Chapter 1043 - A Secret Confrontation (2/2)

“Well, this was what happened.”

Erin didn’t mind the self-centered tone in Ion’s voice. Instead, she reached into her pocket for an envelope.

“I’m representing His Majesty Rhode of the Void Territory to hand this envelope to you, Big Brother.”

“…”

Ion didn’t respond to her. His right hand moved a little and along with his movement, the envelope suddenly left the princess’s hand, drifting forward as though with self-awareness, and landed in his hand gently. Then, the envelope opened on its own and a white, spotless letter slipped out and unfolded in his hand.

Erin stood quietly on the spot, but couldn’t help size up her big brother in uncertainty. Of course, she knew what Rhode wrote in the letter and what worried her was whether Ion would accept Rhode’s request to stop attacking and even withdraw his troops. It seemed almost impossible to Erin. Even though Rhode was also a Creator Dragon, why would Ion attack the Country of Light if he regarded the Creator Dragons highly?

“Hmph!”

Ion finished reading the letter quickly and let out a grunt. Then, the letter in his hand burned up in a ball of green flames and turned into ashes. Upon hearing his grunt, Erin knitted her brows. Based on her understanding of him, perhaps this situation was far from easy.

“Got it. You can step down now, Erin.”

“Big Brother?”

Erin puckered her brows, but eventually asked with a smile.

“Please pardon my rudeness, but please leave it to me if you have a response, Big Brother.”

“…”

Upon hearing her answer, Ion turned around slightly and shot a grim look at the young lady.

“You should be aware of your identity, Erin.”

“Yes, Big Brother, but it is different now, alright?”

Erin chuckled, crossing her arms and spoke.

“Just like you said, I shouldn’t intervene with these matters. But it’s a pity that… His Majesty Rhode has specially appointed me as the liaison representative between the Void Territory and Country of Darkness. He has given me full authority to take charge of diplomatic matters between both countries… Do you understand what I mean, Big Brother?”

Ion’s expression turned grim after hearing Erin’s words. He didn’t expect the young Creator Dragon to resort to this; putting a foreigner responsible for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which was simply unheard. But it seemed like the Void Dragon had presented him a huge problem. What Rhode did was place Erin between him and Ion and also intervene with political affairs of the Country of Darkness. To Ion, this was considered a grievance that he had to keep to himself. If Erin were to have any positions in the Country of Darkness, Rhode definitely couldn’t do this. But it was precisely due to the fact that she didn’t have any position in the country, it made her the most suitable person for this job.

Ion was clearer than anyone of Erin’s talents. But it was also due to this that he strictly forbade Erin from joining politics. The situations in the Country of Darkness were complex with the various powerful factions. If she were involved, perhaps one might use her strength against Ion, which would be a terrible thing for the stability of the Country of Darkness. Besides, Erin was also aware of this, which was why she never attempted to interfere in politics. And now, Ion didn’t expect her to be caught in the hands of the Void Dragon…

At this thought, Ion’s expression turned grim as he finally understood Rhode’s motive in sending Erin back.