Balance Unlimited System

05. One Room For The Night

Instead of taking Anthony home, Matthew chose to book a stay at a five-star hotel since Dominic Rayn, unfamiliar with Anthony, was now inside Matthew's body.

Once Anthony was brought in and placed in one of the junior suite rooms with the assistance of a receptionist, he intended to leave. The window system suddenly opened again, revealing that Matthew had just been given 2,000 points for aiding Anthony Baskin.

"Is such a small thing worth a point, Trivia?" Matthew asked the system that introduced itself as Trivia.

[ Even small good deeds deserve appreciation, and our appreciation is not always in the form of money but also in the form of points. ] The system answered Matthew's question.

Anthony's room door was in front of Matthew, who was still standing in the corridor. This is because he was focusing on the data the system displayed on the screen window regarding his scores, which had climbed to 30,000 points.

"You told me I could use these points to spin roulette, right?"

[ Correct. ]

"If I use all the points to spin the roulette, what will I get?"

Once more, a screen window showed a roulette Matthew could spin if he had 10,000 points. Each of the numbers displayed contained a variety of valuable items, such as the $55 million Graff Diamonds Hallucination, painkillers for extra points between ten thousand and fifty thousand, fighting prowess, more desired shares of the company, even the ability to seduce business partners or even empty choices that required Matthew to spin the roulette once more.

Even if some of the choices were absurd, Matthew couldn't resist accepting them all because he always had bizarre conversations and devised creative ways to make money.

Since Matthew was still analyzing the writings the system had given him without much explanation, he was unaware that someone was watching him on CCTV. After noticing Matthew wandering in the hallway and occasionally nodding as if he were talking with others, the hotel building security guard grew so concerned about Matthew that he attempted to contact the local central security to secure Matthew.

As a result of the report, many hotel security personnel responded right away and detained Matthew.

"Wait! What the hell is this? Why am I being treated like this?!" When Matthew was taken by security and brought to the security area, he fought being taken.

As Matthew was immediately seated on a chair in a designated space resembling an introduction room, many additional security personnel could be standing behind the glass wall separating the room.

"Hey, why was I brought here? What did I do wrong?" Matthew asked.

He was treated brutally despite not knowing what he had done wrong. Matthew had been alone until the security guy suddenly entered.

"What's going on? Why are you arresting me? What have I done?!" Matthew was still questioning the way the security guards were treating him.

"Is that your suitcase?" The security guard pointed to Matthew's suitcase that another person had brought.

He remembers leaving the luggage at the front desk when he took Anthony to his room. But now it was being shifted and carried on. Matthew attempted to pull his suitcase away from the security personnel without hesitating to ask why he was being handled this way.

"Just some old clothes, and he looks like a bum, sir."

"A tramp? How can a homeless person get into a luxury hotel like this?!" 

When the first security snapped, Matthew was utterly shocked. Because the room's color was a little dull, the security guards kicked Matthew's garments into the corner after stepping on them and turning them into foot mats. They appeared to be little more than a cloth to polish his grubby shoes because they were worn out.

"Tell me, what are you doing in the corridor, standing like that, suspicious? You want to steal, huh?" accused the security guard as he walked up to Matthew and grabbed his hair, making Matthew whimper in pain, "Damn bastard! You think you can steal from this hotel at will, do you? You think this hotel belongs to your ancestors, do you? How dare you!" He continued to speak while pushing his hand, which caused Matthew to become despondent and ultimately collapse.

A second security guard chuckled as he kicked Matthew's leg, knocking him to the ground. "If you want to steal, why don't you do it from the grocery store? Take some money to pay for tomorrow's dinner or to buy new clothes.

Extra kicking. However, the guards also spat in Matthew's face since they thought he was a thief about to enter hotel guests' rooms and take their belongings. But being alone prevented Matthew from being able to protect himself. Some people were waiting outside to beat him up as part of the security, which may have comprised up to five people.

The security guard who had before spat at Matthew grabbed his hair once more and gave him an incredibly haughty and downright condescending expression.

"I think we should call the police immediately, sir. This man has a criminal face, and I'm sure he is a professional in this field." He said while slapping Matthew's face.

