Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 536 Huihui: I'm here to join this family
After settling the last matter in this world, Luke returned to the world of Konosuba with Kazuma's team, whose luggage was already packed, and the Oni sisters.

With the three great monsters gone and the Witch Cult no longer causing trouble, the world of Re:Zero is visibly much more peaceful. The Dragon-Producing Kingdom has Crusch and Emilia's Puck, plus the divine dragon Vorkenica, so there won't be any major problems.

Subaru Natsuki stayed there for the time being. He was going to hunt down the last "Bhikkhu of Sin," the "Bhikkhu of Lust" who had not been assigned by the Gospels, and the "Pride Factor" hidden in the hands of the remnants of the Witch Cult.

With his current strength, he's dominating the game, and I believe he'll achieve his goal soon.

Priscilla, however, did not come along because she was returning to the Holy Empire of Vladimir. She planned to resolve some of the empire's hidden dangers and, incidentally, reclaim the throne from her brother Vincent.

It wasn't that Priscilla had a problem with Vincent; in fact, the siblings had a fairly good relationship. That's why Priscilla voluntarily withdrew from the Flavia royal selection ceremony, where they were supposed to fight to the last man. Vincent also tacitly refrained from pursuing his sister. However…

“Now that you have become the King of Lugnica, I shall become the Queen of Flavia, so that we may be worthy of each other.”

After leaving behind this capricious remark, Priscilla set off.

Considering that the Sun Princess and the Bowel Hunter had gone to the other four kingdoms, Luke simply sent his maid Anastasia to the last kingdom, Kararaki, and ordered the merchant to achieve corresponding results as well.

.........

Adventurer's Guild.

The slightly stuffy environment was filled with the noisy and bustling sounds mixed with the aroma of wine and meat. Male adventurers drank heartily in groups of three or five, boasting about their achievements in a drunken stupor. Pretty waitresses moved between the tables, creating a unique scene.

Of course, there's also Miss Luna, who always has a gentle smile on her face at the reception desk.

"Finally... I'm back."

Unlike Luke, who would return from time to time, Kazuma Sato, who had been away from this world for a long time, felt a warm sense of homecoming as he looked at the adventurers who were gathered together, chatting and joking.

Unfortunately, this journey to another world, though fruitful, was still quite arduous.

He was beaten up by the Bowel Hunter at the beginning, and spent most of the rest of the time learning and practicing magic. Then he was thrown into the battlefield of the "Big Rabbit". He didn't rest during his stay there. He leveled up day and night.

The most outrageous thing is that Lu Ke is used as a control group. The powerful sword saint bows to him on sight, and he becomes a king without hesitation. He is also surrounded by a lot of beautiful women, such as silver-haired half-elf, ghost sisters, and sun princess. He doesn't even have a kiss, but the other party starts a silver party right away.

This is the difference in the world...

"Hey, Kazuma, long time no see. What have you been up to all this time?"

"Kazuma, come have a drink with me!"

"Come to our table, let's have a good drink together today!"

When the adventurers at the table noticed Kazuma, whom they hadn't seen for a while, they greeted him cheerfully.

Sato glanced at the table his team frequented. While he was feeling melancholy, everyone else had already taken their seats. Because of the addition of the Oni sisters, there were no empty seats left, so he could only helplessly walk towards his drinking buddies.

Although she's not particularly popular with women, she's not bad with men—it's a truly unfortunate situation.

"I have a feeling that the future is fraught with difficulties..."

.........

On the other table, a pretty waitress with a smile laid out fine liquor and a variety of luxurious and rare delicacies.

Having finally been freed from the daily grind of upgrades, Lu Ke felt it was necessary to reward everyone who had worked so hard.

Aqua is fiercely battling with food, devouring it while she sheds tears of emotion—not for the food, but for freedom.

In Lugnica, the Axis sect has become the state religion, and as a goddess, she instinctively wants to maintain a highly respected image. Although she may not be able to maintain it, it is still tiring to always be thinking about such things.

Is this the place where you used to live?

Ram and Rem, who were visiting this world for the first time, looked around the Adventurers' Guild with curiosity, thinking about how to adapt to the environment quickly so that they could better serve Luke.

"Hmm, this is Axel, the starting village of the Kingdom of Belzegu, a place suitable for settling down..."

Lu Ke smiled and gave the two a brief introduction, telling them some common sense and details about this world.

Seeing the three of them enjoying each other's company, the porcelain doll-like red demon girl unconsciously puffed out her cheeks and looked at the female knight next to her.

"Darkness, Luke and those two maids are getting too close, aren't you angry about this?"

"Huh? Even if you ask that..."

Darkness blushed, her eyes darting around, unsure how to tell her teammates that she had already paired up with the two demon sisters back in the royal palace, and that they were colleagues who had shared a meal together.

