The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Formal Dinner

Karl didn't miss the disapproving look that Dana gave him as he took his seat, with the bubbly blonde sitting next to him and discussing the difficulties of arranging a mission for clergy students.

"You see, since we're not fighters, we have to wait for a Professor, or a group of guards to be going to the region that we're looking to visit, and convince them to help us with what we're after. Greed isn't encouraged among the church members, so it has to be for a good reason, and even then, it's up to the goodwill of others.

Mostly we only go out once or twice a year unless there is an Awakened Rank or higher mission for the Elites, and they call on the clergy for a healer." She was explaining.

"So that's how it works. My power grew faster than my knowledge of the wider world, you see. It's one of the side effects of reaching the Awakened Rank in the first year, but it is good to know that I can just call the school and request that they send out a healer." Karl replied with a polite smile.

One of the girls across the table from him took out a sheet of paper and passed it across to him.

"You can ask for us personally. Most of the active Elites, the ones who volunteer to go on higher ranked missions, have a preferred team. Obviously, we're still students, and we're not on one yet, but other than the end of semester social events, we don't get many chances to meet people from the other Academy.

It's not easy to make that sort of connection in a crowded hall with loud music and half the students drunk on some illicit punch." She explained, rolling her eyes so far that they were almost entirely white.

"While that does sound like it might be interesting, and like it might lead to a number of adventures, it doesn't sound like the sort of event to pick a quality party member." Karl replied, making one of the girls choke on her water, and the others struggle to keep their laughter from interrupting everyone's dinner.

Karl flipped the paper over, and found that it was a diagram of the table with everyone's names on it. That would be useful later when he was trying to remember who was who. The names were on the back of the chairs, so he couldn't see any of them while he was sitting, but with the sheet in front of him, he could cheat.

"Aren't you afraid of monsters? I heard that there are some terrifying ones out in the wilderness." The little blonde asked in a coy voice that had all her classmates wondering if she had forgotten that the professors could hear them.

"Oh, my specialty involves beasts. I have the most adorable pet named Rae." Karl suggested.

[Do it. Let me out.] The spider demanded, eager to tease these strange new humans for a moment. Her thoughts were filled with the shock and horror that would surely ensue if someone as magnificent as her appeared in their world.

It was rather dark in the dining hall, with a single overhead chandelier, but that was perfect for the dinner ambience. Unfortunately for the students, it was also perfect for Rae.

"Can we meet them? I heard that you have pets, but I didn't realize that they were monsters. They won't attack, will they?" The blonde asked, and Karl noticed Dana smirking at him from her table.

"Of course not. Rae is a very gentle and shy girl. She wouldn't harm a soul. Hawk is more solitary, but Thor, he likes to cuddle a bit too much, and his enthusiasm can overwhelm people."

[I'm not going out if I can't fly around the room.] Hawk warned Karl before he could be involved in this game.

"Please let us see. It's not a common thing to see magical beasts here, other than the Nekomata that prowls the grounds, looking for students out of bed after hours." The blonde pleaded.

Karl called Rae out behind him, forgetting just how large the Bloodbath spider had gotten. There was no way that she was going to hide behind the chair without falling flat to the ground and changing her coloration, but she didn't intend to do that.

Instead, she moved right to the girl's chair and stared at her, wondering if the girl had the nerve to stroke her head the way everyone did to Thor.

There had to be something to it, or the big softie wouldn't keep demanding it. But she had never tried it herself.

"EEEEKKKK!"

The girl's squeal of horror drew the attention of everyone in the room, and a number of clerics shot out of their chairs, preparing magic.

"It's not a threat. Rae is a pet, and they asked to meet her." Karl shouted, calming the clerics, while Overlord Drake laughed himself to tears at the front of the room.