RISE OF EROS

When Andrew was faced with the situation that he would have to get male courtesans instead of female courtesans, he could not help but fall into deep thought because it was not the same to evaluate a man as it was to evaluate a woman for this type of service, especially when he is a heterosexual man.

That was another major difference between this industry in the kingdom of Dunnas regarding the empire of Cannaris. Here most of the brothels and pleasure houses were for women and run by women, so it was not difficult for them to "Test" the men who worked for them.

For Andrew, however, it was a big challenge. He didn't know how to do it, the mere thought that he would have to see naked men to evaluate his body bothered him.

However, when he was having this problem, his trusty divine beast scolded him saying, "Master, you have been using your Eros eyes so much to check the intentions of others that you have forgotten their other benefits."

Fluffy's annoyed words confused him, as he did not understand what he meant and Fluffy noticing this, could not help but sigh and say, "Master, the eyes of Eros can show you certain statistics, such as, for example, sexual capabilities and beauty. That also applies to men."

Those words were like a bolt of lightning in his head. He had forgotten that his Eros eyes could evaluate a person's beauty and strengths, which was how he had found Aki's ability as an assassin.

Being objective, Andrew couldn't be blamed for not remembering that, since acquiring the system and his status as an Eros god candidate, he had never bothered to check men for their sexual abilities and attractiveness, as it would be rare for him.

However, now that Fluffy had mentioned it he remembered. Although he was still a bit against doing so, he had to admit that he preferred that to having to check naked men.

Having solved that problem, another appeared. While he could escape seeing the naked men to acquire his courtiers, the problem now lay in how to train them.

If it bothered him to even check them out with his Eros's eyes, teaching them how to act to seduce clients and satisfy them in bed was out of the question. He knew he had to find an experienced courtier to do that job.

But thinking about it, he knew it wouldn't be easy to find such a person and again Fluffy was the one who gave him a recommendation, a little exasperated, "Master, did you become stupid by losing your powers and getting them back?".

The new scolding from Fluffy confused him again and Fluffy almost mentally shouting at him said, "Master, by opening another Heavenly Palace, this one became a temple for you, so just teleport and bring your courtesans into the empire to train the men here."

Again, like a bolt of lightning Fluffy's proposal struck him. He even paused to think if he had really become stupid because he did not understand how he had not thought of that.

In fact, he could have one of his courtesans accompany him and help him choose male courtesans. Fluffy who could understand Andrew's thoughts sighed in relief to see that Andrew still had some brain cells left.

After that, Andrew met with Oliver, Aki, and Marie, to tell them about his plan, which was immediately approved. The most relieved with the idea was Aki, because as a wife, allowing Andrew to have more women in his harem was valid, but him looking at naked men, was out of the question.

She even went so far as to think that her sisters would urge her to stop him by all means, so, upon hearing Andrew's plan, she breathed a sigh of relief that her husband did not have strange thoughts.

Although not as open as in Andrew's previous world, there are homosexual and bisexual people here too, which is a little strange because as Fluffy had told him long ago, this world did not possess much sexual variety because it lacked a god Eros to bless and care for this world.

However, Fluffy had also told him that it was normal for some deviations to be created even though no Eros god is watching this world and these phenomena were one of these deviations.

Still, these were digressions and Andrew was a heterosexual man, so Aki's concerns were irrelevant. With that defined, Andrew asked Fluffy, "How can I teleport?"

"The master just has to think about doing it and naturally you will be able to. However, I recommend the master wait a while. Preferably a week and please have lots of sex" replied Fluffy.

"Why?" asked Andrew again confused and then Fluffy explained to him, the reasons for his request. It turns out that since Andrew had recently regained his divinity, he had not yet stabilized which could create problems when teleporting.

In addition, the best way for him to stabilize was to reinforce his domain, which as a candidate for the god Eros, is sex and eroticism. Understanding this, Andrew explained to Oliver, Marie, and Aki.

While it would be strange to be so free on this subject as to talk about it, Andrew no longer had any qualms about discussing these topics with those closest to him, and Oliver and Marie were the closest to him apart from his wives and Castor.

Aki was out of the question because as his wife, he didn't even have to consider being embarrassed about talking about sex with her. For their part, Oliver and Marie were also indifferent to touching these subjects because they were the guardians of the future god Eros, so sex was already commonplace for them.

This did not mean that they could talk about it openly in front of anyone. This was limited to the circle closest to him, which would be Oliver, Marie, Castor, his wives, and maybe some of his courtesans like Sonia and Nadila.

While Andrew and the others were finalizing details of their plans, at the Heavenly Palace of the Cannaris Empire an elegant carriage was parked at the entrance. Several guards guarded this carriage and the coat of arms of the Valoid marquisate was imprinted.

From the carriage got off Teresa in an elegant, but simple dress, without much jewelry on her body. If someone missed the coat of arms of the marquisate on the carriage, he would never think that she was a highborn noblewoman.

Although the employees of the Heavenly Palace were unfamiliar with Teresa, the crest was hard to ignore, so Victor quickly greeted her courteously, "Welcome to the Heavenly Palace. To what do we owe the visit of such a prestigious lady?"

"Thank you for the polite reception. I come to visit a friend, Candice," Teresa eloquently replied without putting on airs of grandeur, but her noble upbringing could be seen in all her actions and speech.

Victor dared not delay and led her to the office where Candice was conducting business by carrier pigeons. Soon there was a knock at the door which interrupted her and she asked, "Who?", and immediately Victor's voice was heard, "Miss Candice, Lady Teresa is visiting."

Candice was surprised to hear that Teresa was visiting because she could not believe that a noble lady like her would visit her in a place like the Heavenly Palace.

While it was true, that she had told her that if she wanted to meet her, she had to come, Candice honestly didn't think she would visit. That was just an outburst from her out of the anger of the moment because she knew that, if she was summoned to the Marquis' mansion, she must heed the call.

For this reason, Candice sensed that something big had happened and immediately allowed entry. Teresa entered the office with a smile on her face and nonchalantly greeted, "Hi Candice, long time no see".

However, the moment she saw Candice her eyes widened and her expression changed because it had been a little over two months and a small swollen belly could already be seen on Candice, not to mention she was wearing comfortable, baggy clothes.

"So this is why you were upset at Donald's comment," exclaimed Teresa discovering Candice's condition, who could only blush at her friend's exclamation.

Teresa quickly ran to Candice and grabbing her hands asked annoyed, "How dare you not say anything to me?". Teresa's claim, made Candice cringe because she could see that her friend was genuine and that, despite their seemingly estranged positions, she was still concerned about her as a friend.

After calming down a bit Candice responded still embarrassed, "Well, the conversations didn't end on good terms." Teresa knew her friend was just making an excuse, but she didn't pursue it.

They talked for a while about her pregnancy and miscellaneous topics It seemed that the rift that had been created earlier was gone and the two girls were chatting like old friends, as they always had.

"Well, enough about me. I know you wouldn't visit me if something important hadn't happened," Candice said changing the subject and then Teresa, putting on a serious expression said, "War will break out soon, so we need supplies."