Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 540 Another World Team Building Dungeon

Aqua groggily opened her eyes in the sweltering heat, looking at the muscular body embracing her, and briefly appeared bewildered.

Then, she closed her eyes, then slowly opened them again, repeated this several times, took a deep breath, pretended to be asleep, and peacefully closed her eyes.

Ruined!
Isn't this a complete downfall?!
She'll definitely be labeled a disqualified goddess and ridiculed by all the other goddesses. I bet that fake-breasted bitch Eris will seize the opportunity to mock her, saying things like, "So, the senior was actually this kind of goddess."

Phew~ It's precisely in times like these that we need to stay calm.

Luke is an adventurer whose strength is so great that even she, as a goddess, cannot see through him. Therefore, after receiving the favor of the Water Goddess, he will definitely work even harder to help her defeat the Demon King, so that he can return to the Heavenly Realm as soon as possible...

Wait, once I return to the Celestial Realm, I won't be able to meet with Lu Ke and the others so easily anymore, right?

"Aqua, what are you thinking about?"

A sudden male voice rang in her ears, startling Aqua into a whimper and causing her body to tense up, which in turn made the male voice let out a low gasp.

Aqua's face flushed again, and she feigned death, feeling both embarrassed and ashamed.

"Alright, I knew as soon as you woke up."

Lu Ke lightly patted the goddess's butt, his tone indifferent: "Hurry up and get up and wash up. You don't want Huihui and the others to see you like this, do you?"

Feeling that Luke's tone was no different from usual, and that there was no other change except for the fact that they had been intimate, Aqua breathed a sigh of relief, opened her eyes, and muttered to herself.

"What? You did this to this goddess, so show more excitement, joy, and gratitude! At least praise me a couple of times..."

Praise for Aqua?
After a moment's thought, Luke slowly spoke under Aqua's slightly expectant gaze:
“Aqua, you… although you’re usually lazy and greedy, you can persevere without complaining when you’re really in trouble. Although your personality and behavior are nothing like a goddess, your figure and face are definitely goddess-level. Although your thought process is a bit abnormal, you are still a kind person overall.”

Aqua pouted, "Are you sure this is a compliment? Why doesn't it make me happy at all?"

…………

After this incident, Aqua seemed to have quickly desensitized, her shyness decreased dramatically, and she finally returned to her usual energetic and playful self, even managing to grope Luke while he was getting dressed.

Pushing open the door to the living room, neither Huihui nor Kazuma were home. Instead, Ram, sitting in the heater, looked at the two of them with disdain and let out a soft snort, seemingly unhappy that she hadn't gotten a giant hand warmer.

"Although I already knew that Prince Luke had no morals, it really refreshed Ram's understanding that you would even go after a goddess. Prince Luke must have been a breeding beast in his past life."

Ram was as sharp-tongued as ever today.

Aqua climbed into the fireplace and said with a hint of smugness, "There's nothing we can do about it, Ram. Don't blame Luke. He was just blinded by my charm. Blame me for being too alluring."

Lu Ke: "..."

Ram: "..."

An eerie silence fell over the scene for a moment, then Aqua slammed her hand on the table.

Why are you all silent?!

What does this mean? Does it mean they don't acknowledge her beauty as a goddess?
Lu Ke patted the water goddess's frizzy head, then sat down in the fireplace, propping his head up and changing the subject.

"Don't be angry, want to play a game of Gwent?"

Aqua's expression instantly changed, and she pulled out Gwent cards with high spirits: "I won't lose!"

…………

Today's temperature is slightly warmer than yesterday, but the heavy snow outside continues to fall, thickening the foundation of Axel.

When Huihui returned to the mansion, her magic robe was covered in snow.

She tidied up the entryway for a while before entering the house. Looking up, she saw Rem carrying a steaming hot pot to the table, while everyone else sat around the fireplace playing cards. The scene was harmonious and warm.

"Have you two made up?"

Noticing that Luke and Aqua's atmosphere had become harmonious again, even more harmonious than before, Megumin asked curiously.

Aqua stared intently at the cards in her hand: "Ruk and I have never actually argued."

She was just avoiding Lu Ke.

"makes sense."

Huihui nodded and took out a cat from under her magic robe. It was completely black, with orange-yellow eyes, two small wings on its back, and a red cross on its forehead.

