Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work

Unfortunately, the guests were not suitable candidates. But I pitied these frail lower life forms and hired them.

They may be unqualified to work as full-time staff at the Flower Golden Resort, but I expect them to do their best.

The pen moved on its own.

The document updated itself.

With ■■ being insufficient, it was decided to begin temporary operation of the lobby and basic accommodations.

May many guests find peaceful rest.

And.

And for the guests who come seeking rest, I resolved to show a friendly and cheerful appearance, befitting a theme park.

The moment that sentence was recorded—

“…!!”

Something warm, soft, and suffocating began to wrap around me over my suit.

With its soft fur, it naturally enveloped my entire body and formed a thick figure, as if it were my own skin.

“……”

Before I knew it, I saw my reflection in the clean, shiny corridor window.

There stood the mascot.

“…!”

With branch-like horns, a cat-like thing, stylized into a deformed, toy-like form.

The new mascot suit of Cheerful Theme Park.

But it wasn’t only me who was changing.

“Ahh!”

The employees’ bodies began to twist and transform, taking on the standard mascot form. Wait a minute…!

Gritting my teeth, I grabbed the pen with my stubby mascot paw and wrote on the document.

However, for regular staff, wearing uniforms instead of mascot suits would better match the luxury of the resort.

“Huuuhk!”

The transformation stopped.

Instead, the employees’ suits changed, becoming formal uniforms adorned with golden bowties.

I withdrew my sweat-soaked hand.

It seemed I could write things, as long as it didn’t go against the operation of the resort.

And I… I would be fine. My body hadn’t actually turned into a mascot. I was just wearing the mascot costume.

…Probably.

‘Huu.’

I took a deep breath and waddled out to the lobby.

Horribly, there were already mascots with my appearance waiting there.

“…!”

Bellboys, cleaning staff, security, front desk—all kinds of uniforms.

No… It was all me standing there.

I would manage the resort as the mascot.

I could do anything and be anything. As long as it was for the operation of the resort.

…Just as the text said.

I could know whatever I wanted about what I was doing.

‘I’m going to hurl.’

My stomach churned. This didn’t feel like a human sensation.

But I had to keep working. There was no other way right now.

I approached the largest front desk in the lobby. Avoiding eye contact with the mascot standing at the reception, I scanned the desk.

There was a golden stamp.

‘…!’

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed to be a stamp for confirming attraction usage.

It looked like, at the resort, you could get a stamp by using subsidiary facilities.

“Um, this…”

I immediately tried to pick up the stamp and stamp the other people’s wristbands, but a strong resistance stopped my hand.

‘No!’

<j>Youabsolutelycannotdarestampthecountforguestswhohaven’tenjoyedanattractionyet! Thatwouldviolatetheoperationrules!</j>

My breath got stuck in my throat.

Instead, I handed them the guestbook.

“…!”

The employees looked disoriented, clearly overwhelmed by a situation far outside the manual, but eventually wrote their nicknames in the guestbook after seeing the stamp.

“I-I’m fine!”

Except for the ladybug employee.

“……”

I stamped the guestbook entries for Jang Heowoon and the harvest mouse employee.

[(Cheerful) Fantasy Land Ride Ticket ■□□]

[(Cheerful) Fantasy Land Ride Ticket ■□□]

“Ah…!”

“It’s real.”

The atmosphere brightened a little.

The ladybug employee glanced over here with a look of mild regret, but didn’t say anything for now.

‘I’ll set things up so he can come forward on his own later.’

For now, if he saw any chance to escape or incapacitate me, he’d surely take it… so dragging this out was dangerous.

I’m not an actual Security Team member, and I don’t possess any overwhelming, superhuman power.

‘If I slip up, this could fall apart and end in death.’

I had to keep this group together as stably as possible.

And besides.

‘If we just stay here for three nights, would that count as the three attractions?’

It said three attractions. Maybe if we changed room types each night?

Wondering if there was a hint, I lifted the pen over the document.

I should assign accommodations to the staff.

And since they’re guests today, let’s use the ride tickets to let them stay in a fabulous suite.

Yes.

And the official opening is only after sunset.

…What?

I’m quite looking forward to it.

I stared blankly at the pen.

‘…Of course.’

Reopening the resort meant accepting guests.

And the guests of this theme park were originally…

‘Not human.’

Which meant—

After sunset, non-human entities would flood in here.

‘…!’

I had to get out before that happened.

‘Expansion!’

I needed to add attractions immediately. I had to open up more areas of the resort and find new attractions!

A new page appeared in the document and words began to write themselves.

Requirements to expand resort facilities

Employees : 3

Damn it!!

‘Where am I supposed to get three more?’

Anyone in the other zones, unless they’re crazy, will just finish the rides at Blue Dream Waterpark and escape.

There’s no reason for anyone to come here!

I was anxiously biting my tongue when—

…If I started business as is, there was no telling what the guests would do.

‘That would be a ghost story all on its own.’

At that moment.

My pen moved again.

Then let’s establish the resort’s rules of use before the official opening.

“…!”

As the mascot of this place, I must wholeheartedly decide what kind of place the Flower Golden Resort should be.

Just as the red mascot pursues endless stimulation and slaughter.

Just as the blue mascot values kindness and honor.

My own mascot values.

‘In that case.’

I immediately took up the pen.

Flower Golden Resort Rules of Use

1- Our resort is a dream destination for guests with courtesy and class.

That’s right!

Please be sure to observe resort manners and etiquette.

No troublemakers allowed.

T/N: The thing is, Soleum used the word ‘진상’ over here, which could mean troublemaking guests… but also means the following:

1- truth

2- reality

3- offering to the king

So, uh… ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Sidenote, there weren’t any specific mentions of harvest mouse employee’s gender, so I’m only assuming they’re male. Pronouns could change later, and if you see any inconsistencies, just let me know (I was flip-flopping between the pronouns in my head so I might’ve missed a couple)

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