The Incubus System

The Incubus System Chapter 458. Our Loss and Victory IV

The knocking sound drew my attention to the door. Followed by Foxy's voice.

"Your Highness, may we come in?"

"Go ahead," I said. My hand turned off the laptop since I wanted to spend my time with them first before I read their minds about those cities. At least I wanted to know about what happened to the city today.

The door opened and my servants came into my room.

"Your Highness! Congratulations! We saw everything from the TV," said Luna happily. Yet I felt there was something different about her. Her expression was not natural. I knew she was just pretending to be happy.

It made me frown but I didn't say a word.

"You look and act exactly like the king," added Yuffy. The smile on her lips also did not look natural. She clearly forced it.

"Thanks," I replied. My eyes were on them. My brain was trying to figure out what was going on since this was unusual.

Behind them, Ivy and Maria looked even worse. Even though I knew they were trying to smile, they couldn't. The sadness in their eyes was too obvious. Foxy didn't look well either.

"Ivy, Maria. What happened?" I asked in worry. Spontaneously, I stood up from my chair and walked to them. Maria and Ivy had never behaved like this before. Usually, once they were near me, what they did was seduce and tempt me. But not today.

"Nothing. Congratulations on your success, Your Highness," Ivy replied, trying to smile. By her side, Maria didn't answer me.

"Are any of the succubi your friends?" That was the only guess that went through my head. Letos had announced the prisoner list names. So I was pretty sure about this.

They answered me in silence.

"Answer me," I asked in a gentle voice. My gaze shifted to Maria and Ivy.

After another short pause, Ivy finally opened her voice.

"Yes, Your Highness... One of them is my aunt..." she said sadly.

Luna quickly gripped Ivy's hand tightly.

"Ivy, we've agreed not to talk about this." Despite her words, her sadness was clear in her voice. I knew they wanted to cover it up. But none of their attempts worked.

"It's okay, Luna. I want to know what happened." I turned my gaze to Maria.

"You too, Maria. Tell me, did one of your acquaintances also die in that prison?" I asked.

"It's nothing..." Maria muttered in a low voice.

"Are you sure?" I insisted.

"My friend... She is also one of the victims..." Maria finally admitted.

"I'm so sorry..."I said in a gloomy tone. Then I turned to the others.

"What about you guys?"

Luna, Yuffy, and Foxy shook their heads from side to side.

"I don't know any other succubus except Ivy and everyone from this place," replied Luna. Yet she showed her sympathy for Ivy and Maria.

"Same with me," said Yuffy.

"I came from a remote village," added Foxy.

I nodded repeatedly.

"Fine."

Maria's voice returned my gaze to her.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I shouldn't have said that. This is your first victory. I shouldn't have ruined it," she said regretfully.

"Yeah... My aunt should be happy that you managed to thwart Lord Letos' plan. Otherwise... Her death will only create many more deaths," added Ivy.

I hugged Ivy and Maria, trying to give them the best comfort I could.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't save them," I whispered in regret. My sadness was clear from the tone of my voice. I had experienced the pain of loss once and didn't want to go through it again.

"We didn't blame you, Your Highness... We know this is Letos' fault. But the fact that we can't do anything hurts us..." Maria said. Her sobs began to sound between her words. It was the first time I saw them cry...

I released my arms and wiped the tears on their faces with my thumb in turn.

"I promise. We will take our revenge soon," I tried to comfort them.

This time, Yuffy held Maria's hand.

"You heard of him? As I said. His Highness, us. Will avenge her. Today is our loss but also our win. We have to concentrate on what we can do," Yuffy tried to console her.

"It's fine ,Yuffy. I don't want to force her either." I turned to Ivy and Maria in turn.

"We still have some time before we carry out our plan. Use that time to calm yourself. You have to control your emotions and anger to win this war." Although this sounded bitter, I had to say it. We only had one chance so we had to use it wisely.

"We understand, Your Highness," they replied.

"But for now... If you want to cry, just cry. Shedding tears doesn't mean you're weak. As long as you don't give up, you're not," I continued. It was also a reminder for myself.

Upon my words, reflexively, they hugged me again. Including Luna and Yuffy. Their sobs broke in my ears. Their tears wet my clothes. They were my elite soldiers, elite demons. I never thought I would see them crying before. But I was wrong...

My hands stroked their heads and combed their hair. But then I realized Foxy wasn't among them.

Between the hugs that squeezed my body, I looked for her and found her standing near us, staring at us in silence. I knew even though she was my first servant and had managed to level up so fast. She still felt insecure due to her origin.

I held out my hand to her, asking her to come to me. A smile on my lips. I knew she didn't have any acquaintances in that prison, but I didn't want her to feel left out.

Foxy stared at my hand for a moment before looking at my face.

"Come," I said.

Without a second thought, she hugged me, burying her face in my back.

A master, a prince, or a lover... I didn't know what I was for them. But for sure... I love them as much as I love my partners.