When the Gourmet Detective opened his eyes after waking up, the first thing he saw was a large bed that looked both luxurious and ancient. The sheets, which should have been white, were trimmed with bright-red velvet, soft and comfortable to the touch.
"What the hell is..."
The Gourmet Detective sat up in confusion and looked around. He clearly remembered falling asleep in his hotel room, yet the room before him was completely different from his own. It was sparsely decorated, dilapidated, and rotting, with a longsword and a tapestry hanging on the wall. Strange patterns were embroidered on the tapestry. Perhaps because of the embroidery, the Gourmet Detective couldn't make out what it depicted.
Where is this? This isn't my room!
The Gourmet Detective sat up in bed, then climbed down. The floor beneath his feet wasn't the soft carpet of the guest room, but cold flagstones instead. The hard stones even made his feet ache. He instinctively sucked in a breath and lifted his foot to avoid one of them. Then he pushed open the door, walked out of the room, and looked around.
Then his eyes widened in shock.
What stood before the Gourmet Detective wasn't the familiar hotel. There were no busy roads or towering skyscrapers either. All he saw were rows of low, stone buildings that looked completely out of place in this era. In the distance, a High Tower and Palace stood clearly visible. The Gourmet Detective raised his head and saw two pink moons hanging clearly in the night sky.
Wait, what kind of place is this?
The Gourmet Detective continued looking up. Beneath the pitch-black night sky, countless stars glittered, even gathering into a Milky Way that flowed onward—no, wait! That wasn't Starlight!
Above his head was an upside-down city! The Gourmet