[{"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-572":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},1411236,1864,"Chapter 572: Lust Lord","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-572",572,"\u003Cp>Chapter 572 – Lust Lord\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azithra hummed beside Eros. \"You’re kind of hot like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not flirt with me right now,\" Lux said, not looking away from the data. \"I’m elbow deep in corrupted s*x archives and trying not to gouge my own eyes out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m still half naked, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for the reminder. I’m now blind by choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eros reached up and tugged Azithra closer, kissing her temple. \"You know, for all his complaining, I bet deep down Lux loves being the smart one in the room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can still hear you,\" Lux muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. I said it loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux scrolled through the final report, his hand still flying. His eyes scanned metrics most beings wouldn’t even see, let alone understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very bottom, the screen pulsed faintly. One line glowed a little brighter than the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[LustVault Status: Tethered – Restricted – Monitored by Third Bloodline Signature]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stared at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly traced the line with his finger. \"Tethered...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened a new panel. Tried to click deeper. Access denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell is watching this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira glanced up. \"Problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one hand resting on his chin. The other hovering over the locked signature, his fingers twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet, old voice whispered like sand over silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can borrow the Network, little kiddo... But nothing you touch goes unnoticed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled through his nose. Quiet. Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ah,\" he muttered. \"Crap... Not him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the system pulsed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost like it giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the LustNet screens flickered violently, pixels vibrating like someone was poking the soul of the code from the inside, and then the entire room dimmed slightly as a new screen burst into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux instinctively straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there, projected in high-resolution infernal mana, was a face he hadn’t seen in years. Smooth skin, a sharp jaw, eyes that practically radiated mischief and stamina, long flowing hair like someone who moisturized with seduction oil, and a smirk that had probably ended dynasties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the LustNet UI sparkled around him like it was flirting. The display curved to frame his perfect cheekbones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Hell’s sake,\" Lux whispered under his breath. \"He’s still hot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo tilted his head, eyes twinkling with dramatic flair. \"Grandsons! My favorite bloodlines that somehow haven’t collapsed from burnout or accidental baby creation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux coughed, smoothing his expression into that perfect CFO lobbying smile. Shoulders back. Voice calm. Tone polished. \"Grandpa. How are you? Long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kiddo,\" Asmo grinned. \"Yeah. It’s been forever. You’re always working and working and working. When’s the last time you even visited me for real?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I visited you two years ago,\" Lux said quickly, defensive already. \"To negotiate that cross faction pheromone licensing deal, remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo made a pfft sound and waved his hand like banishing a fly. \"That was work. I mean real visiting. You know, the kind where we eat wine soaked fruit, gossip about hot succubi, and I ask if you’re finally getting laid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m getting laid,\" Lux said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough if you still have that look in your eyes,\" Asmo replied, pointing a well-manicured finger. \"The look that says ’I’m emotionally constipated and my paperwork’s overdue.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lullaby giggled softly in Sira’s lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira smirked. \"He’s not wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you here?\" Lux sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m integrated into the LustNet at the administrative root level. You triggered a deep-access node. I monitor those personally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. \"Wait. You manually watch the deep root triggers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\" Asmo spread his arms. \"You think I trust a bunch of AI protocols to guard the Lust bloodline’s secrets? No. I am the security.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eros finally stood up from the coffin, shirt halfway on, pants dangerously low on his hips, expression halfway between amused and alarmed. \"Wait, you’re the failsafe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I am,\" Asmo said proudly. \"I’m still the best lay in this family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re also supposed to be retired,\" Lux muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And bored. Hence, surprise visits.\" Then Asmo leaned in toward the screen, eyes twinkling as he spotted Eros. \"Speaking of which... where’s my other grandson been, hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eros stiffened. His smile cracked like thin glass. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You vanished for decades! No messages. No calls. Not even a single realm wide moan alert. And now you pop up mid coitus, using my network like a damn rental suite? Honestly, Eros, your manners are worse than a fallen nymph’s rebound phase.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not a prince anymore!\" Eros snapped, half flustered, half pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re still my blood,\" Asmo said, folding his arms with mock sternness. \"And until I say otherwise, you’re not allowed to demote yourself just because your father exploded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eros winced. \"Oof. Harsh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira muttered, \"That’s a very lust family way to phrase death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He did explode,\" Lullaby mumbled, half asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh God...\" Ely added, blinking slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux coughed into his hand. \"Can we please focus? I’m working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo lit up again. \"Ah yes! You always are. Always crunching data, rewriting soul tax codes, updating aphrodisiac market projections. My little accountant from hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m the CFO of Hell now,\" Lux corrected, because titles mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet you haven’t joined any of my annual orgy summits,\" Asmo said with a dramatic sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m also part Greed. We monetize event like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you adorable little capitalist incubus. So much potential... wasted on ambition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux ignored him and tapped through the floating screens, working fast. \"I don’t need a lecture. I need ten more minutes of access.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo tilted his head. \"You’re trying to access sealed Lust Network nodes, yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And borrow Eros’s anchor connection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While ignoring your bloodline duties, skipping every reunion, and still pretending not genetically engineered by centuries of hot sin demons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t flinch. \"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo smiled slowly. \"That’s my boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled like a man who knew he’d just stepped into a trap and was too tired to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo winked. \"Carry on, CFO. Just know... the next time you break into the deeper Lust node...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glinted. Magic swirled behind his image like velvet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’ll get me in person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, the screen shimmered and collapsed into pink stardust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stared blankly at the air where his hot grandpa just vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-05T23:57:25.257Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0add56f4e931158671c60261c052506ebe96d9b8e9f07e36eef1248625a43dc","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-854","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-853",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]