The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 119

Chapter 119 Good Intentions And Bad Ideas

The look that the Nekomata was giving the two High Priests promised violence. It was very proud of the fact that it had learned a new skill, and the fact that it could activate it after one day was extremely impressive in the Demon Cat's mind.

The new clerics took years to start using a new skill, and it had done so in a single hour. But these two still had the nerve to look down on its learning rate? If they weren't the ones who fed it, the cat was seriously considering clawing their eyes out to show them just how impressive its new skill could be.

Karl cleared his throat and nodded politely to the Nekomata. "It's a brand-new skill. The beasts that I teach will know the skill itself, but it's not an innate ability. Just like with students, even if they know it, it takes time to do it properly. It's a bit of a shame that I can't grant them that experience instantly like a skill book, but it's still pretty impressive, I think, and with practice you will have the first of a kind Nekomata with Rending Claws."

He might have actually made things worse, as now that the cat realized that someone was on its side, its glare at the two clergy members was even more intense, but the man just dismissed it with a wave.

"You can go now, fur ball. Yes, it is actually quite impressive, but not what we were hoping for. Thank you for your time, you can return to your room."

Karl took that as a dismissal, and turned to walk out of the Library, where he found Overlord Drake standing outside the archway.

The Overlord quietly gestured for Karl to accompany him, making it quite obvious that he wanted to talk, but not where they would so easily be overheard by the pair that were sitting in the Library's back room.

Whether those two would be able to actually hear them was a mystery to Karl. They weren't Elites, but the Mage's Professor back at the Academy did have hearing that was well beyond anything that he would associate with normal human senses as a result of his magic. So, it would not only be prudent, but also polite to move away from the Library before they began to talk at all.

They turned into a nondescript hallway, and the Overlord smiled down at Karl, doing his best to make his smile reassuring and not intimidating.

"They're a pleasant pair, aren't they? Don't mind them too much, they've got very little affinity for living things and much prefer historical scrolls. I was speaking to the Colonel while you were in there, and she's got a much higher opinion of your potential skills, and a plan to make them work for you, not some grand plan to supplement the clergy guard."

Karl took a moment to take in what he had heard, while Drake nodded reassuringly.

"I take it they didn't mention that part. They wanted to add a tamed animal for each guard, like service dogs or the old war dogs, but magical beasts. But there is a reason that neither of them is on the security council, and they don't have the patience needed to train new soldiers, much less new soldiers who can work together with magical beasts." Drake chuckled quietly.

"Then they should have been looking into faster ways to get the animals to bond, not faster ways to improve their power, shouldn't they? I mean, the hard part is getting the magical beasts to like people." Karl suggested.

"Exactly. But there are promotions to replace a few aging Bishops coming up, and those who have a shot are all scrambling to do something impressive enough to earn a seat. But you didn't hear that from me." The Overlord rank warrior explained as he led Karl down a series of hallways.

"Dinner is this way, but you and Dana will be pulled away from your team for the evening. There are people here that you should meet, and who you will likely be working with in the future. All the clerics come from this school, and they're an invaluable asset to every major mission team, as well as the emergency response events.

Since the two of you are both Awakened Rank, with a solid chance of reaching Ascended by the end of the year with the good fortune that you've had, I thought it best that you meet some potential party members." Drake explained.

"I appreciate it, sir. But might I ask, what brought you here? I thought that you were attached to the Prince in a way?" Karl replied.

"You brought me here. Or rather, your team did. I was called to the emergency response to secure the Holy Relic as soon as it was reported, and we were on site before the team even made it back here with you.