NOVEL NEXT Welcome to Dungeon Hotel
Chapter 28
Is it the level of happiness that an office worker is given his place and computer?
Thinking like that, I felt strange because the spirit of the service industry feels like a person. “But what is this mailbox?” I approached the concierge desk and tapped the red mailbox. It was placed on the desk, and unlike a regular mailbox, it was as small as the size of two palms. Then an item notification window appeared in front of my eyes. A mailbox that conveys the feeling (NEW!) —Delivers a 3-minute video message to a real address outside the dungeon. —Enables recipients to feel the video as real. I tilted my head slightly. A letter from inside a dungeon? Can’t we just get out of the dungeon and deliver it? But what do you mean by a video letter? It seemed more useful than just a regular mailbox. Like the projector curtains, this mailbox, and the items in the dungeon hotel all had subtle effects. But as always, there’ll be another use case. Then Toto said as if she had read my mind. “The concierge desk exists to maximize the satisfaction of our guest hunters! A hotel is a place that takes care of the Hunters’ food, clothing and shelter! Therefore, the concierge starts with the postal service….” It was a very strict, solemn and serious expression, but it was just lovely because of the bright blush on her cheeks and her cute little front teeth protruding. If I want to touch those cheeks, I’ll get scolded, right? That’s very serious too. While mesmerized by Toto’s white and chewy cheeks, I heard Geumdong’s voice behind me. “Toto-nim. I think the boss is tired! I will serve food to the boss. Would you like to eat it together?” “Ack, are you tired, boss?!” “Huh? Well… a little?” As soon as Toto heard that I was tired, she became contemplative and hurried to the restaurant to pull out a chair for me. “Sit here, boss!” Although Toto looks strict, at times like this, she has a similar side to Geumdong. Geumdong also asked with a worried face, worried that I might be tired. “Boss! I’m going to make Hyojong-Gaeng. What do you think?” “…Hyojong-Gaeng? Do we have such ingredients?” “When the boss wasn’t looking, I slipped into the shopping cart….” Toto applauded Geumdong’s words. “Well done, Geumdong! Considering the boss’s physical condition! You have the qualities of a bellboy!” “Hehe… I got a compliment.” ***** While Geumdong was cooking Hyojong-Gaeng, I sat in a chair in the cafeteria, breathing in the sweet scent of cabbage and bean sprouts. “Status window.” Name: Lee Junghyo Class: Hotel Manager (Hidden) (Lv.8) Skills: Housekeeping (B), Front Desk (B) Stats: Stamina 9 Strength 4 Agility 8 Intelligence 12 Luck 25 I certainly realized it when I looked at my stats. It’s hard with these stats…! I definitely felt it today, but there was a need to raise the stats. Focusing on Stamina, Strength, and Agility! I have a total of 11 stats left. Then I invested 5 in strength, 3 in stamina, and 3 in agility. Stats: Stamina 12 Strength 9 Agility 11 Intelligence 12 Luck 25 With these stats, I could barely reach E-Class. An E-Class hunter? I’m so proud of it. If I’m an E-Class, it won’t be this dangerous even if I’m in the same situation as before, right? ….? Why am I assuming the situation where I naturally go back into the dungeon? And why am I proud of my rank going up? I tilted my head. More than anything, I was very lucky that the entrance to the hotel appeared in front of me today. Of course, I am also a hunter now, and even the manager of this hotel, so I vaguely thought that there was a high probability that the hotel would appear in front of me, who had fallen behind. Is this also the help of the stat category called ‘luck’? Searching places like Hunter Planet or Hunter Bulletin Board, it seemed that luck was a stats category that didn’t rise very well. However, there were so many things that depended on luck, such as item draws and skill hit rates, so it seemed that the hunters gave high marks to those with high luck. Even in places like guilds, if they are of the same level, they prefer hunters with higher luck. “But I can’t raise my luck…” It was when I was muttering with a little regret. There was a somewhat small voice coming from the steps. “E… E, excuse me… M, master?” Master? I turned my back on that strange title. Then I saw the guest in room 201 looking at me from the stairs. “Ah. Hunter-nim!” “Yes? H, Hunter-nim?” Seeing the guest react with excitement to the word Hunter, it reminds me of my first guest. How is she? If I ask Uncle Minhyuk, I can get the news right away, but—. I have to hold it in. Hanwoon, led by Uncle Minhyuk, is a place of common sense, so if Kang Sojin had told him properly, he would have taken appropriate action. In my opinion, she was never a weak-willed person, so I hope she meets a good team and becomes a better hunter. By the way, I asked the guest in room 201 who was ecstatic at the sweet smell of Hyojong-Gaeng. “Would you like to eat?” He must be hungry. At my recommendation, Hong Sungoh, the guest in room 201, blushed. “Yes? No… I just need some water… I, I won’t be charged for tap water, right?” “Tap water?” While I was a bit taken aback, Geumdong suddenly poked his head out from behind and said, “Would you like some water, Hunter-nim?” “Yes… yes… s, something like a glass of tap water….” Geumdong smiled at those words and put the small bottle of mineral water he had bought for making ramen on a tray and brought it to Hong Sungoh. Geumdong’s arm was covered with a white napkin. After the cafeteria was built, I bought a few trays and napkins so they could serve the guests, which was a good feeling. Even though he was clearly in his human form, I seemed to be able to see his tail wagging behind his back. “If it’s tap water… I can do it…” Hong Sungoh said in a crawling voice. “Yes? Oh, we only have bottled water…” Geumdong, who was happy while serving, quickly became sullen. He looked at me with a face like, ‘We don’t have tap water for the guest, what should I do?’ Aah, that’s not it. It’s not that the person wants to drink tap water right now, but he’s worried that bottled water will be expensive. I approached Hong Sungoh, who was sitting awkwardly as if he was about to fall from his chair. “Hunter-nim, all our services…” Saying “it’s free” only gives Hong Sungoh, whose ears are red, the feeling that he is shameless. “It is included in the price of the accommodation you have already paid for. You have already paid a lot of money and I think it will break my heart if I can’t treat you to a proper meal. If you don’t mind, how about a simple meal?” I said sincerely. In fact, I was trying to get paid for food that was about the size of Hyojong-Gaeng, but I don’t regret treating this person as a service. Didn’t I earn 1,000G thanks to him? Hong Sungoh’s face brightened at my words. The feeling of embarrassment and shame also disappeared. “Really?” “Yes, of course.” “I can’t believe 150 gold includes all this service charge… It’s cost-effective.” “Thank you if you felt that way.” I spoke with sincerity again this time. I’ve felt it since the last time, but it seemed that my front desk skills didn’t work when it was better to be sincere. When the front desk skill was activated, it felt like the words they wanted to say came out easily, but that wasn’t the case now. I think it’s because I’m talking with all my heart now. “Then… Can I have a bowl of the soup you’re cooking now? I really want the soup right now.” Hong Sungoh swallowed his saliva and ordered the bellboy. Then Geumdong looked at me with a bright smile. He looked like, ‘Finally, order!’ Yeah. When you smile, I am happy too. Finally, the day to serve ingredients to guests is coming! Geumdong went back to the cafeteria with a happy face. And a little later—. “Ugh…” Hong Sungoh, who emptied a bowl of Hyojong-Gaeng served on a large plate, breathed out with a melting face. Even the gloss flowed down his tired face. Actually, I tasted it a little bit and it was really excellent. I even asked Geumdong a little bit about how it was so delicious. Geumdong said that he could make more delicious food if he had a few more cooking tools. Hmm… Then I guess I’ll have to buy a few more items with the money I earned today. It was when I was thinking that. “Master…I really enjoyed the meal.” Hong Sungoh called me again with an awkward title. “To be treated like this by a person who saved my life. Thank you very much. No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like a search party from the association… Running a space like this in a dungeon… Maybe…” What is he going to say this time? I was a little curious, but before I could hear more, I said with a bright smile like always. “It is just self-employed. It is a lodging business.” When I smiled, Hong Sungoh nodded in a way that showed he had misunderstood me. “I see. I understand.” I always tell the truth, but this strange reality is that no one believes me. Well, anyway. It was hard to believe that I had also Awakened to the Hotel Manager class. And anyway. I looked down at Hong Sungoh, who looked at me with a tired face. Obviously, the place I went to earlier was the C-Class dungeon, but Hong Sungoh’s stats were not very different from before. Then Hong Sungoh is a low-rank Hunter among F-Class or E-Class Hunters. But why did he end up in a C-Class dungeon? “Have you ever fallen out of a large guild raid?” “Yes? N, no. I’m just a freelancer… I’m a porter.” Hong Sungoh’s face was red with the word porter. He looked a little embarrassed. “Even though it’s a free raid, the captain is a good person, so we avoided dangerous places, but I’ve been in a bad situation lately. I forced myself to participate in a C-Class dungeon raid. Oh, as you may have already heard, my son is in hospital. Because of the hospital bills, I’m in a situation where I risk my life in a C-Class dungeon… I’m really sorry. I can’t thank you enough…” Oh, so that’s why you always seem weak when it comes to money. A small part of my heart hurt. “I am ashamed. It seems like you’re a very high-ranking Hunter as you running this place… I’m an F-Class.” “What are you ashamed of? All Hunters are the same.” It’s not even a ‘hotel manager’ class. It’s actually a bit embarrassing to talk about. “Hoho, is that so? Still… I just wanted to be a better Hunter than I am now. My son always boasted in kindergarten that his father was a hunter. That guy still thinks all hunters are heroes like Superman… I… I wish I were a more proud father… Oh my… Why are tears….” Hong Sungoh’s eyes were reddened even though he only briefly talked about his son. Tears fell from his eyes. For a son to be proud of his father, it wouldn’t matter if he was F-Class or E-Class. ‘My Dad is the best!’ When I was young, I used to look at my Dad like Superman every day. My dad was really a Hunter who saved the world like Superman, but even if my Dad was an ordinary office worker or F-Class hunter, I would probably draw the same picture. I didn’t want to evaluate my Dad, it was because I loved him. It was when I thought about how I would convey this story to Hong Sungoh. A quest window appeared in front of my eyes. ‘I’m the Postman’ Quest! —Deliver letters using the mailbox. (0/1) —A special gift awaits if the recipient’s satisfaction reaches 100%. —Completion Reward: 200p EXP What else is the special gift? The condition is 100% satisfaction of the recipient…? I had a pretty good idea. There is a way to achieve 100% guest satisfaction. When I was young, there was one thing I used to watch every night before going to bed. I mean the video of Dad successfully defeating the monsters that appeared in the sky above the 63 Building in Seoul. How shocked I was when I was told that it was actually post-edited with a bit of CG. But because of that video, I could always fall asleep happily as a child. Hoping to dream of flying in the sky with my Dad. “I… Would you like to use our hotel service to send a letter to your son?” Hello! You can also buy the advanced chapter in Ko-fi now, just click the ko-fi button and look for the title of the novel in shop. Thank you for your support!
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