Chapter 28: The New Owner Arrives
’Reached my limit, seems I need to get a dungeon, fast! I will have to visit that place.’
He walked towards the sofa, and sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes. His body hummed with the sheer magnitude of the newly acquired Divine-Tier skills, realizing that his C-Rank was currently maxed out. If he wanted to safely harness more power, he needed a higher baseline.
"For now, I can use some of the Evolution stones to push my rank to B-Rank." He stored the remaining two Divine-Tier Skill books, and closed his eyes. The golden light faded from the room, replaced by the deep, rhythmic breathing of a man preparing to shatter his own boundaries.
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[Hours Later - Heaven Hotel.]
[12:20pm.]
Asher parked his scrappy SUV beside the luxurious cars of guests staying in the Hotel. The battered vehicle looked entirely out of place amidst the gleaming rows of sports cars and armored limousines. He opened the door and got down, staring at the 60 storey building before him, a smile on his face. The towering glass structure reflected the midday sun, standing as a monument to wealth and power in Vaeloria. Thanks to Kelly, this now belongs to him.
"Asher, what are we doing here?" Juliana got down from the car, staring at the Hotel, and continued, clearly intimidated by the sheer opulence of the environment.
"I don’t think we can afford anything in there." She said, walking towards Asher. Her shoulders were slightly hunched.
VOOM!!
"Watch out!!"
Asher lunged forward. He grabbed Juliana’s wrist, and pulled her into his chest, as a white Bugatti drove past her. The roaring engine sent a rush of hot wind over them, missing her by mere inches.
"Are you blind?!" He yelled at the driver, watching as the car came to a sudden, screeching stop.
The door opened wide, and a young guy moved out, angry: "Who are you calling blind?! She is the one that almost scratched my car!!" He yelled at Asher, his face flushed with the kind of indignant rage that only spoiled rich kids possessed.
".....?"
Asher blinked, utterly baffled by the sheer audacity of the accusation, then pointed at the area Juliana stood: "This is a parking area, not a racetrack, do you need to drive with that much speed?" He asked, letting go of Juliana, stepping forward to shield her from the man’s hostility.
"Anyhow I want to drive, it doesn’t concern you!" The guy snapped at Asher, checking his car for any scratch marks, or dirt, clearly valuing the paint job over human life.
"Phew, count yourselves lucky today!" He yelled, and entered his car again, and drove away, finding a premium parking spot closer to the entrance.
"What should I call this?" Asher sighed, shaking his head at the ridiculous encounter, and gently grabbed the stunned Juliana’s hand to ground her.
"Come on, let’s go inside."
"Inside? Why?" Juliana was getting confused. The hotel doesn’t look cheap, and although they took some money from Fat Pig, she doesn’t plan spending it all here on a single lunch.
"Don’t worry, I have some business inside."
Juliana stared at him for some seconds, reading the calm, unbothered confidence in his eyes, then slowly nodded her head: "Alright then."
Asher smiled, and led her towards the grand entrance.
"Please stop!"
The security man stopped both Asher and Juliana, stepping directly into their path. He was staring at their cheap outfits, a small frown on his face, visually categorizing them as vagrants.
"Do you know where you are?" He asked, gesturing to the glass door behind him, his tone dripping with condescension.
"Isn’t this Heaven Hotel?" Juliana asked, a bit confused. The name of the hotel was right above them, written in massive gold letters, why wouldn’t they know where they are?
".....?!"
Asher and the security stared at her, completely speechless. The security was looking down on them, intending to mock their poverty, but she took it as a genuine question. If it was the second personality, she would have given this Security a mouthful already, probably breaking his nose in the process.
"Of course this is Heaven Hotel, but why are you here??" He asked with a frown, realizing his sarcasm was completely lost on the innocent lady.
"We are here to see the Manager." Asher stated with a flat expression, his patience for this pointless gatekeeping wearing extremely thin.
"Manager?! Do you think the Manager of Heaven Hotel can be seen by anyone?"
The security guards, Asher and Juliana turned to the voice, seeing the same young man walking towards them, spinning his car keys in his finger. Beside him was a beautiful lady with long blonde hair; she was busy with her phone, ignoring the world around her like a living accessory.
"Oh, it’s Mr Careful, sorry, but the Manager is busy at the moment. Oh, as for my Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, I parked it already." He smiled, walking past the two, making sure to drop the name of his ridiculously expensive car.
"Oh! It’s Young Master Frederick! Welcome to Heaven Hotel, please, go inside and leave this to me." The Security Guard said with a flattering, sickeningly sweet smile, bowing slightly.
"Hahahaha! Please make sure some trash doesn’t enter and dirty the floor!" Frederick stated, walking inside the hotel, his ego sufficiently stroked.
’I got Intel that the new Owner of Heaven Hotel will arrive today, I need to show him my worth, and maybe my family can get a powerful backer.’ Frederick thought, walking inside, adjusting his designer jacket.
’These dirts will only trouble him.’ He added, completely oblivious to the irony of his thoughts.
The moment the door closed, the ten security guards all turned to Asher and Juliana, their flattering smiles instantly replaced by aggressive scowls.
"Please get lost, we don’t want to lose our job... Go, before we use force." He added, resting a hand on his baton.
Asher nodded, refusing to stoop to their level. He brought out his phone and made a call. When the system rewarded him the Hotel, this current number appeared with it, including the Previous CEO’s number and a direct line to the top floor.
"The security guards aren’t letting me inside."
["What?!! I am on my way right now!!"]
A panicked voice sounded from the other end. It was so loud he could hear the chair falling in the background as the man scrambled to his feet. Asher exhaled, and disconnected the call, slipping the phone back into his pocket.
"You heard that?" He asked, looking at the lead guard.
The men looked at one another, taken aback by the sheer confidence, and after some seconds, they rushed to Asher, forming a tight barricade.
"We don’t believe you, besides, the true Boss will appear soon, so all your lies are useless." He said, pointing a finger at Asher, convinced this was just a desperate bluff by a poor man.
’Huh? I only informed the general manager of my arrival, how did the security know about it?!’ Asher thought to himself, a bit amused by how fast rumors traveled in the corporate world.