Since it was late at night, the facility wasn’t operational, but it was spacious enough to accommodate everyone.

It also had indoor heating, making it a perfect shelter for the evacuees.

Hand in hand with Sabrina, I quietly followed the Fixers' guidance into the evacuation center.

There, I finally reunited with the two people I had been most worried about—

David and Reine.

“Sis…! Brother!”

“Sabrina, and Yuria. I found you.”

“I was so worried! You weren’t answering your calls at all!”

“Ugh… sorry…”

“….”

Tears welled up in Reine’s eyes as she pulled both me and Sabrina into a tight hug.

It was sudden, but it didn’t feel uncomfortable.

Considering that undead had been attacking the hotel, it was only natural for her to be worried.

I mean, she was our guardian, after all.

Still, why was I being hugged too?

Not that I was complaining—it was warm and nice.

Once our emotional reunion was over, we exchanged stories about what had happened.

Apparently, David and Reine had been wandering around the hotel when the undead suddenly began attacking people.

Thankfully, David was a decent fighter, so he had managed to punch his way through the undead, helping people evacuate.

Judging by the bandages wrapped around him, though, it hadn’t been an easy task.

Well, that made sense—these weren’t ordinary undead, but creations of a necromancer at the peak of his craft.

“How about you two? What happened on your end?”

“Well… there was this weird gas that made people go berserk…”

“Oh… that explains why Alice and Raven weren’t around.”

“That must have been a disaster to deal with.”

As we explained the chaos at Enigma Auction, both David and Reine’s expressions darkened.

Even just hearing about it made it clear how much Alice and Raven had gone through.

They probably felt guilty for not being there to help.

They really were good people.

After what felt like forever, time ticked past 2 AM, and Alice and Raven finally returned.

But then—

They unexpectedly insisted that we return to the hotel.

This made Reine tilt her head in confusion.

“Wait, we’re going back to the hotel? That’s… unsettling.”

“We don’t exactly have many options at this hour.”

Raven shrugged, rubbing the back of his head.

“It’s peak season—all the nearby hotels are probably fully booked.

Like it or not, we’ll have to stay the night there.”

Reine’s reluctance was understandable.

The hotel had just been crawling with undead.

Going back to a place that had just been overrun by monsters?

Most people wouldn’t agree to that.

And honestly, she wasn’t wrong.

Normally, no one would willingly stay in a hotel that had just been attacked by the undead.

But Raven didn’t seem too concerned, offering a halfhearted explanation as he scratched his head.

Finding a place to accommodate hundreds of guests at this hour was impossible.

And on top of that—there were no other hotels nearby.

In the end, we didn’t have a choice.

Still, he must have understood how Reine felt—

Because Alice, sensing her unease, gently took her hand and reassured her with a confident gaze.

“It’s alright, Reine.

All of the undead inside have already been cleared out.

Plus, Fixers will be patrolling the hotel all night.

There’s no chance of something like this happening again.”

“Ah… well, if you say so…”

“So, the delay was because you were cleaning up the undead?”

“That’s part of it.

But mostly, we were dealing with guests who refused to stay in the hotel any longer.

Now that all that’s settled, we’re done here.

Let’s go back, shower, and get some sleep.”

Raven didn’t wait for a response—he simply turned on his heel and strode toward the hotel.

Since there wasn’t any other choice, we followed after him.

However—

Something strange happened on our way to our rooms.

Instead of heading to the guest rooms, Raven suddenly stopped us and began leading us further up.

Did he forget something upstairs?

We were all a bit confused until we finally reached our destination—

And at that moment, we all stared at him in shock.

“Raven, this is…?”

“This isn’t our room. This is the top floor…”

“Yep. The Royal Suite.

One of the most luxurious rooms in St. Maria.”

Beep.

Raven pulled out a keycard, tapped it against the door—

And with a smooth, effortless motion, the door swung open.

Almost as if it was welcoming its rightful owner.

What… the hell?

Completely caught off guard, I turned to Alice and Raven in confusion.

Alice, clearly expecting my reaction, gave me an awkward, sheepish smile before grabbing my hand and leading me inside.

And what lay beyond the door—

Was unreal.

“Whoa…!”

