The Incubus System Chapter 567. Invitation for The Royals (Patreon)

The Incubus System Chapter 567. Invitation for The Royals

Ethan's PoV

An hour had passed since the conference ended, but Lord Damon and Lilieth were still in my office. Instead of going back right away, they decided to spend breakfast with us first. So, since my office's dining table was a little cramped, we decided to eat on the sofa. Besides, it was just simple sandwiches with purple juice. Yeah, even though I had become a demon lord, I couldn't get rid of my habit of eating sandwiches. It was a simple and convenient meal anyway.

Luckily, Lilieth and Lord Damon didn't give any complaints about it. They knew this was my office, not my real house. The only one that made Lord Damon complain was Licheri.
“Hey, can you get that mutant semen out of your hair?” he protested. His eyes fell on Licheri who was fast asleep on top of my head like a lazy white slime. My ears could catch his cute snore.

“That disgusting jelly destroys my appetite,” he continued. His hand gripped his sandwich, almost flattening it.

Realizing his sour mood, I decided to act.
"Wait a second." I immediately put my sandwich onto the plate and took the Licheri off my head. Once my hand touched him, his texture reminded me of fresh bread dough. Then I put it on the sofa beside me.
"There. Better?” I asked, turning to Lord Damon who was still looking grumpy. To be honest, I never thought the conference didn't manage to improve his mood.

He didn't answer me, instead, he bit his sandwich again in annoyance.

'Why does he act like an old spoiled kid?' I thought, taking my sandwich and continuing to eat it again.

“Pfftt,” Licheri held back his laughter upon my thoughts even though his eyes were still closed.

I quickly shut his mouth with my hand before he said a word since I didn't want to make this worse. Yet Lord Damon's gaze was already fixed on him, indicating he was ready to throw his question again. Or complain to be exact. Luckily something saved me.

*Ding!*

The sound of an email ringtone chimed from the phone in my pocket. The phone was connected to my computer so I was sure it was something important.

"Wait a second." I quickly checked the phone and hoped I could bring it to our next topic. Once again, I was right.
"It's from that Azrael guy," I said in surprise. According to Lord Damon, Splein just finished hosting their greatest battle royale, so I didn't expect to get an answer so soon.

"What he said?" asked Lilieth curiously.
While Nefaris didn't hesitate to move to my side and peeked at my phone screen.

“He said he agreed to meet me. In fact, he invited me for his victory celebration for his 255th battle royale competition,” I said. I was so lucky that I sent the message at the right time.

“Oh, your first party. This is a great opportunity to socialize with demon lords,” said Lord Damon in excitement. A smile on his face. Somehow that message cheered him up and changed his mood in an instant. It seemed there weren't many old demons in this world so I was guessing he was happy with that invitation.

"Yes. He also asked me to invite you to his palace,” I said as I shifted my gaze from Lord Damon to Lilieth.

"He invited us through that message?" clarified Lord Damon, frowning in discontent. It was a bit disrespectful for a king like him.

"Nah. He will send the official invitation later,” I confirmed.

“Oh that celebration, he usually sends me an invitation too. But I never came. I wonder if I should visit him?” Nefaris joined the conversation.

“It will be a good idea. How about you?" I asked Lord Damon. He looked excited, but he hadn't said whether he was coming or not.

"When will the celebration be held?" he clarified.

“One more week,” I replied before I took another bite off my sandwich.

That answer made him deep in thought.
“Hmm…” he hummed for a while before he spoke again. "I wonder if the four generals can protect the capital," he said.

“You want to attend it together with Lilieth?” I made sure. My surprise was clear from the tone of my voice. This was something that had almost never happened before. At least not over a simple party like that. While this conference was definitely an exception.
"I wish," Lord Damon admitted before he finished the rest of his sandwich in one bite. “He is my old friend. The only demon who is more interested in minding his own business. He's the one who helped me clean the mess after Erebus died and I haven't had time to visit his palace ever since,” he said once he could swallow the rest of his sandwich.

Even though it sounded like an easy thing, I realized that Lord Damon couldn't leave the capital carelessly or unguarded as long as traitors were still lurking. In addition, even though we had started to be able to deal with the cracks problem, that didn't mean it had disappeared completely. We still had to be careful as long as the energy border was unstable.

“Let me take care of the capital. It's been five hundred years since you last saw him, I'm sure he'll be happy to see you," said Lilieth out of the blue. I bet she caught how bad Lord Damon wanted to attend that party.

It made him turn to her.
"Are you sure?" he made sure. Again, I could catch a trace of excitement in his tone.

"Yes. It's been a while since you saw him and you promised to visit him once, remember?” she reminded him. “Besides, I think this is a good opportunity to try out the new armor,” Lilieth added.

“New armor?” I asked, frowning in confusion.

"Yes. I made the armor for you in case your armor is damaged or destroyed. A spare. “This time I could catch the cynical tone in his voice. He glanced at me.
“But somehow, someone has gotten something better than that.”

‘How do I know he has a spare?’ I grumbled internally and decided to cover it with a wry smile. At least I knew why he was pissed off so much. My hand immediately covered Licheri's mouth even though he hadn't said a word.

“Look at the bright side. You can wear that and visit Splein without getting caught. It will be a surprise for him,” I cheered him up.

“I also think the same thing,” Lilieth added.

"Heh, whatever," he said nonchalantly. But from his brighter expression, it seemed that the idea was enough to cheer him up.

He stood up from the seat.
“We have to go back now. I have a meeting in less than 15 minutes,” he said. And Lilieth also stood up to follow him.

“See you later, Damian,” said Lilieth. A portal appeared behind them and they walked into it.