Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 131

127. Staycation at a competing hotel

 

“A new employee?”

 

The manager, who was busy working with the coffee machine today, looked worried when asked what kind of employee he should hire.

 

After thinking about it for a while, the manager’s answer was surprisingly simple.

 

“…An awakened person.”

 

“Yes?” 

 

I think the conditions are too simple?

 

“Because I am an unawakened person, I feel like there are many areas where I can’t help the boss. Even when we met the guests who were in trouble before…”

 

As I listened to the manager speak carefully, I remembered the particularly bad look on her face when we rescued guests who were in trouble on the coast.

 

“Even spirits can’t enter the dungeon together, but since I’m a non-awakened person, I can’t go in with them, so I don’t think I can be of any help to the boss.”

 

Is that so? 

 

But entering dungeons is not the hotel owner’s main job.

 

‘…Is it too frequent to enter dungeons for that to be the case?’

 

It would be nice to have employees among the awakened guests. 

 

“I’ll keep that in mind. However, please know that no one has better customer solicitation skills than the manager, and no one can help me do business in Yeongchun-myeon.” 

 

I smiled slightly at the manager.

 

The manager laughed as if she were embarrassed.

 

“I’m glad you think so.”

 

I don’t just think so, but it’s the truth. 

 

“So are you hiring employees right away? How, shouldn’t we put up an announcement?” 

 

Anyway, the manager asked me if she was happy to hear that the staff would increase. 

 

“Announcement… It’s good to release it. Let’s discuss the announcement when I come back from Seoul.”

 

“Ah, that’s right. You’re going to Seoul tomorrow.”

 

Of course, saying I’m going to Seoul is a lie.

 

Because I couldn’t say I was going to a hotel in another world.

 

She’s already been worrying about me a lot since I got sick.

 

“Yes. I’ll see you when I get back.” 

 

The moment I said that, a window popped up in front of me.

 

Grey’s hotel

 

Are you lost, traveler?

 

We will send you some announcements along with your reservation confirmation tomorrow. First of all, check-in time is…(see more)

 

There is no need to look at a map on the way to the Grey Hotel…

 

Our hotel will go to your location tomorrow.

 

I don’t know what it means to say that a hotel is coming to where I am.

 

And this hotel’s reservation window has a strangely dignified tone but is said to be nice.

 

Calling guests ‘travelers’ seems to have a distinct concept, which appeals to me

 

I unconsciously ended up analyzing it as if I were spying on a competing hotel.

 

Come to think of it, this is my first time going on a staycation since starting my hotel business.

 

It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to analyze competing hotels.

 

After thinking about that, I looked into space.

 

Isn’t this exactly what you should come up with in times like this?

 

‘Staycation at a competing hotel’ quest

 

—Let’s steal trade secrets from competing hotels. (0/1)

 

—Reward: EXP… 

 

Something like this.

 

“…What are you doing?”

 

The manager saw my behavior and asked.

 

“Yes? No. It’s nothing.” 

 

But even after waiting for a long time, such a window didn’t appear. 

 

The status window seems not willing to provide any information related to this despite giving the reservation ticket for the Grey Hotel…It was strange because I felt that way.

 

Well, I’ll find out when I go.

 

* * *

 

The next morning.

 

I told the manager that I was going to Seoul through the dungeon connected to Seoul and packed my belongings into the smallest suitcase, then stood in front of the revolving door 

 

The manager said it worriedly.

 

“Still, let’s take the train. I think it’s too dangerous to go into the dungeon—”

 

“I will choose a dungeon that matches my level, so you don’t have to worry.”

 

The reason I lied like this is because I said, ‘The hotel will come to visit me.’ 

 

I don’t know what the method of coming to visit me is, but I feel like the Yeongchun Hotel could be harmed for no reason. 

 

At that time, Geumdong hurriedly took a cardigan out of my room and said.

 

“Take this with you too. It can be cold inside the dungeon.”

 

Ah.

 

Of course, I told Geumdong and Toto that I was going to the Grey Hotel. 

 

Both employees were surprised to hear that it was a Grey Hotel, but their faces showed that they didn’t know anything. 

 

Since the original hotel owner has died, there is no way there will be a hotel using the name Grey. 

 

‘Is there a possibility that the previous owner is still alive…?’

 

Both Geumdong and Toto looked troubled by my question.

 

They miss the former hotel manager, but it seems like they don’t want to expect anything for no reason… 

 

So, it seemed like they felt exactly the same as me. 

 

This means that there is no information that can be of help to me.

 

Toto suddenly approached me and said as she saw me putting on my cardigan.

 

The voice was so low that the manager couldn’t hear it. 

 

“I was thinking about it last night, and if it really is the ‘Grey’ Hotel that I know of, you could probably summon the spirits of this hotel there too.” 

