RISE OF EROS

Although Andrew had said these words casually, Ariza did not take them very casually. In this world, this was a golden teaching, even though it borders on common knowledge.

Daphne and Diana were also serious when listening to Andrew. Not only because he gave Ariza a piece of valuable advice, but because they understood that this was Andrew's philosophy and it was something to take into account.

They had formed a friendly relationship with Andrew, but that didn't mean they weren't careful with him. They knew that Andrew was anything but a normal character and as leaders of the country, they could not be so folkloric with these characters.

Although they operate under the idea of ​​friendship, they are always careful when dealing with him and now that they have heard his philosophy they are secretly glad that they have not gone down the wrong path in their relationship with Andrew.

It's not that they were afraid of Andrew, because a country doesn't fear individuals unless they are total monsters and Andrew doesn't qualify as such, at least not in their thoughts, but it's still better to be on good terms.

After those conversations, the meeting ended, so Andrew and Victoria were about to leave when Ariza stopped them. The Princess of Dunnas had become very close to Andrew and his wives, at least Candice, Victoria, and Carolina, who are the ones who usually accompany him when he comes to the castle.

The little princess has become part of the family since both Andrew and his wives treat her like a little sister and she treats them like her brother and her older sisters.

Furthermore, the princess is a fairly energetic and sociable girl, who is easy to talk to, or at least for them, it has been that way. Little do they know that Ariza is only like that with them because Victoria has joined them.

Victoria is like an aunt to Ariza and they have a very loving relationship, that's why when Victoria got engaged to Andrew, the princess put them in her good books, because for everyone else, Ariza is a worthy member of the royal family.

The above means that she is serious and cold in relationships. She is very diplomatic and difficult to approach, as she understands very well that, as a future queen, many would try to gain her favor now that she is young and innocent, so she could not be frugal.

Seeing the princess stopping them, Victoria and Andrew became confused, because they did not understand the reason why the princess was looking for them. It wasn't time for her massage and everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, but Andrew and Victoria still listened to her kindly.

"What's wrong?" Victoria asked and Ariza, a little embarrassed, began to play with the edge of her dress, as if not wanting to say what she wanted to say. Seeing the girl like this, Andrew raised his eyebrow in confusion and Victoria just smiled at how cute she seemed.

After a few seconds of silence, Victoria couldn't take it anymore and scolded her, "Speak brat, what do you want?" If anyone else spoke to her like that it was a straight ticket to the guillotine, but Victoria is special.

Upon hearing Victoria's reprimand, Ariza gritted her teeth and began to say what she wanted, "Brother, is the book already finished?" Victoria and Andrew widened their eyes in surprise at the question.

Victoria was more confused than surprised because she didn't understand what book she was referring to, but Andrew immediately knew what she meant and he couldn't help but laugh.

Some weeks ago, Andrew had given the book written by Kalifa to Ariza after the weekly massage session. Andrew planned to open a bookstore in the mall and that's why he had asked Kalifa to write as much as she could.

Obviously, he didn't push her too hard, since the elf girl tended to overexert herself and Andrew had to make sure the girl slept and ate properly.

Fortunately, Kalifa had taken control of her imagination and had finished several books. Not only had she done a side story with the characters from her first book, but she had written 4 additional books, well 3 and a half.

The Little Elf is a prolific author because in a few months, she had written almost 6 books and although they are not very extensive, you have to understand that in this world books are written by hand, so it is not a small amount.

Her 6 books include 2 romantic novels, 2 purely erotic novels, a fantasy novel, and, surprisingly, a scientific novel. The latter was the one that took the most time for her to write and was quite interesting.

It was not so advanced as to be considered science fiction, but for this world that is backward in technology, it is no different from that genre. The difference was that, instead of focusing science on technology, she focused on magical artifacts, to be more exact, living puppets.

That is a concept that does not exist in this world and she had the idea out of nowhere. Certainly, she had many conversations and ideas with Andrew, but her creation cannot be taken away from her.

For Andrew this is the best novel she has written and, in fact, it was the one he had allowed the princess to read. The problem was that when he gave it to her this novel was still incomplete.

Although it is not correct to show unfinished works, Andrew wants a second opinion and the princess is perfect since she is young and educated. Not that his wives weren't, but they loved everything Kalifa wrote and he needed a more objective review.

The problem was that the princess liked this novel so much that she sent him many letters asking him about the novel every day and Andrew always had to tell her that it was not finished yet.

It wasn't that he didn't want to give it to her, it was just that it really wasn't finished. According to what Andrew had discussed with Kalifa, this novel was barely halfway done and was projected to be a saga of novels.

Kalifa had created a wonderful world and a plot that Andrew even thought would be a bestseller on Earth, so he didn't rush Kalifa to write it in order not to have the girl damage the story.

Andrew had to smile bitterly and say, "Ariza, I already told you it would be a while before it was ready. When it is finished I will look for you, stop asking."

Ariza hung her head, pouting tenderly, annoyed that she couldn't read the story she had loved so much. Andrew, seeing how the princess was grumbling, smiled and took out 2 books from his dimensional bag, handed them to her while saying, "These are different, but is the same author. See if you like them."

Ariza smiled happily when she saw the two books and quickly took them. Although they were not the ones she was looking for, since they were from the same author she had a certain expectation, so after thanking them happily she ran off to her room, leaving Victoria dumbfounded by her behavior and Andrew shaking his head.
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Once the princess was gone, Victoria looked at Andrew and asked, "What are those?" Victoria had recently arrived and while she knew there was an elf in Dunnas Palace, she didn't know much about her.

In other words, she was unaware that Kalifa is a writer and that she had several novels under her belt. When Andrew heard Victoria's question he wrinkled his eyebrows, because he didn't seem to understand the question, but after a few seconds of thinking about it he understood.

"Don't you know about Kalifa?" he asked in surprise, to which Victoria shook her head. Even more confused, Andrew continued to ask, "Kalifa the elf, do you really know nothing about her?"

"Well, I know there is an elf at home, but I never asked about her. What does it have to do with it?" Victoria continued confused and Andrew sighed and explained, "Kalifa is a very good writer, you should read her novels, your sisters love her books."

"Eh?" Victoria asked, even more confused, and Andrew, laughing, answered, "She is a girl I met by chance and since she had a lot of talent for writing, I made her a writer. She has 5 novels written and published, she is very popular in Cannaris."

Andrew had continued his partnership with Patricia and her friends, so all of Kalifa's novels had been given to them for sale and the profits were not small, as Kalifa's novels were very popular.

Before Victoria could ask anything else Andrew continued saying, "Last time I came, I let the princess read the latest novel Kalifa is writing and she really liked it and now she keeps bothering me asking if it's finished."

"Is it that good?" Victoria asked, surprised. She is a noble and she knows Ariza very well, so she knows that not just anything will attract the attention of a royal lady like her, so she was genuinely surprised that a novel was so appealing.

"Sure, when we get back I'll let you read so you can give me your opinion," Andrew said as he resumed his walk. They then left the castle and returned to Dunnas Palace.

What they didn't know was that in the Cannaris empire, an important meeting was taking place in the imperial castle. The emperor and his ministers were not as stupid as they seemed and after thinking things through they realized their problem with the shopping center project.

Now they knew that without star items their company would fail and since they intended to do it at a national level the losses would be enormous, so they met to discuss the issue.