“The most expensive room…?”

  Eve whispered into Rumi’s ear.

  “The Princess Room costs six bottles of silver holy oil.”

  “Six bottles of silver holy oil?”

  "Eve, would these be enough for six bottles of silver sacred oil?"

  "That should be more than enough... but it’s still a lot. Are we really okay...?"

  “Of course!”

  Rumi handed over the most expensive-looking golden bottle from the holy oils.

  “Here.”

  “Oh, is that not the essence of sacred gold?”

  “Then we’ll return 44 bottles of silver holy oil to you.”

  “...!?”

  Rumi was once again reminded of just how much money Medina had saved up.

  “Wow, 44 bottles of silver holy oil? Medina must’ve been really rich.”

  Niel couldn’t help but ugh at the sight.

  "Will there be three guests staying today?"

  “Yes.”

  “One moment, please…”

  The receptionist fiddled with some kind of machine, gnced at Niel, and then did something else before smiling.

  “Everyone, I have good news. You’ve been selected for the one and only ultra-VVIP Queen Room avaible at the hotel today. Congratutions.”

  “What? Really? Is it better than the best room?”

  “Yes, that’s correct. It’s the Queen’s Room, which we don’t offer to ordinary guests.”

  “We don’t have to pay extra, right?”

  “No, it’s a complimentary upgrade.”

  Rumi shrugged at Eve and Niel, her lips twitching as if this was all thanks to her good luck.

  “Ah, just to crify, the Queen’s Room is only avaible to one person—Niel.”

  “Huh? What do you mean? I just said the three of us would share a room.”

  “I’m sorry, but the Queen’s Room can only accommodate one person at a time. There’s nothing we can do.”

  “Then you should’ve said that from the start. We were pnning to stay together…”

  At that moment, Eve, seemingly disappointed, chimed in.

  "Oh, is that so? I apologize for my mistake. Then why don't we ask the winner herself what she thinks?"

  “...”

  Rumi and Eve immediately turned their heads toward Niel.

  “Niel, are you okay with taking the nicest room all by yourself? Don’t you think it’d be better if we all shared a room?”

  Rumi asked, giving Niel a meaningful look.

  “Thanks for worrying, but I’m fine. I can handle being alone.”

  Niel answered with an innocent expression.

  “Niel, you…”

  Eve also seemed quite taken aback by Niel’s response.

  "What? So now I have to share a room with just you?"

  “...”

  “Ah, if that’s the case, just give us the room next to the Queen’s Room.”

  “I’m sorry, but there is no room next to the Queen’s Room.”

  “Then what’s the closest room?”

  “That room is currently closed due to frequent ghost sightings.”

  "What...? Then what about the room next to that one?"

  “The room next to that one is the Princess Room. Since you two seem quite disappointed, we’ll prepare a special service event for your room. Please look forward to it—it’s really fun.”

  “...”

  “Then I’ll assign a bellboy to guide you.”

  The staff handed Rumi and Eve their room key and a hotel map.

  “Hylence Hotel is incredibly rge. Guests often get lost while exploring. But don’t worry—this map will make it very easy for you to navigate.”

  Rumi checked the room number, 1706, and looked at the map. The hotel seemed unrealistically vast.

  Inside the hotel alone, there were movie theaters, performance halls, swimming pools, ski resorts, fitness centers, underground dungeons, shopping malls, and so much more. It was absurd.

  More than that, it was physically impossible for all these facilities to fit inside this building.

  Even from the outside, the hotel was rge, but not as rge as the map suggested.

  “Then, we hope you enjoy your stay at Hylence Hotel.”

  As the reception concluded, a doll-like bellboy approached.

  “Hello, I’m Mia. Please follow me, Princess Room guests.”

  The bellboy was a strangely handsome doll. For a doll, his speech was oddly slurred.

  The bellboy picked up Rumi and Eve’s luggage and led them through a space behind the reception desk.

  Rumi and Eve stood awkwardly, unsure if they should really leave Niel behind.

