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Chapter 173.3

After sending everyone off, I stayed in the lobby alone for a moment before returning to the administrator’s office.

‘Huu.’

I considered taking off the mascot suit for a second… but I held back, worried that I might lose my mascot status if I did.

And, strangely enough, the suit is starting to feel more and more comfortable.

‘It’s like being wrapped in a down comforter.’

It’s a bit heavy and stuffy, but bearable. In the end, I sat down at my office desk and picked up my pen.

It was time to settle today’s operations.

Day 1 Performance

Visitors : 78

Guests : 45

Rooms Used : 27

Satisfied Guests : (Tallying)

Revenue : Cheerful Coins x51

Cheerful Coins?

‘Are those the plastic tokens I got as payment?’

I asked a standard mascot to bring the coins to the office.

Sure enough, there were 51.

‘Looks about right.’

And if this is based on a board game… coins like these usually have a use somewhere.

Should I try buying resort supplies with Cheerful Coins?

Or.

Alternatively, it may be possible to upgrade or remodel resort facilities.

I decided I’d choose whichever option would help operations the most.

Hmm.

I crossed my arms. It was a bit awkward, but I managed.

‘…If I want to make this resort safe, I really need to block those problem guests ahead of time.’

So what method would be the most effective?

If I can do some changes to the resort, then it’s actually a simple matter.

‘Just make it so they can’t come in.’

I started adding another item under the existing resort rules.

2- For the peaceful rest of all guests, all disruptive behavior is prohibited within the resort.

All amenities, welcome gifts, and services are provided immediately upon check-in. After that, you can enjoy a dignified and peaceful rest in your room, without disturbance from anyone.

Strict social distancing!

‘It’s like acting like one of those clothing stores where not soliciting customers is the main selling point.’

With that, I can naturally add this line:

If you disturb the peaceful rest of other guests, your room stay may be cancelled.

But this is a resort attached to a theme park.

Saying, ‘You’ve had plenty of fun at the amusement park, so now it’s time to get a good rest,’ is plausible enough… but if I’m not careful, there might be lots of complaints about lack of service or boredom.

I need to pay attention to guest satisfaction too, since adding new facilities and earning more stamps to escape depends on it…

Alright.

I decided to use Cheerful Coins to purchase the highest quality amenities and welcome gifts.

In addition, I’ll replace all the bedding in the guest rooms with the very best.

I’m going with the ‘freebie meta’.

Facility investment? That’s for mascots who plan to run this place long-term. For a mascot like me, who just wants to milk guest satisfaction as much as possible and bail, it’s irrelevant.

Let’s just spend all the game money!

Hahahaha!

Ha……

Huu.

‘…But where am I supposed to find more staff, seriously.’

Even the people who used coupons to check in today are all going to run away tomorrow unless they’re crazy.

There’s no answer. Ugh.

‘For now, I’ll just focus on picking out supplies…’

And so, the night shift hours passed by.

* * *

Less than an hour before Kim Soleum’s frenzied shopping spree for supplies.

Lee Jaheon took the antique wooden elevator up in Flower Golden Resort and was assigned a room on the third floor.

The standard mascot who’d guided him opened the door for him, then waved a few times in a somewhat friendly manner before politely disappearing.

And so he was left alone in the room.

“……”

As is often the case with hotel-style accommodations, it was a bit narrow, but fitting for a theme park, it was a baroque-style, atmospheric room.

Brass decorations and glass ornaments faintly reflected the dim light.

He passed by the crystal stand lamp and headed for the bed.

On the nightstand was a beautiful information sheet, engraved with golden flowers.

Information Guide for Guest ……Lizard……-nim

We sincerely welcome you, our valued guest, to Flower Golden Resort, a fantastic place of rest.

To help ensure your comfortable and pleasant experience, we have prepared a simple resort information guide.

We hope you enjoy all the delights this resort has to offer.

Beneath that was item number 1, which could be summed up as a request to be polite and respectful. And then…

Lee Jaheon’s gaze drifted downward.

…On the information sheet, a second item was being added in real time.

2- For the peaceful rest of all guests, all disruptive behavior is prohibited within the resort.

“……”

And at that moment.

Knock, knock, knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

Without hesitation, Lee Jaheon set the paper down and walked to the door.

The knocking didn’t stop, coming more and more rapidly…

Knock, knock, knock…

Click!

He opened the door without a second thought.

If Kim Soleum was here to witness it, he might have torn all his hair out, wondering if he should have included ‘ignore all requests to open the door’ as a rule, but Lee Jaheon was unperturbed.

And the person standing outside his room was…

“Uh, um, good evening, sir.”

The employee wearing the bison mask.

Jang Heowoon.

Though his shift was over and he’d changed out of his uniform and back into a suit, the gold bowtie was still tucked into the breast pocket of his jacket.

He glanced nervously and anxiously down the hallway, but quickly spoke up again.

“Sorry for the sudden visit, Section Chief. The reason I came is…”

With a look of determination, he raised his head.

