Welcome to Dungeon Hotel - Chapter 64

60. The Rise of the Black Consumer

 

Around that time.

 

Kang Sojin could meet her teammates as soon as she entered the dungeon with an Americano close to a potion.

 

“T, try this! It’s not that hot! I brought you lukewarm heat!”

 

What are you doing? Even though she was a little bit nervous—.

 

It didn’t matter.

 

Because the effect was great.

 

“The mental attack is gone! I can see well!”

 

“Who neutralized the jet-dark dreamer attack? Who?”

 

“Could it be because of this coffee? Kang Sojin! Where did you get this!”

 

W, where did she get this?

 

Kang Sojin recalled the face of the boss, who had saved her life twice.

 

The boss who just gave her this amazing potion that would cost more than tens of millions of won.

 

‘Can I talk about that person here?’

 

She didn’t want to trouble her.

 

Not only did Kang Sojin say that they met in a hotel in a dungeon, but she was also called right to the deputy guild leader and told to take her mental evaluation seriously.

 

‘I heard that there is a new machine made by Artisan Hwang Misoon… That’s what happens when you first go to a dungeon… Anyway, don’t feel bad about it, there are a lot of tough things to do if you want to work with team leader Han Woo-hyun in the future….’

 

‘I think I was talking nonsense about the hotel I told you the other day because I was distracted! You don’t have to undergo a mental evaluation, me!’

 

‘Is that so? I’m glad then….’ 

 

Even though she emphasized several times that the hotel story was nonsense, it was difficult to avoid the deputy guild leader’s fierce gaze. It’s a memory she doesn’t want to look back on.

 

So, Kang Sojin roughly looked around.

 

“This is a potion obtained after being dragged into a hidden dungeon. I’m glad it worked.”

 

“It’s not that it works… But what kind of potion is so delicious? It feels like drinking a morning coffee?”

 

The team members admired the taste of the potion and went upstairs.

 

Fortunately, the team members who were divided into four could find it quickly.

 

The team members who drank Kang Sojin’s potion easily helped the struggling team members.

 

Thanks to that, she could join team leader Han Woohyun soon.

 

“Team leader! Did you defeat the ‘Fallen Fairy King’?”

 

Kang Sojin, who heard that only the team leader and the guild leader had been left behind, ran away in surprise.

 

Han Woohyun stood looking down at a large black mark that looked like a throne.

 

“It’s not me. It’s the guild leader.”

 

“B, but the guild leader…”

 

The faces of the members of the team who couldn’t find the guild leader after looking at the top floor from earlier turned white.

 

Was it the guild leader?

 

They heard that the energy in the dungeon was exploding, but they couldn’t believe an S-Class Hunter got hurt.

 

Some Hunters even collapsed.

 

“G, Guild leader…!”

 

“No…!”

 

Kang Sojin’s eyes also began to turn red.

 

Han Woohyun looked at the team members and made a puzzled expression.

 

“What?”

 

“Yes? Didn’t the guild leader get hurt?”

 

“Oh God…!”

 

Han Woohyun tapped the shoulder of a team member who was kneeling and praying and pointed to the communication device he was holding and said.

 

“The guild leader moved to another tower to investigate the crack that occurred when the final boss died.”

 

“Yes?”

 

The team members who were praying raised their heads with absurd faces.

 

Han Woohyun said while stuffing the communication device into his pocket.

 

“I’ll make sure to tell you that you guys prayed for the guild leader’s rest.”

 

“No. No, we’re not. Please don’t tell him!”

 

“It can’t be!”

 

Han Woohyun stood close to the castle window, leaving behind his team members’ screams.

 

‘No show is bad manners!’

 

He remembered what Junghyo had said earlier.

 

Junghyo seemed to be talking to the glow that appeared before the final boss’s corpse disappeared.

 

‘A bunch of lights that appeared as soon as the final boss disappeared….’

 

He couldn’t help but find it strange.

 

He wants to ask her right away. What was she talking about?

 

No, actually…

 

Han Woohyun recalled Junghyo’s black eyes that could be seen under the helmet.

 

As soon as he saw the firm and unshakable eyes, Han Woohyun thought he was caught in the final boss’ clutches.

 

Because he thought it was a mental attack.

 

If it were a monster in the form of Jeonghyo, he would surely not be able to resist.

 

He had already lost his composure to him that much.

 

‘I miss you.’

