NOVEL NEXT Welcome to Dungeon Hotel
Chapter 8
The 24 hours at the Yeongchun Hotel went by like crazy.
First of all, there were no more guests that night, so I slept in the staff accommodation guided by the bellboy. Even though it wasn’t as good as the room, the accommodation was comfortable enough. It was slightly wider than the cramped officetel I lived in Seoul, and it felt more comfortable because there was no house stuff. I lay on the bed in the room and thought. Honestly, it was a day full of awakening and hectic things, but it wasn’t bad. I even earn 450G in an hour—. ‘Well, I thought you’d need a blanket to have a good dream…!’ I even felt proud when I saw Kang Sojin muttering “Thank you” as her eyes turned red at my one word. Yeah. Honestly, it was worth it. I admit it. But! How do I get out of the hotel? I can’t keep eating and sleeping at work! Uncle Junsu must be worried too. I sighed as I looked at my phone, which had become dead because I hadn’t charged it. The windows in the room are all full windows. Do I have to break one to escape? Or escape with a revolving door leading to a random dungeon? Just by running into a B-Class monster as I did before, it looks like I’ll have to say goodbye to this world— or at least, I will run around until a D-Class dungeon comes out—. Can I survive the D-Class dungeon with this F-Class body? Should I use all the money I have to buy every item I need and then go out with a full set—. While thinking about it, I fell asleep before I knew it. It must have been because I was tired. Still, I was able to fall asleep early and wake up early. As soon as I woke up, I looked at the uniform set by my bedside. A navy vest, navy pants, and even a hat embroidered with the words Yeong Chun in gold. It’s for women. ‘Are you asking me to wear this?’ After thinking about it for a long time, I finally picked it up. No matter how much I think about it, cleanliness is the most important thing in the service industry, so I couldn’t greet customers in sweatpants like I did yesterday. Having worked part-time at a cafe for 6 years, the spirit of service built up inside me didn’t allow it. I roughly washed my face and tied my hair in a ponytail. As soon as I put on my uniform and went outside, I saw a bellboy dozing at the counter. What kind of spirit sleeps? I walked near the counter, thinking it was absurd. The bellboy opened his eyes as if he felt my presence. Green mysterious eyes looked at me. “Ack…! I’m embarrassed! Did I drool?” The bellboy covered his face in surprise. There are many things to be ashamed of on the subject of spirits. With that in mind, I walked to the cafeteria and picked up the cup noodle. “Do you want some?” The bellboy smiled brightly as I shook the cup noodles. “Y, yes!” “Ah. By the way, can I speak comfortably with you? Still, I’m the boss. If you choose, you can also speak comfortably with me.” I poured water over two cups of noodles and said nothing. I poured water on two cups of noodles and said nothing of the matter. “Y, yeah… I like it as it is! You can speak casually to me!” The bellboy came running toward me like a happy puppy. And as I gave him the wooden chopsticks, he clapped his hands as if he had just realized something important and missed the chopsticks. “….” “Why? What?” “Boss, are you wearing a uniform?” Hmm. He just realized that. I nodded my head, thinking that the spirit was really ignorant. The bellboy’s eyes were moved. I didn’t even announce that I’d jump into hotel management. Why are you so touched—? No. Is there any problem with jumping into hotel management? It was only for one night, but due to the mechanics of this system, it doesn’t seem to bring in too many hunters in a day. Didn’t only one Hunter Kang Sojin come all night tonight? And one customer spends up to 150G per day? No matter how I think about it, this kind of YOLO is difficult to achieve. Didn’t I dream of YOLO when I was trying to open a cafe in a small, quiet village? But is there any problem with Young & Rich becoming a little bit better? Play, eat, and make good money. Did you call this the icing on the cake? (t/n: icing on the cake mean the act of putting a flower over silk which means the occurrence of an even better event following a good event.) “Well… Please take good care of me. From now on.” I picked up the wooden chopsticks that the bellboy dropped, shook off the dust, and said awkwardly. I haven’t opened it yet, so I think it’s all fine. “I, I, please take good care of me… Hik… I’ll give it to you… you’re the boss….” “Do not cry. If you cry, I won’t be your boss.” “Yes? Yees?” “It’s a joke, I’m just kidding.” It was a time when we were just joking around leisurely. My eyes saw Kang Sojin standing on the stairs. She stopped coming down the stairs and stood still as if cup noodles had distracted her. She’s already awake. It’s still 8 o’clock. I was going to let her sleep more because she hadn’t slept for four days, and it was hard to wake her up. “Are you awake?” I smiled awkwardly at my pitiful appearance when I was caught eating cup noodles. I should use my front desk skills quickly. “Would you like one? Our hotel doesn’t have breakfast service yet…!” Feeling a little embarrassed, I opened the cup of noodles for Kang Sojin. Contrary to the bitter heart of the hotel owner, Kang Sojin accepted the warm cup of noodles with a moving face. “It’s human food… Hik… I endured for four days eating only disgustingly tasteless food…!” I looked at Kang Sojin, who was moved by just one cup of ramen, with a little pity. She started inhaling the cup noodles even before it was fully cooked. It seemed that she was very hungry. One cup of noodles was gone in an instant. I offered her another bowl of cup noodles, but she said it was fine. “By the way, yesterday I was distracted and just came in. What should I do when I leave?” Kang Sojin glanced at the stopped revolving door and asked. I know. I’m curious too. Then, the bellboy answered. “You can go back to the dungeon you came from if you just leave as you are.” Kang Sojin swallowed her saliva at the words ‘the