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Chapter 166
‘VIP guests’ feel a strong sense of fear. ‘VIP guests’ feel strong love. I clenched my fist, recalling Han Woohyun’s feeling, which felt both love and fear at the same time last night.
What might be the reason that love always comes with fear for Han Woohyun? I feel very angry because I think I know. How dare you touch my guest… No, my lover…! “I think I have someone I need to kill.” At my words, the manager who was managing the reservation list lifted her head and smiled. “Have you considered the methods? There’s accidental falls… poisoning… staged accidents disguised as natural deaths.” Yes? “Shouldn’t you start by telling me not to kill?” “Ey, isn’t it a staff member’s duty to help find a solution if the boss says they want to kill someone?” Say scary things while smiling brightly. “But who is it?” “I’ll think about a method and tell you who it is when it’s decided.” The manager nodded at my words. How… reliable. “Anyway, the hotel is expanding, so it’s going to be a very busy and dangerous week, right…?” The manager said, pointing to the expanded room map. It was like that. Our hotel has been renovated and expanded again. Ever since I became the owner of a 4-star hotel. Facilities: Hotel rooms will be increased through the power of the ‘4-star hotel owner’. Facilities: Rooms 204, 304, 404, 501, 502, 503, and 504 have been created. Even just this increases the number of rooms by seven. But the illegal—The seemingly illegal renovation and expansion didn’t stop there. Facilities: A ‘Corner Suite’ is created. Facilities: Rooms 205, 305, 405, and 505 have been created. The original suite room was canceled and a ‘corner suite’ was created. Corner Suite. In general hotels, rooms located at the corners of each floor are larger than regular rooms and have a better view. It wasn’t much different at our hotel. The Corner Suite room featured a spacious living area separated from the bedroom, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the ocean on three sides, making it exceptionally beautiful. “Wow… it feels like being on an island floating on the sea.” Toto, who heard me, also opened her eyes and nodded. “The boss’s abilities are getting stronger. It feels like I’m seeing the old hotel again!” Old hotel. After completing the quest to increase reputation, the Book of Memories was unlocked. However, this time it was memories of running the hotel before Merlin Grey went missing, not memories from after his disappearance. The Grey Hotel in the Book of Memories was different from both the Grey Hotel I saw run by Alex and the current hotel. Countless spirits of the service industry and the resounding violin performances in the elegant and magnificent banquet hall. It was a wonderful place, well-decorated and incomparable to today’s hotels. And above all— The sight of guests smiling happily inside the hotel. I answered Toto with a mysterious expression. “It may not be as good as the old hotel, but…I will try my best.” I feel jealous. I also wanted to become a hotel owner who makes guests happy like that. Compared to the guardians of the wanderers, I may still be just a rookie as a hotel owner, but the desire to make guests happy isn’t lacking. With effort, isn’t it possible? And surprisingly… luck in lottery draws was also part of that effort. As a quest completion reward, you have received four ‘Employee Draw Tickets’. With the power of a ‘4-Star Hotel Owner,’ the ‘Employee Draw Tickets’ will now be replaced by the ‘Spin-the-Wheel Random Employee Roulette!’ What? Roulette? It’s great that the ‘Employee Draw Tickets’ has arrived, but why is it changing to a roulette without my consent? Before I knew it, I saw a roulette with sparkling purple letters appearing in front of me. This… is… only visible to me, right? Spin, spin~ Random Employee Roulette~ For reference, that text is spinning around the roulette board. ‘I feel dizzy.’ I felt like I wanted to immediately hunt down Merlin Gray, who created this bizarre system. However, I decided to put that aside for now and focus on hiring staff to manage the increased number of rooms. The roulette wheel was divided into four equal sections. One is the Guest Room Department. One is the Cook department. Another one is the Sales & Reservation Department. It was exactly what the current Yeongchun Hotel needed. ‘I want everything…’ I pondered how to control the power of the roulette. Meanwhile, the remaining one-fourth of the roulette was occupied by the “lose” section. Ah… This darn system. So there’s even a ‘lose’?! And they hardly give out draw tickets either. I held back tears and shouted ‘Start’ in my mind. And as I watched the arrows reach the kitchen and guest rooms, I chanted ‘Stop’ to myself. I silently watched the roulette wheel slowly stop. One wheel. Two wheels… As I was focused on counting, the roulette stopped. Congratulations! You wake up the ‘Housekeeper’ to assist with Guest Room management. 10%… 50%… 100% Guest room department. As soon as the roulette stopped there, a chilling wind blew. ‘Ugh…!’ I tightly shut my eyes, feeling a sting. And when I opened my eyes again, there was a tuft of fur in front of me. A chubby brown tuft of fur. When I picked it up, the ball of fur lifted its head and two ears sprouted. “Kyuu!” …It’s a rabbit. The difference with Toto is that Toto had white fur, but this rabbit is a bit bigger and has slightly coarser brown fur, right? “Again… a rabbit?” Was it because there was a hint of confusion in my voice? The rabbit’s eyes changed, and soon a rugged man with brown hair appeared before my eyes. “Perhaps…You don’t like me coming, boss…?” The man, tears welling up in his eyes, held up his fists near his mouth and asked. W, what is this? I, I’m scared. The housekeeper spoke with an enthusiastic expression, wearing a white apron and black clothes and holding a broom. “The spirit of the service industry! I’ll prove my worth by accomplishing anything you ask, boss!” At the same time, the broom broke. Congratulations! You wake up the ‘server’ to assist with serving the guests’ food. 10%… 50%… 100% The next thing I drew was ‘server’. With its fluffy and curly fur and round head… From my perspective, someone who has never raised a dog, it looked like a poodle. “Is it a poodle?” But as I was about to finish my sentence, the white dog vanished into thin air, and in its place appeared a white man with curly hair. “It’s a Bichon, boss~” The ‘server’, with his hands wide open, somehow looked more lively than our Geumdongi. ‘It’s ominous. It’s ominous.’ Sure enough, the server soon began to mingle with all the staff, moving around here and there, and getting to know everyone. I’m sorry! Please try again next time! What came next was a disaster. However, after spinning it about 3 times, can I say I got a bit of a feel for the roulette wheel? I have a feeling that the batting average won’t be bad. With that intuition in mind, I spun the roulette for the last time and it stopped exactly where I had hoped. Sales & Reservation Department. ‘Good.’ I got it. While I was thinking that, what appeared in front of me was… “Meow.” It was a tri-colored fellow with a dignified appearance. When I saw the guy rubbing its fur neatly in front of me, I smiled a little without realizing it. Cute. I crouched down in front of it and extended my hand towards it. I’ve wanted to raise a cat for a long time. “Kyaaaaaaaang!” And then, my hands were instantly smashed. * * * The governor of Jeongcheon-gun, Kang Euinam, was a high school classmate of Choi Gyeongdeok, the governor of Ganju-gun. At that time, Ganju-gun had a slightly larger population than Jeongcheon-gun. So, following his grandfather’s words, ‘If you want to become a big person, go to Ganju-gun,’ Euinam went to study(?) at a high school in Ganju-gun. In Jeongcheon-gun, Euinam was someone who had always been the top student, so to speak. So, it was expected that even in Ganju-gun, he might not be the top student in the whole school, but perhaps he would still be the top student in his class. But what is this? In Euinam’s class, there was a student who ranked first in the entire school. His name was Choi Gyeongdeok. He was a local of Ganju-gun. “Hey, transfer student. There’s nothing like this in that rural area of Jeongcheon-gun, right?” The tone that always looked down on Eui-nam and Jeongcheon-gun. Yeah. Perhaps, from the moment they first saw each other, Choi Gyeongdeok was Euinam’s rival and the pacemaker on Euinam’s path to study hard, get accepted to the most famous university in the province, and eventually become the county governor. That guy… He was determined to beat him at all costs. It’s been 45 years since then. A big gate opened in Jeongcheon-gun, putting it in danger, and after the gate was cleared, development opportunities arose and Jeongcheon-gun became more populous than Ganju-gun. Now, it is not uncommon to hear the saying, ‘If you want to do something big, go to Jeongcheon-gun.’