Chapter 19: The Final Victor

Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari both hid behind Lin Ye; knowing that Tanaka Ichiro and Kamimura Mie in room 304 had mutated into supernatural monsters, they were terrified, fearing that some horrific creature would crawl out of room 304.

And the moment they caught a glimpse of the female front desk clerk wrapped in a suit and black silk, they became even more panicked, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

Monsters in front, monsters outside, everything was monsters; how were they supposed to solve this!

“Little Brother Lin, finally here, waited for you…… for a long time.”

Tanaka Ichiro appeared; his hair was even thinner, his forehead greasy and shining, and the fact that he was only wearing shorts made Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari look away immediately.

A greasy middle-aged man, nobody liked that.

“Isn’t this bringing Ai-chan and Kuroda-san over to play together?”

“Good, good, good, let’s play together, Mie is quite nice, she will definitely satisfy you.”

Tanaka Ichiro stepped back immediately, gesturing for the three to enter; his gaze was fixed on Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari, which made them feel nauseous and repulsed.

And a few meters away, Kamimura Mie was wearing sexy undergarments, a large area of skin exposed, and even the dim light couldn’t hide that charm; she noticed Lin Ye’s gaze, threw a wink, and gestured for Lin Ye to come in quickly.

“By the way, I need to add one more person, I wonder if that’s okay.”

Facing Lin Ye’s impromptu request, Tanaka Ichiro only welcomed it even more strongly.

“The more the merrier, let’s all play together.”

“Tanaka-san, I’m just afraid you won’t be able to handle her and won’t be able to play.”

“Come.”

A single word showcased Tanaka Ichiro’s determination and confidence; he even puffed out his chest, declaring his strength, but his pot-bellied appearance really didn’t have much persuasive power.

“Then I’ll go call her.”

As the words fell,

everything plunged into a state of stasis.

Lin Ye held one girl in each arm, stepped back a few steps, then let go and walked toward the supernatural female front desk clerk.

“One likes to play,”

“one has to deal with guests,”

“you two…… are very suitable.”

After a short while,

the female clerk was dragged by Lin Ye to the front of room 304.

He adjusted her position, and the moment he deactivated [Time Stop], he kicked the female clerk in front of him; in an instant, the female clerk suffered a heavy blow and fell toward Tanaka Ichiro in front.

“Have fun.”

‘Clang,’ the door slammed shut.

The second before it closed, shrill screams and roars came from inside.

Kuroda Hikari was completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

And Hoshino Ai knew, but didn’t say much; she only needed to know that Lin Ye had once again solved the problem they were facing.

‘Thud, thud……’

The sturdy, unbreakable door emitted one sound after another; the immense force even caused the door to bulge and deform, but it quickly returned to normal.

Clearly,

the door could not be destroyed by external force.

“Woman, kill……”

“Guest noisy, expel……”

“Thud, thud, thud……”

“Boom, boom, boom……”

Through the door, the chaotic sounds of battle inside continued to come through.

The three even heard Kamimura Mie’s screams.

Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari’s gazes fell on Lin Ye; Lin Ye organized his words slightly and said,

“This proves that the hotel’s front desk clerk and the mutated guests are not entirely on the same side; in the current situation where the female clerk is coming to expel noisy guests who violate the rules, even completely supernaturalized guests are within her scope of handling.”

They understood this logic!

But what Kuroda Hikari didn’t understand was……

“Senior Lin Ye, why…… did the female clerk suddenly appear in front of us, and just now……”

Lin Ye smiled and made a shushing gesture.

Inside room 304, the battle intensified, and the commotion grew louder and louder; the sound of breaking glass, overturning furniture, kept rising, followed by the low roars and howls of the three.

If not for the obstruction of this door, ===== CHAPTER 44 =====

the aftermath of the battle alone would likely have posed a huge threat to them.

Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari listened in terror, wanting only to get away.

“Lin Ye-kun, who do you think will win?”

“Don’t know.”

“Ho…… hope they both end up losing and die, that would be best.”

Hoshino Ai hoped for this.

Time passed second by second,

the commotion inside room 304 was sometimes intense, sometimes subsided, but the door never showed any sign of opening, which indicated that neither side had decided the winner.

Finally,

another ten minutes passed,

‘Click-click-click……’

the hallway began to shake.

This time, without Lin Ye needing to say anything, Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari both grabbed Lin Ye’s wrists immediately to avoid losing contact due to the terrain change.

Because there was no threat from the female clerk, this time Lin Ye led the two of them through the dim hallway filled with red light.

[306] found.

‘Beep……’

As the room card approached, the door opened.

And at this moment, a crisp sound of footsteps came from the distant hallway.

