«Here's your Wagyu steak, sir. And for the lady, Kobe beef bites. Enjoy your meal, and have a wonderful evening,» the waiter says with impeccable elegance and composure as he serves Aoshi and Eliss, seated at their table in Cordesol Meat, an upscale restaurant in downtown Nagano.It's part of a world-famous luxury chain managed by the renowned chef Santiago Cordesol — the kind of place Aoshi would never have imagined setting foot in, let alone actually eating at, not even in his most optimistic fantasies.
«A-Are you sure we can afford to eat stuff like this…?» Aoshi mutters, sounding both suspicious and anxious. He can't even enjoy his meal, haunted by the thought of how much it must cost — every bite feels like he's chewing through an entire day's wages.