"You should be considered Lu Ke's official girlfriend, right? Don't you care at all that your man is being affectionate with other women?"

Seemingly provoked by Huihui's words, Darkness's face turned even redder, her breathing became heavier, and she shook her head repeatedly:

“No, Lu Ke said when I joined the team that I was his… and I think this should be considered a reward…”

Darkness looked shy and infatuated: "And being snatched away by another woman, watching him with other women... There's nothing I can do, after all, I found a scumbag as my master, so this kind of thing was to be expected."

"..."

Huihui was stunned, her face flushed, and she stammered, her voice becoming softer:
“I…I know your XP…is strange, but I didn’t expect it to be this distorted.”

"How rude of me, I didn't mean to do that."

Huihui's expression shifted for a moment, surprised that Dakness seemed completely unconcerned about other women's involvement. After hesitating for a long time, she leaned close to Dakness's ear and whispered:

"If... I mean if, you would be even more excited if you saw your teammates join."

"Eh?"

Darkness paused for a moment upon hearing this, instinctively glancing at Aqua, who was busy eating and drinking, and hesitated slightly: "But Aqua doesn't seem to have that kind of interest in Luke, does she?"

Huihui: "..."

Answer me, am I a teammate?

She'll be an adult in another month, you know?
Darkness didn't understand. She seemed to be imagining something incredible. She breathed hot air from her nostrils and leaned close to Aqua, whispering something in a barely audible voice.

Aqua, who was enjoying her meal, froze, as if she hadn't understood Darkness's words. After a while, she looked at Luke, who was talking to Ram and Rem, with disbelief, and her face turned red for the first time ever.

A few seconds later, she suddenly stood up, almost overturning the table, which drew everyone's attention.

"Well, I've almost finished eating, so I'll head back now. Don't look for me unless it's absolutely necessary, and even if something happens... don't look for me either."

Aqua stiffly and awkwardly got up from her seat, babbled incoherently, and then ran away without looking back.

"What did you say to Aqua?"

Luke raised an eyebrow and turned his gaze to Darkness.

The female knight turned her face away guiltily, her tone firm: "I didn't say anything!"

Lu Ke: "..."

It seems Darkness needs a good talking to.

.........

The next day, early morning.

Luke was dragged out of bed early in the morning by Megumin and headed to the plains outside Axel.

In the Re:Zero world, because she needed to level up, Megumin used all her Explosion Magic attempts on "Big Rabbit," naturally interrupting her daily routine of casting Explosion Magic. Now that she has some free time, she immediately wants to resume her daily practice.

Soon the two arrived at their usual spot, where a familiar black castle appeared in the distance. Huihui conjured a wand, pulled her wide-brimmed magic hat down low, and pointed the wand at her target, displaying her talent with the smugness of a peacock spreading its tail feathers:

"Hmph, this is my first performance after reaching the maximum level. You'd better watch closely and see what the great Explosion Mage's full-force attack looks like."

"Ah."

Luke stroked his chin, looking at the castle inhabited by a large number of undead and the Demon King's army cadres, the "Headless Knights," and suddenly thought of a question.

With Megumin's current maxed-out strength, and all her skills maxed out, if she were to unleash her full power...

The azure sky was instantly dyed dark red, the magic materialized into a visible torrent, and the clouds, like burning cotton, swirled with sparks and fled into the distance, turning into a crimson vortex.

"Explosion!"

A pillar of light, piercing the heavens and earth, descended like divine punishment. The space at the center of the pillar seemed to be distorted, emitting a hissing tearing sound. The ground sank down around the point where the pillar landed, forming a bottomless, charred crater, the walls of which were still emitting a dark red residual heat.

boom! ! ! !

The deafening sound reverberated for dozens of kilometers around, and the original castle was reduced to ashes. In terms of both power and range, this explosion magic was more than ten times stronger than usual.

If the previous explosive magic would attract monsters due to its loud noise, the current explosive magic will only make all creatures flee like frightened birds, never even thinking of approaching.

Most importantly, it's instantaneous.

With her exceptionally high proficiency and maxed-out "Quick Casting," Megumin can achieve the miracle of instant casting as long as she doesn't deliberately recite those cringeworthy lines.

"how?"

Huihui's face was slightly pale, indicating that she had consumed a lot of energy, but she was much better off than before when she could only use one shot and then couldn't use it again. It was clear that she could use multiple shots in succession before her magic power was depleted.

Lu Ke clapped lightly and exclaimed sincerely, "Fantastic! This is truly an unprecedented and unparalleled explosive magic."

"Heh heh~ Pretty impressive, huh!"

Huihui smiled brightly, naturally took Lu Ke's hand, and let out a soft "Eh".

