The Incubus System Chapter 177. What Are You Doing Here? (Patreon)

The Incubus System Chapter 177. What Are You Doing Here?

My eyes were on the status screen before me. While my brain tried to guess why he had those skills.
'Because he's a royal guard?' I guessed. At least he needed skills that could be used to kill demons and protect the royal family's members.
'But why does he have skills with the Holy element? Are royal guards also being injected with some kind of vaccine like the demon hunters? '

"Do you know Ms Mia?" His voice dissolved my thoughts.

"Yes, I know her," I replied.

"Do you know where she is now?" he asked.

"I don't know. I rarely see her lately." Even though I didn't know what happened, I guessed that his visit was the reason why Mia seemed so uneasy today and why she decided to spend the night at Pearl's mansion.

"Then do you know who her boyfriend or friends are?" he asked again.

"I'm sorry, sir. But I don't know that much."

He let out a disappointed sigh and swept his gaze around him.
"Where is she?" he muttered.

"May I have your name and why are you looking for her, sir?" Although I was not sure he would tell me about this, at least I wanted to know what excuse he gave to me.

He turned to me.
"My name is Billy. I'm Mia's brother. I came here because we couldn't contact her since last week, so I want to make sure she's okay."

As expected, he lied. Let alone the reason why he came here, he even gave me a fake name.
"Have you tried calling her?" I remembered Mia exchanged her numbers with Emma before.

"I did. But her contact is not active. That's why I came here."

Even though I found it quite strange since as a royal guard, he should have better access and technology than the police. But Mia could also have the technology to cover up her location.
"May I know when was the last time you saw her?" he asked again.

"Yesterday I met her at the supermarket near here," I could not possibly say that Mia was in Pearl's Mansion.

He nodded his head repeatedly and muttered.
"Alright ..." Then he returned his gaze to me.
"May I know what your name is?"

"Ethan."

He took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to me politely.
"This is my business card. Please call me the next time you see her. I just want to make sure she's fine."

“Okay.” My hand took the card from his hand, skimmed it out and put it in my pocket. I knew everything written on the card was fake except for the contact.

"Nice to meet you, Ethan. Good night," he said politely.

"Good night." After my answer, he left. I sighed and walked back to my house.

"Who is he? What did he tell you?" asked Celia curiously as the door behind me closed. Foxy who was standing by her side also showed the same expression. Looks like they peeked at me from the window since I was out for too long.

"He ..." I paused in hesitation. Even though I wanted to tell them everything, this was a different matter since it was Mia's secret and I could tell them carelessly. But I also didn't want to lie to them.
"It has something to do with Ms Mia. But I can't say it, because she asked me to keep it a secret."

Celia brought her face closer to me and gave me a suspicious gaze.
"Hoo ~ Secret? I smell something fishy between you two ~" she teased. While Foxy giggled since she knew Mia from our meeting at the supermarket yesterday. I knew they just wanted to tease me. But ...

I smiled awkwardly.
"Celia, Ms Mia is one of my partners," I admitted.

"Eh ?!" Celia and Foxy were shocked at the same time.

"But why was Ms Mia acting normally yesterday?" Celia asked in confusion.

"It's because she doesn't know Damian and Ethan is the same person."

"Wait, who is Damian?" asked Celia again. Her confusion grew clearer on her face.

'Ah --- I forgot ...' I thought. I hadn't told her about Damian yet.
"I'll explain it to you, but ... Can we have dinner now?" I said with an innocent smile. I didn't know what Celia cooked today, but the smell stimulated my appetite. After all, after my hard workout with Emma, Pearl and Mia, I was really hungry right now.

Celia sighed and smiled. Looks like she already realized how hungry I was.
"Fine."

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I told everything to Celia, about my two appearances, about my meeting with Tiffany, about my partners, about our father's identity and also his plan to marry Mrs Clea. As I told her, my hand occasionally popped out the chicken marinara into my mouth.

Meanwhile, Celia and Foxy occasionally looked surprised and frowned throughout my story. I could also see the sadness in Celia's eyes when I tell about father, especially how father died as an unnamed hero after he fought a horde of demons and how the demon hunter association gave father's compensation money to mother and how they turned us into demon bait.

A breath left Celia's mouth as soon as I finished my story.
"I never thought everything was not that simple," she said, her head bent down sadly.

My hand which was on the table moved to hold her hand and grasped it.
"Celia, you should be proud that dad died a hero," I said gently. Then my eyes started to fill with anger.
"About the Demon Hunter Association-- Let me take care of them ..." My hand gripped her hand tighter as my anger began to overtake me. But Celia replied by gripping my hand gently.

My attention turned to her and she looked at me softly.
"Brother ... I know you're angry. But I hope you don't blame Mrs Clea for this."

I took a deep breath, trying to swallow my anger.
"I don't blame her ... I know it's not her fault." But still, she was the association's chairwoman. Whatever I did to that organization would have something to do with her.

She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"The important thing is you have to be careful with her."

I nodded my head.

Celia glanced at a nearby clock.
"I think you should take a shower now. You still want to go hunting demons, right?" she reminded me.

Her words made me turn to the clock.

10.02 PM

"You are right." I stood up from my seat. It felt like time had passed so quickly. My hand was just about to tidy up my empty plate, but Foxy held it.

"Let me do it, master," said Foxy with a gentle smile. Her tails wagged slowly.

"It's fine. It won't take long anyway," I said again.

This time Celia's hand also held mine.
"Brother, you've been through a lot of things during this week. At least let us do what we can do to help you." Her eyes looked at me deeply. I couldn't deny it. So many things happened in my life in just one week, even I forgot how my old peaceful life was. The truth that one by one began to unravel to me, making me look at the people around me with different views. The fact that Mia was a princess. Larry, Emma and my father were demon hunters. Mrs Clea was the demon hunter association's Chairwoman as well as Celia's feelings for me. Sometimes, I was really confused ... How could things be like this?

"Okay. I'll leave this to you." Finally, I released my hand and walked towards the stairs. While Celia and Foxy were tidying up the dishes.

"Brother, don't forget to bring out the laundry basket!" reminded Celia.

"Okay!" I said without stopping my steps.

I went to take a shower and came out of the bathroom with just a towel wrapped around my waist. After I finished changing my clothes in my room, I remembered Celia's request and returned to the bathroom to pick up the laundry basket.

I was just walking out of the bathroom with the basket in my hand when a woman fell in front of me.
"Kyaaaa ----!" Strangely although it looked like it was accidental, her hand pulled the basket in my hand on purpose, though I had tried to avoid it, making all the laundry in it scatter onto the floor. Meanwhile, a cellphone with the camera pointed at me in her other hand. A 'Crek' sound came from there just as the camera was aimed at my crotch.

"Aw ~" A made-up groaning sound that sounded like a naughty moan escaped her mouth as she landed on the floor gently, making me sure she did it on purpose.

I exhaled in annoyance and looked at her with a flat stare.
"Ruby, what are you doing here?"