Why This Person?
Two guests arrived.
A woman with a sword at her waist and black hair tied in a ponytail.
The unusual point was that she had come alone without a party.
'Is she coming alone...?'
It seemed so.
This place was still the lower floors.
Skill users occasionally came up for a stroll, so it was probably that case.
'Well, I have to respond somehow.'
I gently pushed Emily's back.
"Emily. It's your turn to handle this."
"Wh-what? That scary person... Is it okay to leave it to the next guest?"
As Emily said, her atmosphere was sharp.
When Kim Taeseok's party first visited here, they were full of surprise, but this time it was the opposite.
'She must have seen the hotel for the first time, but she's incredibly calm.'
Indeed, the first opponent looked quite difficult.
Emily didn't seem like the type who was good at dealing with people.
"Haa. Then I'll do it this time, but from next time, you'll have to."
"Yeah..."
She was calmly observing the place, and then noticed us.
Her eyes widened a bit.
She seemed not to have thought there was anyone.
'Since we've made eye contact, shall we greet her?'
I placed my hand on my chest and bowed my head.
I don't know if this is the proper greeting for a hotel, but I've gotten used to greeting this way lately.
"Welcome. Welcome to Yuil Hotel."
"...Yuil Hotel?"
She asked back.
"Yes. This is Yuil Hotel."
With my answer, she cautiously walked towards the front.
"Are you the owner of this place?"
"I am the manager of this hotel, so in a sense, yes."
"I see."
Upon closer look, I realized her attire was not ordinary.
The equipment she wore was all high-end.
Equipment that even a normal 5th floor adventurer couldn't afford.
Besides that, her appearance was unusually familiar.
'I've seen her somewhere before, who was it?'
I thought about it carefully but couldn't recall.
So I decided to ask directly.
"Excuse me, but may I ask your name?"
"My name? Yu Yeonhwa."
"......"
I was shocked.
I thought she was a celebrity, but hearing the name, I remembered.
Yu Yeonhwa.
South Korea's rank 7 S-class hunter.
"Why is Yu Yeonhwa here?"
The guild she belonged to, Hwarang Guild, operated in the 30th floor.
Currently, the highest floor Korea is conquering is 37th floor, so she was actually a member of the top guild.
"...Footprints. No, I was just wandering around and saw a door I hadn't seen before and came in."
'Footprints?'
It seemed like she was about to say something but hid it, but I didn't pry.
"Th-that's right. Are you alone here?"
"Yes."
It felt like common sense was breaking.
The tower wasn't a place you could go without a party, right?
Moreover, her bag was just a small crossbody bag.
'If you're a ranker, the 5th floor is just a drink, huh.'
While I was dazed, Yu Yeonhwa spoke.
"More importantly, if it's a hotel, does that mean I can rest here?"
"Ah, yes. That's right."
"How much is it?"
She adapted quickly.
"A day stay is 1 million won. We accept maseok as payment."
"Cheap."
'Wait? Cheap?'
Although I said that, 1 million won for a day stay isn't cheap.
Of course, it has value, but for a first-time guest, it's an expensive amount.
She placed one mid-grade maseok on the front without hesitation.
"May I not look around the room?"
"As long as I can sleep, it's fine."
She had a laid-back personality.
The price didn't seem burdensome because she had money.
Since we received the money, we processed her check-in.
"Here's the key card. We also sell simple groceries, so if you need any, feel free to come by."
"Thank you."
Yu Yeonhwa took the room card and went straight to the hallway.
"......"
"......"
When she disappeared, we let out a sigh of relief.
"Manager. Who was that person just now?"
"A ranker. One of the ten S-class awakening hunters in Korea."
"A ranker? Are they that strong?"
"Probably... If they want, they could destroy this hotel in an instant."
At that moment.
Impossible. All hostile actions are prohibited in the hotel.
'What on earth is my ability?'
2.
Kim Taeseok's party is all at the front now.
"Check-out."
"Still 14 hours left on the stay, but you're checking out already?"
