"Miss Lazuli, this is the welcome banquet I prepared especially for you. I hope you like it."
In the luxurious castle, Guweisha sat at one end of the long banquet table, raised his red-wine glass by the stem in a toast to Android 18, then drained it in one gulp and let out a sound of pure comfort and enjoyment.
Lannaians were famous throughout the universe for being rich, and they knew better than anyone how to enjoy themselves. Their food and clothing were even more extravagant than those of ancient emperors.
The banquet Guweisha prepared for Android 18 could be called extremely lavish. Every ingredient on the table came from a different planet and had only been allowed to be served after layer upon layer of selection. For instance, the lobster-like shelled creature now placed in front of Android 18 was a specialty product from an aquatic planet under Guweisha's name.
After being caught, it had to be preserved with the most advanced cold-chain technology and shipped all the way over from a great distance.
It was good stuff, but it alone lacked two qualities food should have: color and aroma.
Looking at the dark red color faintly floating at the bottom of the pot, Android 18 frowned, feeling a little nauseated. Who had ever seen something edible with such a disgusting color at the bottom of the pot?
"Can this thing be eaten?" Android 18 pinched up a piece of shrimp meat with her fingers, her face full of disgust.
"Why couldn't it be eaten? This is the universe-famous Giant Pincer Shrimp. It's incredibly delicious!"
Guweisha asked in confusion, then noisily dug in and ate to his heart's content, a bite of shrimp meat and a sip of red wine. In the blink of an eye, half of