Welcome to Dungeon Hotel

Chapter 210



 I’ve been thinking about this ever since I first entered this tower dungeon.

 The dungeon that Georg Schulze creates using the power of the Demon King is usually the world that is most familiar to the boss monster, who can be seen as ‘owning’ the dungeon or is the world that the boss monster wants the most. 

 So, the goblin was in a dungeon that looked like a village with many humans to play with, and Queen Victoria was in a dungeon that looked like England, where she ruled.

 Then, the boss monster in this dungeon is more familiar with the hotel industry than anyone else and loves the place called a hotel. 

 ‘Moreover, I heard from Georg that the former owner of Yeongchun Hotel was corrupt.’

 At that time, I half believed what he said and half ignored it, but after entering this dungeon, I became convinced.

 To be precise, I became convinced after seeing the interior design of this dungeon and the personalities of the bellboys.

 The owner of this dungeon, the boss monster, is Merlin Grey. 

 While I was immersed in those thoughts, the loading process before my eyes ended.

 100% And as Han Woohyun, Uncle Junsoo, the manager, and the goblin in front of me disappeared, a new world appeared. 

 I was in a nice hotel executive lounge with a view of the sea through the glass windows.

 If you ask me how I knew this fine facility was the Executive Lounge—

 The ‘Corrupt Hotel King (EX)’ has appeared ahead.  A man with red hair, white skin, and glowing red eyes.

 This was because the man said this to me, wearing a crisp suit with no wrinkles and a gold name tag.

 “Hello, guest. Thank you for visiting the Executive Lounge at the Grey Hotel.” 

 I wonder if his first words are salvation or sacrifice. How fortunate it is that they are not.

 With that thought in mind, I looked at a man with a familiar face.

 This man, no, this reptile is Merlin Grey.

 

I frowned as I looked at Merlin Grey’s eyes, which were shining red, unlike Alex’s golden eyes.

 ‘…It’s truly corrupt.’

 I feel strange.

 The entity that handed over Yeongchun Hotel to me now exists before me in the form of a boss monster. 

 Before I could even process those thoughts, Merlin Grey came towards me. 

 The king of EX-class hotels.

 It might be difficult for me to defeat this Hotel King alone with my own strength.

 But there is a simple way to beat Hotel King.

 

A reward for completing the quest mentioned earlier.

 It was ‘branch’.

 The ‘Corrupt 5-star hotel’ can be branched out. Would you like to do it?  Y/N Originally, only alliance hotels were possible, but here, it seems possible without any restrictions.

 If so, wouldn’t it be possible to easily kill the hotel king if we split up and take over this corrupt hotel? 

 Thinking like that, I was about to press the Y button and paused for a moment.

 Before I knew it, Merlin Grey, who had become closer, pulled out the chair in front of me. 

 “Guest, what kind of wine would you like us to prepare for you?” 

 By asking this.

 ‘Haa.’

 Smoothly moving his hand, Merlin Grey removed the chair without making a sound, patiently waiting for me afterward.

 To be precise, it doesn’t even feel like they are ‘providing air-like service.’ 

 It’s because they don’t operate with the concept of providing service for guests.

 With that in mind, he helps customers avoid the hassle of removing their chairs. 

 ‘That is the heart of the hotel king.’

 My heart was touched for a moment. 

 He has been in the hotel business for a very long time, and even after becoming corrupted, he continues to serve his guests as if it were a matter of course.  

 I recalled the image of Merlin Grey I saw in the Book of Memories. 

 Merlin Grey was truly enjoying himself while preparing food for the guests, planning the banquet, and cleaning the rooms where the guests would stay.

 When I take this hotel away from Merlin Grey, will he be swept back into the rift between dimensions? Or…

 Instead of sitting in the chair Merlin Grey pulled out for me, I stared at him quietly and spoke.

 “I thought… you might be our Dad.”

 Merlin Grey’s face hardened. His fingertips holding the chair trembled slightly. 

 “What… do you mean by that…?” 

 “I had a very strange thought that perhaps our Dad prepared the hotel for me, to provide a place where I could settle down and find affection.”  

 I felt like something hot was rising from deep inside my chest.

 Because I really thought so.

 That’s what I thought every time I saw a system that kept teaching me about hotels in a friendly and delicate way.

 Actually, I thought it might be a gift Dad prepared for me. 

 Of course, if I think about it rationally, it doesn’t make any sense. 

 “But soon I found out why I started thinking that way. The hotel turned out to be a system you prepared for your daughter.”

 “My daughter…? Do you know my daughter?”

 Merlin Grey’s eyebrows furrowed.

 At the same time, this window appeared.

 

 Mind communication activated…! The ‘non-checked-in guest’ is truly upset. ‘…?’

 The letters are strange.

 As I was looking at the upside-down letters as if I were looking at them in a mirror, I suddenly realized something. 

 This doesn’t appear to me.

 It’s for Merlin Grey.

 

Merlin Grey flinched when his eyes met mine as I looked at the window. 

 “So you can see it.” 

 I didn’t answer.

 Come to think of it, something similar happened last time when I signed a branching contract with Alex.

 Alex had seen my window too. The reason was that she and I both owned the ‘Grey Hotel’.