It was indeed a pity to have remaining stay time.
Kim Taeseok looked at the woman standing at the front.
'Is that man going to rest?'
Well, working all day is impossible.
He answered the staff's question.
"Yes. Please process the check-out."
"Yes, yes! Completed! Thank you for using our hotel!"
The room card in my hand disappeared.
'Interesting.'
It was time to return to my main job.
"Everyone, how's your condition?"
Kim Taeseok asked his party members.
"Wow. This is the first time I've slept so well in the tower."
"Hyung, your body feels so light?"
"It's good."
All three seemed to be in good condition.
It was the same for me.
The reason was simple.
Not having to stand watch, plus, in normal times, battles happen even at night.
But here, I didn't have to worry about external threats at all.
Instead, showering to relieve tension and lying on the bed gave recovery buffs.
With everyone's bodies lightened, we went into hunting.
"Combat ready! Hyeji, cast magic, Hyeontae, draw aggro on the one at the back. Yuna, defend with me."
The first opponent was five goblins.
It was a good warm-up.
We successfully hunted the guys lightly.
"No one got hurt, right?"
"I'm fine."
"Me too!"
Kim Taeseok scanned the party members.
They looked so energetic it was unbelievable they had just fought.
'Indeed, sleeping well makes the body light.'
"Then, shall we find the next prey?"
"Sure! Let's break the record for today!"
So we hunted for the next 12 hours.
"Wow... Hyung went crazy?"
"How many times did we do today?"
Kim Taeseok checked the maseok pouch in his pocket.
4 mid-grade maseok and 33 low-grade maseok. The low-grade were countless.
Much more profit than usual.
'Is it just because I was lucky?'
That was part of it. The maseok drop rate was unusually high today.
But the real reason was different.
"Because of the hotel...?"
"It seems so. Normally, after shooting arrows for about 3 hours, my shoulder gets heavy, but today it was much less."
Lee Hyeontae said.
As he said, Kim Taeseok's body condition was good.
Thanks to sleeping well, concentration was at its peak, and that led to more profit.
"Hyeji, did you level up?"
The reason for this question was that she had used magic an uncountable number of times compared to usual.
"No. I did gain a lot of experience today, but I haven't leveled up yet."
Kim Taeseok opened his mouth.
As Choi Yuna said, I thought that the mage would shine more by resting at the hotel, but I didn't expect the difference to be this big.
Kim Taeseok pondered.
Normally, he would occasionally use the hotel.
200,000 won for a stay.
But even after excluding 200,000 won from today's harvest, it was still a harvest not much different from usual, so Kim Taeseok decided.
"...From now on, we'll do camping at the hotel, what do you all think?"
The answer was unanimous approval from everyone.
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.
"Welcome─ You're back again?"
'Wait? Where did that woman go, and it's the manager again.'
She was probably working shifts.
"Haha. The hotel effect is too good, so I keep coming back."
"Is that so?"
Kim Taeseok nodded.
"I wish I could know our hotel forever."
This wasn't flattery; it was true.
According to Kim Taeseok, the hotel had only 5 rooms.
If our party rented 2 every time, there were only 3 rooms left.
"That's a problem. Haha."
"Of course, that's a joke. No one else has come yet, right?"
Another party had tried to pull monsters but ended up aggroing us with too many monsters.
They ran back to the 4th floor.
'Even thinking about it now makes me angry, but thanks to that, we found this place.'
If our party hadn't promoted this place, maybe no one would have found it?
But.
"Umm..."
Kim Taeseok knew he would say no if asked.
However, the manager who paused.
"Could it be that there are other guests besides us?"
He slowly nodded his head.
'Oh no. Already someone has found it.'
It's not something I want to have competition for rooms at this place that I'll visit often in the future.
Of course, from the hotel's perspective, they would want more guests, so this was selfish thinking.
At that moment.
"Haaam."
"Perfect timing."
With that, our party turned their heads.
Far away, someone was walking slowly, rubbing their eyes.
And.
The first to notice was Choi Yuna.
