Modern World Warlock

The following day, after Lilith was brought back to the Jade Palace, she woke up in the medical room and instantly used magic to turn herself into her human form.

One of the doctors—a member of the Zeta Team—asked how she was feeling while the others notified Dante and the rest of her awakening.

Not even five minutes later, Dante, Camille, and Megan entered the room.

The two women were more concerned about the succubus' well-being, while Dante was curious to know what made her go berserk, so their priorities were slightly misaligned.

After Lilith confirmed that she felt perfectly fine, she stated that there was a very dangerous presence at the cartel's mansion.

"We could guess that much… Considering that explosion didn't even scratch Darius," Megan said.

"That wasn't the unsettling part—That man's aura was just as overwhelming as Dante's…" Lilith elaborated.

If her opponent were someone like Dante, who had an immense umbral aura, she wouldn't have felt intimidated, as umbra control was the demons' specialty.

Likewise, if her opponent were a wizard with a huge mana pool, she would have been on her guard, but it wouldn't have been enough to make her lose control.

"What else is there? Wasn't it something called 'Ether'?" Megan pondered.

Dante interjected and explained that 'ether' was a type of energy used by priests in his world, and seeing someone with a large pool of ether could certainly be scary for a demon or a warlock.

Nevertheless, Lilith denied their assumption, commenting that the aura she felt wasn't ether but 'Spirit.'

The warlock seemed slightly taken aback by Lilith's words, leaving Camille and Megan confused, as they weren't familiar with the concept.

"There's only one type of mage that can control Spirit… A necromancer," Dante muttered.

"You mean… He controls the dead?" Camille asked.

"Controlling them is one of the most basic things a necromancer can do… Honestly, this is pretty bad," Dante continued, placing a hand on his chin.

"This explains where the ghoul came from… The one that the GTS found," he continued.

"Besides, he must have been quite powerful to make Lilith freak out like that, so we can assume he knows advanced necromancy…" The warlock kept muttering aloud.

Camille asked Dante to give Paige every single piece of information that he knew about necromancers, to which he agreed without hesitation.

Before leaving the room, the handler asked Lilith if she felt better, and the succubus could see a hint of guilt in her umbra, making her chuckle.

"How cute… I don't think anyone has ever treated me like this," Lilith replied, her tone a bit seductive.

Still, her words were true. Lilith was a powerful ruler of hell, so having other demons or people worry for her wasn't an occurrence.

However, even though Camille could be considered one of the weakest individuals in the Jade Dragons when it came to physical activities, her aura felt almost as imposing as Dante's, which Lilith loved.

"It doesn't matter to me if you are a queen… You are part of this family, so naturally, I'll get worried for you," Camille replied.

Lilith smiled, hinting at a bit of mischief. "I see… My suspicions of you were correct when I met you," she commented.

"What do you mean?" The handler inquired.

Nevertheless, Lilith didn't reply and stood up from the bed, stretching her muscles with a satisfied smile.

Later that day, the groups kept training their combat skills while Camille went to the briefing room to make a call.

After the Winter handler convoked a Stellar Reunion, the four leading mafia families in Novaria were preparing their representatives.

Stellar Reunions consisted of having the current handler of each family show up in person, accompanied by no more than two members of the mafia group they supported.

It was strictly forbidden to use these reunions as a way to ambush or assassinate their opponents, and breaking this rule could blacklist the culprits from interacting or doing any business with the others.

While Camille knew she wouldn't have any trouble with the GTS, she doubted the intention of the other two mafia groups.

It was clear that the Onyx Cartel wanted to start a conflict with the rest, but she hadn't heard about the Azure Rebels for a long time, so she decided to give them a call.

"Hey, Alex… It's been a long time," Camille said on the phone.

["Still alive and kickin', I see. To what do I owe the… Interesting call?"] The man replied.

"You heard about the Stellar Reunion?" she asked.

["Naturally…"]

"Good. How about we get a drink together before we attend?" Camille inquired. Her tone sounded friendly, but her gaze was sharpened with severity.

["I don't see why not. I've been curious about a few things, too…"] Alex replied.

After exchanging a few more words with the man, Camille hung up and was startled when she found Dante standing behind her.

"Apologies, I didn't mean to scare you," the warlock said, entering the office.

"No, it's fine. I'm just a little jumpy…" she replied.

"Was that the other handler?" Dante asked.

Camille nodded affirmatively, revealing she was speaking with Alexander Spring, the handler for the Azure Rebels.

She wanted to get a grasp on their stance with the cartel, so she invited Alex to get a drink as a means to gather information.

If Camille could make an alliance with them, then the cartel would be forced to stop their attacks, or they would have to deal with three mafia groups simultaneously.

"I'm afraid it might be too late to get them on our side, but I still need to meet up with him…" she explained.

The Stellar Reunion was one month away, giving them a bit of time to plan things out more thoroughly.

"Of course, my two companions that day will be you and Megan," Camille said.

The warlock didn't have a problem with that. In fact, he wanted to attend the meeting as he was curious to meet with the leaders of the cartel.