Chapter 8

"*Burp* Man, that was fantastic! It is even better than any chefs that ever cook for me!"

I can only shake my head as I continue to grill more fish. After the fight, Doni immediately demands that the people who gather at the dock bring all the ingredients I need to cook some food for him.

The result is me cooking for all the people staying at the dock. Even the people from Silver Aspis admit that I cook better than some of their chefs, and I know they come from an elite family that eats caviar for breakfast or something.

"Thank you."

"Be my chef."

"Still no."

"Awww. Fine! However, from now on, we are Sword Buddy!"

Another title he created and gave to me.

"And what does this 'Sword Buddy' position give me?"

I said mockingly. Sadly, Doni is tone-deaf and says.

"If you need anything, I shall grant it to you! And you should cook for me each time I visit Greece!"

I can only sign and say.

"If only you could not stay here for more than two weeks other than an emergency."

"Deal!"

I shake my head and look at the white-haired woman.

"What about you? Do you still want to stay?"

Liliana stops munching the food, puts them down, and says.

"Yes, my lord! I still want to be your knight. After watching you fight Lord Salvatore, I know that it is the right decision."

I nod, take out my stamp, and throw it at her.

"If you truly want to be my knight, use that stamp. It is a stamp with my family crest. It will protect your mind from any mind control, reading, and other attacks."

That one is a lie. However, I did not want the others to know that.

"Not only that, it will also protect you from any draining attack. It is not all-powerful, of course. Lastly, you shall age slowly. As long as I am alive, you shall retain your youth. However, in return, you cannot betray me. If you even once think of betraying me, your life shall end. There is an exception like God's Authority, but if you betray me willingly, you will be dead."

I look her right in the eyes and say.

"What will you do?"

Without any hesitation, Liliana stamps her hand and kneels in front of me.

"I, Liliana Kranjcar, swear to be your knight and always be loyal to you, my lord."

"Raise, my knight. I accept you as my knight from now on."

Liliana smiles brightly at me and says.

"Thank you, my lord!"

I nod and see Doni grinning at me.

"What?"

"Nothing. I'm just glad that you accept her."

"Huh?"

"Let's just say that if you do not accept her into your service, her father will send her to someone undeserving."

"Right."

I will ignore that.

"What do you want to do from now on, Doni?"

"Hmmm? Well, the usual. I will go and do more training. After fighting you, I know that I cannot stop and slow down my training. You must go through very rigorous training to reach this stage."

I cannot tell him that my Divine Blessing is the reason why I can fight him toe-to-toe and the reason why I manage to copy his fighting style. This body is a cheat that keeps cheating.

"I see. Just promise me not to destroy too many things in your training, or I will not spar with you."

Doni can only open his eyes in surprise before saying.

"You cannot do that!"

"I can, and I will!"

He can only pout like a child at my declaration. He wants to act like a child, and he will be treated like a child.

"Fine!"

After hearing him say that, I can see the people that come with him release a relieved sigh and give me a grateful nod.

"Good."

"What about you?"

"Me? I want to explore another world."

"What?"

Doni and the others look at me in surprise.

"My authority did not only let me redirect any attack but also let me go to another world. Hecate is the Goddess of Crossroads and Boundaries, after all. I can go to another world using this ability."

Doni looks me right in the eyes, and his grin gets even bigger than anything I have ever seen.

"Take me with you!"

"What?"

"Take me with you! It has been my dream to visit another world! To see something new! To challenge a new opponent! Take me with you! Here! Take this. That will be a payment for you taking me."

He throws a book at me, and I look at it in confusion.

"What is this?"

"I hear you want to learn magic. That book is one of the most powerful Grimoires that contains spells that can hurt Heretic Gods."

"And you give it to me?"

"No. Rent it. I will take it back sometime in the future."

"I see. And you want me to take you to another world in exchange for this book."

"That's right! How is it?"

I can only sigh and say.

"Fine. I will take you to another world with me."

"Yosha!"

"However! Don't cause too much trouble in that world, okay?"

"Deal! When do we go?! Do you need something?!"

I release a sigh and say.

"New Moon. We can go when the New Moon is above us."

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|3rd POV|

People are currently standing in the middle of the palace, watching as the five King candidates tell the others about their dreams and reasons for taking the role of king candidates. Among them is Natsuki Subaru, a Japanese man who gets transported into this world.

He glares at all the people around him when he hears them belittle his lady, Emilia. He is about to shout something, but before he can do that, something happens in the middle of the room.

A door appears in the middle of the room. The door is massive. It can fit two carriages through it side-by-side. Two snakes are coiling around the door frame, and a snarling dog is on top of the door.

A second later, the door opens, and all the knights in the room take out their weapons at the door. A second later, four people walk forward. The first one is a black-haired man wearing a suit and glasses. The second one is a woman with white hair and blue eyes. The third one is a blond man with dark blue eyes. However, the last one is what the others look in shock.

Walking past the door is Reinhard van Astrea. The second Reinhard.

The second Reinhard looks around for a few seconds before saying.

"Ball! We are in this world!"