 That I own the ‘Grey Hotel’. 

 “You own the Gray Hotel. You… who are you? How do you know my daughter?” 

 Merlin Gray asked coldly.

 I told him.

 “That’s right. I am the next owner of the Grey Hotel.”

 Grey’s face turned confused.

 Then, I said,

 “I’ll be honest with you. I was planning to forcibly take this hotel from you right away.”

 “Huh…?” 

 I pointed to the message window floating in the air.

 “Can’t you see this?”

 The ‘Corrupt 5-Star Hotel’ can be branched out. Would you like to do it?  Y/N But Merlin Grey shook his head. 

 “What are you talking about?” 

 Ah. 

 It seems that since this is connected to the dungeon, Merlin Grey can’t see it. 

 Is it fortunate? 

 If this window had been visible, there might have been a struggle with Merlin Grey trying to press the N button. 

 Then I wouldn’t have been able to try to talk to him like this and would have had no choice but to press Y right away.

 But now I have a chance.

 A chance to talk to him, to try to negotiate.

 “That’s why I’m telling you this.”

 I looked at him quietly. To give him a chance to use his mind communication skills again.

 And to give him time to know that these words are sincere.

 

Of course, the time that can be given is not long.

 About 5 minutes?

 I said, looking into his red eyes without avoiding them.

 “Please die.”

 “…!”

 His red eyes widened.

 * * *

 The massacre of demons ended with Lucifer’s victory.

 Then the goblin held out a scroll.

 The scroll depicted a 99-room house.

 “Huh? Is this home…?”

 “Yeah. This is home.” 

 As the goblin said those words, he rolled up the scroll again and hit Lucifer on the forehead.

 At that moment, Lucifer was sucked into the scroll.

 In the lavish painting of the 99-room house, the image of an angry blonde boy sitting in front of a table slowly began to emerge. 

 The goblin smiled and said this as if he was having a conversation with Lucifer in the picture. 

 “I didn’t lie. This is the painting my father gave me.” 

 “Hehehe, what? That was a prize?”

 “That’s so tempting, so tempting.”

 “It’s no fun without Lucifer. Let’s go back.” 

 The demons who confirmed the identity of the prize, rather than being disappointed, disappeared in frustration. 

 Han Woohyun thought as he looked at the empty floor. 

 ‘We cleared it.’

 But now there was something more important than that.

 “The boss has disappeared. How on earth…” 

 Kang Miyeon said with a bewildered expression. 

 “It just disappeared.” 

 Han Woohyun said to Kang Miyeon and Kim Junsoo, who were embarrassed.

 “It’s literally like vapor.”

 He watched her disappear like that.

 Just a moment ago, both Kim Junsoo and Kang Miyeon were watching the battle royale unfolding among the demons, but only he was looking at Junghyo.

 He had been keeping an eye on Junghyo since he first entered the dungeon. 

 His gaze always ended up on Junghyo, as natural as breathing, but this time it felt a bit different.

 It felt strange since earlier as if her mind had been distracted by something.

 For example, she keeps muttering these words while looking at the interior of a hotel. 

 ‘So this is what it looks like after becoming a five-star. I’m jealous.’

 Or perhaps she was muttering such words while watching the group of bellboys. 

 ‘There will never be a shortage of employees.’

 What caught his attention was the slightly envious look in her eyes. 

 While clearing the top dungeon, Junghyo was more interested in the dungeon itself than in the goals that had to be accomplished in the dungeon. 

 It was unusual for Junghyo, who was usually remarkably rational, to show interest even in a dungeon hotel, suggesting it was more than just a professional quirk.

 “Where did she disappear to? Is there a portal we don’t know about?” 

 “I don’t know about that. But one thing is certain. First we have to move.” 

 At the same time as those words, Kim Junsu and Kang Miyeon looked at the door that appeared after the dungeon was cleared.

 This time it’s an elevator.

 Kim Junsoo and Kang Miyeon frowned as they looked at the elevator.

 

“Can we ride that?” 

 “…Would it be okay?”

 In response to the two people’s questions, Han Woohyun held something in his hand. 

 It was something that Kang Miyeon was quite familiar with, shining in gold.

 “Key master…?” 

 When did Hunter Han Woohyun receive that from the boss?

 “Are you saying we’re going back to the hotel?”

 Han Woohyun shook his head in response to Kang Miyeon’s question.

 “No.” 

 Before Junghyo disappeared, Han Woohyun quietly stared at somewhere and quickly recalled the words Junghyo had said while handing him the master key.

 ‘When loading is finished, I will disappear.’

 ‘What? Where?’

 ‘Then this master key will be upgraded so you can go straight to your room.’

 ‘….?’

 ‘Use this key to go to the penthouse. If this place had a similar structure to the Yeongchun Hotel, VIP guests would definitely be staying there. I will be there in 5 minutes too. Until then, hold on to the VIP guests.’ 

 As soon as she finished saying that, Junghyo disappeared. 

 Han Woohyun was confused, but he could clearly sense something was about to happen. 

 Who are the VIP guests staying in the penthouse of this hotel?

 “We’re not going to Yeongchun Hotel, but to the room where Georg Schulze is.” 

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