I Became a Hotelier at the Goryeo National Hotel - Chapter 11

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Episode 11

 

“No!!”

 

The young boy, no, Eun Cheon screamed as he woke up from his dream.

 

After the mysterious fire accident that occurred 8 years ago, the boy was thrown into terrible nightmares every night.

 

What had kept the boy going through his despair until now was his younger sister who had survived with him but lost both her ability to speak and her memories.

 

Since that day, Eun Cheon had never been able to sleep properly.

 

However, just because they were nightmares didn’t mean he didn’t want to have them.

 

Even if they were nightmares, at least this way he could see his parents’ faces.

 

“…Kugh!”

 

But every time he woke up, he couldn’t control the burning pain and hot body as if he had been scorched by fire.

 

Eun Cheon unconsciously gripped his sword and opened the door to go outside to cool his body.

 

Wandering around dragging his body that felt like burning hot metal heated by fire, he finally discovered a pond.

 

Eun Cheon entered it without hesitation.

 

—Splash!

 

And that sight happened to catch the eye of Seo Rin, who was walking toward the gazebo.

 

“Huh?!”

 

Discovering some man falling into the pond, Seo Rin hurriedly ran over and jumped into the pond without hesitation. It wasn’t a thoughtless leap. She had an Emergency Rescue Certification and was confident in life saving.

 

The wonderful aspiration to become a hotelier with the ability to save the lives of customers who fell into hotel pools would shine in times like this…

 

“—It should! But why is this so heavy!”

 

Both her clothes and this man’s clothes had rapidly absorbed water and were incredibly heavy. But Seo Rin didn’t give up and went behind the man, put her arm around his neck, and kicked the water while treating the unconscious patient…

 

“…What are you doing?”

 

“Ah!”

 

The sky and pond switched places in an instant, and soon the two people’s positions were reversed.

 

Seo Rin’s body was now lying on the pond’s surface, held in the man’s arms.

 

At that moment, clouds covered the moon and the man’s face was hidden in darkness, invisible. Seo Rin’s appearance was also completely swallowed by the shadow the man cast.

 

The two stared at each other for a long time, unable to see their opponent.

 

A low voice that seemed to echo from deep within a cave was the first to break the silence.

 

“…Who sent you here.”

 

Something cold touched her throat.

 

‘A, a sword?!’

 

“Um, excuse me, could you move this away so we can talk…”

 

But this man’s voice, why does it sound familiar? Where have I heard it before?

 

“!”

 

Unlike Seo Rin, Eun Cheon immediately recognized the voice of the person in his arms.

 

‘Oh Seo Rin?’

 

It was the voice of that examinee number 11 who had surprised not only him but all the examiners with her outstanding skills. Eun Cheon immediately sheathed his sword.

 

“You, just now in the water, you fell in the water so I was trying to save you…”

 

“…Fell into the water? Me?”

 

“Yes! Just now you definitely fell into the water and were clearly flailing… around…”

 

However, the pond’s depth only came up to slightly above the man’s waist.

 

“Ahaha! I must have seen wrong. Aha… ha… Huh?”

 

Just then, the moon that had briefly hidden behind clouds emerged and illuminated the man.

 

…It was a very familiar face.

 

‘…Yes, how could I forget. Such a perfect face.’

 

That perfect face was staring down at her intently.

 

In the revealed moonlight, Seo Rin’s appearance was also completely exposed. The very woman he had covered with his clothes in the stable.

 

Eun Cheon gazed quietly at the woman wearing the clothes he had given her.

 

“Ah! I’m! Absolutely not a strange person. I’m an examinee who came here today to take the staff selection test—”

 

“…I know.”

 

“Ah, you know.”

 

“…Why are you here at this hour?”

 

“I, I couldn’t sleep so I came out and tried to save you, examiner. But… could I get up now?”

 

The two were frozen in the pond like the finale of a tango, with Eun Cheon supporting Seo Rin who was bent backward like a bow.

 

Just then, a water droplet that had formed on Eun Cheon’s forehead fell with a soft plop onto Seo Rin’s neck, then flowed down along her neckline.

 

Eun Cheon, who had been unconsciously watching this, slowly helped Seo Rin up.

 

“But why did you jump into the pond in the middle of the night, examiner?”

 

“I also couldn’t sleep…”

 

“…What? You jumped into the water… because you couldn’t sleep?”

