"Wait a moment sir." The man immediately finished what he was doing and turned to face Leon. He took out a book and looked at it for a while.
"Strange, you're not on the guest list, but you look like you could get into the Midnight Inn." The man confirmed it several times and was confused by Leon who was in front of him.
Leon was also confused when he saw the person talking to him.
The man's face was flat without any hollows or limbs that should be on a face. He had no eyes, no ears, no nose, and not even a mouth. His figure was like a mummy wrapped in cloth all over his body.
"Oh, where are my manners. You'd be confused if I suddenly spoke like that." The man put down the note in his hand and introduced himself to Leon. "I am the figure assigned to guard Midnight Inn. Midnight Inn is a gathering place for people who want a place to rest, chat without fear of identity, and even enjoy a little food or drink that we provide."
"I have a name but we are called Innkeeper." The innkeeper bent slightly and served Leon a drink.
"Please enjoy. This is your first visit and as an apology from me."
Leon took a small sip of the cocktail the Innkeeper gave him and was truly impressed. "It's really a good drink."
"Thank you for your praise sir."
"I heard from my friend that there is a place that serves good food and drinks. But it really exceeded my expectations." Leon praised as he lifted the glass and looked at it carefully.
The cocktails served by the Innkeeper looked no different from plain water. Even the color and aroma are the same. But the taste and feeling it brought was so refreshing as if it tickled Leon's tongue to drink more.
Seeing that his body didn't give any strange reactions, Leon finished all the drink and looked at the Innkeeper who was staring at him.
"Say, you just mentioned me as someone who wasn't on the guest list. What does it mean?"
Without showing any expression, the Innkeeper answered. "That means that you are not someone related to Midnight Inn."
"Is that a problem?"
"It's not like that, sir. Your presence today was so sudden that I was quite surprised. Usually, we will get information if new guests are coming and immediately add them to the guest list. But since you can find this place, it means you have met Him."
The innkeeper was also confused by this situation but did not show it. Even if he wanted to, it would be meaningless because his face was flat.
Midnight Inn guest list Works by sending the karma that exists between 'him' and the guest. The Innkeeper will receive traces of the karma that exists between the two and welcome the guests when they visit Midnight Inn. That way, there will be no mistakes for the Innkeepers when meeting new Visitors.
But Leon didn't show the slightest karma between himself and 'He'. Even the guest list didn't show any new guests for Midnight Inn.
"Honestly, I was advised to go to this place by a friend I met. He suggested that I could come to this place to have a good drink."
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"Do you have proof?" The innkeeper asked Leon. "If not, we apologize because you have to leave this place immediately. Only those on the guest list can come to Midnight Inn."
"Proof? Is this enough?" Leon took out the paper given to him.
The innkeeper received the paper that Leon gave him. Even though he seemed to have no eyes, the Inkeeper still looked at the paper and nodded.
At first glance, the paper looked ordinary but the Innkeeper could see the traces left by the paper. For a moment, he felt longing and nostalgia for the past but he quickly won himself over. The evidence that new guests kept coming showed that 'He' was still alive.
"You actually met 'Him'. This is enough, I will add your identity as a new guest of Midnight Inn. Please wait a moment sir." The innkeeper went to the back room.
Leon sighed while trying to calm his mind.
I'm almost crazy right now. Damn, even the people I met when I arrived in this world had identities like this. Is there something wrong with this world?
No. I underestimate this world too much. If he had attacked me at that time, I wouldn't even know when I would die. Leon wasn't even interested in drinking the drink the Innkeeper gave him.
Hugo, is this even a real name this guy has? Leon tried to remember Hugo's figure but his memory became very blurry.
Even with the innate talent he was born with and the talent he always considered a curse, it couldn't help him considering Hugo's stature.
In this city alone, many people with Traits of Great Destiny were still very young. Not to mention those who had the Great Destiny Traits already developed.
While Leon was still thinking, the Innkeeper returned with a pocket watch in his hand. He handed it to Leon as he said. "Please accept this, sir. As one of the visitors to Midnight Inn, you have the right to visit Midnight Inn wherever you are. Don't worry about whether you will lose this Pocket Watch because it will be tied to you until the day you die."
"As a guest, you can enjoy all the facilities here. As long as you can pay, we can provide what you want. But please remember, only you can access Midnight Inn. You are not allowed to talk about the Inn or you will be removed from the guest list."
"We strictly prohibit fighting in this place and do not accept any form of violence here. Please remember we are not stupid people who cannot judge things." The innkeeper raised his hand and handed Leon a menu.
Leon received the Pocket Watch and menu with both hands. He looked at the Pocket Watch and looked at the system in front of him. The current system screen shows the rules of the magic tower of Babel and the contract between him and the system.
"Does this mean that I will join Midnight Inn?" Leon asked while holding the Pocket Watch. He had to be clear on this because no matter what kind of Midnight Inn this was, he couldn't give up the position as the Master of the magic tower of Babel.
"of course not. Your status is only as a visitor and not an employee of Midnight Inn. We will not force you or look for problems with you. As long as you enjoy the services we have, that is the greatest pleasure we have."
"Then no problem." Leon immediately sent the Pocket watch he had to Babel's domain.
As long as it was within Babel's domain, there was no way Midnight Inn would be able to track it. When he held it in his hand, Leon knew that there was no way the item given by the Innkeeper was so simple. Especially when he couldn't use the magic sense he had.
But he had absolute confidence in the magic tower of Babel. A moment after Leon asked about the information he wanted regarding the Babel Domain, the System immediately provided it. So he took advantage of the fact that the Babel Domain had the ability to isolate everything within the Domain and prevent prying or Divination.
Midnight Inn may be great, but the Magic Tower of Babel is even better. The babel domain had many other abilities but Leon didn't need to utilize them for now.
The innkeeper felt the connection he felt was unilaterally severed. He couldn't sense where the Pocket Watch was, but the Pocket Watch still had a one-way connection to Midnight Inn.
Innkeeper brought his face closer to Leon's. "You are really interesting. 'He' did not lie about you that could obscure karma and prevent destiny investigation."
Seeing that Leon didn't say anything, the Innkeeper returned to his previous posture. "Please forgive me. I seemed to be too excited for a while. It's rare to meet someone like you."
"Does not matter." Leon returned the Menu to the Innkeeper. "The interest in seeing something interesting is something I have always felt. This is also the reason I came to this place."
The innkeeper bowed slightly and expressed his gratitude. "I am really grateful that you are willing to forgive me. Instead, please order whatever you want. I won't charge you until sunrise. Besides, if there is anything you need, you can ask me and I will use my abilities to get it. Of course, the latter must be within Midnight Inn's rules."