[{"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-715":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},1411126,1864,"Chapter 715: You are Troubled","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-715",715,"\u003Cp>Chapter 715 – You are Troubled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber’s authority tension eased, just slightly, as judicial assessment shifted from suspicion toward reluctant acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue investigation into the sigil origin,\" he instructed Celestaria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will be done,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Judicial glanced once toward Vizreel. A silent exchange passed between ancient authority figures. Approval... and warning... layered together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze returned to Lux.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your diplomatic status remains intact,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux inclined his head slightly. \"Appreciated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chief looked visibly dissatisfied but remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The High Judicial turned toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will review further findings once the sigil fabrication source is identified.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria bowed slightly. Solara and Selena followed. Vizreel gave a respectful nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors closed behind the judicial entourage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure in the room lifted... but only slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... that’s all right?\" he asked, tone calm but carefully neutral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria stepped in gently before the silence could stretch into discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said. \"Your status remains unchanged. We will proceed with internal review.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel folded his arms and glanced at Lux. \"You may return to the mortal realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux adjusted his cuffs once more, then gave a faint smile. \"Right. Thank you for the lunch. The coffee. The interrogation snacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel’s expression did not move. \"Do not mention it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solara stepped closer, sunlight aura warm again. \"I will escort you to the portal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena nodded beside her. \"Me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux inclined his head politely. \"Appreciated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s voice stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused mid-step and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, he did not look like the Prince of Greed. He looked like a man who had almost been erased from existence twice in one day and was pretending it was routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria held his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive us,\" she said softly. \"Please do not let this... destroy what we have built between our realms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s smile returned. Gentle. Controlled. Sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" he said. \"I understand. Do not worry. I will not blame you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" he added quietly. \"For standing on my side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not flirtation. Not charm. Not leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned again and left the chamber with Solara and Selena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria remained standing where she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel watched her from across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long moment, neither spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s posture remained regal, composed, High Custodian of Progression Paths and all that authority demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something in her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subtle. Sharp. Unwelcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel was the first to break the quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I do not like this,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria did not respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither do I,\" she said at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel walked slowly toward the projection table where the two sigils had hovered minutes earlier. He dismissed the illusion fragments with a flick of his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is more complicated than we anticipated,\" he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria folded her arms loosely, gaze distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel stopped beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vaeloryn is not a rogue zealot,\" he said. \"He is a principal angel. A strategist. He does not gamble his status on reckless ideology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria nodded faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which means,\" Vizreel went on, \"he believed this move would succeed. Or that the consequences would not matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria closed her eyes briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The councils will not accept this easily,\" Vizreel added. \"Even with my testimony.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria opened her eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel studied her more closely now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something different in her aura. Not weakness. Not instability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personal concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are troubled,\" he observed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s lips curved faintly, but there was no humor in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I not allowed to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are allowed,\" Vizreel replied. \"But it is... visible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned slightly away, walking toward the chamber window where distant celestial towers shimmered in layered light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The enemy of my enemy is my friend,\" she said softly. \"Vaeloryn may have convinced himself of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel frowned. \"You believe he allied with infernal factions strategically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said. \"To eliminate a destabilizing element.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux,\" Vizreel stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vaeloryn likely framed it as purification,\" she continued. \"Remove the infernal variable. Restore doctrinal clarity. Strengthen celestial dominance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel’s jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he underestimated Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s lips softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel noticed that softness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You care for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not an accusation. It was a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is reckless,\" she said quietly. \"Infuriating. Arrogant. Disruptive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And,\" she continued, voice gentler now, \"he stands alone against forces that would devour him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel watched her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He chooses that,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Celestaria replied. \"And that is precisely why it is dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel folded his arms again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cannot protect him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s fingers tightened slightly at her sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if the councils suspect favoritism—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel studied her profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone who governed progression and cosmic pathways, she looked momentarily... human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vaeloryn prepared contingencies,\" Vizreel said, returning to strategy. \"He would not enter limbo without layered escape protocols. He anticipated failure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if he anticipated failure,\" she said, \"then he anticipated exposure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You believe this is only phase one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel considered that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Lux,\" he said quietly, \"already knows that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s gaze dropped slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not like the path ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria managed a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You rarely do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel almost smiled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He joked about snacks while tied to a chair,\" Vizreel muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s expression softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is how he survives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel looked at her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You see him clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that makes this more difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the chamber, distant celestial bells chimed softly, signaling mid-cycle shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel turned toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will need to move carefully,\" he said. \"If Vaeloryn already prepared safeguards, he will not fall easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the infernal involvement?\" Vizreel asked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestaria’s expression hardened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We proceed without assumptions,\" she said. \"We gather proof. Quietly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vizreel studied her for a moment longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You trust Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know he is planning something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you are not afraid of what he might become.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-06-05T23:57:27.963Z",1,"novelbin.me","e43e3ef6d8666eae8899b8720b48e4bc4ae48cedd4c1fd33a2f342c0d8512324","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-716","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-714",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]