Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 253

247. Found It

 

But before the door could fully close, a hand slipped in. 

 

“Where…” 

 

The owner of the hand, Han Woohyun, was looking down at me with a desperate expression.

 

‘He knew I was here.’

 

“Where are you going?”

 

Han Woohyun’s voice sounded extremely anxious.

 

Instead of answering, I just blinked my eyes. Perhaps taking it as a confirmation, Han Woohyun asked again. 

 

“Where are you going?” 

 

Seeing his eyes shaking intensely, I nervously looked at…Suyeong, who was behind him, without realizing it. 

  

‘What was her name?’ 

 

I don’t remember.

 

Anyway,

 

The girl with the last name Chae greeted me with a flustered expression. 

 

“J, Junghyo is here too?”  

 

“Yeah.” 

 

“Then, Woohyun… The dinner isn’t over yet… Should we go in together?” 

 

Her face was filled with embarrassment and shame. Not only had Woohyun rejected her date request, but he had immediately come to me afterward. 

 

But how did Han Woohyun know I was here? 

 

I looked up at Han Woohyun in confusion.

 

At the sound of her voice, Woohyun slightly turned his head as if to say, “You’re still here?” and gave her a quick glance before speaking. 

 

“I’ve finished eating. I’ll have dessert with Junghyo, Kim Sujeong.” 

 

I told you it’s Chae Suyeong. 

 

The girl let out a dry laugh at Han Woohyun’s answer, where he had once again gotten the name wrong. 

 

She might have felt even more frustrated, especially since he had pronounced my name clearly, and from her perspective, not knowing the nature of our relationship. 

 

I stepped back a little defensively. I moved back to the handrail on the elevator wall and leaned against it.

 

I felt like I was interfering and making things worse.

 

“Hey…” 

 

Just as she, her face flushed red with embarrassment, tried to muster the courage to speak to Han Woohyun again, he fully stepped inside the elevator.  

 

“….” 

 

When Han Woohyun let go of the hand, the elevator doors closed shut. 

 

I asked him in a panicked voice.

 

“Didn’t you two decide to talk about something?”

 

I was the one caught off guard, yet Han Woohyun looked at me as if he were the one bewildered. 

 

“No—”

 

Then why did you come out separately?

 

Han Woohyun said as if he had read my thoughts.

 

“I came out to find you. I thought you were going somewhere.”

 

Ah.

 

So you didn’t come out because she asked you to— 

 

You came out to find me. 

 

Now that I think about it, Han Woohyun must have seen me suddenly leaving the banquet hall.

 

A misunderstanding…

 

I closed my eyes tightly, feeling like I wanted to bang my head against the wall, then opened them again at the sound of a sigh. 

 

Since it was only the two of us here, it was naturally Han Woohyun who made the sound.

 

He looked very tense, as if he was uncomfortable somewhere.

 

He was standing by the elevator handrail, just like me, occasionally fiddling with his neck as if the shirt was uncomfortable. 

 

Then, without even looking into my eyes, he asked me this. 

 

“…Are you going to talk to Yoojun or something?” 

 

“Yoojun?”

 

Why is that name mentioned here? 

 

At the sudden question, I then remembered that I had entered the banquet hall with Yoojun earlier. 

 

“Ah, I ran into him by chance in the lounge, so we came in together.” 

 

“Then, the clothes… you suddenly changed them too…?” 

 

Han Woohyun’s Adam’s apple visibly bobbed. 

 

I felt the tips of Han Woohyun’s fingers, which were holding the handrail, gently brush against mine. Even though it was just the tips, I could feel a sensation, like a rush of heat, passing through. 

 

Now that I think about it, it seems like we’ve been standing here without pressing the button this whole time. 

 

As if we were two people who just wanted to be alone together. 

 

I fiddled with the soldier hat on my head and answered softly. 

 

“This is because the guests’ quests aren’t finished yet… Why? Is it funny?”

 

The soldier doll costume suited the spirits perfectly, but I thought it didn’t suit me. 

 

However, Han Woohyun stared at me like that and sighed again.

 

“It’s not funny. It’s cute.”

 

Anyway, to say something like that…  

 

“…The cute part is…” 

 

I was about to reply, “That’s not quite right,” when— 

 

He looked anxious again.

 

I couldn’t tell what was making him anxious.

 

This time, he approached me without taking his eyes off my face. 

 

The large body standing next to me suddenly blocked my path. 

