Chapter 881: I Do Not Collect Women on Purpose

Chapter 881 – I Do Not Collect Women on Purpose

"Besides," Lux continued, "after what happened in the Light Realm, I should probably stay low for a while."

His expression softened slightly.

"I don’t want Celestaria and Vizreel dealing with problems because of me."

That quieted the room again.

Yue noticed it immediately.

The way his tone shifted.

The way concern came naturally.

Lullaby yawned and hugged her pillow tighter. "So mortal friends?"

Lux nodded.

Naomi perked up instantly. "We should invite Fiera."

Rava nodded slowly. "I feel kinda bad for her."

Sira smirked. "Because she has a crush on Lux and he keeps accidentally collecting women like rare trading cards?"

Lux looked deeply offended.

"I do not collect women on purpose."

The entire room stared at him.

Even Zehar.

Mira sighed. "Her cousin keeps causing trouble though."

Lux groaned quietly.

"Ah. Yeah, I know."

Naomi grinned. "Still inviting her?"

Lux leaned back further.

"Yeah."

A pause.

"I promised her an invitation before."

Lullaby blinked sleepily. "Invitation to what?"

Lux opened his mouth.

Paused.

"...Uh."

Sira leaned forward immediately.

"Oh this is good."

Lux gestured vaguely. "Hang out?"

Mira suddenly clapped once.

"That’s perfect. We make it casual," Mira said immediately. "Just relaxing. Food. Drinks. No annoying formal dress."

Naomi pointed dramatically. "Pajama luxury themed."

Rava nodded. "Pools."

Sira smirked. "Weaponized comfort."

Lullaby whispered, "Fluffy pillows..."

Lux looked at Lyra.

The servant immediately straightened.

"Can you prepare food and drinks? No need for heavy decorations."

"Yes, My Lord."

Mira suddenly stood up.

"Then I’m bringing Yue shopping."

Sira stood too.

"Count me in."

Naomi raised her hand. "Me too."

Ely sighed but smiled faintly. "Fine."

Rava stretched lazily. "I’m bored enough."

Lullaby pulled the blanket over her face.

"Count me out. I’m sleeping."

Lux snorted softly.

Reasonable.

Yue, meanwhile, looked genuinely alarmed.

"Wait."

Everyone looked at her.

"I can’t go." Yue stared at them like they’d forgotten something deeply important. "...I’m supposed to be dead."

Lux hummed once, then reached into his dimensional storage.

Dark gold light flickered around his hand.

Everyone watched curiously as he pulled out a bracelet.

It was elegant.

Thin black metal intertwined with silver threads that shimmered like moonlight under water. Tiny runes rotated slowly across the inner band, appearing and disappearing like breathing shadows.

Yue’s eyes narrowed immediately. "That artifact..."

Lux tossed it lightly toward her.

She caught it carefully.

[Item Identified]

[Name: Veilweaver Serpent Bracelet]

[Class: Legendary Concealment Artifact]

[Type: Aura Suppression / Identity Camouflage / Presence Distortion]

[Effects: Suppresses the wearer’s magical signature by 93%, distorts facial recognition and memory retention in low-attention environments, alters perceived presence priority, making observers subconsciously overlook the wearer, prevents soul-mark resonance detection.]

[Duration Limit: 6 Hours Continuous Use]

[Cooldown: 24 Hours]

The room went quiet.

Even Sira looked impressed.

"You own ridiculous things," Naomi muttered.

Lux shrugged casually. "Greed vault."

Yue stared at the bracelet.

Then at him.

"You’re lending this to me?"

"Use it," Lux said simply.

Her fingers tightened around the artifact.

"This will cover your aura, your presence, and camouflage you enough for casual outings."

He leaned slightly forward.

"Just remember it’s temporary. Six hours max."

Yue looked at the bracelet again.

Then slowly... She smiled.

Small.

Real.

And Lux felt that same warmth hit his chest again.

Mira immediately grabbed Yue’s arm.

"Great. Shopping."

Sira snapped her fan open. "Oh, this will be fun."

Naomi grinned. "We’re absolutely getting her clothes."

Ely adjusted her sleeve elegantly. "And teaching her what social media is."

Yue frowned slightly. "What is social media?"

Lux immediately stood up.

"Nope."

Everyone looked at him.

He pointed toward the girls.

"She stays pure."

Sira laughed so hard she almost fell backward.

Too late.

Yue was already doomed.

Because the moment Mira said "shopping spree," the room transformed.

Not physically. Spiritually.

The atmosphere shifted from conspiracy war council to elite predator fashion hunt.

Naomi already had her phone out, typing with the speed of a woman about to weaponize designer boutiques.

Sira looked like she was preparing to conquer a kingdom through eyeliner alone.

Rava stretched lazily, pretending she didn’t care, while absolutely caring because she had taste and refused to be seen beside poorly coordinated outfits.

Ely looked calm, but Lux could see it in her eyes. High elf aesthetic judgment was about to enter the battlefield.

Yue, poor ancient dragon, stood there holding the Veilweaver Serpent Bracelet like it was either salvation or a curse disguised as jewelry.

Lux watched her put it on.

The runes awakened softly, silver-black threads pulsing around her wrist before crawling across her aura like silk over moonlight. Her presence blurred. Not vanished, but softened. The kind of camouflage that made the mind politely skip over details unless it focused too hard.

[Veilweaver Serpent Bracelet Activated]

[Aura Suppression: 93%]

[Presence Distortion: Active]

[Identity Camouflage: Active]

[Remaining Duration: 05:59:58]

Yue looked at her own hand, then at Lux.

"This feels strange."

Lux smiled. "Welcome to greed stealth fashion."

Mira took Yue’s wrist and gently tugged. "Come on. We have six hours. That means we need to move fast."

Yue frowned. "Shopping requires combat timing?"

Naomi nodded with terrifying seriousness. "Yes."

Sira snapped her fan open. "Especially during sale season."

Ely added, "Sale season is where civilization drops its mask."

Lullaby, already half melted into the couch, raised one sleepy hand. "Bring me soft things."

Lux whistled softly. From the shadows above, armored figures dropped soundlessly below.

Lux looked toward the doorway where Fenrir’s subordinates were already waiting.

Four of them. Tall, silent, dressed like high-end security consultants who could also tear a warlock apart with their teeth if the situation demanded it. Good. Shopping trip or not, Yue was a wanted "dead" dragon, Mira was clan royalty, Sira and Lullaby were sin daughters, and Naomi somehow managed to turn every outing into a business acquisition. Bodyguards were not optional. They were common sense with muscles.

"Stay close," Lux said to them. "No interference unless needed. If anyone tracks Yue’s aura, you remove them from the area quietly."

The lead guard bowed. "Understood, my lord."

Sira laughed again and dragged Yue toward the exit. "Come, ancient dragon. Today we teach you the sacred art of buying things you don’t need but absolutely deserve."