After accepting the gift, Rita happily left the room.
Nalant, meanwhile, remained behind to drink and chat with Duke Miller.
At the same time, in the guest quarters of Miller Manor, Jerry and the others received an exceptionally warm welcome from the manor.
Knowing that it was everyone's first time in the heartland of the Sacred Alliance, Duke Miller had the butler arrange a small banquet, laying out all manner of noble delicacies from the Sacred Alliance.
Jerry and the others had been in the Sacred Alliance for quite some time. They had long heard that the Sacred Alliance was home to countless Magic Beasts, and that even intermediate Magic Beast meat was an ordinary dish.
Yet they had rarely truly tasted it before. After all, they had migrated here, and every gold coin was precious, carefully accounted for and spent on developing their territories.
Naturally, they did not dare squander money on food and drink.
So when they saw the table covered with all kinds of magical medicinal fruits, along with dishes made from various intermediate Magic Beast meats, their appetites were thoroughly whetted.
"Distinguished guests, please do not stand on ceremony. Baron Nalant is a very good friend of our duke. Since you have come to Miller Manor, there is no need to be so restrained!"
Seeing that the nobles from Glory Continent were still somewhat reserved, Butler Bulo immediately greeted them warmly.
Though in the past, like the other nobles of the Sacred Alliance, he had regarded these nobles from Glory Continent as rustic minor nobles.
But now, these rustic minor nobles were Nalant's friends, so naturally they were different from all the others.
"Thank you, Butler Bulo!"
Only then did the nobles from Glory Continent breathe a sigh of relief and begin eating.
"Haha, everyone, there