  “Niel, we’ll see you tomorrow…?”

  Eve, unsure how to say goodbye, simply asked as they walked away.

  “...”

  Rumi didn’t even say goodbye.

  Because Niel wasn’t even looking at Rumi and Eve as they walked away, too excited for her own good to care.

  Rumi turned around to see the bellboy loading their luggage onto a single-car rollercoaster at the edge of a railing where a red waterfall cascaded below.

  The rollercoaster tracks spiraled up to the top floor of the hotel.

  “I’ve never seen a hotel like this…”

  It seemed like the hotel used rollercoasters instead of elevators.

  Rumi and Eve boarded the rollercoaster, and soon the bellboy began the tour.

  "The Princess Room is on the 17th floor, so please press the button for floor 17~"

  Rumi pressed the button for the 17th floor among the row of buttons in the center of the rollercoaster.

  With a cttering sound, the rollercoaster began ascending the tracks.

  As it passed right by the waterfall, Rumi leaned out slightly to look down.

  The waterfall plunged dozens of meters below, and at the bottom, there was what looked like a pool filled with red water.

  “Hey, look down there. Is that a swimming pool?”

  Eve also looked down and answered as if she were already familiar with the pce.

  “Yeah, that’s a swimming pool—a really big one.”

  Rumi began to realize just how massive this hotel was.

  "Well... so the red water is just overflowing everywhere."

  The rollercoaster arrived at the 17th floor faster than expected.

  The 17th-floor hallway felt quiet and cool, like early dawn.

  The bellboy silently got off the rollercoaster, gathered the luggage again, and walked down the hallway.

  "Guests, please follow me~"

  The bellboy passed several rooms and stopped in front of Room 1706.

  He opened the door, and as soon as it opened, Rumi immediately gasped.

  The room was insanely rge.

  “Whoa!”

  "This is Princess Room 1706~

  Room 1704 is closed due to ghost possession, so please avoid approaching it~

  Swimsuits, towels, various food and drinks, and stationery for the special event have been pced in appropriate locations, so please enjoy your stay~

  Oh! And room service is just a phone call away, so please use it freely~"

  "Thank you~"

  Rumi unintentionally mimicked the bellboy Mia’s cute slurred speech.

  The bellboy maintained a cheerful smile and left briskly.

  Now alone, Rumi and Eve began exploring the massive room.

  The room wasn’t just rge—it was extravagantly luxurious.

  Though Rumi wasn’t sure what she had expected, it was far more high-end than she had imagined.

  “Wow, this is amazing.”

  Rumi’s mood instantly lifted.

  “This… is insane…”

  Even Eve, who had been here before, seemed slightly surprised.

  That's when Rumi looked out the window and witnessed another unbelievable sight.

  Outside the window was a snow-white mountain range, as if enchanted by magic, and below it was a ski resort.

  “Hey, Eve, look outside. There’s a mountain! Is that a ski resort?”

  Eve’s eyes sparkled as she looked out the window.

  “Wow, that’s still there. I went skiing there st time… but was it that big?”

  "No way, how is this possible? No matter how big it is, all this can't possibly fit inside the building. We should be seeing the town square from here!"

  "That's exactly why they say the whole hotel was built with magic. Whether they use illusions or bck magic, there are many structures that don't make sense."

  "Crazy... we'll have to explore other pces ter. Anyway, I would have regretted it forever if we hadn't stayed here today."

  “Yeah…”

  “But if the Princess Room is this amazing, how incredible must the Queen’s Room be…”

  “I wonder…”

  Rumi couldn’t even imagine what kind of privileges Niel was enjoying.

  Still, the Princess Room was spacious and luxurious enough that Rumi continued exploring in awe, eventually discovering a wine celr.

  “Whoa, there’s even wine here too!”

  Rumi’s eyes widened at the sight of the forbidden pleasure liquid.

  “Hehehe, I’ll have to try this ter… Hey, Eve, you must like wine, right? Hey...? there’s wine here!”

