The Incubus System Chapter 238. A Nice Meal (Patreon)

The Incubus System Chapter 238. A Nice Meal

The footsteps' sounds came from in front of us accompanied by Pearl's voice interrupted our conversation.
"Let me introduce them to you," said Pearl to the doctor beside her. And we stood up from our seats in reflex.
"This is Ethan, Emma and Yuffy." Pearl introduced us to the doctor.
"And the other one is Luna," she said as she pointed at Luna who was playing with the fishes by tapping on the aquarium glass. Then Pearl turned to us.
"Guys, this is Alice. This hospital's owner and the doctor who will treat the girl." We decided to simply say that we found Miranda passed out not far from here and we recognized her as one of our friend's maids, Myra. Since Myra said she was busy, we decided to bring the maid here to make sure she was okay. Camila and Olivia also had put new clothes on the maid since we couldn't bring her in my ripped shirt.

"Nice to meet you, Ms Alice," we said. My eyes looked at the friendly-faced rabbit Hybrid-beast who was wearing a doctor's outfit with a stethoscope hanging on her neck. She was a little shorter than Pearl, her age was around Camila's. Her short, neck-length hair was pinkies beige and her eyes were black. Both of her hands were in her white coat pockets.

Meanwhile, Alice was observing us in detail. Her gaze shifted from Emma, Yuffy and me.
"Stop it! You will creep my friends out," said Pearl with a frown.

"I'm just a little confused since it's the first time you brought normal-looking people to me. Not as usual," said Alice without taking her eyes off us. Her brows were wrinkled like Pearl. I could guess Alice said that since it was clear from our looks we were not from Ledred. Besides, I thought she knew Pearl's social circle wasn't with 'innocent' looking people like us.

Pearl exhaled in annoyance.
"Stop making fun of me."

Catching Pearl's annoyance, Alice turned to her.
"Ah, sorry. I didn't mean it. I was just a little surprised." And Pearl replied to her with another pout.

"Anyways, it's getting late now and the demon attack is getting worse lately. Go home now. You don't have to worry about that girl. She is fine. She is just a little weak. I'll let you know if I find an anomaly," said Alice politely.

"Okay. Thanks for your help," said Pearl. Previously we had said that Myra would pick that girl later.

"Don't worry," said Alice.

After that, we said goodbye to her and left.

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10:02 PM

A long breath escaped my mouth as soon as I arrived at my room. After we left White Guardian Hospital, I picked up Emma and my bags at the station locker before dropping them off. And as my previous decision, I left Yuffy and Luna at Pearl's place until I got a bigger bed for us.

[The portal has closed! ]

Nonchalantly, I dropped my bag on my chair and threw myself onto my bed, even though my shoes were still on.
"Thank goodness, everything is going well..." I muttered in relief. My eyes stared at the ceiling in a daze. Tonight was really crazy. I found so many facts even more than yesterday. And in the end, I found a clear picture of all that had happened, my true identity, also my power...

With this, the energy disturbance at the border shouldn't get any worse. What I needed to do was fix it. Unfortunately, Lord Damon hadn't told me how. But I guessed maybe he still thought that I was too weak and wanted to put my concentration on developing my strength.

I raised my hand in front of me and stared blankly at my palm.
"Nephilim..." I muttered absently. Who knew a weak man like me was actually that mythical creature's descendant. My thoughts returned when I saw how my father fought in Myra's memory. How he looked so glorious as an Angelic Knight.
'I wonder if I can awaken my angelic side like him...' Even though Lord Damon and Lilieth revived me as his son, as a Demon Prince who had the power of darkness. From what Lord Damon said and my skills, it clearly proved that I still had my Nephilim blood.

I dropped my hand to the side as another long breath escaped my mouth and put my thoughts away, at least for a while. I didn't feel like thinking about anything right now and wanted to shut down my mind. My mind was still in a mess now as well as my feelings. Well, I couldn't blame myself for this. In fact, I was quite proud of myself since I was able to control my emotions well except when I found out that Myra was the one who killed my father. Even I didn't think I could accept the fact that I was the future demon lord like nothing. My life had turned upside down in just a week yet weirdly, I could keep my calm. I knew something was wrong with me, but I couldn't tell what it was.
'I should take a rest. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow,' I thought. That's all that came to my mind right now.

I got up from my bed and took off my shoes. As I walked to the front door to put it, a bowl on the dining table caught my attention. It reminded me that I had my dinner too early today and after all of those crazy things that happened, another meal was definitely a good idea. Impatiently, I put my shoes on my shoe rack and returned to the dining table. My hand opened the bowl lid in curiosity. A fragrant smell tickled my nose as my sight caught a delicious looking creamy chicken soup with pasta in the bowl. My other hand took a pink note tucked under the bowl.
'I think this dish is suitable as your night supper. Don't forget to heat it before you eat it. Celia.'

My smile blossomed. I knew Celia had been preparing dinner for me for the last few days, but somehow I felt so happy and touched this time. Also, I felt strange happiness from simple things like this. Something I couldn't explain in words. Weird indeed, but I guessed I was just a little tired.

After sitting on the chair, my hand took a spoon at the side of the bowl and started to eat it. Although no steam came out of it, the soup was still warm so I didn't warm it up anymore. Within minutes the bowl in front of me was empty. I quickly washed the dishes, tidied the table and took a glass of water.

I was just thinking about taking a shower before meeting Celia and Foxy when an announcement appeared in front of me.

[Warning!]
[Foxy's Demonic Power is below 10%!]

'Oh no!' Undeniable guilt and panic swept through my mind. How could I forget such an important thing like this!

Immediately, I put the glass on the kitchen counter and ran to Celia's room. Faintly, I could catch a strange sound coming from inside her room. My heart was pounding as my hand pushed the door in hurry. I was afraid she would attack Celia out of hunger.
"Foxy! Celia!"

Fortunately, my guess was wrong. I froze as my eyes looked at Celia and Foxy who were playing and tickling each other on the bed like real siblings. It was their giggle that was heard by me. They stopped and turned to me.
"Welcome home, brother," said Celia.

While a bigger smile appeared on Foxy's lips.
"Master!" Without hesitation, she came over to me and hugged me.
"I thought you forgot about me," she said with a pout. Obviously what she meant was her meal.

"I'm sorry..." I said as I gently stroked her hair. I didn't have any excuses for this. Besides, I was the one who asked her to be my servant and as a master, I should be more responsible for this.

"You forgot to feed her right?" I caught a hint of annoyance on Celia's face and voice.

I could only respond with a nod with a regretful expression. My eyes locked on Celia who was sitting on the bed. Somehow, something strange tickled my heart, but I didn't know what that feeling was.

Seeing my regret, Celia sighed as her expression softened.
"What about you? Have you eaten yet?"

"I have. Thanks for the soup," I said.

"Then feed her now. She has been waiting for you."

After answering her with another nod, I turned around and walked towards the door with Foxy.

"Brother..." Celia's voice made me turn to her.

"Yes?"

Celia looked at me for a moment in silence.
"I have a little question regarding my study, can you help me later?" she finally asked.

"Okay."