Eren was standing on the balcony of the Holy Palace, overlooking the vast expanse of the Holy City.
There was a cunning smile on his lips as he had come up with a method to take advantage of the absence of the main force of the Holy Church.
He silently gazed at the Holy Church in the distance which looked quite pleasing to the eyes, unlike before.
"Don't mess with the plan. Also, inform the ladies to play along as well. I don't want a misunderstanding," he whispered under his breath, his words reaching the ears of the clone which could only nod in response.
After finishing his instructions, Eren jumped off the balcony, his figure gliding through the air. In the absence of the Cardinals, even the weakest of spells was enough to hide his presence.
He made his way towards the Holy Church which was a forbidden place for non believers.
....
"Although it's a crazy plan, but so be it." The clone draped the royal robe over his shoulders.
As Felona was also keeping an eye on the Sea Dragon Empress, he could leave the room freely.
Moreover, Eren had already confirmed to him that she wasn't going to wake up or complete her evolution until the next morning.
The women that they had to be more careful about were the two Great Elders of the Demon Sect.
The clone really hoped that he could make them understand, for which he needed to make a lot of excuses. It was easier said than done since a lot of things had to be hidden from them.
Soon Eren's clone reached the training hall. The guards outside the training hall stepped aside. One of them opened the training hall doors for him.
"What?" Eren's clone didn't understand a single thing. How could their battle have anything to do with Eren? Just what was happening here?
"Sister Zia, I will give you another opportunity. Do you want to take your words back?" Xiu Ying said, holding her sharp sword firmly. Her eyes were brimming with heavy killing intent.
"In another corner of the training hall, there was Zia. There were small cuts on her clothes but her body was unharmed.
As an Alchemist, not only was her healing skills the best out of all the Great Elders but even her strength could rise sharply depending on the pills that she used.
It was said that Zia wasn't the strongest great elder but she was the hardest to deal with, with almost infinite energy.
"Sister Xiu, there is nothing for me to take back," Great Elder Zia answered, not showing even the slightest of fear even when facing Xiu Ying.
It was as if she was ready for whatever came her way. This time, she had made up her mind. She was going to take what she wanted.
"I believe I am in love with Eren as well. I know that he is with you, but so what? I felt the same level of affection in his eyes for me as well," Great Elder Zia told Xiu Ying without caring even the slightest about her killing intent that flared even more.
"What the..." In the distance, Eren's clone heard their words. As he understood what was happening, he couldn't help but facepalm himself.
For the first time, he felt glad that he wasn't real Eren but a single clone. There was no way he would've wanted to deal with these two crazy women.
"Also, in which era did a man as brilliant as him not have more than one woman? Don't tell me you want to monopolize him just because you met him first?"
Subconsciously, he even wanted to slowly sneak out of this place. If he didn't have to go through with Eren's plan with urgency, he would've surely snuck out of here.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do that. Moreover, the training hall also couldn't survive their battle for long. The roof and the walls had already started falling apart with barely any place left which could be called still intact.
He rubbed his forehead, sighing, "I'm not paid nearly enough for this."