Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 569
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EP.569 Episode 569 – Best Friends (2)
Episode 569 – Best Friends (2)
– Ichthys (ἸΧΘΥΣ)
There is no such thing as yours or mine among friends.
What this means is that my assets are soon that parrot’s assets.
It also means that ‘logically’ the parrot’s assets are my assets.
Given the circumstances, the former seemed certain to be the case.
But would the latter be ‘practically’ valid?
The indescribable anxiety soon materialized into a tangible threat.
— Boom! Boom! Open the door!
A threatening shout is heard from outside.
As advised by their ‘friend’, the administration sent a suppression force.
Soon, a squeaking sound and an urgent voice were heard from within the arms.
– Director John! Armed soldiers suddenly barged in!
– I’m under the management office. Uh, what should I do?
– Whoa! Eight, eight people!
As I was listening silently, the parrot tapped its beak.
“what’s the matter?”
“…”
“No, the people outside are scared! Shouldn’t the great Director John step in and solve this?”
“…”
“Are the numbers accurate? One agent and seven soldiers. I think someone like Director Yohan could handle them easily.”
I can’t guarantee anything for the seven soldiers, but each and every agent is a monster.
Even if we can win, it’s a problem.
This conflict is a matter of life and death to me, but to the Administration it’s just a patrol.
If you kill those 8 people, the next thing that comes will be the ‘real thing’, which is a mix of combat helicopters, hundreds of soldiers, and demigod-level strongmen.
Even that is just a quick slap to the administration.
This endless quantity is the true strength of the Administration.
– Boom!
– Eww! This place is nothing but an innocent private enterprise!
– I decide whether there is sin or not. Turn everything upside down!
A bloody scream is heard outside the private room.
It appears that the soldiers are openly abusing the board members and major shareholders.
When it comes to Sunrise’s directors and major shareholders, they are all wealthy people who are busy raising their heads outside.
But their social standing was of no use in the face of the tyranny of the administration.
The director and the major shareholder – at this point, I don’t know what to do and I’m breathless.
There was a woman and a bird who were extremely peaceful.
“Okay, buddy. What do you think? Let’s work together sometime?”
“…”
– This kid! Don’t you speak properly?
A thunderous voice was heard from outside.
In the end, a foolish person who could not overcome fear emerged.
– Hi! Hey, Director Yohan is in the private room over there, next to the left pillar!
It was only a matter of time before their location was discovered.
— Boom! Boom!
The agent’s heavy footsteps can be felt from here.
It may be because my senses are sensitive, but aside from that, the agent seems to be a huge guy.
— Boom! Boom!
One step.
One step.
Every time the giant approaches, my heart sinks and a cold sweat runs down my face.
The human mind is like a thin sheet of iron; once it is folded, even if it is unfolded later, the folded mark remains in the middle.
That day, the day I realized that Apollyon, whom I had served my entire life, was not invincible!
A mark of ‘fear’ was created in my heart that will never disappear.
Can we win if we fight?
Even if you win, will you be able to survive the pursuit of the Administration?
– Hey~! Is that the door? Hey, it might be dangerous, so I’m going in alone. Stay at the back!
– Standby at the back!
Soon, the entire door to the private room was ripped off and an assailant burst in.
—Whoosh!
“Hey~! What kind of plots were you plotting in such a stuffy place?”
The agent was a giant.
I couldn’t think of a better word than ‘giant’.
If you were to inflate the body of a human being in all directions, would this be the body shape that would result?
He is over 2 meters tall, but he looks more like a lump of muscle than a person.
Even if I, the blonde girl, and my parrot friend combined weighed only a little less than this weirdo.
“Can’t you hear me? Huh? That lady over there seems to be quite famous.”
“Yes. The administration confiscated my ship a while ago, right?”
“Haha~! Well, I’ll definitely return it when the time comes, right?”
“I hope so.”
I’ve been caught by the administration in the past.
What does this mean?
