The Incubus System

The Incubus System Chapter 579. (Un)sweet Talk

"That sounds like a trick question. Is this an interrogation?" she asked once she could get her voice out.

I smirked in response.

"Is it?" I returned her question followed by my chuckle.

Upon my reaction, she turned her gaze forward and took another sip of her drink.

"It seems you are no different than Letos," she blurted out randomly. From her expression, I knew my previous statement was right, but she tried to cover it up. She did all of this because she wanted to show her dominance over men. A proof that no man could beat her. In other words, she decided to commit that crime because of her trauma.

"So you expect me to betray you too?" I retorted before I shoved half of my drink into my mouth. My smirk was still on my lips, showing it was a tease.

"Who knows? Maybe you'll do it someday too," she said without daring to turn to look at me.

I turned to her.

"I have bound you with my contract and have proof of your treason. Why should I wait? Wouldn't it be better if I did it now?" Then I turned around, facing the dance hall. "Look at those demons. Almost all demon lords and queens are here. Isn't this a good opportunity to expose your betrayal?" I asked.

It silenced her.

"I could rape you or even force you to do it with me, but I didn't. Yet---" Again, I returned my gaze and turned my body to her.

"---You said I was the same as him. You've worked with Letos for quite a while. I bet you know a thing or two about his personality. Now tell me. Is Letos going to do the same as what I did to you?" I brought my face closer to hers.

"Or will he make you beg for his dick?" I added in a low voice. Without waiting for her answer, I distanced my head and smirked as I enjoyed her expression.

She bit her lower lip. Her chest moved up and down.

"You have your answer," she replied, glancing at me. "But it doesn't mean you won't do it in the future right?" And she ended it with another sip.

Another chuckle came out of my mouth.

"Your trust issue is really serious, isn't it?" I asked in between my laughs.

"There's nothing wrong with trust issues. It has protected me for so long. And when I tried to give my trust a bit, my alliance betrayed me," she replied.

"You are the one who decided to have fun. You shouldn't blame others. Let's say both of them didn't leave you. You still have to run away with them. Or--- Let's say you guys decide to attack us, the result will be the same. Betray or not, you still have to face the consequences. Stop lying to yourself, Syntyche," I warned her.

It made her turn to me.

"How do you know the result will be the same?" She asked for my explanation. I could catch a trace of the cynical tone of her voice.

"Isn't that obvious?" I answered in a relaxed tone.

"Obvious?" she repeated. A frown on her forehead.

Without removing the smile on my face, I simply replied by deactivating my armor and activating my Demonic Aura. The atmosphere around me turned heavy like how Lord Damon activated his. Although it wasn't as dense as his, it managed to make some middle-level demon around me tremble upon my presence.

Syntyche's eyes widened in shock. So did all the demons. They quickly turned their attention to me. From my Demonic Aura, they should be aware that I was the second strongest demon in this world. My power exceeded Azrael and Letos, although I believed Azrael had more battle experience than me and I bet some of his statuses were above me.

"How can you hide this much power," she asked without taking her eyes off me.

"I have a talent for it, remember?" I replied lightly. A teasing smirk on my lips. At the same time, I activated my armor and deactivated my Demonic Aura since I wanted to spend the party peacefully.

"Anyway, I hope you are willing to join me," I added to my previous statement.

"I did," she stated.

"Yeah. But by force," I retorted.

"So what do you want?"

"You know what I want. You had taken this offer as a political proposal or alliance offer. But I prefer you to take it as a request to open your heart to me," I said what I wanted straight to the point.

My request surprised her. Even though she kept her composure and put on her poker face, her silent gasp showed how shocked she was. And her face was getting redder indicating something else.

"You are too demanding," she said once she could get her voice out.

"Really?" I asked in a teasing tone.

She answered me by turning her head to the side and lowering it. Her eyes fell on the drink on the counter.

"I see, you're not ready yet. But it's fine. I will give you time to think. Just don't let me wait for too long." I brought my glass to hers and bumped it before I lifted it a bit. A smile on my lips.

"Cheers, partner. You can come to me anytime if you change your mind." I drank the rest of my drink and got off my seat.

"Wanna dance?" I asked once I arrived at Nefaris' side. She was still sitting in her previous seat.

"I want to hear your story," she said curiously. Her eyes were between me and Syntyche.

"Story about?" I repeated her question in a nonchalant tone.

"Did she say something?" she pointed her point clearly, totally ignoring the fact that I was teasing her.

"She has trust issues and needs some time to process all of this. So I give her time to think," I explained as simply as possible. I was sure Nefaris wouldn't let me go before I said it.

She brought her face closer to mine and I did the same due to her gesture.

"Aren't you afraid she'll run away?"

"Can you?" I asked since they were in the same contract.

"Tch!" She clicked her tongue as she realized that she couldn't. So Syntyche couldn't either.

"That side of you reminds me of Damon," she complained.

I chuckled and distanced my face from her.

"I'm not going to be like h. Don't worry," I reassured. 'I hope...'

"So, shall we dance?" I added before she said a word.

"Sure."