Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 351 - Webtoon Side Story: Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Branch 4 (22)

Webtoon Side Story: Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Branch 4 (22)

 

“Wow, Liber has changed…!”

 

A moment later, Gray’s eyes widened upon seeing the interior of Dungeon Hotel Branch 4, which I had properly decorated.

 

It was a transformation on an entirely different level from when I had used only the Housekeeping skill. 

 

First of all, the front desk changed.

 

The desk that looked like it belonged in a Korean sauna was replaced by a cleanly designed desk engraved with the [Yeongchun Hotel] logo.

 

Since it was an old castle, I didn’t forget to place an antique vase.

 

Antique Vase (F)

 

—Enhances the antique atmosphere.

 

It wasn’t an amazing item, but the exclusive shop was definitely a huge help to someone lacking aesthetic sense like me.

 

I couldn’t even use amazing items in the first place.

 

For example, something like this.

 

Moving Portrait of Grey (C)

 

—Grey moves.

 

—Blessed by the guardian deity of wanderers, guest satisfaction increases by 200%.

 

I didn’t particularly like the idea of hanging a portrait of Merlin in the hotel, but I was going to buy it since it was a satisfaction buff item. However, I saw a clear red warning below it.

 

—Unlocks from Hotel Lv. 10

 

Level?

 

Does the Liber Hotel have levels? 

 

A chilling thought struck me, and I immediately checked the hotel’s status window.

 

<Over Here> Branch: Liber Hotel (Lv. 1)

 

—Summonable Employee Slots: 0

 

—EXP: 0

 

…So this is a Lv. 1 hotel.

 

It was a relief that it was at least a branch, but it seemed impossible to summon employees or grow it using Yeongchun Hotel’s EXP.

 

‘Then I have to start completely from scratch…?’

 

Well, it wasn’t like I hadn’t prepared for this possibility, but it was still flustering. 

 

Since it was my first time dealing with Lv. 1…

 

I braced myself and refocused on the hotel interior.

 

I laid down a grey carpet that bordered on light sky blue on the floor. It was slightly better than the stone floor, but it still left much to be desired.

 

Because it still gave off a dreary feel.

 

‘Should I try replacing the chandelier on the ceiling?’

 

As I was looking up at the chandelier, Ilmiho’s voice came from the side.

 

“The carpet color is dull.”

 

“…What?”

 

“The carpet. A patterned one would be better. Maybe a warm beige. From the perspective of my thousand-year-old aesthetic, this is just not it.” 

 

Was it inevitable that my trust in him skyrocketed at the words ‘thousand-year-old’?

 

Still, I didn’t drop my suspicious gaze as I spoke to him. 

 

“Then what about the lighting? I was thinking of installing a light over there…”

 

“A fireplace, rather than more lights. I’ve said it repeatedly since this Liber Monastery was first built—this place needs at least one fireplace. It’s drafty and cold, and the atmosphere is empty. And what is this?” 

 

The fox spirit spoke in a languid voice before pointing a finger at a knight’s armor.

 

“This, this, you’re placing something weird again. We should move things like this to the back, and place a side table, a welcoming table for guests, and a sofa over here. That would be perfect.”

 

“A side table…?”

 

“And place a somewhat antique statue on top of it.”

 

I imagined the spots Ilmiho pointed to being decorated exactly as he described.

 

That doesn’t seem… too bad?

 

I didn’t realize it when I only decorated with expensive, high-level items, but decorating like that seemed to have its own kind of harmony.

 

Fortunately, the exclusive shop sold everything Ilmiho mentioned—not just the fireplace, but also the side table, table, sofa, and statue.

 

I bought the items as Ilmiho suggested and began to decorate the Liber Hotel.

 

As I installed the fireplace and started arranging the side table, table, sofa, and statue, Liber began to shed its feel of a cheap tourist trap made from a renovated old castle.

 

A cozy and warm-feeling lobby was completed.

 

“It feels more like a decent lodge than a hotel, but I suppose this is tolerable.” 

 

Ilmiho nodded as he looked at the finished interior.

 

I didn’t like his arm-crossed attitude, but I nodded.

 

“It’s pretty good?”

 

It felt like a cozy local lodge.

 

Feeling satisfied, I added one last thing to the interior.

 

Tell Me the Check-in/Out Time, Grandfather Clock (F)

 

—Notifies the guests’ check-in/out times.

 

—Increases employee efficiency by 5%.

 

I pointed to the cuckoo clock and said to Ilmiho.

 

“Take that down.”

 

“Wait, you’re taking that down to put this up?”

 

Ilmiho grimaced as he looked at the grandfather clock.

 

“Why? Well, um… Doesn’t it suit the place quite well?”

 

It looks antique. 

 

“It looks like something out of ‘My Grandfather’s Clock’, it’s nice. It’s much better than a creepy, old cuckoo clock.”

