Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 686
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EP.686 Episode 686 – The First Wish, Yoo Song-i (3)
Episode 686 – The First Wish, Yoo Song-i (3)
When I look at a city full of gray concrete buildings, I often think this.
I’m glad I’m not human.
Even if you look at the residence where you were staying until a little while ago, it is the same.
Aren’t these just plain, square boxes that lack any aesthetic appeal?
The sight of hundreds and thousands of these creatures living together like insects in such a small and narrow space…
To be honest, I felt a little disgusted.
More absurd facts.
That ugly square box called an ‘apartment’ is the lifelong goal of 90% of the people in this country.
Wouldn’t it be impossible for many humans to obtain this impersonal square dwelling even if they spent their entire short lives of about 80 years?
In that context, the owner of the body I am currently in can be seen as a fairly capable person.
Didn’t you get that ugly square box at a fairly young age!
It seems that the profession of veterinarian is one of the better off among humans.
“…a veterinarian.”
Looking back, the problem was the target’s occupation.
Since he was a veterinarian, he had many animals at home, and his children were also familiar with animals.
Although we have accumulated sufficient data on the behavior of humans, the target of transfer, we are ignorant of the behavioral patterns of dogs, cats, and birds.
Because of this, I was unable to respond appropriately to the animals’ strange behavior, and my children saw through the camouflage.
In the history of Is, it is not uncommon for one’s stomach to be exposed while working.
However, it is usually discovered by beings with special powers.
Is it possible for a normal human girl like me to have her stomach seen through?
It’s no big deal.
It’s a mess.
As I was thinking this far, I saw my ‘daughter’ walking from afar.
“It’s Songi.”
“Dad! Huh? You’re getting off work already?”
The matter of disposing of the daughter has not yet been clearly decided.
The ‘partner’ seemed to be upset that he had been seen through by a normal human, and seemed to want to kill the girl painfully…
“Today was a no-no. The management office staff came in out of nowhere and started interrogating me and your mother while making a fuss at the hospital. I was just getting out after being interrogated from this morning until just a little while ago.”
“…”
How do you plan to answer?
Are you lying and saying you didn’t report it yourself?
At that moment, I was about to laugh in vain as I thought about it.
The girl lowered her head, put her hands to her chest, and suddenly, a gun shot out from her bosom.
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??
???
What is this?
I saw something wrong just now –
“Song-i -”
— Bang!
A body that loses balance and collapses in an instant.
A bright red liquid pouring out from my chest!
So, did that girl just suddenly pull out a gun and shoot me?
A list of data that came to mind instantly.
Transfer target: Yoo Jeong-ho.
Transition zone: Republic of Korea
Due to the nature of the region, public security is excellent and firearms are not released to the public.
The probability of combat occurring is low –
It was all bullshit!
Calm down. We need to get out of this body first.
This is an emergency, not the time to worry about your stomach!
It immediately exited the host’s body.
The next transfer target, the goal, is the ‘daughter’ right in front of you!
I was curious as to why this was happening, and it was also the closest transfer target.
—Whoosh!
The moment when the unstoppable power of transfer is about to make contact with the girl’s body.
Suddenly, the girl’s body collapsed like a sand castle hit by waves.
What the heck!
It was not easy to maintain composure as the series of unimaginable events occurred.
The host died before he could even breathe, and the next target was scattered like dust!
Quickly, quickly, we need to find the next transfer target.
We are often described as “great” because our essence transcends the physical body…
This means that you can change bodies and enjoy eternal life, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t need a body!
A time when you are frantically trying to find another transfer target.
— Gooooo…!
I heard the sound of despair echoing throughout the world.
I wish it had been an unidentifiable sound!
I, we know very well what this sound is.
This sound, this phenomenon, this vibration – no matter how foolish and weak the species of Iss may be, there is no way they would not know it.
I knew it so well that there was no chance I could have mistaken it for another phenomenon.
iced coffee…
Grace, grace.
The King has begun to show his grace!
Thoughts that come to mind in the midst of a mind-numbing shock.
When it was first learned that the King had disappeared from Earth, several dukes considered the possibility of ‘Grace’.
Soon it was concluded that the King would not attempt to gain favor.
Because after arriving on Earth and examining humans, everyone in the clan came to the same conclusion.
Grace has no chance of success.
Because the human population is too large, and most of them are of a greatly inferior class.
therefore –
Again, again!
Even though I’ve been hit once, I’m lost in meaningless thoughts again!
As long as he’s been shot, the information that South Korea doesn’t have guns released to the civilian population is meaningless.
Since the grace has begun, the information that the King will not attempt to grant the grace is also meaningless!
Grace. Failure. Price. Descent, descent!
Fearful words come to mind one after another.
If I were to descend from this wretched planet as a microbe…
I was scared. I was so scared…
The fear and pain were unbearable.
Oh, there’s no time!
I need to find my body as soon as possible, but I need to find my body…
How do I find it and what do I do?
The price of descent would be so high that it would affect the entire star, so what’s the point of saving another body!
