Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 518 The Demon Clan's "Prodigy"

After bringing Rem back to the room, Luke gently inquired about her intentions once the girl sat down, looking a little nervous.

Slightly disappointingly, Rem didn't come for herself, but for Ram.

"Actually, Rem and her sister have an ability called empathy."

Rem's face showed a hint of unease. "This is a kind of ability that the Oni twins have based on their bloodline. It allows them to transmit emotions, sense danger, and synchronize their states. When we were little, my older sister used this ability to save Rem on the mountain."

"Empathy... what does the final state synchronization refer to?"

Lukemo stroked his chin, a strange light in his eyes.

"If one party suffers a serious injury, the other party will have a vague perception, not a synchronized understanding of the actual injury, but a feeling of pain and weakness..."

If this level is too high, shouldn't we increase it a bit...? Luke nodded seriously, signaling Rem to continue.

Rem frantically twirled her fingers: "Rem can sense that her sister is not feeling well. The emotions she's conveying are quite negative, and she seems to be experiencing some physical problems. Although her sister has been trying to keep it from Rem, Rem still sensed those emotions during the short time we were on our way to see Princess Priscilla."

Luke calculated the time; it was roughly the same time he had spent before Ram. It seemed that he had relaxed and forgotten to control his emotions during that period, which allowed Rem to sense him…

"I feel like my sister isn't doing well, both physically and mentally, so I'd like to ask for your help." Rem's worry was evident as she looked to Luke for help.

Over this period of time, she had subconsciously included Luke as the first candidate for seeking help, surpassing Roswaal, Beatrice, and Emilia.

"Alright, since it was Rem's request, I feel a little responsible..."

Luke loosened the restrictions on "perspective" a little, and the flow of timeline materialized before his eyes, with the past, present, and future all laid out before him, and everything was laid out in full view.

The world, which has no diversity and only one timeline, is pitifully fragile. After a cursory tour of this period of "past," Luke stroked his chin and slowly spoke to Rem, who was looking at him with a worried expression.

"Rem."

Rem nodded, puzzled. "Yes."

"Your older sister may seem like a sarcastic and arrogant S, but deep down she's a M, right?"

"What does it mean?"

The innocent girl looked at Lu Ke blankly, not understanding what "S" and "M" meant.

Luke sighed and handed Rem his hand: "Don't worry, it's not a big problem. Come with me to heal your sister's injuries. It'll be resolved soon."

Rem's anxiety subsided easily upon receiving such a confident and reassuring assurance, replaced by a comfortable sense of security. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she gripped the outstretched hand tightly.

"Yes, Your Highness Luke."

The two arrived at Ram's door, and Luke knocked on the door first.

"Ram, open the door, I need to talk to you."

Ram's impatient and somewhat tired voice came from inside the room.

"I already said not to look for Ram for the time being. Has Prince Luke's brain deteriorated to the point where he can no longer understand human language?"

Luke: "I haven't received today's smile yet. If I don't want to bother you again later, it's wiser to open the door now, Ram."

"..."

A few seconds later, slow footsteps approached. Ram opened the door, her face pale. She was about to give Luke a perfunctory answer and ask him to leave when she saw Rem next to him. Startled, she instinctively tried to close the door again.

But a slender, fair hand pressed against the door, and no matter how hard Ram tried, she couldn't budge it an inch. Just as Ram continued to try, Rem rushed up and hugged Ram tightly, so tightly that Ram couldn't breathe.

"Sister, Rem is very worried about you... What happened? Can't you tell Rem and share the burden with her?"

Rem asked worriedly, her expression of concern making Ram stiffen. Ram could only gently touch Rem's hair and glare at Luke.

"Don't worry, Rem, I'm fine. I'm just a little annoyed because I've been working too much lately, and Kazuma and Barus are so useless."

"really?"

"Really, you should leave for a while. I need to have a private talk with Prince Luke!"

The last few words had a rather gritted-teeth tone, which made Lu Ke's lips curl into a smile.

"Then... Sister and Prince Luke must have a good talk and resolve the issue."

