Achieving the Target Amount
The customers began trickling in a few days after I requested promotion.
“Insane. There’s really a hotel in the tower?”
Not everyone checked in just because a customer arrived.
“100 million won? What… Okay.”
Some left upon hearing the price, but others stayed.
“It’s not bad? My body feels like it’s on a different level.”
“Couldn’t I skip the night watch duty?”
“Showering? This place is heaven!”
Many felt the hotel’s appeal.
‘I didn’t think it would go this well. I hope there aren’t not enough rooms.’
It was still fine for now.
Customers don’t stay 24 hours.
Usually no more than 12 hours before heading out to hunt, so turnover wasn’t an issue.
‘By adding two more, I expanded.’
Like the saying about rowing when water comes in, I used every point earned for room expansion.
So the number of regular rooms grew to a whopping 10.
‘Staff is busy too, but in the end, rooms are the most important.’
I was physically drained but managed to hold on.
The problem arose the next day.
After hunting as usual, Yu Yeonhwa returned to the hotel to rest.
At that moment, the party at the lobby checking in saw Yu Yeonhwa.
“Insane! It’s Yu Yeonhwa!”
“Sign for me!”
Since she was used to this, Yu Yeonhwa quickly signed and went to her room.
‘The problem is that this became common knowledge.’
People waiting at the Yuil Hotel lobby could get her signature.
Whether this became the norm or not, customers started coming to get her signature.
When more than 10 awakened were waiting endlessly at the lobby, I came up with a solution.
“If you don’t check in, you can’t wait in the lobby.”
“Then, can I check in and wait…?”
A question from an awakened.
“As long as you don’t harm others, it’s fine.”
“I’ll check in.”
“Understood.”
He checked in without hesitation.
Despite paying, the madness of waiting in the lobby.
“Me too! I’ll check in.”
“I was first!”
“Double! I’ll pay double!”
The moment I said there were two rooms left, an auction suddenly started.
“Double is cowardly!”
“If you’re upset, pay more~”
“Ugh. I don’t know. Triple. Manager, I’m triple!”
“Damn. No sense of decency?”
The auction went up to quadruple, quintuple, etc.
‘What’s that worth? 16 times…? Spending 1.6 million won?’
In the end, an awakened, outdone by capitalism, threw a punch at his opponent.
However.
Hotel Rule 2
- All hostile actions inside the hotel are prohibited.
As expected, his attack was nullified by the system.
“W-what was that just now?”
“… Rule 2?”
It must be because they didn’t know about the rules here.
‘This is possible too.’
“Expulsion.”
Expulsion
📍 Location: Yuil Hotel
🎁 Reward: None
The outlines of the people in my vision began to glow green.
Among them, select the one who threw the punch.
Expel Eom Junhong from the hotel.
[Expel Eom Junhong from the hotel.]
‘His name is interesting.’
Eom Junhong's outline changed to red.
And.
“Eh, eh! My body!?”
Screeeech!
Like something forcibly dragging him, he was thrown out the entrance.
“Aaaah!”
Eom Junhong expelled from the hotel
[Eom Junhong has been expelled from the hotel.]
Blacklist registration?
‘Not to that extent.’
“Well, everyone saw it? If you harm others here, I can forcibly expel you at my discretion. In severe cases, you might be registered on the blacklist.”
“......”
The people in the lobby became speechless.
“So, who won the bid?”
“It’s me.”
He calmly took out magic stones at the front desk.
One high-grade and six mid-grade magic stones.
‘If he can afford this easily, he must be a high-floor climber. Why is he here?’
I felt the popularity of Yu Yeonhwa anew.
[Successful bid: 1600 points]
[Successful bid: 800 points]
The remaining one room was auctioned for 800,000 won, half of his.
‘Not bad?’
Those who failed the auction left the hotel honestly.
Some tried to resist forcibly, but they were expelled.
‘With this money, I could add more rooms… but then the bidders would be dissatisfied.’
So the successful check-ins, despite having rooms, were still lounging on the floor in the lobby.
Ding.
New guest has arrived at the hotel.
Another guest.
This guest was quite special.
‘Not an awakened?’
The middle-aged man standing at the front among the four new arrivals.
Unusual suit in the tower.
He looked around the hotel and muttered.
“So there really is a hotel…”
Probably came after seeing the promotion post by Kim Taeseok's party.
‘How did he promote it so effectively?’
I thanked him inwardly again.
But unfortunately, there was news to tell this man.
“I’m sorry, but all rooms are currently full.”
However, the man didn't look disappointed.
“It’s fine. We didn’t come to use the hotel.”
‘Huh? This is a new meta.’
“Then, what business brings you here?”
“First, please accept this.”
He handed me a card.
It was different to receive what I had only given.
‘Hunter Association membership. Rank… Department Manager?!’
I looked at the man again.
A middle-aged man in his late 30s.
