Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 498
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EP.498 Episode 498 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Second Trial ‘The Witch’ (6) Fin
Episode 498 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Second Trial ‘The Witch’ (6) Fin
– Elena
—Whoosh!
Once again, the spiraling scales moved with a force that could destroy even a rock wall.
It’s so fast, do you think you can dodge it this time?
The opponent who reacted late took a half step to the side.
Clearly a movement that transcends human capabilities, but a speed that pales in comparison to the scales that enforce justice.
It should be unavoidable.
It must be crushed without being able to react.
But, once again, the scales were off.
“…”
“…”
Since justice is already being served, neither I nor the other party can open their mouths.
The battle between superpowered people continued in silence.
After dodging two attacks and gaining the right to attack, the opponent came close enough to strike me in one breath.
Flash! I thought it was a flash, but the sword extended at a speed that was hard to see.
— Boom!
The moment the red sword struck my flesh, the ‘opponent’ bounced off with a metallic sound.
I had a hope, but it was as expected.
Now that Justice is activated, my body may not have regenerative powers, but it is extremely durable and will not easily break down under the opponent’s attacks.
The right to attack is back to me again.
It may come as a surprise, but I am not in control of each and every one of the golden scales that move at incredible speeds.
I feel like I only give tactical instructions, so to speak, and the scales handle the detailed operations themselves.
Both attacks missed, so you need to change your pattern.
The opponent has a strange evasive ability that is incomprehensible.
Wouldn’t it be better to spread out your power rather than concentrating it in one spot?
With a “clank!” sound, the scale’s shape disappeared, and its empty space was filled with a grayish, shining wave or ripple.
— Laaaaa!
The space is engulfed in rippling waves accompanied by a sound resembling a choir of angels.
and.
“Ugh!”
The Black Knight stepped back repeatedly, hissing a sigh.
No matter how amazing your evasion ability is, it’s still possible to get hit by a wide range of attacks that eliminate the possibility of ‘dodging’!
Once, twice, three times!
As the waves struck repeatedly, red liquid finally splashed out of the knight’s helmet.
It means valid, but honestly, I’m confused.
It is true that the power concentrated on one point has weakened as the scales change into waves and the attack range has expanded.
However, the scales were originally powerful enough to destroy a concrete building in an instant.
Even though he’s weakened, who would have thought a human could take it three times!
‘That thing’ was so extremely hard that it was questionable whether it was even human.
— Taat!
The opponent, who had withstood all three waves, took the initiative to attack again!
Is that a person?
What, you’re not a troll?
Are the movements of the martial arts masters that appeared in issue 205 like this?
No matter how strong I was now, I didn’t think it would be wise to engage in close combat.
So I kicked the ground.
The land is getting farther away in an instant, and the opponent is getting smaller!
With this one move, my opponent’s black moves are lost, while my waves can still strike my opponent.
This is the greatness of flying!
Okay, what do you plan to do now?
You’re pretty strong for a human, but you’re not Gain and you don’t have wing boots like Ari –
The next moment, the pitch-black knight stepped on the ’empty air’ and charged at me.
“…!”
I was surprised.
I was really surprised!
If I had been able to scream, I might have shouted for the sky to leave.
It even has the ability to fly? What on earth is its true identity?
Even the Management Agency, a much more futuristic organization, didn’t have the talent to create superpowered people indiscriminately!
If there is one thing that is fortunate, it is that my role in the execution of justice is a kind of tactical directive, not a detailed control of the scales.
Even at the moment when I was flustered and at a loss, the scale that had turned into a wave intercepted the opponent without hesitation.
—Whoosh!
A knight advances with bloodshot eyes.
A wave of justice that strikes down that article again and again!
After two collisions, I vaguely understood the principle of the opponent’s ‘flight ability’.
It wasn’t the concept of flying by emitting downward thrust like wing boots.
It feels like you’re climbing up a solid staircase made in the air!
Once I realized the principle, a strategy for attacking the enemy also came to mind immediately.
It is not easy to try to bring down a person standing on stairs by applying vertical pressure from above.
Because a solid foundation holds him up.
You have to push it back or to the side.
— Boohoo!
The wave that had been intercepting the opponent this time enveloped him, transforming into something like a whirlpool.
Back, forward, right, left!
The opponent lost his balance when he was shaken horizontally without any hesitation, and eventually slipped down the stairs and fell to the ground.
The moment you see the sight of someone falling like Icarus without his wings -!
I had a gut feeling.
This is the biggest opportunity given to me!
No matter how strange your evasion ability is, you can’t avoid an attack by falling from thin air, right?
The power of justice, which had spread thinly and widely in the form of a wave or vortex, is once again reduced to a single point.