 

“Can I complete the quest too?” 

 

“….?”

 

At the sudden question, I quietly looked up at him. 

 

Was there some context I missed?

 

“Of course. Then—”

 

I was about to press the button and say, “Shall we head to the lounge for now?” when Han Woohyun’s large body suddenly leaned toward me, as if collapsing. 

 

His face first burrowed near my neck, followed by his large hand gently wrapping around the back of my head, and then the warm, steady breath from his lips tickled me. 

 

That’s how he hugged me. 

 

I found it. My doll. 

 

When I heard him mutter like this and then whisper even softer the next moment, my body instantly got hot. 

 

“I’ve been wanting to do this since earlier.”

 

“….”

 

“You didn’t even make eye contact or talk to me.” 

 

He complained as if he were sulking, then wrapped his other hand tightly around my waist. 

 

Even though he said “tight,” from my perspective, it felt more like he was gently pulling me, as if afraid I might break. 

 

“I only wanted to look at you and talk to you.”

 

But he seemed tired because other people were talking to him.

 

This is ridiculous. 

 

I always thought that Han Woohyun had been at the edge of my gaze. 

 

And that wasn’t enough. 

 

I unconsciously raised my hand and lightly brushed the back of his head at his whining, which I heard for the first time. Then I felt his body stiffen. 

 

‘This… does it feel too much like a master petting a dog?’

 

When I panicked and tried to pull my hand away, Han Woohyun grabbed my hand tightly. 

 

Then, without saying a word, he looked at me, pulled my hand, and placed it back on his neck.

 

“….?”

 

“…..”

 

“What is this? Are you asking me to pet you again?” 

 

He nodded, looking at me blankly.

 

You…aren’t normal either.

 

I regretted that I had unconsciously thought Han Woohyun was more normal than the baby Junghyo fan family. 

 

But as I stroked the back of his head, Han Woohyun’s breathing became much calmer and more composed than before. 

 

His brown eyes had the look of Geumdong who had eaten its diet food when hungry—satisfied enough, but still with a hint of dissatisfaction. 

 

“Merry Christmas.”

 

He said it as if it were something important. I chuckled softly and nodded.

 

“Mhm. Merry Christmas.” 

 

“Now give me the reward.”

 

Reward?

 

I thought about the reward given for completing the quest to find the toy friend. 

 

‘Dalgona.’

 

Since I had put a few in the inside pocket of my uniform, I could give them right away if needed. 

 

But just as I was rustling through my inside pocket, Han Woohyun took something out of his jacket pocket before I could. 

 

It was a square black box.

 

“….?” 

 

Why all of a sudden, asking for a reward—

 

Han Woohyun opened the box. Inside was a familiar ring.

 

‘Memories of the Evening.’

 

It was a ring that could record words or moments created by Aunt Misoon. 

 

And since there were two rings… 

 

“Will you accept it?” 

 

One is mine.

 

Han Woohyun took out one of the rings and slipped it onto my ring finger. Han Woohyun’s hand was warm and slightly trembling. 

 

“I’ll never disappoint you again. So…” 

 

I could feel Han Woohyun’s gaze as he looked down at me. 

 

It felt like I had swallowed a fireball—my chest and head grew hot. 

 

“Give me another chance.” 

 

“….” 

 

“Let’s date again.”

 

My throat became dry from the heat I felt in Han Woohyun’s eyes and voice.

 

When I finally lifted my head to look at him, I saw Han Woohyun biting his lip. 

 

“I’ll give myself to you. You just need to give me a little bit of yourself, just a little.” 

 

I saw Han Woohyun’s hand holding the black box turn white.

 

I felt something rising in my chest.

 

“Han Woohyun.” 

 

I called his name.

 

Just like when we met again, when I had called his name right away after a long time.

 

As if some force in my chest was driving me, I called his name.

 

He came to me.

 

He also called my name.

 

“Lee Junghyo. Lee Junghyo…” 

 

I tightly wrapped my arms around the back of his neck. 

 

Just like I had wanted to do with Han Woohyun, who had bled and collapsed into my arms.  

 

I hugged him. 

 

You’ve been wandering in the cold and dark for a long time, now come play with me, let’s rest here with me.

 

From now on, don’t get lost anywhere.

 

I put all the feelings I wanted to say into it.

 

I whispered into his ear.

 

“Me too… I’ll give myself to you too.”