Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 519 Stop being so flirtatious, and get to the real thing.
"The day after tomorrow at noon is the day of the royal selection. The dragon carriage has been prepared in advance. If we set off tomorrow morning, we will arrive at the royal city the next day."

"According to the procedures arranged by the elders of the Council of Sages, at noon, each chosen one is required to bring their own personal guard knight..."

Rem stood in front of Luke's bed, her lips slightly parted, carefully arranging the schedule and work, her voice not as clear as usual.

"The accompanying personnel include Mr. Kazuma Sato and Mr. Subaru Natsuki from your ranks, Lord Roswaal from Emilia's side, Ram and Rem..."

Lu Ke, who had been frowning and had a cold expression, straightened up after hearing the list of personnel and tapped his fingers lightly on the bedside table: "The accompanying list is wrong."

"Huh? Where exactly is it..."

Rem looked puzzled, felt a tickle in her throat, and cleared her throat.

"I'll add Ram and you to my team, and I'll buy you both from Roswaal. Rem shouldn't object to staying by my side from now on, right?"

This……

Rem blushed and lowered her head, answering vaguely, "If Lord Roswaal agrees, Rem has no objection, but what about my sister..."

"Don't worry, I've spoken to Ram, and she's already agreed."

Lu Ke closed his eyes and slowly exhaled. "Any other questions?"

Rem thought for a moment, "Lady Beatrice also wants to go to the royal city. No... according to her, she wants to show you the results of Mr. Kazuma's training and fulfill the contract she made with you."

"No problem, let her come along. She'll be a valuable asset. It would be a bit difficult if we relied on just the two of you."

"Your words sound like we're about to face a battle."

Rem smiled, lifted her maid outfit, and gave a slight bow. "Well then, Rem will take her leave. Prince Luke, please rest well."

"Hmm...you too, sweet dreams, Rem."

Luke's voice was hoarse and deeper than usual, with a sticky and ambiguous quality that made Rem's face flush. She suddenly remembered the scene when she and her sister commented on Luke's body when they first met.

She was curious about what was under the blanket, but Ram refused to answer. Later, Ram gave her a brief explanation of some things she had only vaguely known before but was too embarrassed to talk about.

Although I'm shy, if the guy is...

Rem hurriedly fled the room, closed the door, covered her burning cheeks with her hands, and returned to her own room with a sense of shame, locking the door behind her.

"Seriously, what is Rem thinking?"

As a candidate for the throne of Lugnica, and with the support of the Sword Saint Reinhardt, who is highly likely to win, Prince Luke's partner should at least be a noble person with divine favor, such as the "Dragon Priestess".

Lady Priscilla, or Lady Emilia... in any case, she couldn't possibly be a one-horned, crippled demon.

Rem lay curled up in bed, feeling more emotionally aroused than usual.

But I think it should be fine, right?
…………

"Rem is gone."

Luke pulled the blanket up, and the light shone through the gap onto Ram's face, allowing the girl, whose cheeks were flushed from being suffocated under the blanket, to finally catch her breath.

"Phew~ You actually let Ram do this in front of Rem. You really can do something even more shameless when I thought I had crossed the line."

Although her voice was cold and her eyes were filled with disdain, Ram's expression at that moment was so cute that it lacked any real threat.

"Didn't you come here by yourself? You pushed all the work onto your sister to slack off, and you didn't even know Rem was coming to report. It's all Ram's fault."

Ram snorted, sharply pointing out the flaw in Luke's excuse:

"This is just to prevent you from venting your filthy desires on Rem. Ram is perfectly fine. On the contrary, it is you who, despite being able to perform a miracle like repairing Ram's horn, could easily have moved Ram away, yet you did nothing."

Lu Ke: "..."

That's true, my elder sister really does have a very keen insight.

"So, whether it's Ram's matter or other people's matters, they all happened because you acquiesced or didn't care."

"That's unfair to me. I only arrived here a month ago, so anything before that is none of my business."

Lu Ke had to clarify: "I won't bother anyone who doesn't provoke me, but I can't help those who are aware of my existence and want to test or exploit me..."

However, the only thing that could truly pique his interest was probably Echidna, the Witch of Greed; frankly, the others weren't very interesting.

“Powerful” is not Luke’s standard for measuring a person’s value. Sword Saint Reinhard is very strong, but as a “world corrector” to prevent the plot from going out of control, he is too empty. Although perfect, he lacks humanity.

Satella, the "Witch of Jealousy," is also very strong. She once devoured half the world when she went berserk, and it took the combined efforts of the Great Sage, the Dragon God, and the First Sword Saint to seal her. However, she is essentially a fool with little self-awareness who is easily provoked into berserk behavior by Pandora, the "Witch of Deception."