  When Rumi mentioned the wine, Eve remained quiet, so Rumi walked past the living room to find Eve.

  Eve was silently staring at the pool outside the living room.

  That’s right. This room even had an extravagant, massive pool.

  “Do you want to get in the water?”

  Rumi asked Eve, who seemed captivated by the pool.

  “Yeah…”

  “Then hurry up and get in. We’re here with Medina’s money—we have to make the most of it!”

  “What about you?”

  “Eh… I don’t really like swimming, so you go ahead.”

  “...”

  “But, didn’t they say swimsuits are already prepared here?”

  Eve asked.

  "I'll go look for them?"

  Rumi wandered around the room again, examining various items.

  One peculiar thing was that most of the furniture and decorations were fixed to the floor.

  “Strange...”

  After a while, Rumi found swimsuits stored by color in a wardrobe inside the room.

  She picked out a bck swimsuit for Eve cause Bck suited Eve’s deathly aesthetic.

  After grabbing the swimsuit, Rumi was about to leave the room when she noticed a letter pced gently on the bed.

  Rumi picked up the letter and headed to the pool.

  "Here, wear this swimsuit. I specially selected it."

  “Uh… but it’s a bit revealing for a swimsuit…”

  “What are you talking about? It’s not even a bikini…”

  Rumi scolded Eve for worrying over nothing.

  “By the way, what’s that in your hand?”

  “I don’t know, it looks like a letter… Let’s check it out ter. Hurry up and change first.”

  A moment ter, Eve came out in the bck swimsuit.

  It suited her perfectly.

  Though the only revealing part was the open back, the tight swimsuit accentuated her fwless proportions.

  And the bck swimsuit made Eve’s fair skin glow even brighter.

  She looked like an idol in a photoshoot.

  “Hmm…”

  Rumi nodded with a satisfied look.

  “Why are you staring at me like that?”

  Eve’s face turned slightly red as she asked irritably.

  "You know you're really pretty too, right?"

  “What… what are you talking about all of a sudden? You're... you're really cute too... mmph!"

  “What the hell are you saying? Stop talking nonsense and get in the water. Let me show you swim.”

  "Okay..."

  Eve dove into the water as if performing a dive.

  Meanwhile, Rumi grabbed a bottle of wine from the wine celr and settled on a sunbed by the pool.

  Eve peeked her eyes above the water and gave Rumi a look of disbelief.

  “What…?”

  “Nothing, it’s nothing...”

  Eve began swimming, spshing loudly.

  From the looks of it, Eve was quite skilled at swimming.

  She moved gracefully through the water, as if dancing.

  “How are you so good at everything physical?”

  “Huh? What do you mean?”

  “I mean, you’re good at dancing and swimming. How is that even possible?”

  “If you didn’t know, I’m also good at skiing… As for swimming, I used to swim every day in the ke in front of our house back then.”

  “Oh… really?”

  As Eve talked about the past, Rumi realized that Eve might not be as comfortable in this hotel as she seemed.

  She probably came here st time with her now-deceased family.

  “Well, you keep swimming. I’m going to try some wine.”

  Rumi poured wine into a gss, sniffed it, and took a sip.

  “Ugh!”

  But the damn wine tasted bitter.

  It wasn’t the grape juice fvor she had expected.

  “Yuck! What is this taste?”

  But then, some of the wine spilled onto her clothes.

  “Ugh, damn it!”

  “Pfft!”

  Eve couldn’t help but ugh and turned her head away.

  “Hey, are you ughing at me?”

  “No… it’s just that you’re clearly not in your right mind.”

  “It’s not me—it’s this damn wine. How can wine taste this bad?”

  Rumi went to the kitchen and brought back various juices.

  She mixed the wine with grape juice to create wine juice.

  After tasting it, it was much better.

  “Hmm… now this is somewhat drinkable.”

  "Don't get drunk doing that."

  “Hey, I told you I have strong resistance to everything cursed, remember?”

  “But that’s not for wine!”