Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 241

235. A crazy man to a crazy man

 

It wasn’t okay.

 

It felt like everything would change once Junghyo discovered every detail of the feelings he held. 

 

The relationship between the two.

 

Junghyo’s feelings. 

 

That was what Han Woohyun feared the most. 

 

People are changing. 

 

Not being able to abandon me, nor embrace me, but just gradually growing to despise me or withering away by my side. 

 

Just like his uncle and his aunt did. 

 

That was his fundamental fear. 

 

The goblin, who read Han Woohyun’s expression, said as if he was dying of joy.  

 

“As expected, as expected. You’re a nastier guy, more than I thought. But, from what I see, the heart of this flower-like gentleman with this face isn’t all that pure either. So, if you want, should I tell you what’s really on her mind? The truth is… earlier, I snuck into the flower young master’s room disguised as your face.”  

 

“….”

 

“And with your face, I did something quite similar to what I was just about to do. Aren’t you curious about how she reacted back then? Ah, of course, it won’t be for free. How about a little bet—” 

 

It was then. 

 

Han Woohyun swatted away the goblin’s hand, which was creeping up toward his cheek. 

 

Han Woohyun’s eyes glared sharply down at the goblin. 

 

Snap. 

 

When he saw his eyes flashing with the sound of teeth grinding, Bihyeong was a little flustered. 

 

It was because he finally understood.

 

The meaning of the word ‘Grim Reaper’.

 

A face that exuded a strength that seemed capable of subduing him with just one hand. 

 

A gaze filled with a murderous intent that suggested he could do more than just “subdue” him; he could twist his neck as well. 

 

That kind of face was hiding inside that guy.

 

Bihyeong felt creepy. And at the same time, he was happy.

 

Bihyeong liked these kinds of people.

 

People whose entire innocent-looking face was a lie. People who wore masks like himself. 

 

How much fun it was to take off the masks of such people, that’s something a person like Lee Junghyo would never know. 

 

The outside and inside are the same. 

 

Honest and simple-minded people like that never understand the hearts of ‘twisted’ beings. 

 

‘Winning the heart of someone who is twisted little by little?’

 

That’s why she would have said something like that.

 

She doesn’t realize how much such words would provoke someone twisted.  

 

Bihyeong brought the hand that had been hit back towards Han Woohyun. 

 

And he watched as he gently caressed Han Woohyun’s cheek with the back of his hand, observing the way Han Woohyun’s face twisted with a mix of disgust and delight.

 

Looking at this, he can clearly see. 

 

This guy was inherently twisted from birth, resembling someone like him, known as ‘Ryu.’ 

 

“Such a strong desire for killing intent. Yet you still long for this face. You feel disgust with yourself. There must be a story behind such intense self-denial…” 

 

Bihyeong snickered as if he realized something. 

 

“You had a terrible father.”

 

Just like me.

 

Bihyeong, who hid that word, felt confident before even checking Han Woohyun’s expression. 

 

That he chose the right place. 

 

“Not a father, but a father-like figure.”

 

“Oh. Is that the man who raised you?”

 

And just as Han Woohyun was about to say what he wanted, he looked down at Bihyeong. 

 

Han Woohyun’s eyes, which should have been twisted and broken, calmly settled down and looked down at Bihyeong.

 

“No. I raised myself.”

 

After saying that, Han Woohyun clenched his fists without realizing it.

 

Like when Junghyo made a decision or a promise, but felt a bit scared. 

 

As if confirming the power he possessed, he squeezed until a mark was left on his palm.

 

“….!”

 

“I am the only one who can destroy me and raise me. So it’s better for you to admit it too, the fact that the one who has destroyed you is yourself.” 

 

Then, for some reason, his heart felt a little better. 

 

Yeah. I raised myself. 

 

His biological parents, who left early and whose faces have now become blurred. 

 

Even the man who came home drunk, ruined the household, stole the living expenses, and ran away.

 

It wasn’t even his aunt, who had turned against him the moment Han Woohyun awakened.

 

He grew up alone, without anyone’s help.

 

That’s why he never saw what a proper adult was.

 

That’s why he couldn’t help but ask himself all the time.

 

Is he really becoming a proper adult?

 

Like a student who cannot see the answers and therefore cannot know their score, he always felt as if he were taking a test. 

 

“I am not broken. I am—” 

 

At the goblin’s desperate excuse, Han Woohyun looked into his yellow eyes and said. 

 

“But everyone else is broken.”

 

But now he knows.

 

‘Everyone else is like that too.’

 

From the beginning, the place he thought was an exam room was not a place for taking tests. 

 

‘So you don’t have to worry about me. You just have to make up your mind.’

 

‘Will you run away far away and be unhappy, leaving me who loves you—’

 

‘Or will you be happy here and now?’

 

Because there was no supervisor watching him or an evaluator who knew the answers. 

 

There was only a society where everyone lived in their own way at their own desks. 

 

“So there’s no need to think strangely about it. You just have to take responsibility from now on.”

 

“!”

 

“From now on, you raise yourself well and grow up.”

 

The grim reaper, with cool brown eyes, lightly grasped the goblin’s shoulder before letting it go. 

 

As if telling him to cheer up. 

 

Bihyeong was dumbfounded. 

 

He clearly threatened him, so why was he met with advice and comfort in return? 

