The First Legendary Beast Master

Finally, the merchant returned for his custom order, with his daughter in the wagon.

They were inbound with a whole caravan, but came through the gates before the trade goods were checked, so they could do their business with the Darklight Host right away.

"Merchant, it's good to see you again. Your order is complete and waiting." Davis greeted them.

He placed the boxed order on the counter, but the shape of a staff was hard to hide, even in a box.

"You ordered so much. I told you, Dad. We will get items from the monsters as we eliminate them, there is no need for you to go all out at the start."

The Overlord simply patted her head indulgently. "But I am told that this is the best of the best."

The girl rolled her eyes, clearly used to his indulgent behaviour. Then Rae came down and smiled at her.

"Oh, this is good, would you like to go to a private room to try everything on, then surprise your father?" She asked.

The other few customers in the shop looked relieved. The excited shouting of an overwhelmed teen succubus was hard on sensitive ears.

Rae didn't wait for an answer as she grabbed the bundle and escorted the girl up the stairs.

Davis bowed to the girl's father. "It is all custom-made Overlord Ranked equipment, and specifically tailored to the fashion sensibilities of a Succubus. I can assure you that not only will she be the best protected, but the most fashionable member of her team."

Fortunately for all of them, the rooms were mildly soundproofed, and the shouting and cheering was only faintly audible from downstairs.

There was no hiding the happy tears in her eyes when the girl came running down the stairs with a staff in her hands, and leaped up on her father to wrap him in a hug and plant kisses all over his face.

"Daddy, I love it. It's beautiful, and so powerful."

The demon gently set her down to get a better look. The robes were fully covering, as he had hoped, but the odd collar at her neck, with the amber coloured heart gem, caught his attention.

"It's an attack spell gem, and the necklace is a damage reduction item. The staff is also damage reduction focused. You see, many will interpret the use of a staff as preparation for combat. But in reality, all the offensive power is available without the staff, and the benefits of the weapon are entirely defensive, other than the Skill power and mana storage." Rae explained.

"Practical boots, durable gloves, it's everything that I had hoped for. And in thick Overlord Ranked silk, it should be warm enough for cool evenings, as well as an extra layer of defence on its own." He noted.

Rae smiled. "I don't expect an Earth Mage to take a lot of damage, as Earth Barriers are known for their durability to begin with. But it's best to keep your Princess safe."

The succubus mage laughed and took down the hood of her mage robes, revealing a golden chain that ran between her horns and held a translucent silk cloth headscarf covering her hair.

"It's fire-resistant, waterproof, and Overlord Ranked, so it won't be easily cut. Not as good as a helmet, but it can easily be layered with a barrier spell without disturbing her hairstyle." Rae explained.

"Is there a full suit of armour under there?" The father asked.

The succubus nodded, and raised her robe to show off her boot laces, then her sleeves to show her gloves. But Rae didn't miss that she didn't show off the rest, even though that was the part she was happiest about in the changing room.

Perhaps her father didn't approve of high fashion?

The merchant handed over a bag, and Davis tapped it, then nodded.

"Thank you for your patronage, Sir. Please do come again if you have additional requirements." Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire

Once they left, Rae stole the bag to see what good things they had gotten.

It couldn't be money, the bag wasn't big enough.

Well, there was some money, glowing light blue coins of a strange metal, but mostly it was in Overlord Ranked magical gems.

That was perfect, she needed Karl to make more of them into Runic Gems so that she could add them to armour pieces.

She wasn't the only one that needed them. Ashbringer also had a number of weapons ready for upgrading to Overlord Ranked, thanks to the materials they had brought back from the Stone Crushers, and the city would be coming soon to pick up weapons for the Auctions.

It would be fun to surprise them again.

The customers left, and one of the other Demons came over to speak to Rae.

"Those collars, with the damage reduction. Do you happen to have more of them? Or was that a special ordered item?" He asked.

"That was an Overlord Ranked custom full armour set order, with jewels and staff. But I have a few test pieces with lesser bonuses left." Rae offered.

Hawk had a lot of Commander Rank boar hide in his space left after eating the good parts. So, she had been using it to practice.

From the doorway, Loros raised her voice. "We also have a number of the heart pendants with various bonuses on them, if you want to add them to an existing necklace. I am just bringing them in for the shelves."

The charms had given her and Wendy a great idea. Instead of full items, which many might already have, they could add a charm to another item, and make something mundane into powerful magic.

Many of the Demons had fashionable nonmagical jewellery. A small magical charm could be added to that without ruining the fashionable impression, but while gaining the magical bonus.

Mostly, these were 'charm' items. Ones with runes for charisma, luck and wit. Designed to make the wearer seem more likeable, and avoid stumbling on their words in conversation. But they had made a few for more combat oriented purposes.

Wrath Demons in particular thought that everything should have a combat purpose. They were even known to bring weapons to bed, just in case.