RISE OF EROS

Andrew knew that Carolina's practice period would not be so short that she would master all four recipes in a few days. Not to mention that he would be spending a lot of money on materials, so he had to make arrangements.

The materials were not expensive, but his supplier was Johan and if he ordered a large quantity from him, he would suspect that he was increasing production, and if the products he sold him did not increase, it would cause problems for sure.

Andrew didn't want to break the small thread that held their peaceful relationship together yet, so he had to get the products from somewhere else and that couldn't be within the city, as Johan could easily find out.

On the other hand, with Carolina focused on her studies, she couldn't take care of her normal activities either, so he had to reorganize the staff, he quickly arrived at the office, where he found Aki and Helena eating cookies and drinking tea.

Aki, who had already gotten up, did not go in search of Andrew as she normally did, because she had been informed that he was with Carolina in the laboratory, and since the lab was deep in the building, she knew that his protection was unnecessary.

If a person managed to infiltrate the Heavenly Palace and reach the lab without Oliver noticing it, only meant that he was a powerful enemy and Aki wouldn't stand a chance against him, that's why she stayed in the office and waited for Andrew to return.

Seeing the two girls relaxed enjoying their drinks and snacks, Andrew smiled and approached them. After giving each of them a small kiss he said as he took a cookie and popped it into his mouth, "Aki, call Oliver, Marie, and Victor to the office, please."

Aki finished eating her cookie and left the office to find the three people Andrew had asked her to bring. After a few minutes, the four entered the office and after a greeting, Andrew began to explain the reason for the meeting.

"I am sorry to bring you together in this way, but we have to make some important changes, due to certain circumstances," Andrew paused and continued, "Carolina has embarked on a new profession and therefore will not be able to perform her usual duties, so Victor, I am sorry to burden you with so much work, but you will be the administrator as of today."

Andrew's words surprised not only Victor but everyone present. Even Aki was open-mouthed with surprise, but before they could ask questions Andrew spoke again, "Victor, I know it will be a lot of work, so I enable you to get an assistant. Just make sure it's a reliable person, Oliver must give his okay."

Although surprised, Victor nodded with determination because while it was true that his responsibility was now heavier, so was the trust Andrew was putting in him and that motivated him.

"Obviously your salary will go up, again, but we'll discuss that later. Are you ok with that?", Andrew said again and Victor replied, "No problem, I'm grateful to the young master for the trust you place in me."

Andrew smiled at Victor's comment and allowed him to leave. When Victor had left Andrew activated his eyes of Eros and watched Marie. Her aura of loyalty to him had strengthened and the lines of love for Oliver had grown immensely, so he made the second decision of the day.

"Oliver, Marie meets the conditions, so I would like to make her a guardian, do you have any objections to that?", asked Andrew seriously. Although Oliver's opinion was not necessary, Andrew did not consider him a subordinate but a friend and he was Marie's boyfriend, so it seemed right to him.

"Young master, if you feel it is appropriate and if she accepts it, I have no problem." Everyone in the office was confused by the conversation the two were having.

Aki and Helena knew about the wife seals but had no idea about the other seals, so they didn't understand what Andrew was saying and Marie was more lost than they were, as she didn't know that Andrew was a candidate for Eros god.

Noticing this, Andrew looked at Marie and said, "Marie, your loyalty to me has been commendable and so I am willing to tell you my biggest secret, but you must understand, after that, there is no turning back."

Although Marie did not understand what Andrew was saying, she could sense the seriousness in his voice. Something she had never heard before and that made her understand that the matter was not simple.

With doubts, Marie looked at Oliver who, understanding the girl's thoughts, smiled at her and nodded his head, as if telling her to accept. Marie blindly trusted Oliver, so she accepted.

Andrew approached Marie and placing his hand on the girl's shoulder granted her the guardian seal. Instantly, Marie's aura became more powerful, and a large amount of information emptied into her head.

Although it felt like an eternity to her, it had really only been a few seconds. When she assimilated all the information, Marie's mouth opened in surprise and her eyes were even wider.

Andrew understanding Marie's surprise, just smiled at her, and taking a few steps back he spoke again, "Now everyone present knows that I am a candidate for god Eros, what you don't know is the extent of my power and I would like to explain a little."

That comment made everyone present straighten up and adopt serious expressions. "First I will explain to you, the situation with Carolina. As a candidate for god Eros, I have the ability to offer special seals under different conditions. Carolina, Helena, and Aki possess the seal of wives, which makes them my soul mates, so they and I are one."

Andrew paused as he looked at Helena and Aki tenderly and then continued, "Oliver and Marie, possess the guardian seal, which as the name says you are my most trusted and loyal protectors."

Again Andrew paused and added, "Both seals have their peculiarities, but they share the fact that they strengthen through sex and eroticism. My wives benefit from me and I from them, while my guardians, from your efforts, since you two are a couple I don't have to explain that you will strengthen each other a lot."

Andrew's implied words made Marie blush, but Oliver remained stoic. "My wives getting stronger can develop special abilities and Carolina has gained one," Andrew's words surprised everyone, but before they could ask the myriad of questions they had, Andrew spoke again.

"The ability Carolina got is called Scholar and it allows her to understand the theory of everything and analyze many situations, but she still has to go through a learning process, that's why she's in the lab practicing alchemy."

"That's surprising," Oliver couldn't help but exclaim because he knew how difficult it would be to become an alchemist, but from what he had understood from Andrew, Carolina could accomplish it with relative ease, hence his surprise.

"It's certainly amazing, but it's not as easy as it sounds, it needs a lot of practice, so you'll spend a lot of materials and...," Andrew was saying when Oliver interrupted him, "Johan can't find out."

"Right, so I'm thinking of sending Dino out of town to get these materials clandestinely so as not to arouse suspicion," Andrew added and Oliver after some thought said, "That's a good idea. It would be better to get a dimensional bag for him, that way he could bring the materials himself and no one would know we got them."