Onwards, To Karaban!

"First thing first, I would like to try this skill."

Before they set out to the town, Ranata used his Transform skill to change his appearance. Both the girls stand quietly, intent to see what will happen in front of their eyes.

A soft light covered his whole body and started to change the shape. After the light faded, what appear in front of them left the girls in shock.

Earlier, Ranata, like any other boys in his homeland in tropical country, have healthy wheat-colored skin and black rusty hair burned by the sun which is styled in military cut. His body is thin and looks frail, but it is actually packed with condensed mass of muscle which gives out an aesthetic sense in his figure that is so slim it is not losing to that of a girl. His face is so-so, or, if he would say the opinion from his female friends, the only redeeming feature which make him stand out from the others is his eyes which is sharp and give a sense of cunning and intelligence, like a sly fox or scheming viper, and also his eyebrows which is also sharp and formed like a pair of machetes.

But now, what appeared in front of them is the form of absolute beauty. A long flocks of silver white hair, with iridescent gloss under the radiance of sun, which flows until the waist. The skin which was wheat colored now has turned to become white like fresh snow in the beginning of winter that also have a flush of peachy color with a senses of smoothness and softness like a newborn baby. The face is so beautiful like a proud daughter of Heaven who just descending on this world, ready to captivate the hearts of men and sowing jealousy and envy from the woman. The eyes which finally opened is clear like blue sky with no cloud, filled with innocence and luster like a glass bead. So otherworldly is the beauty of the person in front of them, that they can't help but blinking their eyes multiple times in even more of awe than from the moments earlier.

Opening his eyes and inspecting his body, Ranata let out a satisfying smile. This smile is so bright that even the sun looks like it is shying itself and hiding beyond the clouds, not daring to shine too much on him, for it feels like he will steal all of its splendor. Of course, it is all just an illusory feeling, but it felt so real for the two ladies standing in front of him. Althea who can't help to hold herself anymore began to ask him.

"Master..., You..., you transformed into a girl?"

"Hmmm? Oh, this appearance? Don't worry. I am still a man, you know? Only my face, hair and skin are changed. Look, my chest is still flat here. And I also still have "that" too."

Blushing their face like a ripe peach from hearing this blatant explanation, the girls try to hold their fluster and began talking in their mind. Of course it is heard even by Ranata.

[Only his face, hair, and skin he said....] - Althea

[It seems like a total transformation for me....] - Lumina

[Well, in my place, this is what we called a TRAP!] – Ranata

[Hiya! Master, you heard us?] – Althea

[Of course, this is My Mind Link. Of course I heard and know everything in here.] – Ranata

[Master, please enlighten us in this matter regarding the so called Trap in your homeland.] – Lumina

Then, while walking toward the Town, he began to explain what it means to be a Trap to those two innocent ladies.

(Author's Note: Dear readers, if you are anime fans or visual novel players you should have known or heard this term. For those who don't know, just search it in google ;) )

After hearing his explanation....

[Such an eye opener. I feel like my horizon has expanded even more.] – Althea

[To think that there are such a profound matter like this. As expected of Master.] – Lumina

[Good! Good! You sure know how to please me. You can praise me even more!] – Ranata

Ranata is so satisfied with how the things is going right now. Not only did he got himself two True Dragons as his subordinates, he has also fulfilled his other dream to become a TRAP now! With two beautiful girls accompanying him, it is only fit and right if he is also a Beautiful Men by himself. So now, the trio of beauties walk on their way to the town.

Along the way, they encounters some magical beasts which the girls take on as their training to get accustomed to their new power and skills. And as their leader, Ranata reaped all the status and skills from the magical beasts defeated by his subordinates while also plucking off the loots from these beasts.

The beasts they encountered along their way are some STR-type cat-sized rat with spike all over its body like a porcupine, some AGI-type rabbit with a bunch of leaves on its belly between its limbs and a swarm of CON-type ashen brown locusts the size of little puppies.

(Author's Note: For now, I will set aside the status point and only point them out when necessary. I will only focus on Skills right now.)

[Spike Rat]

[Skill: Spike Shot]

[Spike Shot: Shoot the spikes from its body to the enemies. If taken by you and you used it, will turn your body hair into needle and shot them to the enemies.] - Celeste

[It's basically turned me into a shooting hedgehog!?] - Ranata

[Herb Hare]

[Skill: Spatial Magic]

[Spatial Magic: Manipulating the space. Can be used to teleport or making a 4-dimensional pocket to store your items.] - Celeste

[Oi, that little critter can teleport to run away? Annoying. We need to kill it fast and unnoticed. Good thing that we have Predator Instinct which help detect it even before it noticed us.] - Ranata

[Herb Hares has a habit to hoard a massive amount of herbs, which is their favorite food. With their 4 SPI, they can make a 64 (4 x 4 x 4) meter cubic dimension pocket to store the herbs. When they are killed, all of the herbs they have hoarded will be poured out from their storage near the corpse.] – Celeste

[What a treasure trove. Although it's difficult to kill because of its high agility and its ability to teleport, it's worth it.] – Ranata

[Rock Locust]

[Skill: Earth Magic]

[Earth Magic: Conjure and manipulate Earth element, from dust, sand to rock. With high SPI, you can even move the mountain and throw it to the enemies with this magic.] – Celeste

[Let's get it and complete our collection of elemental magic.] – Ranata

Merrily slaying the beasts and collecting their skills, status and loots, the three of them continue their journey to Karaban in happy feet. Aside from monster cores and herbs gathered from the Herb Hares, Ranata also collected the Herb Hare's and Rock Locust's corpse in his newly learned storage magic (4-dimensional pocket made with Spatial Magic). Those things looks tasty if they are cooked. So he plans to try and cook them later.