NOVEL NEXT WORLD Welcome to Dungeon Hotel
Chapter 21
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“….” There was silence for a moment between Han Woohyun and me. I cautiously asked him. “Do you usually get scammed easily?” Han Woohyun’s face showed that he didn’t understand what the words meant. No, how can you lend money to a former classmate you haven’t seen in 6 years? Even an S-Class Hunter would quickly become penniless if he did that. I wondered if I really needed to give him a word of advice, but—. ‘He’ll take care of it on how own.’ It’s someone else’s business. “There is something called a VIP ticket at our hotel. That’s 1,000 gold a month, and it’s not because I spent 500 gold on detox items to treat you….” Ah, by the way, the price of the cutely named ‘Bubble Bath Bomb’ was 500G. Thanks to this, I exchanged the money in my account for Gold, and the balance was robbed entirely, but it was barely recovered due to Han Woohyun’s long-term stay. “You detoxed it with a 500 Gold item?” Han Woohyun said it with a face that couldn’t believe it. “Yeah. It’s a little expensive item, but that’s how situations were at the time. No, but I’m not really trying to show off, I mean, 1,000 gold a month is definitely worth it. If you become a VIP, you can go to Yeongchun-myeon with me without going back to the original dungeon.” Saying this makes me feel like a merchant trying to sell VIP tickets while bragging about it, but I can’t help it. Because I’m actually a merchant. I wanted to clear the quest and make regular customers. Of course, I didn’t only have that kind of mind but also wanted Han Woohyun to go to Yeongchun-myeon with me. To go back to the S-Class dungeon after such a terrible wound. I don’t want to see that. But Han Woohyun didn’t seem very surprised by the fact that he could safely go to the Yeongchun-myeon. I looked up at Han Woohyun’s face and added. “…Our hotel is often seen in dangerous dungeons. Should I say it’s a kind of being a regular customer?” Han Woohyun looked strangely tempted by the words. However, when our eyes met, Han Woohyun, who had been staring at me until recently, suddenly averted his gaze and slightly blushed. As if he was ashamed of himself for being seduced by this. But does he even have anything to be ashamed of? It is natural for even an S-Class Hunter to be seduced by the fact that there is a resting place in a dangerous dungeon. I said without missing the time. “You’ll use it for a month… You can stop using it if you don’t like it….” “How do you live?” But Han Woohyun asked me before I even started working hard at business. Is ten million won a month nothing to an S-Class Hunter? No, more than that—. ‘I know. How do you live?’ Since I couldn’t ask back again, I pretended to be calm and pointed to the ramen. “Should we eat the ramen first? The ramenbecome soggy every minute.” I pointed to the seafood ramen that was still warm. For reference, the seafood ramen contained fresh prawns and clams— that were frozen and thawed. * * * Han Woohyun ate up the ramen in an instant. As I always think, guests who come to our hotel really like ramen. I shouldn’t have thought of vongole pasta for breakfast. I sat awkwardly while Han Woohyun ate the ramen, thinking about whether to treat an old classmate I hadn’t seen in a long time as a guest or as a friend. Whether I treat him as a friend or a guest, I think we should talk—. I thought while looking across at Han Woohyun, who seemed to have no intention of talking to me first. While he was eating all the noodles, leaving only the ramen soup—I only thought about it. Then suddenly, I remembered something to say. “Oh, I heard you about how I’m doing. To Uncle Minhyuk.” When I said, “Uncle Minhyuk,” Han Woohyun put down the spoon he used to drink the rest of the soup. “You mean the guild leader?” “Huh? Yeah…” Oh right. Uncle Minhyuk was his guild leader. It was only then that I realized that the opponent I was facing was Han Woohyun, an S-Class hunter ranked 14th in the world and who transferred to the Hanwoon Guild a year ago. “The president of the association and the guild leader happened to be talking—I asked once because you said you came out of the guild leader’s house.” Han Woohyun mumbled with his face blushing as if he was making an excuse. “I didn’t mean to talk about you in your absence.” “Huh? No. Well, it doesn’t matter. I often hear about you even when you’re not there—” Rather, I would like to ask him not to talk about this strange hotel he met in the dungeon to the Hanwoon Guild’s guild leader for a while—. How can I deliver it reasonably—. “Are you talking about me?” At that time, Han Woohyun’s eyebrows twitched. Why are you like that? Most Korean people will talk about Han Woohyun at a dinner party. When I was at the company, I also listened to Han Woohyun’s story at dinner parties. In fact, it was really bad. I heard he has a bad personality. They said he was dating a celebrity, etc. Except for the part about the love story, it was probably just a rumor based on a press release that Baekho spread on purpose maliciously. Ah. False rumor. As soon as I thought about it, I thought of a story that Han Woohyun might think sensitively about. ‘Han Woohyun’s cousin. He’s on YouTube. He talked about Han Woohyun there and that he raised Han Woohyun for a long time after his parents died, but he cut them off when his uncle was having a hard time.’ ‘Ey. That’s not true. As far as I know, Han Woohyun was beaten a lot by his uncle before he Awakened. He hit him like a dog when he came home after drinking and reported it a lot. There’s a post on the community.’ Family affairs. I added hastily. “Everyone cheers for you because you’re so good, even because you’re a world ranker. Last week, there were many articles about you going to the S-Class dungeon.” “….” Han Woohyun was silent for a moment after hearing the words. As expected. Am I not good at turning words? While I was thinking about that, Han Woohyun suddenly asked. “What about you?” Me? What about me? Did I cheer for you? I’m—. I thought about it for a while. Because I didn’t really cheer for him. Every time an article about Han Woohyun comes up, I just—. “…I’ve been waiting.” I looked at Han Woohyun’s brown eyes under his thick eyebrows. Han Woohyun’s eyes widened at my words, then narrowed again. I didn’t notice because he had elastic skin and a big-barreled body, but his eyes were like those of a little boy. “I’ve been waiting for you to come back.” As soon as I finished speaking, there was something like anticipation in the little boy’s eyes. Feeling burdened by those eyes, I secretly averted his gaze. The reason I waited for Han Woohyun wasn’t for him. “I… Because I know…. There are people who can’t come back from the dungeon.” There was a brief silence. Unexpectedly, it was Han Woohyun who broke the silence. “Is that why you’re doing a hotel in Dungeon? Are you afraid that there will be a hunter who can’t come back from dungeon?” “Well… It wasn’t such a grandiose reason, and the company I worked for seemed like a bummer, so I thought of opening a cafe in a seaside town…. And because I’m Awakened.” “Is it in the production faction?” This flow from the healer to production is somehow familiar. Well, this is the normal direction of reasoning. How many people can imagine something like a hotel manager class Awakener? I decided to tell Han Woohyun about my class. I decided to buy a VIP ticket anyway, and if there is anyone else who has Awakened with this class besides me, Han Woohyun will be able to find out. “Hotel…manage…” “….?” But when I try to speak, it just doesn’t come out. I opened my mouth wide and could feel my cheeks heating up like steamed dumplings. “I awakened as a hotel manager.” “A hotel manager?” Han Woohyun looked at me as if he didn’t believe what I was saying. But he stopped asking as if he saw my face turn red. “Have you ever seen an Awakened person like this, by any chance?” Han Woohyun shook his head. Of course. If there were an Awakener like me, it would have appeared on TV. No, it is an overseas topic. “Is the grade S-Class?” “No. It’s Hidden, but judging from the stats, it’s probably F-Class….” Han Woohyun looked surprised again. My face got hotter when I opened F-Class stats in front of S-Class. Han Woohyun asked seriously. “Are you not mistaken about something?” “No.” “I’ll find out right away.” With a troubled face, he took the place of what I was about to say. “For the time being, it would be best not to tell anyone about the awakening information. I won’t tell them either.” That’s what I was asking for I said, ‘no one,’ but I asked just in case. “Then can you not tell Uncle Junsu and Uncle Minhyuk? Only for now. I thought they wouldn’t like me having a hotel connected to a dungeon.” Han Woohyun listened to me and thought for a while. “Isn’t it dangerous? This hotel.” “No, it’s not.” “Yeah. Okay.” It was a slightly relieved face. What if it was dangerous? I was puzzled, but Han Woohyun got up from his seat as if it were just a normal question. “How do I purchase the VIP ticket?” “That… maybe…” I frowned and looked into the air. “VIP tickets.” As I recited, something like a black card came down from the air. Yeong Chun Hotel VIP With a nicely written gold logo. It’s a bit— embarrassing, though. Check-in was also done this way, so you should definitely do it this way. I held out my hand to Han Woohyun with the card in my hand. “Put your hand here.” At my words, Han Woohyun hesitantly looked down at my hand. He asked. “Is this some kind of contract?” “Probably?” “Then I’d like to add a clause.” I opened my eyes wide at the unexpected words. You said you don’t know all contracts until you sign them! I asked a little nervously. “What is it?” “…My name.” “….?” “Call me by my name, not Hunter.” Han Woohyun said in a tight voice as if someone was strangling him. As soon as he said it, his face turned red. Looking at that scene, I felt as if the heat was being transmitted to me. It felt strange, but it wasn’t a clause that I couldn’t listen to. “Good. Woohyun… Woohyun-ah.” There was a sound like something was being crushed in Han Woohyun’s jaw. While wondering if I’d made a mistake, he hesitated for a moment and then took my hand. I felt a pulse in my hand. I didn’t know if it was Han Woohyun’s heartbeat or mine. At that moment, a window appeared in front of me. Designate the guest in Room 202 as ‘VIP’. VIP Privilege → Tap to check! (NEW) Congratulations! The ‘Make a regular customer!’ quest has been completed. As a reward for completing the quest, 250p of EXP is given, and the level of the hotel goes up. (4→5) As a reward for completing the quest, one ‘Employee Random Draw Ticket’ is given. As a reward for completing the quest, the item: ‘Master Key to Call Home’ is upgraded to ‘Master Key to Call Dungeon.’ ….? Employee random draw ticket is passed— what is the ‘Master Key to Call Dungeon’? Hello! You can also buy the advanced chapter in Ko-fi now, just click the ko-fi button and look for the title of the novel in shop. Thank you for your support!
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