 

“Are you being serious right now?”

 

“I seriously don’t think it matches!”

 

Gray interjected from the side.

 

I smacked my lips and stared at the grandfather clock.

 

“I think it looks fine…”

 

At that moment.

 

-98

 

The number above Ilmiho’s head, who was looking at me with a dumbfounded face, went up.

 

 From -99 to -98. 

 

Just how…?

 

“How pathetic, really. Good grief…” 

 

I furrowed my brow at the sound of Ilmiho’s muttering.

 

I think he just finds my aesthetic sense pathetic?

 

It was while I was having those thoughts.

 

Something new popped up before my eyes.

 

Achievement ‘Decorating the Hotel with Items!’ unlocked. 100 EXP received.

 

The hotel’s level has increased. (1→2)

 

Facility: The hotel’s level has increased, adding a new menu to the restaurant.

 

A new menu?

 

At the word ‘restaurant,’ I entered the dining room where I used to eat.

 

There, a familiar scene unfolded.

 

An electric kettle, MacX MoX GoldX, and X Ramen cups were stacked to one side.

 

“…What is this?”

 

Ilmiho pointed at the instant coffee mix and cup noodles with a face that was beyond baffled, bordering on disgusted.

 

He picked up one of the cup noodles, shook it violently to check the sound from inside, and then set it back down.

 

“This makes a weird sound. Is it some kind of musical instrument?”

 

“Of course not.” 

 

I pushed past Ilmiho, who was spouting nonsense, and picked up a cup noodle.

 

“Right. You guys need to try it too so you can serve it to the guests.”

 

With familiar movements, I tore off the plastic wrap from the cup noodle and opened the lid.

 

Then, the familiar fried noodles and soup packet came into view.

 

Grey and Ilmiho’s expressions stiffened upon seeing that.

 

“What… It was food. But how can there be such terrible-looking food?”

 

“You… fried the noodles?” 

 

These guys really don’t know the majesty of K-Food.

 

I ignored their lamenting reactions, tore open the soup packet, sprinkled it over the noodles, and put water to boil in the kettle.

 

“A-choo…! It smells spicy! Isn’t this pepper?”

 

Ilmiho grabbed his nose and stepped back.

 

When the water in the kettle started boiling, I poured it into the cup noodles and handed them to Grey and Ilmiho.

 

“You can eat it in 3 minutes.”

 

Of course, Han Woohyun’s and mine were also in front of me.

 

The only disappointment was that the only side dish available was pickles, but that was a minor grievance I could easily overlook.

 

It was because I had left all the cup noodles and kimchi back at the hotel, so my stomach had constantly felt empty.

 

It was a deficiency that could never be filled by vegetables, carbs, and meat sautéed in olive oil, cream sauce, or tomato sauce.

 

“Done, 3 minutes.”

 

As soon as 3 minutes passed, I opened the lid and took in the savory, distinct scent of mushroom and meat soup that flowed out of the X Ramen.

 

The pungent aroma hitting the tip of my nose, somewhere between chili powder and black pepper, was a bonus.

 

‘A scent that feels like it fills the soul…’

 

I smacked my lips and went to split the wooden chopsticks.

 

No, just as I was about to split them, a pair of already perfectly split wooden chopsticks was abruptly offered from the side.

 

It was Han Woohyun.

 

“Your eyes are sparkling.”

 

“Huh? Were they?”

 

Without declining, I used the wooden chopsticks Han Woohyun had split to pick up a large mouthful of ramen.

 

“…You’re going to… eat this?”

 

Ilmiho picked up the fork I had given him and looked at me, tilting his head.

 

I shoved a mouthful of ramen into my mouth, chewed it all, and then spoke.

 

“It’s delicious. Try it. Anyway, it’s a new hotel menu item, so it’d be problematic if the employees didn’t know how it tastes, right?”

 

“I’d like to not know, for the rest of my life.”

 

At his blunt reply, I suddenly missed Toto and Geumdong back at the Yeongchun Hotel. They had eaten so many cup noodles that their faces dangerously swelled up the next day, but on this side—

 

Just then.

 

Gray’s eyes widened after carefully eating a few strands with his fork.

 

“This is…?”

 

“Why, what! Does it taste like poison after all? Does your throat sting because of the pepper? Right? I knew it. There’s no way a noodle dish could be completed just by putting in some weird sauce and soaking it in hot water…”

 

It was while Ilmiho was making a huge fuss.

 

Gray picked up the cup noodle.

 

Then, he carefully brought his mouth to the rim of the cup and drank the broth.

 

Seeing that, Ilmiho’s face contorted.

 

“Ew… You’re drinking that?”

 

However, even before Gray set the cup back down, I already knew what his expression would be. The reason was simple.

 

The reason was simple.

 

22

 

Because his affinity level went up.

 

See that.

 

This is the power of K-Food.