— Gyeongdeok and Euinam were still arguing over where to go for coffee. “This time, with the partnership between S Resort and Jeongcheon-gun… MOU! Have you heard about that MOU? The huge amusement park built by S Resort is just amazing…!” “That darn S Resort, it’s been more than seven years since it was built.” As Gyeongdeok rode in Euinam’s car, he rolled his eyes, indicating that he was tired of Euinam’s boasting about the outdated S Resort development. That darn S Resort story that’s been dragged out for seven years. Just think about how much effort Gyeongdeok put into attracting S Resort back then. In the end, despite all the efforts, Ganju-gun, with just a tiny bit less than 30,000 residents… just a tiny bit!… lost out on the resort development to Jeongcheon-gun, which barely exceeded 30,000 residents in population. Thanks to that, he had to listen to Euinam blabbering about the resort for seven years. “Seven years? Oh my, it’s only been seven years? But hey, driver Kim, that resort, which hasn’t even been around for seven years, is still a hot topic among people in Seoul?” Euinam showed off and tapped the driver on the shoulder. The driver answered with a slightly bored expression. “Yes… everyone says they want to come and see it…” What’s there to come and see? Rather than seeing an increase in visitors each year, it’s been on a decline since reaching its peak three years ago. In the past, Gyeongdeok would have been so upset by Euinam’s provocation that he would have opened the car door and made a fuss, saying he would jump out, but now, he quietly observed the two’s banter, keeping his cool. “Yeah. That’s great. Whether it’s M.O.U or M.C.U, it’s good that it’s successful.” “It’s good! It’s really good!” There was a reason for everything. Just for today, Gyeongdeok had to take Euinam to Ganju-gun somehow. “Well, M.O.U would’ve done well too. With the population increasing rapidly, why would the county mayor come to this countryside just to buy black coffee at the resort!” When Gyeongdeok, who had somehow managed to please Euinam, drove his car to a small village in Yeongchun-myeon, Euinam got out of the car and grumbled. This countryside…? At those words, a spark flew out of Gyeongdeok’s eyes, but he held back, enduring it once again. Blessings come to those who endure. And soon enough, those words came true. Euinam, adjusting his pants, was taken aback as he stood in front of the well-decorated garden of a finely adorned building. “….?” A beautiful tea table set amidst the bright green grass. In the middle of the garden, there were even sophisticated ponds and waterfalls. It was a sophistication that even the S Resort built seven years ago couldn’t match. Of course, it wasn’t just the scale of the resort, but the taste of the capital and the subtle hint of “Seoul’s sensibility” that made Euinam freeze momentarily. ‘They say a famous café opened in Yeongchun-myeon. Is the café owner wealthy or something…?’ But that was just for a moment. ‘In the end, it’s just a café in this rural village! So what!’ It was the moment when Euinam rationalized it and tried to show off again. “Well, they’ve done a good job decorating it. But is this a café? Oh my, still, having a cup of coffee while enjoying the scenery at the resort…” “It’s not a cafe.” At that moment, Gyeongdeok’s eyes strangely shone. For some reason, a chill ran down Euinam’s spine. “….?” “This is not a cafe, this is a hotel. A hotel.” The moment a powerful light appeared in Gyeongdeok’s eyes, Euinam couldn’t help but feel a shiver down his spine and glanced nervously behind him. And he immediately made eye contact. He saw the headlights of the cars with Seoul license plates lined up behind him. “It’s a dungeon hotel that’s popular these days. Seems like Seoul folks are loving it, huh?” Gyeongdeok raised both hands to the sky, adjusting the sleeves of his suit jacket. Then he pointed his finger and waved his hand somewhere. “Oh my~ The pride of our Ganju-gun~ The owner of Yeongchun Hotel!” Hello! You can also buy the advanced chapter in Ko-fi now, just click the ko-fi button and look for the title of the novel in shop. Thank you for your support!
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