No drinks for you

Lan then said, "We finished eating. Could you bring the second round, please?"

And Liao said, "Okay, it's going to be the dishes from the second floor, right?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Liao entered through the back doors, and after a few minutes, he returned along with several people carrying new dishes.

They then placed the plates on the table, and Liao said, "Here is your order."

Lan then said, "Thanks a lot, Liao, that's it for now."

Liao bowed slightly and then left the room through the back door with the rest of the people.

Cris then said, "Wow, it smells great."

And Gen said, "It's true, you wouldn't believe all this was made with just plants."

Lan then said, "Haha, I hear that a lot."

Everyone then began to eat, and after a while, the door through which they had entered opened, and Stanley entered the room.

Raja then said, "Look who's here. You were faster than I expected."

And Stanley said, "Oh yeah? How long did it take me?"

"I don't know."

Lan then said, "About forty minutes."

And Stanley said, "All that? I must have missed a lot then. Do you have anything left for me to eat?"

Gen then said, "Relax, we just started eating. You only missed the first round."

"Good."

He then sat down in the place they had saved for him, and after that, everyone went back to eating.

They then explained to Stanley that they were going to try the food from all the floors and that he had only missed the food from the first floor and a little bit from the second floor.

After a while, they finished eating, and Lina asked, "Now it's the drinks, right?"

And Lan said, "Yes. Is everyone ready?", and they all nodded.

Lina then said, "You can call the next round, Lan."

And Lan said, "I can't. The next round will be in a different place."

"Really? Why?"

"Well, every floor has a special atmosphere to make the people eating there get in the mood and have the best experience. The atmosphere on the first and second floors is not that different, so we didn't have to move, but from the third floor up, the change is too big, so we will need to move to another room."

"Got it. Well, let's get on with it. I bet everyone is curious what the drinks on the third floor must be like."

"Ok, let's go."

She then stood up and rang the bell on the table.

Liao then appeared and asked, "What can I do for you?"

And Lan said, "We're ready for the next round."

"Ok, come with me.", and then everyone stood up, and Liao began to guide them.

They then walked down one floor and kept walking until they came to a door.

When they got there, Liao opened the door and said, "We've arrived."

Lan then said, "Thank you, Liao."

Everyone followed her in, and as they entered the room, they looked around and saw that the room wasn't very big. It had two round high tables and a bar with five stools in front of it. In the corners, there were two couches that looked really comfortable.

Raja then said, "Wow, I like this place."

And Marco said, "It's true, it looks very cozy."

Lina then went towards the bar and sat down on one of the stools.

A woman then appeared from a doorway inside the bar and asked, "Good evening, my name is Xue. What would you like to drink?"

And Lina said, "Give me the best drink in the house."

"Ok, one moment."

Xue then took a piece of paper, wrote something down, put it in a hole in the wall behind her, and then hit a bell. The paper then disappeared, and after a few seconds, she heard the sound of a bell.

She then took the drink from another hole in the wall, put it in front of Lina, and said, "Here's your order."

And Lina said, "Thank you."

She then started to taste the drink and said, "Wow, this drink is really good."

And Raja said from a distance, "I'll have the best cocktail you've got.", and then sat down on one of the couches.

Everyone then started ordering their drinks and choosing their seats.

Gen then said, "Well, I think I'll start with-", but was interrupted by Lina, who said, "Do you have any juice?"

And Xue said, "Yes, we have a few kinds of juice. Do you have any preferences?"

"What kind of juice do you like, Gen?"

Gen then said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Hey, this juice is for you, so you better order something you like."

"And who says I'm going to drink juice?"

"Well, if you're not going to drink juice, what are you going to drink? Water?"

"No, I was thinking of having a light drink now and maybe later on, a cocktail or something like that."

"It won't happen, Gen. You know very well what happens when you get drunk."

"Hey, I'm not like that anymore. You can ask Raja. He was with me the last time I drank."

"Oh yeah? What do you have to say about that Raja?"

Raja then said, "Well, as I remember, Gen was pretty cool the day he drank. We even had a lot of fun that day, hahaha."

And Gen said, "See?"

Raja then continued, "He even helped Gerald start dating Karin and also helped Karin awaken her essence."

Lina then asked, "Who are these that you are talking about?"

And Gen said, "Gerald is the leader of the Diton adventurers' guild, and Karin is the strongest adventurer there."

Raja then said, "Yeah, Gen helped them get together, and even though Karin almost killed Gen in the heat of the moment, I'd say it was a good time for everyone, hahaha."

And Lina said, "What?! Explain that properly."

"Ok. It all started when Gen and I commented on going to Tólis ..."

Raja then explained the situation to everyone in the place. 

After he finished explaining, he said, "And then Gen and I spent the night going from pub to pub until we found a ride here, but-", but Lina interrupted him and said, "Cut it out, Raja, that's enough."

Everyone then looked at Gen, and he said, "... At least it all worked out in the end."

And Lina said, "What kind of juice do you want?"

"Lina, that was a case apart. Just let me have something lighter."

"Gen, this is the last time I'm going to ask, what kind of juice do you want?"

"... What's your most popular one?"

Xue then said, "Lemonade is quite popular with the kids."

"... It can be it then."

"One moment, please."

Xue then passed the order through the hole, and after a few seconds, she heard the bell, took the lemonade, and handed it to Gen.

Gen then started to drink the lemonade and then thought, 'Well, at least the lemonade is pretty good.', and after he finished his glass, he said, "Please get me another one."

And Xue said, "Sure.", and then ordered and handed another lemonade to Gen.

Everyone then tried several drinks, and Lina said, "Well, I think we've had enough. Shall we go to the next round?", and everyone nodded.

Lan then said, "Xue, we're going to the next round."

And Xue said, "Ok. Let me escort you there.", and then she came out from behind the bar, went to the door of the room, and said, "Follow me, please."

Everyone started to follow her, and then they went down one more floor and arrived in another room.

Xue then said, "We're here, come in."

She then opened the door, and everyone entered the room.

They then started to look around and noticed that the room had several large chairs, with small round tables on the side, and next to each table were a man and a woman.

They then approached, and Lan said, "Choose a chair. The treatment on this floor is more private."

Raja then said, "Ok, I'll choose the one on the left.", and then went towards it.

Everyone then chose their chair and began to be attended to.

Raja then came to the chair, and a woman who was there said, "Welcome. My name is Qing, and this is Cheng. We'll be serving you tonight."

Raja then sat down on the chair and said, "What kind of service is offered here?"

"We have various kinds of food that help relax the body and various kinds of massage."

"Hm, interesting. What is your recommendation, Qing?"

And Qing said, "Most people get a full massage, accompanied by the house special."

"Let's go with that one, then."

"Okay. Cheng will start the massage while I get your food."

"No problem."

She then went towards a door at the back of the room, and Cheng then said, "May I start, sir?"

And Raja said, "You may."

"Okay. If you feel uncomfortable or in any pain, be sure to let me know."

"Okay, I will."

Cheng then began the massage, and after a few minutes, Qing returned with a plate in hand and said, "Here you go, sir. Do you want to eat now?"

" Sure, but I'll have to straighten up in the chair so I can eat.", Raja then started to straighten up, but Qing said, "No need, sir. I'll be feeding you. After all, our goal here is to make you as relaxed as possible."

"Hahaha, since you're saying that, I won't refuse."

Qing then took some of Raja's food and said, "Here, sir.", putting it in Raja's mouth.

He then opened his mouth, ate it, and then thought, 'This place is the best so far. All that's missing is a woman giving me a massage in the place of this guy, but well, nothing's perfect.'