Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 558
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EP.558 Episode 558 – The Secret of the Esper 2 (3)
Episode 558 – The Secret of the Esper 2 (3)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: 27th day
Current location: Esper Lake
Wise Man’s Advice: 2”
– Han Ga-in
“Advice: 3 -> 2”
“Elena, stop what you’re doing.”
As soon as I saw the notification that appeared out of nowhere, I looked towards Elena.
I don’t know what Elena was trying to do that made me stop, but we have to stop and see!
High level of concentration.
A fleeting moment when everything seems to have stopped.
Elena is walking naturally, trying to say something to the people around her.
Scream? I don’t think you’ll hear me.
Running? It’s slow.
Teleportation? There are too many eyes watching.
If so, it is the power of the Grimoire!
— Flutter!
The moment the pitch-black line that only I could see stretched out from the book and touched Elena’s body, my consciousness was pulled straight out.
*
I woke up in Elena’s body.
Me, no, Elena, trying to give instructions to those around me.
Customers looking at me with interest.
The sailors have an expression on their face that says, “It’s about to start.”
“…”
The grimoire quickly ‘searched’ Elena’s head.
Soon, Elena realized what she had been trying to do just a moment ago.
Masquerade ball?
Cosplay party?
Are you having some kind of role-playing party where you dress up in fun costumes?
At that moment, an indescribable cold pressure gripped my soul.
The Grimoire is an age-old artifact created by the illegitimate child of a great god, and there are few powers in the world that can match its level.
But the ‘Myeonggyeongjisu’ that is trying to drive me out now is one of those rare forces.
— Hwaah!
Just before being chased away by the Mingjing Index, he spoke earnestly, hoping that Elena would hear.
“Elena, stop what you’re doing.”
*
– Han Ga-in
I’m back in my body again.
“… Ugh!”
Because I had hurriedly come back from the ice rink, my body was slipping on the floor.
I saw Songi supporting my body with a puzzled expression.
And then, Elena was speechless for a moment.
“Oppa, are you okay? Why are you suddenly -”
“Elena…!”
“Brother?”
Do you understand what I’m saying?
Or should I just stop and think about it again?
…
Fortunately, there was no need for that.
Because Elena, who understood the situation, stopped in her tracks and spoke to those around her.
“Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you are all looking forward to a delightful event. What will happen this evening? The answer is…! It is still a secret!”
Elena tried to muddle through the task at hand by mixing in some jokes.
The staff were taken aback, but the guests seemed to think this was part of the event and didn’t care.
*
In the evening, Elena sent her staff to call us.
Finally, without worrying about what others thought, only three people remained.
“Ms. Gain, Songiya! It’s been a while.”
After a brief greeting, he explained what had happened just a moment ago.
The moment Elena was about to do something, Blessing warned her to stop.
“Umm… I’m confused. It’s not like I was trying to set off a bomb or anything.”
“Sister, what were you trying to do?”
“You know? I just prepared a simple event as I always do. I was going to explain the evening event to the guests of the Esper.”
“A cosplay party, a masquerade ball. Something like that, right?”
Elena nodded slightly.
If the advice works without my request, it doesn’t work for some trivial reason.
This means that the situation just now was a significant crisis.
Songi and Elena know that much too.
“Did something strange get mixed in with the masks I prepared? Most of them were bought on the market.”
“Sister, you should check the items yourself -”
“That’s not it.”
“no.”
As Elena and I spoke at the same time, Songi also nodded.
“Oh, that’s right. If it’s definitely dangerous, you shouldn’t touch it. Oh, this is a dangerous path in the hotel, but one or two people would go there for the ‘next round.’”
The difference between the room of curses and reality, there are no second chances in reality and there is no such thing as resurrection.
“…”
The room became quiet.
An unknown crisis arose and we quickly responded to it and prevented it.
However, I do not know what the crisis was.
Even if you block it like this, it still doesn’t seem to have been blocked.
What should I do?
“ah….”
