Chapter 3: The "Happy" Hotel
I arrived at the hotel Alastor is taking me to. I don't know what to expect, but people are talking about it. We went inside and… No one is here in the lobby. Do I look around? I checked in by tapping the bell on the main lobby desk. Then, out of nowhere, some blonde haired girl in a suit popped out, surprising me a bit.
"Hi! I'm Charlie Morningstar!" She happily said, "Welcome to The Happy Hotel!"
The Happy Hotel? Place doesn't seem too happy from here.
"Ummm… Ren Amamiya." I replied, "I just arrived here… Hell."
"Oh, don't worry, we'll promise to make your life easier down here!" Charlie happily replied,
This is probably gonna be even more hell for me.
"Alastor, thanks for finding someone that can be trusted to come stay here for a while!" Charlie said to Alastor,
"You have my gratitude, Princess!" Alastor said back,
Princess? She's a princess?
"I… I don't know how long I'm gonna stay here." I said, "A lot has happened ever since I died up there."
"Oh? Tell me." Charlie said,
"Uhhh… This might sound crazy, but… I'm the leader of The Phantom Thieves Of Hearts."
Charlie and Alastor share a laugh. Did they not believe me?
"That's a good one!" Charlie said, "I never even heard of them before!"
"Neither have I!" Alastor said,
I sighed. I knew this was gonna be hell for me.
I later arrived at my room, followed by another woman named Vaggie.
"Here's your room." She said as she sighed. "Do stay here as long as you want. I feel like this is gonna be a bad idea."
Huh? What is she talking about?
"Thanks." I said as I bowed,
Vaggie looked at me, confused.
"Uhh, why the bow?" She asked,
"Oh, Japanese thing." I replied, "I bow for your thanks."
"I see. I never visited Japan, so I don't really know what shit they got in there."
"Ok. I'll be in my room."
"Please. I'm getting a migraine all of a sudden."
I visited my room. It looked like one of those hotel rooms during my school trip to Hawaii, but there's only one bed. Maybe I should rest here for the night.
I closed my eyes and went to sleep. This hotel is already looking boring. So much for calling it The Happy Hotel.
I opened my eyes. Everything blue and gray again. Wait… I'm in chains again and in a prison outfit… But, I'm still a demon… I looked to my right and saw them again. Caroline, Justine and Igor…
"Hey!" Caroline shouted, "Took you long enough to get here, Inmate!"
"We've been waiting for you for this new form of your's, Trickster." Justine said,
"Welcome back…" Igor said with that same smirk. "...To the Velvet Room, Trickster of Hell."
"We thought you would show up here after your death in the real world." Justine said,
"But now you're a sinister devil in Hell!" Caroline said,
"It seems that a terrible fate has happened to you after you sell out your friends." Igor said as he chuckled a bit, "And now we're back to square one."
Square one? Do I gotta start over again, but this time in Hell? How is this possible as a Phantom Thief?
"And now that you're in your demon form, you will start forming bonds, but only this time in the deepest depths of a Hell you are in." Igor said, "I am looking forward to your new adventure."
Caroline bangs the cell door.
"Go back to sleep, Inmate!" Caroline shouted, "And don't mess up again!"
I nodded as I slowly dozed off to sleep. This is all a mess to me…
"Don't worry, young demon" A Feminine voice echoed to me, "Your new life will still have a new beginning of everything. Once the time comes, it will be like Deja Vu again. Good luck, Trickster Of Hell…"