man’s Advice: 3]
– Han Ga-in
When I came to, I woke up on the second floor of a fancy hotel with other people.
Soon, my colleagues began to recount their own strange experiences as best they could remember.
“…”
Perhaps because they were afraid that they would forget if they stopped talking even for a moment, they were all talking and scribbling on the whiteboard without stopping for over 30 minutes.
When it was finally quiet, Eunsol moved towards the whiteboard.
“Everyone, pay attention for a moment! Let’s organize everything we remember. First, let’s form a party!”
Party 1: Kim Sang-hyun, Yoo Song-i, Park Seung-yeop, Miro
Party 2: Eunsol Lee, Elena, Jincheol Cha
Party 3: Kim Muk-seong, Kim Ari
Party 4: Han Ga In
“Is this correct?”
It looks like it’s correct.
“Will the party composition be the same in the actual gateway room?”
“…”
“…”
No one could answer this question.
Who knows what the hotel is like?
“Background, let’s organize the background. Mr. Sang-Hyeon’s room has an Egyptian background?”
“It’s a lot different now, but it’s certain because there was the Nile River and the pyramids.”
“What era?”
“… probably ancient.”
“Ancient? Mr. Sang-Hyeon, as you know, the scope of ‘ancient’ in Egypt is extremely broad.”
“That’s right. The Pharaoh appeared as early as 5000 BC.”
Pharaohs 5000 years ago BC?
In other places, everyone must have been busy fighting mammoths and making noises.
“It is difficult to estimate the exact age.”
“Then let’s just say it’s ancient. Next is us. We have, um, a medieval European feel?”
Jincheol nodded and described the appearance of a knight wearing iron armor.
“But I think witches and demons really do exist. That horrible sound I heard at the end… I’ve been in hotels for a long time, so I’ve developed a sense of it. It definitely wasn’t the howling of an animal or something.”
“Sister, 100%. It’s definitely a devil or some similar monster.”
With their hotel experience, they have all become experts on monsters.
“Your grandfather said it was Europe?”
“Well, I thought it was something Western, but according to Ari-”
“Not Europe, but America. It’s before World War I, and the setting is the late 1890s or early 1900s.”
“…”
The date was even specifically revealed.
“You went to a secret meeting?”
“maybe.”
“A strange magical tool was emitting light?”
“huh.”
“Then monsters started popping out from all over the place?”
“that’s right.”
“Hmm….”
At this point, I mentally organized what I had heard so far.
Party 1 landed in ancient Egypt and discovered the pyramids.
Party 2 is dropped into medieval Europe, makes contact with a knightly order on a witch hunt, and hears the devil’s howl.
Party 3 finds itself in modern-day America, invited to a meeting of a bizarre secret organization, and encountering magical tools and monsters.
And me, a solo party.
“Well, it’s exactly as I said before. I was just walking outside when I saw a strange light coming down from the sky.”
“Have you found out anything else?”
“yes.”
At that moment, Ari, who had been listening carefully, muttered.
“It’s all Earth.”
“…”
“Egypt, Europe, America, Seoul. Somewhere on Earth in different eras.”
Elena opened her mouth cautiously.
“But isn’t it a bit different from the Earth we know? Ancient Egypt… I don’t know, but maybe a demon from medieval Europe, or a magic tool from modern America? A monster? It’s a story I’ve never heard of before…”
At those words, the people became quiet.
In the first place, the ‘Earth we know’ is different for everyone, and how can the common sense that is spread throughout society be trusted?
It seems likely that a certain organization that two of us belong to has been manipulating things here and there.
“…”
The ‘common sense history’ I knew and the ‘distorted history’ we will see in issue 207.
It is unclear which of these two is closer to the truth.