His Dark Asset (R18)
Smooth, hand-carved cedar chopsticks and white ceramic rests sat before each setting alongside gold-trimmed lacquered bowls.
Almost immediately, two servers in traditional silk kimonos glided silently into the room, sliding back the shoji screen to serve small, elegant porcelain cups of warm Junmai Daiginjo sake, followed by an elaborate spread of first-course otsumami—thinly sliced amberjack sashimi draped over shaved ice, shimmering under sweet soy glaze, alongside tiny mounds of vibrant, hand-grated fresh wasabi root.
Honjou-san picked up his delicate sake cup, leaning forward eagerly as he adjusted his wire-rimmed glasses. "We read about your victory in the Meridian case, Sutherland-san.