The venue Logcraft had prepared was a vast reception hall.
The reception hall had been arranged for a banquet, with a large dining table set out.
Plates of food had been placed upon the table.
But...
"Excuse me, but may I ask you something, Chancellor?"
Darkness furrowed her brow tightly, her tone turning sharp as she questioned him.
"Why is the welcoming banquet your country has prepared so shabby?"
That was right.
Shabby.
That was the only word that could describe the banquet before them.
There was no helping it.
Not only was the banquet hall decorated rather plainly, but none of the dishes on the table were anything remarkable. A stroll through the streets would be enough to find all of them.
Such food had nothing to do with the lavish feasts royalty and nobility used to entertain guests. Forget luxurious—it could not even be called precious.
To present such a shabby banquet to an envoy from a princess of another country?
That was practically an insult, so it was no wonder Darkness had reacted so strongly.
Unfortunately...
"No, no, no, you have misunderstood."
Logcraft hurriedly spoke, seeming somewhat performative.
"We have absolutely no intention of slighting your country. It is simply that our current circumstances are very limited, and we could only prepare a reception banquet of this caliber."
Logcraft's words reminded everyone of something.
"Come to think of it, they did mention that this country was having financial difficulties."
Megumin's mutter earned a bitter expression from Logcraft.
"Yes. Our country's finances have not been doing well lately. As the official responsible for domestic affairs, that is my failure. I can only ask everyone to make do with this humble reception banquet and forgive us for being unable to offer anything better."
Those words left everyone speechless.
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