The four of them sat down on the earthen floor inside the house, each taking their seats according to status. Yayoi nervously brought in tea, while Ah Qing followed in, sitting quietly in a corner of the earthen floor pretending to be a maid, ready for any emergency. Ah Man, meanwhile, was pretending to boil water on the mud floor, her arms bulging with something hidden inside her clothes, who knows what she was carrying.
As for Oda Nobunaga, though he said he was seated, he was actually lounging lazily on the mat, looking very casual. Ikegami Keisuke sat beside him, picked up the tea to check the temperature, tasted a sip, discovered it was Great Ming loose tea, thought the taste was alright, acceptable, and placed it back within reach.
Maeda Toshie formally introduced them, speaking to Harano: "This is my lord, Lord Oda Sanmaru; and this is Lord Ikegami Shinkirou, like myself, a close household retainer of our lord."