 

He thought he wouldn’t be greedy, but lately, he has lost control of his feelings.

 

“Damn it…”

 

Feeling the heat rising, Han Woohyun removed his gloves, put them in his mouth, and clenched his fists tightly.

 

Then he heard footsteps behind him. Han Woohyun instinctively turned around quickly.

 

Kang Sojin, who was standing behind him, awkwardly asked, pointing to the latte kettle lying on the floor.

 

“T, team leader. Perhaps… do you know of a hotel you can enter through a revolving door?”

 

“No.”

 

The glove Han Woohyun was biting on fell to the floor.

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

A brief silence passed between the two.

 

The kettle Kang Sojin held fell to the floor with a tin sound.

 

Kang Sojin covered her mouth with her hands and glazed her eyes.

 

“As expected…! As expected…! The hotel exists! That’s amazing!”

 

“I clearly said no.”

 

Han Woohyun clenched his teeth.

 

* * *

 

The man, who heard that I would run a hotel connected to Dungeon upon Awakening, somehow spoke with a calm face.

 

“You mean this is the sanctuary, and you’re not the Paladin. “

 

“Yes.”

 

“…I’ll find out soon.”

 

That’s it?

 

Isn’t there anything else he wants to ask, really?

 

Uncle looked around without a word, and I suddenly realized.

 

Kang Sojin.

 

Kang Sojin is from the Hanwoon Guild.

 

“You heard it. From Hunter Kang Sojin.”

 

I don’t think it’s Han Woohyun’s side.

 

I just didn’t think it would be Woohyun. It was a hunch.

 

“A report came in. When she was left behind in the raid, she found a hotel. Of course, the name of the hotel…”

 

Uncle muttered and paused.

 

“I’m sure I heard the name of this hotel….”

 

Uncle looked at Geumdong’s hat again.

 

“Yeongchun Hotel.”

 

Uncle made a surprised face.

 

“The hotel name has a forgetting effect on it.”

 

“I think so.”

 

I also received guests a few times and found out after looking at posts on the internet.

 

That no guest remembers the name of this hotel.

 

“That’s why Kang Sojin couldn’t remember the name.”

 

“Yes, that’s right. Actually, Hunter Kang Sojin came earlier. I gave her a potion similar to the one I gave you.”

 

“To Kang Sojin? By potion, are you referring to the liquid in the kettle earlier?”

 

Uncle Minhyuk had an expression as if he was groping in a foggy memory.

 

“Yes. I must have had a strange potion earlier.”

 

“I heard it’s a potion that raises my stat by 10.”

 

“Raise your stats by 10? Regardless of the rank of the drinker?”

 

Uncle’s eyes widened.

 

“Since when did you have the skill to make such a potion? Talent in alchemy since awakening….”

 

“That is not a skill.”

 

Ugh…how do I explain this?

 

“It is made through the coffee machine in the hotel. As you know, I’ve been working part-time at a cafe for a long time… I’m pretty confident in roasting. The coffee beans were very good, too.”

 

I felt it every time I roasted, but the beans from Hunter Market are really good.

 

But as if my explanation wasn’t enough, Uncle didn’t understand.

 

“Isn’t your skill to make an S-Class potion? Wasn’t it like an S-Class alchemist?”

 

“Yes. My class is a hotel manager. Judging by the stats… it’s about D-Class now.”

 

“A hotel manager…?”

 

Looking at Uncle’s absurd expression, I became absurd again.

 

That my class is a hotel manager.

 

“I awakened the moment I entered this hotel.”

 

“Then this hotel must have reacted to your energy.”

 

“Reaction?”

 

“Yeah. Among hunters who awaken late, there are many cases in which they awaken by responding to a specific energy. Hunter Moon Heeyoung was such a case.”

 

Moon Heeyoung.

 

Although she is no longer Korean, she was one of the S-class hunters who were active with Dad.

 

“I see. I don’t know why, but I think it’s true that I awakened when I was chosen as the manager of this hotel.”

 

Uncle stared at the sea.

 

“Semyung has been here before. It was the sea he liked.”

 

“Yes. Could that have something to do with the cause of my awakening?”

 

“I’m not sure.”

 

Well, Dad said it was a coincidence that he came to this sea.

 

But it’s hard to relate to the cause of my awakening.

 

In the first place, awakening is something that we don’t know the cause of.

 

“Then, has Han Woohyun ever been to this hotel?”

