[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati":3,"chapter-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-298":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Harem Startup : The Demon Billionaire is on Vacation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1410959,1864,"Chapter 298: I Just Need One Messenger","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>Chapter 298 – I Just Need One Messenger\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Elio, one boot grinding feathers into blood-soaked marble, the dagger still firm beneath the angel’s chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm. Too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So. Who sent you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio just glared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelin, bruised and bloodied, coughed nearby but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vahl’s lip curled, but not a word passed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch.\" He stepped back. \"So we’re doing this the hard way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal glyphs spiraled around his fingers, sharp and geometric—twisting into a cube, then a cube within a cube, and then a coffin-shaped prism lined in golden-red scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Barrier – Coffin Cage Variant: Activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t protect them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sealed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels tried to move—tried to spread wings, summon grace, twitch fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark coffin-bubble shimmered, humming low like it was alive. Razor-thin bars of energy crossed their limbs, fixed to their spines like bone restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vahl struggled. Screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelin’s nails clawed the marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio grit his teeth and spat out, \"You’ll pay for this, demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux just crouched in front of them, unfazed. His red eyes bored into theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed through his nose. \"Alright. Plan B.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Corvus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Summon: Corvus.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of black wind surged overhead. A hiss of laughter. Feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow streaked down from the smoky clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And landed on Lux’s shoulder with a lazy flutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive black raven with eyes glowing molten red and sigils tracing his wings like tattoos of debt and damnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HELL!\" the raven squawked. \"Why are you calling me in the middle of a fight again, boss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux tilted his head toward the trapped angels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want names,\" he said simply. \"They’re not that strong. They were either a distraction or they were used to measure me. Not a hit squad. Too... clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus preened one wing. \"Mm. Make sense. Divine scouts dressed up like bounty hunters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched from Lux’s shoulder and perched directly on Kaelin’s back, right between her shredded wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he landed, his feathers glowed with a pulse of infernal sigils. Runes of compulsion, memory unlocking, and soul surfacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelin gasped as if an electric wire had been stabbed into her spine. She arched. Screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus dug his claws in. \"Hush. I’m working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light bled from her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sigils spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—Corvus cocked his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Faction Seven. Secret Faction,\" he croaked. \"Internal Celestial Inquiry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Data Obscured. Celestial Nexus Override in place.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Partial Match: Radical reformation unit. Covert surveillance. Angelic rogue operations.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked his tongue. \"Ah. Heaven’s secret HR department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back toward Kaelin, blood staining her lips, wings trembling in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spat again. Still proud. Still burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you’ve crossed too many lines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus chimed in, feathers fluffing. \"You’re shifting the balance. They’re afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loud. Sharp. Cruel. Unapologetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened slowly, one foot grinding down on broken divine chainmail, a hint of old angelic sigil cracking beneath his heel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they’re afraid, they should stop bugging me,\" he said coolly. \"I’m on vacation, remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured around the carnage. \"This is how I rest. This? Is leisure time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer, crouched next to Elio, eyes glowing with contempt. \"You said I’m violating the clause? That clause? You mean the old outdated trash written by a dead celestial king?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smirk sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I helped rewrite the damn thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio’s lip curled. \"That new clause doesn’t apply to us. We never accepted it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. Then leaned in with a chuckle like it was the funniest thing he’d heard all week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? You think acceptance changes reality? You think law cares if you ’agree’? You think I built all this\"—he gestured to the scorched battlefield, the dead lions, the smoking orbs still crackling above—\"based on consensus?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned in closer, voice dropping to silk-laced venom. \"No. Greed doesn’t wait for permission. Greed just wins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels stayed silent now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stood again, wiping divine blood off his dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Corvus. Can you get me more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raven hopped once, then shook his head. \"Nope. I can’t go deeper without burning my brain out. Names, locations... blocked. Someone very high wants this secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s jaw tightened. Not in frustration. In calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High up. High enough that even Corvus’ infernal probes hit firewall. And in Heaven? That meant someone with power, politics, and probably a stick wedged so far up their holy backside it counted as a second halo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly through his nose, letting the tension bleed into something more dangerous. Cold amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow. Wicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Lux said, his voice velvet and lethal. \"Guess I’ve milked them dry enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus blinked. \"Wait... you’re letting them go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux nodded, stretching his hand lazily toward the angels still twitching inside the glowing coffin-cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Only one of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grin widened—sharp, feral. \"I just need one messenger, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelin’s bloodied face paled even further. Vahl flinched. Elio groaned, barely conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus shifted uneasily. \"Ah... hell. I know that look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux raised his hand higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And since I’m a fair demon...\" he said, voice full of twisted sweetness, \"let’s make it like a lottery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air dropped five degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abyssal Grasp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath the angels cracked again—groaning like it knew what was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens. Maybe hundreds this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jet black. Laced with molten veins. Fanged tips. Barbed edges. And all of them hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shot from the broken marble like serpents launched from hell’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight toward the trapped trio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood still, watching them with a tilted head and that goddamn smile—the kind that made even demons shift in their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corvus perched lazily on his shoulder and cawed. \"Cruel like always, boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t flatter me,\" Lux replied, red eyes glowing. \"This is just... data collection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cage, chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio screamed and rolled, barely avoiding the first tendril that snapped inches from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelin summoned her last bit of grace to dodge upward—only to get caught mid-wing by a spiraling vine that grazed her side and sent her crashing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vahl roared and tried to stab one—his broken spear barely deflecting a strike before another wrapped around his ankle and dragged him back down.\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-06-05T23:57:11.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","c817faa06e7c60d3949ef228263da1afd9ffbad8e1bdff641c8ac1897b6a3cac","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-299","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-297",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]