Welcome to Dungeon Hotel

Author: rolypoly

A witness of salvation.

This pseudo-religion, which was first established in the United States about 100 years ago, is said to have prophesied that 12 Gods would come down to earth and divide mankind into those who would be ‘saved’ and those who would be ‘sacrificed.’

This religion, which was on the verge of disappearing after a brief revival, suddenly comes to life when it encounters an event called the ‘Great Disaster.’

20 years after the Great Disaster.

In today’s world, hunters in each country strictly manage dungeon breaks and gate outbreaks, but the danger of monster attacks still lurks.

It is an era where you could suddenly die from a gate outbreak on your way home from work, on your way to a drink with a friend, or on your way to a business trip.

Humans, thrown into fear of death, began to indulge in the doctrine that they would be considered ‘salvation’ rather than ‘sacrifice.’

Thanks to this, the Witnesses of Salvation have grown into a fairly large group whose name can be found secretly on sites like YouTube.

There were even quite a few people who said that they might belong to the church among domestic celebrities, and famous overseas hunters, including the guild leader of the Baekho Guild.

This was all the information that could be known through the Internet.

Back on the lobby floor, Han Woohyun and I used our cell phones to gather information about the outside world.

With the creation of the lobby floor, even if Hunter guests come from the lounge floor, the lobby floor is connected to Yeongchun-myeon.

Thanks to it, I can access the internet. It’s very convenient.

“Then, did the awakening of the final boss earlier have anything to do with the pseudo? However, no matter how pseudo it is, is it possible to artificially wake up the final boss? And if you do that, the gate may explode and ordinary people may die…”

I remembered the scene where that S-Class monster roamed the streets and slaughtered people.

It’s a power that can destroy a city if the guild that owns the S-Class Hunter doesn’t step out quickly. 

I got goosebumps all over.

“…They might rather prefer the gate to burst. It’s an opportunity to expand the church.”

The death of so many people is an opportunity to expand the religion.

Although it was a rude word, Han Woohyun’s hypothesis was credible.

Except for that premise.

“But there’s no way to artificially wake up the final boss….”

It doesn’t make sense.

How to resurrect a dead final boss.

I shook my head, thinking so.

As expected, Han Woohyun seemed to have similar thoughts.

“You’re right. It’s more credible that the dungeon somehow became unstable and the rating suddenly went up. First of all, I’ve talked to the Hunter Association, so they’ll investigate it. I will organize a raid right away and get rid of the fairy king and purify the dungeon.”

Han Woohyun informed the association official that he had entered an A-Class dungeon solo and met an S-Class monster.

The official said they would take care of it immediately.

Since it was a report from an S-class hunter and no one else, it would be dealt with immediately, and it would be faster for Han Woohyun and me to deal with it than to wrap our heads and worry.

“But it’s S-class…Aren’t you supposed to be called?”

There are only 5 S-Class Hunters in Korea.

“It could be.”

Han Woohyun spoke calmly as if he were used to it.

In fact, Han Woohyun has a history of handling S-Class monsters as a solo.

If I hadn’t called the hotel sooner, he might have killed the Fairy King on his own, even if he was hurt a little. 

However, the reason I called the hotel was not because I was afraid Han Woohyun would get hurt but out of fear.

The fear of myself, not the S-Class monster.

—…If you give me the soul of one of the two, I will grant the survivor the ability of a ‘sacrifice.’

However, half of the ‘sacrifice’s abilities become mine.

Choose. 

If you choose, one of you will die, if you don’t, both will die.

—Your choice is sacrifice or salvation.

It was me who was looking for the fail-not as if I was unconsciously possessed by the chilling voice and terrible pain. 

“…I thought I was really stabbing you.”

I honestly told Han Woohyun about all the situations that happened earlier.

However, even though I saw the fantasy of stabbing Han Woohyun, Han Woohyun didn’t seem surprised or displeased.

“But you didn’t stab me.”

“It’s because there’s no chance of winning even if I stab you.”

I smiled bitterly at Han Woohyun, who has an S-class body.

Can I stab that big guy to death? It is impossible.

“Still, if it were the other hunters, they would have stabbed me. They wish to have half of my abilities. The next question is whether it’s possible or not, and you’ve probably tried it first. But you didn’t. And…” 

Han Woohyun hesitated before adding.

