Awakening (2)

I became the owner of the hotel.

Honestly, I can't believe it, but the system clearly states that I am the owner of this place.

If this really is a hotel, the place I'm standing now is the lobby.

"Should I take a look around?"

I slowly looked around the surroundings.

...Huh?

I found a problem.

'Did I misread?'

Normally, a hotel would have hundreds, or at least dozens, of rooms.

But the number of rooms in this hotel is only five.

'Is this a lie?'

I didn't expect large lounges or swimming pools.

At least, if it's a hotel, there should be a restaurant or kitchen to eat in, right?

"No, I can't give up yet."

Maybe the inside is connected to a dazzling space like the lobby.

I opened the door with a nameplate that read .

...It's rather plain.

A bed, a table, and a small shower room.

Just as disappointment was creeping in, I suddenly remembered a forgotten fact.

I had forgotten for a moment, but this place was indeed 'inside the tower'.

In the outside world, such a hotel would have no competitiveness, but here it was different.

There were no competitors.

The rooms were like a paradise for awakened people familiar with tents and sleeping bags.

I turned on the shower.

Swaaah—

Water flowed out without a problem. Even when I turned the faucet to the left, steam started to rise.

Gulp.

Seeing that, my mouth watered involuntarily.

I had been fighting orcs for a long time, so my whole body was covered in sweat and dirt.

I immediately took off my clothes and started showering.

"Kyaah. I can wash with warm water from the tower."

Sweat and fatigue were washed away.

After the shower, I put on the robe provided in the room and jumped onto the bed.

"This is heaven."

Just an hour ago, I was in a life-or-death situation, and I still couldn't believe it.

"What? There's a buff?"

Surprised, I sat up from the bed, and the message disappeared.

I lay back down.

"..."

I could shower, and the bed had a fatigue recovery buff.

'I'm sorry for saying it was plain earlier.'

"More than that, if it's like this, what should I sell it for?"

Ding.

"Woah, startled me."

'What? Did ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the system answer my question just now?'

"...More than that, points?"

Not won, not dollar.

Probably a currency unique to this hotel, but I couldn't guess the value of 100 points.

If the system really answered my question from a moment ago.

"What are points?"

I asked into the void.

Just in case the system would respond to my question again.

And.

A long message unfolded in front of me.

"Then, the cost to stay is 1 million won?"

It's a pretty expensive amount.

But considering it's in the tower, it's not extremely expensive.

A reasonable amount.

'By the way... didn't the orc drop magic stones?'

I headed towards the hotel's entrance again.

And after checking outside, confirming no monsters, I cautiously went out.

Soon, a magic stone appeared 10 meters away from the entrance.

I carefully picked up the magic stone and returned to the hotel.

"Then, should I just shout 'conversion'? Conversion."

At that moment.

The mid-grade magic stone in my hand turned into light and vanished.

"Oh."

It really turned into points.

"Then, what's the next thing to do?"

Somehow I knew.

One of the two skills I got upon awakening that I hadn't checked yet.

'It seems the lock disappeared.'

Probably because the name was 'Hotel Manager', it was locked back then.

"Hotel Manager."

[Viewing Hotel Management.]

▶Rooms

▶Staff (Locked)

▶Facilities (Locked)

▶Shop (Locked)

▶Promotion (Locked)

"Exactly as I expected. More than that, most of these are locked too?"

The only unlocked item was Rooms, so I clicked it.

▶Rooms

- Standard Room x5 (Daily cost: 1000P)

1000 points.

It was the price to hunt 10 orcs.

"No, now it's not about hunting, but earning through guests."

Even after awakening, my stats were mediocre and I had no combat ability.

That is, I couldn't get points from ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠hunting.

'Should I bring monsters like before...?'

I immediately shook my head.

Orcs are dull, but goblins are quite fast.

The moment a goblin archer shot an arrow at me, I wouldn't be able to dodge it.

'If I mess around and get hurt, it's not that big a deal.'

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At the moment, there was no way to return outside.

If I messed up and got hurt, there would be no way to treat it, which was also a big problem.

In the end, to repay the family's debt, the fastest way was to receive magic stones through guests, gradually increase the rooms, and increase guests.

The problem was.

"If I just sit here quietly, will guests come?"

Ding.

"Ah, I need to set a name?"

I thanked the kind system, and then pondered the hotel's name.