dungeon you came from’. She seemed a little nervous about returning to the place where she had been wandering for four days. She fiddled with the 303 key that she had brought down with her. “I, I see.” “Would you like to rest a little longer?” I asked cautiously. Usually, hotel check-out time is 12 noon. If this hotel is similar, she still had a little more time. However, Kang Sojin shook her head for some reason. “No. After a good night’s sleep, I feel like my physical strength and mana are fully charged. And if I’m late any longer, I might get a bigger punishment from the guild I belong to….” Come to think of it, Kang Sojin belonged to the Hanwoon Guild. Hmm. As far as I know, the Hanwoon Guild is operated with much more common sense than the Baekho Guild. Since Uncle Minhyuk is the guild leader, it is natural. You can’t even compare it to Baekho Guild, which is eager to send you to the dungeon if you have a high grade, even if you’re a minor. That’s why Han Woohyun, an S-Class Hunter, also moved from Baekho, which was Korea’s No. 1 guild until two years ago, to Hanwoon. Of course, if it’s Hanwoon, they wouldn’t punish the Hunter who is falling behind. I said to Kang So-jin, who was depressed. “It’s not Hunter Kang Sojin’s fault, so why is Hunter being punished? The raid members who couldn’t take care of Hunter should be punished.” Kang Sojin let out a sigh and replied. “I don’t get along very well with my teammates. I think there is a problem with my social skills… I think it’s bad for our teamwork. It’s my fault for falling behind.” What nonsense are you talking about? It was absolutely impossible to leave a raid member behind because they didn’t get along well. ‘Your mood shouldn’t be your attitude.’ This is what Uncle Minhyuk used to say every day. “Teamwork is something we make together, but can one side work on its own?” At my words, Kang Sojin was silent for a moment. With a thoughtful expression on her face. Was it too much meddling? Even though I am an Awakener, I thought that I shouldn’t be in the way since I had F-class stats. However, at that time, Kang Sojin stood up from her seat with a brighter face and said. “That is a good word. Teamwork is made together… I’ll have to talk to my teammates.” At that, I slightly narrowed my eyes. During my year at the company, the most difficult things for me were my colleagues, not my manager or CEO. A good colleague is a great source of strength, but if you don’t care, they can become a more nasty sister-in-law than a mother-in-law. “I think it’s better to do it with the upper head than the team member! I think you should talk about it first. First of all, since it’s a case where the hunter fell behind in the dungeon, the guild will be worried that it will be criticized. So, towards the guild leader….” If he’s Uncle Minhyuk, he will surely know the truth about this case. Kang Sojin opened her eyes in surprise. “Wouldn’t I be fired? Even if you formally protest above.” “It doesn’t matter if you get fired. It’s better to move the guild than to do it with a team that always leaves a team member behind. If you’re a C-class, you’re not even a low-rank hunter.” That’s right. C-Class Hunter is by no means a low grade. There will be many small and medium-sized guilds eager to save C-Class Hunters. It’s just that Kang Sojin’s self-esteem has gone down a lot since she’s only been at the company for a month. As if my words reminded Kang Sojin of that fact, she grew a little more confident on her face. “Right. You’re right.” Kang Sojin got up from her seat and bowed her head again to greet me. She had a determined face. “I’m having a really good time, boss.” “Are you really leaving already?” I also got up from my seat. Kang Sojin nodded her head. “Yeah. I am now a member of respectable hunters. Just avoiding it won’t solve the problem.” Instead of crying when I mentioned having a bed like earlier, it was clearly an adult tone. And Kang Sojin asked as if she had suddenly remembered. “Ah, by any chance… are you a healer? Is this like the boss’s treatment center?” “Yes?” “The coffee made by the staff here, and the room…when I woke up, all the wounds on my body recovered. It seems like the recovery speed is faster than the hospital room where A-class healers reside… are you a reclusive S-class healer hiding here, avoiding the eyes of the world?” What? Rather than a reclusive S-class healer, I think I’m a reclusive retiree, right? I stopped to answer. It might be easier to let her misunderstand. Uncle Minhyuk would hear about this story right away if he was in the Hanwoon guild, but wouldn’t it be confusing to track me down if she called me an S-class healer instead of the Yeongchun Hotel? I thought so and greeted her with a meaningful smile. “Please finish your journey safely, Hunter.” I was just silent, but Kang So-jin had a face that was clearly misunderstood. “I am so glad I came across this hotel! Really! It was an honor!” You seem to have misunderstood. ‘It’s difficult to correct.’ That was when Kang Sojin left through the revolving door. The window popped up again in front of me. The first customer has checked out. You have achieved the achievement of ‘100% Customer Satisfaction!’. You receive 150p EXP to level up your hotel as an achievement reward. The level of the hotel has been upgraded! Hotel level: 2→3 …? The level goes up again…? Are you really going to make a restaurant this time? Are you getting out of cup noodles! Oh, wait. If there is a restaurant, who will cook? I’m not good at cooking…? Contrary to my expectations after getting ahead of myself, the hotel facilities and interior didn’t change this time. Instead, a golden key that appeared out of nowhere fell into my hand. Item: Obtain ‘Master Key to Call Off Work’. …? What is this? I clicked on details. Master Key to Call Off Work (Hidden) —You can use the master key to open any door in the hotel. —If you open the door next to the revolving door, you can go out to Yeongchun-myeon. 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. 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