“It’s huge! Way bigger than our old room!”

“Is that real gold on the ceiling? And a chandelier… wait, there's even a mini wine cellar?!”

The interior was so breathtakingly extravagant that it felt surreal.

Compared to our original Premier Suite, this was at least two or three levels higher in luxury.

Back then, I had thought, "Wow, I can't believe I get to stay somewhere this fancy."

But this…?

This was on an entirely different level—

It felt like a dream.

“Yuria! Look! This bed looks insanely expensive!”

“…!”

It felt like someone had plucked a cloud from the sky and laid it down just for me.

As I pressed my hands into the mattress, reveling in its heavenly texture,

I heard David and Reine's voices from behind, demanding an explanation.

“Raven, what exactly is going on here?”

“Yeah, did our rooms get changed?”

“The original guests of this suite left the hotel because they refused to stay after the undead attack.

Some other rooms were also damaged beyond use.

So after shifting things around… well, we ended up here.”

Raven explained in his usual lazy tone, flopping onto an extravagant sofa with a sigh.

Curious, I sat down on it as well—

And wow.

The fabric alone felt leagues above anything at the office.

Definitely expensive.

But David and Reine still didn’t seem fully convinced.

Sensing their lingering doubts, Alice gave them a sheepish smile and elaborated.

“Well, actually… Victor was the one who insisted we deserved a proper reward for handling this situation.

So, the owner of St. Maria personally offered us this suite—for free!”

“That… actually makes sense.”

“Not that it really matters.

Everyone staying at this hotel is getting a free stay now.

The only one losing money here is the hotel owner.”

Raven shook his head, clearly unimpressed.

A fully comped stay for every guest?

I could already imagine the massive financial losses stacking up.

Just trying to do the math in my head made me groan and flop over onto the sofa.

Still, considering that one of the Seven Sins attacked,

And yet, not a single person died—

This was basically a miracle.

Honestly, the hotel’s reputation might even skyrocket after this.

In today's world, people didn’t just care about whether incidents happened—

They cared about how well those incidents were handled.

“Just wash up and get some sleep.”

Raven’s voice cut through my thoughts.

“Tomorrow, we’ll decide whether we head back to NightHaven right away… or stick around for a bit.”

I glanced at the time.

It was already close to 3 AM.

Yeah… washing up and sleeping sounded like the best idea right now.

With this royal suite, we had three massive bathrooms, so there wouldn’t be any delays.

But just as I was about to head off to wash up—

Sabrina suddenly clung to my arm.

“Yuria, let’s bathe together! It’s been so long!”

“Ah, I… I also want to bathe with Yuria…”

“Fufu, why don’t all the girls just bathe together?

The bathroom’s huge anyway.”

“…!”

Why does everyone want to bathe with me?!

Caught off guard, I blinked at Sabrina and Alice as they pleaded expectantly.

But… Now that I thought about it, there wasn’t really a reason to refuse.

They had already seen my face, so it wasn’t like I was hiding anything from them.

And besides…

It would feel a bit wasteful to keep such a luxurious bathroom all to myself.

In the end, I couldn’t resist and let myself be dragged along into the bathroom.

“Oh my, how cute.

Yuria, you really do look like an angel.”

“Right?! Yuria's face is seriously adorable—if only she didn’t hide it behind a mask all the time!”

Reine, having never seen my bare face before, immediately showered me with embarrassingly high praise.

I mean…

I liked my face too, but hearing people call me an angel or a work of art all the time…

I still had no idea how to react.

Would I ever get used to this?

“It’s a shame you always cover it up.

But at least I get to keep it all to myself.”

“….”

Alice murmured this while carefully rinsing the shampoo out of my hair.

Keeping it all to herself, huh?

Well… I guess she wasn’t wrong.

Very few people had ever seen my real face, and the ones who had were all people I trusted.

Once the lively bath session finally ended, and my hair was completely dry,

I was assigned a massive bed, easily bigger than I was tall.

Without hesitation, I burrowed into the blankets.

Ugh… so tired…

The moment my back touched the bed, my eyelids started to droop.

And just like that—

The first day of our trip finally came to an end.

It had been, without a doubt—

One of the longest, most exhausting days of my life.