Although the speed at which the President's wife started just now was incredibly fast, the Warm Fire Mage is ultimately not the fastest profession in this Flame Realm; the Crimson Knight is faster.

So in fact, more than one person present had the opportunity to step in and stop her, but everyone had their own concerns and felt it was inconvenient to take action.

Falk wanted to intervene, but the injuries he sustained while fighting the Female Assassin hadn't healed, so he couldn't stop the President's wife.

Barbara, on the other hand, looked like she was ready to take the blow willingly.

Andrew should have been the one least likely to intervene in preventing the President's wife from making a move, with even Leia, who was right beside Barbara, having a lower possibility.

But Andrew made it in time.

Beneath him, Andrew was actually stepping on an invisible Magic Artifact known as "Water Wing Divine Movement," which was as high as Tier Eight.

This was actually the most crucial trump card Andrew held when he arrived in Warm Fire City: if there was truly an unmanageable situation, he could do nothing but prioritize escape as the best strategy. To this end, Andrew specifically unlocked this Magic Artifact based on "Water Manipulation Technique" from the "Water God Mark."

"Actually, I didn't really like unlocking 'artifacts' before, preferring to unlock 'magic,'" Andrew thought.

"Most of the artifacts in the Water God Mark have limitations on usage time or frequency. This 'Water Wing Divine Movement' has a time limit, and the first artifact I unlocked, 'Water Needle,' also had restrictions."

Because of these limitations, I always felt before: the Fire Extinguishing Value earned through putting out fires shouldn't just be spent on consumables, it seemed too wasteful.

Until the battle with that Female Assassin three days ago.

That Female Assassin made Andrew realize a truth: The premise of discussing what is wasteful or not is that you can live well and continue to survive in this Flame Realm.

Therefore, sometimes it's necessary to unlock some powerful Magic Artifacts to protect yourself and ensure your growth and upgrades!

Even Ivan didn't know that when Andrew woke up and realized he was already in Warm Fire City, without much hesitation, he silently unlocked the Magic Artifact "Water Wing Body Movement" while chatting with Barbara, leaving himself a fallback for emergency situations.

This was originally the last resort for saving his own life.

Just now, when he saw the President's wife about to hit Barbara, Andrew activated the Magic Artifact without hesitation and chose to step forward.

"...Madam!" the crowd in the great hall shouted.

"Andrew!" Ivan, as Andrew's Soul Guard, his expression suddenly changed, even though he could sense almost everyone present was stronger than him, he could hardly resist wanting to take action on the spot.

Andrew, on the other hand, after taking a slap, transmitted his voice to calm Ivan down while signaling Barbara to stand behind him.

He touched his left cheek where he had just been slapped.

Andrew looked at the President's wife, who was only slightly shorter than himself.

"...Didn't you say 'problem child'?" Andrew stared into the President's wife's eyes and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't you use force when actually hitting?"

Indeed, she didn't use force.

At the moment when the President's wife started accelerating, she not only used her own Magic Power but also the power of the entire Magic Tower.

The speed was astonishing, and the momentum was shocking!

Yet, in fact, after Andrew blocked the slap for Barbara, which could be described as "jaw-dropping," aside from a clear palm print immediately appearing on his cheek and a subsequent burning pain, he didn't actually suffer any substantial harm!

"You...?" The President's wife seemed extremely surprised by the speed Andrew had burst forth just now.

After hearing Andrew's question, "why didn't you use force," she was stunned for a moment, then tightened her lips, and a storm of flame began to gather in her eyes: "What, did you, say?"

Andrew felt his breath catch.

But he didn't back down in the slightest.

Instead, he became even more assertive!

He even took a step forward and coldly said to the President's wife, "Yes, Barbara is your daughter, but there's one thing I'd like you to keep in mind from now on - she's not just your daughter; she's also my girl now!"

Andrew changed his earlier silent attitude since the initiation of the Round Table Meeting, where he had quietly observed without speaking lightly.

His voice rang out loud and clear, every word firm and resounding!

She is my girl now!

Earlier, Havier had seen Andrew and Barbara tightly holding hands after they both lost consciousness at the Shield of Flowing Fire, and after returning to Warm Fire City, he naturally informed the President's wife of what he had discovered.

In other words, the relationship between Andrew and Barbara was actually no longer a secret among the President's wife and the upper echelons of the Commerce Association present.

However, "everyone being tacitly aware" and "the parties involved directly stating it out loud" are, after all, two entirely different concepts.

For a moment, everyone present looked at Andrew, their expressions oddly: "Has the lady lost her senses, and now this kid is going crazy too?!"

Barbara couldn't help but pull Andrew: "You... just leave this matter alone."

She hadn't expected Andrew to jump out and take a slap for her, nor had she expected him to publicly announce their relationship.

After the initial shock, she was naturally very moved.

But after feeling moved, she just felt that Andrew's intervention would only make things more chaotic!

Including Barbara, everyone present did not think that continuing to confront the President's wife was a wise choice on Andrew's part.

In fact, it turned out that the President's wife indeed became angrier and screamed, "Who do you think you are? I'm disciplining my own daughter, and who do you think you are to dare stop me? Get out of my way!!"

At this point, whether it was the gold, the old medicine, the elegant middle-aged person on this side, or the six on Susan's side, they were all considering the same thing: "Should we go find the President, who is in seclusion, and ask him to come out? Otherwise, this situation seems to be getting out of control! Don't end up causing some major internal turmoil instead of achieving integration!"

Andrew, however, after taking a deep breath, seemed to have made some decision.

After meeting the lady, passing the review, witnessing the "Round Table Meeting" being initiated by the gold trigger, expecting an internal reshuffle but ending up with the President willingly relinquishing authority, the crucial thing is that after the President went through all this, the President's wife still refused to back down—

Andrew finally understood, realized: "It's not about my product at all. Nor is it about whether the President relinquishes authority or not, whether the Commerce Association has one dominant voice or two equally strong voices.

Everything, in fact, is... a problem from back then!"

Barbara's mother is still living in the past.

She hasn't been able to walk out of the shadow created by the death of the eldest young lady of the Commerce Association, but instead, she's sinking deeper and deeper into that mire.

"So actually, I've been too passive, too self-focused," Andrew thought, "I should take a more proactive approach to help resolve this fundamental issue! Instead of constantly thinking about avoiding suspicion and trouble by deliberately avoiding the past events.

I should have realized earlier that Barbara's mother's knot in her heart is not about me! It's about Barbara, her elder sister, and that accident from back then!

Only by truly resolving this issue is it possible to discuss cooperation.

To always want to avoid the fundamental issue and still want to negotiate cooperation? The person who truly hasn't taken responsibility is... me!"

Seeing the President's wife raise her hand again.

Andrew, on the contrary, calmed down, his eyes growing more determined: "It's time to end all this."

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