Rem turned to look at Luke, seemingly asking for his opinion. After receiving an affirmative answer, she turned back every three steps, leaving with a hint of worry.

Once Rem was out of sight, Ram immediately turned cold, spread her hands, turned her head to the side, and let out a disdainful sneer.

"Alright, that's your smile for today. Prince Luke can go back to the sewers and hang out with the maggots now."

Lu Ke: "..."

"What, you expect Ram to give you a kind look after Rem seeing Ram in this disheveled state?"

Luke squeezed through the door speechlessly, sat down on Ram's bed and lay back down, showing no intention of leaving. Ram gritted her teeth in exasperation and could only helplessly close the door and sit on the chair next to him.

"So what exactly do you want to do here?"

"I'm just here to protect my own rights."

Ram paused for a moment, then replied expressionlessly, "In the next few days, Ram will also offer the same kind of mockery as just now."

"Really? Not counting today, there are still five days until the royal selection begins. Even if I leave a day early, there are still four days left. Under these circumstances, it will be difficult to last until the end."

Lu Ke rolled lazily on the bed and yawned: "If you die early, you'll owe me a few smiles forever. Besides, I can't bear to force my sister, who has lost her sister, to smile at me. So leaving it alone will cost me double the smiles."

Ram's eyes flickered. "Did... did Rem say something to you?"

“If I want to, nothing should be able to escape my sight.” Lu Ke straightened up, a crystal-clear magic ore made of high-purity magic power now in his hand.

"What……"

Ram reached into his pocket in surprise, only to find it empty. He had no idea when Luke had taken his things.

“With this, we can barely last a few more days, so why not use it?” Luke played with the magic ore, calmly looking at Ram.

Ram lowered her head as if all her strength had been drained, her voice weak: "It has nothing to do with you, it's Ram's own business."

"Because you felt that if you used this thing, you would completely lose contact with Roswaal, right? After all, this was the last thing the person you liked gave you."

Luke's words made Ram's body twitch, and she raised her wine-red eyes, which were filled with anger.

"Stop talking, what do you know about Ram?!" "I know everything, whether it's the night the Oni were wiped out, becoming Roswaal's tool to survive, or the twisted feelings I developed towards Roswaal out of hatred, I know it all clearly."

Lu Ke answered calmly, his voice not loud but carrying an irresistible sense of conviction. He sighed, his voice becoming steady and gentle, with a soothing quality that could calm any emotional fluctuations.

"Ram, since you think Roswaal's infatuation with the Witch of Greed, Echidna, is a twisted and abnormal emotion, and that Echidna's book should be destroyed, why are you doing the same thing as him now?"

At least Echidna treats Roswaal well and is a decent teacher to him, while Ram is practically suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

These words struck a chord with Ram, leaving her speechless and unable to refute them. She could only turn her face away in embarrassment, her feelings complicated. She knew that her feelings for Roswaal were not normal, but having someone else point out the truth about their relationship still left her feeling lost and confused.

"Then, I'll eat this one."

While Ram's mind was wavering, Luke shook the magic ore in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

"Are you crazy?!"

Ram, who was feeling anxious and uncertain, jumped up as if scalded by boiling water, pounced on Luke in a panic, and stuck his fingers into Luke's mouth, trying to pry out the magic ore.

It wasn't because it was the last item Roswaal gave her, nor because it was a life-extending artifact, but because...

"Idiot! You can't eat magic ore directly! Too much magic will make a mess of your internal organs!!!"

A gentle force pushed Ram away, and Luke, who had swallowed the magic ore fragment, got up and touched his lips.

“That scared me a little, Ram.”

Ram stared in astonishment at Luke, who seemed completely unaffected, and asked hesitantly, "Are you... alright? You clearly ate the magic ore."

"Of course something's wrong."

Luke frowned and looked at Ram: "This is the first time I've had a foreign object stuffed into my mouth. Be prepared, I'm definitely going to get my revenge."

Seeing that Luke was really alright, Ram breathed a sigh of relief, but recalling her actions just now, she was extremely embarrassed and restless.

Lu Ke glanced at her: "This quiet and well-behaved behavior is unlike your usual self. How about being a little more lively?"

