Log Horizon - Shiroe's sister

Chapter 39

"Conversation~"

Thinking thoughts

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The morning after the banquet, Shiroe's group enjoyed their breakfast on a roomy terrace.

The terrace the ambassador team gathered in had all sorts of plants, the crystal atrium reflected the bright summer sun.

This terrace was about the size of a small-scale greenhouse, with 3 dining tables, a very luxurious place.

The dishes were very traditional, freshly baked bread, sunny-side-up eggs, cheese, ham, jam, honey, and butter. There were also fruits and vegetable salad platters and various beverages, everything was decorated elegantly.

Shiroe just needed raw eggs with rice for breakfast, but there was nothing to complain about for this breakfast. According to production guild leader Michitaka, this was "hmmm... quite normal".

Akiba's standard for food had been progressing rapidly for the past 2 months. There were even beef bowls available now through unknown methods, surprising Shiroe.

Processed seasonings like soy sauce and miso soup had also debuted in the form of 'imitation versions.' The news was that fermentation and processing time could take up to years for it to have proper taste, the 'imitation version' skipped several processes and was an inferior product. But to the people who had grown accustomed to the tasteless food of days past, this was a joyful taste.

"Erm... Master, pass me the jam please," Akatsuki asked Shiroe while holding a piece of bread with her petite mouth. Her sense of 'shinobi loyalty' seemed to differ from the common world. Apart from addressing Shiroe as Master, the two of them had a normal relationship.

"Akatsuki-chan, you need to eat the salad too, or your skin will turn bad." Henrietta was looking for ways to interact with Akatsuki, but Akatsuki lifted herself off the chair, getting ready to escape.

"Such a comfortable morning!" Just as Michitaka said, the blue of the morning sky was spectacularly beautiful.

Enclosed by a glass wall, there was no wind on the terrace, but it was cool here with several waterways in the area. There was no heat from the summer here, only the bright sunlight.

"That's right." 'Berserker' Crusty was calmly sipping his tea.

"I wonder this peaceful moment would last for how long," Rinne comment while sipping her tea as well.

The other members also helped themselves to breakfast. When they first arrived at the terrace, the tables were much further apart, and there was an obvious difference in quality for each table.

This should be the difference in treatment for nobles and servants.

But the group was not bothered by this, they pulled the tables closer and passed the bread basket around freely, picking the ones they preferred. If there was not enough they could just take more from their bags, there were already people who were drinking their own beverages.

"But this is luxurious... I did expect them to arrange our accommodations, but not this level of service." Henrietta stopped when she reached this point of her speech.

"Henri-nee, judging with the current situation, they wish to avoid anything that would offend us and provide their best service and accommodations to please us before they could lay out their cards." Rinne feedback to the group.

After the banquet ended, the group was led to their living abodes, but instead of rooms, it should be described as zones.

Situated on the southeast corner of the palace of this floor, there were twenty rooms. There was also a small meeting room, the terrace they were in, showers, a recreation room, a chatting room, and several rooms for receiving guests.