That means the administration knows exactly what I look like!
He’s shaved his beard and his hair is trimmed, so if you look at him from afar, you might not recognize him, but if you look at him up close, there’s no way you can’t recognize him!
“Ugh-!”
Finally, a moment to gather strength as you feel the inevitable showdown.
The yaksha-like agent glares at me with sharp eyes.
His next words sounded like a whisper, a small whisper that was out of place for his huge frame.
“Hey, stay still.”
what?
“Wow, what a clueless guy.”
Hey, aren’t you fighting?
“You bastard! How are you going to survive in this harsh world with such sloppiness?”
What on earth are you talking about?
The agent suddenly started lecturing me, then suddenly turned around and walked out.
– There’s no Ichthus!
– Yes? No, according to the intelligence!
– I said there isn’t? Don’t you believe me?
– That’s not what I meant.
– I guess the intelligence was wrong. Let’s go back. I’ll have to report back.
“…”
The agent left me behind.
Didn’t you notice?
no!
He clearly came to find ‘Iktus’, and at the end he looked me in the eye and scolded me for being tactless.
You recognized me and yet ignored me?
What the heck is this…?
A point where you feel bewildered by something you cannot understand.
‘Friend’ shook his beak as if he found it amusing.
“What do you think? Isn’t it amazing?”
“…”
“By the way, why are you replying so late? Is it so hard to understand what I meant when I said, ‘let’s work together?’”
“…”
“I came to help you because it seemed like you were in trouble… . You don’t need help? Then there’s nothing I can do. Elena, just go.”
“Huh? Yes? Just go?”
The blonde girl looked puzzled.
I too was flustered at the moment because I didn’t think the other person would back down so easily.
“Beep—! Agent Cha Jin-cheol! Someone suspicious here-”
“Eww!”
I said it with more earnest heart than ever before in my life.
“Don’t do that!”
“what?”
“Friend, don’t leave me. True friends are always with you!”
The parrot’s beak twisted slightly.
I think it was the bird’s way of expressing its emotions.
*
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 48
Current location: 281 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Wise Man’s Advice: 3”
– Han Ga-in
After wrapping up the reunion with Ichthus, I sat down with Elena and my precious colleague at a secret cafe nearby.
As soon as she sat down, Elena burst out laughing, which she had been holding back.
“Phuhut! Ahaha! Hehe!”
“Just smile brightly.”
“No! Even if you don’t know, Ga-in, I’m famous.”
“Oh, right, that’s right?”
After the laughter passed, Elena recalled what had happened earlier.
“Mr. Jincheol, your acting has improved a lot.”
“If you still can’t do it, that’s even stranger.”
“I got goosebumps when I heard the words, ‘I decide whether someone is guilty or not.’”
“Haha! You sound like a villain from a movie -”
“If I had acted better and made it sound more sincere, my blessing might have responded.”
“…”
This statement seriously gave me goosebumps.
Surely there wouldn’t be something ridiculous like Jincheol hyung, who is overly obsessed with the ideology of the Management Bureau, fighting with Elena, right?
Let’s take precautions in advance.
“Haha, Elena. Of course that’s an act. You know my brother’s personality, right?”
“Yeah, I was joking too.”
Are you kidding?
I think I overreacted.
“How did you feel about meeting Ichthus?”
“It changed a lot more than I thought?”
“Be specific.”
“Originally, I was just one of the common devil worshippers -”
“… It’s strange that devil worshippers are so common.”
“He’s become too much of a businessman now. It seems like no one except a few of his closest directors knows anything about the power of Ichthus.”
“Then is it difficult?”
The Holy Sun’s charge judgment is generous, but there is a limit to that generosity.
To give a simple example, I would say Elena and Sang-Hyeon.
They are both colleagues who tend to follow what I say, but there is an important difference.
Elena was almost absorbed by the ‘Sacred Sun’ once, but Sang-Hyeon hyung has never been like that.
The idea that the other person is ‘above’ me?