Even if it were a 21st century concrete building, the force that could crush it like tofu was directed at the crimson knight.
The moment when thunderous force strikes the opponent.
— Kookung!
Once again, the energy of the universe saved ‘him’.
Strictly speaking, my thoughts were not wrong.
No matter how much ‘luck’ it was, there was no way ‘he’ could avoid my attack in that situation.
However, the helmet could have been removed before the scales of judgment crushed the knight’s entire body!
“Ah… . Ah… . Eww!”
The voice returns.
The justice that had stopped executing subsided, and my body slowly descended to the surface again.
I stared blankly at the face beneath the removed helmet.
Appearance: Late teens to early twenties at best.
His physique has grown quite a bit, but that’s not unusual considering he was still growing.
Because teenage boys tend to grow up to be unrecognizable within a few years.
“What, what is this!”
The knight’s true identity was Seungyeop!
I’m confused.
It’s confusing.
At least thousands of years have passed since ancient Egypt, yet he still appears to be in his late teens, seemingly ignoring the passage of time?
I couldn’t understand this either, but the next problem was more serious.
Why did you attack me?
Are you out of your mind? Why?
Where is Yumi and is she alone?
Is it possible that Yumi can’t come out because the inheritance is sealed?
How on earth does this work –
— Crunch!
Once again, the sword extended like a flash of lightning and flew mercilessly toward my neck.
If it were before, wouldn’t I have lost my life in an instant from this attack?
“‘Self-defense’ is activated.”
The power of spinning gold strikes the sword.
Justice, who had stopped executing the law after recognizing that it was a ‘colleague’, declared ‘self-defense’ when attacked again.
ah…!
iced coffee…!
I wanted to stop.
I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t want to kill Seungyeop with my own power!
However, the justice that had been expressed again seemed to have no intention of showing mercy to him just because he was a colleague.
In a sense, I think that ‘justice’ transcended even my will, and mercy once was enough.
— Kwajik!
It looks like the god of heaven has struck down the enemy with an iron fist.
In an instant, the entire body of the Black Knight crumbled, leaving behind only the remains of flesh.
I wanted to cry.
Would I not have sat down and cried if justice had not been suppressing my physical autonomy?
We’ll have to find out as soon as the execution is over.
How did you manage to survive until now, why didn’t you recognize me and attacked me?
If you look closely at Seungyeop’s remains –
As soon as the execution is over?
“…”
No tears flowed, no mouth opened.
Even though Seungyeop, who had clearly transformed into a pitch-black knight, turned into a handful of blood!
The execution isn’t over yet?
Then – a box appeared out of thin air.
A pale spirit emerged from the remains of the flesh.
Soon, an incomprehensible force began to assemble the scattered pieces of flesh and metal!
You put your own soul into the soul box.
So, did Yumi disappear?
…
Maybe not.
Unlike ordinary humans, Yumi’s essence is neither soul nor body.
Yumi, so to speak, isn’t she a kind of mental parasite?
The ‘data’ may have been transferred to another body.
“…”
I think.
The second time, Eunsol and I had our inheritance sealed.
What were the first batch of colleagues like?
The fact that Jincheol died right at the start clearly means that the aftermath of the time difference was enough to write the legacy.
That is, the blessing would have been sealed.
“…”
Therefore, it is not strange that ‘that thing’ is now resurrected using the soul’s power.
If anything, it would be absurd to have used the power of luck just a moment ago.
The legacy was usable from the beginning, and the blessing became usable when the first trial ended thousands of years ago? Because the seal imposed by the hotel was broken?
“…”
An opponent with luck, immortality, and even the soul of Aksha at its peak.
A situation where this being has gone mad for some reason and is hostile towards us.
I burst out laughing.
— Clank!
The Dark Knight shows his fighting spirit once again.
…
If we fight again, we will win.
Although Seungyeop in that state is very strong, it is nothing compared to the activated Jeongui.
Even if you fight twice, you win. Even if you fight three times, you win.
Four times?
Five times?
Six times?
Justice will eventually run out of power.
On the other hand, the soul ship gives Seungyeop infinite opportunities.
“…”
One of the two is required.
The power to turn back the mad Seungyeop, or the power to destroy the immortality of the soul.
The flute of rest or the spear of mortal life.
Or, a substitute with similar powers as above.
I had nothing.
—Whoosh!
I felt a sense of justice in venting my anger against the knight who showed his fighting spirit.
I ‘persuaded’ the justice, breathing calmly and slowly.
“Huh… . Gasp… .”
I’m not trying to stop the execution.
It’s not like I’m giving up on justice.
In other words, it’s one step back to take two steps forward.
