Minezaki, who had been fighting for food just moments ago, immediately showed an embarrassed expression when she heard Erina's words and slowly withdrew her chopsticks.
That was right. At first, Minezaki had indeed been acting as a server, standing nearby to attend to Erina and the other guests.
But while Erina and the others were tasting the food, Minezaki had looked at the translucent, art-like slices of fish atop the ice mountain, and her appetite had instantly been stirred. Almost as if possessed, she had reached out with her chopsticks.
Then, after taking that first bite, she had completely lost control and entered an even more blush-inducing, heart-pounding drugged state than Erina and Hisako.
Fortunately, everyone else was also intoxicated by the food at the moment. Otherwise, Minezaki would probably have died of embarrassment afterward.
Of course, Seiya, the only one present who had remained clear-headed, had watched the entire spectacle.
After Minezaki withdrew from the battle over the final slice of sea bream, Soma Yukihira and Erina were still arguing without end. That was until a pair of chopsticks casually extended from the side, picked up the slice of sea bream, and delivered it into someone's mouth. The two who had been arguing immediately turned their anger toward the intruder.
"I told you before, didn't I? The longer sashimi is left out, the worse it tastes.
Since the two of you can't reach a conclusion, it would be best if I settled it. Besides, since I made this dish, eating the final bite myself makes for a fitting ending, doesn't it?"
As he put the sea bream into his mouth, Seiya thought it tasted delicious, but he did not fall into the drugged state Erina and the others had entered earlier.
Thinking that people who had been drugged generally