The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 386

Chapter 386 Heroes Need Capes

The politician continued once Karl returned to his seat. "There will be formal testing at a later date, should there be any doubts about your advancements, but as of today, all of the advancements have been certified through informal testing by the Clergy and Government authorities. New uniforms will be available to all of our new Commanders, and if Prince Karl will rise, the Inquisition has won the lottery to present your Royal Cape."

Karl stood, and the Royal Rank member of the Inquisition rose with him, holding a box he had taken out from under the table. It was a simple black robe with gold trim that went well with the Commander Rank black suit, and it attached across his chest with a heavy golden chain, bearing the twin dragon symbol of the Golden Dragon Nation on every link.

The cape bonded to Karl the moment that the clasp was fastened, and the badge on his uniform changed slightly to include a crown at the top, marking him as Royal Rank, should anyone doubt his word.

"Thank you, Inquisitor." Karl responded once the man stepped back.

"It is an honour, Prince Karl. Just try not to taunt the others too much with your rank, no matter how tempting it is."

[Behave, Your Highness.] Dana whispered in his ear using a tone that had his little Karl at full attention.

Karl gave her a wink and made plans for her upcoming birthday. He was going to have to give her a special present this year.

"I am certain that I can mostly resist the temptation. Besides, after spending months fighting along the Frost Giant border, the novelty of wearing a cape has already worn off. They're just too practical for cold weather." Karl joked.

The staff brought out a meal for everyone, the fancy sort that they usually reserved for visiting guests on the line, and Karl smiled at their efforts to make rice and beans fancy by putting long slices of pickled vegetables on top, then surrounding it with sliced meat.

The meal made it easy to see who was used to being out of the city and who was used to all of the fine dining establishments of either the Capital or one of the other large cities. The Inquisition members were pleasantly surprised to find that they had spiced the meat, while most of the politicians just looked like they were doing their best to ignore what they were eating.

The new Commanders from the other group were being swarmed by dignitaries, wishing them well and not so subtly pushing for them to commit to some project or another, the same as they had done to Karl when he advanced. Only, these ones were all in their final year at the Academy, and they knew all about the tricks to expect when they eventually advanced.

A few had approached Ophelia, but she seemed to know the ultimate trick to scare them away. She was normally a quiet sort, and rather gentle in her human form, but when they approached her to try to get her to join their projects, she was obnoxious, crude and affected a heavy accent that had them all politely excusing themselves within seconds.

They would eventually learn that they had been tricked and come back trying to get her to join their causes, but that tactic should work well enough for today, and then Ophelia would have some time to make a decision on her own.

A number of the politicians laughed, and the Lead Inquisitor shook his head. "Before this mission, it wouldn't have just been a daily record, but a record number of Commanders as students. As it is, the Academy has doubled the number in a single day. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}