Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 600
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EP.600 Episode 600 – The Stolen World (15)
Episode 600 – The Stolen World (15)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 227
Current location: Delight Hotel, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Wise Man’s Advice: 3”
– Han Ga-in
When the summoner relayed the facts he had found out on the rooftop, Eunsol reacted by saying she felt dizzy.
“What else has been added? A plunderer? A being that robs the world? What is this?”
A line of content was also added to the whiteboard.
“1. Find out how to stop the Moon Demon.
Understand how the Moon Demon devours the souls of survivors
The relationship between me and the moon in the past
2. Find out the purpose of the wisdom of the ancestors
The Source and Solution of Abnormally Strong Power
3. The whereabouts of the previous definition
4. The identity of the plunderer
Ari looked at the whiteboard again and asked in a calm tone.
“Do you think the moon treats you half as an ally?”
“that’s right.”
“Then can’t we ask the moon?”
“It’s too much. He’s completely crazy and started spewing out curses at something unknown, probably the Marauders.”
I looked out the window and tried again to communicate with the moon, but all attempts failed.
“I guess I’ll have to get more information from outside. I think I’ll have to rescue Jincheol anyway.”
When the story about Jincheol came up, the surroundings became quiet for a moment.
“Where is Jincheol?”
After my brother went out, I checked his location periodically.
“Same. Seocho Blue Damian Apartment, Building 8, Room 203.”
“It’s Songi’s house.”
“…”
“Did Songi go to kill her parents?”
“Probably. Seungyeop has already stopped by the house.”
The grandfather who was listening smiled bitterly.
“Then, you must have reached out to Sang-Hyeon and my family in Texas as well.”
“Is it possible for me to be in the US?”
“There’s no need for Jincheol to go himself. After working as an agent for a few months, how could he not know anyone in the US?”
It was a terrible situation where a colleague killed his family, but no one criticized Jincheol.
“That guy does the difficult work for me. I am grateful.”
On the contrary, I am grateful. What a strange world this is.
Sister Eunsol asked Ari.
“I was so out of it earlier that I couldn’t think, but Ari, is it okay for you to be out like this now? The stone tablet is -”
Ari looked at me with a slightly complicated expression and muttered.
“It must have broken a long time ago.”
After Ari was imprisoned, I even considered destroying the stone tablet.
Because the stone slab itself is not something that can be absolutely destroyed.
It can’t be destroyed with guns or missiles, but it can be destroyed with the final flash.
In a month or so, the slabs could be treated like pebbles on the side of the road.
“ah?”
“I might have been swept away by the final flash, or the moon might have awakened and thrown me into the abyss.”
“okay?”
“… the stone tablet is an essential item for the world.”
That’s an unusual opinion for someone who’s almost been killed by a stone tablet several times.
Well, the stone tablet is more of a tool for maintaining order, so it is not something to hold a grudge against.
“It’s okay. If Grandpa turns back time, won’t it come back to life?”
“Are you sure? Just as a soul that has been lost cannot be brought back, there is a limit to One More Chance.”
“I don’t know.”
Ari furrowed her eyebrows slightly, perhaps because my answer sounded somewhat irresponsible.
What’s the use of arguing over spilt milk?
— Bam!
Ari shook her head slightly and banged the table.
“I don’t think we can stay still at the Delight Hotel. Me, Ga-in, and Eun-sol, let’s go out and find Jin-cheol and get some information.”
Miro, who had been sleeping with a tired expression, was startled.
“Huh? Me? Elena and Mukseong?”
Ari gestured in order and explained briefly.
“Mukseong, you have one more chance. You should stay in the rear. Elena, you should be careful about your actions before you figure out the whereabouts of the previous justice. Your very existence feels like a debuff to the previous justice.”
“Um, I’ll do that.”
“Me! I’m much stronger than Eunsol!”
At those words, Eunsol showed a slightly disappointed expression.
“Maze… It feels bad to say it out loud.”
Ari shook her head.
“The moon is bewitching people all over the world? Eunsol’s flute is absolutely necessary.”