For Luke, "unexpectedness" is more important, and Echidna fits this criterion perfectly. Even the random moves this witch makes after her death are surprising and interesting.

Specifically, watching anime series is probably more enjoyable.

“To be distracted at a time like this is disrespectful to Ram’s charm.”

A disgruntled female voice rang out, and the tender embrace brought Luke back to his senses, making him realize his predicament.

Lamu's forehead was covered in sweat, and she bit her lip in obvious discomfort. Her wine-red eyes burned like rubies: "Now that you've freed Lamu from her twisted emotions, take responsibility and give her a place she can never return to..."

Luke raised an eyebrow, approving of the demon prodigy's perseverance. He then extended his right hand, tightening his fingers to silently strengthen the connection between Ram and Rem.

The use of the symbolism of "aggregation" and "division" to represent the unity of all things.

Hmm... Would the mysterious world version of myself be angry if I used it for something like this?

Lu Ke simulated the scenario and came to the conclusion that it was probably not going to happen. In fact, he might find it quite interesting to use the "Earth Goddess" to teach the "Fallen Mother Goddess" a lesson from afar.

…………

The next morning.

Having finally gotten through the long downtime, Luke, now with something to do, was in high spirits. He changed into a proper suit and walked out the door looking refreshed.

Almost everyone else had arrived as well. Emilia sat upright in the dragon carriage, seemingly quite nervous about the upcoming royal selection, while Puck lay listlessly on her head.

too difficult.

He just wanted to find a powerful backer for his daughter, what's wrong with that?

As a result, Priscilla left and Rem came. Before Rem even went for a run, it smelled Luke's scent on Ram. In the past few days, its nominal sister Beatrice has also shyly asked it how to interact with people.

Even though their daughter Lia is incredibly cute and practically a leading lady, all the women around her deliberately target their precious daughter, giving her no chance at all!

Rem looked tired, with a faint dark circle around her eyes. Upon seeing this, Ram immediately abandoned Luke and ran over to ask his stammering sister with concern.

For a while, they ignored everything and let Sato Kazuma and Natsuki Subaru develop on their own, chatting happily with their arms around each other's shoulders, clearly having established a deep friendship.

The two seemed to have assimilated each other to some extent; Natsuki Subaru changed into the adventurer's outfit from the Konosuba world, and Sato Kazuma also looked less frivolous than before.

"Yo, Luke." Kazuma Sato greeted Luke with a big smile.

The next second, his face fell instantly, and he spoke through gritted teeth with an extremely resentful tone.

"You must have had a great time these past two weeks, being all lovey-dovey with the pretty girls in the mansion, sniping them one by one with your modified Barrett... That's why you were having so much fun that you forgot about the brother you brought to this world, only coming to the Forbidden Library to see me once every three or five days, and then leaving right away after a quick look."

Lu Ke: "..."

"You bastard harem horse, don't just be gentle with women, be gentle with me too! And I'm already convinced you're the protagonist of a harem novel, but at least leave some for your brothers, are you some kind of fat tiger who wants everything?!"

Well, it seems that only the appearance has been changed; the inside remains the same as the original, grotesque and eccentric style.

Lu Ke patted He Zhen's shoulder sincerely: "Although, even if I saved you a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, you still wouldn't be able to eat it, right?"

Sato Kazuma: "..."

Damn it, I can't argue with that.

The world has been too cruel to him. Forget about getting to base, he hasn't even given away his first kiss yet.

A slightly discouraged Kazuma sighed softly and changed the subject: "I want to form the strongest party team in history with Subaru-san. What do you think, Lu Ke?"

Lu Ke raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Don't you already have a team?"

"Have some self-awareness. Hasn't my team already taken your shape?"

Lu Ke felt a little embarrassed: "But Kazuma, you've always been the soul of the team, that's what I think."

"Okay, I don't plan to leave the group."

Kazuma Sato rolled his eyes. "But as long as the useless, good-for-nothing goddess, the masochistic knight who can't hit anyone, and the chuunibyou magician who can only use one shot are fine in that world, I also need a normal team!!!"

He rallied his spirits, full of fighting spirit: "Subaru is a close friend and brother who, like me, traveled to another world! As long as we join forces, we will be invincible. Our journey is to the stars and the sea!"

"exactly!"

Natsuki Subaru laughed heartily, struck his classic victory pose, and shouted "Victory!": "Now, the stronger Kazuma will help me take down the Archbishop of Sin, and then I'll grow stronger and support Kazuma, becoming a backbone of his team. With the two of us together, there's nothing we can't do!"

