The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1162: Casual Flex

Round after round of food was brought to them as the other guests socialized.

Everyone took a moment to give Karl and Dana envious glances for their spots of honour with the two most powerful beings in the room, and many had realized that they were members of the Supreme Lady’s Guild.

That was a curiosity that they couldn’t ignore.

But very few were brave enough to go to their table and socialize. They would wait for Karl and Dana to join the crowd.

“Will all the contestants for the fashion show please unequip any worn items they wish others to see the bonuses on, and come to the front of the stage.” The host announced.

“That’s our signal. Supreme Lady, Immortal Regent, it has been a pleasure.” Karl announced.

“Oh, we will be here waiting for you when you finish. We have much to discuss tonight, and Azov gives himself an ulcer every time that I come to visit.” Matilda replied with a smirk.

Karl unequipped all his items, but left them on. If the guests wanted to see anything that he was wearing, they could.

After all, Rae had more of it for sale.

The Cat Demon and the Divine Fox walking hand in hand to the stage drew not only attention, but the spotlights, so that everyone could take a better look at them as they approached.

“Everyone, please give a warm welcome to Karl and Dana of the Darklight Host, the first contestants for our fashion show this evening.

All of their fashion was made in house by the Darklight Host’s artisans, and I see over a dozen Totem Ranked, Totem Grade items on display between them, all with tailored combat abilities, none of it randomized.” The announcer declared, then the excited voice of a second announcer took over.

“If you look at the dress on Lady Dana, it has been custom tailored by Rae Bloodbath of the Darklight Host, and finished with Runecrafting by Lord Karl.

The fabric is Totem Ranked Demonic Spider silk, and the thickness of the weave has been altered to go from gossamer to full coverage without any sewn seams.

There are flecks of Mythic Rank elemental crystals reflecting the light, and they have been integrated into the mana storage spell on the garment.

Truly wonderful work.”

Karl smiled as Dana’s ears twitched, the fox version of a blush at the praise for her outfit, and the crowd began to cheer.

“Lord Karl is in a suit by the same designer, also made of seamless silk, but his has been enhanced with Runecrafting to include both percentage based and flat bonuses to damage reduction.

Truly, a fashionable armour piece with self mending bonuses on it, should it be damaged.

Of particular note is his tie clip, which has a Totem Ranked Holy Stone bearing the [Consecrated Ground] spell.”

There were a few appreciative gasps, and then more cheering as Karl and Dana reached the stage.

But the contest wasn’t entirely about the bonuses on the items, it was about fashionability, and that was entirely subjective. A fact that Rae was rapidly discovering in the best of ways as she paraded Nilla around the wine tasting.

It was mostly populated with Vampires and other nocturnal species who had dragged themselves out for the big day.

And they loved her style.

However, most of them were keenly aware that the Demonic Spider was an Apex Predator, and that wrapping themselves in her fashion might be misinterpreted by Rae as some sort of higher claim on them.

That probably wouldn’t stop most of them from buying clothing from her later, but in an enclosed underground space, the possible downsides of the issue were a bit more prominent.

Especially when she kept vanishing every time she forgot that she was supposed to be visible to talk to people.

She wasn’t actually becoming invisible, but with her adaptive colouration, and in a dark wine cellar, her black outfit just naturally blended with the background. Those like Nilla who had thermal vision thought that it was a wonderful trick, but those who relied on regular optical vision were mostly just mildly terrified.

Which was the greatest compliment that they could have paid her.

At the restaurant, all around Karl and Dana the stage was rapidly filling with both the models and the crafters who had sponsored them for the evening.

There were no poor designs, only the peak of functional fashion. But that didn’t mean that there were no standout entrants.

On the male side, one particularly flashy Dragonkin was getting the majority of attention for his scale patterned suit that had been made from a monstrous serpent found in one of the Mythic Dungeons.

But on the female side, the resentment was building as the others realized that not only the dress but the effortless grace of a Divine Fox had put Dana head and shoulders above the other contestants.

Karl and Dana didn’t know, because they were invited by Azov and Matilda, but there was a substantial prize for the winner, as well as the prestige and networking opportunities that would come from it.

Some of these designers were crafting Guild leaders from other nations, and getting to know each other was the real benefit to this event.

“Men, please step forward, and with a show of placards, we will determine the winner of the men’s fashion contest.” The host announced.

“Each of our contestants has a number on the stage by their feet. Please write the number on your placard and either raise it or show it to the staff to cast your vote.” The host explained.

The voting was short. But men’s fashion was the side show today. There were only so many ways that you could do a suit, and there weren’t really any other high fashion outfits for them that didn’t come across as a cosplay in a formal setting like this.

If the contest were for armour, not formal wear, the men would be the much larger feature, even if the ladies’ armour was still more fashionable.

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