At a glance, they looked like an ordinary, happy family. Their hair was wet, as if they’d just had a great time at the water park.
“Hello. Please give us a room.”
If only their heads, bellies, and hips weren’t crushed and their organs weren’t a mess from being squeezed by something like a tire.
…It was obvious the entire family had died in a horrific accident together.
‘Huu.’
I assigned them to a deluxe room and added an extra bed for the child.
“Dad, are we really sleeping at the amusement park this time?”
“That’s right. My dear ■■, you can finally get to play one more day at the amusement park!”
Blood dripped onto the counter, then was reabsorbed into their mashed organs.
“Thank you!”
As the guests headed for the elevator, Jang Heowoon let out a faint sigh of relief.
I lifted a mascot paw and patted his head.
W e l l D o n e “…! T-Thank you…”
Jang Heowoon bowed his head, then, for some reason, raised his eyes with a bit of sparkle and started handling his duties with more enthusiasm.
‘……??’
I told you not to work too hard…
In any case, the process of assigning rooms to various strange guests continued after that.
There were more guests than expected. It was as if they had all been waiting for the grand opening.
And they all handed over the same kind of currency.
I rolled it in my front paw.
Colorful plastic coins.
‘…These look like pieces from the Cheerful Theme Park board game.’
Right. They were like the plastic game tokens used in board games.
On the front, a strange language. On the back, the theme park logo.
Most of them were blue.
‘Hmm.’
I decided to keep them. Since it was currency that’s being used to pay for the rooms, I figured I’d need them at some point.
After sending off three or four groups, I finally caught my breath.
Creeeeak.
A strange sound started coming from the door.
The sound of a balloon rubbing against glass.
A Magic Bunny balloon.
Holding a bright red balloon and dragging its feet, it approached me, looked up, and spoke rapidly and precisely.
“Hello, I’d like to stay one night. A quiet room. A room no one can find. A room where I can die, please.”
“I-I’m sorry, guest, but in our resort, acts that violate public morals are strictly prohibited.”
Heowoon-ssi!
‘Seriously! You really don’t have to work that hard!’
I hurriedly pulled out an information leaflet I’d kept under the desk and handed it over to the figure in front of me—one so inhuman, it could barely be mistaken for a person anymore.
It was a notice derived from the resort usage regulations.
Flower Golden Resort is a space for happiness. Please refrain from any actions that would make other guests or employees uncomfortable.
The mascot determines the standards of happiness.
“Dying is my joy! Dying is my joy!”
It was causing a scene.
‘Violation of resort usage rules!’
The standard mascots ran over and grabbed the troublesome guest by the arms, dragging them out the door.
…Through the back door.
Phew.
‘That’s done.’
A-Anyway, I’d protected the resort safely.
If I can keep this up… this should work, right?
Yes.
‘Let’s keep enduring like this.’
A safe horror story resort filled only with dignity and class!
* * * At about the same time, Blue Dream Waterpark.
“Huuu. We got all the stamps.”
“Let’s get out of here!”
The Field Exploration Team employees who had drawn the blue pieces had finished riding all three attractions and were ready to leave.
‘This is a piece of cake, piece of cake!’
‘B-rank sushi! It’s that easy!’
Since there were already exploration records for this place and the rules in Blue Dream Waterpark weren’t too difficult, they had finished the work comfortably.
They went to look for the exit.
“…?!”
“I-It’s closed…?”
[Maintenance Ongoing]
A sign was posted on the main gate, blocking access.
“W-What’s going on?”
“Um… Where should we go to get out?”
Perplexed, but very carefully, they addressed the blue mascot standing beside the gate.
The mascot pointed in a direction.
“Thank you!”
They hurried away. Every time they passed a mascot, it raised its hand and pointed them the right way.
“So fucking kind.”
“Wouldn’t it be great if all the other Darknesses were like this?”
As the two snickered, the lizard-mask employee quietly watched his surroundings and followed.
The path gradually led them to the outskirts, into a beautiful garden.
“Oh.”
“This looks newly built? Smells like fresh paint.”
And at the end of the garden path… there was a gate.
Beyond the gate, dazzling lights could be seen.
“Huh…?!”
At the end of a line of golden streetlights, there was a huge, gorgeous hotel-like building shining brilliantly.
The Field Exploration Team members instinctively realized—
“T-The yellow zone.”
“That wasn’t in the previous explorations…?”
The blue mascot standing next to the gate quietly watched them, then held something out.
“Huuuh?”
[Special Lottery Event]
It was a board with thick, small slips of paper attached, covering their contents. The kind where you peel off a slip to see what’s inside.
“……”
The employees gulped.
“Um, if it’s here…”
“Yeah. Should be fine.”
This area was supposed to be a good place, so maybe they could get a useful item.
‘That’d be a huge gain.’
‘Might as well take a shot at it…’
They figured they must be lucky, since they’d managed to avoid that monstrous Security Team employee today.
And besides, they’d be leaving soon anyway!
In the end, unable to resist their greed, they reached out and peeled off slips.
“Oh? I won!”
“Aw dang, blank…”
And the one standing at the very back quietly reached out and peeled a slip off the board…
Y o u “……”
I K n o w Y o u Lee Jaheon looked up and met the gaze of the blue dragon mascot. They had once faced each other at Death Lane.
But the mascot didn’t stop him from taking part in the lottery.
G o o d So, Lee Jaheon reached out and drew a slip.
Winner.
“……”
He accepted the prize that the mascot handed him.
It was a coupon that looked like a printed ticket.
Flower Golden Resort
Deluxe Room – One (1) Night Accommodation Voucher
(Experience review required)
He looked up at the Flower Golden Resort, its golden lights shining brilliantly.