"Guests, please follow me to the third floor of the Hall. This will also be the final stop of our tour. The third floor is mainly where the Hall's Skin Crafters work, along with a small number of offices, but its primary function is enjoyment."
In the rumbling elevator, the young girl said to everyone:
"Once we reach the third floor, my duties will be complete. You may explore freely, or take a glass of wine and join the never-ending banquet.
Before long, someone will come looking for you and lead you to those hidden offices, meeting rooms, or Reception Rooms. Once you have achieved your purposes, you may leave the Hall if you wish."
The moment she finished speaking, the elevator arrived on the third floor. Looking out from it, they saw not a corridor but an enormous banquet hall.
Fashionably dressed men and women who all looked quite young were passing the time in the banquet hall. Some held wineglasses and traded jokes with companions, some gathered to play chess or cards, and some danced gracefully with their partners to the music.
Warm yellow lamps cast their glow, tempting food was piled like small mountains across long dining tables, antique oil paintings with a strong sense of age covered the walls, and a rather enormous Crystal Chandelier hung from the ceiling.
This place looked no different from a banquet in the normal world, except Shade was certain that everyone present was wearing Skin Objects.
"A small number of the people in the banquet hall are Skin Crafters taking breaks from work. Most, however, are outsiders who came here willingly and no longer wish to leave. They are both candidates to become Skin Crafters and raw materials."
The young girl said with a smile, signaling that they could leave