Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 136

132. Healing in the forest

 

“…This flyer really reminds me of someone from my past.” 

 

The manager took the Grey Hotel flyer and clicked her tongue. 

 

‘I should have burned all the flyer drafts I made before.’

 

While I lack any sense of design or aesthetics, with the help of the staff in decorating and operating the hotel, I have certainly developed a sense that this is not it. An unidentified rainbow and cloud picture are included in this flyer. 

 

This is definitely not it.

 

“In the first place, rainbows and clouds have nothing to do with Grey Hotel, so why were they included?” When I asked, Alex answered confidently. 

 

“The entire area around our hotel is surrounded by fog. That’s why you see a rainbow on rainy days.” 

 

Ah. Needlessly honest, really.

 

The manager seemed to have similar thoughts to mine. After the manager was called here because of me, she adapted to the situation quicker than expected.

 

“So this is… a hotel, right? Like the Dungeon Hotel, guests from other worlds also come here.”

 

“That’s true, but…manager didn’t come here as a guest, but as a dispatcher from the Partnership Hotel.” 

 

“….?” 

 

Well. There were a few difficulties, but being a quick-witted person, she understood and accepted them readily. For Hyeyu and Hyejin’s sake, I decided to make sure to keep her work hours off. 

 

“Rather than using images like rainbows, clouds, or fog, I think the best thing that can symbolize this hotel is the scene of a pine forest.” The manager quickly grasped the concept of the hotel.  “Many hotels on Earth adopt the healing-in-the-forest theme. Even though this hotel is small, the interior, with its abundant use of wood, gives it a cozy cabin or mountain lodge feel.”

 

As expected, the power of employees at large companies!

 

The small size of the hotel and the use of plenty of creaky wooden materials might actually work to its advantage with such a healing concept. The concept of healing in the forest is clearly different from the crazy pool party with incubus and succubus presented by the Kumari Hotel.

 

In fact, when it comes to staycations, ‘healing’ has a wider target audience than ‘social gatherings’.

 

If someone is exhausted from their daily life and decides to take a break, there are more individuals who prefer enjoying serene moments alone rather than expending energy on social activities. Since the manager laid out the big picture, it was easy to express different opinions. 

 

“Then, how about setting up private cabins in various places in the forest and letting people enjoy barbecues or open-air baths?”

 

“Oh, that sounds great. When I go to hotels with my kids, I sometimes feel like I’m using a breakfast buffet or swimming pool. But I wonder if it’s possible to install such facilities right away…” 

 

“I think it’s possible.”

 

Because as the partnership level increases, the partnership building function is unlocked.

 

Congratulations! The partnership reaches Lv. 5, and the partnership building function is unlocked.

 

I noticed that among the construction functions that are still locked, there are things like ‘log cabin’ and ‘Hinoki Tang’. I went back into the partnership building function to confirm. At the same time, this window also appeared. 

 

 

To use the partnership building function, a name for the partnership is required.

 

Please enter the partnership name.

 

┃

 

“The name of the partnership is… Can I just enter something randomly?” I don’t have time to name the partnership right now. Alex agreed, and I simply typed in a name that popped into my mind.

 

The partnership name ‘Here’ has been entered! 

 

Would you like to access the partnership building window?

 

Y/N

 

 

* * *

 

The Guardian of Alcohol and Parties.

 

Isaac, the head of the Kumari family, was feeling strange about the slow decline in customers recently. 

 

– Hungry…I’m hungry…! 

 

– What is it, I’ve been starving all day.

 

Thanks to this, the incubi and succubi working at Isaac Kumari’s hotel were also starving. They worked at the hotel and sucked the energy of the guests, and with the mana they gained by absorbing their energy, Isaac Kumari’s hotel grew little by little. The longer guests stayed at the hotel, the more they lost weight and muscles, and dark shadows appeared under their eyes.

 

The vitality in their eyes vanished as their daily lives crumbled under the weight of their ever-growing desires. Despite that, they indulged in daily revelry with the incubi and succubi, enjoying delightful parties with them. Thanks to this, the incubus and succubus were always full. Hotels were also thriving every day.

 

‘This is… because Merlin Grey’s hotel disappeared.’

 

Isaac Kumari was satisfied.

 

After both Merlin Grey and his hotel disappeared, his successor, Alex Grey, started a new hotel, but she was nothing more than a brat. She couldn’t even match her father’s claws of strength.

 

Thanks to this, guests who had nowhere else to go began looking for the Kumari Hotel—

 

‘The number of guests these days has been cut in half.’

 

To be precise, the number of guests, which had been gradually decreasing since two months ago, has been noticeably reduced by half as of today. As the number of guests decreased, the anger of the incubus and succubus reached its peak. 

 

– How on earth do you manage the hotel so that the number of guests has decreased like this?! 

 

– Give me the customer! I’m hungry…!

 

Isaac couldn’t endure the fierce rush of the incubus and succubus and hastily left the hotel. A succubus had set up a nightmare barrier in Isaac’s dormitory every day, so Isaac couldn’t sleep properly and was on the verge of fainting.

 

– These damn guys… Do you know about the grace I fed and clothed you with…

 

Had they been under the rule of the Demon King, they might have been forced into war, facing the aggressive forces of the Demon King and eventually meeting their demise.

 

Isaac encountered many such tribes—individuals corrupted by the Demon King, transformed into weapons, and vanishing into the unknown. Not to mention the demon tribe.

 

Anyway, Isaac left the hotel and walked aimlessly, looking for a place to sleep to avoid the incubus and succubus.

 

He wanted to sleep wherever he could, as long as there was a bed.

