Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 523
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EP.523 Episode 523 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (9)
Episode 523 – Room 207, The Gate Room – The Fourth Trial ‘The Fallen King’ (9)
– Han Ga-in
As we go through life, there are bound to come times when we have to endure and persevere even when things are difficult to endure.
Studying for college entrance exams or employment are typical examples.
No matter how painful it is, if you can endure the pain of memorizing English words and solving math problems, there will be a reward.
After reclaiming the dream kingdom and dealing with various matters, the present time is when I attend church.
For me, now was the time to hold on and persevere.
“Horus once said: ‘You little one, love your neighbor and do not hold back in charity. The love you spread today will become the rock that supports you in heaven.’”
It’s nice to hear that it tells us to love our neighbors and help each other… .
Who said that?
Me, really?
“Sophia, Chapter 8, Verse 7. When the embankment broke and the water leaked out, Horus said, “The duties differ according to the position. Those who occupy low positions should do their best in their daily labor, but those who govern others need a broader perspective.”
Did I really say that?
“Therefore, faithful believers should also act according to their duties. If you run a small business, you should not be obsessed with immediate profits, but should develop a long-term perspective -”
I’m getting more and more embarrassed.
“Misaya Textbook Chapter 22, Verse 7. Jealousy is the greatest seed of unhappiness. Everyone has different things, but if you start to be jealous of everything you don’t have, you will be unhappiness all your life. Look back at what you have and be thankful for it.”
What on earth is ‘Horus’ doing that makes him go around saying all these things?
After living my life for about 30 times, I thought I had realized all the truths of the world!
About halfway through, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud, so I listened.
When I looked closely, Mina in the backseat was already half asleep.
Given the circumstances, it seems that ‘Horus’ is the time zone Cain summoned by Miro. Let’s think about it.
Given the nature of the time zone, it would have been summoned for at most an hour, and it must have been an urgent crisis.
Would such a ‘Horus’ have had time to travel around Egypt and Europe and talk like a wise man?
As expected, later priests created the scriptures by collecting what they thought were plausible words and simply adding ‘Horus said’ at the beginning.
Anyway, since he said that I said all the good things in the world, I just laughed out loud from the middle.
“Eunho, please correct your attitude.”
“… sorry.”
“Don’t laugh too much.”
“okay.”
It seems that the sight of him giggling alone during the sermon made the congregation sitting next to him uncomfortable.
Maybe that’s why Mina also said something.
What am I now?
The first god in human history to apologize to his followers?
Let’s think seriously.
Following the Grimoire, we are in the process of retrieving the Sacred Sun, but this is ultimately just a preparatory step.
What was the real disaster of the fourth ordeal?
It is an unidentified light that comes down from the sky and brings destruction in an instant.
The core content of the ordeal is what that light is and how to block it.
“Hmm….”
The moment the light comes down can be seen as a kind of time attack.
Of course, there is also the possibility that the light could be withstood once with the hourglass and then returned with Grandfather’s One More Chance.
Actually, I haven’t found that hourglass yet.
“…”
I think there’s still time.
If you were planning to do it right at the hotel, you could have done it without taking away the legacy and blessings.
It is unclear exactly how much free time is left.
A week is very tight, a month is urgent, but it’s worth a try.
After about 6 months, you will have enough free time to take a vacation in the middle of the hotel stay.
Returning to the issue of retrieving the Sacred Sun, the first question is where it is.
The ‘mysterious objects’ owned by the Horus Cult are mostly said to be in the United States, so do we have to go all the way there?
I need to think about this part a little more –
“About 120 years ago, a very famous incident occurred in Spain. Have you heard of the Spanish catastrophe?”
hmm?
“The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown, but it is certain that the incident had a huge impact on the Vatican. The Vatican, which seemed like it would swallow up the entire world, was forced to crouch for nearly 50 years.”
Up to this point, information could be found on the Internet.
“Okay, okay! From here on out, please be careful.”
From this point on, the sermon content became somewhat rough.
Since it’s a place where believers are together, there’s an atmosphere where you can say awkward things outside?
“You know, those Vatican guys are some kind of crazy bastards? They are the ones who say that only the beings they worship are gods, and all other great beings are devils!”
