Blake stayed in the same place he was after seeing how Evelyn's figure disappeared, he had nothing better to do after that, he had already given her the impromptu birthday present and he felt some interest in the small event, so he approached the crowd looking for a seat to occupy.
"Brother Blake!" Blake had already reached the main area; besides he greeted his acquaintances receiving the same greeting back, but it wasn't long before he heard someone calling him with a lot of energy.
The figure of Ragna raising his arm trying to attract attention, plus the words that came out of his mouth were enough for anyone to notice him, but only Blake approached him since was obviously he calling out to him.
"I must say that this was all a big surprise." Instead of a greeting, those were the first words that came out of Blake. Besides Ragna, both Shino and Pia were sitting next to him and they didn't ignore him.
"That's because it's your first time here, every year there is this little event to celebrate Evelyn's birthday." Shino gave that explanation to make everything clearer for Blake.
"That's right Blake! It's a pity you didn't see Sakuya, she looked beautiful, as much as the scene of a clownfish reuniting with her father!" Pia also made an appearance… Although everyone's faces turned a bit strange after hearing her curious metaphor.
"That means..." As Blake looked around the place, it was strange for him not to see several of his friends, and it seemed that he had just heard the reason for that.
"That's right, it would be difficult for Evelyn to show off all her outfits by herself, so most of the girls in the town volunteer or get caught by her to be her models." Shino laughed a little as she remembered the expression on her darling daughter when she was dragged into this… Although she had to say that she looked really cute in the clothes that Evelyn had chosen for her.
"I see, and what are you doing, Ragna?" Blake nodded at Shino's words before asking Ragna this question since he was doing something peculiar that Blake couldn't define.
In a nutshell, Ragna was sitting comfortably, but one of his hands was raised in front of him while holding a strange artifact.
"Old sister Evelyn asked me to take pictures of the catwalk, she lent me this capturing crystal, so I must treat it with care as it is quite valuable." Even though Ragna was holding that crystal in that position, it seemed like he was holding it quite firmly.
It wasn't a crystal itself literally, rather it was a glass sphere with some decorations and designs, it was glowing with a slight white color and Blake could notice some light element runes fluttering slightly around it.
With that said, Pia told Blake to sit next to her since everyone was aware that the new phase of the catwalk was about to start, Blake was quite interested in that, and it wasn't long before Evelyn's voice was heard again by everyone at the same time that the light in the huge room dimmed a bit and a couple of lights highlighted the main platform listening to some supportive applause.
"Glad to hear that everyone is still as excited, the last phase is about to start, we already enjoyed the theme of the depths of the lake, the spring harvest, and the monster line, so the following is the one that will surely make everyone's eyes shine." Evelyn was silent for a while, waiting to see the audience's curious reaction. "With you, the sets of forest gems!"
Evelyn's voice was heard loud and clear at the same time that more applause came from the audience, the stage lights intensified a bit so that after a few seconds Evelyn came down from the platform and a simple background melody could be heard coming from somewhere, but that perfectly set the moment.
They were all concentrated in the same place, and quickly various figures began to show up wearing the sets of clothing that everyone expected to see.
The first to come out had been Shara, she was dressed in a long white dress, this was being adorned with some aquamarines at the same time that the flower-shaped lace stood out due to the pattern in which said gems were arranged, and despite that that caught the attention of the majority, the lively smile, in addition to the way of walking that Shara showed perfectly matched her style.
The next one to come out had been Daria, unlike her clothes that almost all the time were covered by an enormous amount of colors, now she was being covered by a slightly gray blouse and a black skirt that covered her knees to the time her hair was totally loose giving a completely new image of her, but the really important part was the details made with amethysts that stood out at that moment, and despite her usual attitude, a slight blush could be seen on her cheeks, plus she seemed a bit nervous while modeling.
While all this was going on, there was no shortage of comments coming out of the audience, especially when Wells went a bit overboard with his applause when Shara took the stage.
That process was repeated little by little, after Daria, Collette, Sakuya, Carmen, and Karina also modeled the various outfits that Evelyn had prepared. There was no need to think too much about the fact that they all looked great as anyone would be quite captivated by the image.
Ragna was busy with the job he was given, but he was also appreciating all of it, and in his case, since he was a healthy boy, he couldn't help but get caught up in the beauty of the girls as well.
For his part, Blake was also enjoying the catwalk, he couldn't deny that Evelyn's touch was in each of those outfits as they were unmistakable. He was guessing who would come out next, but before that, Blake felt someone grab his arm forcefully producing a sudden chill unable to control it.