Durandal in particular... she was practically a humanoid holy sword!
Durandal's beautiful golden hair was now tied up by Rita with a pink-and-black lace bow into an energetic ponytail. She also wore black earrings and a black choker around her neck.
She wore a gray strapless top with white ruffles, exposing her collarbones and shoulders. Her sleeves also had white ruffles, with pink bows decorating the cuffs. She wore a brown belt and a pink plaid skirt below.
Durandal no longer carried the same overwhelming presence she had at first. Instead, she looked like a noble young lady.
Besides dressing Durandal up, Rita herself was no longer wearing her Argent Knight: Artemis armor. Instead, she wore a black backless lace gown, looking equally beautiful and mysterious.
Early that morning, Rita had dressed herself before coming to Durandal's room to help her get ready.
She had not shared a room with Durandal. Even though they were both herself... if she slept with Durandal, she would definitely get kicked out of bed at night. So Rita had chosen to sleep next door to Durandal.
As for why they had gotten up so early and dressed so beautifully today... naturally, it was because they were planning to go shopping.
Having arrived in the Empire's bustling Imperial Capital, how could they possibly not take a look around...
"Let's go!"
Durandal grabbed Rita's hand and headed outside with her.
Since their house was near the commercial center, they reached the shopping district after only a few steps. Although the Empire had already decayed, on the surface... everything still appeared perfectly normal.
There were many people here, but few commoners could be seen. Everyone looked richly dressed. There were even quite a few noble young ladies shopping everywhere with guards and horse-drawn carriages.
Of course, Durandal