The Rose Garden

Jane entered the pine forest area that had natural light after the fairy's departure. The forest had several paths leading to the interior of the Rose Garden, each of which would lead them to the main points of the prostitution center. The Rose Garden itself is the name of a giant flat that was deliberately given the name 'Rose Garden' by the owner. The house has five doors, and each path in this forest will lead her to one of the entrances to the flat.

The Rose Garden had crystal walls on the outside, with a total of ten floors, and the width of the building was almost the size of an island. The crystal wall was thick enough but also translucent enough that people could see the activities that took place inside. Jane had only ever entered the first five floors. When she first entered the giant building, she didn't feel like she was in the building at all. The room is too wide; from the various types of flowers that have violet light, the creatures that pass by, to the giants who don't even have to bend down to enter the large garden-shaped building, making Jane completely unable to feel that she is in the middle of the room.

It was like she was in a glittering flower garden.

The entrance to the Rose Garden, as the name suggests, has the shape of a rose with black thorns at the ends of the sides. The young man guarding the door usually lined up at the front to greet guests and escort them to the desired door. Especially for the newcomers, they usually memorized the old customers so that sometimes they were free for the creatures to come in and out whenever they wanted.

On the five floors that Jane had been on, the ground floor usually contains a variety of snacks, intoxicating drinks, and some performances from creatures who are just entering the world of prostitutes. Customers are usually free to use any type of vehicle to go around each floor. Jane usually chooses a Yota, a vehicle that is similar to a scooter from Yota Leaf. They can move on their own without the need to swing with their feet, and Jane only needs to control the steering wheel to go anywhere.

After entering the giant flat and finding her Yota, Jane decided to go around the first floor first and head to a bar owned by one of the people she knew. The man was a bartender who had worked at the Rose Garden for decades. No matter how young and cute he looked, he is now 97 years old.

"Woah, you're back after a long time!" Rui scolded in return with a faint smile from Jane.

The girl then sat down in front of Rui, her eyes darting around as he prepared a free appetizer for Jane. "This place seems busier than before?"

"Yes, there is a big festival on the roof of the Rose Garden. The entire floor today is open to the public."

"Oh? Are you going upstairs?"

Rui brushed his long hair back before finally shaking his head slightly as he smiled at Jane."No, I'm going to be very busy today, so I can't go anywhere."

Jane nodded slowly, understanding that. Her eyes lit up perfectly when she saw the Blue Rose drink concoction that Rui made for her, "This is free, right?"

"It's free, my young girls!" He teased, making Jane chuckle, then gulped down the drink casually in front of Rui. "You're going upstairs?"

"Yes, I would like to see an area rarely visited by ordinary beings like me."

"Then why did you visit me too?" asked Rui in surprise.

Jane then handed the moon-printed coin to the boy. The signal that she needed a more suitable vehicle to go to any floor, or at least, that she needed a Yota with even more sophisticated modifications.

Rui chuckled at the coin with this special pattern, understanding what Jane wanted. "Alright, I'll swap your Yota. Wait a minute."

The girl nodded while letting Rui bring the Yota she rented to exchange for another Yota. Jane's eyes looked around again. The more powerful creatures usually used the services of the Giant Blue Butterfly or the Jellyfish Elevator to get them to the top floor quickly.

She noticed that the majority of beings used such vehicles to fly from the root to the top floor, overtaking one another, smiling brightly at one another, and cheering for the drinks in their glass cups. Their bodies are covered with shawls with jewels or gold, their heads are decorated with crowns, and the majority of their curled hair is decorated with ylang florets, jasmine, or roses.

The hallmark of the wrena when they gather to have a party.

Giants and sirens would usually use ladders and pipes to travel. Their large and quick steps allowed the two creatures to easily get to any point in even three or four steps. Jane had made giant acquaintances, but for quests like this, it was clear she couldn't invite anyone.

Besides, she didn't even know where the Black Valley would be.