The cat landed on the ground, arched its back, shook itself, and let out a cute purring sound, drawing the attention of everyone in the room to it.

"What an adorable kitten! Huihui, where did you get it?"

Aqua threw down the Gwent cards she was about to lose, hugged the cat tightly, and gently stroked its soft fur.

"Hmph, this is my familiar bean curd."

Megumin tossed her cloak, revealing the chuunibyou smile unique to the Crimson Demon Clan: "Because it's inconvenient to take it with me on adventures, I entrusted it to a defeated opponent to raise. Now that guy has come and returned Mame-no-Suke to me."

Ram leaned over and patted Mame-no-Suke's head. "A winged cat, is it some kind of magical beast?"

"That's right! My familiar is certainly not an ordinary cat; it is actually a ferocious, black dragon! It's only sealed away now. Once the seal is broken, Mamenosuke will become a demon god capable of destroying the world!"

As Megumin gave her enthusiastic introduction, Rem quietly crept over to pet the cat. Mame-no-suke, surrounded and rubbed by several women, let out helpless meows and staggered toward the only man in the room.

Lu Ke glanced at Mame no Suke, who was pitifully asking him for help and seemed to understand human nature, and originally intended to refuse.

After all, he was a staunch dog lover and looked down on cats.

But then he suddenly remembered that this cat seemed to be Megumin's teacher, one of the Demon King's officers, and the other half of the goddess Wobak, who was in charge of violence and sloth. Because of her cruel nature, she was defeated and sealed by Wobak, and eventually became Megumin's familiar through various coincidences.

Although I don't like cats, the evil goddess older sister's words...

Luke stroked his chin, snatched Mame-no-Suke from Aqua's hands, and earned a grateful look from the cat. He gently stroked Mame-no-Suke's fur, making the cat purr contentedly.

Watching the harmonious coexistence of the human and the cat, Huihui seemed lost in thought.

Could it be that pets can attract men?
"Huihui, what mission did you take out?" "To defeat the leader of the Snow Spirits, [General Winter]. It's said to be a very powerful enemy, so I went to give it a try. But I couldn't even withstand an instant-cast explosion spell that reduces magic power..."

Huihui couldn't help but complain at this point: "Even though my Explosion Magic is maxed out, I don't feel anything unless I collide with a sufficiently powerful enemy or something sufficiently hard!"

"A true explosion! It needs both the magical explosion and the collision before the target is shattered and destroyed to be considered perfect! The previous mobile fortress was barely passable, but the others are completely inadequate!"

In fact, Kazuma Sato has been having an exceptionally easy time on missions lately, single-handedly taking down the giant frog, the One-Hit Bear, and even a nearby sub-dragon that had previously chased him like a madman.

Even Darkness, who is only good at defense, easily defeated Mitsuki Hibiki, who is ranked among the top adventurers and has the artifact "Grammar", simply by taking hits, after maxing out her counter-attack and defensive skills.

With each member of the squad reaching level 100 and possessing combat power comparable to or even surpassing that of the Demon King, accepting any high-risk missions in a beginner village like Axel becomes irrelevant. In fact, they can roam freely throughout the entire world.

"Does Huihui want to find some powerful enemies to practice against?"

Lu Ke listened patiently to the Red Demon girl's complaints, then propped his head up and asked softly.

"Of course, I will not stop in my pursuit of higher levels of explosive magic!" Megumin replied with high spirits.

Luke nodded: "In that case, when Kazuma and Darkness come back, our team will go to another world for a team-building trip and do a challenging mission. Let's treat it as occasionally saving the world."

"Saving the world...that sounds pretty good!"

Huihui's eyes lit up, her inner chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) burning brightly, and she readily agreed.

To her surprise, when Sato Kazuma returned and she told him about it, Kazuma didn't act lazy or slack off as usual. Instead, he looked at Lu Ke with unusual excitement.

"Lu Ke, shall we go to the team-building world...?"

“That’s right, Miss Gagran, whom you’ve been longing for, is over there too.”

Lu Ke smiled and said, "The rules are different in every world. Maybe you can really get what you want this time."

"I will work hard!"

Kazuma Sato nodded emphatically, looking extremely serious, as he thought of his good brother from another world.

"Oh, right, Lu Ke, let's bring Subaru along this time. We can see if we can recruit new members for [Otherworld Duet]."

