Lana frowned even more deeply. "Then why can they not simply buy an apartment here?"
Axel laughed. "Because the apartments here are not for sale at all. They are all under the name of the Mystic Cultivation Competition organisers."
He paused before adding, "Only the winners can receive an apartment here."
Lana nodded slowly. "Oh, so that is how it works."
Axel nodded.
Lana thought for a moment before saying seriously, "So rather than wasting my time sharing a room with strangers, it is better for me to stay at the apartment."
"Exactly."
Lana nodded. "All right, then."
Just as the two of them got into the car, Lana glanced outside the window and happened to catch sight of a very strange scene unfolding nearby.
A beautiful woman with long purple hair stood on the pavement.
Her skin was fair and almost as white as a fairy's, and she was wearing a purple dress that reached just above her knees.
