Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Chapter 362 - Webtoon Side Story: Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Branch 4 (33)

Webtoon Side Story: Welcome to Dungeon Hotel Branch 4 (33)

 

—Regarding the sudden discovery of two people kissing in the Ghost Story Club’s serious video…

 

—Is this for real

 

—Lloyd♥Ollie

 

Looking at the comment reactions and listening to the manager’s explanation, I’m roughly starting to understand the situation.

 

So, they uploaded a video seriously exploring urban legends, which anyone could tell was genuine. However, behind the people with serious faces, scenes of Lloyd and Olivia flirting were caught on camera multiple times.

 

Depending on how you look at them, some of those scenes were a bit ambiguous, so if it had just been that, it wouldn’t have become a hot topic. But crucially, a scene of the two kissing in the old castle was caught on camera.

 

Furthermore, because it was uploaded just like that, it became a massive hot topic.

 

‘So that’s why we’re getting these kinds of inquiries on AirCnC…’

 

I smiled bitterly and looked down at my phone screen.

 

—Do ghosts really appear there?

 

—Is it true that you can see dead people?

 

—Is it possible to film a spiritualism program…

 

Message previews like these were floating next to numerous profiles.

 

Judging from this, it meant that until now, more guests had flowed in through the XTube video than through Georges’ review.

 

“The effect of the review event is…”

 

Seeing the manager’s drooping shoulders, I shook my head.

 

“No. Come to think of it, expecting the effect of the review event this early was the problem. It’s only been two days since the review was posted.”

 

“That’s true, but…”

 

“And isn’t this also a kind of marketing?”

 

The manager smiled bitterly.

 

“…It’s viral.”

 

Right, viral.

 

You could say this is the ultimate viral marketing.

 

Thanks to this, it seems we’ll be getting a lot of guests who are deeply into ghost stories for a while.

 

Whether it’s viral or word-of-mouth, marketing is ultimately just the wrapping paper that packages the product.

 

For a hotel to last long, it’s more important to solidify the hotel’s position by ensuring that those who are lured in by the wrapping paper experience proper service.

 

“Oh, but aren’t these two the ones who came to our hotel back then?”

 

Grey 2, 3, and 4, who had been staring intently at the phone, widened their eyes and asked me.

 

This is what the mouse spirits were called in my mind.

 

Anyway.

 

Talk about being late to the party.

 

I smiled awkwardly and replied.

 

“Haven’t you been watching the video this whole time?”

 

“That’s true, but I didn’t think hotel guests would be doing this kind of thing…”

 

Grey 3’s eyes narrowed.

 

Their expressions changed as if they had seen something gross.

 

They seemed to have personalities fitting their appearances, which looked somewhere between boys and young men.

 

Like adolescent boys, maybe.

 

Or maybe it’s just because they haven’t had any contact with humans for a thousand years.

 

“I knew. I saw it myself.”

 

Grey said bitterly.

 

I scanned the video one more time.

 

[Hello. This is an old ship hull abandoned on the beach. Inside this hull, as you can see, there is an old notebook. If we turn the words written in this notebook backward…]

 

Behind the seriously speaking club member, Lloyd is visible.

 

Lloyd’s gaze is fixed on one place. On Olivia, who is deeply engrossed in the materials with the others.

 

He hesitates before passing water and snacks to Olivia. Then, Olivia smiles brightly and accepts them.

 

The hands they briefly hold to pass the items become intertwined. Feeling this, both of their faces turn red and they quickly pull away.

 

‘Looking at it like this, it’s too obvious that they liked each other.’

 

I had noticed to some extent too, but seeing it on screen made their feelings feel even more vivid.

 

“There’s also a comment from Miss Olivia on this video.”

 

Master Craftsman Lim Sehwan, who was looking into his phone, abruptly thrust his phone screen toward me.

 

There was a comment from Olivia’s account, with a profile picture of her in an affectionate pose with Lloyd.

 

—Hello! I am Olivia, the person in the video.

 

We’ve been childhood friends since we were very young, and we almost drifted apart to distant places when we became university students without knowing each other’s feelings.

 

But fortunately, Lloyd followed me and joined the Ghost Story Club, and while exploring together, we confirmed our love for each other.

 

I fell even deeper for the courage Lloyd showed during that process.

 

We will continue to love each other beautifully!

 

Oh right, there’s someone else who helped with our love. I can’t reveal her name, but I heard she’s currently running the old castle of Liber!

