Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 551
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EP.551 Episode 551 – I’m Alone at School (1)
Episode 551 – I’m Alone at School (1)
– Park Seung-yeop
There are a ton of reasons why I hate school.
I hate having to spend time in a classroom with kids I’m not close with, and I hate being forced to study hard.
— Jiik!
‘If there were no schools, a kid like you would be more like an Australopithecus than a human?’
Is this informal or formal speech?
I also hate Sophia, who spews out such harsh words whenever she gets the chance.
‘I hate you too.’
— Jiik!
Even the personality is childish.
Yumi wasn’t like this at all!
What did you learn as Yumi’s disciple?
‘You have learned as much as I learned from you.’
“Coolook!”
I was speechless for a moment.
What does this guy know when he’s never even met the teacher?
— Jiik!
‘I think I just made a marking mistake?’
“There are no mistakes for me.”
Everything that seems like a mistake is just a stroke of luck –
“Be quiet during exam time!”
There is a big difference between Yumi and Sophia’s magical abilities.
Sophia doesn’t have the power to manipulate the body like Yumi, but on the other hand, she can do things like ‘mind conversations’, which Yumi can’t do, so it’s convenient.
The only problem is that I, as an unfamiliar person, often make mistakes.
‘No matter how I look at question 17, the answer seems to be 3.’
It’s number 4.
‘Why are you so confident when you’re just taking pictures?’
I trust myself.
‘No, I’m just taking pictures!’
I am a lucky boy.
— Dingdong!
“Everyone, hand in your test papers!”
The note test for Korean history class is over.
*
The grading result was 70 points.
My assessment on this is –
‘No, it was this easy and I got 70 points? It was exactly the same as the textbook?’
This is the best history test score I’ve ever seen in my life.
‘Are you Chinese?’
“hey!”
When I couldn’t hold it in anymore and started screaming, the students around me looked at me in surprise.
Because of that, I had to leave the classroom smiling awkwardly.
I’m still more used to saying things out loud.
“That’s too harsh! It’s higher than the class average.”
‘Thinking about it, you did well. The other kids solved it, but you guessed. You got 70 points by guessing on a multiple choice question? That’s impressive!’
“therefore -”
‘And you’re proud of yourself for taking the test and getting 70 points.’
“Then. So blessing is also one of my abilities?”
There is not an inch of shake in this part.
Originally, the world’s best masters did not care about the jealousy of ordinary people.
‘Is it really your wish to get good answers on the test?’
I was a little confused at this part.
Because the ability to take pictures has nothing to do with dreams, it comes from the blessing of good luck.
My colleagues wouldn’t be confused about this.
It’s been about ten days since Sophia and I returned to reality, and Sophia still doesn’t know much about my power.
“No, this is a blessing. The wish is separate.”
‘Seo, no way! Bangbae Middle School’s 1st place ranking -‘
“That, that’s not true!”
Sophia sometimes thinks I’m some kind of retarded person!
it’s crazy?
Are you wishing for something like being number one in Bangbae Middle School?
I made two big wishes.
First, the resurrection of the parents.
This was done perfectly.
Second!
“Hoo hoo…!”
I was already proud of my new-found abilities.
At that moment, a small voice tickled my ear.
‘Why didn’t you resurrect the Master? He was my Master, but to you, he was a lover.’
“…”
*
Around lunchtime, I moved to Class 5, Grade 3.
There were already quite a few boys standing on tiptoe and spying on the classroom, and I can guess why.
Because there are quite a few famous people in Class 5, Grade 3.
“Hey, hey, did you hear that?”
“He’s going to be an idol trainee soon!”
“Huh? Didn’t you say you were going to be an actor?”
When I saw rumors that she was already an actress and an idol trainee, I couldn’t help but laugh.
As far as I know, ‘he’ is not the type of person to go somewhere and practice dancing diligently.
At that time, a mysterious phenomenon occurred.
Students suddenly lose focus.
They shake their heads slightly as if they’ve just woken up from a dream, then scatter from side to side.
The amazing feature contained in the ‘Management Bureau Smartphone’ is the power of the recognition-inhibiting barrier.
A girl comes out of the classroom as if she had been waiting.
“Haaam!”
“…”
“You idiot! Why don’t you go to a restaurant or something? What are you doing here?”
2nd place in Bangbae Middle School rankings, Miro –
‘Did you get my consent to play that pecking order game?’
“Ahem, let’s go.”
On the way to the school cafeteria, the children started to chatter again.
As expected, Miro’s appearance is too flashy to live without a presence.
“Ah~ This is annoying. Look carefully. This is why special people like me have such a hard time.”
What is this sudden princess syndrome comment?
I want to tell this to Gain hyung later.
“I have to kick him out again -”
— Bam!
The moment Miro took out the ‘Management Bureau Smartphone’ that Ari had given him, he quickly snatched the phone away.
“Eww! What, what is it!”
“You idiot. Sister Ari told me not to use it often!”
“…”
“Are you going to write it again after writing it a little while ago?”
This kid really acts so self-centered.
Are you dumb?
It’s a little different from that.
We all know that using cognitive inhibition barriers too often can have negative effects on the general public, but we tend to ignore that knowledge.
therefore….
‘It’s not that he’s stupid, it’s that he has a bad personality.’
Sophia’s caustic remarks often contain a sad truth.
*
— Clang!
“Okay. No one will be able to come in anymore.”
I didn’t ask how he did it.
It must be Sophia’s own magic, but even if you hear it, you won’t understand it.
Anyway, thanks to that, three people were able to gain freedom in the empty classroom.
“Ahhh~! I really hate school!”
“me too….”
Miro and my honest feelings.
