Hari pertama operasional resor berjalan lancar. Meski di dalam kostum maskot, aku berkeringat dingin. ‘K-Kalau begini, tamu bermasalahnya terlalu banyak.’ Tepatnya, mereka bukan sekadar ‘tamu bermasalah’, tapi makhluk menakutkan dan tidak menyenangkan seperti yang biasa muncul di film horor—satu dari tiga tamu seperti itu. – Tolong beri saya Kamar 404. Harus Kamar 404, dan jangan pernah, jangan pernah mencariku. – Letsburntodeathtogether – Lift di sini banyak sekali ya… Hihihihihihihihihihihi. Dan aku mulai sadar, sebenarnya lebih mudah kalau mereka berlaku sejelas ini. Telepon yang ditutup mendadak, berpura-pura memohon bantuan lalu tertawa terbahak-bahak saat kau menunjukkan keanehan, dan kisah-kisah hari kiamat religius yang aneh dan tak bisa dipahami manusia. Ini benar-benar hotel cerita hantu Neapolitan. Selamatkan aku. Aku bisa gila. Syukurlah, satu-satunya hiburan adalah hari ini hampir berakhir. Sepertinya check-in hari ini akan segera selesai. Mari kita periksa hasil pembukaan hari pertama setelah jam operasional berakhir. ‘Sepertinya taman hiburan juga hampir tutup.’ Kecuali shift malam, resor sepertinya tutup bersamaan dengan taman hiburan. Jauh di luar jendela, kembang api meledak. …Sepertinya zona merah, Zona Magik Bunny, mengadakan parade yang mengerikan dan menyenangkan, karena aku mendengar tamu-tamu bergosip kecewa karena melewatkannya… ‘Zona merah gila itu, sepertinya masih beroperasi normal…’ Untuk sekali ini, aku bersyukur maskot tidak bisa meninggalkan zonanya…… Dan aku menyadari hal lain. Sejumlah besar tamu bermasalah yang datang ke resor ini menghabiskan sebagian besar waktu mereka di Zona Magik Bunny. Contohnya, bahkan sekarang. "Permisi. Saya tidak punya mata, dan kalau tidak punya mata, saya tidak bisa menutup mata, jadi saya tidak bisa tidur, jadi tidak ada gunanya menyewa kamar. Beri saya mata. Mata." "Ah, tunggu sebentar, izinkan saya memeriksa inventaris kami…" "Kau punya. Kau punya, kan! Kau menyimpannya!!" Aku nyaris berhasil menyelamatkan Jang Heowoon, yang hampir saja bola matanya dicabut, dan mengusir makhluk mengerikan itu keluar pintu depan. Makhluk itu, dengan rongga mata kosong berkedip-kedip di seluruh tubuhnya, meratap saat diusir oleh intimidasi maskot standar. Karyawan yang memakai topeng tikus panen, bekerja sebagai petugas kebersihan, meringkuk di sudut sambil menyapu setengah hati seolah ingin menghilang dari tempat ini. Wajar saja. Kalau bukan karena kostum maskot ini, aku mungkin sudah pingsan juga… ‘…Tidak bisakah aku mengenali mereka lebih dulu dan menolak mereka masuk?’ Aku ingin mengusir semua pembuat onar sebelum mereka masuk. Tiga ketentuan lagi sudah ditambahkan ke peraturan kerja staf karena hal ini… Saat aku mempertimbangkan metode apa yang harus dipakai di sela-sela tamu check-in— Seorang tamu menerobos pintu kaca. Tidak, mungkin itu bukan tamu. Seorang karyawan Tim Eksplorasi Lapangan bertopeng musang melihat karyawan bertopeng kepik yang duduk di meja panggilan layanan kamar dan berlari mendekat, memeluknya dengan putus asa. "A-Asisten Manajer! Asisten Manajer, tolong selamatkan saya. Saya mencoba keluar lewat gerbang, tapi saya tidak bisa keluar…" "E-Eh? Saya tidak yakin apa maksud Anda…" "Bagaimanapun caranya, saya tidak bisa pergi! Saya juga tidak bisa kembali ke zona biru! Katanya tiket wahana saya sudah terpakai! Tolong selamatkan saya. Tolong, tolong…" "…Maaf, Tuan Tamu!" Staf bertopeng kepik dengan sopan melepaskan diri dan menunjuk ke arah meja resepsionis. "Saya bukan concierge, jadi kalau ada pertanyaan tentang jalan keluar, silakan tanyakan di meja resepsionis di sana." Karyawan bertopeng musang itu menegang, mengeluarkan bunyi berderit saat menoleh, dan menatap mataku. Jangan khawatir. Aku di pihakmu. Tapi staf bertopeng musang itu mencoba berbalik dan berlari keluar pintu kaca. Tidak, kalau begitu, kau mau tidur di mana…? Maksudku, bagaimana kau bisa sampai ke sini? Apa kau melewati gerbang tanpa cap tiket? Saat itu, seorang tamu yang memasuki lobi menangkap karyawan bertopeng musang yang hendak kabur. …Itu Kepala Seksi Lee Jaheon! Ah, tidak, kenapa Kapten Tim ada di sini bukannya pergi! Menyeret staf yang tersedu-sedu itu, Kepala Seksi Lee Jaheon melangkah ke meja resepsionis dan menatapku lurus sebelum menyapaku. Ia mengulurkan sesuatu seperti lencana kertas kecil berbentuk persegi panjang. Itu kupon penginapan. "Maskot Blue Dream Waterpark membagikannya sebagai hadiah acara." ‘Kenapa melakukan hal seperti itu?’ Tidak… Lebih penting lagi, apakah itu diizinkan tanpa izin?