 

Summons?

 

Ah. Come to think of it, spirits can usually be summoned by contractors.

 

But strangely, it was impossible to summon our spirits to the dungeon. 

 

If Merlin Grey is from another world, the spirits of our hotel are also from another world. 

 

…Well, this is just a guess.

 

Still, based on that logic, it makes sense that ‘Grey’ hotel would be able to summon their employees. 

 

The energy of the hotel, which contains the power of ‘Grey’, the medium that made the contract between me and these spirits possible, must be the same energy as that hotel.

 

“Then how can I call you?”

 

“It’s simple. Just call our name. Because there is power in names.”

 

I nodded.

 

As we were having a secret conversation, the manager gave me a cup of coffee.

 

“I almost forgot this. You said you needed this to recharge your mana well.” 

 

‘Full-Time Mana’ Americano

 

—Recharges mana fully.

 

—Vitality increases by 300%.

 

The coffee in the cup that Lim Sehwan gifted me the other day was a potion that I had prepared last night.

 

I don’t often run out of mana these days, but I might need it.

 

I accepted the cup and briefly greeted Lim Sehwan. 

 

“I’ll be back safely. Please let the association know if you have any problems.”

 

“Yes. I understand.” 

 

Lim Sehwan answered with a face full of passion, as always.

 

That guy’s military discipline…It would be nice to lose a little bit.

 

Next time, I will definitely have to send Lim Sehwan on a staycation as well. 

 

With that thought in mind, I took out my cell phone one last time. 

 

There was a message for Han Woohyun.

 

Han Woohyun

 

Take care. 

 

I replied briefly.

 

I will be back.

 

There are a lot of people waiting for me, so of course I should come back soon. 

 

Thinking like that, I inserted the master key into the revolving door and said,

 

“To the Grey Hotel.”

 

From behind, I heard the manager asking Toto, ‘Is Grey Hotel the name of the hotel in Seoul where the boss is staying?’ 

 

But the sound disappeared as soon as I passed through the revolving door.

 

Instead, the sound that reached my ears was the ominous sound of crows.

 

—Kaaak! Kaaak!

 

In front of me, I saw a mist-covered pine tree path.

 

The end of the road wasn’t clearly visible due to the fog, but the sight of tall, straight pine trees densely lined up, resembling something one might see in a foreign land, was absolutely stunning

 

If I look dimly, it even looks like a person is standing there.

 

…It’s a hotel.

 

Isn’t this the beginning of a disaster, not a hotel vacation?

 

I carefully put the master key into the goblin’s pouch and started walking toward the pine road. 

 

I wonder how much I’ve walked?

 

From a distance, a large dog as big as Geumdong was glaring at me.

 

…Is it a monster?

 

However, the monster notification window doesn’t appear. 

 

I picked up the goblin’s bat in the goblin’s pouch.

 

I slowly walked up to the dog while holding a goblin’s bat out in front of my mouth.

 

If I look closely, that dog… Something with fluffy white fur….

 

What do they call a dog like that?

 

Ah. Samoyed.

 

– Heuk…! Heuk…! 

 

As I watched it take a long breath with its tongue out, I couldn’t help but let down my guard.

 

It’s cute. 

 

I looked curiously at the butterfly-shaped yellow fur on the Samoyed’s nape

 

It has fur like that. 

 

There’s something strange on top of its head, right? 

 

At that time, I was trying to observe the Samoyed from a certain distance.

 

The guy was crying and running towards me.

 

Heuk. 

 

Don’t come closer.

 

I stopped while using a goblin’s bat to try to pull out a whole nearby pine tree.

 

-…I’m sorry! I’m late! I was planning on coming in advance and helping with your luggage, but you came earlier than I expected! 

 

…? 

 

What is this? This tone of speech gives me a feeling of déjà vu.

 

When I looked at the Samoyed up close, I realized that the yellow thing on its neck was not fur, but a real bow tie, and that the thing on top of its head was a red bellboy hat.

 

Don’t tell me, this guy is… 

 

“Are you a bellboy?”

 

– Ah, yes yes! You’re right!

 

I watched Samoyed’s tail wag.

 

– I’m late, right?! First of all, I will check the reservation holder… No, not this…! 

 

At that moment, a tall bellboy in a suit with platinum-blonde hair appeared before my eyes.

 

“Since you are a human guest, you will feel more comfortable here! There were many examples. Guest. Are you guest Lee Junghyo? It’s been so long since we’ve had a guest, so I’m so excited…! It was too late to catch my breath on the other side! I’m sorry… heuk… Can you please forgive me?”

 

Ah, this way of speaking.

 

I know where I heard that.

 

It’s the same as our Geumdong.