Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 619
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EP.618 Episode 618 – The Stolen World (33)
Episode 618 – The Stolen World (33)
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 226
You are currently: Searching… .
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
– Han Ga-in
The song of the young ark, so beautiful, stopped.
The mirrors that were part of the ark began to split apart.
However, the problem was that the size of the mirror was much larger than that of an average building.
It is said that the Virgin Mary of the Lost Time Zone miniaturized the mirror into the size of a hand mirror.
The administration could have done something similar, but the process required everyone to wait a while.
A brief lull.
If the human brain were a computer, wouldn’t we be hearing the ‘Wheeing!’ sound of coolers everywhere right now?
Everyone is trying their best and I am no exception.
The next force to be attracted to are the Marauders!
As I was calmly organizing the information, I heard a strange sound.
— Click!
The sound made by Ari, who joined late with Eunsol.
When she flicked her tongue again and said, “Click!”, the people around her tilted their heads, but the meaning of the gesture was simple.
Telling me, ‘I lost my camera!’
It seems he realized too late that the camera he had in his arms had disappeared.
The camera is not gone, it is still inside the moon along with the maze.
Because I, in the lost timeline, instructed Miro to turn the hourglass.
why?
“…”
There is no proper record in the status window, and only hastily drawn scribble-like handwriting is visible.
Given the circumstances, the decision to turn the hourglass was a last-minute, impromptu decision.
Because there is no detailed explanation as to ‘Why did you turn the hourglass?’
The goal seems to be to keep the maze and camera ‘inside the moon’… .
First, let’s calm down Ari who is in confusion.
Ari didn’t show any more doubts when I nodded slightly and said, “It’s okay.”
Instead, he looked somewhat uneasy as he watched the collapsing ark.
“Do you know what happens if the ark collapses?”
At Ari’s words, Doji took on a calm expression.
“The stone tablets will punish you and me.”
“What did you do too?”
Ari joined late and didn’t see the scene where Doji hit Osdork in the back of the head.
Dominion nodded his shoulder and answered, without even a hint of guilt.
“That Osdork fool was so oblivious to what I was saying. I had no choice but to banish him.”
At those words, Ari smiled broadly and secretly held out something she had been hiding.
“This, this is Basilio’s head!”
“I couldn’t help it.”
“…”
Domination looked as if he wanted to say something for a moment, then muttered with a resigned expression.
“The stone tablet will end your life and mine. It’s okay. Even a life that seems like eternity will end someday. Even if that is -”
Ari immediately cut off her words as if she found it ridiculous.
“Hey! Oswald! Stop trying to sort out your life by yourself! Are you really trying to die?”
“Is there a special number?”
The reason why Ari and Domination can still avoid the judgment of the stone tablet.
The judgment range of the stone tablet is a single loop, and the Ark is a being that is halfway out of the loop.
So when the dismantling of the young ark is finished, Dominion and Ari are killed by the stone tablet.
Of course, you should get to a safe place before that.
“…”
Let’s look at the wisdom of our ancestors, and the wisdom of our ancestors also looks at me.
“Do you need my help to save your comrade?”
The wisdom of the past is one with the ark.
Therefore, if Domination and Ari temporarily board the ancestral wisdom, they can avoid the stone tablet.
“Yes.”
Immediately afterwards, Doji and Ari looked at me with wide eyes.
“What is this -”
“Is it possible?”
The wise man paid no attention to what the two men said and said:
“It’s not difficult. But, I guess it’s time to ask you for an explanation.”
“…”
“Finally, there is a little time before the mirror becomes smaller.”
The jade-colored half-body calmly extended its hand.
Trying to draw me into their domain.
I didn’t resist, as more conversation was needed to further utilize this person.
— Ting!
The surrounding scenery changes with the clear sound of the bell.
*
What came into view was a vast plain filled with golden wheat fields.
It was so beautiful that I couldn’t help but think it was heaven.
At that moment, someone’s voice was heard.
The wisdom of the past was no longer the jade-colored half-body, but had turned into a middle-aged man wearing ordinary clothes.
“Isn’t it beautiful?”
A Caucasian male who appears to be in his late 40s to early 50s.
Judging by its appearance, it seems to have originated from the Anatolian Peninsula.