There is nowhere to run.
I, on this tiny star…
It is inevitable that it will dry up and die like an earthworm in the sunlight.
…
Just before I lost consciousness, I heard a strange voice.
“Thank you.”
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– Kim Ari
“Thank you.”
As Songi’s cool voice was heard, the fog that had been constantly wriggling began to melt like ice exposed to sunlight.
It seemed that the race of Ys had finally died, having failed to find a target to possess.
“What did you tell me to be thankful for?”
Songi’s answer was somewhat eerie.
“I could have easily finished it off like this. I got some help from ‘Dad.’ So, I decided to let it slide.”
Then what is ‘Mom’ going to do?
“…”
Let’s stop thinking useless thoughts.
It’s none of my business whether Songi eats the alien or makes it into sashimi.
More than that, I was curious as to how they could kill the Iss race so easily.
“It was just as Cain said.”
A story told by Cain, who fought against the race of Is in a post-apocalyptic world.
‘The entire race are ghosts? How do you kill them?’
‘There just has to be no body nearby that can be possessed.’
The above story implies one important fact.
It is true that the race of Iss are beings that transcend the flesh.
However, this does not mean that one can change one’s body, but that one does not need to have a body.
The race of Ys also dies shortly after without a body to possess.
Afterwards, Gain proved the above fact by actually killing a count-level entity in a place where there was no target for transfer.
“I understand the theory, but I don’t know how to put it into practice.”
The way Gain realized it was simple.
The battlefield itself was a wasteland, and the race of Iss had killed the higher creatures that could possess it.
That method was not possible for Song or us.
This is because this is a large city with a population of 10 million people, so there are plenty of targets for the Iss race to migrate to.
If the race of Ys were mold, then Seoul would be nothing more than a petri dish filled with sugar water.
however…
A moment ago, the opponent came out of Songi’s father’s body on his own, wriggled on the floor like a bug, and then died.
What is this?
At the moment when I was tilting my head, Songi sat down with a tired expression.
“I’ll take a break. Just for five minutes.”
“You just wrote a variety of views on the Iss race?”
“huh.”
“You wrote it even though you were out of your body and in a spirit state? Was that the legacy that led to that?”
Songi was silent for a moment, then muttered with a slightly puzzled expression on her face.
“After realizing my first wish…”
“After that?”
“I felt like I could do something.”
“what?”
“I suddenly had this thought. Does the distinction between soul and body have any meaning? Regardless of the form, in order to perceive and accept the outside world, there must be some kind of information exchange.”
“yes.”
“Since the power of the bracelet is to distort the information exchange itself, the existence or non-existence of the target may not matter…”
“…”
“I just felt like doing it, so I did it, and it worked.”
“What exactly did you do?”
Songi waved her hand with a somewhat tired expression, but I firmly raised my hand toward the sky.
“This is an important moment, so Gain will be watching too.”
“…”
“If you explain, Cain will understand. Then, won’t she make plans outside? She’s resting anyway.”
“I made Dad come out of his body by showing him the illusion of shooting a gun.”
“What next?”
“I made it so that no one, including myself, would recognize me. So that I wouldn’t be able to find the target of my possession.”
It’s an interesting methodology.
Let’s say that the power of transfer is a sword wielded by the race of Iss.
There is no way for Songi to get rid of or block the knife.
To get rid of the sword, you need a legacy like an indomitable reason that suppresses the supernatural, and to stop the sword, you need the flute of peace.
However, a sword is not something you swing in the air, it is a force that seeks out a target and stabs it.
Different perspectives may not be able to neutralize the sword itself, but they can hinder the process of ‘finding the target’.
“So, the Iss race prevented the target of the ice from being found?”
“… similar.”
“At the end, he just flailed around helplessly. It was as if he had completely lost the will to resist.”
At that moment, Songi showed a slightly happy expression.
“I told you the sound that the Iss race fears the most.”
“what?”
“I saw it in my past memories. It’s the sound that the arrogant beings who think of themselves as ‘great’ fear the most!”
So, are you saying that you hallucinated the sound that the Yith race feared the most and drove them into despair?
“What is that?”
“I don’t know exactly, but -”
Right then.
— Gooooo…!
A loud noise was heard that shook the heavens and the earth.
At the same time, I felt a strange wave, as if it was tapping my skin.
“- Ba, this is the sound!”
For a moment, I didn’t understand the sudden change in circumstances.
“?”
“?”
“Is this the sound?”
“If I hear this sound, the world will end -”
“…”
“Whoa! Why can I really hear it!”
I thought to myself, my whole body reeling in shock.
This is clearly an aberration that occurred on Eunsol’s side!
“Eunsol, what the hell is this guy doing!”
At that very moment, Songi started running towards the apartment with a determined expression on her face!
“Hey, where are you going!”
“Go see Mom! I have to be filial!”
“Is this guy crazy!”
“There’s nothing else I can do anyway! At times like this, I have to send you to a good place!”
— Gooooo…!