"Sure, I was planning to ask some people to come over from there anyway."

Luke snapped his fingers, and a magical screen appeared in mid-air, displaying a scene from another world.

The background is a snow-covered wilderness where even the sight is cold. A young boy, dressed in thin adventurer's clothes, walks alone in the wilderness, yet his expression remains calm, completely unaffected by the winter cold.

The boy had deep, bright features and was quite good-looking, except for a pair of slightly frightening triangular eyes that somewhat ruined his overall appearance.

Kazuma Sato:? ? ?
"Lu Ke, who is this?!"

“Natsuki Subaru, don’t you recognize him?” Lu Ke smiled slightly and revealed the identity of the boy in the picture.

The conversation between the two seemed to be overheard on the other end. Natsuki Subaru slowly raised his head, and upon seeing Riku and the others, he showed a look of surprise and excitedly waved.

"Oh! Senpai, Kazuma-nii, and Ram, Rem, and Aqua-san, how are you? It's been a while!"

"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't right! It's only been a little over a month, how did you change like this? Did you get plastic surgery? You definitely did!"

Kazuma Sato yelled in frustration. Although he couldn't match Riku, Subaru Natsuki's appearance had already surpassed the category of ordinary handsome men, reaching a level that would make most girls fall for him.

Damn it, wouldn't he be the least attractive one among the three reincarnated individuals?

Natsuki Subaru scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and explained, "After obtaining the 'Witch Factor' of 'Lust,' I gained an ability called [Extreme Lust]. My charm level increased significantly, I can force targets to fall in love with me, and I can freely change my body shape and gain superhuman regenerative abilities."

"It sounds like a combination of the powers of the 'Lustful Witch' and the 'Lustful Bishop'."

Lu Ke nodded slightly. "It seems that after your [Adaptability] is maxed out, you have surpassed those witches who initially contained the 'witch factor' and now possess superior abilities and stats. So, what about your combat power?"

Natsuki Subaru grinned, “Besides ‘Lust’, I also obtained ‘Pride’ from the remnants of the Witch Cult. I’m currently in the northern country of Gustik, preparing to hunt the country’s sacred beast—the sacred beast Ode Grass, one of the four great spirits.”

North……

Lu Ke thought of a woman walking in the night and asked simply, "Has anything happened in your world lately?"

Natsuki Subaru thought for a moment, "Yes, a lot has happened recently. The moon shattered the day you left. Reinhard and I complained that you forgot about restoring it and flew into space to piece the moon back together. It was only recently that it was restored and returned."

"Princess Priscilla of the Sun returned to the Holy Empire of Flavia, forced the current emperor Vincent to abdicate, and became the empress there."

"Your maid Anastasia has united the trading nation of Kararaki, integrated all the merchant guilds, and directly become the leader of Kararaki."

"And then there's 'The Bowel Hunter' Elsa, who directly massacred the cult that controlled the Northern Kingdom, as well as almost all the slave owners and nobles, becoming the leader of the rebel army there and the new Holy Lord of the Northern Kingdom."

Subaru Natsuki recounted the various aftermaths of the Re:Zero world after Riku's departure, then smiled and pointed to himself.

"I heard that Elsa had taken power and that it was inconvenient for her to deal with the sacred beast of the North due to tradition, so I went to help her hunt Ode Glass."

Lu Ke smiled slightly. Natsuki Subaru now exuded a vibrant energy, radiating the confidence and composure of a strong person. He had improved significantly compared to before and had undergone a complete transformation.

The four great spirits all possessed the power to destroy a country in a short time, so Subaru Natsuki's confidence suggests that his strength has improved considerably.

This is understandable, since "gluttony" is a "witch factor" with great potential, and Natsuki Subaru can not only make perfect use of it, but also has the added benefit of the maxed-out stats of Konosuba World.

After a period of continuous hunting, devouring, and digestion, coupled with the correction from the other two "witch factors," Subaru Natsuki has probably already entered the top tier of combat power.

Lu Ke extended an invitation: "We're having a team-building event involving running a dungeon in a couple of days. Would you like to join?"

"Of course, how could I refuse an invitation from you and Kazuma-nii? May I ask about their background?"

What's the story?

Lu Ke thought for a moment, "Well, to put it simply, they're a bunch of monsters with a justice value of -500."

(End of this chapter)