I order more sea urchin to get the taste out of my mouth. Immediately after it’s delivered, I take a bite. Chisato, who is sitting next to me, says, “Wow,” when her order of sea urchin. She says she’s not good with raw foods, but she seems quite happy eating it. Does she now realize how delicious sea urchin is? Saki looks at me through slitted-eyes and sighs.

You eat that a lot. Don’t you get tired of it?”

“I don’t want to hear that from someone who only eats pickled ginger.”

“Won’t you get a stomach ache eating so much?”