"Buy a nice belt and you're good to go, kid." she said and grabbed the sleeves of his shirt before using her power to reduce the length.
Keith silently watched as she did her thing and once she was done, she gave him a satisfied smile, "Now, people can see those muscles of yours. Good luck at the banquet."
"Thanks." he said and glanced at everyone before focusing on her, "How much for your services?"
"Hmm... since Alia brought you guys here, I'll just take one Chron total."
Keith took out the money and gave it to her before him and his team changed back to their normal clothes.
They then left and on the way, Keith scooted closer to Alia, "How much does she usually charge by the way?"
"Ten to hundreds of chrons. The clothes she makes have so sort of magical resistance to cuts and they can heal or in other words, repair themselves to a certain extent. She's made a na for herself and having that stamp on your things will easily raise it's value."
'She's the first one I've seen who has managed to put a value on her na. Very impressive.' he thought, as he glanced at the small bag in his hands.
'Two more days for the banquet. As for tonight's dinner with the prince... I have a feeling that it's going to be slightly annoying but let's see how it unfolds.
I gave that Vincent free unlock but he's saving it for what? Damn idiot. I'll sohow get him to use it so that I can collect so tax next month.
Atleast Fabian will reach Rank A with his skin hardening in a few days so he'll get a free unlock for one of the other skills. After months, I'll finally be able to collect sothing aningful.
I just have to get Vincent to unlock another one of his skills so that I can get two aningful taxes next month.'
He got back ho and took a nice bath before he went ahead and shifted his belongings to Nathan's room and helped Alia move her things to Clara's room.
Once that was done, the group simply gathered in Caleb's room and gossiped for a while until it was close to evening.
"Alright guys, let's get ready and leave. We don't need to risk pissing off a prince just cuz we were late now, should we?"
The others nodded and rushed to their rooms so they could change. Keith did the sa and put on his clothes the way he was advised to before walking out of his room. He didn't have a belt, so he looked at Nathan who was still putting on his suit.
"I'll go buy a belt and get to the palace as soon as I'm done so just wait for with the others." he said and left the room before knocking on Clara's door.
"I need so help."
The door opened a few seconds later and he was dragged inside. Clara was standing with just her inner wear on and Alia was nowhere to be seen.
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"I just wanted to ask Alia for a place where I can buy a good belt fast, that's all."
"There's this place called Felix's accessories and it's pretty close to the palace. It on the way and very easy to spot." Alia's voice ca from the bathroom.
Keith nodded, "Thanks." he said and waved at Clara before leaving.
It didn't take him too long to buy the belt and put it on, but it sure was pricey. The good one cost him twenty five zen and even though it was a lot of money, Keith still bought it since first impressions mattered a lot.
The belt had a plate buckle with an intricate design of two daggers placed in an X shape. There were carvings of one drop of blood attacked to the tip of each dagger, looking like it was about to drip.
It went well with his bright red shirt, so he just bought it and rushed towards the palace. He expected his team to be waiting for him but there was only Nathan.
"Alia asked to bring you ho. We still have an hour until the scheduled ti so she wants everyone to look perfect. And um... her brother is also at the inn and he said he'll help us with a few things."
Keith sighed and nodded. This was one of the reasons why he wasn't enthusiastic to et the prince or any noble. It just felt like too much work.
Even though he didn't like it, he didn't want to offend soone in power. This was because he did not have a stable foundation or backing.
The church could serve as a good backing but they wouldn't be able to protect him forever. On top of that, he also had a few goals that he wanted to achieve and the prince could help him speed up the process.
He left the place with Nathan and rushed back ho, only to see Alia's brother jumping around Caleb like an idiot.
Caleb looked different compared to before and most of it was due to the rings on his fingers, the shoes and lastly, the two gold chains that were around his neck. While Keith couldn't tell if it made him look better or not, he was sure that he looked different.
"You're finally here." Alia said as she handed a small box to Clara, "Put these on and I'll get you so of Adrian's bracelets and maybe one of two rings should go well."
Keith watched as Clara opened the box and grabbed a small stud earring before looking at Alia, "Both?"
"Well..." Alia replied and looked at Keith as she puckered her lips, going into deep thought, "Hmm... one is fine. I'll tell Adrian to help Keith with his hair."
Clara moved closer to Keith and muttered, "This might hurt, but I can imagine you looking good."
"You like seeing with an earring?" Keith asked, slightly surprised and Clara blushed.
"I like you the way you are right now, but-"
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