A Top Assassin Reincarnates as a Noble - Chapter 22
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Chapter 22 Riston Inn
When I arrived at the entrance of the inn, there was no reception outside. I pushed open the door and entered. There were only a few people dining in the spacious and bright hall.
There was only a middle-aged waiter with a big beard in the reception area used for receiving guests and ordering food.
“Hello, please pass this letter to your manager. Thank you.”
I went to the front desk of the hotel and handed the letter my father gave me to the attendant in front of me.
The attendant looked up at me and took the letter.
So he was the Uncle Herbert my father had asked me to find. The head of my father’s Damocles squad at Heikem.
“Hey! So it’s Young Master Will! I’m your Uncle Herbert. I didn’t expect you to choose to study at Olgus Academy so far from home. Welcome, welcome!”
Uncle Herbert, the bearded man, stepped out of the reception area and shook my hand warmly.
“Uncle Herbert, I’ll have to trouble you to take care of me in the future.”
“Haha, we’re all family, no need to be so polite. Young Master Will, you must be hungry after such a long journey. Today, I’ll let you try the delicacies of Heikem.”
Uncle Herbert chuckled and turned around to shout in the direction of the kitchen. “Lola, make your specialty. We have a esteemed guest to host today.”
“Esteemed guest?! Forget it, Herbert. I haven’t seen a noble step into our inn for many years. It’s not a prostitute you found outside, is it? D*mn it!”
A curse came from the kitchen, and the closed curtain was suddenly pulled open. A woman wearing a headscarf with a toothpick in her mouth stuck her head out angrily. After looking around, her gaze stopped on me.
“Laura, this is his Lords heir, Will Reinhardt.”
Uncle Herbert pointed at me and introduced me with a smile.
“Hello, Aunt Lola. My name is Will. Nice to meet you.”
I greeted the woman. “Oh, oh! Oh my god! I’m Lola, the chef here. Young Master Will, I’ll prepare a charcoal pizza for you right away!”
The woman was stunned for a moment. She quickly introduced herself and went back to the kitchen to get busy.
“Haha, Master Will, please don’t take it personally. Lola is like that. Although she looks hot-tempered and unreliable, she’s the best chef we have here. She’s also a good assistant to me. And her charcoal-roasted venison pizza is superb in Heikem. I swear I’ve never eaten a pizza better than hers in Heikem.”
Uncle Herbert was keen to explain to me.
Before he could finish his sentence,
another curse came from the kitchen.
“D*mn Herbert, who are you calling hot-tempered?! And when have I been unreliable?!”
“See, that’s it.”
Uncle Herbert shrugged helplessly and said, “Young Master Will, it will take some time to make pizza. I’ll take you to put down your luggage first. You’ll stay here tonight.”
“Okay. Thank you, Uncle Herbert.”
I followed Uncle Herbert up the stairs and took in the layout of the second and third floors.
The decoration on the second floor was not much different from the first floor. There were only a few more individual rooms, and the third floor was simply filled with hotel
rooms.
Just like the dining situation, the rooms on the third floor were basically empty.
“Young Master Will, this is your temporary room. It’s specially prepared for esteemed guests. Even the adults will stay here if they come. It’s suitable for you to stay here now.”
Uncle Herbert pushed open the door to the room at the end of the corridor. A luxurious suite appeared in front of me. The room was twice the size of my room at home.
“Uncle Herbert, is this appropriate? If a real esteemed guest comes…”
I hesitated.
“Ahahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine. No esteemed guest will come.”
Uncle Herbert scratched his head in embarrassment and said to me, “Young Master Will, as you can see, the inn’s business is not good. It’s my fault for being better at assassination than running a business.”
I could understand that.
After all, the inn was just a cover, a stronghold to provide rest and supplies for Father’s Damocles squad.
As the person-in-charge here and Father’s direct subordinate, Uncle Herbert must have been an assassin since he was young. It was completely understandable that he lacked experience in business.
“Uncle Herbert, if I’m not wrong, Riston Inn is an inn that specializes in receiving nobles, right?”
I asked Uncle Herbert.
“That’s right, Young Master Will. You should also know the mission of Damocles. Before we assassinate someone, we also need to gather information. Even the slightest bit of information from the nobles is a clue for us.”
After getting an affirmative answer from Uncle Herbert, I think I found the crux of the problem.
From the moment I stepped in, I noticed a problem. The interior decoration and scale of the hotel could be said to be completely disproportionate. Compared to the grand appearance, calling the interior design mediocre was already a praise.
It didn’t matter if it was a civilian inn. As long as the food tasted good and the price was cheap, most people wouldn’t care.
However, if it was positioned to be a noble inn, this flaw could be said to be fatal.
For nobles who had been influenced by elegance and aesthetics since they were young, having a gorgeous appearance without a suitable interior scene would only make them feel uncomfortable. The moment they entered, they would already have the thought of dashing out of the door.
“Uncle Herbert, if you want to make the inn business better and gather more information, I might be able to give you some good advice for reference.”
“Really, Young Master Will?! It would be great if the inn’s business could really improve.”
Uncle Herbert’s eyes lit up.
“Uncle Herbert, my suggestion may require substantial funds at short notice…”
“That’s not a problem. The inn is maintained by monthly funds from kingdom. If we can confirm that we’ll be able to gather more information, we can also apply for special funds from the kingdom.”
Just as I thought.
Father’s business in name was actually a stronghold for the kingdom to eliminate its poisons. Everything was funded by the kingdom.
Knowing this, I could combine my previous life’s experiences to make changes.
After all, in my previous life, the targets I wanted to assassinate were often at luxurious banquets. How to disguise myself as a successful person and enter the banquets was one of my compulsory lessons.
Although I didn’t know much about business strategies, I knew everything about decorating
“In that case, Uncle Herbert, I have two suggestions. One is that the interior of the inn needs redecorating. The other is for the services, especially for service personnel.”
“Service personnel?”
While Uncle Herbert was puzzled, a strong fragrance of roasted meat floated over from the side.
“Herbert, what are you and Young Master Will talking about at the door!”
Aunt Lola came over with a large plate of pizza.