Satiety and Hunger
「I am deeply sorry for the lateness of the meal preparation. Since this is an inland region, it doesn’t have a full set of delicious foods like the ones from the Fraise Territory, however I hope you might enjoyed this.」(Havel)
It was one hour after Kazura left the bath.
The four people: Havel, Kazura, Valetta and Valin, were sitting at the table in Leveson’s Mansion where various luxurious dishes were served in front of them.
It was a long rectangle table, its length might’ve reached 4 meters.
There were a lot of platters placed atop the table within arm’s reach, where the various dishes were neatly arranged.
Havel and Kazura were sitting on the so called 「Seat of Honor」[1], while Valetta and Valin sat at the table’s side.
There were 2 maids stood near the table, who will wait the table. In front of them was a little table covered with cloth. Atop of the table were several copper pitchers that contained beverages.
One of the maids was Marie, while for the other maid, this was the first time Kazura’s group saw her since they arrived at the mansion.
Havel had taken off the armor he had worn, currently he was using a loose-like robe similar to what Kazura currently worn.
Valin and Valetta also wore clothing resembling a robe, although it was a bit different in appearance from Kazura’s.
「This is extremely……」(Kazura)
As Kazura spoke this, he looked at the various dishes lined up in front of him with admiration.
After all, the quality of the dishes placed in front of him was fairly exceeding Kazura’s expectation.
Of the dishes placed atop the table, there were a lot of dishes made from ingredients that Kazura hardly ate in this world such as meat or fish. The dishes variety was also plentiful.
Among the lined up dishes, there were meat dishes similar to roasted beef, fish slices that seemed to have been grilled with sauce, there were also several types of dishes that Kazura already knew since it also exists in Japan.
Although there were also several dishes that could make a Japanese faint if they catch sight of it, such as skewered roasted caterpillar or caterpillar sauté. However if it was served atop this table then that means it might be a high class cuisine.
Since Kazura habitually eats Valetta’s handmade high class caterpillar dishes, he didn’t felt any disgust or had any problems with the existence of caterpillar dishes.
「Amazing…… I never saw any dishes this luxurious.」(Valetta)
Valetta spoke this out while being a bit nervous. Valin also agreed and nodded.
The food of the nobles was something that a common peasant hardly ever saw, so this was a natural reaction.
「It would be my pleasure if you can enjoy this. We also have prepared a superior fruit wine, can everyone here drink alcohol?」(Havel)
「Certainly!」(Valin)
Valin made a powerful reply. Havel smiled, 「I’m glad to hear that.」 and then he called Marie who then began to pour fruit wine into the copper cup that was placed in front of Valin.
「How about both of you?」(Havel)
「Could I have one?」(Kazura)
「Alcohol is too……」(Valetta)
「Oh my, is that so? Then, how about juice for the beverage?」(Havel)
「Ah, yes, it is fine……」(Valetta)
Hearing Valetta’s answer, Havel gave instructions towards another Maid who stood by in the room.
Marie, who had with pouring fruit wine to Valin’s cup, began to do the same to Kazura’s cup.
「Then, please enjoy yourselves on this. The maids will help you for the dishes outside your reach, so please don’t hesitate to order them.」(Havel)
After Havel said this, he began to move the dishes from the large platters to his small plate.
Seeing this, Valin and Valetta also began to move the dishes to their own small plates.
Following the other three, Kazura moved the nearby roast beef like meat dish to his small plate.
「Itadakimasu.[2]……… Hm, this is delicious!」(Kazura)