“It looks like heaven.”
“It’s not like that… .”
“Is this your real appearance?”
“yes.”
Suddenly, this thought occurred to me.
Didn’t my predecessor and I share this kind of first greeting even in the lost time?
“Let’s get to the point.”
“I will listen. Today, I will learn a thing or two from a great junior.”
The gist of my plan for the lost time period is simple.
“First, you must now persuade the plunderers. In addition to the mirrors that will soon be in your hands, you will also need the active help of the plunderers’ arks.”
“What kind of help do you mean?”
“Please restrain the moon. Right now, the moon is waiting for its time underground on the Earth. Even if left alone, it will wake up in a few months, but for now, its hands and feet are tied.”
“Do you want me to press harder?”
“Is it possible?”
“It’s possible… But do you know why the arks that drift through time and space don’t intervene in the Earth sphere?”
“You must be afraid of wasting your energy recklessly and then being hit by the moon.”
“You know very well. Remember that. The Marauders, those who call themselves the ‘Union’, are inherently very cowardly.”
“…”
“A bunch of refugees who fled the apocalypse. They are not brave warriors. If you want to make them reveal their hidden treasure, you must show them a sure path.”
“A surefire way to bring down the moon?”
“That’s it.”
The raiders are more of a bunch of cowardly refugees than brave warriors.
If you are not sure that you can beat the moon, don’t waste your energy rashly.
So, we need to let it be known that we can ‘definitely’ beat the moon.
“… Are you and I the only ones listening to this conversation?”
“Of course.”
“I hope this information doesn’t spread too much now.”
“We will filter it appropriately and convey it to the Union.”
“Soul Gathering Stage 1.”
“hmm?”
“This is the identity of all the arks.”
“…”
“Stage 2 is coming.”
The ancient records written in the status window were appropriately edited and delivered.
The wisdom of my ancestors, who had been listening to me, was at one point greatly impressed.
“Huh…! There were countless test subjects even before the first ark?”
“Yes.”
Facts I found out while looking through materials related to soul clusters.
The so-called first ark or moon was not in fact the first soul gathering, even if we only consider the second stage.
According to records, the entity known as ‘TX-135 (AS 4694, Atlantis)’ is said to be the first stage 2 soul aggregation.
There is no trace of TX-135 at this point.
The ancient civilization may have been shocked and destroyed by the psychotic appearance of the first stage 2 soul ensemble they discovered.
“Mirrors weren’t even mentioned in the early research. It could have been before the discovery of mirrors, or they could have been discovered but not connected to the soul corpse. The important thing is -”
“You had no intention of sharing it. It wasn’t built as an ark.”
What this means is that the initial soul cluster was designed without mirrors.
At first, I had no intention of sharing.
It wasn’t built to be used as an ark.
The wise man thought for a moment, then came up with a common-sense hypothesis.
“I had no intention of sharing it, and it wasn’t made to be used as an ark. Then was it made to be used as a weapon?”
“…”
Why did ancient civilizations study soul ensembles?
A powerful weapon?
The wisdom of the past seems to have already convinced you of that, but I’m not so sure.
“I understand what you’re trying to say now. A soul ensemble is, so to speak, a ‘weapon with an ego.’ Right?”
“Yes.”
“A weapon with an ego must have a means of control. It’s a logical consequence.”
“Of course.”
“You figured out the control mechanism, correct?”
“It’s called a ‘crown.’”
crown.
Unfortunately, further details were not possible.
It seems that my past self also did not know what the crown looked like or what principle it used to control the soul cluster.
“The Virgin Mary will know where the crown is.”
“Of course! Of course!”
“I persuaded the Virgin and preserved her in that state.”
“I’ll summarize your plan, so point out any mistakes.”
“Go ahead.”
“First, combine the power of the Administration and the Federation to suppress the moon more strongly than it is now. Second, in the meantime, a small number of elites, including you, will infiltrate the moon. Third, with the help of the Virgin Mary, we will take the ‘crown’ from inside the moon. Is that right?”
“Similar.”
1. Temporarily suppresses the moon more strongly.
2. Infiltrate the moon.
3. Take the crown and take control of the moon away from the prince.
“There’s one thing that worries me. No matter how much we suppress the moon, I don’t know if it’ll be easy to infiltrate the inside of the moon….”
