Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 497 The Female Knight's Fate...

The next day.

Yawning, Kazuma Sato arrived at the Adventurers' Guild and saw Luke sitting in the agreed-upon spot, staring thoughtfully at the empty table.

He raised his hand in greeting and sat down opposite him: "Hey, Lu Ke, you're here so early... Wait, who are you!"

Luke glanced sideways at the NEET's shocked expression, reclined his chair, closed his eyes, and lazily began to speak:
"Did you sleep so much that you became stupid, Kazuma?"

"No, no, no, what kind of magic is this? My face doesn't seem to have changed much, so why does it feel like overnight you went from an ordinary, unremarkable guy to a lazy, handsome man who can rival me!"

Kazuma Sato looked on in disbelief, almost reaching out to pinch Luke's cheek, and exclaimed:

"If you have any magic that can enhance charm, please teach it to me quickly! If you use this magic on me as a base, I feel like I can immediately start a harem route!"

I leveled up a few times after defeating the giant frog, and now I have skill points to use.

"Didn't you say you were recruiting teammates? What's all the commotion about...?"

A little later, Aqua, rubbing her sleepy eyes, also sat down. Although she looked emotionally and physically traumatized last night, after a good night's sleep, the water goddess returned to her carefree self.

Upon seeing Luke's appearance, Aqua was equally shocked, covering her mouth in astonishment:
"What happened? How did Lu Ke go from being just a passerby who was only slightly more handsome than Kazuma to a heartthrob who makes people blush overnight?!"

Sato Kazuma: "..."

Kazuma Sato: "Hey, what do you mean by 'useless goddess'? Are you insulting me? What do you mean by 'just a passerby who's only slightly more handsome than me'? Am I not even as good as a passerby in your eyes?!"

Aqua didn't speak, but instead looked Sato Kazuma up and down with a pitying gaze, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

Silent mockery is more powerful than shouting. Sato Kazuma immediately blushed. If it weren't for the inappropriate setting and his serious business, he probably would have fought with the useless goddess.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Go draft a recruitment notice and post it."

Luke propped his head up and waved his hand. Aqua volunteered to go to the reception desk to explain the situation. During the time the two were alone, Sato Kazuma kept asking Luke what his secret to becoming handsome was.

"It's not that I can't say it, anyway... it's like the cheat code that's been twenty years overdue."

With sympathy for the man who was destined by the will of the universe to never have the chance to have a deep conversation with a girl in his life, Lu Ke lazily told him the reason.

"Eh... is there still a delay in the delivery of the cheat? Or did Aqua use some method to get the gods above to make up for it?"

"It's hard to say. My cheat code probably needs some kind of trigger to activate, because living a peaceful life has delayed it for a long time... Now it's finally over."

Actually, I didn't suffer much.

Kazuma Sato nodded thoughtfully: "So, enhancing your appearance is your cheat code?"

"Hmm... a little bit better than that one."

Lu Ke stretched out his index finger and thumb and pinched a small gap.

In fact, it was so powerful that even the description of "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow" was insufficient, causing even a lazy bum who originally planned to live a life of leisure to have some happy troubles.

"Slightly better than improving appearance?"

Kazuma Sato observed Lu Ke's seemingly more well-proportioned body than yesterday, then, as if struck by a thought, glanced around before cautiously approaching and lowering his voice:
"Could it be that the 'weapons' have also been enhanced?"

Luke pushed the person aside and shook his head seriously: "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course not, my 'weapon' has always been the 'Luke' class!"

"Yeah, right! You've definitely been enhanced. Is your cheat something like 'Blessing of a Stallion'?!"

"Don't come up with such a lewd name. Some red-haired swordsman might come after you if he hears about a skill like that."

Kazuma Sato looked like he knew everything, his expression filled with envy, and his tone was bittersweet.

"That's great! I want a cheat like that too!"

Unfortunately, the will of the universe dictated that he would never be able to reach base, which is a truly sad story.

After posting the notice, Aqua confidently patted her chest and declared that she would definitely recruit great teammates. However, she waited until lunchtime and not a single person came to apply.

The Goddess of Water felt that only advanced professions were barely worthy of being her teammates. However, advanced professions generally had great potential and had already been snapped up. Even casual players would not choose a poor, novice adventure team.

“I guess we have to lower the standards after all. Although Aqua is a high priest, Luke and I are just ordinary adventurers… Luke, you’re an adventurer, right?” Sato Kazuma asked.

"My original intelligence attribute was pretty good, so I chose the Archmage class."

