The Beginning of the Lunch
Krauss: Well, ladies and gentlemen. ...The Head of the family is not in his best shape. All of you who have come back together for this long awaited yearly meeting, it is a great shame that he won't be able to partake in lunch with us. ...Gohda, let the lunch begin.
Gohda: Certainly. I shall begin today's lunche now.
Eva: ...Doctor Nanjo, is Father's condition that bad? It would have been nice if he at least showed his face, right?
Nanjo: Rather than is physical condition, it's his mood... And for that, there is no medicine I can prescribe.
Rudolf: Hey hey, "mood", you say? Not that again. We come to see how he's doing, making time in our schedule in this damn busy season of autumn. And now that-
Krauss: Hmph... don't complain, Rudolf. I managed to see how he's doing. ...Do you want to take my place, and try to persuade our ill-humored Father to come join us?
Rudolf: ...Are you kidding?
Rudolf shrugged. Apparently, even though Rudolf seemed to resent the way his father did whatever he pleased... he'd rather avoid seeing his father's face if he could help it.
Rosa: Does it seem like his mood will improve before dinner? Krauss nii-san?
Krauss: I have no idea. You can try and ask Father directly. ...Although I think his mood will improve faster if we don't bother him.
Jessica: The only one who can get Grandfather better is Genji-san. It sucks though, making the servants deal with your own parent's bad mood.
Krauss: Jessica. Don't speak out of turn.
She'd planned for her complaint to be heard only by her cousins, but it had reached even Krauss' ears. Scolded, Jessica scowled and turned away, sulking.
Battler: ...His disease can't be that bad, can it, with that kinda temper? I mean, if he's not healthy, and his mood is bad, at least it's proof he's still hanging on.
George: It's because Grandfather has especially strong willpower. ...But, it doesn't mean that his body will always follow that. Since last year, they keep saying that he has three months left. ...If the initial diagnosis was correct, Grandfather has been prolonging his life by willpower alone. ...It should be a cause for concern.
Lunch started with the family head's seat still empty.
...The man who should be sitting there was already old, and the brilliant glory which had rebuilt the Ushiromiya family in a sible lifetime was being forgotten. Nobody seemed to feel uncomfortable when the meal began with that seat still empty...
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