The believers clapped their hands and responded as if they had been waiting.
The more devout a person was, the more dissatisfied he seemed with the Vatican.
Those who had just joined the church seemed a bit confused, but they quickly began to adapt.
From the beginning, when you joined the new religion, the Church of Horus, weren’t you someone who had antipathy toward established religions?
“But those bastards, let’s say they got their karma back! After getting their karma back and being quiet for 50 years, an opportunity came to Pope Sophia, who had been quietly holding out until then.”
Pope Sophia… .
“Then came the 1960s. The Vatican, which had been unusually humble, began to expand its influence again. Thanks to this, the new religions that had been flourishing in Europe were wiped out in less than 20 years.”
If Europe is pushed out, then Asia is naturally next.
“Sometimes directly, sometimes in the dark! The Vatican has been relentlessly working to bring about the downfall of the Church. It has not only carried out terror attacks on high-ranking officials, but has also not hesitated to bury famous believers who have shown their faith in society.”
I also felt uneasy listening to the priest’s clear anger.
Even if it was for the sake of solving the room problem, the Horus Cult was a cult created by my colleagues.
There are also people who follow me as if I were some kind of great being.
“Seven years ago, a major accident occurred in which Pope Sophia went missing!”
Sophia has been the unwavering leader of the Horus Cult since its full-scale revival 120 years ago.
Such supernatural longevity would have been seen by believers as ‘evidence of divinity’ and by the Vatican as ‘evidence of heresy.’
Her status within the cult was unrivaled by anyone except Horus.
That overwhelming authority actually became a problem after she was gone.
Because no one could replace Sophia.
As a result, the position of the Pope has been vacant for seven years.
Although they did not say it out loud, the priests seemed convinced that it was the Vatican that had caused Sophia’s disappearance.
“Ahem, priest, why are you talking about this today…?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Because it was a depressing story, some believers began to feel uncomfortable.
To begin with, it seemed like such an obvious story that everyone among believers would know it.
However, it is quite useful information for me –
“… hmm?”
A sermon that is uncomfortable for everyone but only useful for me?
Why is this sermon coming out right when I’m attending school?
Could it be that someone from the church intervened on my behalf –
— Gulp!
Suddenly, a thunderous sound was heard, as if the sky was going to split!
Everyone looked out the window in surprise, and the sky was filled with dark clouds, making it dark even though it was morning.
“Uh… What did you just say?”
“It looks like there was thunder. It’s strange. The weather forecast didn’t say it was going to rain.”
“Haha, Mrs. Park, how can those guys at the Meteorological Administration do their job properly? Look at them or not -”
— Gulp!
Once again, as if to awaken everyone from their complacency, a tremendous explosion seemed to rip through the world.
This time it wasn’t just the sound of thunder.
Wheeing!
Didi didi!
I got a call~!
Let it go~!
The sound of cell phones ringing from all directions.
I had a gut feeling.
There’s no way a call coming in in this situation could be an ordinary call!
“Wh, what’s going on? I told you not to call me while I’m at church -”
— Bam!
The moment the middle-aged woman sitting next to me tried to answer the phone, I immediately put the phone away.
“Eww! Ha, student! What the -”
“Don’t accept it!”
I got up right away and shouted to everyone around me.
“Don’t pick up! Hang up!”
People who take out their phones one by one as if they can’t hear me.
“Honey, what did you say? Come out?”
“Dong-sik, why are you calling so often? Come out right now!”
“Hey, Oppa! I told you I was going to church in the morning. So – huh? Come out and look at the sky?”
The content of each call is exactly the same.
Come out.
Come out and look at the sky.
Is this normal?
Just looking at it, it looks like a demonic disaster!
— Crunch!
Mina, who was sitting behind her, climbed up on the chair and shouted like crazy.
“Everyone, close your phones! Something strange is happening, so you can’t go out!”
This time it didn’t work at all.
The words of a teenage boy or girl who had just entered the church had no weight, and it seemed like they were already slightly hypnotized by the time they picked up the phone.
— Boom!
“Can’t you get out? I have to go!”
“Please, everyone! Please have a seat! Doesn’t this situation seem a bit strange!”
A priest blocks the exit with an anxious expression.
