Modern World Warlock

On a beautiful morning in the city of Novis, Megan and Dante were waiting at a private airport for the members of the K-pop band to arrive.

Both of them were dressed in their finest black suits. Underneath the blazer, they wore a black buttoned shirt and a vibrant jade-green tie—Completing their ensemble with polarized sunglasses.

"Hmm, I should have practiced my Korean…" Megan commented as they kept waiting.

"Didn't Camille say that half of the band members speak English as well?" Dante wondered.

"Yeah, I guess so—Communication is important, so if I need to say anything complicated, I'll just leave it to you…" she said.

Megan knew that Dante was able to speak any language since he had the "Demon Tongue," which he had gotten from a contract with a demon a long time ago, so she knew she could at least count on him to express her words if needed.

After the band arrived, Megan and Dante stood up to greet them and saw a woman with disheveled hair running toward them.

*Huff, puff* "Are you the JADE security?" The woman asked the pair.

"Yes, we are here to escort the band during their tour," Megan replied.

'What's up with this lady?' Dante thought, seeing that the woman looked extremely tired.

She introduced herself as Nicole Slalon, and she was the JADE manager who was put in charge of managing the band by Camille.

She wore a gray suit with a pink shirt underneath, and her crooked glasses bounced on her nose whenever she moved.

As Nicole inspected the bodies of the two security closer, she nodded with acceptance. "You guys will do," she said.

When Nicole introduced them to the band members, Megan and Dante greeted them politely and introduced themselves, prompting one of the idols to notice Dante's excellent Korean.

'So, that's Kim Mi-Yun…' Dante thought, detailing the leader of the band.

The warlock understood why the woman had so many admirers, as she extruded an air of elegance and beauty that was hard to come by. She was kind to all of her fans and brightly smiled when greeting the pair.

The band used the private airport since the public one would have been blocked by all of the fans coming to see them, and when they boarded the SUVs, they were taken to Camille's tower.

The idols were only meant to stay there until their concerts in Novis were over, knowing that Camille's skyscraper was one of the safest places in the city.

As the group was guided to their rooms, Camille greeted them and met with the manager, Nicole, in her office.

'Hmm, this has been pretty easy…' Dante thought, wondering if the women were actually in danger.

The warlock expected someone to appear as soon as the idols came out of the plane, but everything had been peaceful after they arrived.

Megan, noticing Dante's boredom, explained that it would be rare for someone to try anything weird in their territory.

"Once we are out of Novis, the real work begins…" Megan muttered.

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While the idols were getting comfortable in their rooms, Camille met with Nicole to give her a summary of the events that had happened.

Nicole was a member of the Epsilon Team and was given the manager position at the JADE talent agency by Camille.

While the woman technically worked for the mafia, her position was completely legit, as she was responsible for a lot of the growth in the band's popularity.

"You wanna discuss about those two securities you sent? Is that really enough?" Nicole asked with a casual tone.

"Huh? No, don't worry about them—I wanted to talk about a new project…" Camille replied.

Nicole was a little taken aback at the fact that Camille had ignored her question, but she couldn't contain her curiosity about the new project.

The handler wanted to use the modeling side of her agency to create a new line of perfume and clothing, using Lilith and the succubi as the main models.

"Wait, wait… If all you need is models, we have a dozen working for us," Nicole commented.

However, Camille explained that it wasn't about the models but the people who were hiring them.

Camille's plan was to turn Lilith and the succubi into popular models. That way, they would get invited by the corrupted CEOs of other companies and easily take them down.

"Seriously… You are going to put these beautiful young women in danger like that?" Nicole asked, seeing a picture of Lilith.

Camille chuckled. "Leave it to them… They are not as young and innocent as they seem," she said.

While Nicole wasn't aware of all the details that had happened with the Blood Dragons, the woman knew that it had to do with supernatural beings. Still, she didn't care about those things, as the woman was a self-proclaimed workaholic.

"I mean, if you say so, I trust you…" Nicole said.

"But you already have your plate full with 'Smile,' so I wanted to ask you to suggest a good member to manage the models," Camille continued.

Nicole answered that she had a few different people in mind, making Camille smile with satisfaction.

After Nicole left the office, Camille patted Cerberus on the head as she delved into her thoughts.

'I suppose it's time to bring the Midnight Bar back…' she thought, smirking with a bit of mischief.

"What do you think, Cerb? Should I ask Sophia and Victoria to take care of it?" The handler asked the dog, who was peacefully resting on her legs.

"Hmm, maybe I should ask Zac to join them, too," she continued.

Cerberus happily wagged his tail and sat up, still on the handler's legs, looking up at her with an expectant gaze.

*Woof!* he barked.

"Arrghh, so cute!" Camille exclaimed, hugging the puppy tight in her arms.

When the woman regained her composure, she placed Cerberus on the floor and began working on her computer with a mischievous smile.

'Heh, I've gotten better at multi-tasking…' she thought.