Kapitel 13: The First Town, Karaban

After slaying 10 Spike Rats, 17 Leaf Rabbits and 15 Rock Locusts, they finally arrived on their destination.

"Stop! Identify yourself or pay the entrance fee." – Guard A

Arriving on the town gate, two guards crossed their lance and lining up to block his way.

"Ah, He is our Master. Please let him in." - Althea

Walking toward the guard from the back, Althea called out and talk to the guards.

"Your Master?" – Guard B

The guards knits their eyebrows. Suddenly one of them jumped and run off into the town. The guard who is left by his friend immediately shouting on his running comrade.

"Where are you going!? We are on guard duty here!" – Guard A

"I am going to the Guild first! This is a Great News! Someone who is acknowledged as The Master of our Goddess has appeared! And she is also a perfect beauty! Ah, everyone should treat me in a party for bringing this news first!" – Guard B

"What the Hell!?" – Guard A

Gritting his teeth, the guard left by his friend can't help but feel indignant. But after looking at the beauty standing in front of him, he can't help but feel happy to be able to serve this beauty. Speaking as polite as possible, he began to talk to Ranata with beaming smile.

"Excuse me, Miss. But rules are rules. You need to show us your identification or pay the entrance fee." – Guard A

"How much?" - Ranata

"A Silver Coin." – Guard A

"So cheap. Here." - Ranata

Unable to contain his laughter for being misunderstood as a woman in his heart, Ranata made a light chuckle while handing out a silver coin, which the guard received with smile. Ahh..., this coin given by this beauty will become his treasure. He will always keep it close to him and make it his fortune amulet. Such is the idea that flashed in the guard's mind.

"Now, Master. Welcome to our town, Karaban." – Althea

After showing their guild member card to the guard, Althea walked in front of her Master as guide while Lumina followed him three steps behind like an attendant

(Author's Note: Or like a wife or a concubine? Well, it's up to the reader to interpret it as you wishes. There are no limit to our imagination and there is no harm in it, isn't it? XD)

Inside the town, the news has spread like a wildfire. Many people has come out to the street to see the spectacle of three beauties walking on the road. It's like a parade of an Emperor where the people lined up on the side of the street to look up on them. Well, Althea and Lumina's beauty are top notch. To the point that calling them country toppling beauties is not an underestimation.

In this town, they are undoubtedly the very peak of beauty and the top unattainable flowers in the eyes of men. If other woman's beauty is like stars filling the sky, Lumina is like the Moon and Althea is like the Sun, completely outshining the other woman and making them pale in comparison.

They are the Goddess in the heart of every men in this town, and demon heart in many woman within. With different flavors, their beauty has garnered their own fans and factions among those who are captivated by them. Although generally all men belong to both factions, the same can't be said to the woman.

Althea, who is like a spring cherry, is a fresh beauty brimming with innocence, aroused a sense of wanting to protect her and are liked by men and elder woman for blessing she give to them in return. For example, the vendors in the market, no matter if they are men or woman, always happily give a discount or special treatment to her whenever she is out shopping in their shop so she become a patron on their shop. This happens because her visit would always gather attentions and attracts other people to come to their shop, which means the vendors will have many more potential customers on that day so the smart vendors are more than willing to pay a small price if it can make this fortune bringer lady always comes to their shop when she is shopping to attract other people to come to their shop.

On the other side, Lumina is cool and aloof like snow apricot. She became a target of affection and admiration by the men and younger girls. In this case, Lumina's cool disposition and her caring habit to always help others in need have made an absolute place in the heart of the young girls who she has helped many times before. When some of her fan girls waving their hands and calling out to her on their way on the town, she wave her hand back to them and give a smile which is enough to make some of the fan girls faints. Her demeanor never fails to capture the younger girl's hearts. Because of this, there is a rumor that Lumina is actually a lesbian. And since the person in question never give her confirmation or denial regarding this matter, this issue remains a mystery. Although the girls who are fallen for her would happily insists to believe that rumor and some of them (who are in relationship with a man) even thinks to share their men if it means they can also receive a portion of affection from her.

And now, there appeared a person with even more unparalleled beauty compared to both of them. A person whom the girls, their Goddess, has claimed to be their Master. Every man instantly falls head over heels on that person. While many woman can only sigh upon their misfortune for ever encountering three Heaven defying beauty who have crushed their pride and confidence in this town.

Basking in this sight, Ranata and the girls continue on their way to Adventurer's Guild Building. Their goal is to registering him as adventurer so he can have the guild member card as his identification. With this, he can freely entering any place affiliated with the Guild as an Adventurer. Sometimes, he smiles faintly and nods his head in satisfaction upon hearing some whispers and talk from the people about them on their way.

"Worthily is their Master. That person's beauty is Heaven defying." – A certain old man in the plaza.

"I think our Goddess is already the most beautiful. To think that there is other people who is more beautiful than them. The World sure is big." – A young man in a scholar robe.

"Yeah, I feel so blessed to be able to live in the same town as the three of them. Seeing them everyday is blessing for us from the Heaven." – An enthusiastic teenager.

"Yeah, I don't mind if I'm dying later. I have satisfied my life." – Adult man A

"What are you saying? How can you be so shallow? Satisfied just looking at them? Don't you want to have relationship with any one of them?" – Adult man B

"Relationship? With one of them? You sure know how to dream big. Isn't your head has ascending over the clouds here? Your brain must be sky rocketing above the atmosphere by now!" – Adult man C

"Sigh.... Nothing is fair under the Heaven.... How can we compare to those people?" – Envious woman.

And there are many more conversation like this going on. Of course, there is also many bad talk toward them, especially from a bunch of woman burned by jealousy and envy. But he decided to not pay them any heed and only focusing on what's good right now. After all, when there is plenty of good stuff to enjoy to be felt, what kind of idiots would pay attention for the things with bad taste? Even more so after he have measured the power of all the people gathering along the road. Since no one can pose a threat to them, he chose to take it easy and enjoy the limelight in this moment.