 

“I want to sleep quietly without nightmares, even for a day… Without Incubus and any music… without the flashing lights that the succubuses turn on… Above all, in a quiet place without those guys nagging…”

 

And then, at that moment, a few fairies were gathered at the village entrance, exchanging something.

 

“Really? This is it…?” 

 

“Yeah. Here.” 

 

What are they talking about? It was then that something fell on Isaac’s feet.

 

‘A flyer…?’

 

Healing in the forest.

 

The whole forest comes to you.

 

—Grey’s hotel

 

Isaac, holding a flyer with a torn bottom, looked intently at the picture on the leaflet. Warm lights were on in a private cabin in the woods. The surrounding pine forest was surrounded by a mysterious fog, which gave a cozy feeling, and he even felt like he could hear the sounds of birds and water that were not depicted in the flyer.

 

Grey Hotel…? 

 

Could it be talking about the hotel run by Alex Grey? 

 

“I made a reservation because I wanted to go here, but they say it’s already fully booked until a month later.”

 

Grey Hotel?

 

No way, is it because of this hotel that the number of guests at our hotel has decreased? 

 

Isaac held the flyer tightly. As soon as Isaac crumpled up the flyer, a pine forest appeared in front of his eyes. 

 

– Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

 

Healing in the forest…

 

‘Let’s come and see how the Grey Hotel operates. After seeing this, won’t we be able to overcome our current management difficulties?’ 

 

Without being harassed by those damn incubuses and succubuses.

 

– Woof woof!

 

At that time, a white clump appeared from deep in the forest.

 

The white Samoyed, panting and running from afar, grinned at him.

 

– Welcome. Welcome to the Grey Hotel!

 

Isaac covered his face with the front of the coat he was quickly putting on. And before Samoyed could see, he changed his face. 

 

The Kumari family, the Guardian of Alcohol and Parties, have been skilled in the art of disguise for generations. 

 

– I, I guess this is the Grey Hotel.

 

– Yes! You’re right. You don’t have any luggage? Then, let us guide you!

 

That was when Isaac arrived at the front yard of the hotel. Throughout the front yard of the hotel, guests were drinking coffee, looking at the stars, or enjoying a barbecue in warmly lit cabins. And deep down there was a hut bigger than those huts.

 

Something like steam was coming out from there.

 

‘What is that?’

 

As if reading Isaac’s mind, the Samoyed spoke.

 

– Over there is a newly built open-air bath. You are so lucky! You arrived just as the open-air bath was completed. Now, shall we go over here and check in first?

 

Open-air bath…! 

 

Getting wet in a swimming pool full of incubus, succubus, and drunk people with swollen faces was the only way to take a bath.

 

But there is warm water?!

 

‘This is why this hotel is doing well…! an open-air bath in the forest! A barbecue!’

 

Isaac entered the hotel with a slightly excited face. And as soon as he entered the hotel, the cat spirit at the front desk greeted Isaac with a bright smile.

 

– Welcome. Welcome to the Grey Hotel. 

 

It was a polite greeting.

 

While Isaac was filling out the guest registry under a fake name, a staff member who had just led a guest came up to Isaac.

 

“I will give you your room key and show you around.”

 

The employee spoke to the cat manager, and the manager disappeared in an instant. Isaac quietly looked up at a woman with a white face and tightly tied black hair.

 

What is it? Is she a cat spirit too?

 

The eyes and feel are like a calm black cat.

 

As if reading Isaac’s expression, the woman spoke kindly.

 

“I’m Lee Junghyo, a human employee who came to help here, Sir. Is it okay if I check into room 401? It has the best view of the pine forest and the room is quiet and comfortable, so I think it will help you sleep well tonight.”

 

He can’t believe he can have good dreams. 

 

For some reason, he felt like crying. Isaac nodded his head quickly. 

 

Looking at that, the human employee—or rather, Junghyo—smiled. “We will protect our guests’ private time as much as possible so that they can rest well. Instead, if you need anything, please call us.”

 

* * *

 

Before I could finish speaking, a window appeared in front of me.

 

‘Guest Room 401’ was very moved. 

 

The satisfaction level of ‘Guest Room 401’ reached 200%.

 

Congratulations! You have achieved the achievement ‘Alliance Hotel Customer Satisfaction 200%’ and received a 200p partnership EXP.

 

I thought about it.

 

Even just hearing these words is touching…

 

I noticed he seemed tired earlier, and as it turns out, the guest wanted some alone time. It was truly fortunate that the mind communication skill worked even in this place.

 

The level of your partnership increases! (10 → 11)

 

Thanks to this, the partnership’s level reached 11.

 

It was a quick level up.

 

This was accomplished in two months in local time, and ten days in Earth time. But unfortunately, I didn’t get many clues about my father.

 

The cat manager, with whom I had become quite close over the past two months, told me about my father, whom he vaguely remembered.

 

– He came in with his whole body covered in wounds. So I remember it well. He said that he should leave immediately after being healed by the hotel’s mana. I tried to hold him back, but he left, saying, ‘There’s someone waiting for me.’

 

He also added that it is unknown where he went. Just like the Dungeon Hotel, guests would simply go back to where they came from.

 

‘Then where on earth is Dad…’

 

I was thinking about that while guiding a guest to room 401.

 

The guest who was heading towards Room 401 muttered. 

 

– I can’t believe a human… It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a human… Around ten years ago, a guest at our store talked about humans. That guest said that she was training human slaves. That customer played really dirty, and he seems like a pitiful human being…When I see your name, it reminds me of that. The names were somewhat similar.

 

My feet stopped.

 

I asked without wiping the smile off my face.

 

“It looks like it contains similar letters to mine.”

 

– That’s right. ‘Lee’…

 

“Lee Semyung? Is that his name?”

 

– Y, yeah, how do you know?!

 

How would I know?