‘So that's why he was in a suit.”
“Why are you here from the association…?”
“Rumors have started circulating on the Hunter Gallery that there's a hotel on the 5th floor of the tower. I was sent to verify the truth as per orders from above.”
‘I wondered how he promoted it, but he posted it on the gallery?’
The simplest and most effective method.
But the problem was that since it's the Hunter Gallery, which anyone can see, it seems it reached the association's eyes.
“I see. Did the higher-ups only order a simple verification of the truth?”
Kang Hancheol shook his head at my question.
“No. If the rumor is true, I was ordered to investigate whether it poses a threat to other awakened and the facilities.”
“……”
It was more thorough than I thought.
The reason he revealed this to me was probably to conduct the investigation as peacefully as possible.
‘Even a department manager is very polite.’
Since the other side was polite, I had no reason to refuse.
“I understand. I’ll cooperate.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“Then, please wait a moment.”
“Certainly.”
I left him at the front desk and went to the staff breakroom.
There, Emily was sleeping on the bed with her belly exposed.
‘She’s sleeping so well, it’s a shame to wake her.’
I should reward her by giving more rest time later.
Tap tap.
I lightly tapped her shoulder.
“Hm? M-manager? Is it time for shift change?”
Emily rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up.
“The shift change is still a bit away, but something came up, can you watch the front desk for a bit?”
“Ugh… Yeah. I’ll be right there.”
Normally, if woken from sleep, she might be angry, but due to her kind nature, there was no such sign.
‘Can I not entertain her during rest time?’
At that moment.
Upgrade staff breakroom?
[Upgrade staff breakroom?]
[Consumption: 1500P]
‘Oh. Upgrades are possible too. Now’s the time.’
After deciding to upgrade, we headed to the front desk.
“Then, please take care of it.”
“Yes. Leave it to me, Manager.”
Emily bowed her head.
“I apologize for the long wait.”
“It’s fine. More importantly, is that person a staff member?”
“Yes. Rather than that, don’t you sit over there?”
She pointed to the table in the lobby.
“Ah, I see.”
We sat facing each other.
“Then, first question. Are you an awakened?”
“I was originally a porter, but I awakened in the tower and haven’t registered yet.”
“I see. Then, your rank…?”
“A-class.”
This is a lie. EX-class is a new rank that hasn't appeared even once.
I hid it because revealing it would cause trouble.
“I see. Since registering as an awakened is unavoidable, I’ll register after you, and later bring your hunter license.”
“Oh, thank you.”
For some reason, with such a friendly attitude, I could ease my burden.
Thereafter, questions about food sales, room size, future operation plans, etc., followed, and I explained only to the extent I could answer.
“Then, last question. This hotel is currently on the 5th floor. Can you create hotels on other floors as well?”
‘Entrance installation’
Entrance installation
Create an entrance connecting the hotel.
Installable: 1/2
“It’s possible.”
“Oh! Is there any restriction?”
“Yes. The additional installable door is currently 1. It can only be installed by me going there directly.”
“…I have to go directly to one. Understood. Thank you for your cooperation. This is a token of appreciation.”
He placed a high-grade magic stone on the table.
‘Oh, he’s generous.’
The reason they take a low posture towards me is simple.
‘Anyone who isn’t an idiot wouldn’t know.’
Their ability is attractive enough to draw attention even in the association.
“From asking about the entrance, it seems it will help in conquering the top floor too.”
“Manager…? Are you done?”
Emily approached cautiously and asked.
“Thanks to you. More good news.”
“Good news?”
“Yeah.”
I converted the high-grade magic stone on the table into points.
[1000 points acquired from Association.]
The target points were gathered.
‘Facilities’
Facilities
▶ Rooms
- Regular rooms x5 (Expansion cost: 1000P)
▶ Restaurant (Development cost: 2000P)
▶ Kitchen (Development cost: 2000P)
▶ Bath (Development cost: 5000P)
▶ Blacksmith (Development cost: 500,000P)
▶ (Locked)
▶ (Locked)
‘The blacksmith is an impossible amount.’
Of course, the important thing now isn’t that.
‘Restaurant and kitchen construction.’
■ Restaurant construction started.
[Points: 4492 → 2492]
■ Kitchen construction started.
[Points: 2492 → 492]
At the same time.
Kugugung!
A vibration different from when expanding rooms echoed.
“What, what is this sound!? What is this vibration!?”
“Eh! What’s that?”
“Is it an earthquake?”
The people waiting for Yu Yeonhwa in the lobby also stood up in surprise.
And soon, one side of the lobby wall opened anew.
Clang!
The newly appeared space was an incredibly luxurious restaurant.
An open kitchen was visible inside.
“How is it?”
Emily was staring with a dumbfounded expression at the scene from earlier.
“Is, is this what I thought…?”
Emily looked at me with an expectant expression.
At her words, I put on a confident expression and said.
“Yes.”