I’m glad there’s someone else other than Mina and me who’s still sane.
The problem was that there were three sane people but over 100 crazy people.
“Oh, come on! I told you something urgent came up!”
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”
“Father Kim Myeong-hwan, can’t you get out of the way when people speak nicely?”
“Everyone… please, please come to your senses! This must be a strange phone call -”
“This kid is real!”
In the midst of the chaos that occurred in an instant, I hurriedly grabbed Min-ah.
“Do something! Like in the cafe! Click on your phone -”
“I don’t have the power to make you sit down on the road. It’s usually used to kick people out! What can’t you do?”
Even if it’s the power of the incarnation, it’s too much of a burden to seat hundreds of people at the same time!
“…”
Although the Cult of Horus is clearly a place with supernatural powers, most of its members are ordinary humans.
If you go out, you will definitely experience difficulties.
Normally, I wouldn’t worry about the NPCs’ well-being while running the hotel… .
This time I didn’t want to be so cold-hearted.
Because these were people who had believed in and relied on ‘Horus’ for a long time.
“Min-ah, go to the priest and tell him to put out the fire.”
“what?”
As you can see, the hypnosis isn’t that strong yet.
At this level, you may be able to regain your senses for a moment with just a little shock.
— Click!
As the lights went out throughout the large sanctuary, the excited congregation began to panic.
Although some light comes in through the window, it is just as dark outside due to the supernatural dark clouds.
“Huh? What? The power went out?”
“Oh my! I have to go out quickly.”
“Priest, do you think I didn’t see it? You suddenly turned off the lights -”
— Squeak!
The sound of a window opening.
“Do not be afraid.”
A somewhat awkward, scratchy voice, like scraping metal plates.
Because the speaking being is not a human.
So, this situation was bizarre, but also extremely sacred.
“Now that I am here, do not be swayed by the devil’s crude temptations.”
“What, what the heck is this….”
The believers are out of their minds.
The slight hypnosis created by the cell phone has long since been broken.
“Stay away from the deceiving voices. Turn away from the path of death. I want to protect you.”
As if he had been waiting, the priest cried out earnestly.
“Everyone, turn off your cell phones! Please!”
During that time, no matter how much Min-ah, me, and the priest spoke, people who had been pretending not to listen obediently turned off their phones as if it were a lie.
“Take your seats. Pray. The air is filled with the rage of the fallen, but even the fiercest storm will eventually subside.”
“Pray. Pray.”
“Let us pray! Let us all pray!”
“Horus, please protect me and my family today….”
After barely calming down the mood, he grabbed Minah and dragged her away.
“Let’s go out!”
“Huh? Huh? Can we go out? The situation outside is -”
“I just took a quick look.”
“You saw it?”
Mina, who had a puzzled expression, soon understood the situation.
“Oh, the parrot came in from outside? I saw it through the parrot’s eyes -”
“Let’s go out quietly.”
Finally, at the moment when I was wondering what to do with the priest blocking the door.
“…”
The priest bowed his head, clasping his hands together with an expression of utmost sincerity.
“I hope all your wishes come true.”
“…”
“Hail to the great one. Even if I am not saved, may your will be done.”
*
I ran out of the church like a madman and said to Mina.
“Get ready to fight!”
“What the hell is going on outside -!”
“Just think of hell filled with monsters! Get your guns ready!”
When we finally arrived at the main gate and saw the scene outside the church – Mina and I were speechless for a moment.
The world is dark as if it were late evening even though it is morning.
The cries of people in pain can be heard from all directions.
An incomprehensible amalgam of evil that occurred all over Seoul!
The moment I frowned, my phone started ringing.
—Wheeing!
I didn’t receive it, and let alone receive it, I didn’t even touch my phone.
A familiar voice was heard, as if saying that such a thing was not necessary.
“How is it?”
“… you.”
“Isn’t it a familiar face? I remember vividly the first time I saw you next to the statue. I apologize on my knees for not recognizing you then.”
“Honggohak.”
“Look. This is the reality we have to endure. This is the true picture of the world that the Vatican has covered with a murky veil.”
“Did you do this?”
“You are too late. You are too late. The situation is already irreversible! The end is near. The destruction of Seoul is only the beginning!”