Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 520 They just don't want to!

The word "cute" is not exclusive to women; there are men who are even cuter than most girls.

When you talk about cats, you think of catgirls, just like when you talk about Gardevoir, you instinctively think of elegant women, and when you talk about Machamp, you subconsciously think of strong men. Without being specifically reminded, another possibility is easily overlooked.

Phyllis shook her head regretfully, disappointed that her true gender had been revealed so quickly and that she couldn't completely manipulate the other person. She laughed without a trace of remorse.

"Don't blame me, Kazuma, I never said I was a girl."

Sato Kazuma: "..."

He had just imagined himself fucking a beautiful catgirl until she meowed, and now he was being told it wasn't a female cat but a male cat?

Natsuki Subaru patted him on the shoulder, "Poor Kazuma-nii, being played like a puppet by Nekomamushi... Aren't you going to make me feel sorry for you too?"

Even he has now let go of Emilia, who completely treats him as a stranger. He only has a slight longing for "Satella" from the first reincarnation. He has not fallen so low as to seek out... male cats.

Hmm... Come to think of it, senior seems to have a potion that can turn you into a girl?

"Phyllis, don't go too far. Mr. Kazuma is His Highness Luke's friend, so please don't tease them for my sake."

Reinhard smiled and stepped forward to defuse the situation, then introduced her to the others: "This is my good friend from the Knights, Phyllis, a mage who managed to snatch the 'water' attribute color from Lord Roswaal, a top-tier healer, and now serves a master who is..."

"I don't need you to introduce me, Reinhard."

A calmer voice interrupted Reinhard. A woman who appeared strong and domineering walked over, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay, directly driving away most of the crowd who had come to watch the spectacle because of the "Sword Saint's" welcome.

She had long, dark green hair and amber eyes. Her face was beautiful but also had an unusually sharp edge. Her expression was not cold but serious, carrying a strong sense of authority. She was tall and slender, and her military-style clothing made her shine. A long sword was also hanging at her waist.

The head of the noble Karlsten family, a woman who challenges tradition, a highly respected leader in the army, and one of the five chosen ones.

"Cursch Karsten..."

Emilia whispered the name of the person who came out, her expression wary.

If she was the least advantageous and weakest of all the chosen ones, then Crusch was the one with the greatest chance of winning and the most favored... before Luke appeared.

"It's Emilia, it's been a long time."

Crusch nodded to Emilia, greeted her, and then looked away. Her attitude was not condescending, but rather indifferent, showing no intention of treating Emilia as a rival.

"Nice to meet you. You must be the latest chosen one of the kings, right?"

Kur stared intently at Luke, extending her right hand with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

Luke nodded casually: "Just call me Luke."

“Luke…Luke…”

Crusch recalled the peculiar name and became certain that none of the four great nations had such a unique naming convention, meaning that Luke probably didn't have any powerful backers.

In other words, simply because the dragon Polkenica gave him special treatment, making the touchstone shine brightly, he was deemed the destined king by many powerful figures.
In the dragon-owning kingdom of Lugnica, this is indeed something that can happen.

However, Crusch advocates taking the kingdom back from the dragons and making humans the masters of the kingdom, rather than being objects in the hands of the dragons. He is the chosen one who wants to remove Lugnica's title of "pro-dragon kingdom".

In other words, they are utterly and irreconcilably adversaries.

Crusch's brows furrowed involuntarily, her gaze towards Luke filled with cold hostility, and her words became increasingly impolite.

“Luke, let’s just call you that for now. To be honest, you’re completely different from what I imagined…”

Luke ignored the slight hostility and maintained his gentle smile.

"Oh, what exactly is different?"

Crusch sized up the relaxed young man before her. His appearance was impeccable, with a handsome face and a tall, strong physique; he was quite pleasing to the eye, but…

"You have not shown the majesty that a king should have. You have neither the domineering spirit of decisive killing nor the determination of perseverance and tenacity. You have not shown the great ambition of expanding territory and bringing everything under your command."

He looked quite harmless... no, he gave off a 'do whatever you want' vibe, a king shouldn't have that expression.

This indifferent attitude makes one more like a queen or concubine than a king.

