The sun is completely sinking in the west, and a new moon is rising into the night sky. The Chie Princess, who cleaves the waves, travels in the sea. At dinner time, all the guests invited by the Takeshita family, except for Sakai Chie, appeared in the banquet hall of the ship. It's not a Western-style buffet with cold cuts, but a very formal dinner.

A small Western orchestra is there to accompany them. On a long square table, two poems sit Takeshita Kusa and Kitagawa Kako. Celebrities such as Akira Kurosawa and Hitomi Sakurai are led by him, while Mama Fumi, Yona Shinoda, and children sit down on the left and right sides with Kako Kitagawa as the head.

In front of each of them were not only six wine glasses, but also an equal number of forks. Those who are fully familiar with Western-style dining only need to look at it and know that this is the standard of the host's highest courtesy guests. As for the usage of the six set forks in front of the individual, it is from the outside to the inside, and every time you use a dish, you have to change a set of forks. Six different types of glasses can be used to fill wine, champagne, white wine, spirits, juice and pure water.

Without following the unspoken Takeshita grass mustard, the soul of the Chinese is still at work. He likes to eat lively, but he takes the initiative to communicate with people on his side. Of course, there is no one in the Western dining rules that says that you are not allowed to talk during this meal, and only when people communicate with each other, try not to affect others at the next table. Everyone eats at this table, and there is no impact on others, after all, there is no second table in this banquet hall.

The appetizer, fish and shrimp jelly with mung bean paste was delivered to the waiter one by one in front of the audience. So, the adults who had drunk the aperitif and the children, who had used the juice as an aperitif, picked up the knife in their right hand and the fork in their left hand in front of each other. When they started moving, they each had different evaluations.

"Miyuki, why didn't you see your father's birthday cake? Isn't he going to blow out the candles? It's a birthday. How can you live without a birthday cake? "I fully felt that Ishikawa Yaxia, who was tall and sitting under Miyuki Kitagawa, didn't know if this was a birthday dinner for them to board the boat to pick them up, not Takeshita Kusaokei on the same day.

"It's nearly nine o'clock tomorrow night when my dad is born. If you want to have a birthday cake, wait for tomorrow! Miyuki Kitagawa, who heard from her words that the other party wanted to eat a birthday cake, gave an answer.

"I'm not going to have a birthday cake. And just curious, after all, we ate one so well. "Ishikawa Nia, who can say whatever he thinks in his heart, is not the first time he has eaten Western food, but it is the first time in his life that he has eaten such a delicious appetizer.

Maeda Kao, who was sitting on the other side of Miyuki Kitagawa, couldn't help but smile when he heard her words. She had already learned all kinds of dining etiquette from Sakurai-sensei, so she certainly knew what to say and what not to say at the table. At this moment, I really felt that Ishikawa West was quite rude to speak like this.

However, I thought about it again and thought about it. is also relieved, after all, when Kitagawa Miyuki led the two of them to visit, she more or less learned some relevant information from the other party. In addition to knowing that Ishikawa West Asia and himself are both studying at Waseda Elementary School, he also knows that the other party and Kitagawa Miyuki are good friends.

I didn't intend to make fun of and ridicule the other party's Maeda at all.,But I'm motivated to be a lady.。 As for whether he can marry into a wealthy family in high society in the future, it all depends on fate. Her current ideal is to be fortunate enough to study under Hitomi Sakurai, so she has to work hard to learn the piano. Thus becoming a pianist. I know very well that my mother must have such a heart, earnestly hoping that she can enter the upper class society in the future. Or marry a man of high society as a wife.

After everyone had finished eating the appetizers and removed the first plate and a pair of used forks one by one, the second course, the French papal consommé, was brought to everyone by the waitresses. On weekdays, Ishikawa is the most bullied in the class.,Quite depressed.,Ishikawa West Asia, who doesn't dare to speak up.。 Suddenly released, I couldn't help but say more: "This soup is delicious." ”

"Fool, just take two sips. Don't be full. Otherwise, you won't be able to eat what follows. Two main courses, one side dish. Not a single dessert has been served yet! One of the main dishes is Balmoral venison. Together with Maeda, Miyuki Kitagawa noticed that the amount of food on the plates of the three children was the same as everyone else, and she only ate half of the appetizer, but she didn't eat it all like Ishikawa Ya. So, she took the initiative to remind the other party.

Ishikawa Nia, who had been so excited about this for several nights that he couldn't sleep peacefully, nodded his head continuously, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and while covering his small mouth with the palm of his right hand, he couldn't help but let out a series of "oh" sounds. She had never eaten venison before, and she was looking forward to it, and she really wanted to taste what it was like.

The Kirishima sisters, who are not middle-class, but belong to the broad masses of people at the bottom of Japan, are quite clever. Although I don't know much about dining etiquette, I know how not to rush, I just see how others do it first, and then I can do it myself. The advantage of this is that you will not make a fool of yourself. After taking the appetizer and soup into their mouths, their first reaction was that it was delicious, but they didn't make a sound.

"I don't know if it's to your taste? If you don't get used to it, you can order another dish you like. "I know what it means to be called Kako Kitagawa, although I like it, but I don't guarantee that others have the same taste as her. She put down the small spoon in her hand, picked up the red wine glass with her right hand and took a sip, and then slowly put it back in its place. After wiping his mouth with a napkin, he asked for an opinion without hurrying.

"Good." The mothers, who almost unanimously said their true feelings, the Kirishima sisters and Shinoda Yona, were not polite at all, but replied with a very satisfied smile.

"I think this soup is not only a little light, but also the soup is clear and watery, and there is nothing to fish." I really don't like this soup dish very much, but Kitagawa Miyuki, who is telling the truth, issued her own opinion.

"It's your taste. Did you know that the most important thing about this soup base is clear and fresh on the first day? Kitagawa Kako, who didn't agree with what her daughter said at all, just thought that her mistake of picking fat and thin suddenly made it again, and reprimanded her with a cold face. (To be continued.) )