"Don't be restrained, if you don't fit into our country's seat, just follow the relaxed way. Narumi, so are you. The castle lord of Qingzhi said this to Henry and his party and the samurai under his command, and the Luoan girl, who sat numb with her calves, saw that the samurai had also changed their uncomfortable posture and changed to sit cross-legged.

It seems that even for them who have been trained for a long time, this posture is more of a formal occasion etiquette than a daily relaxed posture.

Servants came in with large wooden plates, most of the food covered with ceramic cutlery still steaming.

Although lunch was good, it was already seven o'clock in the evening after a long day's walking, and Mira also felt hungry. She was looking forward to it, but the first servant handed her some kind of soup in a small black and red bowl.

"......" and Luo An Girl were equally disappointed by Lulu sitting on the other side, and the Yiren Girl obviously drooped down, but still picked up the spoon and began to drink the soup.

The way the Japanese dined was different from everything the Sage and the Loan Maiden had experienced so far, and the world of Rigal was divided into east and west coasts, even in the Ottolo or Absera savannahs, where everyone ate together at the same table.

But the banquet was a small table for everyone, and everyone sat on the floor and ate with their own set of utensils.

This practice may have something to do with their culture of etiquette, where the segregated meals are less lively than the larger tables, but more quiet and polite. Everyone doesn't have to scramble, everyone has their own individual share.

The servant's portion of the meal is similar to that in some parts of the Rigal world, so that guests who don't have to do it themselves have time and leisure to talk to their hosts instead of fighting over food.

Of course, even so, there are still many people who bury their heads in eating - such as Lulu, who is small but very good at eating.

She lowered her head and quickly finished the soup, but the girl from Luo An on this side only took two sips before stopping the spoon.

"Isn't it to your taste?" the sage visibly noticed Mira's frown and the spoon that had been placed back on the low table, and the girl looked at her teacher with a subtle expression.

"Taste, not very accustomed. She said.

"And people like to eat soy products, and this one is fermented beans. With a spoon, Heng scooped up the sticky, dark yellow, butter-like stuff from the soup bowl.

"Those who are used to eating are okay, but for the people of Rigal, who are not used to it—" He looked to the other side, and Age, who was already hungry and yellow-skinned, stirred the spoon again and again, but still refused to take a sip. Alfonso, the other missionary, and Caleva were comfortable drinking the soup.

"It's like our cheese over there, and the people of the Moon Country can't get used to it. The sage shrugged, and Mira glanced at everyone on the other side who had drunk the soup cleanly, furrowed her little eyebrows, and then closed her eyes and poured the soup down in one gulp.

"Phew. The white-haired girl, who had always tasted out and could only drink like a pill, couldn't help but stick out her tongue, but fortunately this did not cause dissatisfaction with the city lord's family, and the city lord, who was always smiling, laughed again, and said: "It seems that the food of our country is not very suitable for everyone's tastes." I've prepared some that might be appropriate, but until then, I'd like to give you a taste of my country's traditions. ”

After drinking the appetizing soup, the second time the food served looked freshly baked. The fish, which was still steaming red, was covered with some square white lumps that looked like cheese, but when they were put down, they shook and did not melt at the temperature.

"If it's light, pour the sauce on it and taste it!" the castle lord said. The fish is not very large in a long square black-glazed stoneware plate, and the red fish, which is clearly steamed without oil, has some incisions in it, and the steaming snow white fish is tender and delicious. The skin of the fish is covered with shredded gold and greenery that looks like chopped plants, which should serve as a seasoning, and the fishy smell is removed, and they exude a faint fragrance that has never been seen before.

"Sauce is?" asked the sage as she didn't understand the word. "The one next to it, for seasoning. As he spoke, Henry skilfully picked up the spoon from the porcelain bowl beside him, scooped up a spoonful of black sauce, and poured it in a circle over the skin.

The rich sauce is soaked into the tender meat through the opening on the skin, and because it is steamed, the rich sauce does not become too salty after being drizzled.

"That's it. Mira did the same, and moved a little awkwardly as she watched Henry's approach, as did Galeva next to her.

"Wow. But the young man, as always, did not learn how Henry poured it evenly in a circle, and poured all the sauce over the opening in the center, and soaked it into the fish.

"Wow. It was obvious that the dark colour of the fish would have a strong flavour, and to make matters worse, the Kaleva then scooped the fish with the seasonings on top, as the Rigar people do with the pasta.

"Wait ——!" Aya on the other side saw this scene and opened her mouth to stop it, but it was too late, and after Galeva chewed it a few times in the mouth, her whole face immediately turned red.

"Ginger is used to remove fish. Miss Doctor sighed helplessly, holding her forehead.

"Water, water. The young man, who had difficulty breathing like a fish thrown ashore, but felt embarrassed to spit out something in his mouth in such a clean place, forcibly swallowed the contents of his mouth and then screamed quietly.