 

If you have time, go to AirCnC and search for ‘@Old_castel_through_time’. You’ll be able to spend a mysterious time in an old castle full of ghost stories!

 

“This is why people have been inquiring on AirCnC.”

 

The manager, who had abruptly poked her head over Master Craftsman Lim Sehwan’s phone screen, spoke as if the secret was finally revealed.

 

At the suddenly closed distance, Master Craftsman Lim Se-hwan’s face turned red all the way to his ears.

 

‘It would be clearer if we filmed this on video too.’

 

Thinking that, I spoke toward the manager.

 

“That’s right. This is word-of-mouth too. So I don’t think guests flocked here purely out of curiosity.”

 

At those words, the manager’s face brightened.

 

She seemed to have been a little intimidated by the fact that guests flocked to the hotel due to a completely unexpected viral method rather than the review event.

 

“Now I’m going to work even harder on the review event. It’s our hotel’s specialty, this wine.”

 

She said, holding up the wine.

 

“I tried it yesterday too, and it was really delicious. Come to think of it, the wine cellar is almost empty. Can you make more?”

 

“…O-of course.”

 

“That’s our task.”

 

At those words, this time the mouse spirits’ faces flushed slightly.

 

45

 

44

 

46

 

When did their affinity levels rise that high?

 

Thinking that, I looked at the fox spirit, Ilmiho, sitting on the lobby sofa in the back.

 

-10

 

His affinity level had also risen quite a bit.

 

“Have you had any changes in your body lately?”

 

I slipped closer to Grey 2 and asked. Then Grey 2 tilted his head.

 

“Since becoming human?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Just that I’ve gotten a little stronger? My motivation has gone up a bit? Oh, right, and…”

 

It was when Grey 2 was about to say something.

 

Grey 3, who was next to him, nudged him in the ribs with his elbow.

 

“Ugh…”

 

A fake cough burst out from Grey 2.

 

“There are no particular changes. But I feel my body getting better and my mind getting clearer. So I will work even harder in the future. Because it’s all thanks to you, Boss.”

 

I looked back and forth between Grey 2, who was in pain, and Grey 3, who was speaking stiffly.

 

They don’t seem to be talking, but…

 

‘Something is changing.’

 

I thought to myself and nodded.

 

Well, something is changing on my end too. Like this, for instance?

 

Satisfaction level 100 has been accumulated, and the hotel’s level will increase. (1→2)

 

Would you like to receive the level-up reward?

 

Y / N

 

Liber Hotel has finally leveled up.

 

* * *

 

There were two level-up rewards.

 

One was securing 1 employee dispatch slot.

 

The other was unlocking some items in the exclusive shop.

 

“Finally!”

 

I bought a bunch of new toilets and showerhead filters, which I had wanted to place in the hotel the most.

 

Thanks to this, both the water supply and drainage were perfectly resolved.

 

It would have been nice to buy a bidet too, but that unlocks at level 3, so I regrettably had to give it up.

 

“It’s okay… Even this much is way better.”

 

First of all, I was satisfied myself that it was equipped with new toilets and shower stalls that provided warm, clean water.

 

The mouse spirits also seemed satisfied that they could use clean water in the old castle.

 

“To think we don’t have to fetch water from the winery anymore!”

 

Deeply moved, the mouse spirits began to work even harder making wine.

 

The mouse spirits’ position was ‘Housekeeper’.

 

Not only could they easily transform their bodies anywhere, anytime to clean even the narrowest crevices, but their large numbers also allowed for quick cleaning.

 

‘There won’t be any need to use the employee dispatch. In fact, I think it would be better to dispatch the employees from here to the other hotel…’

 

I decided to save the employee dispatch slot for now.

 

It was because I heard news that Dungeon Hotel Branch 1 was also busy as if on fire.

 

“But don’t you have to go back? You don’t need to be tied down more because of me.”

 

I asked Han Woohyun next to me.

 

Han Woohyun was acting as the front desk man before I knew it. Thanks to him, it was convenient to be able to keep an eye on the untrustworthy fox spirit, but it was also true that I felt guilty holding back a busy person.

 

“…Isn’t it hard to ask the guild for more understanding?”

 

At those words, Han Woohyun silently showed me his phone screen.

 

Guild Master Han Minhyuk

 

If you come back early, I’ll kill you.

Stick right next to Junghyo.

 

…Ah, right.

 

The Guild Master there was Uncle Minhyuk.