Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 669
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EP.669 Episode 669 – Room 301, The Cursed Room – ‘The Origin of Species’ (13)
Episode 669 – Room 301, The Cursed Room – ‘The Origin of the Species’ (13)
– Lee Eun-sol
“Be silent. Forget. Obey. I will give you three chances.”
“Da, who are you?”
“I am the king. The king of the faithful beyond the galaxy, the king of those who will be born on this earth. And I am your king.”
The moment when the mysterious being declared to the father, ‘I will give you three chances!’
— Saaaa!
A gray fog obscured the view.
Soon, with a “snap!” feeling, ‘Lee Eun-sol’ and ‘Lee Seok-hwan’ were forcibly separated.
…
Let’s say you get so immersed in a movie that you start to think you’re a character in the movie.
How would you feel if the screen suddenly went black out in that situation?
This is my situation right now.
“Ugh!”
“Oh my! Sister, are you okay?”
“…”
As the person next to me – Elena came to mind – grabbed my arm and supported me, I briefly wondered who I was.
I am Eunsol Lee, the owner of the blessing of wealth and honor and a hotel participant.
The whole world is inside room 301 of the Hotel Pioneer.
This is the second attempt for Room 301, the first of which was a failure.
My goal in this endeavor is to learn from my father the secrets of the great race and administration of Ys.
What happened?
I woke up early in the morning, contacted Elena, and the two of us entered the president’s office together.
It was easy up to here.
Daeyang Group Chairman Lee Seok-hwan is a person that no one can see, as befitting a CEO of a large corporation, but I am that person’s daughter.
Somewhat forced, I went to see Elena, but neither the bodyguard nor the secretary stopped me.
…
Even though we talked for a long time, my father did not easily reveal his secret.
Even though Elena eventually resorted to some force, her father didn’t even blink an eye.
Well, let’s think about what we’ve read so far.
For an ordinary person, my father was a man who had truly experienced everything.
Whether it’s courage or judgment, it’s something that can’t be compared to that of an ordinary person.
So, the decision was made to use somewhat coercive means.
I brought my colleague here with me, so I couldn’t back down just because he wasn’t responding obediently.
…
Many hotel tools become more powerful the more you use them.
The tool itself becomes stronger?
Or is it because the user’s skill level increases?
I don’t know the exact reason or principle, but I like it.
The important fact is that ‘Hojopmong’ is no exception to this principle!
When I opened the brooch and summoned the nightmare butterfly – a strong intuition struck my soul like a thunderbolt.
I found out I could be a butterfly.
…
I dreamed of becoming a butterfly, fluttering and flying around, it was truly a joy!
So she didn’t know that she was Eunsol.
But when I suddenly woke up, surprisingly, it was Eunsol.
Did I become a butterfly in my dream? Did the butterfly become a silver pine in its dream?
There must be a distinction between me and the butterfly, but I couldn’t tell what that distinction was.
…
I or my mind transformed into a butterfly and dug into my father’s heart.
At that moment, I was Eunsol Lee, a nightmare butterfly, and also Seok-Hwan Lee.
A vague and hazy mind.
An unstable cognition where dreams and reality are mixed.
A power truly worthy of the name, Butterfly Dream!
Since when have you been able to use this kind of power?
I can vaguely guess the reason.
A reality that seemed more unreal than any unreality, the realm of the moon – the Plain of Sinners.
There, I risked my life and wrote a butterfly dream, even using the hand of greed.
I think I realized something in the process.
It may not be as lofty an enlightenment as Gain, but at least I think I have expanded the functional limits of my tools a little.
Thanks to this, I was able to obtain a lot of information that I couldn’t obtain through conversation, but it’s still not enough.
“Sister, are you okay?”
“… are you okay.”
I can say this for sure because I temporarily became one with my father’s spirit.
I haven’t figured it all out yet.
Surely there is more information left!
What on earth is that gray fog that appeared at the end?
That broke the fairy tale between me and my father, and kicked me out of his dreams.
“Let’s try one more time -”
At the moment I was thinking, my father, who woke up a step later than me, started shaking all over.
“Ugh! What the hell did you just do to me?”
“…”
“Brooch, that brooch seems to be a special item, huh? You forcibly opened my memories!”
For a moment, my mind became complicated.
It was absolutely necessary, but didn’t the father feel like his daughter was suddenly toying with him using evil magic?