Or, have you ever succumbed to supernatural charisma?
I can’t say for sure, but there is a fine line between ‘worship’ and ‘trust’ and the difference must be understood.
“At least….”
“At least?”
“I think we should at least be a little more religious than we are now.”
Let’s change the mood a little at Sunrise.
It’s too corporate right now, so we need something a little more religious than this.
He explained the plan for this step by step.
…
Suddenly, I realized that Elena was smiling brightly and looking only at my face.
“Are you listening to me?”
“Yes. You said you wanted to establish a symbol rather than do it yourself?”
Fortunately, you are listening well.
“Haha, I kept laughing so hard I wondered what was going on.”
Elena smiled again and brought up the old story.
“Something happened recently, and the entire Esper ship was confiscated by the Administration.”
“Ari said, right? I’ll give it back to you after I take it apart and take a look at it.”
“How long will it take? At least six months?”
“…”
“I was really sad when the Esper ship was confiscated by the management agency, and I was a little disappointed that Ari couldn’t stop it.”
“That, that part is Ari’s position too -”
“I understand. I was just upset. I’m okay now.”
“I’m glad you’re okay.”
“Because it’s more fun now than when we had parties every day on the Esper.”
Is this work that fun?
The moment I tilted my head, Elena spoke sharply.
“The work itself is interesting because it feels like you’re working as some kind of mysterious secret agent, but what’s more important is the people you work with.”
“…”
A slightly subtle atmosphere.
In times like this, it might be a good idea to pour cold water on it.
“Um, I think this is pretty dangerous for Elena.”
“danger?”
“The very fact that Elena is close to the faith supply is dangerous.”
“… I guess so.”
In the past, the divine sun tried to devour Elena.
“So, lately, whenever I think of Elena, I consciously remind myself that she is my ‘colleague.’”
My own mindset to prevent the ‘malfunction’ of the sacred sun.
But the most important thing is not my heart.
“But in the end, Elena herself must be careful -”
“Mr. Gain, in my opinion!”
Elena said firmly, but with a big smile at the same time.
“I don’t think there will be any problems like before.”
Looking at his eyes, it seemed like he had gained some confidence.
As for me, I can only hope that that conviction is accurate.
Let’s wrap up our work story.
“This is the symbol I prepared. It will change Sunrise’s greed into sincerity -”
“Well, I was listening and I became curious.”
“Go ahead.”
“Is there a need for such a complicated procedure? Why not just gather the Sunrise staff and have Ga-in use the Holy Sun?”
What are your plans? Can’t you just summon the sun in front of your employees?
I think it’s definitely doable.
“Once you start using the sun to charm your employees, you have to keep using the sun.”
“ah?”
“And I have to be involved with that company all the time, periodically stimulating my faith.”
“Is that so?”
This time, the plan I have made is much more sophisticated!
“They will serve not me, but the god who represents me.”
“So you mean a symbol? Like the Christian cross?”
“If things go well, I can let go of Sunrise. So to speak…”
He said to Elena, whose eyes were wide open.
“So to speak, it’s an auto-farming farm for faith.”
“…”
Elena literally had a ‘hot’ look on her face.
“So what is the symbol?”
“This is it.”
“Golden toad?”
“It’s something with history and tradition.”
At that moment, Elena’s expression became strange.
“Why did you decide to make the symbol a toad?”
Don’t you know the golden toad?
“Elena doesn’t seem to know much about Eastern culture, but here, when you say golden toad -”
“No, I don’t need any oriental culture or anything! This is obviously wrong! Just give me some advice.”
“…”
“It’s too vulgar! You have to show off your sacredness.”
Is the golden toad really that bad?
[Advice: 3 -> 2]
‘How about a golden toad as a symbol to gather faith at Sunrise?’
[Better a golden owl than a vulgar amphibian.]
“…”
[The feathers are mixed with diamond dust, and the eyes are filled with the brilliance of wise emeralds -]
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