“Did something come to mind?”
“Brother. I’ve had a headache since a while ago.”
Do you have a headache?
This is what Songi said before the crisis alert came up.
“uh?”
Elena’s voice sounded slightly surprised.
“Isn’t that the feeling of being pricked by a needle?”
“Huh? You too, sister?”
“I’ve had a bit of a headache for the past 30 minutes! I just thought it was some kind of motion sickness….”
Symptoms that Songi and Elena are experiencing.
Listening to the explanation, the symptoms and even the time of occurrence are exactly the same, making it difficult to believe it was a coincidence.
Have you instinctively sensed a peculiar curse or magic?
Since both of them went up the hotel and their so-called ‘spiritual level’ rose, it is not surprising that their inspiration developed.
But thinking this way raises another question.
“Are you okay, oppa?”
“… are you okay.”
Why am I okay?
I don’t mean to brag, but I’m the one with the most developed senses.
My coworkers may not know what I feel, but it’s a bit strange when I don’t feel it and my other coworkers do.
There’s no need to worry alone.
“Advice: 2 -> 1”
‘Was there an evil curse or ritual? If so, why was it only felt by my companions?’
“The phenomenon created by your wish. You are not a passenger. Think about the meaning of these words.”
“…”
A phenomenon created by my wish.
“Oppa? You just gave me some advice, right?”
“… Songiya.”
“yes.”
“When you reserved the Esper, did you write my name?”
“No. You know that if you use your brother’s name, you won’t be able to make a reservation properly. Contact Eunsol and -”
People other than my colleagues don’t perceive me normally.
It was the minimum consideration, but my fundamental identity, such as my resident registration, did not disappear, but that was it.
Nowadays, when making reservations, you often have to borrow someone else’s identity.
therefore….
There is no passenger named ‘Han Ga-in’ on the passenger list.
That means I’m not officially a passenger on the Esper!
“I’m not on the passenger list.”
“yes?”
“Something is happening to the guests of the Esper!”
In a moment of lightning-like realization – an urgent voice was heard.
“Sir, Master! A, a monster has appeared!”
I thought as I hurriedly got up.
A vicious attack of unknown origin, targeting the passengers of the Esper ship.
Since I’m not on the passenger list, there will be no direct attacks on me.
But what does it mean that the crisis alert has worked?
The current situation poses a significant threat to me as well!
*
The first thing I discovered was a wolf.
It was clear from the coarse hairs sticking out here and there, the drooling snout, and the sharp fangs.
“Gyaaak! Hey, Seok-Hyeon!”
“dad!”
The situation became clear as I saw a young woman screaming next to me and a boy who appeared to be her son.
The passenger turned into a monster!
“Grrrrr…!”
Not only did his head turn into that of a wolf, but he also seemed to have lost his human intelligence.
At the moment when he was about to subdue her, Elena cried out in surprise.
“Wolf mask!”
“…If you go?”
“What the heck is this…! The mask was stored in the warehouse -!”
Is this the mask Elena bought for the so-called masquerade ball?
What, you’re wearing a cursed mask, and the evil spirit in the mask is twisting the person?
Why did the masks stored in the warehouse suddenly fall into the hands of passengers?
Betrayal by one of the Esper crew?
A lot of thoughts crossed my mind.
However, the situation was not one to think leisurely.
“Whoa!”
Completely out of his mind, he tried to bite his wife and son.
I used the power of the magic book without hesitation.
“Yay!”
I threw him down on the floor in one fell swoop –
“…”
The resistance is strong.
A normal human would be completely unable to resist the power of the Grimoire, but this ‘werewolf’ was already half-chaotic.
Even so, it wasn’t so difficult to subdue.
— Bam!
After throwing the werewolf to the ground, he approached it and grabbed its face.
“Oppa! Bur, it feels like I’m peeling off!”
“… That’s fortunate.”
In the worst case scenario, he was prepared to kill the victim, but it seems unnecessary.
