Voyage Of The Villainess

'There was always something in my head that kept me thinking since the time I had the talk with the head priest. Worry? That there are other transmigrators like me in this world? Since then everything has become more unclear to me.  But I already met Iris, well she caused quite a stir but everything turned out alright already. And there was Hyun Jae but she's in a bit of a different circumstance since she is a character from the book. But from the Fate of the Stars, she was summoned through the prophecy of the goddess Lumiera. Then perhaps the earth we live in and hers are perhaps the same?'

'No, I already know this but the Fate of the Stars is just a story that was within an existing world already. The things that the head priest said, about gods choosing their champions? Am I also chosen by the priestess and Shadow? I know that they are not ordinary beings if they can bring my soul to this world. Yes, they could be gods but they didn't tell me any of those sorts yet. No, the last time, they said they will tell them what I want to know if I collected the twelve ornaments. But what is this feeling of discomfort?' Malaya clutched both her hands together. ' Ugh! I have so much going on in my head right now. This is what happened when everything was not predictable. I wish everything was different where it looks so easy. '

"Malaya, we're here!" Lila excitedly exclaimed as the carriage they were riding stopped. Lila was the first one to come down from the carriage. Then she was followed by Malaya.

When they got down, a towering building greeted their sight. "Welcome to our well-known tour spot! This is the Moon City library. Kayden must also be around here now," As Lila said those words, leaning from the lamp post, there was indeed Kayden. Seeing them, he walked in their direction.

After they had decided to tour the city at this moment, the first place they decided to see was the city library. And they would all meet in front of this place the first thing in the morning. Well, why the library? When could there be other interesting places to visit first? Because that was what Malaya said first when Lila asked if there were places they could be interested in visiting the place.

Hearing that there was a city library like this, Malaya got excited. Though she loves reading and she reads mostly different kinds of books from her mansion and some interesting ones in their academy, maybe she could find more strange books here, that could tell her more about the world and to expand her consciousness. Just thinking about it now again made her excited the most and resurfaced from the thoughts she had with the words of the head priest.

As expected there were quite a lot of people in the library and to Malaya's amazement, the interior design was not bad at all. It had a mix of modern touches in which the doors and windows were made of glass. And instead of torches, there were these glowing things that looked like a bush attached to the high ceiling of the library. It quite resembled a fluorescent light just like they used at the Marina estate. That was why the whole building was well lit and suited for reading. The whole building was also up to the ninth floor where books were stacked up wherever you looked. Another thing that amazed her the most is how the books were well organized.'These are so beautiful' 

"Do you intend to spend your time reading here?" Kayden asked.

"No," Malaya said with a smile but anyone could see how excited she was seeing the books in every part of the library.

"So it seems you like books huh?" Kayden said.

"Yes," Malaya said. "But don't worry, I'm just going to borrow some then do the reading when I go back to my room. Besides, everyone agreed to tour the city and not just the library. I don't want to waste any more time just staying here. Well, I would love to but the plan is to tour the City so I don't think I have any option though." 

Malaya really did what she was told. She was given a cart and looked at the directory of the books that were handed to her at the counter. The great thing was she didn't need to look at the shelves one by one. Just like how it worked in the library at her academy, the person in charge could call these flying books where they bring the books that Malaya requested to borrow. She almost filled two carts in the row for many books she hasn't read and seen. And probably, she could also read these books only here in Moon city.

They just reserved it, to get it back before it became nighttime, though it always looked dark and plain in the first place due to the lack of sun.

The next place they visited was the market where Malaya brought a lot of things from the allowance that the head priest gave them. Then after shopping together, the next place they visited was a rather huge park. And compared to other places, this looked like a mini colosseum where chairs for audiences were surrounding an arena. Beneath the arena, there seemed to be some sort of a race track and horses lined up in each lane. They took a seat where they could get a proper view of the race. Kayden was seated on her right, while Lila was on the opposite side.

'I thought for a second, that this is some sort of fighting arena like in Taleba but it seems it has a different purpose.'

Malaya then looked at horses with interest. "Those horses look all sturdy and strong." 

"Of course," Lila agreed. "These are the horses raised by the black knights. Since it became quite peaceful now since the time the city was founded, these horse races were now used so that the horses could get some physical exercise and also serve as a training for the knights."

"Oh! I see. That was interesting to know," Malaya held her chin and nodded in understanding, "So it means, only knights could join these races?"

"Nope, not really, common people and even some aristocrats can join the raise as long as you have a horse."

Suddenly loud cheers boomed all over the place.

"Oh, the race will start now!" Lila said a bit excited. " It's been a long time since I last watched the race due to my work and busy schedules."

On the horses, they were wearing things like this fabric that contained their numbers from one to twelve. They must be the representatives of the twelve districts here. A brilliant idea came to Malaya's mind. "How about this?" She said excitedly as she called the attention of Lila and Kayden. "Why don't we make a bet, let's have a bet on who was going to win. And whoever bet's going to win, they can have to make a request and the loser would need to follow this. Well,  of course as long as it doesn't harm anyone or anything. Are you into this challenge?"

"You surely love this kind of betting and requests, Malaya." Lila chuckled. "But I guess, that would make things more fun and exciting. So I'm going with it"

"Fine with me." Kayden simply agreed.

"Then I bet for number eight. I heard that he was always the one who wins the race every time." Lila said with excitement and confidence.

"Really? Well, let's see. Then what about you, Kayden?" Malaya turned towards Kayden.

"I'll pick the tenth horse." Malaya looked at Kayden's chosen horse and the rider of the horse. 'Hmm. They looked quite decent. Kayden has a really nice taste'

Then Malaya looked at the other horses and their rider that had not been picked yet. 'Hmm. They all looked quite competent. This is really a matter of chance and luck. Then let's try our luck. "Then I'll pick the second horse,"

Before the announcer finally started his countdown, there was a sexy woman who only wore two red pieces and had a stick with red fabric on it. She stood on the platform that was in the middle of the track and was elevated high in the ground to not inconvenience the path. Everyone made their noise and some whistle, mostly the guys. Malaya looked at Kayden but as expected his reaction was plain. 'Hmm, I wonder if he's not just interested in women.' Malaya chuckled that get the attention of Kayden and Lila.

"What's wrong, Malaya? Is there anything that looks funny?" Lila asked.

"Oh, no. Don't mind me. Let's just focus on the race and see who will win." 

"Okay, whaa I'm so excited about this." Lila was now full of excitement.

"3, 2, 1, Go!" The announcer finally began to count and the riders began to kick their horses with full force.

The arena was filled with booming cheers of the people as the race began.