I Became a Hotelier at the Goryeo National Hotel - Chapter 50

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Episode 50

 

The merchants rushed over in a hurry, surrounding the Hyeeum-won group, afraid they might miss the ‘prey’ right before their eyes.

 

“Look here, customer! Our shop’s rice cakes are the best in all of Goryeo! Come this way!”

 

“Our shop’s mung bean pancakes are cheaper and more delicious than theirs! Please try some!”

 

“What?! Are you trying to steal our customers right now?!”

 

However, when the ‘foreigners’ who couldn’t understand Korean just stood there blankly, the quick-witted merchants swiftly gathered again with food samples.

 

Nasim tried the rice cakes and skewers that were being pushed into his mouth, and his eyes widened as he opened his money pouch.

 

Seeing the effect of the samples, the merchants all began bringing food and presenting it before them.

 

“Ah, try this! This is rice cake, rice cake!”

 

[‘Ddeok’? Oh! This is delicious!]

 

“Th-this is meat skewer!”

 

[‘Gogui’? Mmm! The smoky flavor is excellent!]

 

“Now, now, this is gamju, gamju! Sweet and delicious!”

 

[‘Gamjuu’?]

 

Nasim exclaimed in admiration and bought every snack the merchants offered him to taste, sharing them one by one with his companions.

 

When rumors spread through the marketplace that a foreign barbarian was throwing money around, merchants from different trades(?) began running over with various items.

 

Nasim was buying everything when he casually muttered.

 

[Hmm… It would be nice if there was a place inside Hyeeum-won that sold simple snacks.]

 

Seo Rin didn’t miss Nasim’s muttering.

 

‘That’s true, there’s no place selling snacks in Hyeeum-won, so his mouth must have been bored.’

 

Seo Rin thought of modern hotels. Most had restaurants and buffets operating throughout business hours, plus convenience stores open 24 hours.

 

‘Would it be premature to create such a shop in Hyeeum-won that just opened…?’

 

Then Seo Rin let out a light laugh.

 

‘I was thinking as if I’d be here for life.’

 

Then she looked at the merchants surrounding Nasim and thought.

 

‘Have I ever had such a long dream? It’s going on much longer than I thought…?’

 

She knew that all of this was happening in a dream.

 

‘Then this should be a lucid dream, but why am I not waking up? …Could it be that my heart is the problem? Do I want to stay here a little longer…?’

 

With her mind becoming complicated, Seo Rin mindlessly gulped down the drink Nasim had handed her in one go. The sweet and sharp liquid went down her throat coolly.

 

“…Hm? Why does the aftertaste feel… sharp?”

 

A hot sensation rose from her nose and her vision swayed dizzily.

 

“Huh? Suddenly the sky is spinning…”

 

Just as Seo Rin’s body lost its center and was about to collapse!

 

A shadow that appeared like wind from somewhere firmly embraced her while simultaneously catching the luggage that was about to fall in mid-air.

 

It was truly an agile movement.

 

Just before losing consciousness, Seo Rin’s blurry vision caught sight of fierce but handsome sharp eyes.

 

It was Jun Gyeong who had caught Seo Rin.

 

“Chief, are you okay?!”

 

Seo Rin, held in Jun Gyeong’s arms, blinked her eyes for a moment, then recognized him and burst out laughing “Puhah!” before poking his face with her finger.

 

“…Seo Rin? What are you doing?”

 

“Wow, that was so fast! Like whoosh! Whoosh!”

 

Unlike her usual self, Seo Rin’s eyes and voice seemed somewhat loose and relaxed.

 

“…Has she lost it?”

 

Jun Gyeong’s brow furrowed fiercely as he caught the smell of alcohol wafting from Seo Rin. He whipped his head around and glared at Nasim, who looked clearly flustered.

 

“…Hey, alcohol. Did you give it to Seo Rin?”

 

Though the words didn’t get through, seeing Seo Rin swaying and Jun Gyeong’s menacing expression, Nasim finally grasped the situation.

 

He brought his nose to the cup Seo Rin had been holding and sniffed it several times, then made a troubled expression.

 

‘Oh no, it was so sweet I didn’t realize it was alcohol…!’

 

Jeong Yeon Hwa also belatedly understood the situation and pressed her forehead. With merchants crowding around, she had been too busy to notice this detail herself.

 

Jun Gyeong’s eyes immediately gleamed with murderous intent.

 

“You bastard…”

 

Just as he was about to growl at Nasim, Jeong Yeon Hwa quickly stopped Jun Gyeong.