Matthew had the appearance of a thief who had just been apprehended. Everyone laughed at him, labeling him a criminal without even enquiring about his purpose in the area.

But as chance would have it. A woman wearing a brown shirt and short black skirt that night displayed her gorgeous curves like an Italian violin with very white legs as many security guards kicked and slapped Matthew.

She entered the security area and was shocked to see Matthew being harassed by the hotel security officers. The woman's nametag read Fransischa Louise.

"Miss Louise, why did you come here?" asked the first security guard who trampled Matthew's clothes.

"I came because I heard you just arrested a suspicious visitor," Louise said. "But I didn't think that you would maltreat my guest!" 

"Guest?" said several people in unison, and they even looked at each other in disbelief at what they heard from Fransischa Loise.

"You didn't know, did you, that his name is Dominic Rayn, and he's my guest!" Louise said as she walked up to Matthew and assisted him in standing.

Louise not only helped Matthew stand up, but she also produced a handkerchief. She carefully cleaned the spit off of his right cheek. Since Louse was still upset and would not agree that Matthew had been mistreated, she said she would negotiate with the guards who had mismanaged Matthew.

Louise made threats, then told Matthew to get out of there and go to her room on the third floor.

"God, Rayn, I'm sorry for what they've done. They are. I also didn't know you were coming today, so I'm really sorry." Fransischa Louise said with words that sounded panicked and a little guilty for what the security had done to her.

"No, it's just a misunderstanding anyway," Matthew responded succinctly, noting what had occurred.

She asked Matthew to sit down as well. Louise followed him to the far corner of the room, where a table was set up with many bottles of wine, whiskey, and crystal glasses.

Louise was the general manager of a posh hotel, one of Dominic Rayn's business partners, and the person Dominic Rayn had helped bring Louise's mother to the hospital and who had helped her with her financial difficulties, according to the system window that reopened as Louise was preparing the whiskey for Matthew.

Can I get a place to stay tonight with this woman? Matthew prompted the computer.

[ No matter what, Fransischa Louise will undoubtedly assist Dominic Rayn, so you shouldn't feel guilty about the last favor the host provided. ] the system said.

"I apologize about that. I will take strict action against all the security guards who have been rude to you," Louise said while bringing Matthew two glasses and a bottle of whiskey.

"No, I'm not. Please don't do anything. It's just a misunderstanding."

"How can there be a miscommunication? They treat you rudely. Thus, I should have taught you a lesson in my position of authority." Louis was still adamant. 

As if not wanting to lose the moment, Matthew immediately said what he wanted.

"If you want to repay them for their treatment, why not give me a room?"

"Just a room?"

Matthew nodded. "I came here because my friend was intoxicated, and I didn't know where to take him, and then I was unsure whether to leave or take another room in this hotel," Matthew explained the reason for him standing for so long in the corridor that some security guards arrested him for the misunderstanding.

"Why do you want to stay overnight? What's wrong with your house?"

To avoid responding, Matthew shook his head and pretended to be stumped. On the other hand, Louise sighed, shook her head, and remarked, "I knew that your relationship with Briana would end like this," Louise said.

Matthew thought Louise knew what Dominic Rayn was going through in his household with Briana Floss.

"I'm really sorry that you have to go through all this, but I also can't help you because, you know, right, I'm nobody among you guys," Louise said with a look of remorse.

Matthew was initially baffled by Louise's seeming omniscience. However, writing was seen when the screen window was opened, indicating that Louise and Briana Floss had been close friends in high school and that Louise was fully aware of Dominic Rayn's problems following his marriage to Briana.

Louis apologized to Matthew for the problems he was currently experiencing as he spoke, and Matthew began to take them in.

"Well, if that's what you want, I'll give you a room, and you can use it for however long you want," Louis said after drawing a conclusion by looking at Matthew's condition.

However, because Matthew wanted to find an apartment that he could rent for his new residence, Matthew declined the offer made by Louise.

"I will use the room only for tonight. Because I will look for a small flat for me to live in until I get a new job," Matthew said.

Matthew was supposed to be restrained and forced to accept Louise's offer. However, Louise had to oblige Matthew when he insisted because she could not refuse him.

"Alright, I'll give you one room for tonight only, but after that, let me help you so that I can return the favor," Louise said as she toasted Matthew.