Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 631
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EP.631 Episode 631 – The Oldest Wish (12)
Episode 631 – The Oldest Wish (12)
– Maze
The change was sudden.
— Whoosh!
As I was walking along the long road of the sanctuary following Gain, one side of my vision darkened.
I turned my head wondering what was going on and what I saw was a pitch-black door.
Before I could even say in surprise, ‘What is this?’, Aidya rushed through the door with me!
“uh?”
I cried out late, but it was already a completely different place from the sanctuary.
The first thing I did was grab my pocket watch!
I was thinking of immediately sending back Aidia, who was acting strangely.
Here’s the problem!
There is no way for me to return to the sanctuary alone.
In the first place, the only person who can create an elevator to the sanctuary is the Virgin Mary?
At that moment, while I was holding the time zone and going, ‘Uh, uh, uh…!’, Aidya grabbed my hand and looked at me with earnest eyes.
“maze.”
“…”
“Trust me just once, just this once.”
It was an outrageous request.
If I were Cain, I would have ignored whatever the Virgin Mary said and sent her away immediately… .
However, the memories from room 207 held me back.
Aedea in ancient Egypt.
A kind, just girl who loved the Egyptian people.
The princess and the Virgin Mary before our eyes are completely different people who have lived different lives.
In some ways, he was not a very different person.
Gain has said this many times, right?
The personalities of the two Aedias are very similar!
“…What are you trying to do?”
Aidy smiled brightly, gestured to me, and started running.
It was annoying to see her running without any explanation, but she only had less than 3 minutes left.
If you have something in mind, you won’t have time to explain it to me.
Instead of pursuing her further, I ran after Aidia without thinking.
— Dadaak!
It felt like I ran for about a minute?
Before I knew it, I had arrived at a fairly large space.
Because there was no proper lighting, I couldn’t see what my surroundings were like.
“Hey, where am I?”
“…”
An unanswered question.
However, I keep hearing the sound of ‘Kkirik! Tadak!’ from in front.
It seemed like Aidy was operating an unknown machine.
Also, the sound of something hard breaking was heard.
“oh.”
“Aidia?”
“I was the one who got hit by the Moon Church a long time ago?”
“Oh, really?”
“That guy, you said Seung-yeop? And Miss Elena. I guess those two are stronger than I thought.”
Elena is originally a strong comrade, and Seungyeop… .
Could it be that you wrote Awakening?
Seungyeop may not know, but Fortuna can do it!
“But I’ve lived my whole life, and to be treated like this by just two people… It’s embarrassing.”
“Aidia! I don’t know what you’re going to do, but you really don’t have much time left!”
“How much time is left?”
“Now, uh, less than a minute! 40 seconds -”
“That’s enough. It’s over now.”
— Bam!
The surroundings brightened with the sound of a switch being flipped.
“Eww!”
As soon as it got brighter, what came into view was Aidya with her head half split open!
— Crazy!
I was so surprised that I fell backwards on my butt.
At that moment, I couldn’t tell what was more horrifying: Aidia’s head being split open or the fact that only purple shards of stone came out without a single drop of blood.
“What, what is this -”
The Virgin Mary answered calmly as if nothing had happened, even though her head was split open.
“Thank you. Things worked out well because you trusted me.”
“Aidia!”
“Maze… my dear friend. I will tell you my biggest secret.”
“what?”
The Virgin Mary smiled and pointed ahead.
My gaze also moved forward, absentmindedly following the Virgin Mary’s hand.
“…”
The Virgin Mary’s greatest secret.
A giant figure appears from the darkness!
I muttered, half-astonished by its overwhelming majesty.
“Well, what exactly is your purpose?”
The Virgin Mary answered with just a big smile on her face.
“Getting an ending where everyone can laugh at the last moment.”
This was her last.
It was also a new beginning.
*
“User: Han Ga-in (Jihye)
Date: Day 234
You are currently: Searching… .
Wise Man’s Advice: 0”
– Han Ga-in
“Is there anyone? Someone who will free me from this hell… .”
The ancestors seem to be caught up in dreams of the distant past.
If I had the time, I would have waited until my ancestors woke up… .
Considering the threat of the distant presence looming ahead, there is no room for such leisure.
“…”
The opponent is not coming towards me.
I’m just watching you as if telling you to come.
Time is relative.
So, at this moment, you have no choice but to take a deep breath and take a step forward!
— Clank!
The sound of a pebble falling into a calm lake.
Immediately afterwards, an unknown apparition came over me.
*
.
..
…
“???.”
“…”
“???! Senior Researcher, can’t you hear me?”
“… ah.”
I woke up in a place that looked like an unknown office.
I was greatly confused by the sudden change, but I dealt with it naturally, whether it was like that or not.
“I’m sorry. I suddenly feel dizzy….”
“Huh! Work is good, but you have to take breaks while doing it. Especially when you’re a valuable talent like yourself.”
“That’s too much praise.”
“Haha! What kind of compliments are you talking about!”
This situation is like watching a movie.
I’m talking about a movie where ‘I’ am the main character.
“Gilbert, this is the document I requested earlier.”