The question is whether number 2 is possible.
The moment I heard that, I burst out laughing.
Because I now understand why my past self left a maze inside the moon!
“… There is another comrade inside the moon. If he helps us, it will be easier to infiltrate.”
“Aha! You’re all set? That’s great! That’s great!”
The wisdom of the past, a victorious smile appeared on the old man’s face.
This must have been because he thought that he could deal with the moon at this level.
“Thank you for your hard work. I will edit this content appropriately and deliver it. The Allied side will probably accept what you say to this extent. However….”
“but?”
The wise man asked with sharp eyes.
“All your plans are focused on the ‘conquest of the moon’.”
“Do you need more?”
“You know that, right? The Administration and the Federation can never work together. Right now, we only have a common enemy, the Moon. What do you plan to do after that?”
Once the common enemy, the moon, is eliminated, the problem of marauders appears again.
One chair, ten participants.
More than ten arks aiming for one world.
He answered calmly.
“The problem after that is fine.”
“what?”
“Have you forgotten? After all, this world is not the real world to us… .”
In the past, a story that Eun-sol and Jin-cheol secretly agreed on.
The Marauders are ultimately a quasi-administrative group, and their goal is also to rebuild their own civilization.
So the victory of the plunderers is not a great tragedy for us.
In the distant past, the work done by the Administration was done by someone else who was similar.
It might be a painful story for Grandpa Arina, who has worked at the current management office all her life, but what about the other colleagues who have fallen into a world without family or anything?
The administration or the looters, it’s all the same.
I hoped that the wisdom of the past would realize the above logic.
After a moment of silence, the old wisdom muttered with wide eyes.
“Huh… I guess there’s no difference between the Administration and the Federation to you guys?”
“As long as the winner isn’t the moon.”
“I understand.”
“Then what about the second battle after the moon disappears?”
“Well, shall we go into Pioneer and rest by ourselves?”
“You have no intention of interfering in the fight between the Administration and the looters, or the fight between the looters?”
“Yes.”
“Can we believe that?”
“Patrick.”
“hmm?”
“I mean, the oath of promise. Bring it tomorrow. Is it okay if I write it down? Han Ga-in will not intervene in the dispute between the management and the looters.”
“That’s it… I trust you.”
This statement was a bit funny.
I dare say that the funniest word among people like us is ‘faith’!
“Really? Then what, let’s assume we trust each other -”
“Bring the Book of Oath tomorrow.”
This guy, why is he talking nonsense when he’s going to be like this?
In this way, negotiations with the plundering forces were concluded.
*
— Mate!
“Now, this is the deal I made with the looters.”
First, the Marauders will actively cooperate with us until the lunar conquest is over.
Second, the hotel party will not intervene in any subsequent conflicts between the management and the looters or between the looters themselves.
Third, the above contents are written in the oath. If broken, the penalty is death.
My colleagues all fell silent after seeing what was written on the whiteboard.
The reason everyone was speechless must have been because of the second item, that we were keeping our hands off the conflict between the Administration and the Marauders.
The expressions of Ari and her grandfather, who had been loyal to the management bureau their entire lives, were so pale and hardened that it was difficult to describe.
The expressions of other colleagues, such as Eun-sol and Jin-cheol, were not very good either.
Well, what I meant in the past was ‘The victory of the plunderer is better than the victory of the moon’, not ‘I hope for the victory of the plunderer’.
Songi, you’re the kind of person who doesn’t care if there’s no change?
Seungyeop stood there blankly with an expression that showed no thought.
Eunsol, who had been glancing around, asked as if she was carrying a gun.
“excuse me….”
“Go ahead.”
“If we don’t intervene, isn’t the defeat of the Administration certain?”
“Pretty much, right?”
“…it seems like one of the raiders will establish some strange, unidentified civilization.”
“I guess so.”
“So, you really negotiated like this? You even stamped your seal on the covenant?”
“ruler!”
— Crackle!
I drew a line under the negotiation contents.
Everyone looks at me in surprise.
“Now, I will write down the ‘real plan.’”
“Eww!”
“Haha! Surely there’s no way that the looters and the administration will fight each other until the very end, right?”
“The Book of Oath!”
“I will keep that too.”