The ornate crystal chandelier cast a soft glow.
A piano piece called "Blue Sky" drifted melodiously through the air.
The alluring blend of fragrances made it feel as though they were standing in a garden overflowing with perfume.
A pristine white tablecloth covered the long dining table.
Imu was dining with Historia and Esdeath.
The four Ubuyashiki Sisters, dressed in dark purple kimonos and wooden sandals, attended to them carefully from all around.
Whenever the three finished the food on their plates, the sisters took the dishes away, fetched freshly prepared cuisine from Thatch, and gently placed it on the table.
Whenever they saw a drink running low, they first asked softly whether it should be refilled or replaced.
Thatch, clad in a red-and-white chef's uniform, followed the menu he had planned in his mind and matched the pace of Imu and the other two's meal, precisely preparing one exquisite dish after another.
The ingredients he used were almost all rare items that were incomparably expensive in the outside world, even priceless despite having a market value.
The drink before Lord Imu was golden yam wine.
Before Empress Historia was Dragon Kohaku wine, while Empress Esdeath had Fire Dragon whiskey.
The appetizer was soul caviar paired with Bitefish liver pâté, followed by a soup of Imperial Pine Spirit and Imperial turkey stew.
The side dishes were Horned Dragon heart and Rathian egg custard.
The main course was Barioth tail meat paired with seven-colored sweet peppers.
The table also held all kinds of strange fruits, such as emerald durian, paradise berries, and scorching mangoes.
They were clearly all ingredients from the Teigu World.
The Teigu World's variously shaped Danger Beasts with their diverse meats, along with its unusual vegetables and fruits, had made it the world most valued by the Sea