Crusch thought that if she became king, she would probably like this "decorative" role that wouldn't interfere with her work and could provide good genes during breeding.

"Well, you're right."

Luke smiled dismissively. If he were too eager, the origin of the world, Ode Ragnar, might feel a little troubled, since he would be swallowed whole.

Crusch's calm demeanor made her frown even deeper, but... being able to remain calm in the face of accusations on the spot is a skill in itself; the other party might not be as simple as she thought.

She controlled her emotions, turned and left, coldly leaving behind her last words.

"I hope you can remain just as calm during the selection process in the Royal Palace later. Let me make it clear beforehand, I won't hold back."

Phyllis apologized with a grin: "Sorry, sorry, our master went a bit too far. We'll talk to her properly later. See you in the royal city later."

After saying that, he followed with light steps. Before leaving, he winked mischievously at Kazuma, which frightened the reincarnated man so much that his face turned pale, thinking that he was about to be entangled by the little boy's mother.

Reinhard apologized again for Felt's behavior, "I'm very sorry, Felt meant no harm, he was just joking, I apologize on his behalf."

He then respectfully invited Luke and his companions to settle down and rest at the Astrea residence, and to go to the royal city to participate in the ceremony when the time was right.

"Roswaal has already prepared a room, so let's not disturb him."

Emilia hesitated for a moment, then, ignoring Parker's desperate attempts to act cute and charming on her shoulder, refused to go to rest with Luke and the others.

After all, she was one of the chosen ones, and she and Luke were competitors. Staying together would inevitably have a negative impact.

"Well then, Lady Emilia, Ram and Rem will head over first."

Ram sighed, seemingly expecting this, and left Roswaal's group with a somewhat embarrassed Rem, standing on either side of Luke.

"Huh? Ram, Rem, you guys..."

Emilia looked at Roswaal, somewhat bewildered, as if questioning him about what was going on. "Lord Luke agreed to a condition I couldn't refuse, so..."

Roswaal shrugged, appearing quite calm: "Well, it's nothing serious. We can just hire new maids later, or call Frederica back... Hey! Beatrice, what are you doing?!"

When Roswaal said his last words, he lost his composure, and even his tone of voice changed.

Beatrice, who had walked up to Luke, secretly glanced at him. Unable to discern whether Luke's face showed resistance or joy, she boldly snorted, grabbed his trouser leg, and answered confidently.

“Betty and Luke still have an unofficial contract, so it’s only natural for her to follow him.”

She had hesitated for too long, allowing the demon sisters to gain the upper hand. Continuing to drag things out would only lower her standing in the eyes of the contractors.

Although a contracted spirit is different from a lover, after waiting for more than four hundred years, she has too much emotional void to fill and too much hope to extract emotional value from Lu Ke.

She aims to become the person Lu Ke cares about most!
"Oh, I see. You've chosen that side too...?"

Roswaal finally showed a hint of hurt on his face and gave a wry smile.

However, remembering that Lu Ke would go to the Sanctuary and his teacher would be resurrected after things here were over, he stopped worrying about anything.

Emilia looked forlornly at the large group of people opposite her, and couldn't help but glance at Luke, who was in the center of the crowd. She found that he was smiling and watching her, so she immediately turned her face away in a panic and left in a huff.

“Sometimes pretending to be sensible is also a sign of immaturity, Lia.”

The elderly father, Parker, expressed his wish that his beloved daughter could have followed along without being so sensible. He looked back every few steps, his eyes filled with tears, and finally followed Emilia.

…………

Astrea's territory is far more luxurious than the Roswaal family mansion, after all, it is the "Sword Saint" family, the core strength of Lugnica, and now it has Reinhard, the unreasonable strongest Sword Saint.

After enjoying a simple yet luxurious breakfast, Reinhard led everyone to take a bath to wash away the fatigue of the journey and change into proper clothes before heading to the royal city.

Lu Ke's initial idea of ​​going directly to the women's bathhouse wasn't necessarily to do anything; he simply didn't want to bathe with other men.

Everything was going smoothly. Ram gave her a disdainful look but had no objections. Rem was shy for a while but also reluctantly agreed. Even Beatrice just hummed twice and then remained silent.

