Chapter 2 - I'm Getting This Promotion!

Chapter 2 - I'm Getting This Promotion!

[Host has not reached the requirement needed to log into the Hotel Manager System.]

"What the hell is going on?" I wondered as I saw a blue panel appear before me.

It was like those system panels in comics.

Had I really gained a system after being reborn?

[Host has not met all the requirements needed to log into the Hotel Manager System.]

What requirement did I need to meet?

[Sole requirement to be met before logging into the Hotel Manager System is to become the manager of a hotel.]

Well, it was technically in the system's name. But now, I was more fired up than ever to steal the position of Hotel Manager from Choi Woo-Sung.

[Since the host has not met the requirement, the Hotel Manager System shall open up a fraction of its capabilities.]

As soon as I read this system message, I screamed as my left eye experienced excruciating pain.

I covered my left eye while falling to my knees due to the pain.

[Skill 'Intuition' has been granted to the host.]

I glanced around, but my vision didn't seem to change in any way.

Did I just endure all that pain for nothing?

I angrily opened my door, eager to head to the Myriad Hotel Seoul Branch Headquarters as soon as possible.

As I stepped out of my room, I bumped into a familiar but cunning face.

Pan Eun-Gyung, the two-faced individual, stood in front of me.

I wanted to use my bare hands to choke her, but I quickly regained my composure.

[The skill 'Intuition' has detected foul play.]

What is the system talking about?

"Tae Hyun-Seok, are you alright? I heard your scream from outside your door," Pan Eun-Gyung said, appearing genuinely worried.

[Foul play has been analyzed.]

[Pan Eun-Gyung is a diversion set up by Choi Woo-Sung to slow down the host's progress to the Myriad Hotel Seoul Branch Headquarters.]

As soon as the system informed me of this, I completely ignored Pan Eun-Gyung and walked towards the elevator.

DING

The elevator door opened, and I entered before pressing the button for the ground floor.

"What the heck, did that poor, useless Tae Hyun-Seok just ignore me?"

Pan Eun-Gyung stomped on the ground furiously.

Her once calm and cute aura had completely transformed.

She was truly a beauty! Her long, brown hair and green eyes captivated all the men who laid eyes on her.

"He should be grateful I even talk to him!"

Pan Eun-Gyung shouted before her mood did a 180° shift, returning to calm and cute.

…

I had just descended in the elevator when the skill [Intuition] detected foul play again.

[The skill 'Intuition' has detected foul play.]

[Foul play has been analyzed.]

[Choi Woo-Sung has paid your private driver to pick you up late.]

In my previous life, my driver told me he overslept, and I foolishly believed him.

So, it was all Choi Woo-Sung's doing.

Choi Woo-Sung came from a wealthy family, giving him access to a lot of funds.

I couldn't be sure if he was using his parents' money for all this.

I stepped outside the hotel to catch a taxi, and that's when it happened.

[The skill 'Intuition' has detected foul play once again.]

[Foul play has been analyzed.]

[No taxis shall pass this road under the orders of Choi Woo-Sung, who has bribed all the taxi drivers in the city of Seoul.]

"What on earth!"

Even if Choi Woo-Sung's family was rich, how could he bribe all the taxi drivers in Seoul?

With no other option, I went to retrieve my motorbike from the hotel's parking lot.

[The skill 'Intuition' has detected foul play.]

[Foul play has been analyzed.]

[Choi Woo-Sung has tampered with the mechanics of the host's motorbike. Riding the bike would lead to a road accident for the host.]

To be honest, I have to give Choi Woo-Sung some credit for his foresight, but he failed to consider my connections.

…

Meanwhile, in the interview room of Myriad Hotel Seoul Branch Headquarters,

Choi Woo-Sung sat before six interviewers with suitcases filled with money.

"In each of these suitcases is 100 million won. You can each be 100 million won richer if you make me the Hotel Manager of Myriad Hotel: Flamboyance."

Since the Myriad Hotel was a global icon, each branch had a title.

All the interviewers were greedy old men, wanting to spend their last moments enjoying money.

Footsteps approached the room.

Once Choi Woo-Sung heard them, he cleverly hid the suitcases under the table.

"Miss Chung Ji-Yung, can't you see we're in the middle of an interview...?"

The chief interviewer was cut off as his assistant, Miss Chung Ji-Yung, shoved a smartphone into his ear.

The chief interviewer's expression turned pale.

Choi Woo-Sung was about to ask what happened before being informed that he failed the promotion interview.

Choi Woo-Sung was confused, but he soon understood when his father entered and instructed him to get in the family car.

As Choi Woo-Sung left the Myriad Hotel Seoul Branch Headquarters, I entered with a wide smile on my face.

Minutes before, I had contacted Choi Woo-Sung's father, informing him of the bribery plan.

Upon hearing this, he rushed to pick me up in his sports car and drove me to the Myriad Hotel Seoul Branch Headquarters.

Returning to the present,

I entered the interview room and closed the door.

This time, victory is mine.

I'm definitely getting this promotion!