Also, it seemed like my father would create trouble for me, like calling security guards.
So I thought about putting my father back to sleep with a butterfly dream.
“Eunsol, calm down! You have to listen to me!”
I knew my father would feel betrayed and angry, or he would feel afraid and call his bodyguards.
Neither.
The earnest tone of voice that tried to persuade me was unexpected, and it made me feel slightly flustered.
“…I’m listening.”
After a moment to calm down, I asked my father cautiously.
“What was that gray fog that appeared at the end? It was the thing that threw me away from my father.”
“Gray fog? Aha! The security measures we took a long time ago were not in vain!”
“Security measures?”
“I met a retired agent from the management agency about 12 or 13 years ago.”
“Father, to the management agent -”
“- There is no retirement. I know that. However, there are often people who ignore the calls of the administration and live a leisurely life.”
When I thought about it, I understood because Grandfather Mukseong was in a similar situation.
“I understand.”
“I received help from that person. I asked him to erase or seal part of my memories.”
“…”
“They charged a whopping 2 billion won for one procedure. At the time, I grumbled that it was a huge profit, but now looking back, it was worth 2 billion won.”
The fog that shattered the fairy tale through the butterfly dream was actually a security measure implemented by a former agent of the Management Bureau.
It’s possible, since erasing, distorting, and isolating memories is one of the Bureau’s specialties.
However, this thought occurred to me.
I don’t know how the security measures work, but while they might have withstood the Butterfly Dream, they probably can’t withstand the Flute of Peace.
With the power of the flute, you can absolutely break any special security measure of the Administration or anything else.
After waking up, just go back to the butterfly dream and that’s it!
When I reached that conclusion, my father looked anxious.
“Judging by your eyes, there seems to be more to it! Are you trying to destroy the security measures and see the next memory?”
For a moment, I thought my father had learned the art of mind reading.
“… Did you read my mind?”
“Eunsol, you must not see the next memory. It is a very, very dangerous memory…! I, I know. If that memory, that information, is leaked out, something very scary will happen.”
“Scary thing? What does that mean?”
“I don’t know! I don’t know exactly. But I’m sure something will happen that is more than you and I can handle.”
My father’s half-terrified attitude puzzled me.
At that moment, a pure white hand touched my shoulder.
I looked to the side and saw Elena nodding slightly.
Now it seems like what my father said is true.
“…”
Let’s sort things out.
According to the information I found out through the Butterfly Dream, my father is a so-called imperfect regressor.
Although he vaguely recalls memories of previous loops, he is the type of person who mistakes fragmented information for precognitive dreams about the future rather than memories of the past.
Initially, we had been interacting with the management office for more than 10 years, and at that time, Ocean Products was a partner company of the management office.
After that, as if by fate, I headed to the research facility of the management bureau built in Gangwon-do… .
He survived the massacre alone and met the ‘King of Ys’.
What’s next? What did you do after meeting the king?
It seems that he served the king as his new superior and did something, but only that part of his memory was edited out.
Since I still had questions, I decided to use the flute to figure it out.
Then, as if he were someone who had been through a lot, he understood my intentions in an instant and said.
There is a reason why I sealed that memory.
If I forcefully open this memory, something unmanageable will happen.
This alone is disconcerting, but Elena’s subtle warning confuses me even more.
My father’s words are true.
To be exact, my father himself clearly believes the above.
What should I do? Should I back off at this point?
No, isn’t it too much of a waste to back out?
You didn’t just stay at the hotel for a day or two, right?
At first glance, the following information is really key!
“…”
I’ve made a decision.
After raising his body without saying a word, he held the butterfly in one hand and the flute in the other.
My father, who saw my attitude, had a complex expression of half fear and half worry, but he didn’t shout or rebel.
It’s as if he just showed a resigned attitude, as if he knew a day like this would come someday.
I approached slowly, one step at a time.
So that the outside world can clearly understand the meaning and purpose of my actions and give me a ‘signal’!
When it moved slowly like that for about 10 seconds!
— Dddddddd…! Clang!
An unknown vibration swept through the area, and suddenly several plaques and books lying around fell down.
“Ah! Unnie Eunsol, this is -”
“I know. I guess he’s telling me not to do it.”
As agreed upon outside, the meaning of poltergeist is ‘dangerous!’
Feeling a little regret, I returned the flute and put the brooch back on my head.
My father, who saw this sight, asked with interest.