 

When Seo Rin looked at him with a bewildered expression, Eun Cheon turned his gaze away.

 

“…Then examiner? How about we get out of here for now?”

 

Seo Rin approached the pond wall first and tried to climb out by moving her hands and feet vigorously, but she slipped with a sliding sound. The oversized clothes had absorbed too much water and hindered her movement.

 

“Ah, I’m usually very agile and good at this kind of thing. Why, why is this happening, hahaha.”

 

Seo Rin’s complexion looked pale blue even in the moonlight as she repeatedly struggled to climb the wall only to slip back down.

 

It was natural, having fallen into water on a cool autumn night.

 

Eun Cheon let out a shallow sigh and approached behind her.

 

“Excuse me for a moment.”

 

Then he slipped his hands behind Seo Rin’s legs and lifted her up in one swift motion.

 

“Kyaak!”

 

Without realizing it, Seo Rin ended up wrapping her arms around Eun Cheon’s neck.

 

“Wh, what, what are you doing?!”

 

“This time I’m saving you.”

 

“Ah…”

 

Eun Cheon skillfully climbed out of the pond while holding Seo Rin with one arm and gripping the pond wall with his remaining hand.

 

As her body swayed, Seo Rin instinctively hugged Eun Cheon’s neck tighter, and unconsciously pulled him closer at the warm heat.

 

‘!’

 

Eun Cheon’s body stiffened rigidly.

 

Seo Rin felt him swallow hard and quickly pulled her arms away in surprise.

 

“Ah, s-sorry.”

 

When Eun Cheon set her down on the ground, Seo Rin quickly moved away from his side.

 

Eun Cheon stared down at his now empty arms.

 

He felt something strange.

 

He couldn’t understand what this feeling was.

 

But when he saw his clothes that Seo Rin was wearing, that feeling soon disappeared.

 

Seo Rin clutched both her cheeks and squealed internally, then with a “Hot!” she snapped back to her senses and began quickly surveying their surroundings, standing guard.

 

‘A man and woman who fell into water together on a moonlit night! If the examiners were to see this scene, I’d be eliminated without even taking the final test…’

 

…Hm?

 

Come to think of it, this person is the director general here!

 

Remembering that her accomplice(?) before her was Hyeeumwon’s highest authority, Seo Rin let out a sigh of relief, then realized he was looking at the clothes she was wearing.

 

Worried she might be misunderstood, Seo Rin frantically made excuses.

 

“Ah, this is, this is my y-younger brother’s clothes, he l-lent them to me to wear if it got cold at night.”

 

“…I see.”

 

Eun Cheon recalled the personnel record she had submitted.

 

Oh Seo Rin, an orphan with no family. She had no younger brother.

 

‘…Just like during the interview, why does she keep lying?’

 

When Eun Cheon stared at her intently as if trying to read her thoughts, Seo Rin felt her heart pounding.

 

‘Just like during the interview, why does he keep… looking at me like that?’

 

Her puzzlement was brief, as Seo Rin’s eyes took in the sight of Eun Cheon standing bathed in moonlight.

 

His handsome face, mysteriously complemented by his wet hair, made her heart beat even faster. And his sculpted… muscles, visible through his wet clothes.

 

Seo Rin unconsciously turned her head away sharply and said,

 

“If he was born like that in modern times, he’d be world-class material right away.”

 

“…World… class?”

 

‘Oh no! I must have said that out loud again!’

 

“I-I’ll be going in now! You should hurry inside too, examiner!”

 

Saying this, Seo Rin ran off toward the lodging.

 

Eun Cheon watched Seo Rin’s retreating figure before turning away.

 

Before he knew it, the burning pain in his body had disappeared.

 

The next morning.

 

“Phew, thank goodness. They’re dry enough to wear.”

 

After all that commotion, when Seo Rin returned to her room, what worried her were her soaked clothes.

 

“…Well, it couldn’t be helped. When someone was drowning right before my eyes(?), how could I have had the presence of mind to take off my clothes first?”

 

As soon as she returned to her room, she had wrung out as much water as possible from her clothes into a gourd bowl, covered them with cloth and stepped on them until the moisture came out, then hung them on the drying rack in the dry room.

 

Seo Rin took the dry clothes down from the drying rack while briefly recalling last night’s events.

 

‘Why was the director general in the pond yesterday? And with a sword, no less…’

 

Naturally, Eun Cheon’s face came to mind.

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