"It would be great if you could come now." Sato made no secret of his eagerness. Puffer whales are not something you can enjoy only if you have money. The key lies in whether you can hire a chef who is good at cooking them.
After all, chefs who can cook puffer whales are not short of money, and connections and influence are the key to determining whether they can afford it. However, connections are difficult to quantify and easy to consume, so what most ordinary people consider powerful people may not actually meet that standard.