This sound,

Lin Ye was too familiar with it,

and Hoshino Ai was equally familiar.

The final victor of the 304 battle was…… the female front desk clerk!

……

…… ===== CHAPTER 45 =====

It was the sound of high heels.

Lin Ye looked over and saw the female clerk with her black suit disheveled and her stockings torn, revealing skin; she walked in high heels, her left hand hanging down, dragging something. As the distance closed, what she was dragging finally became clearer in the dim light.

“Wah-woo……”

Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari covered their mouths, fearing that if they made a sound, they would violate the hotel’s rules again.

Even with Lin Ye there, the two girls didn’t dare to face her directly.

It was a corpse, the corpse of the middle-aged man Tanaka Ichiro; no, strictly speaking, it wasn’t a corpse, Tanaka Ichiro hadn’t died yet, his eyes were still open, but his already plump body had swollen to the point where his clothes couldn’t support it and it was exploding, with chunks of unknown meat flowing with juices, and a faint, fishy stench even wafted through the hallway.

“Woman……”

“Kill……”

The weak voice could still be clearly heard in the silent hallway.

The female clerk kicked him hard, and Tanaka Ichiro’s pig-like screams rang out.

Afterward, she stopped and raised her gray eyes to look at Lin Ye.

Eye contact, silent communication.

Lin Ye was 80% sure that this female clerk had self-awareness and wasn’t just a puppet character in the hotel, though whether that self-awareness was truly her own or granted by the hotel, he couldn’t be sure.

He would know if he tried.

He extended his index finger and pressed it against his lips.

Three seconds later,

the female clerk withdrew her gaze and walked forward step by step, dragging Tanaka Ichiro. Lin Ye watched quietly without making any move, while Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari hid behind Lin Ye, shivering; they were worried that the female clerk would suddenly jump up and launch a surprise attack, and if they could, they would even want to turn around and enter the room immediately to close the door.

But Lin Ye didn’t leave, nor did he have any intention of closing the door, so they could only endure, hoping with trepidation that the female clerk would pass by as quickly as possible.

‘Tap……’

‘Tap……’

Closer,

even closer.

The female clerk never launched an attack or showed any malice.

Finally,

the two sides passed each other.

And at that moment,

“Cleaning……”

“Will have……”

A hoarse voice, yet unexpectedly without any coldness.

She dragged Tanaka Ichiro away and entered the elevator, disappearing.

“Lin, Senior Lin Ye…… are we…… safe now?”

Kuroda Hikari said cautiously.

The female clerk was gone, so they must be safe, right?

“Safe for now.”

“That’s good, that’s good.”

Kuroda Hikari let out a long sigh of relief.

“That’s…… the room card, Lin Ye-kun,”

Hoshino Ai noticed the card on the ground outside the door, stained with black-red liquid; she suddenly shook Lin Ye’s shoulder and immediately went outside to pick up the room card.

‘Rustle……’

Hoshino Ai took out a tissue, wiped the room card clean, and handed it to Lin Ye.

“It’s the room card for 304, did the middle-aged man drop it when he was dragged away?”

“Probably, it couldn’t have been left behind by that terrifying female clerk!”

Kuroda Hikari was still terrified; the distance between fear and death was so close.

If it weren’t for Lin Ye, she would probably be dead already.

And compared to Lin Ye, her classmate Sawayanagi Taisuke was just too pathetic; she had already heard from Hoshino Ai that when the female clerk appeared, Sawayanagi Taisuke had closed the door directly, not giving them any chance to enter.

Lin Ye took the room card for 304.

Combining it with the female clerk’s simple words earlier, he actually felt it was left behind by the female clerk.

Was this…… help?

This…… wasn’t right, was it?

The hotel’s female clerk actively providing help?

With this doubt, Lin Ye turned and closed the door to 306.

The moment it ‘clicked,’ Hoshino Ai and Kuroda Hikari finally let out a big sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.

“The room is still the most reassuring place.”

Hoshino Ai didn’t care about her image at all, jumping directly onto the large bed, which made a ‘creak-creak’ sound as it shook.

Kuroda Hikari followed suit, not caring either.

Lin Ye looked over and saw the beautiful scenery of the two girls exposing themselves.

“Speaking of which, Lin Ye-kun, why didn’t the female clerk attack us at the end?”

Immediately, the gazes of both girls focused on Lin Ye.

“First, we had already entered the room, so we were within the scope of the room.”

“Second, we remained quiet and didn’t make any more loud noises.”

“Third, I estimate that she had just dealt with one guest, so before she finished processing this guest who violated the rules, she couldn’t deal with other guests.” ===== CHAPTER 46 =====