RISE OF EROS

The three old demigods in Dunnas Castle, sensing the overflow of divinity in the Heavenly Palace, immediately went out to see what was happening. Obviously, the three of them couldn't go out and leave the family unprotected, so only one of them went towards Andrew's pleasure house.

It is obvious that the appearance of divinity in a city indicates the arrival of a demigod and although they had a good impression and relations with Andrew, they could not miss an event like this.

However, it was the two demigods who stayed in the castle who got the biggest surprise, because they went to look for Daphne, Diana, and Ariza, to tell them what had happened, they found them shining with divinity.

As happened to Candice at the time, these three women felt that this phenomenon had some connection with Andrew, but they did not know what it was. Certainly, they did not feel danger, as they could feel that they were benefiting, but they were still shocked.

The three of them were enjoying a casual conversation before going to sleep when this happened and when they saw themselves glowing they were surprised. Things got even more exciting when the two demigod protectors appeared and saw them in this strange state.

Since this phenomenon didn't take long, they couldn't ask before the glow disappeared and the three women returned to normal. Although dumbfounded, the two demigods quickly recovered and asked, "What's going on?"

The three women only realized the arrival of the two old men until now, but when asked, they did not know what to answer, since they themselves had no idea what had happened.

Daphne being the eldest and although she is no longer the queen, she still has the most authority over the royal family, instead of answering the elders, she looks at her daughter and granddaughter and asks, "Did you also feel the aura of Andrew?"

The two girls nodded, still a little dismayed, and the elders who saw them did not understand, they only knew that it was no coincidence that the outbreak of divinity appeared in Andrew's home and now the three women of the royal family also mentioned him.

After checking this, Daphne looked at the two elders and said, "Elders, we are really not clear about what happened, but we feel that it has something to do with Andrew."

"Do you feel any discomfort?" one of the elders asked, but the three girls denied and Ariza was the quickest to respond, "No, in fact, it felt warm, like I was rejuvenated."

Such a statement was quite substantial since Ariza is a young girl, so, it was strange for her to describe the feeling she had just experienced in that way.

It was for that same reason that the two elders looked at Daphne and Diana as if searching for a better explanation, but to their disappointment, they both said the same thing, and that dismayed them.

"I guess we'll have to wait for the older elder to return," one of them said, letting the three women understand that this event was not all that had occurred.

"Where did the senior elder go? Did something happen?" Daphne asked in succession, a little worried and the elders did not hide anything from them, "While you were suffering whatever you suffered, an outbreak of divinity was felt in the place of that young Andrew."

"Huh?" Diana and Ariza said, but Daphne was more decisive and asked, "Did any of Andrew's experts advance to demigod?" The elders shook their heads and replied, "We don't know. We will have to wait for the elder to return."

Andrew for his part, after breaking the third divine seal, immediately felt all the people he benefited and couldn't help but wrinkle his face knowing that Daphne, Diana, and Ariza had been included.

Even more so when he sensed that the old man who had evaluated him the first time he went to the castle, appeared in the sky, above the Heavenly Palace. He was in the middle of the action with his wives when he released the seal, so they hadn't done much, but now it seemed like they should call it quits.
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Not only because they had received large profits, but because Andrew had to attend to the old man and more importantly, Victoria had received the wife seal from him.

Now Victoria knew who Andrew was and what secret they were keeping from her. She had many questions, but before she could ask them, Andrew spoke, "Girls, explain things to Victoria, I need to attend to a guest."

All the girls were surprised because they couldn't understand, who was so important, for Andrew to stop what they were doing, especially now that Victoria had officially joined the harem.

Andrew, as if understanding their thoughts, explained to them, "Daphne, Diana, and Ariza, received benefits, so the ancient protector of the royal family is here." Upon hearing this, the girls were surprised, but Candice immediately asked, "Do you intend to add them to the harem?"

Andrew looked at her with dismay but quickly understood why she was asking. She must have remembered the time when this happened to her, the situation was similar, but here things are different.

"Girl, don't think crazy things. If I added them, the Dunnas kingdom would be left without a royal family. Their situation is different from yours," Andrew explained and quickly got dressed and left the room.

Since the room is next to the office, he quickly sat down on the sofas in the office and quietly said, "Elder, sorry for the delay, why don't you come in and talk?"

For such a powerful demigod, it is obvious that he can hear what is happening inside the Heavenly Palace since Andrew is not forbidding him. Andrew does not allow any of the conversations that occur in the rooms and offices of the Heavenly Palaces to be heard from the outside.

This measure is obvious since that is where delicate topics are discussed as well the intimacy, but at this moment Andrew allowed it since he needed the old man to listen and come in to talk.

Any other demigod would not come in to talk to him, because since he arrived, he had realized the strangeness of not being able to hear what was happening in various places in the Heavenly Palace.

One must understand that a place that can block a demigod is not normal, but this old man believed in Andrew's good character, so he was not afraid. His ability to judge people is what brought him to the heights he had reached, so, despite his strangeness, he trusted Andrew.

Seconds after Andrew invited him, the old man appeared in front of him. He had a smile on his face, but Andrew knew he wasn't smiling on the inside and the sharpness of his eyes showed it.

Letting out a sigh, Andrew asked, "Does the Elder want something to drink?", but the old man refused and taking a seat replied, "Boy, you know why I came, don't beat around the bush."

Andrew smiled bitterly when he heard him because he didn't know how to respond. It was obvious that he couldn't confess to him the fact that he is a god candidate, no matter how good the impression they had of each other, that wasn't safe.

Only the Amazons could have that privilege and that was because they had discovered it, otherwise Andrew would not have told them either. The old man could see that Andrew's expression told him that he would not tell him the truth.

Despite that, he remained silent to listen to what Andrew had to say. Andrew did not want to lie to the old man, because he had created a good relationship with the royal family of Dunnas and he did not want to damage that relationship, but he could not confess the truth either.

With this dilemma at hand, he took the best option he had. After a sigh of resignation, he began to say, "Elder, please understand that I cannot tell you what happened, since it is directly related to family secrets, and telling you would cause some problems."

The old man remained silent listening and Andrew continued his speech, "I can only tell you that there is no demigod here and that what happened does not represent any threat, to you or the kingdom."

The old man looked at Andrew carefully. He was evaluating his character and his words. The old man trusted his ability to understand people and at the moment he couldn't find any lies in Andrew's words.

Although he had not found any answer, knowing that there was no threat was already a gain, however, he could not leave with just that, so he asked, "Boy, who is your family that you can generate such a phenomenon?".

Andrew smiled at the question and replied, "Elder, I'm afraid I will disappoint you. I can't tell you that either." "Do you understand that you are putting us in a complex situation?" the old man asked again and Andrew limited himself to nodding slightly and with a heavy expression.

"Elder, I know it's hard to trust me after what happened, but believe me, I'm not a threat, in fact, it's a blessing in a way," Andrew said, and before the old man could ask anything else he added, "You won't get anything else from me, just trust me, like you did the first time you met me."

The situation then and now was very different, but the old man's intuition told him that he should let the matter go. Still, he asked, "Can we really trust you?", to which Andrew replied, "Always that you continue to treat me with the appreciation that you have done until now, I will only give you benefits."