“If you had stabbed me, I would have been helpless.”

I frowned when I heard Han Woohyun’s voice which seemed natural.

I looked up at his face, but his calm brown eyes showed no fear or horror.

“It would have been better for me to die than for you to die.”

So next time don’t worry and stab me.

He looked like he would have said that.

* * *

“Would you like to come down later? Didn’t I say I wanted to treat you to dinner? I am going to do that tonight.”

I shyly said to Han Woohyun, who went up to wash.

It was because I was a little nervous about cooking. But somehow, Han Woohyun nodded his head with a more trembling face.

I decided to meet him in two hours and sat in the lounge.

Because the ingredients will go bad quickly if I prepare them in advance, I spend an hour reading the guide. 

From the first page—.

—Hotel management is designing space.

A hotel should be a place where guests can experience relaxation in the space itself.

A true rest may be a physical rest for some, but it may be a mental intensity for others.

The first chapter of the guidebook, The Hotelier’s Mind, was mostly composed of metaphysical words, so it was not very helpful.

The second chapter, Hotel Facility Information, was mostly what I already knew, so there was nothing special about it.

Although I did discover items that I didn’t know about in detail.

For example… it was written that there was a black and white portrait of me hanging on the wall of the lounge that you can see as soon as you get off the elevator, and if you touch the portrait lightly, the portrait smiles. 

— How to use portraits of ‘hotel managers.’

—When you touch it, it says ‘Welcome’ and smiles.

—It makes the viewer feel happy.

Yeah. Feeling happy is important…

If there are people who are in a bad mood in the future, I will bring them to my portrait.

…What bullshit. 

There’s no way I can do that.

Smile while looking at my face?

Still, it’s a big advantage to be able to discover some items that I didn’t know existed, so I should read them calmly when I have a little more time.

I skimmed through what I knew and stopped at the page that said ‘suite room’ in the room section chapter.

—Suite rooms can be unlocked from level 50.

Eh? The penthouse has already been unlocked, but the suite room, which is generally known to be of a lower level than that, can only be unlocked at level 50?

I went through too much danger in this raid, so I completely canceled my plan to enter the A-Class dungeon again—.

Even as the level goes up, the level of experience required to level up increases at this point, level 50 was far away.

However, as if it had read my mind, the next sentence said this.

—! Caution! Unlike executive rooms, suites are special rooms for general customers.

Reservations are possible.

Reservation… is possible? 

Whoa.

This is amazing. 

I only need to make a hotel reservation for the person I want, so the risk is small for me as well.

Level 50! I will make it!

I turned to the third chapter, burning with enthusiasm.

The title of the third chapter was ‘Food and Beverage Service’. The first chapter is called ‘Cutting’.

I had heard a lot of nagging from Geumdong about cutting, so I read that part carefully.

Geumdong used to tell me I needed to learn how to cut properly, but there was never enough time, so he would just tell me not to expose my fingernails when cutting so I wouldn’t cut my hands.

‘In fact, the basics of food are preparing ingredients…’

The sound of Geumdong’s sighs still lingered in my ears.

I used to think having a well-organized manual for cutting would be nice. I will read it every time I want to go to sleep.

So, I read through the cutting chapter, which describes the types of knives, the types of cutting, the posture of giving the knife pressure evenly when cutting, and so on.

I liked to read the manual and follow it as it was since I was young.

Perhaps it is a habit I have developed since I was young by going to Aunt Misoon’s workshop every vacation and assembling simple machines.

It was amazing that even a machine assembly, no matter how difficult it might seem, could be created by looking closely at the manual and understanding the instructions.

It was also nice to be able to reach completion by following the steps one by one.

Of course, cutting is not mechanical assembly. It’s something you do with your hands.

So I knew that just because I read this, I couldn’t put it into action right away.

Still, I read the manual with great interest, and when I looked up an hour had passed.

I slowly headed to the spacious kitchen to prepare the ingredients.

What kind of knife did it say is suitable for shredding?

Oh, this is it.

Reading the manual, I feel like I can see the function of the knife. After all, there is no manual that is useless at all.

But that was then.

The Hidden Quest ‘I’m impressed that you read even boring explanations!’ has been completed.

As a reward, the ‘cutting’ ability is increased by 300%.

Oh? Does this work?