[{"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-778":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},1411089,1864,"Chapter 778: The Ancestral Incubus Chamber","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-778",778,"\u003Cp>Chapter 778 – The Ancestral Incubus Chamber\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stiffened. \"Okay.\" His voice sounded smaller than usual. \"That’s... strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo stepped beside him calmly, unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no personalities in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No single presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lust Lords who ruled before Asmo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the current houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before recorded infernal economy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And deeper...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Original Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sin itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hummed through the chamber like a pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And voices began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A Lust...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...He reeks...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Greed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo crossed his arms, watching calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux muttered quietly, \"This is why I do not enjoy heritage ceremonies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices grew clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wakes us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who disturbs the domain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Lord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Not him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stiffened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo grinned. \"Don’t mind them. They’re cranky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air pulsed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He carries Lust...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...But not pure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...He reeks of coins...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux sighed. \"Yes.\" He spoke clearly now. \"I am Greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber vibrated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled. \"...Apparently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo chuckled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices overlapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"State lineage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Declare blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux straightened his coat slightly out of reflex. \"Lux Vaelthorn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber echoed the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Vaelthorn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Greed line...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Lust awakened...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux felt it pressing against his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sigils flared instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green and pink intertwined across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dual-Sin Resonance Detected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ancestral Compatibility Scan: 73%...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo leaned closer to Lux. \"Breathe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber hummed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He woke us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The greed boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not pure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...But strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stronger than the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux narrowed his eyes slightly. \"Others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo whispered, \"Past heirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux inhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the voices sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You reek of restraint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. \"...Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bind Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux frowned. \"I practice control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple of ancient laughter moved through the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He starves himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s eye twitched. \"That is called discipline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another voice, deeper, older...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why wake us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo leaned back against the invisible pressure, amused. \"Well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled slowly. \"I didn’t wake you intentionally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Then why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux hesitated. \"...Emotional stress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo tried not to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux glared at him. \"I had a difficult day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He broke restraint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He surrendered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux frowned. \"I did not surrender.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure intensified. \"You unleashed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux inhaled sharply as his sigils flared brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ancestral Resonance: 89%...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber’s voice deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux swallowed. \"I am Greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are both.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s aura burst outward instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green and pink spiraled around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He holds coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he burns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He burns bright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux clenched his jaw. \"I am not here to replace anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. \"...Not yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo laughed softly. \"Oh this is getting good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux shot him a look. \"Do not encourage them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber pulsed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greed boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why bind yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s expression hardened. \"Because without control, Lust destroys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber responded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And Greed does not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmo slowly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient voices whispered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux inhaled slowly. \"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Curious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked. \"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deeper presence rose from beneath the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More primal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Original Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not seductive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not playful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raw desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spoke only once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Balance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word echoed through the chamber like a command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux felt something inside his chest shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dual-Sin Equilibrium Acknowledged.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ancestral Domain Stabilized.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Permission Granted.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no longer suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A full Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Though Greed stains him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux folded his arms slowly. \"Greed does not stain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the chamber seemed to accept the statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the air changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of pressure that made bones remember gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux felt it first in his ribs. Then in his spine. Then in the invisible weight pressing down on his shoulders like an ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sigils across the chamber ignited again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not crimson this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flickered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning: Primordial Presence Manifesting.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Domain Authority Overridden.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ancestral Layer: Primordial Sin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him... Asmo stopped smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone was enough to tell Lux this had escalated past the usual heritage theatrics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows thickened into something almost liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the center of that darkness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A form emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a silhouette made of gravity and hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primordial Sin of Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not sit on a throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that existence alone forced both Lux and Asmo down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their knees hit the stone floor at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not by choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s breath left his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been in divine negotiations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had faced celestial courts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had stared down infernal kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of those felt like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like standing in front of a law written before Hell itself learned how to govern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It circled Lux.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like smoke observing prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux straightened his back slightly despite the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lobbying mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was a court... Then he knew how to survive courts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow’s voice arrived not through sound but through sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hold Lust. And Greed. An anomaly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled through his nose. \"...That word comes up a lot lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow continued circling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was studying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the aura spiraling through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber whispered with ancient voices again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greed and Lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange combination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow stopped in front of him. \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure pushed harder, like the question itself had weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hold Lust after starving it for centuries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why deny it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why unleash it now?\u003C\u002Fp>",1025,"2026-06-05T23:57:28.825Z",1,"novelbin.me","1126d7fc89f6d9aa3d64c512bea43ad9a318ba3e23eeb261e16a93c23e3cb841","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-779","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-777",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]