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Chapter 864: Out of Pattern · Nov 13, 2026

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851 Chapter 851: Are You Working For Him? 2026-11-13
852 Chapter 852: That’s a Gamble 2026-11-13
853 Chapter 853: Do You Kiss Every Girl You Meet? 2026-11-13
854 Chapter 854: Don’t You Dare Hide Those Sounds From Me 2026-11-13
855 Chapter 855: Obey Me… 2026-11-13
856 Chapter 856: Still Hard 2026-11-13
857 Chapter 857: Don’t You Dare 2026-11-13
858 Chapter 858: I Belong to No One 2026-11-13
859 Chapter 859: He Binds with Force, You Bind Without It 2026-11-13
860 Chapter 860: At Her Mercy 2026-11-13
861 Chapter 861: That Kind of ‘Fighting’ 2026-11-13
862 Chapter 862: Not Like a Contract Stamped on Flesh 2026-11-13
863 Chapter 863: My Dragon 2026-11-13
864 Chapter 864: Out of Pattern 2026-11-13
865 Chapter 865: It’s Not Free 2026-11-13
866 Chapter 866: You Think You Can Top Her Work? 2026-11-13
867 Chapter 867: I Want You to Smell Like Me 2026-11-13
868 Chapter 868: Not Acceptable 2026-11-13
869 Chapter 869: New Collection 2026-11-13
870 Chapter 870: Sisters? 2026-11-13
871 Chapter 871: Sins Drama 2026-11-13
872 Chapter 872: Dragon Elders [Part 1] 2026-11-13
873 Chapter 873: Dragon Elders [Part 2] 2026-11-13
874 Chapter 874: Dragon Elders [Part 3] 2026-11-13
875 Chapter 875: Greed Doesn’t Chain 2026-11-13
876 Chapter 876: Do Not Question My Liquidity 2026-11-13
877 Chapter 877: Capitalism with Perfume 2026-11-13
878 Chapter 878: What If? 2026-11-13
879 Chapter 879: Coffee Brotherhood 2026-11-13
880 Chapter 880: I Process Everything Through Economics 2026-11-13
881 Chapter 881: I Do Not Collect Women on Purpose 2026-11-13
882 Chapter 882: Damaged, But Not Broken 2026-11-13
883 Chapter 883: Shameless Vacation Prince 2026-11-13
884 Chapter 884: Too Innocent? 2026-11-13
885 Chapter 885: Disasters 2026-11-13
886 Chapter 886: Rain ASMR 2026-11-13
887 Chapter 887: Unplanned 2026-11-13
888 Chapter 888: Worse Than a Beast 2026-11-13
889 Chapter 889: The Little Mermaid’s Seduction [Part 1] 2026-11-13
890 Chapter 890: The Little Mermaid’s Seduction [Part 2] 2026-11-13
891 Chapter 891: The Little Mermaid’s Seduction [Part 3] 2026-11-13
892 Chapter 892: The Little Mermaid’s Seduction [Part 4] 2026-11-13
893 Chapter 893: Her Rewards 2026-11-13
894 Chapter 894: Is It Tasty? 2026-11-13
895 Chapter 895: Restraint 2026-11-13
896 Chapter 896: Lust-coded 2026-11-13
897 Chapter 897: Where’s My Gooood Booooy~ 2026-11-13
898 Chapter 898: Make Me Your Toy 2026-11-13
899 Chapter 899: Absolutely Guilty 2026-11-13
900 Chapter 900: I Want to See You React More 2026-11-13

Chapter 864 – Out of Pattern

In the room, Lux was still sitting on the bed.

Naked.

Completely.

Comfortably.

Because... yeah.

His mansion.

His room.

Who exactly was he trying to impress here?

He leaned back slightly, one hand braced behind him, the other resting loosely on his knee.

Lux exhaled slowly.

”System,” he murmured. ”Status.”

The response came instantly.

[Level Up! You are now Level 418!]

[EXP Gained: +??? (Overflow Converted)]

[HP and DP increased significantly due to Sovereign Growth Scaling]

Updated Attributes:

[Name: Lux Vaelthorn]

[Class: Sovereign of Twin Sins]

[Level: 418]

HP: 4,280,000

DP: 1,720,000

Strength: 1,540

Agility: 1,640

Magic Affinity: 1,855

Charisma: 999 (MAX)

[Bonus: +10% Magical Attack]

Lux blinked once.

Then leaned forward slightly.

”Ten levels?” he muttered.

His voice wasn’t loud.

But there was something in it, something between disbelief and quiet amusement.

”That’s crazy.”

[Affirmative.]

Lux ran a hand through his hair slowly.

”Explain.”

[You successfully elevated her Lust Meter to maximum capacity.]

A beat.

Lux stared at nothing for a second.

Then huffed faintly.

”Yeah. I could see that.”

His lips twitched.

”She was lonely,” he added under his breath. ”So yeah... I guess I loosened her tension a bit.”

[Indeed.]

[Your negotiation and cooperation last night were highly efficient.]

Lux’s eyes narrowed slightly.

”That wasn’t transactional.”

Silence.

A brief one.

[Outcome remains transactional.]

Lux frowned.

”I said it wasn’t.”

[Clarification requested.]

Lux leaned back again, staring at the ceiling this time, fingers still tapping lightly against his knee.