"What? Am I the only one with the most basic profession?!"

Luke pulled out an adventurer card that he had hardly ever used, glanced at it, and then his lips twitched twice.

The original [Magician] has somehow turned into a long string of pixelated characters, with all attribute values ​​maxed out and the skill bar overflowing with more than a dozen pages.

Upon closer inspection, all sorts of magic from other worlds automatically turned into skills, requiring no adaptation whatsoever.

As expected of a comedy anime that can have all sorts of crossovers, the world rules are like those of a bitch who can be slept with for money... Or maybe they're afraid that if Luke gets unhappy, he'll devour the entire world, so they're giving him the green light all the way?
"I saw a notice recruiting advanced adventurers. Are you the one?"

A clear and familiar female voice interrupted Lu Ke's thoughts. He looked up and met a pair of slightly lazy, sleepy red eyes.

The newcomer was a girl of unusual height, dressed entirely in a black cloak, black robe, and black boots, carrying a staff, and wearing a pointed soft hat, dressed like a magician.

Her features were as delicate and cute as a porcelain doll's, with jet-black, lustrous, shoulder-length hair. Her left eye socket was covered by a red eye patch with a vertical cross pattern, making her look like an illegal, chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) flat-chested loli who looked to be around thirteen years old.

Luke: "...Wild Rie Takahashi has appeared."

"What Takahashi Rie? I'm Megumin!"

The little girl was clearly quite unhappy about being called by the wrong name, and glared at Lu Ke with a puff of cheeks.

Aqua exclaimed as if she had discovered a treasure, "This child seems to be from the Crimson Demon Clan."

"The Crimson Demon Clan is the pinnacle of human races in this world. They are born with high intelligence and strong magic power. Even at their normal level, they are already extremely powerful expert-level mages in the outside world."

Upon hearing these words, Huihui smugly hummed twice, waved her right hand behind her, lifted her black cloak, and introduced herself in what she considered a cool pose.

"Indeed! I am Megumin, the foremost mage of the Crimson Demon Clan! My profession is that of a supreme Archmage, and my Explosion Magic is the ultimate attack spell, possessing the power to shatter mountains and split the earth!"

Aqua whispered a reminder: "Ah... there are also rumors that the entire Crimson Demon Clan is not quite right in the head."

She's about the same as Aqua.

Kazuma Sato mentally completed the sentence, then couldn't help but cover his eyes. Megumin's self-introduction was so cringeworthy that it hurt his eyes, and she was clearly a loli who was already working... But since she was a useful advanced professional archmage, there was no reason to object.

"Welcome, Huihui."

Luke extended his right hand, responding solemnly. "I am Luke, the Root of Calamity, the Cataclysmic Destruction, the Lord of the Void atop the Spirit Peak, the God of Spells in the Temple of Truth, the Ancient Demon who rules the world, the One Who Unifies All Things, the Beginning and the End, the Dimensional Traveler Who Traverses All Realms, the Perpetually Expanding Cancer of the Universe..."

After a long string of lines, Kazuma Sato and Aqua's gazes towards Luke changed. They seemed surprised that the seemingly mature "lying flat tribe" had such a childish side.

Lu Ke remained unfazed. This was nothing; he could talk about his title all day long if he wanted to!

"Okay, so awesome!"

Huihui was so shocked that she took two steps back, and it took her a while to react. Then, her eyes lit up and she rushed forward, grabbed Lu Ke's hand, and stammered.

"No way, really?! Did you come up with all these nicknames? So cool! They completely overshadow my entrance lines! Are you even human...? Humans could never come up with so many cool nicknames! I'm so glad I came!"

Lu Ke casually pinched the cheek of the loli who had thrown herself into his arms. It felt quite nice, but after only a couple of pinches, the loli in front of him collapsed to the ground, barely breathing.

"Um, Lu Ke... I'm hungry. I haven't eaten for three days. Please put everything else aside and let me fill my stomach first, okay?"

"No problem, let's sign the application to join the team first."

Lu Ke skillfully took out a contract and placed it in front of Huihui, "If you sign, you'll be our teammate, and we can fill your stomach right away."

"Uh-huh."

The girl, who had just left the Crimson Demon Clan's territory to venture out into the world, casually signed her name and eagerly awaited the meal.

"Then to celebrate the addition of the new team member, I'll treat everyone."

Luke accepted the contract, called the waiter and ordered a large, sumptuous meal. He watched with a smile as the little girl wolfed down her food, and then invited Sato Kazuma to dine with Aqua.

