That night, at Oda Nobunaga's residence.
Oda Nobunaga was drinking alone, attended by Ikegami Keisuke, with extremely thinly sliced sashimi to accompany the drinks, paired with the "Ultra-Fresh Soy Sauce" just delivered by Harano's people—soy sauce simmered with kelp extract, the MSG content outrageously high—together bringing out a savory, salty, and tender flavor that he found immensely satisfying.
Eating Harano's soy sauce reminded him of what had happened at noon.
He'd recently formed a special unit called the "Banquet Brigade," with its captain being Banquet Demon Gokushinmaru.
This fellow had hidden away for years and secretly got married, even had a child, and now wanted a radiant future for the kid. After being tempted a couple of times, he agreed, changed his name, and joined the Oda Danjo Chonosuke household, becoming one of Nobunaga's attendants, just waiting to earn enough merit for a permanent post.