Since it's the only hotel in the tower, I wanted to set a fitting name.

After thinking for a long time, the conclusion was this.

"The Only Hotel."

Meaning the only hotel in the tower.

From now on, guests will come.

Then, I headed to the front desk table, the place to welcome guests.

"Huh? There was this space too."

There was a small door behind the front desk table.

"Oh. There's a breakroom too."

After all, resting in the room where guests stay wasn't bad in terms of appearance.

When I checked the inside, there were 4 bunk beds on 2 floors and a shower room. And in the closet, there were a lot of clothes hanging.

'These are the staff uniforms.'

A suit that doesn't match the tower space.

Since the sizes were various colors, it wasn't hard to find a size that fit me.

When I checked in the mirror, I looked quite decent.

'I didn't know, but the suit suits me.'

Perhaps it complemented my lacking physique.

"Huh? What's this?"

A cardboard box on the table in the breakroom caught my eye.

I carefully opened it, and inside were bottled waters and energy bars.

'Is this a starting benefit?'

It temporarily solved the biggest problem: food.

I was already hungry anyway, so I lightly tore an energy bar and returned to the front desk table.

The next thing to check was the computer on the table.

Inside the monitor was one program.

(HOTEL MANAGEMENT)

"Is this how I do check-in?"

I executed the program.

And the first thing I felt when I opened it.

'What, it's so complicated?'

It was so full of features that I didn't know what to check first.

At that time, I noticed a small booklet next to the table.

'Somehow, it's not right to figure this out alone.'

The guide was written very kindly with usage instructions for each function.

So, I was studying how to check in for rooms, how to check complaints, and all kinds of functions.

Ding~

Suddenly, the bell at the entrance of the hotel lobby rang.

And.

[A new guest has arrived at the hotel.]

"Already a guest arrived?"

It hadn't even been an hour since I opened the hotel.

I turned my head and looked at the lobby entrance, where a 4-person party of men and women was panting.

"We, we made it!!!"

"More than that, the guys?"

"They can't enter!"

From the conversation, it seemed they had discovered the door while being chased by monsters like me.

They were confronting goblins with just one door.

The following events were obvious.

[Hotel Rule No. 1]

"Kyaak? W-what was that just now?"

"Probably can't enter here?"

The goblin group chasing them was bounced far away according to the hotel rule.

Startled by that, the goblin group hurriedly fled.

'They won't die.'

It's a pity.

If they dropped magic stones, I would have gone to collect them right away.

It seemed the power was weak as a warning.

"More than that, where is this place?"

"No! This is it! Hidden Piece! It looks like a space where treasure is hidden?"

"Huh? Hyeji noona, what are you saying about hidden pieces?"

"Why are you arguing?"

"Kuhm. It's not arguing, but it looks artificial no matter how I look."

"Yeah, it does."

Saying that, the group started slowly looking around the surroundings.

It was inevitable to encounter them now.

'They won't just attack me out of the blue, right?'

[Hotel Rule No. 2]

"Oh."

Following Rule 1, Rule 2 appeared.

After prohibiting entry of hostile lifeforms, even hostile actions?

This meant I had overwhelming superiority.

'I was unnecessarily tense.'

The eyes of the people who were looking around the lobby spots soon turned to the front desk.

"Huh?"

They finally noticed me.

"NP C?"

The woman holding a staff murmured.

From what I heard, it was the woman called Hyeji noona.

"It's not NPC."

"S-sorry."

In response to my firm answer, the woman gave an awkward apology.

At that sight, the man holding a shield, who seemed to be the leader, approached me and asked.

"Are you also a runaway like us?"

I could say that.

"Yeah, I am."

"I see. I'm Kim Taeseok, currently the leader of this party."

"Han Doyun."

Somehow, we had a name exchange.

"More than that, it seems you discovered this place before us. What kind of place is this? A hidden piece?"

Pfft.

It seemed he couldn't let go of the idea of hidden piece.

'After all, if I suddenly discovered such a space, I might think the same.'

"Unfortunately, this place is not a hidden piece location. As you can see, it's a hotel."

"Hotel... Then where is the owner of this place?"

It was the question I wanted.

"Although it's late, let me introduce myself again."

I confirmed that the group's gazes were gathering on me.

After that, I placed my hand on my chest and bowed deeply and said.

"I sincerely welcome you to Yuil Hotel."