Who Should Become Dinner?

The timeline within the instance is roughly in the past, and the disordered rules are broken according to people's moods.

Yu Xing managed to secure the last empty room in the run-down hotel by saying she would "sell herself to pay off her debts."

Daisy's daughter, who had just heard Daisy call her Xixi, led Yu Xing upstairs with a look of disdain, saying as she led the way, "Didn't you say you were rich?"

"You're so pretty, I never imagined you were in the sex trade. Let me tell you, my mom is beautiful, and she likes all sorts of men, but... sigh, anyway, you'll definitely regret this!"

Daisy's daughter, who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, spoke stiffly and refused to look at Yu Xing, as if looking at him would pollute her eyes.

While listening to her well-intentioned complaints, Yu Xing looked around the second floor.

Once upon a time, the rooms on the second floor were named after gemstones, lined up one by one, filling the long corridor. The stairs led up to the left and right sides; the rooms on the left were already quite comfortable, while those on the right were even more luxurious.

But now, there is only a straight corridor leading up the stairs, with no view at all. There are five rooms on each side, and at the end hangs a portrait of a family of three.

The room door was made of wood, with an uneven surface and signs of insect damage.

Once upstairs, Xixi's voice trailed off. "Fine, you chose this yourself. I'm too lazy to remind people like you. This is your room. Here, the key."

The girl led Yu Xing to a door at the far left and handed Yu Xing a key. "The room isn't very soundproof, so please be considerate of the neighbors if you're going to do 'that'."

She glanced at the room Yu Xing's and muttered, "Even though your neighbor is a shameless scumbag too."

"What do you mean, 'so'?" After observing the environment and gaining a general understanding of the instance she was in, Yu Xing finally replied to Xixi with a helpless and restrained smile, "Although I paid for my debt with my body, I can't be considered scum, can I? You see?"

He raised his hand, showing his tattered clothes that barely covered his body... or perhaps not even that. "I've gotten into some trouble, all my money was stolen, I had no other choice but to do this, I'm already heartbroken enough, don't make me feel worse."

Xixi sketched out Yu Xing's appearance, rolled her eyes, but her momentum weakened considerably. "Okay, I just noticed, if that's the case... then you're a pitiful person too."

She looked around, then suddenly leaned close to Yu Xing's ear and whispered, "Be careful of Mom."

Then, as if trying to cover up the situation, he said loudly, "You should rest for a bit. If you want lunch, come to the lobby in half an hour. The chef will only cook for everyone else; the other guests will be there too."

"Okay, I understand." Yu Xing nodded seriously.

Perhaps thinking that what would be remembered was the phrase "Be careful of Mom," Xixi felt she had fulfilled her responsibility and left contentedly.

Yu Xing thought happily, "Although the environment is quite simple, being able to take a shower and then have a meal is truly a wonderful thing!"

He tossed the key in his hand, caught it casually, then inserted it into the lock and opened the door.

Since there were only ten rooms, the room numbers on the doors were very simple, ranging from 1 to 10. He was staying in room number 10.

The number opposite is 9, and the number next to it is 8.

Just as he was about to go into the room to take a look, the door to room number 9 suddenly made a soft sound. Yu Xing turned his head as if sensing something, and his eyes met those of a wrinkled old man through the crack in the door of room number 9.

The old man stood by the door, not saying a word, just staring at Yu Xing with a gloomy expression. His deeply lined face revealed the sickly air of someone nearing the end of their life. When he noticed Yu Xing looking over, the old man silently closed the door again.

Yu Xing: "..."

It's like a ghostly texture that suddenly pops up and hits the player in a horror Yugi.

He didn't pay much attention, stepped into the room he had earned through his own efforts, and closed the door.

Everything else in the hotel faded into the background for the time being; now, Yu Xing's eyes were only on the simple but clean and tidy room.

This is a single room, not too big or too small. It contains a relatively new wooden bed, a wardrobe, a wooden table, a wooden chair, a simple small sofa, and a small open area for free movement.

The room has its own balcony, which extends from an area separated by several pillars to a convex, semi-circular platform. It can be used to dry clothes and, theoretically, also to enjoy the view.

This environment is fine even for long-term rentals, and it's even much better than some of the dirty, illegal rental houses in medieval Europe.

But...

There is no bathroom.

Yu Xing walked around in confusion for a few moments, confirming that there was no bathroom.

He glanced around, then went to the balcony and leaned over the railing to look outside.

He should have seen ruins originating from the Dead Silent Island.

But once inside the instance, the area outside the inn transformed back into a dirty alleyway full of life. Across the street was another place resembling an inn, with several tables set up in the middle of the alley for drying harvested grains.

It was as if we had suddenly entered a normal and peaceful middle to late century.

This is, of course, an illusion.

Yu Xing well that the view from the balcony was nothing but a mirage, designed to deceive those entering the instance and lull unlucky souls into a false sense of security, making them oblivious to the possible eeriness lurking within the inn itself.

Yu Xing quickly lost interest in admiring the scenery. He returned to his room and found a hotel guide on the wooden table.

The sign above, written in English, states that the bathroom is on the right side of the lobby on the first floor, and the dining room and kitchen are on the left side of the lobby. Lunch is served at noon, and dinner is served at 6 p. m. If you wish to dine, an additional fee will be charged, which Ms. Daisy will collect when settling the room bill.

In addition, there are new ready-made clothes in the room's closet; taking them out constitutes a purchase, and an extra fee will be charged.

Yu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he has no money anyway, it doesn't matter whether he owes a little more or a little less.

He walked up to the cabinet and, sure enough, saw new clothes inside, both men's and women's. The men's clothes included shirts, trousers, and boots, while the women's clothes were skirts and flat cloth shoes; they all looked cheap.

Yu Xing grabbed a set of dark men's clothes and shoes at random, and walked out of the room, dressed in tattered clothes, heading straight for the bathroom on the first floor.

He saw Daisy and Xixi talking downstairs. They weren't surprised to see him come down; they seemed to have expected him to take a shower first.

Daisy raised an eyebrow, her tone light. "Dark clothes? Very composed, darling, but I think you'd suit lighter colors better."

Yu Xing smiled at her, with an expression that said, "Anyway, I've already taken off my dark clothes, so I'll just wear this." and entered the bathroom.

Xixi's gaze followed him until he disappeared from sight before she looked away.

"What's wrong, dear Xixi?" Daisy suddenly asked, her smile rather sarcastic. "This handsome young man is your type, isn't he? Too bad, for survival, he'll only choose his mother. That's reality, my poor daughter."

Xixi paused for a moment, then said, "I have no feelings for him... I have no feelings for any man who lives here. I'm different from you, Mom."

"I don't have those kinds of thoughts on every man I meet. Please don't insult me with your own ideas."

"Oh, my daughter is so damn pure and innocent." Daisy's sarcasm became more pronounced. "Well, let's get back to our previous topic. Our rooms are full. Who do you think should be our dinner partner tonight, so we can make room for the next guest?"