 

“Middle General, there are many watching eyes.”

 

The restaurant merchants and onlookers were still surrounding them.

 

Jun Gyeong clicked his tongue briefly and lightly lifted Seo Rin, supporting behind her knees and back.

 

“Ah, Middle General, let me.”

 

Jeong Yeon Hwa tried to step forward, but Jun Gyeong refused.

 

“Even for you, an unconscious body is heavier than you think. It’s faster if I carry her.”

 

Jun Gyeong commanded his group in a sunken voice.

 

“Everyone, we’re going back.”

 

At Jun Gyeong’s sharp edge, Jeong Yeon Hwa’s body involuntarily flinched for a moment. The market merchants also scattered instantly as if by agreement at his murderous aura.

 

‘Right, this person… was a Middle General.’

 

The somewhat loose-screwed behavior from before was nowhere to be seen.

 

‘But where is that blood scent coming from…’

 

Yeon Hwa thought she had smelled it wrong and quickly walked ahead to clear the path.

 

The guards of Hyeeumwon quickly gathered the scattered shopping baskets and bundles, carrying them as they hurriedly followed behind Jun Gyeong and Jeong Yeon Hwa.

 

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Inside the carriage returning to Hyeeumwon, only suffocating silence lingered.

 

Jun Gyeong held the deeply sleeping Seo Rin firmly in his arms, continuously glaring at Nasim across from him with murderous eyes.

 

Nasim’s insides boiled at the sight of Seo Rin in Jun Gyeong’s arms, but knowing the cause lay with himself, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything and only bit his lips.

 

However, in truth, Jun Gyeong was… dying inside.

 

Whether the carriage was cold from the wind seeping in, Seo Rin in his arms was squirming and burrowing into his chest.

 

“Mmm…”

 

The small sleep-talking sounds escaping from Seo Rin and her hot breath kept tickling around his nape.

 

The sweet fragrance of gamju mixed with the subtle scent emanating from her lingered around his nose, making Jun Gyeong feel like he was going to lose his mind.

 

He unconsciously glanced down at the face in his arms. The deeply sleeping face was utterly defenseless.

 

The spirited and determined appearance he had seen during the interview was nowhere to be found, and a faint smile graced her innocent-looking youthful face.

 

At that unfamiliar sight, Jun Gyeong unconsciously swallowed hard. His throat felt parched and his heart seemed to pound loudly for no reason.

 

And Nasim, sitting across from them, watched with sharp, piercing eyes, not missing the subtle change in Jun Gyeong’s expression as he looked down at Seo Rin in his arms.

 

The rattling carriage came to a stop in the main gate courtyard of Hyeeumwon.

 

Just then, Eun Cheon’s footsteps, which had been heading toward the pavilion, came to an abrupt halt.

 

In his field of vision came the sight of Seo Rin lying limply in Jun Gyeong’s arms.

 

‘…!’

 

Eun Cheon unconsciously clenched his fists. An inexplicable cold displeasure surged up from within.

 

Jun Gyeong immediately sensed the chilly aura directed at him from Eun Cheon.

 

He reflexively held Seo Rin in his arms even more securely and moved his steps toward her dormitory room without hesitation.

 

Eun Cheon blocked Jun Gyeong’s path.

 

“…What happened here?”

 

An ice-cold voice settled low.

 

Eun Cheon’s gaze quietly turned to the face of Seo Rin, who was sleeping while leaning closely against Jun Gyeong’s chest.

 

Jun Gyeong let out a sigh. He didn’t want Seo Rin to be put in a difficult position by having an argument here.

 

“She ended up like this while trying to please the Dashi Kingdom merchants, so don’t scold the head student later.”

 

“…What?”

 

He brushed off Eun Cheon’s hand that had grabbed his shoulder and walked past him toward the dormitory room.

 

Eun Cheon’s face hardened coldly as he slowly lowered his hand that had been left hanging in the air.

 

‘Trying to please them… and ended up like that…?’

 

Eun Cheon, who had been standing as if nailed to the spot, slowly turned his head and coldly stared at Nasim, the source of all this commotion.

 

Nasim was also looking toward where Jun Gyeong had disappeared with a heavy expression when his eyes met with Eun Cheon’s.

 

Nasim was momentarily startled when their gazes met.

 

‘Wh-what kind of look is that! It’s like the eyes of a beast encountered in the desert at night.’

 

Eun Cheon slowly approached Nasim and asked.

 

[…What exactly happened at the marketplace.]

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