Even if you beat him to death with a scale, he’s an opponent you can’t judge, right?
“… Yeah, yeah.”
The voice came back.
The first thing that happened after entering the hotel.
Justice, which could not find a way to judge, gave me back my autonomy.
I approached my old colleague, a boy so mad he didn’t recognize me.
Even if this boy can’t come to his senses today… .
Because I wanted to leave some room.
“Can you hear me?”
*
– Lee Eun-sol
After the murder of Inquisitor Thomas, there was not a single person in Ernheim brave enough to pursue and harass me.
Thanks to this, Sophia, Valentina, and I were able to enjoy the great outdoors of medieval Europe.
If you ask me how this time was, I would say it wasn’t bad.
To be honest, I was happy and had fun.
My body was a bit tired, but this is common in hotels.
Compared to the primitive era of Room 203, the Middle Ages were a cutting-edge civilization?
— Meow!
“Sophia, have you made another talking cat?”
“Yeah, I need to teach her a little more! But Mom, Mom, why can’t the bird talk?”
“…”
I know.
In a world where even cats can talk, why can’t you, Pero, speak?
— Beep!
“Sophia, even though Mommy can’t speak, she can transform.”
“Wow! My cat can transform too!”
“If they fight, the mother bird wins?”
“…”
At those words, Sophia made a subtly relieved expression, and Valentina, who was boiling porridge next to her, made a dumbfounded expression.
“Eunsol, do you really have to kill Sophia Ki?”
“This child needs to be raised while being somewhat restrained.”
Really!
A girl who kills innocent people like ants just because they provoked her once should be raised with great care.
“Mom! Mom! Since when have you been using magic?”
“…”
It was a sort of ‘coming out’ to Sofia and Valentina.
I also revealed that I am a witch who hides my identity.
With the help of Pero and Hojopmong, imitating a witch wasn’t difficult, and Valentina, who was shocked at first, soon agreed.
Maybe she thought that since her daughter was a witch, her mother could be a witch too.
Sophia loved it so much.
I thought I would have to live my whole life hiding my magical powers from my beloved mother, but now that I know that I don’t have to hide it, and that my mother is also a being similar to me, it’s only natural to be happy.
“…”
I taught Sophia every day.
Things you can and cannot do in life.
It wasn’t easy, but I think it was meaningful in its own way.
Why, it’s also in the Papal book Malleus Maleficarum?
The biggest reason why most witches go crazy is because they aren’t properly educated from a young age.
If you teach them well, they will be able to at least imitate ordinary people.
“Mom, what is this picture?”
“…”
I drew a picture.
Unfortunately, my drawing skills were not at the level of a painter, but I managed to draw a portrait that was somehow recognizable.
“Someday… they will become Sophia’s friends.”
“someday?”
“Sophia, I’ve told you many times, that Mom can see a little bit into the future.”
“…”
Whenever she said this, Sophia had a confused expression on her face.
Even if she’s the ‘same’ witch, is it hard to believe that she can see the future?
“In the future, a vast land will be discovered across the sea. When that happens, we will be exploring the New World and such, so we must definitely go there.”
Will Sophia still be alive in Ari and her grandfather’s time period?
They say that witches’ lifespans are longer than humans’, but I don’t know.
I think this is the best I can do at this point.
“Mom, is there anything else you want to talk about?”
“Well… be careful of the tulips?”
“Huh? The tulips are pretty, aren’t they?”
“It’s pretty, but it’s not something to invest your money in. Oh, and in a similar vein, be careful of a place called ‘Namhae Corporation.’”
“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Yeah. I don’t know what you’re talking about either.”
It feels like this.
A time has passed in which I was happy in my own way, but also filled with an indescribable sense of anxiety.
…
And then one day.
— Beep!
I woke up to the sound of Pero crying, extremely anxious.
Early in the morning, Sofia and Valentina are sleeping.
“Is it now?”
Maybe it was because I had been interacting with this parrot for a long time, but I could tell just by looking at its eyes.
It is now.
The boss of the second trial has finally defeated Elena.
And then you showed up to kill me.
“Pero, you and Sophia need to get out of this place.”
No one but me and Valentina knows that Sophia is a witch.
I don’t know when the last report from the Inquisitor was, but it probably only said that ‘Lee Eun-sol’ was a candidate for witch.
therefore….
“Pero, you must live long.”
— Beep!
“You have to live a long, long time. If possible, hold on with Sophia. And, um… comfort Sophia.”
— Beep!
This is enough.
Today is my memorial day.
…
“The second trial ends with the death of all participants.”
“Failed to defeat the second trial boss, Fortuna.”
“The background of the third trial is distorted.”
“Witch, Fin”