”I didn’t go into that thinking ’yeah, this is a deal,’” he said.

[You initiated contact with a high-value entity.]

[You secured alignment.]

[You created mutual dependency.]

[Conclusion: Transaction.]

Lux let out a quiet, humorless chuckle.

”You’re annoying, you know that?”

[Observation acknowledged.]

[You didn’t even know her and literally just met her at the mountain.]

”Exactly.”

A pause.

Then his voice lowered slightly.

”But I kinda understand her.”

That line hung there.

Unusual.

Out of pattern.

The system didn’t respond immediately this time.

[Explain.]

Lux exhaled slowly, gaze drifting from the ceiling back down to the room, unfocused for a moment.

”She was alone,” he said. ”Chained.”

His fingers stopped tapping.

Just for a second.

”Left there.”

The memory wasn’t vivid.

But it didn’t need to be. ℯ

The feeling was enough.

”And me?” he continued quietly.

A faint smirk appeared.

”I was also chained.”

[Negative.]

[You were never physically restrained except last time, by your harem.]

Lux snorted.

”Not physically. But mentally.”

He leaned forward again, elbows resting on his knees now, gaze sharper.

”To the Greed throne,” he said.

A pause.

”I took Dad’s responsibility before I was ready.”

His fingers curled slightly.

Not tight.

Just... aware.

”And because I’m Greed, because I handle Hell’s economy...”

He trailed off.

Then laughed softly.

”I didn’t get to feel anything about it.”

[You performed within optimal parameters.]

Lux shook his head.

”That’s the point.”

Silence.

”Everything I did?” he continued. ”Every deal, every meeting, every ’casual’ hangout?”

He made a vague gesture with his hand.

”All of it was networking.”

A faint grin.

”Building connections. Expanding influence.”

[Effective.]

”Yeah.”

Another pause.

”But it wasn’t real.”

That word came out quieter than the rest.

Lux leaned back slightly, shoulders relaxing, but his gaze remained distant.

”Even when the work was done,” he said, voice lower now, ”when everything was handled...”

A beat.

”...it was just quiet.”

The system didn’t interrupt.

Didn’t correct.

Didn’t evaluate.

And somehow...

That made it worse.

”And I couldn’t do anything about it,” Lux added. ”Because I had to stay professional.”

He scoffed faintly.

”Can’t exactly tell Hell’s economy to pause because I feel like taking a break.”

[You maintained stability.]

”Yeah.”

A pause.

Then softer...

”At the cost of something.”

[Undefined variable detected.]

Lux smirked faintly.

”Yeah. No kidding.”

He leaned forward again, running both hands through his hair this time, exhaling slowly.

”So when I saw her there,” he muttered, more to himself now, ”chained, isolated, angry...”

A faint pause.

”I got it.”

The system responded.

[Emotional alignment identified.]

Lux snorted.

”Don’t make it sound like a skill.”

[It influenced your decisions.]

”Yeah.”

Another pause.

[You deviated from optimal transactional behavior.]

Lux smiled slightly.

”Maybe.”

[Result: Increased unpredictability.]

”Also increased results.”

[...Acknowledged.]

Lux leaned back again, resting against the bed, eyes half-lidded now.

”It wasn’t just about allies,” he said quietly.

[Clarify.]

Lux’s lips twitched.

”You wouldn’t get it.”

[Attempting comprehension.]

He let out a soft breath, slower this time, like something in his chest loosened just enough to slip out.

”...It felt... less empty.”

That was the closest he got to explaining it, at first.

Silence stretched for a second longer than usual. Then his gaze drifted, unfocused, like he wasn’t looking at the room anymore, but somewhere further back. Somewhere quieter.

”Since I knew how it feels,” he added, voice softer now, almost absent-minded, ”I didn’t want her to stay like that.”

[Elaborate.]

Lux exhaled through his nose, faint smile tugging at his lips, not amused, just... aware.

”I wanted to fill that emptiness,” he said. ”Not with power. Not with control. That’s what Kaelmor does.”

A small pause.

”I wanted her to feel... alive again.”

His fingers tapped once against the mattress, then stilled.

”To have a place,” he continued, gaze sharpening just slightly, ”where she doesn’t have to be that ancient being all the time.”

Another beat.

”Doesn’t have to be strong.”

He huffed quietly.

”Because that’s tiring.”

A faint smirk returned, but it didn’t carry his usual edge.

”Trust me. I know.”

[Self-reference detected.]

”Yeah,” Lux muttered. ”Because I was tired too.”

His gaze flicked briefly toward the bathroom door.

”But I’m not anymore,” he added.

A softer tone.

More grounded.

”I’ve got my women now.”

A beat.

”And somehow... I get to be more like myself.”

Silence followed.

And for a moment...

The system didn’t respond.

Lux closed his eyes briefly.

Then opened them again.

”Don’t get used to it,” he muttered.

[Noted.]

He exhaled again, longer this time, tension easing just slightly from his shoulders.

Because saying it out loud...

Even to a system...

Made it real.

And real things?

They complicated everything.

His gaze shifted toward the bathroom door.

Still closed.

But he could feel it.

Her presence.

Lux smirked faintly.

”...Yeah,” he murmured under his breath.

”Definitely not transactional.”

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