“What was that just now? Some kind of superpower that alerts you of danger?”
“Similar.”
It’s roughly similar to a colleague observing from outside giving a warning when he thinks there’s a crisis.
A lull has finally arrived.
All three of them relaxed slightly and slowly calmed down, and the father began to sip the cold coffee that had been sitting on the table.
“…”
“…”
A story that came out rather unexpectedly.
“It was you.”
“…”
“It was you… It was you… .”
“…”
“I’ve always wondered since I first received the revelation from that monster. Jeong-ho, Jin-wook, you, Hee-yoon. Of the two sons and two daughters, which one will receive the ‘great destiny’… .”
“So you made the brothers fight?”
“You’re making them fight? That’s really a misunderstanding. What kind of parents in the world would intentionally create discord between their children!”
“…”
“But that’s true. I was curious about who among you was the ‘special person’.”
“…”
“Perhaps it was my curiosity that drove you.”
I muttered without realizing it.
“Aren’t you curious?”
“what?”
“How did I gain these powers, how did I gain these mysterious companions?”
“…”
“What happened to your daughter in that unknown place?”
My father answered in a calm voice.
“I’m curious. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious. But…”
“but?”
“I may not be as bad as you, but I’ve been through a lot.”
“Yes.”
“There’s one lesson I learned along the way: Curiosity killed the cat.”
“…”
“Eunsol, if you are too curious about the stories of this special world, it is dangerous. Curiosity is more dangerous than evil, greed, and kindness.”
The next statement was somewhat aggressive.
Perhaps it is a sign of long-simmering discontent.
“Curiosity is dangerous, that’s what my father said. Not me.”
An answer that is accepted without question.
“Yes, that’s true. I’m a fox, so I should live with my head down, and you’re an eagle, so you should live looking up at the sky.”
“…”
I feel like many of the questions I had about my father have been answered.
The way he led the company with amazing choices as if he knew the future, and the way he encouraged his children to compete.
What remained in the empty space where the question had disappeared was a worn-out old man.
I saw a spirit weakened under the pressure of a vast existence that was too great for a small person to handle.
On the other hand, I had a vague idea of ??how my father felt about today’s events.
Suddenly bringing in a mysterious companion and using an absurd magical tool, but still not being surprised.
An attitude of not showing much dissatisfaction even when memories are forcibly read, and not asking anyone for help.
To my father, today’s events were destined to happen someday.
The moment the great King of Iss foresaw, “Someone born from you, small as you are, will attain a great destiny,” the future was already decided.
Just before leaving the chairman’s office, I said something without realizing it.
“sorry.”
“… That’s what I have to say. I’ve always been sorry.”
Let’s share the information we’ve learned so far with others.
It’s a shame we didn’t find out more, but we’ve already found out a lot.
“Sister.”
“hmm?”
“I’ve been curious about this for a while now. It’s what the King of Iss said to the Chairman.”
“huh.”
“The one who cries for the three thousand worlds has taken possession of one of your children.”
“…”
“I found this very… strange.”
“Let’s talk about it later, later.”
*
‘So, you’re saying that you prevented Eunsol from obtaining important information from the chairman?’
‘yes.’
‘Was it dangerous to dig further? You must have seen something with your insight.’
‘… I don’t think my sister and Elena noticed.’
‘What part are you talking about?’
‘This is the revelation that the King of Iss gave to the Chairman. Did you see what was written down?’
‘Be silent. Forget. Obey. I will give you three chances.’ That’s what it said.
‘The Chairman has already used up two opportunities.’
‘Oh my!’
‘If you forcefully extract memories, that’s the third violation. Supernatural retribution will begin. My sister and Elena, who were the targets of the information leak, would also be in danger.’
‘I understand. So, do you give up this information?’
‘Let’s find another way.’
‘Then, let’s switch again. Gain-kun, your nose is bleeding -‘
‘Me! I’ll do it! Why do the two of us keep taking turns doing it?’
‘…’
‘…’
‘I’ll do it! We’re both tired, right? Trust me!’
‘This is the first time I’ve felt so uneasy about being told to trust.’
‘Okay, let’s do the maze.’
‘Gain?’
‘Now it’s time to look at Song-i and Ari. It’s the natural order of the world for a mother to protect her daughter.’
‘I think Ari Yang’s thoughts will be different.’
‘But Ari isn’t here.’