 

This is the same result as when he talked to this young man— 

 

While he was confused, Han Woohyun tried to go back inside with the firewood he had leaned against the back door, so Bihyung had no choice but to hand over the card. 

 

“Are you really not curious? About what I did in that woman’s room!” 

 

At that, Han Woohyun slightly turned his head to look at Bihyeong. 

 

“If I’m curious, I should just ask Junghyo.”

 

Han Woohyun said this time with a slightly unpleasant expression.

 

Bihyeong backed away slightly at that momentum.

 

That guy… is unexpectedly scary.

 

“But I’m not really curious.”

 

Han Woohyun decided to focus on his own feelings rather than Junghyo’s heart.

 

Feelings of love are not something to be confessed for the sake of being acknowledged by someone else. 

 

Han Woohyun realized this after saying that to Alex.

 

The reason he had always been anxious was that he wanted to have that feeling back. 

 

It wasn’t that he was afraid of Junghyo changing; he was afraid of Junghyo’s feelings turning away from him. 

 

To be completely honest, he just wanted to be loved.

 

That pretty face looking at me—

 

‘I love you.’

 

He never wanted to lose the moment when she said that.

 

He had to admit it.

 

Besides—

 

“And… uh… uhm…”

 

Because of the sudden thought, Han Woohyun made a shy expression that didn’t suit his large body at all, really not even a little bit. 

 

With a face like an immature boy, he rubbed the corner of his mouth and muttered.

 

“I don’t think anything could have happened…”

 

“No?”

 

But why are you embarrassed?

 

Watching Han Woohyun feel embarrassed somehow irritated the goblin. 

 

Just before steam began to rise from the goblin’s head.

 

Han Woohyun said.

 

“I… um… I definitely knew that.” 

 

As Han Woohyun recalled what had happened that morning, the area around his cheeks gradually turned redder. 

 

Han Woohyun was lost in his own thoughts, not caring about the increasingly fierce gaze of Bihyeong upon seeing that. 

 

After capturing Gildal the night before, Han Woohyun, who was sharing accommodations with Junghyo, mistakenly opened Junghyo’s drawer, thinking it was his own, and saw ‘that.’ 

 

That’s why—

 

‘….’

 

It was Han Woohyun. 

 

Han Woohyun standing in the white snow with a boyish smile.

 

As soon as he saw it, he could tell when it was taken. 

 

So, Junghyo must have received that from Alex and put it in the drawer.

 

The moment he saw it, Han Woohyun felt a tickle in his throat. 

 

This… This really…

 

It’s…really…

 

It was good.

 

He stared at himself in someone’s drawer for a long time. 

 

Then, when he could no longer endure that overwhelming feeling, he closed the drawer and sat down right in front of it. 

 

‘…Ha.’

 

That’s when he realized he hadn’t breathed for a while.

 

“Junghyo thinks I’m a bit pretty.” 

 

“….?”

 

“I don’t think she really likes cute styles like yours.”

 

Bihyeong was dumbfounded by Han Woohyun’s appearance as he patted his back as if he was sorry and went in. 

 

“What, what are you talking about?”

 

What do you mean by pretty?

 

So you think I’m cute and you’re pretty?

 

Wow, really…

 

“Crazy guy.”

 

That was what a crazy guy muttered to a crazy guy.

 

* * *

 

The end of the goblin tavern tour was satisfying, having gained plenty of experience points and market gold through quests and achievements, as well as a slight hint about the demon lord’s weakness.

 

I stuck the master key into the air with half a relieved heart and half a longing heart.

 

“To the hotel.”

 

I’m going back.

 

Finally,

 

When I go back, Geumdong will definitely run to me, right?

 

‘I missed youuuuu, boss! Boss Mio, Mio! Where did you go leaving me behind?’ 

 

Toto will worry about me while scolding Geumdong like that.

 

‘Shut up! Think about the boss’s eardrums! What a lack of professionalism for a hotelier! …Is there anywhere you got hurt?’

 

The manager will be smiling happily behind them.

 

And more than anyone else, our Dad.

 

‘Junghyo. I missed you.’ 

 

After watching Alex and Merlin reconcile, I especially missed Dad. 

 

Of course, the hotel would be a bit noisy because the manager told a ridiculous lie that Han Woohyun and I went on a trip together to reassure the fans—

 

‘That’s also something to look forward to.’

 

Uncle Minhyuk, who looks indifferent but is actually warm inside.

 

Uncle Junsoo, who would be worried about me while making a fuss.

 

Aunt Misoon, who would grab Han Woohyun by the collar. 

 

And…Aunt Heeyoung, too. 

 

‘I miss them.’ 

 

As I thought about that, I grabbed Han Woohyun’s hand and confidently stepped into the revolving door. 

 

And when I came out from the revolving door. 

 

That silence and stillness was definitely not what I expected from the hotel.

 

“?”

 

“Oh, it’s the boss.”

 

Geumdong’s calm voice.

 

“You’re back. Thank goodness….” 

 

I was taken aback by the atmosphere, which made me imagine that if the guy had dog ears on his head, they would be drooping. 

 

Can he be this calm? 

 

Before I could say, “Are you sick?” Toto, with a serious face, walked over to me.

 

“Boss! Are you here?”

 

“Huh? Yeah… I’m her…” 

 

It was then.

 

Toto’s next words were quite shocking.

 

“It would be best to head to the café now. Hunter Kim Junsoo has declared a severance of ties with Hunter Hwang Misoon and left for Seoul.”