"Hey, 486, that last sentence you said was a bit ominous, wasn't it? Was it a flag?"

"Sorry, sorry, I got a little carried away for a moment."

Lu Ke watched the two bickering with a smile, "Since you two have already made up your minds, why are you asking for my opinion?"

Kazuma Sato then gave a forced smile and said, "Actually, Subaru and I are thinking of a name for our new team, but we can't decide on one yet."

Luke: "Name?"

Natsuki Subaru nodded vigorously: "Yes, every legend needs a cool name to begin."

In fact, they intended to bind Lu Ke and the team together by using the naming rights.

To travel to new worlds, recruit new companions, and even summon the most powerful deathrattle spell "Luke, save me" in times of danger, you'll need Luke as your powerful backer.

However, both of them opposed Lu Ke joining the newly formed team directly. They felt that the girls would not see them if Lu Ke was involved. For the sake of Xiao Zhen and Xiao Mao's happiness, the two of them finally chose to compromise and give the team naming rights to Lu Ke.

Lu Ke smiled slightly, not exposing their little scheme.

"Since you two wish to travel to different worlds, and the original world is the same, and Kazuma is a goddess reincarnated, why not call him Hara..."

"Wait, the connection to this name is too far-fetched, and my high luck tells me it's best not to use that name, although I don't know why." Sato Kazuma shook his head in horror.

Natsuki Subaru nodded in agreement, "I feel like saying those two words out loud would cause a terrible problem!"

"Then let's call it 'Otherworld Duet'."

Lu Ke pouted in disappointment, "Two reincarnated men from another world, they can become a trio or a quartet when they get new members..."

The name was obviously not imposing enough, but it was passable. Kazuma Sato and Subaru Natsuki posed in a JoJo-like pose, and that's how the team's name was decided.

During the assembly, Luke asked Roswaal, who was preparing to board the dragon carriage, about the matter of Ram and Rem.

"Oh my, I didn't expect you hadn't given up on this yet..."

Roswaal, dressed as a clown, was less surprised than he was waiting for Luke to speak.

He had previously planned to use Ram, who could temporarily unleash 30% of his original power, to create a possibility of killing the dragon, but since Luke has clearly stated that he is Echidona's savior, there is only one answer.

“No problem. As I told you, Roswaal is willing to provide you with the necessary assistance, so I can also give you the two treasures of the Oni Clan… However, what do you intend to offer in exchange?”

Lu Ke didn't bother beating around the bush, "Just state your terms."

Roswaal paused for a moment. "I hope you can go to the Sanctuary. I have no other requests."

Lu Ke smiled and agreed, "No problem, I'm quite interested in the Holy Land."

Hopefully, Roswaal won't cry when he actually goes to the Sanctuary.

…………

The dragon carriage traveled smoothly to the capital without any incidents along the way.

Just as they arrived at the city gate, a dazzling red head of hair fluttered in the wind.

Sword Saint Reinhard knelt on one knee before Luke, his right hand placed in front of his chest, and respectfully began:
“It’s been a long time, Your Highness Luke. I will be participating in the royal selection as your personal guard knight.”

Lu Ke nodded calmly, reached out and helped the knight who had sworn allegiance to his feet, receiving a hearty and enthusiastic smile from the Sword Saint.

The scene of their meeting was not particularly solemn, yet it inexplicably gave the impression of a king meeting his subject.

Kazuma Sato watched with envy, "I wish I had a script like that, being a king. Damn it... that's the treatment the protagonist gets!"

"Oh dear, what you said was a bit disrespectful, young man. Won't His Highness over there be angry, meow?"

The clear, spring-like voice was almost touching Kazuma's ear. He turned slightly, his breath caught in his throat, and a beautiful demi-human catgirl stood gracefully in front of him, giving him a gentle, captivating smile.

Hey!
Did the cat I saved in my past life come to repay my kindness?
He wondered why his cat hadn't turned into a catgirl even after he shouted "Transform!" a thousand times. Turns out, she was waiting for him in another world!
"Nice to meet you. My name is Phyllis~ Hey bro, do you know your name, meow?"

Kazuma Sato responded awkwardly, "Y-you, hello, my name is Kazuma Sato, I'm seventeen years old, and I'm an adult!"

Phyllis gave a mischievous smile and leaned closer to Kazuma Sato: "Kazuma-kun, what do you mean by emphasizing that you're an adult, meow? You don't want to..."

Seeing the commotion, Luke chuckled and raised his voice: "Kazuma, it's about time we left. Stop harassing other people's Royal Guards..."

Sato Kazuma looked at Phyllis, who was sticking out her tongue and acting cute, with disbelief, as if struck by lightning.

Guards... Knights?
(End of this chapter)