RISE OF EROS

Again, it was Andrew who was in control of his body. However, the instant he regained his body\'s mobility, he felt a great weakness. He almost fell but managed to stand because Fluffy had informed him that there was an observer nearby and he must not show weakness.

Oliver as if noticing Andrew\'s strange behavior approached him. Andrew told him in his ear what was happening with his body and supporting him urged the two girls to accompany him.

Then with Andrew leaning on his shoulder, he started to run. Aki and Marie seeing this and not quite understanding the situation, just followed them. After they had left, the elder Vilmon appeared with a serious expression.

His appearance seemed to bend the space, however, he did not show hostility. He wanted to defuse the situation. He wanted to avoid a conflict with Andrew and his companions, but he was too late.

Although that was his goal, he also had the thought of using the old man who attacked Andrew as a scapegoat to see if he could gain anything because if he wanted to stop him, he could have left the village earlier, but he decided to wait.

He never thought the battle would be so one-sided. He couldn\'t even catch the moment when Andrew moved and killed the other old man, that\'s why his look was serious.

He always believed that Andrew relied on some expert to protect him, he never thought that Andrew himself would be so dangerous. Letting out a sigh, he picked up the inert body of the old man who attacked Andrew and returned to Evergreen.

In seconds he arrived at the council, where the elders were gathered and as if throwing a lump of potatoes, he dropped the lifeless body of the old man Andrew had just killed, surprising everyone.

All the elders in the council were stunned, but before they could ask, Elder Vilmon said, "He weeded out his pride and attacked our benefactors."

The elders were still in shock, but Vilmon ignored them and continued, "Even I could not see how young Andrew killed him, by the time I was aware, he was already dead, so I advised you not to approach that boy and his close ones with evil intentions."

Elder Vilmon didn\'t even wait for the others to ask him anything and simply walked away. Elder Afilis as the other demigod of the village, would not be left in doubt, so he followed Elder Vilmon to ask the details.

That day, the elves understood that there was a level beyond the demigod and that Andrew was there. Although their conclusion was not wrong because gods did exist, Andrew was far from that qualification.

As Andrew and the others left the forest and entered a wide meadow, where they decided to spend the night. Andrew was very weak because giving his body to Fluffy produced consequences.

Just as I had told him, it took only 5 seconds for Fluffy to resolve the situation, but for that small period, Andrew would lose his divinity and system for a little over a month.

In short, at this moment, Andrew was no different than a normal citizen. He had no strength or power to beat a dog. He didn\'t keep that a secret, as Oliver and the others had to understand the situation.

First of all, knowing that they knew that Andrew was vulnerable and had to be protected. They also understood that their rate of travel would be affected because Andrew without divinity could not move at their pace, so he had to be carried by them.

And finally, the card he ended up using could not be used again, so they were more helpless. Oliver didn\'t take things lightly and immediately stepped up his vigilance.

While they were dealing with the consequences of these events, in the capital of the Cannaris empire, a meeting was taking place between the high nobles, Augustus and Arturios.

They had received the news of the attack on the elves and it had upset them greatly. Arturios, who had the closest relations with them, was the most upset and although he wanted to go and raze Tripia\'s kingdom to the ground, he managed to calm down.

He is a man of experience, so he would not be foolish enough to attack a country on his own without a plan. Although he was confident of surpassing the strength of the Tripia kingdom\'s best expert, he would not attack blindly.

While he was more powerful, he could still fall into a trap, so he preferred to inform Augustus about what happened and hold a strategy meeting. "You know the situation, I would like to hear your opinions," Augustus said earnestly.

The first to speak was Marquis Zelfit. He as Minister of Defense was the most appropriate to speak in this situation, "Your Majesty, this is a clear offense. We should stop hesitating and finish them off."

"How do you propose to do that? Keep in mind that a war against Tripia would cause instability and other countries might take their chances," Augustus said critically.

He too wanted to strike back, but he could not act on impulse. Unlike his counterpart in Tripia, Augustus was calculating. He would not jump into the void without knowing how deep it was.

Marquis Zelfit understanding this replied, "Let\'s use their plan against them." The Marquis\' words, caught everyone\'s attention, and seeing that everyone looked confused, Zelfit explained.

"Since they intended to bomb the elves, we can do the same. Let\'s drop some explosive devices on some of their cities." Everyone still looked confused, as they did not understand.

Then the prime minister, Marques Vermut spoke, "Marques Zelfit, smuggling that kind of artifacts into a city is not easy at all." At these words, everyone assisted, but the minister of defense smiled as he said, "In large and medium cities yes, but not in small cities."

"What would we gain by attacking a small city?" the prime minister asked again and Marquis Zelfit answered with another question, "Who said we attack just a city?".

As if a lightning bolt had struck them, everyone understood the implications of what Zelfit was hinting at. He did not want to bomb one small city, but several. Certainly, it would not cause much damage, since those kinds of cities are not very important in a war between two large countries, but if they chose their targets strategically, they could generate a lot of pressure.

Seeing that everyone had understood what he meant, Zelfit began to explain his plan. On the other hand, at the Heavenly Palace, things were not going very well. In the past few days, many had tried to sneak in with bad intentions, but with the three pregnant girls, they were able to deal with the intruders easily.

Since they had control over the Heavenly Palace, thanks to their pregnancy, they just expelled unwanted visitors, but that was not the main problem. As relations became strained and the war drew nearer, business began to decline.

Currently, customers were few and far between and profits were not enough to cover expenses, even so, the Heavenly Palace did not close its doors. Thanks to the fact that Candice\'s food business had grown, she was able to keep up with the costs of the business, but they still expected Andrew to set up the branch quickly.

They had also received a visit from Dayana, intending to buy more video artifacts, but since Andrew was not present, that deal had fallen through.

Dayana did not take Andrew\'s advice and had her experts experiment with the artifact, rendering it unusable, so she decided to buy more, but Andrew\'s absence surprised her.

Although she did not want to antagonize them, seeing the opportunity she sent some spies to infiltrate, but got another surprise when her spies were identified and taken out of the Heavenly Palace.

This convinced her that there was a powerful expert in place, but it was all a misunderstanding, it was just that Andrew\'s wives had total control over the establishment and discovered the suspicious actions.

However, their misunderstanding helped her not to send more people to infiltrate, making everyone in the Heavenly Palace more relaxed. On the other hand, Castor and Vala had become abnormally close, to the point that their usual excuse that they were training together was discovered by everyone.

At first, it was true that the two of them got together to train, but little by little they grew closer and were now definitely a couple. Since they had not made it public, everyone at the Heavenly Palace played dumb and said nothing.

However, one night Candice met with her subordinate and made her spill the beans. "Vala, be honest, are Castor and you a couple?", the direct question from her boss surprised Vala, but she didn\'t deny it, just blushed and slightly assisted.

Although Candice already knew it, when she got Vala\'s confirmation, she could only sigh because she never thought that after her, her subordinate would also fall prey to a man and although she was happy for her, she was also worried because she knew that Castor was the bearer of Andrew\'s guardian seal and in the future, that relationship could have complications.