“Would you consider working at this resort? …We need more staff.”

Lee Jaheon stared at him with his vertical pupils.

* * *

The next morning.

“I’d like to work at this resort.”

“…?!”

The yellow mascot, who had been carrying welcome gifts, dropped them all onto the floor with a crash!

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    And, strangely enough, the suit is starting to feel more and more comfortable.

    ‘It’s like being wrapped in a down comforter.’

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    ATP YOU'RE ADDICTED TO CONTAMINATION KIM SOLEUM YOU PROBABLY GET HIGH FROM THAT SHIT
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    LONG LIVE LEE JAEHON
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    Bwahhahaha
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    Soleum suffering in success lmao
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    Oh Soleum you're too deep into this resort stuff lmao
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    Chapter 173.2

    I instinctively reached for my appointment documents hidden under the front desk.

    My pen started moving on its own.

    The Blue Dream mascot has apparently been hosting an unauthorized experience event, possibly as a gesture of welcome.

    Though it is a borderline case of exceeding authority, since they are a fellow theme park mascot, we will let it slide this time.

    That never happened.

    It might help promote the resort’s opening.

    Do we really have to do this...?

    Also—that mascot personally guaranteed to pay for all the free coupons it distributed.

    Ha.

    Suppressing a sigh, I forcefully controlled the pen as it tried to scribble on its own.

    In the end, I decided to only charge them the employee-discounted price.

    'Let’s maintain friendly relations, at least.'

    It was obviously a goodwill gesture, after all.

    But how am I supposed to receive the payment? I can't go over to their side.

    During theme park operating hours, the Blue Dream Water Park mascot can be found near the gate leading to their section.

    Well... thanks for the heads-up, I guess.

    I stifled another sigh and closed the document.

    Then, I took the coupon and met the lizard manager’s blank stare once again.

    Why are you still here?

    Go outside.

    "Blue Dream Water Park is currently undergoing maintenance on all other gates. The only operational gate is the one leading here."

    Oh, for fu—

    'No wonder we had so many guests on opening day!'

    Why are they forcefully sending people here?!

    "And guests who received event coupons cannot leave."

    "...!"

    "It seems their admission ticket is considered not fully used."

    Ah.

    They haven't 'enjoyed' the theme park enough.

    That’s probably why Assistant Manager Lee Jaheon and the weasel-masked employee couldn’t get out.

    'Welcome.'

    I couldn’t just let them disappear into the closed theme park.

    Taking the coupon from the weasel-masked staff’s trembling hands, I assigned them both a deluxe room.

    And I even had a basic model mascot escort them to their rooms.

    'I'll put them on a quiet floor with well-behaved guests.'

    Including our own staff.

    Please, let’s not find any corpses tomorrow morning.

    "M-Mascot."

    While things had settled, Jang Heoun softly whispered.

    "Thank you. For helping me..."

    It's fine.

    Honestly, the fact that he thanked me for simply helping a forcibly contracted employee was surprising.

    'How did you even survive Daydream Corporation?'

    And at that moment—

    -♩♪♬♬♩♬♬♩♪♪

    The theme park background music changed.

    '...!'

    A cheerful... ending song.

    -See you again next time~

    The dazzling, radiant lights of the theme park began shutting down.

    One by one.

    '...Closing time!'

    The theme park came to a halt.


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    The basic model mascots locked the lobby’s glass doors.

    And at that moment—

    "LET US INNNNN!!"

    Over a dozen figures slammed into the glass doors, pounding on them like maniacs.

    ...They must be guests who failed to leave in time.

    But—the doors would not open.

    The mascots simply waved goodbye like friendly theme park characters.

    Blood splattered against the glass. Hands were crushed. Some wailed, banging their heads.

    But still, the doors would not open.

    Then, the resort’s streetlights began to go out.

    Tick.

    Ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-tick.

    Watching the darkness spread from the distance, the panicked guests outside finally ran off into the night.

    To where, even I don’t know...

    '......'

    My heart pounded violently.

    Above, the grand chandelier in the lobby dimmed.

    Only the soft glow of gas lamps remained, gently wrapping the resort in a warm, eerie light.

    Today’s operations had ended.

    "Hoo."

    A cold sigh, laced with both fear and relief, escaped my lips.

    "Day one—complete."

    At any rate, I survived.

    Good job.

    At my words, the staff collapsed into chairs or hung their heads in exhaustion.

    Now.

    Break time.

    Everyone except the night shift could go get some rest.

    For the record, I’m on night duty. …Apparently, mascots don’t need sleep. Sob.

    "If anything happens, I’m the best one to handle it."

    It was terrifying, but I had to endure. If I passed the responsibility to someone else, I might wake up to find the resort completely wrecked.

    One by one, I assigned rooms to the exhausted and drained employees.

    "Please rest well…"

    For the love of everything, just sleep. Don’t get curious and start exploring
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    #panic# missing chapter
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      Posted in comments now.
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    #panic# missing chapter
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    Oh look, new potential employees!
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    Chapter 173.2 is missing #panic#.
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