It was rare to find food other than fried frog legs, so the three of them ate quite heartily. As Kazuma Sato ate, he slowed down his movements, feeling a sense of unease, and gently poked Aqua under the table.

"Aqua, do you... have a sense of déjà vu? It's like we've seen what just happened somewhere before?"

Aqua tilted her head and glanced at Kazuma Sato without answering, and took advantage of his distraction to snatch a large piece of untouched grilled meat from the plate.

"Ugh~ You useless goddess!!!"

Sato Kazuki's eyes twitched a few times before he rejoined the food-grabbing frenzy.

…………

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhengang suggested taking Huihui along to take revenge on the giant frog. The second volunteer arrived.

"Hello, my name is Darkness, and my profession is a high-ranking Crusader. May I join you?"

Compared to the inexperienced Huihui, the new team members are clearly several levels stronger.

The golden-haired cross knight was tall and exceptionally beautiful, with a gentle and elegant demeanor and a noble air. She wore an exquisite knight's outfit that was inexplicably form-fitting, showcasing a curvaceous figure.

At this moment, the beautiful female knight's face was slightly flushed, her hands were placed under her chest in a hug, her voice trembled with excitement, and her eyes darted back and forth between Luke and Sato Kazuma.

Occasionally, she would spare a glance for Aqua, with her light blue hair and eyes, and Megumin, whose face was as delicate as a porcelain doll.

Despite her stunning beauty, she served as a front-line tank, a Crusader. Sato Kazuma keenly sensed something amiss. He should have refused outright, but it's hard for a teenager to refuse such an older sister. So, blushing, he asked:
"Could I ask you why you chose our team?"

Darkness's eyes darted around. "Um, I heard that last night two men were escorting a crying girl covered in slime back to town..."

Kazuma Sato quickly shook his head and explained, "No, no, no, it was an accident!"

"What? Accidents can turn into this? Then wouldn't serious things be even more lewd!"

Darkness's face turned even redder, and she looked at Kazuma Sato and Riku with a mixture of shame and excitement, her eyes glistening with tears as she pointed at Megumin.

"That's so evil! You even recruited such a young child as a teammate..."

"Don't call me 'kid,' I'm almost an adult!"

Huihui, having eaten and drunk her fill, retorted unhappily.

"In short, as a knight, I cannot stand idly by in your actions! I want to join your ranks... Supervisor, yes! To supervise you!"

Darkness tried to appear upright, but his breathing was already disordered, clearly indicating he was plotting something sinister.

"If you really have ugly desires, then just vent them on me!"

"Gulp~ This is the fate of female knights, isn't it? To be imprisoned and trained by you lustful men, and tortured by all sorts of means..."

Kazuma Sato felt his heart, which had been pounding wildly because of the beautiful female knight, gradually cool down. Although he wanted to convince himself that the person in front of him was alright, it was clear that the self-proclaimed Darkness's Knight of the Cross was an abnormal person whose nature was beyond redemption.

"No...you won't let me join?"

Darkness wore an expression of pleading that was hard to refuse, and Sato Kazuma was so taken aback that he couldn't bring himself to refuse. He could only look at Luke and shake his head, indicating that this person was no good.

Lu Ke gave Sato Kazuma a reassuring look, stepped forward, and calmly surveyed the blushing female knight.

"Darkness, right? I'm very sorry, our team is already full and we don't need any more teammates."

Kazuma Sato: That's right, exactly!

"Hmm...you actually rejected me so decisively..."

Darkness let out a whimper and took a step back, seemingly taken aback by the blunt rejection, but apparently enjoying it instead.

"However, I happen to be missing a female dog to warm my bed. If you want to join our group, you'll only be a toy for me to vent my desires and for me to be stepped on at any time~"

Kazuma Sato:? ? ?
Aqua: ? ? ?

Huihui: ? ? ?
Luke took out a contract and a pen, threw them at his feet, and then pursed his lips at Darkness as if beckoning a puppy over.

"If you agree, then sign this."

"Wh-wh-what...?"

Darkness's blood was boiling, his face was flushed red, and his emotions were running high. He couldn't help but cover his mouth and let out a pitiful whimper.

“What kind of beast is this… that he doesn’t even treat me as a human being, but as a pet or a toy? If I’m treated like that… then I… then I have no choice but to agree.”

Kazuma Sato stared blankly at the female knight who was kneeling on the ground, crawling to Luke's feet to sign the document.

Is this reasonable?

(End of this chapter)