“Umm… As you may know, the senior researcher’s security clearance is Beta (ß) level.”
“…”
“The data you requested is Alpha (a) level.”
“…”
“I know, I know. You’re not an ordinary senior researcher. Your superiors are also paying attention to your performance…”
“please.”
“…”
“…”
“???, I plan to attend the evening meeting soon.”
“What do you mean?”
“I trust you won’t go through my drawers or anything just because I’m away.”
“… thank you.”
“What do you mean?”
Soon, the superior who had been talking to ‘me’ left the room.
Me – No, ??? searched through the empty drawer and found a few envelopes.
…
A very old memory.
My position during this period was senior researcher.
At that time, ‘I’ was trying to obtain data that was not accessible with the security level of a senior researcher.
It seems that after much effort, they have managed to get hold of one of their superiors and obtained the information.
By the way, what on earth is ????
I think that was my name at the time, but I can’t hear it correctly.
*
I woke up shuffling through various documents under the twinkling silver lights.
This is the basement of Quarantine Area C-213.
— Flutter!
“Considerations on the Soul Aggregation”
“…”
“1. Origin
As T. Damond once pointed out, the nature of the so-called God is simple.
– Cosmic inhomogeneity that has existed since the creation of heaven and earth
…
An endless amount of chaos came together at one point and a god was born.
If we retrace this process, won’t we be able to create great people with our own hands?
The principle of gathering human souls to create a god.
This is the essence of the mystery that the first civilization achieved.
While I was looking through research materials for a while, I suddenly picked up a pen and scribbled on a blank piece of paper.
I am a bug.
Humans are insects.
They are nothing more than infinitely insignificant and weak creatures.
Though my beginning was small, my latter days will be great.
I swore that my life, which started as a bug, would not end as a bug.
“…”
I feel intense emotions.
Jealousy of the great ones who look down on the earth from their lofty heavens.
Lamenting about one’s fate as a human being.
A yearning for ascension to overcome weakness.
Soon, the page turned and the key point came out.
“4. Control and Management
According to T Albert’s AS 4731 study, the second stage of the Ark can also be controlled through the ‘Crown’.
— Flutter!
As I flipped through the pages of the research material, I came across the following sentence:
“The crown is complete. Ahhh…! Praise be to him. Only the noble and worthy of praise can handle the crown.”
The noble ones who deserve praise are the royalty of ancient civilizations.
“…”
The greatest mystery discovered by ancient civilization.
The principle of gathering human souls to create a god.
The principle of the crown that allows one to control and ultimately overcome the god created in this way.
When combined, the royal family that obtains the crown can be reborn as a great person.
A truly great skill.
However, there is one gap here.
I have to fill that gap.
— Bam!
Just before covering the material, I felt an incomprehensible emotion.
“… what?”
A faraway place that renders all the glory that mankind has built worthless!
This is, soon, an irresistible despair.
In the past, I was extremely afraid of something, and this fear was the beginning of everything.
however….
I don’t know.
I – no, I had no idea what ??? was afraid of.
Like my name, only the parts related to fear came to mind.
*
— Beep! Beep!
Warning signs were ringing from all directions, and all the warning lights on the walls were blinking in a frenzy.
The words ‘XK-Class Apocalypse’ appeared on the display, and while I couldn’t tell what they meant exactly, I could sense chaos in the surrounding area.
The walls were covered in blood and viscera, as if there had been a shootout, and there were corpses strewn across the floor, gasping for breath as people turned into corpses.
Me walking calmly in between.
“Director ???! Th, this is… . What the heck are you doing, kuluck!”
I realized it only after hearing the venomous voice.
I think the person who caused this mess was my past self.
“…”
– Kkaaaak! Grrrrr!
– Hey, save me!
The howls of terrible monsters and people screaming in pain can be heard from all directions.
– Bang! That’s right!
– Suppression Team 3, move to Area 13!
– The ‘Fairy Circus’ is on the loose in District 8. – Kwaaak!
Gunshots can be heard from all directions.
People trying to somehow stabilize the situation and the horrific screams heard among them.
As I listened, my mind became more and more complicated, but regardless, my body moved on its own.
A vague intuition.
Researchers, staff, suppression teams, and countless others are trying to stop the day of the past.
It’s pointless resistance.
Because at this point, I am the director and head of the Human Protection Agency’s Occult Research Center.
The only person who knows all the secret passages and weapons in the facility.
The one person with the final authority on all procedures.
At the point where I have betrayed, there is no hope for the opponent.
…
If all this really happened in the past… .
Let’s forget about the grudge the Administration has for killing me repeatedly.
Honestly, I think the guy my past self was going to kill was right.
*
A space filled with a strange light that constantly sways.
In the center was a fairly handsome blond boy wearing a black chain.
As I approached, the boy blinked his frightened eyes and asked.
“Who, who are you! If you touch my body, you will die, you will die!”
At that moment, I remembered a name that I thought I would never be able to recall, along with a ‘snap!’ sound.
“I am Aleph (?). I am the one who will give you freedom.”
“Give me freedom? Why?”
The following words could not be more sincere.
That’s why I couldn’t understand.
“To save myself from hell.”
— Clank!