What Rae didn’t know was that the woman had only now realized that she was a transford magical beast. So, while Nilla’s heritage made him Vampire Nobility, declaring herself as a Bloodbath Spider, at the Totem Rank, was absolutely terrifying for the average citizen.
"Of course, very easy to rember. Thank you. I will see you at the judging centre later. Here are your entry cards, just show them at any of the contestant entry points, and they will show you where to be.
Goth, Emo and Rogue class judging starts at dark. Arriving half an hour early is advisable, as the event can be quite crowded." The volunteer explained, recovering from her shock.
Rae patted Nilla on the back. "We’re going to be a big hit. Now, are we done walking yet? The coffee is on the next block."
The vampire laughed. "We can break away from the group. It’s not a rule that we all have to stay together, it’s just the boss wanting to show off."
With that new information, Rae wrapped an arm around Nilla and activated [Perfect Camouflage] to step away from the group without being noticed.
So of the Totems and Myths could surely still see them in the bright daylight, but it didn’t disrupt anything as they moved away from the group and into the crowd. Then, she deactivated the skill and led the way to the coffee shop.
"What was your plan for after coffee?" Nilla asked, resigned to spending a whole day outdoors.
"How do you feel about people watching from sowhere up in the tree branches? I can make swinging chairs and an awning." Rae suggested.
Nilla laughed. "It is prohibited to climb the trees in the park. Otherwise, the drunks would break half the branches while showing off for the girls."
Rae sighed. "In that case, we can just find sowhere out of the sun."
A squeaky voice from beside them caught her attention.
"Miss? Sir? If you would like to be out of the direct sunlight, our winery is doing an afternoon tasting event today? It is held in the aging cellar, and the temperature is just right." The mouse beastkin suggested.
The vampire and spider smiled at each other.
"That would be perfect." They agreed in unison.
Thor saw Rae drag her living mannequin off, and it gave him the sa idea.
"Tessa, why don’t we stop for a juice as well? There is a lovely shop there by the beach." He suggested.
That started a mass exodus just as they had reached the market, and there were thousands of shops and stalls for the mbers to visit.
Karl nodded to Deve and Hugo, then motioned to a grand stone building, marked with magical sigils that Karl knew were supposed to approximate the Runes of Runecrafting, but which were drawn by soone without the skill.
"I believe that my lovely bride may enjoy that store, so we will part ways here." He explained.
"The Mage Tower? Yes, if you’ve got the budget, it’s the best place on the continent to get skill books and rare potions. Other than the Blue Dragon Libraries, that is." Hugo agreed.
Karl led Dana to the store, where a Totem Ranked guard stood at either side of the door, vetting their potential custors.
"Champion, Miss. Welco. Please enter, we were hoping that you would visit us today." The guard greeted them.
That was a bit startling, as they had only just walked out of the Alliance complex half an hour ago.
Inside the shop, the lighting was dim, but magically even, with no shadows or unreadable covers on the displayed tos. Each of the most valuable tos was set into a glass pillar with its own light, creating beams of light in the shop, while the less valuable ones were set along the walls.
There was an excited commotion at the back of the shop, and a young Demoness ca running up to Karl.
"War Champion! You are earlier than expected. Would you like to join our contest?" She asked.
"Contest?" That wasn’t what he was here for.
"It’s an Inscription contest. We’re making Skill Books, winner takes all. I heard from my cousin Ashbringer that you can make them." She explained.
"That makes sense now. But we had actually co in to shop." Karl replied, and the Demon visibly deflated.
The shopkeeper cleared his throat, and Karl nodded politely for the Mythic Rank blue dragon to speak his mind.
"If you would like to join them, I can accompany Miss Dana around the shop, and then lead her to the reading area. It has a view of the contest tables, and if she should find sothing interesting, but not a usable skill book, she will be able to read while your challenge is ongoing.
In order to make them both interesting and punctual, we have put a one-hour ti limit on the contests.
It prevents grand magic from being transcribed, but it also allows for rematches." He explained.
"What are the judging criteria?" Karl asked.
"The most valuable to copied within one hour wins. However, if you can transcribe one that we do not have in stock, it is an automatic round win. No repetition is allowed, but more than one contestant can do the sa to during a round.
In that case, first to finish wins." The dragon explained.
That sounded like a very blue dragon god approved challenge.
Dana waved her hand at Karl. "I will let the Librarian show the store, you go play with the Inscriptionists."
Karl nodded. "Alright, let’s see this contest list. Is it a full list of what the store has in stock for Skill Books?"
The Demoness nodded. "It is. There are only so many available skill books, after all."
Right. Karl had forgotten that even here, they struggled to get copies of most skills in written form. If you got a rare one, you could make a fortune just lending it to an Inscriptionist to make duplicates before you used it.
Karl scanned the list, and then nodded in satisfaction. [Force Slam] the Haint’s telekinetic ability, was not on the list, and it was nearly as easy to write out as Cleave.
Not a particularly complex or powerful skill. But a rare and versatile one.
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