"...A ranker?"
Then in order, Hyeontae and Hyeji let out surprised cries.
"Insane, it's really Yu Yeonhwa!"
"Kyaaaak! Unnie, I'm your fan! Please sign!"
'Yu Yeonhwa? Why is she here?'
Kim Taeseok, as party leader, had responsibility.
He knew about the climbing news from large guilds in advance.
The path left by large guilds climbing was because monsters disappeared completely.
'Hwarang Guild would need at least a month to climb again?'
Yu Yeonhwa looked at us.
"...Who?"
"Guests. The one who found this place before Yu Yeonhwa. It seems she liked it and came back immediately."
The manager introduced us instead.
The party was still noisy. Rankers were like celebrities to awakening hunters.
Among them, Yu Yeonhwa with her outstanding looks and laid-back personality had suddenly appeared, so this commotion was no surprise.
'Of course, to a certain extent.'
"Everyone quiet. You don't know who we are, so don't call out names or shout. It's not polite to Yu Yeonhwa or to the hotel."
"Ah. Right."
Fortunately, her party members understood my words and calmed down.
"If it's inconvenient, please apologize."
I apologized on behalf of the party.
"...Why are you apologizing?"
"Just in case, I was worried you might be uncomfortable."
"Ah. It's fine. I'm used to this kind of thing. More importantly..."
Yu Yeonhwa turned her gaze to Yu Hyeji standing behind me.
"...May I have your autograph?"
"Will you sign?"
"If you don't want to, don't."
"No! Please!"
Hyeji ran excitedly, taking out paper and pen from her pocket.
I thought maybe that's why Yu Yeonhwa was popular.
'By the way... where did that paper come from?'
Kim Taeseok examined the paper closely.
"Hyeontae, isn't this our tower map? Why do you have it in Hyeji's hand?"
"...Hyeji unnie took it away earlier."
"......"
Kim Taeseok pressed his forehead.
A map worth tens of thousands of won, and she's going to get it signed for it.
'Hyeji's share, I have to deduct.'
The map of the 5th floor was mostly stored in her head.
Without the map, she wouldn't get lost.
While she was getting signed, I checked in at the front desk.
"Like yesterday, I'll rent 2 rooms."
"Yes. The price is."
Kim Taeseok placed 2 mid-grade maseok on the table.
No more hesitation.
I realized the value of this hotel was far greater than these 2 mid-grade maseok.
"Yes. Here, take the card."
Kim Taeseok received the card.
Then looked at Hyeontae.
"Hyeontae."
"Yes?"
"Yesterday you did it first, so today I'll shower first?"
"Ah, hyung! That's cheap!"
"Cheap? As party leader, shouldn't I have this much right?"
As leader, using this much authority was okay, wasn't it?
* * *
Pfft.
I laughed looking at Kim Taeseok's party.
One was happy getting an autograph from Yu Yeonhwa, two were fighting over shower priority.
The remaining one was still quiet.
Anyway, when I accidentally awakened and became the hotel owner, it was surprising, but receiving guests was very fun.
'Rather than making money, I feel more fulfilled when they come back again.'
Of course, being able to say such feelings was because the complex process was all handled by the system.
Today morning.
After Kim Taeseok's party checked out, I went to clean the room.
However, unlike expected, the room was spotless, as if someone had come and gone.
'Did they clean it themselves?'
But then the system answered.
When checking out, the room is automatically restored to its original state.
Good news.
The most difficult part in hospitality is post-stay cleaning.
Thanks to this feature, all guests can always use a clean room.
At that time, Yu Yeonhwa came and asked.
"I want to extend the room."
"Extend...?"
"Yes. I liked it more than I thought. I'll hunt during the day and rest here at night."
I would welcome it with open arms.
Since we hadn't received new guests yet, extending the room was welcome.
"How many days do you want to extend?"
"Um, the next climb is next month..."
With her following words, I opened my mouth.
"Lightly, about a week?"
It was the moment our hotel got its first long-term guest.