And, the pale blonde girl sighing.
“I’m sorry, but you guys need to go to school for 10 more years to become human.”
“Seungyeop, why does he always say such unpleasant things?”
“What is it? There’s a saying that a tadpole doesn’t know it’s a frog.”
“What do tadpoles and frogs have to do with each other?”
“When a tadpole grows up, it becomes a frog.”
“No?”
“Is that right?”
“Seungyeop, have you ever raised a tadpole?”
“uh….”
“You idiot. I raised them. Tadpoles wriggle in the water for about a month and then they all die.”
“Th-That’s because you raised them strangely and they all died, right?”
“Ha! I’ve never raised a tadpole before -”
— Mate!
Sophia stopped the conversation by clapping her hands.
“Please! Both of you, be quiet.”
Sophia’s expression almost looked like she was about to cry.
“It’s true that when a tadpole grows up, it becomes a frog. What Seung-yeop was trying to say was that a frog wouldn’t know what it was like when it was a tadpole. I think he was pointing out that I don’t know what happened when I was young because it’s been a long time since I went to school.”
“Haha! That’s it! You heard me, you idiot Miro -”
“Please, just shut up.”
“…”
The classroom became quiet.
At the moment when Sophia looked tired, Miro grumbled.
“This kid has such a weird personality. His speech is so inconsistent!”
“I always try to be polite to you. Sometimes, you break my heart, and that’s the problem.”
“I miss Gain.”
Every time Miro wanted to see Gain, it was a little strange.
There are quite a few people who like Gain hyung, but few people say it out loud like Miro.
What does Sophia, who is furrowing her eyebrows slightly, think about her brother Ga-in?
Still an object of worship?
or not….
I don’t know.
Besides, there is another reason why we met today.
“This is a message from Ari!”
Sophia and I focused our attention on Miro.
“First, the answer to Sophia’s request.”
Sophia’s request.
After arriving in reality with me, Sophia recognized and demanded her situation contained in the ‘Soul Box’.
‘Can you take me out of the box of your soul?’
To NPCs, the Soul Ship is more like a ‘ship that transcends dimensions’.
A tool that allows non-participants to enter the cursed room or exit the cursed room into reality.
Now that we’re out in reality, there’s no need to stay on the ship.
Deep down, I’m glad to hear that request.
It’s too uncomfortable for me to keep Sophia in my soul box.
Above all, this is not Sophia’s place.
“It seems possible. Since the souls contained in the soul box can be replaced, your soul can be extracted. When extracted, Sophia’s soul can be sealed with a ‘special tool’ and then transplanted into a body prepared by the Management Bureau.”
Just hearing it makes me feel like it’s some kind of incredible story.
To be honest, it’s a little creepy.
“But, are you prepared to ‘serve’ for the administration?”
“… Let me think about it a little more.”
“Next story! This is what Seungyeop says to you.”
“uh?”
“Watch your actions. Ari and I were ‘recovered’ by the administration as soon as we started, and you started at the same school as me, right?”
“yes.”
“We are all exposed to the eyes of the administration.”
“…”
“So, don’t be so quick to approach other colleagues who haven’t been exposed yet.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Miro and Ari were placed under surveillance by the Administration as soon as they started.
I also go to a school that is like a maze, so I guess I am already under surveillance.
There is a high probability that Sophia’s existence was also discovered.
Of course, it might not matter, since Sophia wants to escape the ‘Soul Box’ with the help of the Administration.
So to speak, we are ‘abandoned bodies’.
Therefore, you should avoid hasty meetings with colleagues who have not yet been exposed to the management office.
Sophia answered in a calm tone.
“That’s amazing.”
“huh?”
“Miss Ari. Judging from the fact that she joined the Administration right after it started, she seems to have great loyalty to the organization….”
“…”
“When I see conversations like this, it seems like you guys are prioritized over the administration.”
“Well, and this is Grandpa’s question.”
Grandpa’s question?
“Ahem!”
Soon, Miro was playfully imitating his grandfather’s voice.
“Seungyeop, why didn’t you revive Yumi? I thought you would revive her in a dream.”
“…”
This is the second time I’ve been asked this question today.
I’m sure my other colleagues will be curious about this when they meet me.
The reason I didn’t call Yumi a ‘dream’.
“…because it’s a one-time thing.”
“what?”
“The merchant said that overwriting reality through dreams is only possible in one loop.”
“…”
“I don’t want that kind of resurrection. If I ever wake Yumi up, I want it to be an eternal reunion where we’ll never be apart again.”
My face turned red without me knowing it.
Euaaaah!
Oh, are these words coming out of my mouth?
Unlike Miro, who was blushing as well, Sophia asked sharply.
“But your parents turned you back, right? Is it because your teacher and your lover are more precious than your parents?”
“…”
“That could be true. They say that when children’s hair grows thick, they can’t even recognize their parents.”
In the midst of all this, you’re being sarcastic!
“Moreover, are you considering the possibility of moving on to the ‘next loop’?”
“huh?”
What are you talking about?
“Is it more of a feeling than something you had in mind? If it’s a feeling, it’s a very ominous intuition.”
The brief meeting between the three ended like this.
*
Again, 7th period math class.
As always, I fell into a deep sleep.
…
I woke up feeling refreshed.
From this moment on, something was strange.
It’s normal to have a good night’s sleep during class, but it’s normal not to wake up refreshed.
It’s common for teachers or friends sitting next to you to wake you up before you’re fully asleep.
It was refreshing.
Because no one woke me up.
Because there was no one to wake me up.
In other words… .
“What, what is this!”
All humans except for ‘Park Seung-yeop’ have disappeared from Bangbae Middle School!