RISE OF EROS

With everything set and just waiting for the days of recovery of his divinity and system to pass before starting the trip, Andrew dedicated all his time to spending with his wives and children.

Since the trip would be long and he did not know how much time would pass before he saw them again, Andrew focused on the wives who would not travel with him, as well as spending time with his children.

Unlike previous trips, his children were already a little more aware of what was happening around them, this trip would be much more demanding than the previous ones.

The children were already a little over 2 years old and were very intelligent and although they did not understand all the details, they did know that their father had to leave for a while and that depressed them.

Childhood is the most important stage in a person's life, especially the presence of the parents in it, so Andrew felt bad about having to leave the children for several months alone with their mothers.

In fact, Matias was the one who would suffer the most, as not only would his father be absent, but his mother, Aki would be as well. It is true that all the children considered all of Andrew's wives to be their mothers, but it does not change the fact that they were more attached to their biological mothers.

Because of this, Andrew made an effort to play with him especially. In a way, they understood that their parents' trip was important, but they were still children, so they still felt alone.

Andrew knew that there was no way to really make up for this absence, no matter how much time he spent with them these days, but knowing what the future held for them, there was no option.

It was better for the children to feel alone for a few months while he traveled and try to make up for it later than to stop and not progress when they knew the threat was looming over them. Read new chapters at empire

Andrew went out every day this week to walk with his children and wives. The businesses that occupied them at the moment were only those of the shopping center for the common people, but due to the situation of the country, it stopped, so they were unoccupied.

The other businesses could be handled by the employees and administrative guardians like Gaston and Canna, so they did not have to worry about anything happening, while they enjoyed their outings every day.

The country may have been somewhat disorganized due to the battle that had just occurred, but the situation was not chaotic. In fact, everything in the capital city of Dunnas functioned with apparent normality.

The children, knowing that their father would leave in a few days, took advantage of the opportunity to spend as much time as they could with him. They also took advantage of this fact to ask for food, toys, and to be spoiled as much as they wanted.

Andrew is the parents' bawd, as it was the women who were strict with their children, but since they knew that Andrew would leave them, Andrew's wives allowed him to spoil them as much as he could before leaving.

The children were happy and spent almost the whole day with Andrew. They practically only separated when they went to sleep when Andrew took the opportunity to fill his wives with love in the bedroom.

Zany and Victoria were the only ones who did not have children, but Andrew did not propose to have them, because at this time it was not convenient. With Victoria things were special, since, being a noble, she could not have a child before marriage, even if they were already engaged and even had the seal of a wife.

That would be frowned upon by society and although it was a headache to have all these rules, Andrew accepted them, because he did not want his wife to have a bad reputation, that was something that bothered him even more.

Andrew had no problem with people speaking ill of him, but of his wives and children, nothing could be said or blood would flow. In addition, with his performance in the battle against the Vilotti family, his strength was known to everyone and no one dared to offend him.

Especially when the royal family and the founding families supported him. Furthermore, with the Caltu family now being a marquisate, their support in the country was by no means small.

In fact, Andrew could be said to be the most powerful non-noble in Dunnas, and it was not just strength, but connections and backing. Zany's case was simpler, as she would be traveling with Andrew, she could not get pregnant at the moment, as it would interfere with the plans.

While it was an option to impregnate her and not have her travel, leaving the place even more protected, since, if that was the case, she would gain control over the Heavenly Palace like the others did a while ago, she herself was not willing.

Andrew also had to inform the Caltu family of his departure, as he would be leaving his fiancée alone for a while shortly after getting engaged, so it was something that had to be handled carefully.

If shortly after the engagement, Andrew was absent and others saw Victoria alone, they would start to have ideas and he could not allow that, so he went to inform them so that gossip would not arise.

Clarissa, who is the one who maintains the direction of the Caltu family while her daughter, Lili, adapts to her position, does not oppose it, in fact, she encourages him, because the more powerful Andrew is, the more benefits they would gain.

In addition, they could take advantage of his absence, so that Victoria would spend more time helping her train Lili, which was killing two birds with one stone. In this way, the days went by and the day of departure arrived.

Unlike other times, Andrew did not go out hidden, avoiding people finding out that he was traveling. On the contrary, he left in his carriage in the company of Zany, Aki, and Oliver with total tranquility.

It seemed as if he were announcing that he would leave for a while, which generated different reactions. Some didn't pay much attention to it, as there were others who believed that it was their chance to make unethical moves.

Just as Andrew had thought, some who were unresigned, believed that they could take advantage of his absence to court Victoria and steal his fiancée, what they didn't know was that she was already technically his wife and that would be impossible.

In addition, both the Caltu family and the royal family were vigilant of these opportunists. They would not allow unfounded gossip to be created about Victoria and Andrew.

First, because Victoria was their family member and a very dear one, and second, because this would make them look good in Andrew's eyes and they wanted to be in his good books, due to the benefits it could bring them.

However, there were some bolder ones who actually wanted to get close to him and sent people to follow him with the intention of establishing connections. Andrew didn't mind making friends, but he knew that they were not trustworthy people.

His Eros eyes were too powerful and could see through the intentions of these people, so he immediately knew that they were not people he wanted to associate with.

Having allies based on mutual gain was not a problem. Andrew could tolerate an ambitious ally, as long as they did not seek to harm him, but those who approached him at the beginning of his journey were the opposite.

They came with the intention of creating problems for him by pretending to be friendly. They were wolves in sheep's clothing. Andrew had to admit that they hid their intentions very well, but their eyes were the eyes of a god and although not fully developed, it was impossible to fool him.

Shortly after he had started his journey, many approached him to propose associations, which would apparently help him, but upon seeing their intentions Andrew politely rejected them.

Although he was not afraid of them, it was not necessary to create enemies over small things. Unfortunately, there are always people who have their eyes on their heads and do not accept rejection in the right way.

After a day of traveling, they had gotten far enough away from the city and when night came, Andrew and his companions camped. However, since they had attended to many who approached, they had not made much progress.

Since they were all rejected, the meetings were not long, but with so many, they lost time. When they were preparing the food in front of the campfire and talking about trivial matters, Oliver suddenly became alert.

Although his expression changed, he did not make any big movements, as if trying to hide what he had noticed. Andrew and the others knew him too well not to notice his change in attitude, however subtle it was.

They immediately understood that something was happening, although they still did not know what it was. They continued doing their things normally as if they were ignorant, but they were alert.

Minutes later Andrew and Zany realized that they had been surrounded and a little later, Aki also sensed those who were approaching. They were still far away, but with their power levels, it was not difficult to sense them.

What surprised them was that there were no experts among those who were sneaking up on them and it made them curious. "Don't they know that everyone here is an expert?" Andrew wondered internally when he realized this.

However, Oliver was different from them. Being the most powerful and the one who could grasp the situation most clearly, he approached pretending to hand them dinner and said in a low voice, "Don't let your guard down, there are some hidden experts."

Andrew and his two wives were surprised to hear his statement, as they could not sense these experts mentioned by Oliver and that only meant that they were more powerful than them or that they had some way to bypass the surveillance of experts at their level.

Whatever the reason, it was worrying and Andrew was ready to sacrifice his divinity and system again, to give his body to Fluffy if necessary. Still, he was relatively calm, because if Oliver could identify them, it showed that at least they weren't so powerful as to elude Oliver and that gave them some peace of mind.