We need the flute, whether for us or to bring back the moon-dazzled man.
Even considering Eunsol’s helplessness, we have to take her out.
“Lastly, Miro, you protect the two people. The end! Let’s go!”
*
Late at night, Jincheol arrived at the isolated Damien apartment.
“Hey~! Sister, you’re here!”
“Am I happy? Or is it the flute?”
“Haha! My sister will be playing the flute soon!”
“There’s something subtly unpleasant about these words….”
“Huh?”
“It smells bad.”
“…”
“great job.”
As my sister said, the smell of blood permeated the entire apartment.
My brother looked at me with a tired expression.
“I evacuated a lot of them, but there were a lot more people gathered outside, singing a strange song. Did you hear that?”
“I can still hear it.”
Looking down at the night streets of Seocho-dong from the railing, I could see at least several hundred people gathered in the vacant lot in front of the Supreme Court.
What, they sing while spinning around like they’re doing Ganggangsullae?
“Cain, what are you saying outside? I was inside so I couldn’t hear it clearly -”
“Be quiet. Gain is concentrating right now.”
As I concentrated, I could vaguely hear the lyrics.
…
Rejoice.
The true Savior has come to save the abandoned sheep.
Praise him.
He came to lead us all away from the end and death.
Smile.
The Prince of the Moon sent down the Virgin and the Son to lead us on the path to glory!
Moon! Swallow us.
You will swallow us up and gain glory, and we will become one in you and gain eternity!
“how is it?”
“The moon is the true savior, that’s what the song is about. I think they call each other the prince of the moon.”
“Prince of the Moon?”
“The Virgin Mary and the Saints… .”
“what?”
“They say the moon will bring down the Virgin Mary and the Saint.”
“…”
“They say that in the end, everyone becomes one with the moon and gains glory and eternity.”
“That’s a very explicit statement.”
“Because billions of people will have to accept that fate before they can swallow it.”
The moon and the wisdom of the ancestors, the justice of the ancestors, the plunderers.
This alone was enough to give me a headache, but now the Virgin Mary and the Saints?
I was becoming confused by the ever-increasing amount of information.
So I wrote some advice.
If you speak a little more politely, wouldn’t they be more willing to tell you?
‘There are a lot of keywords, but it’s difficult to interpret them. Are there any hints that can help me group multiple keywords?’
[Advice: 3 -> 0]
[In a normal scenario, nothing new comes out in the second half without any specific foreshadowing.]
“ah?”
“What? You’re looking at me with your gaze fixed on space. Are you sure you’re giving me advice?”
“…”
A somewhat abstract answer considering I used up all 3 stacks of advice.
This may be because, depending on the interpretation, it can be seen as a question about ‘the wisdom of the past, the justice of the past.’
Direct questions and answers to previous participants are prohibited.
That’s how this roundabout way of speaking came about.
I gave some advice to my colleagues.
Sister Eunsol tilted her head.
“A normal scenario? Are you talking about reality?”
This part was easy to understand.
“The hotel treats what happens in reality as a kind of scenario. The understanding of the scenario also worked several times.”
Unfortunately, information updates have stopped now.
Could it be that I went too far and the hotel didn’t prepare anything?
Ari nodded and answered.
“Nothing new comes out in the second half without any specific foreshadowing. That is to say, there was a specific foreshadowing.”
The keywords we currently consider ‘new information’ are as follows:
The definition of ancestors, the usurpers, the Virgin and the Saints.
According to the owl’s hint, these are not ‘somethings that suddenly appeared at this point’.
“It’s something I already know.”
“…”
“The justice of the past, the plunderers, the Virgin and the saints. They are all things we already knew.”
Someone you already know.
A monster you already know.
A chaos that we already know.
Just didn’t know that these were justice, plunder, the Virgin, and the saints!
When I thought about this – I realized one ridiculous thing.
“I just realized something.”
“What is it?”
“The saint who descended from the moon. Is this me?”
Ariga vomited out a sigh.
“I used to call you a teacher… Even this time, you were the one who freed the moon!”
