[{"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-724":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},1411135,1864,"Chapter 724: I Recalculated","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-724",724,"\u003Cp>Chapter 724 – I Recalculated\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something tighten faintly in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But,\" she added, voice lowering, \"I also know you have a lot of enemies. Infernal and celestial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slid from his shoulder to his chest again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what makes me worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a rare moment, he didn’t have a smooth line ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She read him too easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he could distract her with teasing. With skin. With heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Naomi didn’t bite the bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went straight for the balance sheet of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a curse rising in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because part of him didn’t want to let her see that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planned to give her hints. Two sentences. Half a confession. Keep it light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she cornered him gently without even raising her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly, gaze drifting toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m hungry,\" he said finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we talk while we’re eating?\" he asked calmly. \"I need something light. I already drank too much wine and champagne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you’re asking for snacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll have Lyra bring it up. I told her to prepare something light when you came home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You expected me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she said it made something ache quietly inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slipped off the bed and walked toward the door, bare feet silent against the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux sat up slowly, dragging a hand through his damp hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room still smelled faintly of steam and her perfume. His skin felt warm, but his thoughts were cooling into something heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t like this part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The part where she forced him to articulate risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred passion to politics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later Naomi returned with Lyra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra pushed a polished trolley into the room, wheels rolling softly over the carpet. The scent reached Lux before the food did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light broth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steamed vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grilled white fish with lemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin slices of toasted bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small bowl of fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbal tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herbal tea made him pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smelled almost like the Celestial realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clean. Bright. Sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you need more, just call me, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra left quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi closed the door and returned to sit beside him on the edge of the low table. Not across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down and began eating without ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish was delicate. Soft. Easy on the stomach. The lemon cut through the faint bitterness of wine residue in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slow sip of the herbal tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It burned gently down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t look at her when he started speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got trapped in another limbo,\" he said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Guardian of Balance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tightened slightly on her own cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And,\" he added lightly, \"got into another fight with an Arc Seraph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to him slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Like a real fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He huffed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not an argument.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A battle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell Sira or Lullaby,\" he added quickly. \"They’ll lose their minds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long second she didn’t breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fought an Arc Seraph,\" she repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing permanent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not what I asked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I recalculated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop saying recalculated like this is quarterly revenue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Habit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers slid over his arm, up to his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you alone? I mean... when you fought the Arc Seraph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he corrected casually. \"I had Vizreel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows pulled together. \"The Guardian of Balance? That’s his name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Archon Vizreel,\" he said with mild pride. \"And don’t look at me like that. We’re practically coworkers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You got trapped in limbo with a cosmic balance deity and you’re calling him a coworker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He complains less than most celestial board members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You always do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Minimize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took another bite of fish, chewing thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was there,\" Lux continued more seriously, though the corner of his mouth still curved slightly. \"Vaeloryn escalated. Vizreel and I handled it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Handled it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Handled as in he swung radiant authority at my face and I didn’t let him. We cracked his core instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught. Naomi’s fingers tightened around his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re saying this so casually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I’m still here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Vizreel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s expression softened just slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s fine. Annoyingly composed. He even lectured me about language control. I called him ’forever virgin boy’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help it. She laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We balance each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wasn’t even subtle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s accurate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heaviness in the room lightened just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi studied him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Lux... that’s still an Arc Seraph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arch-Luminary,\" he corrected automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swatted his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not a terminology debate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We weren’t overwhelmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you injured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Minor divine burn. Vizreel patched it before brought me into the interrogation room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flickered to his chest instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smirk deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to inspect for scorch marks too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flushed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So am I.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned closer, lowering his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vaeloryn overestimated radiant superiority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds like you’re proud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned closer to him, studying his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m cautious. That’s different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at him, but the tension had softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I care that you keep stepping into cosmic fights like it’s portfolio diversification.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is,\" he replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set the fork down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I win,\" he repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not the point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1010,"2026-06-05T23:57:27.963Z",1,"novelbin.me","e8bf7988d5d1f49ec51962a81c49ceb926c41fae4194447024287627200eb750","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-725","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-723",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]