[{"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-838":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},1411365,1864,"Chapter 838 838: Yue Xianlong [Part 2]","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-838",838,"\u003Cp>Lux smiled like it was a compliment. Because in his world? It usually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern air settled around them, the aftermath of sovereign-level violence fading into a strange, quiet stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" she said at last. \"You saved me. I will not let such a debt remain unaddressed. What do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's favorite word in existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curved slightly, but instead of answering immediately, he tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before any of that… Please tell me one thing. How long were you bound by that demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue's expression shifted, not into anger, but something older. Something heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Perhaps more than five hundred years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…More than five hundred years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the timeline slot into place inside his head like a puzzle piece snapping into alignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was before Kaelmor ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the late king fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the official consolidation of Hell's throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind moved faster than his body currently could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's before Kaelmor took the crown,\" Lux muttered quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone had lost its teasing edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira's brows furrowed. \"What does that mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn't look at her yet. He was staring at the ground slightly, eyes unfocused, not confused, just calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means… before he officially became king… he was wandering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the mortal realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern air felt colder somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ely's voice cut in softly, thoughtful as always. \"Five hundred years ago… I think I've read about that period in ancient inscriptions. It was… chaotic. There were records of powerful mortals disappearing. Strong creatures fading from history. Whole bloodlines collapsing without clear cause.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rava shifted her weight, arms crossing over her chest. \"Ah. Yes. I've heard whispers of it too. The twin sea queens vanished during that time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi blinked. \"Sea queens?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rava nodded slowly. \"The last daughters of Poseidon. The originals. One bore the kraken lineage. The other, mermaid blood. They were the mightiest of the sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then they disappeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's stomach twisted faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't like coincidences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He especially didn't like five hundred year old patterns that matched sovereign-level siphoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaelmor…\" Lux murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally looked up at Yue again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I know about him is this… he wasn't born into royal demon blood. Not formally. No direct succession line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet he surpassed the late king. Killed him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira's eyes widened slightly. \"You mean…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux nodded faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…He harvested power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word tasted metallic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira inhaled sharply. \"From mortals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From powerful beings,\" Lux corrected quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest felt tight… not from pain this time. From realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's how you cheat ascension,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue's golden eyes darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… you suspect he bound many like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's expression didn't soften.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't suspect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I calculate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flickered faintly in his peripheral vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is what we call 'unethical career advancement.']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux almost snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why,\" he began…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air pressure dipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light dimmed slightly, not because of shadow, but because distance warped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's pupils contracted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flared violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning: Sovereign-Level Spatial Manipulation Detected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[External Pocket Domain Initiation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Authority Signature: High Probability Match (Kaelmor).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's heart skipped once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no you don't,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull intensified, not physical gravity, but conceptual displacement. Space around them began folding inward, reality bending as if someone was trying to scoop them into a private chessboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira staggered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi grabbed her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rava cursed under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue's golden eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That familiar pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to isolate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to pull them into a domain where he held advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage that rose in Lux's chest was sharp and immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You really can't stand not controlling the board, can you?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced down at his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sovereign Event Horizon Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thumb brushed its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered one word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ring pulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then reality around Lux rippled like water struck by a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Sovereign Event Horizon Ring]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Confirmed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Localized Spatial Law Override Initiated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of being displaced…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around Lux bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compressed inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern did not vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A subtle shimmer encased the area around him and the others, like invisible glass forming a boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an alternate layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Limbo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sovereign bubble imposed directly over existing reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowed slightly at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distance distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure recalibrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external pull hit the bubble…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And slid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like rain hitting a dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux felt the resistance in his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sovereign authorities grinding briefly against one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external pull ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pulse was hammering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You absolute petty tyrant,' he thought sharply toward the unseen king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to snatch him mid-conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to isolate him while he was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to assert dominance quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hated it deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spatial Override Stable.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy Consumption: Significant.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he would not kneel twice in the same day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue watched him carefully now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden eyes narrowing not in suspicion…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That ring…\" she murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Older than the Seven,\" Lux replied lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You resisted him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You defied a sovereign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's lips curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He tried to inconvenience me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi let out a shaky breath behind him. \"That was him, wasn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn't turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira's voice was tight. \"He tried to pull us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pocket dimension,\" Lux replied calmly. \"Probably to have a chat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rava snorted darkly. \"A chat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With knives,\" Lux added dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system chimed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seems like you are now officially on the King's immediate problem list.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux almost laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal reaction, however, was layered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anticipation? Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger? Definitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But underneath all that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelmor had moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant Lux's theory had hit something real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue's eyes were fixed on him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what this means,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will not ignore you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux's smile sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He never does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-06-05T23:57:29.177Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e0f17fa04cb7b2cd1d180076a239438e03bcbcb26f78803ad411fa2565168cc","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-689","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-688",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]