I am the saint of the moon.
So who is the Virgin Mary?
*
The next morning, a guest came to the Delight Hotel.
He was someone everyone knew well.
He was someone no one would have imagined would meet again like this.
“hello?”
“…”
“I thought about sending my followers, but I came here because I felt I had to do such an important job myself.”
“…”
“Excuse me~! Can’t you hear me greeting?”
The words are audible.
Everyone is just out of their minds.
“How about we start with a full statement? Junior participants! I already know some of your names. There are quite a few people from the administration office among the congregation.”
Even if you call it a grand thing, it must have happened yesterday, but you found out the names of several colleagues in just one day!
“The pretty lady is Miss Ari, right?”
“… I am a maze.”
“Ah, they say they look alike, and it really is. The white one is Miro, and the black one is Ari?”
“that’s right.”
“The big guy is Jincheol, and the one with his mouth open behind him is Eunsol?”
“huh.”
“I don’t know the handsome guy in the front. Strangely, no one knew his name… But, I knew you the moment I saw you.”
“…”
“The prince has given us a revelation. You are the one who will lead us to glory.”
“…”
“It’s awkward because you don’t say anything. By the way, my name is -”
“Aidia.”
“Huh? You know my name? Aha! The prince told you, saint?”
Our Lady of Aedea appears before us in reality!
I knew that #207 was a mock exam, but I thought the common element would be at most a ‘mirror’!
Was Aidia in reality too?
Immediately the power of insight flashed sharply.
Insight has found out additional information based on the information about Aidia and the mirror found in Room 207.
This woman is the same Aidy from room 207, but she is also someone else.
Another possibility is that she shares the same genes but has lived a completely different life in reality.
…
Was Aidia the first person to discover a mirror in reality?
Twisted by the mirror, this time you sided with humans?
At some point, for some reason, I started serving the moon –
“Ugh!”
“Please exercise self-restraint.”
“…”
“I’ve lived a very, very long time. It’s a bit of a headache to read it all at once.”
“…”
“You, you… .”
“I am?”
“… That is the justice of the ancestors.”
The real-life Aidyia is even a hotel escapee!
No, aren’t the NPCs in the cursed room beings collected by the hotel?
How can this exist in reality?
How could such a ridiculous thing happen –
“You have a bad habit.”
“what?”
“When something incomprehensible happens, you suddenly become troubled even when there are other people in front of you. This is because insight pours information that you cannot handle.”
“…you know a lot about insight.”
“I think I know what you’re wondering.”
“…”
“Third floor, someone on the third floor….”
“Someone?”
“I prayed to Buddha for a favor.”
A wish to the Buddha on the third floor.
It’s a story that’s been told occasionally for a very long time.
“What are you talking about?”
“I don’t know either. I don’t know who made what wish. Just your majesty!”
“I’m listening.”
“Please focus on what is in front of you. The hotel is truly mysterious, and when you ponder its secrets, everything in reality seems fleeting. However, this is the place where we live.”
Soon, the Virgin Mary’s mouth formed a line.
As in Room 207, she was a ‘righteous’ being this time too.
“I think someone is sharing my blessing. Is that the beautiful blonde girl over there?”
“Hipp!”
Elena hiccupped, unable to take a deep breath.
“Why are you doing that? As if I were going to kill you to regain my strength?”
Aidy smiled as she looked at Elena’s nervous expression and then looked back at me.
“Today, I have come to lead you, who has lost your memory, to the right path. Fight with us. Just like you did in the past when you freed the prince from the hands of the Administration!”
I know Aidya.
Aidia knows me too.
But, the Aidia I know was not this Aidia.
Even the me that Aidy knows is not who I am now.
Suddenly, the advice I got yesterday flashed through my mind again.
The identity of the moon.
The identity of the saints and the Virgin Mary.
Wisdom and justice of the past.
At least I have a vague idea of who is who.
Just one, except for the looters.
According to the advice, the looter is also something I already know.
Could this be one of the prisoners I saw at the hotel?
If not –