"Sinar!" Rui's rebuke made Jane turn her head, only to realize that the man was now in front of her again.

Sinar is her pseudonym. She doesn't have many acquaintances, but in the end, she always said that name when someone asked her what her name was, and ended up ... they now only know her as a wanderer who doesn't like humans, named Sinar.

Jane's eyes looked at Yota, who was now decorated with bubbles, like a shield. The bubbles help Yota become lighter, allow her to float in the air, and allow Jane to go upstairs without having to hitch a ride or hang out with the other wrena.

"This is better!" Jane muttered, looking at Rui. "Thank you, Rui! If I meet a beautiful woman, I will bring her to you as a gift from me!" Her joke made Rui burst out laughing.

"You better give me a man who can satisfy both of us because I like to play with you too!"

Jane laughed at that, "I'll arrange it!"

The girl now chose to enter her Yota, then adjusted her speed and sped up to the giant roots at the end of the Rose Garden to follow the stream of creatures that were now going to the center of the festival. The reason the majority of wrena always use a vehicle when going to places like this is that flying drains their energy. Rui once told her that the architecture of the crystal house in the Rose Garden is always pleasing to the eye, and they prefer to focus on all the beauty inside and outside the Rose Garden rather than flapping their wings.

Moreover, the majority of wrena who were completely complacent or lost consciousness due to intoxication with liquor, or even drunken prostitutes, would not eventually be able to fly down, just getting up to stand up clearly would not be able to. The vehicles of various sizes that help them travel when emergency things like that are happening.

Jane only realized when all the barriers on each floor were opened. It meant that this crystal with translucent glass could show all the activities that took place on the sixth floor and above. All kinds of gambling, massage rooms, and hot springs with a very luxurious level are on the sixth, seventh, and eighth floors. However, the creatures around the floor looked different. They were no longer the rich merchants or officials around L-07 to L-04. Jane could see some of the Senior Workers on the highest floor.

It seems that even though it is open to the public, this part of the top floor can still not be entered by any creature.

The fairies around this top floor were about the same size as 4-5-year-old human children. Their eyes, hair, and wings were all bright white. From what Jane could see, they seemed to be made maids on this top floor with those characteristics and complete with knee-length black rose-print dresses. Jane rarely found fairies of that size, and it seemed they were rare creatures deliberately used to serve as the servants of the elite.

Circling the roots to the roof of the Rose Garden in fact gave Jane new information again, because quite a lot of creatures were heading up. Her journey had slowed down quite a bit, and it made it easier for her to see the inside of the crystal flat from the outside.

"Hi!" Someone's rebuke made Jane instantly turn her head, breaking her focus on the inside of the crystal flat. The girl who reprimanded her smiled at Jane, "This is the first time you've been to the eighth floor, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's my first time here."

"Me too." The girl smiled brightly again. "Did you come for the festival or to—"

"As for the festival, I wonder how it's going to be up there," Jane replied quickly.

"Then we are the same." The girl said without breaking her smile, "They said, the customers who want to take part in this festival will be brought to the Black Valley. We will bathe in one of the floating lakes there."

"Isn't it Star Lake?" Jane checked, her bright smile visible because she had finally heard the name of the Black Valley. So far, not many have mentioned that name because people kept saying that the ritual would be held at the Lake of the Stars, but apparently, the lake was in the same place as the Black Valley.

The girl nodded approvingly. "Finally, ordinary people like us are welcome to go to that sacred place too. I'm curious about the area behind the Rose Garden."

"Behind?"

The girl nodded again. "Yes, because, as you know. In this area, the right and left sides are ravines. The back has never been touched because it is said that in that part there is a valley in which there is a giant lake." She continues her sentences. "We will go to the roof of the Rose Garden to witness the opening of the festival. Then plunge down to the back of the park without using any vehicle to be able to bathe in Star Lake. Whoever survives means that their life is blessed by the Queen, and for anyone who jumps but does not manage to plunge into the lake, then that means they have become an offering to the Queen."