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The first day of resort operations is proceeding smoothly. Though inside the mascot suit, I was sweating cold bullets. ‘T-There are just too many problem guests.’ To be precise, they’re not just ‘problem guests’, but the sort of terrifying, ominous beings you’d expect to see in a horror movie—one out of every three guests was like that. – Please give me Room 404. It absolutely has to be Room 404, and never, ever come looking for me. – Letsburntodeathtogether – There sure are a lot of elevators here… Heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee. And I’m starting to realize that it’s honestly easier when they just make it this obvious. Calls that are hung up abruptly, pretending to desperately ask for help and then bursting out in wild laughter when you point out something strange, and bizarre, incomprehensible tales of a religious judgment day that no human could understand. This is just a Neapolitan ghost story hotel. Save me. I’m going to lose it. Still, the only consolation is that today is almost over. It looks like today’s check-ins will soon be finished. Let’s check the results of the first day’s opening after business ends. ‘Looks like the theme park is nearing closing time too.’ Except for the night shift, the resort seems to close together with the theme park. Far outside the window, fireworks were going off. …It seemed like the red zone, the Magic Bunny Zone, had some horrific and fun parade, because I could hear guests gossiping in disappointment about having missed it… ‘That insane red zone, I guess it’s still operating just fine…’ For once, I’m glad mascots can’t leave their own zones…… And I realized something else. A significant number of these problematic guests coming to the resort had spent most of their time in the Magic Bunny Zone. For example, even now. “Excuse me. I don’t have eyes, and if I don’t have eyes, I can’t close my eyes, so I can’t sleep, so there’s no point in renting a room. Give me eyes. Eyes.” “Ah, one moment, allow me to check our inventory…” “You have some. You have them, don’t you! You’re holding onto them!!” I barely managed to rescue Jang Heowoon, who was about to have his eyeballs yanked out, and chased that horrifying thing out the front door. That thing, with empty eye sockets blinking all over its body, wailed as it was forced out by a standard mascot’s intimidation. The employee wearing the harvest mouse mask, working as a cleaner, was hunched up in a corner while half-heartedly sweeping as if wishing he could disappear from this place. It made sense. If I weren’t wearing the mascot suit, I might have fainted, too… ‘…Can’t I spot them ahead of time and just refuse them entry?’ I wanted to kick all the troublemakers out before they even made it inside. Three more provisions had already been added to the staff work regulations because of this… As I was considering what method to use during a lull in check-in guests— A guest burst through the glass door. No, maybe it wasn’t a guest. A Field Exploration Team employee wearing a weasel mask spotted the ladybug-masked employee sitting at the room service call desk and sprinted over, clinging to him desperately. “A-Assistant Manager! Assistant Manager, please save me. I tried to go out through the gate, but I can’t get out…” “E-Excuse me? I’m not sure what you mean…” “No matter what I do, I can’t leave! I can’t go back into the blue zone, either! I was told my ride ticket has already been used! Please save me. Please, please…” “…I apologize, dear guest!” The ladybug-masked staff politely disentangled himself and pointed toward the front desk. “I’m not a concierge, so, if you have questions about the exit, please inquire at the front desk over there.” The weasel-masked employee stiffened, creaked as he turned his head, and met my eyes. Don’t worry. I’m an ally. But the weasel-masked staff tried to turn and run out the glass doors. No, if you do that, where do you plan to sleep…? I mean, how did you even make it over here in the first place? Did you cross the gate without getting your ticket stamped? Just then, a guest entering the lobby grabbed hold of the fleeing weasel-masked employee. …It’s Section Chief Lee Jaheon! Ah, no, why is the squad leader here instead of leaving! Dragging the sobbing staff by the scruff of the neck, Section Chief Lee Jaheon strode up to the front desk and looked straight at me before greeting me. He held out something like a small, rectangular paper badge. It was a lodging coupon. “The Blue Dream Waterpark mascot is handing them out as event prizes.” ‘Why would it do something like that?’ No… More importantly, was it even allowed to do that without permission?
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