RISE OF EROS

Aside from Aki and Zany who are a bit of a musclehead, they had already understood this before Andrew's question was asked. In fact, Andrew had already thought about it, which was why he proposed this to the emperor and the others.

He had only asked the question so that there would be no doubt among his confidants, but he was being too condescending. All of his companions except for his two muscle-headed wives, could understand this immediately.

With that defined, the meeting ended and everyone returned to their activities. Andrew and his wives before really wanted to go crazy in the room, but with the emperor's summons and so on, they had already lost the desire.

Plus, their kids were there, so they decided to have a quiet night and even decided to sleep with their kids that night. Fortunately, the room where Andrew and his wives slept was thoroughly cleaned every day, because with everything they do there every night, they couldn't let their children touch that bed.

Even though they decided to do this, they didn't go to sleep right away. It was still early and the Cannaris Palace had only recently opened its doors for business, so they waited a while before going to sleep.

However, it seemed that this day he had no intention of letting them rest, because shortly after the meeting ended and Andrew along with his wives and children were talking happily, a visitor arrived at the Palace of Cannaris looking for him.

Victor, who is in charge of managing the place, received the guest personally since she was not just any person. After greeting the guest, he invited her to come in and wait for him to notify Andrew of her arrival.

Andrew and his wives were playing with their children when a knock on the door interrupted them. After the soft knock, Victor's voice was heard, "Mr. Andrew, Mrs. Dayana is visiting."

Listening to Victor, Andrew searched his memory and quickly found Dayana's name. The owner of the Nine Heavens Pleasure House who had previously purchased several reproduction artifacts to implement a dance hall, but she really just wanted to discover the secrets of the artifact.

It had been a long time since he last met this woman and honestly, he do not trust this woman much, however, he could not reject her, since she is one of the 5 supreme powers of the central zone of the red district.

It was better to stay in her good books, rather than make a new enemy, so Andrew told Victor that he would see her. With that answer, Victor went to look for Dayana, while his wives returned to the room with the children.

Shortly after, Víctor returned accompanied by Dayana and two experts. Normally, Oliver or Castor would be present, but Castor was not there, and Andrew didn't call Oliver because within this place he was unnecessary.

Even so, Oliver found out about Dayana's visit and although he did not enter the room, he was aware of what was happening. Despite Andrew not liking this woman, he still received her cordially.

Dayana arrived with a friendly expression and after some cordial greetings, she sat face to face with Andrew. Her bodyguard stood silently behind Dayana and watched everything calmly.

They were the same ones who had come last time and unlike the previous time, they didn't have the same aura of arrogance, but they weren't scared either. "So, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit, Mrs. Dayana?" Andrew asked, not wanting to extend this meeting.

Dayana seemed to be able to understand that Andrew did not like seeing her, but she still did not comment on it and simply expressed the reason for her visit, "Mr. Andrew, it is difficult to reach you. I have been trying to contact you about purchasing new players."

Hearing her, Andrew let out an internal sigh, because he sensed that this was her goal. He knew this woman's intentions, that's why he didn't want to receive her and he knew that it was a non-profitable business.

It was true that he could make a lot of money selling these artifacts and he was sure that no one would ever crack its secrets, but these could only be obtained by spending system points, something Andrew did not want to do.

Not wanting to continue with this, Andrew was decisive, "I'm sorry Mrs. Dayana. I understand what you want, but it is impossible for me to offer you more players." Hearing this, Dayana wrinkled her eyebrows, because she was not stupid.

She could tell that Andrew was just giving her an excuse not to sell her more players and not wanting to give up she asked, "Why?", to which Andrew responded, "Because I don't have anymore."

Dayana didn't believe him so she continued to press, "Mr. Andrew, do you have any disagreement with the price? That can be negotiated," but Andrew remained firm, "Mrs. Dayana, that's not it. I really don't have any more."

As he said these words, Andrew could sense a feeling of discomfort on Dayana's part. Even anger, which Andrew regretted, because he knew that his refusal had not been taken well.

"I see. Since Mr. Andrew doesn't have more, nothing can be done, but could Mr. Andrew tell me where I can get more?", to which Andrew wrinkled his face because this insistence was beginning to bother him.

Like the Emperor, this woman seemed to be under the impression that Andrew was inferior to her, which in some ways is true, but Andrew was already getting tired of others looking down on him.

"I don't know," Andrew replied curtly, which surprised Dayana because she could see that Andrew didn't give her any respect, and that confused her. Dayana was under the impression that Andrew would not oppose her, since he did not have her strength, but seeing his attitude, she had to reevaluate her plans.

Silence filled the office and a strange tension could be felt in the air. Dayana's bodyguards were alert as they sensed the atmosphere, but they made no movement.

Dayana was not unreasonable either because she knew that she was in Andrew's territory and it was unwise to make a move, so she stood up and with a strange tone she said as she left, "I see, then I'll leave."

Andrew narrowed his eyes at Dayana's attitude as she left, but he didn't say anything and let her go. Shortly after she left, Oliver walked into the office and immediately said, "I see the negotiations didn't go well."

Lightly nodding Andrew began to say, "Keep an eye on that woman, I feel like she will give us trouble." Hearing Andrew's command, Oliver let out a sigh and said, "You know that will be difficult, right?"

Andrew understood that, but he had already abandoned the idea of remaining submissive to others. If he could stand up to the emperor, the ministers, and the guardians of the empire, why did this woman have to scare him?

"Oliver, I've always tried to keep a simple attitude, so as not to make enemies, but it seems like I'm just showing weakness. I think it's time to let everyone know that I'm not someone to play with," Andrew said, somewhat annoyed.

Listening to him, Oliver understood what Andrew wanted and although he somewhat agreed, he was also worried. Andrew with the power of Fluffy was invincible in this world, but this power had consequences and at the moment it was not a solution to their problems.

Despite these thoughts, Oliver said nothing and simply accepted Andrew's command and left to organize Shadow's agents to keep an eye on Dayana.

Now that Andrew was the only one in the office, he began to think, "The emperor will grant me a building and tax exemption in Calci. Castor knows that city best, I will send him to establish a Heavenly Palace there."

Although Castor is a guardian and it is better for him to be at Andrew's side, now he has an urge to expand and although at first he only thought about settling in the capitals of the countries, Calci was not a bad option.

"Castor, you need to make Sansa fall in love quickly, because I need you," Andrew murmured, and leaving those thoughts aside, he entered the room where his wives and children were. The girls had heard everything, because this room had a peculiarity where it could drown out any noise inside it, but the outside was perfectly audible.

"You know you've made a new enemy, right?" Candice said immediately and Andrew, smiling wryly, responded, "I'm tired of being a good guy, I have to start showing my strength or they'll think they can bully us whenever they want."

Even though she and the other girls understood what Andrew wanted to do, they kept worrying that things would get complicated. Meanwhile, in Dayana's carriage, she and her two bodyguards were discussing their next move.

"What do you want to do?" asked one of the two experts and after being silent for a few seconds Dayana said, "In that place, that boy has a lot of power, but outside he is just a small fry."

"That's true, but even so, it will be difficult to take him by surprise," the other expert said, but Dayana replied, "We don't need to target him." The two experts wrinkled their eyebrows, as they did not understand.

Dayana, noticing this, explained, "Doing something to him or his wives will be difficult, but not all of his people are protected. Small employees have no value, but his manager lives outside and his wife's subordinates also often go out to control their other businesses, we will target them."

The experts were surprised because although her reasoning was true, it did not change the fact that they would be at war. They had always remained neutral, but now things seemed like they would change and they didn't know if it was a good or bad thing.