Sword Art Online 13 - Alicization Dividing Interlude IV 15 “A chance like this is rare, so wouldn’t you have your meal at our table?” He considered Rinko’s invitation for a little while before nodding with a “I’ll take you up on your offer, then”. Waiting until Nakanishi moved his tray, Asuna and Rinko then sat back at their original seats. Taking a look at the self-defense forces member’s breakfast portion, it was large as expected, with eggs, bacon, and salad heaped onto a large plate. “How does the taste compare to meals at the self-defense forces?” Nakanishi let out a slight strained laughter at Rinko’s considerably difficult question and spoke as he picked up his fork. “Honestly speaking, the Ocean Turtle’s a little better, I suppose. And these tomatoes and cucumbers were even grown aboard the ship.” “Wah, there’s a vegetable garden?” The self-defense forces member showed a somewhat proud smile this time at Asuna who had her eyes opened wide. “Yes, at the back of the eighth deck. I believe it was an experiment for large-scale agriculture on the sea, however.” “I wonder if that’s what gave the tomatoes that slightly salty taste.” And at that joke from Rinko, “Really?” Looking at Nakanishi, chewing the tomato wedges with a grave expression, Asuna and Rinko broke into laughter. Just as she took up her fork and knife to resume her interrupted meal, Asuna recalled Nakanishi’s first line from earlier and tilted her head. Japan didn’t own any warships, he said, but that shouldn’t be the case. Wouldn’t his original workplace as a member of the maritime self-defense forces be on a warship… no, the self-