After that, Rem spent nearly an hour preparing a table full of dishes, so lavish that one might have suspected it was a feast prepared by a professional master chef.
Even Emilia and Frederica were startled by it. Apparently, they had never seen Rem prepare such an extravagant spread before.
But no one would make trouble over food. Everyone still gathered together and properly enjoyed the lavish meal.
Yes, they merely gathered together.
Although Fang Li, Sylvia, and even Emilia had intended for everyone to sit down and eat properly, not only Rem but even Frederica firmly refused.
"Although we are grateful for your kindness, my lords and ladies, Rem is ultimately still a servant."
"Servants cannot dine at the same table as their masters and guests. It is the rule. Please do not mind us and enjoy yourselves."
That was what both Rem and Frederica insisted.
It also demonstrated the fine upbringing of these two girls, who clearly understood their own positions.
Servants like that were surely the finest and most qualified kind, weren't they?
Yet neither Fang Li, Sylvia, nor Emilia was the sort to fuss over status.
Therefore, while Rem and Frederica's insistence was understandable, it also left everyone feeling rather helpless.
Emilia, in particular, felt this deeply.
"It would be fine if we just sat down and ate together."
The silver-haired Half-Elf girl had probably seen this sort of scene many times over the past month.
With Roswaal absent and Puck nowhere to be seen, Emilia had been attended to by Rem and Frederica all this time. Eating alone every day at an overly lavish dining table truly was rather pitiful.
Was that why her reaction had been so intense earlier?
That was what Fang Li thought, and he was not wrong.
To begin with, Emilia