"Why hasn't my magic recovered quickly even when I'm holding your hand?"

Lu Ke: "..."

Oh, I almost forgot that I added this setting to myself when I was fishing for the Crimson Demon Clan. But after going to Re:Zero, I lived too comfortably for too long and forgot about it.

"Ah, my magic is starting to recover quickly."

Huihui looked at Lu Ke's hand with suspicion, "Can your body still disconnect?"

"That's not the point. The point is that you just did something wrong."

Luke coughed lightly and changed the subject, "There was a Demon King's army officer in the castle just now, and you blasted him to death."

Huihui was initially startled, but then became even more smug: "As expected of me! I can easily eliminate even the Demon King's army officers!"

Even the Demon King might not have maxed-out strength...

Lu Ke smiled and revealed the key point: "That Demon King's military officer has a bounty, probably worth 3 million Eris."

Huihui: "...330 million?!"

"Yes, it's a pity it's turned to ashes now, so you have no proof to claim your prize from the Adventurers' Guild."

A look of extreme regret appeared on the face of the Crimson Demon girl. The poor thing, who had survived by mooching meals from her classmate Youyou, had never heard of so much money in her life. She covered her head and squatted down in defense, her face turning ashen.

Lu Ke regretfully took out the contract Huihui had signed when she joined the team, shook it, and said, "What a pity. If you could get those three hundred million Eris, you could redeem yourself and leave the team."

Feeling down, Huihui glared at Lu Ke and muttered to herself:
"Who said I was leaving the group... you idiot~"

"Ok?"

Huihui pouted, her eyes blinked for a moment, and then suddenly said, "It's all your fault for not telling me beforehand. You're punished by having to carry me back!"

"can."

Lu Ke readily nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Huihui smiled and lightly jumped onto Lu Ke's back, feeling his broad, strong, and sturdy back, which was completely different from that of a girl. Huihui blushed and pressed herself against it.

After Lu Ke steadied himself, she thought for a moment, then rested her head on Lu Ke's shoulder and slowly leaned closer.

Luke felt a fleeting, cool touch on his face, so quick it was almost an illusion.

He turned his head to look, and Huihui had already buried her head, only her reddish ears could be seen under her short black hair.

"This...this is a reward for someone who understands my Explosion Magic and knows its value. Don't overthink it!"

Lu Ke shrugged. He wasn't some light novel protagonist forced into impotence; what was there to think about with such a simple reward?

After sending Huihui back to her room to rest, Luke ran into a sleepy-eyed Aqua when he went out. She clearly hadn't slept well, looked listless, and had dark circles under her eyes.

Good morning, Aqua.

Luke greeted her with a smile as usual, but saw Aqua shudder and retreat in a strange posture, finally ending up against the wall with nowhere left to go.

"Good morning... Luke, um... I just remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

Lu Ke watched the goddess flee in a panic, lost in thought. Behind him, he heard Kazuma, who had just gotten up and was still in her pajamas, click her tongue.

"Hey, Lu Ke, have you finally succumbed to lust and decided to add this useless goddess to your harem?"

Luke: "Aqua has a great appearance and figure, but her intelligence makes up for it well. To me, she's good enough."

If the mentally challenged Monkey King next door were to become mentally challenged, he would be completely devoid of any charm. However, if it were Aqua, she could still be considered adorable at times.

"Hmph, no need to explain, I get it. You want to turn the whole squad into your harem, huh? I've dreamt about that too. In fact, what kind of isekai world is it if you don't have a harem?"

Kazuma Sato rubbed his hands together shamelessly: "But, Aqua is my cheat code after all, it would be too much to take her away too, my sugar daddy, Lord Luke, Your Majesty~"

Luke: "...Stop with the nonsense, what do you want?"

"Please, please continue with the special services we agreed on at the succubus shop!"

Kazuma Sato knelt down, his head touching the ground, earnestly offering his apology with a standard dogeza (a traditional Japanese kowtow).

Lu Ke was a little surprised: "Just taking you there doesn't have to go to this extent, does it?"

"No, I would like to ask you to stay by my side while I'm handling my business!"

"what?"

"I know, I know!"

Sato Kazuma burst into tears: "Just thinking about starting anything below the neck will surely be stopped by all sorts of unexpected events. Please, Lord Luke, help me resolve all the unforeseen incidents before I lose my virginity!"

"His frankness is so impressive that I'm almost in awe of him, Kazuma."

Lu Ke tried his best to suppress the smile that was almost impossible to suppress from the corners of his mouth, and extended his palm to Sato Kazuma, who was bowing in reverence.

"No problem, I promise you. Let all that talk about cosmic consciousness and those messy settings go to hell!"

(End of this chapter)