The four of them entered the room, taking their seats according to status on the earthen seats. Yayoi nervously served the tea, and A Qing followed in, coldly sitting in a corner pretending to be a maid, prepared for any unforeseen occurrences. A Man was in the middle of the room, pretending to boil water, with something bulky hidden in her bosom, the contents unknown.
Although Oda Nobunaga seemed to have joined them, he actually lounged casually on the mat. Ikegami Keisuke sat beside him, picked up the teacup to test the temperature, took a small sip, found it to be tea from the Great Ming, with a decent taste, drinkable, and placed it back by his side.
Maeda Toshie formally introduced them and said to Haruno: "This is my lord, Oda Sanmaru; and this is Ikegami Shinkirou, like me, a close household retainer of the lord."
Haruno nodded politely, his gaze swiftly sweeping over Ikegami Keisuke.