 

Uncle said as if he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

 

Yeah… that’s…

 

“Woohyun came twice. Because he is a VIP guest at the hotel.”

 

That was the moment.

 

“Mind Communication (B)” is activated in response to the deep emotional agitation of the guest.

 

‘Guest Room 201’ is angry!

 

A window popped up in front of me.

 

If it’s the guest in Room 201, it’s Uncle, right?

 

But why is he angry?

 

“He went to sleep here…?”

 

Uncle asked coldly.

 

It’s natural to sleep in a hotel, right?

 

“Yes. I treated him. I happen to get a good item.”

 

It was then.

 

‘Guest in Room 201’ wants to grind someone to drink!

 

The air in Room 201 cooled down.

 

Geumdong, who had been standing like wallpaper for a while, muttered with a whimper.

 

“M, may I go down, boss?”

 

At that moment, with a crackling sound, the handle of the chair the man was sitting on shattered.

 

“….?”

 

“….?”

 

“I, it’s scary. I’ll be down!”

 

Geumdong escaped at the speed of light.

 

Uncle looked down at the broken pieces of the chair and crumpled his face.

 

“…It’s weak. There is no shield at all.”

 

“It’s not supposed to be possible for Hunter guests to use their skills.”

 

I wondered why this was possible and who wanted to drink now, but I couldn’t ask.

 

It was because of what Uncle said next.

 

“This hotel is too dangerous, Junghyo-ya. Sell this hotel to the Hanwoon Guild.”

 

…!

 

“Of course, it’s not free. 200 billion. And I will give you half of the additional profit generated here.”

 

Not 20 billion, but 200 billion?

 

In front of the huge amount, I was at a loss for words for a moment.

 

It was because the amount was enough to stop the accident.

 

But soon, my head started spinning.

 

I’m not a Korean hero like my Dad, and my dream was to be young and rich in the first place.

 

I mean, I’m a realistic human being.

 

Therefore… my answer is, of course, this.

 

“I can’t do that.”

 

“Why? I know that this place is precious to you. But it’s too dangerous here. It’s not a place you can protect with D-class power. Hunters with bad hearts come in, and what will they do…”

 

“You can’t use force against me. You may try it now.”

 

“I can’t.”

 

Uncle flatly refused.

 

“Even if it’s a test… That can’t happen, Junghyo-ya.”

 

But I couldn’t back down either.

 

The reason was simple.

 

“The Yeongchun Hotel is a place that cannot be owned by a specific guild. I felt it clearly as I experienced many guests.”

 

I know that Uncle is a good man.

 

I know that the Hanwoon Guild won’t do anything bad with the Yeongchun Hotel.

 

However, it is a different story for a hotel to be entirely owned by a specific guild.

 

Even if Uncle doesn’t have a bad heart, the voices of other members are bound to have an impact.

 

Then, the existence of the Yeongchun Hotel could be in danger at the moment of conflict with the interests of the Hanwoon Guild.

 

In other words, the dungeon’s shelter-like room that provides hunters with essential rest, sleep, and food could disappear.

 

‘When I think ‘realistically’, I really can’t do that.’

 

“Then what about belonging to the Hunter Association or the country?”

 

“It’s not just Korean hunters who come here, and that’s also difficult. On the contrary, it may become a source of international conflict. I don’t think it’s possible to transfer ownership in the first place. Uncle.”

 

The system has chosen me as its manager.

 

Judging from the fact that there was a manager before me, it didn’t seem like a person who wasn’t chosen by the system would be able to run the business if a successor appeared someday.

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

Uncle’s face became agony.

 

‘Guest Room 201’ stares at everything in the hotel.

 

Satisfaction of ‘Guest Room 201’ is dropping.

 

It was then.

 

Unexpected Quest ‘Appearance of the Black Consumer’

 

— Let’s make the satisfaction of black consumers who don’t like everything in the hotel 100%. (Current Satisfaction: 0%)

 

—Completion Reward: 10,000p EXP

 

Black consumer…?

 

Uncle?

 

Uncle loosened the chain around his neck as if his chest were stuffy.

 

‘Guest Room 201’ feels that the humidity and temperature in this hotel are unsuitable.

 

Satisfaction of ‘Guest Room 201’ drops by 10%.

 

….!

 

It’s a black consumer!

 

I wrinkled my face.

 

I’m doomed. Uncle… Uncle is…

 

‘That punk. Isn’t he very picky?’

 

He’s very picky!