“Ugh! Huh! Cool!”
When the mask is removed, the man is in convulsions, spitting out foam.
The aftereffects seem to be significant, but not fatal.
I hope so.
Than that –
“Whoa!”
“Hey, it’s a monster!”
“Eww!”
Screams and the howls of supernatural beings can be heard from all directions.
I asked Elena, my hair standing on end.
“How many? Masks, masks, I mean.”
“…over 100.”
The expressions of all three people turned pale at the same time.
If the werewolves we’ve subdued so far are average, then each one of them is nothing special by our standards.
But if it’s three digits, it’s a big problem!
Soon, three people ran in all directions with determined expressions on their faces.
Anyway, we have to stop Elena’s amusement park from being filled with corpses!
…
There is still some power left in the sacred sun.
If I write this, I’m confident I can sort out the chaos on the Esper ship in no time.
“…”
It’s a difficult choice.
Because in reality, unless you are going to establish a religious group, charging the sacred sun is really not easy.
We cannot carelessly waste the sacred sun on such ‘small events’.
*
We scattered in all directions and began to subdue the crazy passengers one by one.
Unfortunately, the healthy sailors and passengers were too busy screaming in fear to be of any help.
“Yohoho~! Let’s go! The glory of the Esper –”
I banged the head of the skeleton sailor who was talking nonsense on the table.
“…”
Oh! My skull is broken, how do I take off the mask?
Could it be that I’m dead from this now?
I don’t know!
The next opponent is –
“Everyone! The moment of doom has finally come!”
What’s up with that kid?
“Our Father in Heaven said that the present age is a time of chaos that will never be repeated in the history of mankind.”
What kind of mask are you wearing to be talking like a cult leader?
I was so shocked that I went towards the direction where the voice was coming from, and what I saw was an absurd sight.
This is because there were more than 50 people gathered in a place that looked like a small theater.
In the center was a man who seemed absorbed in the role of a cult leader, and he wore a crown of thorns on his forehead.
No, even if it’s a cosplay event, is it okay to bring something like that?
“Hear! Do you hear? Do you hear the lonely voice rising from beyond the waves? The angel whispering from beyond the sky -”
It is an absurd eschatology.
As an expert in this industry, I know this, but the content of the sermon was nothing more than empty talk, not something that could help ease the pain of the congregation.
And yet, aren’t the passengers who have turned into monsters, not to mention people, politely listening to that nonsense?
“…”
Is that the power you get from wearing the crown of thorns?
If so…!
I hurriedly ran to the stage.
“rev!”
“Hmm? Haha! Student, I’m not a priest -”
“I pray to the Father in Heaven in the name of Buddha! Allahu Akbar! In sha’Allah! At least one thing works, right?”
Just get the gist of it!
“I am the Messiah of this turbid world -”
“Messi! Why are you so good at soccer?”
“No, not Messi, but Messiah -”
“Oh, Savior! This is no time to stand still in this tiny theater and preach meaningless sermons!”
“What do you mean, it doesn’t mean -”
“Go around the entire ship right now and gather believers!”
You have to gather all the crazy passengers in one place with your own strength to end this situation, you punk!
“Oh, oh, the Lord hasn’t given a revelation yet!”
“Hey kid! What do you need for revelation?”
“Father’s words -”
Let’s use the power of the sun just a little.
Just a little bit, really!
— Hwarurur!
The moment the flames rose, all the theater passengers looked stunned.
The one wearing the crown of thorns was no exception.
“Ahem, you -”
What’s this kid’s name?
“…faithful servant Messiah. I give you only one commandment: put to rest the suffering that fills the Esper. Walk the ship and gather the faithful sheep.”
Then the man who was absorbed in the role of Jesus knelt down.
“Ah…! Father, how could someone as incompetent as me be able to take on such a heavy calling? If there is someone better than me – Ugh!”
He hit me on the head.
“Go now, you sick man – Messiah. Should I cut off each of your limbs one by one and double the number before you can move?”