However, when Kazuma Sato and Subaru Natsuki heard that Luke was going to the women's bathhouse, they immediately started crying and grabbing Luke's legs, screaming their hearts out, and resolutely resisting his behavior of taking a bath with a pair of beautiful twins and a legal loli.

It's quite strange. Even though they didn't react much when they knew Luke was having a party with three beautiful girls in their room, they were quite resistant when the topic of the bathhouse came up, without even mentioning what they would be doing.

Lu Ke couldn't help but think to himself, "What exactly is the status of the women's bathhouse in the hearts of you male high school students?"

Is it a paradise that must never be defiled?

Thinking about how some people are completely unfazed by erotic doujinshi, but blush when they see pure love kissing scenes, he felt a little more understanding.

…………

Women's bathhouse.

Ram and Rem, who are almost identical, naturally wash each other's bodies, while Beatrice, the entire elf, is submerged in the water, with only her head above water.

She looked at the two ghost sisters who were on good terms with each other and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Hey, you two, how did you manage to get on good terms with Lu Ke?"

Ram chuckled and straightened her back confidently. "I'm sorry, Lady Beatrice, there's no answer to this question. Ram and Rem are just too adorable, so Prince Luke took the initiative to come and befriend us."

Asking the two of them such a question is clearly a waste of time and books they've read over the years. Even if they don't care much about such things, who would support their enemy?

Rem looked at her sister with eyes full of admiration and clapped her hands gently. "As expected of my sister, you did something that most people couldn't do with ease. Rem is very impressed."

"Rem is cute too, and Prince Luke likes her a lot, so there's no need to admire Ram. That shameless man will soon..."

"Sister...sister, this kind of thing..."

Bi, the ordinary girl, made a "whimpering" sound, turned away angrily, and refused to look at the two loving sisters anymore, having made a certain decision in her heart.

…………

Men's bathhouse.

Reinhard, who sees Kazuma Sato and Subaru Natsuki as Luke's servants, is very proactive in finding topics to talk about in order to get along with his future colleagues.

However, the members of the Royal Guard Knights are all quite upright people. Reinhard obviously hasn't experienced much hardship and is completely unable to withstand Kazuma, who is full of resentment because he is being targeted by the will of the universe, and Subaru Natsuki, who is willing to drink the bathwater of beautiful girls in another timeline.

Natsuki Subaru: "Tsk tsk tsk, so it's not just your hair and eyebrows, your whole body is red..."

Kazuma Sato: "'Dragon Sword' is quite substantial, it's considered excellent. If we don't compare it to monsters, the Sword Saint must be quite popular. Perhaps he already has a lot of experience?"

The barrage of witty remarks followed one after another, leaving the invincible swordsman with an embarrassed expression. He could only vaguely suggest that knights needed to maintain their integrity, especially since the Astrea family, the swordsman's family, was even stricter in this regard, and that such things could only be done after marriage.

Upon hearing that the awesome Sword Saint was on the same level as them in this regard, Subaru Natsuki and Kazuma Sato exchanged a glance and instantly felt that Reinhard, who had previously seemed quite distant, was much closer to them, and their conversation became even more enthusiastic.

After all, as the famous immortal Hirohiko Araki said, virgins are attracted to each other.

The three morally upright individuals have formed an alliance!

With the addition of the Sword Saint, Subaru Natsuki and Kazuma Sato felt a little more confident and began to mutter about Riku.

"Lu Ke, did you hear that? Your knight is a hundred times purer than you! Watch your behavior, and stop flaunting your charm everywhere!"

"I think the senior is a bit too benevolent, but... of course, everyone makes different choices, which is understandable!"

Reinhard seemed to think this was a good opportunity to offer advice, and chimed in, "Prince Luke is excellent in every way. If he could be more careful in matters of love and sex, he would be perfect."

Lu Ke, who was leisurely enjoying his bath, glanced at the group of "3 virgin men" and casually exposed their fake huddling together for warmth.

“Reinhard simply doesn’t want to, but the two of you can’t. The difference in initiative is quite significant.”

Kazuma Sato: Σ(д|||)
Natsuki Subaru: Σ(°△°|||)︴

Reinhard: (-﹏-`；)
The alliance has broken down!

(End of this chapter)