The servant beside him immediately brought him water at the gesture of the lord of the city, and after gulping it down, the young man still stuck out his tongue and fanned it with his hand, as if his tongue was on fire.

With this lesson from him, Miss Loan breathed a sigh of relief—she almost did the same.

Rigal people tend to eat main dishes with seasonings on top of them, such as slicing cheese on top of small pieces of dough with flavorful smoked ham and some botanical spices, but this doesn't seem to be the case in the Land of the Moon – you can't do it according to your habits, you have to observe and learn. The white-haired girl emphasized this sentence again in her heart, and then carefully observed Henry's approach.

After drizzling the sauce with the sauce, the sage picked up two sticks that looked like bamboo skewers from the side, and used them to wipe off the seasoning that covered the skin, and then picked up a small piece of fish meat dipped in a little sauce.

He held a spoon in his other hand and held it underneath so that the soup would not drip all over the floor when the food was in his mouth.

"What is this?" Miss Luo An noticed the use of this tableware, because she had eaten some dumplings and other foods before, and she thought that this was also a similar usage.

"Use it this way. Henry turned his hand to show her, and the missionary and Caleva and others next to him also watched the sage's movements and began to imitate them. The castle lord observed all this, and Sakura and Aya on the opposite side couldn't help but be curious about the movements that Henry skillfully used.

But curiosity could not match the hunger in her belly, and after learning a little, Mira clumsily picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks, imitating Henry's appearance. It's just that after entering her mouth, her expression changed several times because of the chic taste of the sauce.

"It seems to be delicious to say...... But the taste. The Luoan girl couldn't say her exact feelings for a long time, and the sage shrugged: "It's also fermented with soybeans." ”

"You try that again. He said as he pointed to the white square that was placed on the side of the fish on the plate.

"Ahh

"Strength must be mastered well, and the use of the sword is the same thing. You can't just use brute force. "Even during the meal, the sage did not stop to instruct. Our Loan girl nodded, then tried to clamp it up again.

"Taste, good ...... Unique. "There is still some steaming tofu that melts easily in the mouth as soon as you bite into it, which does not exist on the Rigal side, and the unique taste makes it easy to be fascinated, but it is like the fish and the soup before it, which makes Mira feel not very comfortable.

"This, what, doesn't smell good. She said with a frown.

"It's also made from beans. Henry shrugged again.

"Hahahaha. And the city lord sitting in the center watched the interaction between the two, and laughed again at this time: "Sure enough, most of the food in my country is a little light for you." ”

"I also expected this, so I specially instructed my subordinates to prepare something that would probably suit your tastes better. As he spoke, he clapped his hands again, and the same people came in with wooden plates, and each of them served a plate of food on each of their low tables.

This time, what was on the table exuded a familiar smell that whetted the appetite of the people of Rigal, especially those from the Padrossi Empire—

"Is this, tomato?" said Edge for the first time, the bright red, slightly sour object being one of the main ingredients of the Empire's southern cooking system.

It's just that it's not used here as a main dish, but as a seasoning.

Processed like sauce and poured over the meatballs, the missionaries eagerly began to taste the golden brown meatballs, and as soon as they bit into the crispy shell, the juicy minced meat was filled with aroma.

"Ahh "Even if it's not an orthodox Rigalese dish, it's a better style than the light steamed fish and soup of the Tsukino Country. Most of the people sitting on the right side began to feast, while the natives of Crescent Island on the left also tasted with a little hesitation, and their eyes lit up one after another.

It wasn't just the foreigners who seemed to like this dish quite much, but even the samurai and the young master of the castle lord's family, Yajiro, liked it very much.

"If you're satisfied, I've developed it myself. The lord of the city also tasted some of them, and then said this.

"The taste is increased by combining minced meat with a few pieces of dried tofu, and then coated in flour and fried in the usual way of Nanban, and seasoned with Nanban persimmon that has spread in our country for a hundred years. He clearly had something to say: "I believe that just like this dish, two cultures across the ocean, combining rather than antagonizing each other, may have a better result." ”

The main topic of the banquet was finally coming, and Alfonso and Henry, as well as Sakura and Aya, all stopped their chopsticks and looked at the castle lord.

"I'll just get straight to the point, I know you have some important information about those who rebel. And I'm going to help you. He leaned his hands together, hiding the smile from his face, leaving only a sharp gaze.

"Although I can't come clearly, but for me personally, a win for the Shinkyo side will have a better result. ”

"This one, I believe he also speculated on this, and came to contact him through a series of actions. He didn't look at Aya, who was a noble person and a native of the Moon Country, nor did he look at Alfonso, the elder missionary leader, but directly at Henry.

"I want to hear about it. And the sage spoke, and replied.