Ram pursed her lips and glared at Luke angrily. "Whether it's her emotions or her behavior, the worst side of you has been seen by a bastard like Prince Luke. How can Ram be lively?"

Luke chuckled instead: "That's more like it. Oni really are an emotional race; they act recklessly once they get carried away. You need to consider the consequences before you do things in the future. Didn't you ever think about what Rem would become if you died like this?"

"..."

Rem was already blaming herself for losing her horn, and if she died from the exhaustion of her magic, she might actually do something to harm herself...

Thinking of this, Ram trembled slightly, revealing a clear, dreamlike state.

"...I understand. Ram did act a little irrationally, though only a little, but I will reflect on it..."

Ram hesitated for a moment, biting her lip. She wanted to say "thank you" to Luke, but felt that saying such a thing would make him complacent. She was caught in a dilemma.

Lu Ketian shamelessly seized on the weakness: "You haven't reflected enough. Since you're the older sister, you have to take responsibility for taking good care of your younger sister. So, to prevent Rem from being taken advantage of and then abandoned by me, you also have to supervise her from the side."

"Ha, Prince Luke is dreaming too much."

Ram pouted, her eyes darting away: "Now that Ram is awake, she will protect Rem and herself properly from now on, so there is no need for Prince Luke anymore."

Lu Ke clutched his chest, a little hurt: "Isn't it a bit much to just use and then throw it away, sister?"

Ram's lips curled into a sly smile, though she looked haggard. "Now you understand what a jinx you are, right?"

Lu Ke reached up and tapped his forehead. "So, how do we treat this?"

High-purity magic ore is extremely valuable. In the Angry If route, Subaru Natsuki became Prince Su and built a power comparable to a country to more easily supply Ram.

With her mood improving, Ram touched the wound on her broken horn, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes: "Ram will find a way to establish a reliable channel, for Rem's sake, and for Ram's own sake."

Lu Ke smiled, narrowing his eyes: "Such touching sisterly affection, don't blame me for eating your magic ore?"

“That can only sustain life for a few days. Roswaal was just trying to keep me from losing my composure in front of you, or…”

Recalling Roswaal's question about his feelings for Luke, Ram looked at Luke with suspicion.

"Forcing me to ask you for help? Don't tell me you have the ability to manipulate four different elements and control magic with high precision, simulating magic ore..."

There are very few people in the entire world who can achieve this level of magic, not even Lady Beatrice!

"It's not that complicated."

Luke shook his head, and to Ram's astonishment, he produced a horn from somewhere—a broken horn of the Oni race.

"After all, I consumed your life-extending item, so it's only right to give you some compensation. I'll help you reattach your horn. I'm also a bit curious about the level of the demon clan's 'prodigy'."

…………

With precision so perfect that it left no room for error, every strike and every action was flawless, easily restraining the watcher of the Sage's Tower—"Shaula".

Finally, they perfectly achieved their goal.

"To be able to do something like this, what kind of monster are you?"

Meli looked at Aldibalan beside her, her eyes filled with indescribable shock.

"I've already said it, I'm just an insignificant pawn."

"Nonsense! How could you be such a flawless pawn? The difference in strength between that sage and our side is like heaven and earth. How could you defeat him so perfectly?"

"Because even insignificant little people have their own principles... No matter how many times I die, even hundreds of millions of times, I will not give up as long as there is a glimmer of hope."

Aldibalan's tone was icy: "I will take the princess back from that man!"

He looked at Meryl, "I've achieved my goal for this trip, it's time to help you... Do you still think it's impossible?"

“I certainly wouldn’t have believed it before, but now I have a lot of confidence in you.”

Mary exhaled, her eyes gleaming with passion.

"I doubt any 'Beastmaster' with the [Blessing of Magic] in history would dare to have such expectations, but I know I can, Elsa... For you, for myself, I will definitely do it."

She gazed into the distance, her mind filled with images of a giant whale shrouded in white mist, countless rabbits, and a giant snake enveloped in black aura.

"Let's go and subdue the 'Three Great Demonic Beasts'!"

(End of this chapter)