The whole scene turned awkward.

Valentina stood there, unable to decide whether to leave or stay.

"...Ah, this."

She stood at attention, moving occasionally, feeling as if ants were crawling on her body.

What to do?

What should I do now?

Kreti also realized something was off and after thinking for a moment, subtly hinted, "Maybe you should show it some goodwill?"

Just stepping aside might not be enough; you need to show your sincerity.

As for what true sincerity means, that's hard to say.

It could be as simple as bowing, or it might require some sacrifice.

To her, this mysterious entity seemed more like an embodiment of rules without self-awareness.

Flora agreed with this notion after the reminder.

As the Demon Sage was contemplating what price might need to be paid, the Giant Dragon Sage had already come to a conclusion.

"Goodwill? Oh!"

After a brief moment of deep thought, a light bulb went off in Valentina's mind.

Oh~

I've got it!

Let's do it this way! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Valentina made up her mind without consulting the others, and directly fumbled behind her, pulling out an opened clay pot.

"Uh, well..."

She held half a pot of Holy City of Radiance's specialty dry yogurt, tentatively asking the presence before her, "Would you like some?"

"It's actually quite delicious!"

Her words silenced the entire mansion.

Quite delicious...

Delicious...

Food...

Of...

Flora and Kreti widened their eyes, staring dumbfounded at the incomprehensible scene before them.

...Huh?

No way, sis?

Are you serious?

When faced with a terrifying and unknown existence that even you fear, this is how you express your goodwill, with yogurt you've half eaten?

This is it?

This is it!!?

You're testing people's patience with this?

Which official can't handle such a test!!?

No!

Besides, at least offer a new, unopened one!

Half-eaten, what's that?

"Hehe..."

This time, Valentina's intelligence spiked, understanding the confusion in their eyes, she laughed shyly.

She awkwardly murmured, "Oh dear, there wasn't any more, just this half pot left."

No more!

Really no more!

Bishop Evelyn prepared four sets of local specialties for them, and Valentina had already eaten three and a half pots of dry yogurt.

That there was even this half pot left was pure coincidence!

Had she been a few minutes late, even this pot would have been gone~

Undoubtedly, Valentina was serious.

She was genuinely recommending the delicious treat, not deliberately provoking.

This sincerity was as real as it gets!

She even felt she'd made a brilliant move~

If someone offered her food in such a friendly manner, Valentina would certainly calm down and choose to get along with them.

If they're willing to give you food, what ill intentions could they have?

However, the naive Miss Hungry Dragon overlooked one thing—others didn't share her immense craving for food.

Others weren't as hungry.

After receiving no response, Valentina instinctively extended the pot forward to give the other party a clearer view.

And with that movement, a problem arose.

For the first time since entering the mansion, the mysterious entity reacted.

...Hmm?

In a daze, Valentina seemed to hear a faint, emotionless sound of doubt.

Just when she thought the entity was finally going to respond, she suddenly felt a chill all over.

!!!

At that moment, not only Valentina, but Flora and Kreti also felt it.

Cold.

The mansion was instantly filled with an endless bleakness, and the temperature dropped sharply.

It seemed a powerful unknown presence finally cast its cold gaze upon them.

It had finally noticed them—more precisely, noticed the dry yogurt in Valentina's hand.

Hmm?

Flora widened her eyes, feeling her worldview strongly challenged.

No way, can this really work!!?

The ever-cold entity actually got intrigued by a pot of dry yogurt?

This... can this be right?

Kreti's reaction was even more intense, shivering, nearly shouting out loud.

This feeling reminded her of being glanced at by the Master of Hell when she was still there.

The same indifference, the same nonchalance... even if it was just a casual glance, it instilled fear.

Among the three Monster Girls present, Valentina remained the most composed.

She was even more at ease.

Miss Hungry Dragon didn't feel any malice from the entity; on the contrary, once it noticed her, most of her fear dissipated.

Her intuition told her the danger was gradually receding.

Safe!

And since the entity didn't intend to harm her, there must be a reason for its indifference.

The reason was simple—it didn't suit the entity's taste!

"Uh, do you not like this?"

Valentina blinked, her left hand rummaging behind her again, magically producing a handful of less appetizing snacks.

These were all sorts of jerky she specially ordered from Svanni, though not impressive in appearance, the taste was guaranteed.

"I also have these, want to try?" she asked casually, implying that if not accepted, she'd hand them over anyway.