Chapter 1312 - Angel and Dragon (5) (1/2)

Erin and Kolt were stunned at the sight of the young lady. She had a head full of pitch-black, silky hair and a gorgeous, black dress wrapped around her curvy body. Her delicate and elegant facial features were like works of art. The smile across her face brought a few touches of charm, so much so that even Kolt couldn’t help staring in a stupor. After all, this young lady was equally as beautiful as Erin. But unlike the latter’s soft, gentle, and moon-like aura, the former was more like a thorny rose in full bloom, where one couldn’t help but desire her, at the same time being worried about getting pricked by its sharp thorns.

Is that… Mr. Rhode?

Not only was Kolt bewildered, but Erin was also speechless. She sized up the ‘young lady’ before her and recognized some features of Rhode from her face. During her days in Grandia, Erin spent a lot of time with Rhode’s younger sister, so she wasn’t unfamiliar with this pair of siblings. And now, this young lady appeared to be the adult version of Rhode’s younger sister. Just that… The change of her overall charisma was too huge.

Rhode wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that came from nowhere. His smooth and long hair spread out behind him, making him look like a smart, capable, and graceful woman. Frankly, if Erin didn’t know that Rhode had gone to prepare himself for this tea session, she definitely wouldn’t have guessed that this young lady was his disguise. While it was a bit of a stretch for protagonists in comics to turn into an entirely different person with just a pair of glasses, for Rhode to transform his charisma and aura into that of another person was totally unprecedented to Erin. But fortunately, she was mentally prepared. After being in a daze for a few seconds, she stood up, padded toward ‘Elizabeth’ to hold her hand passionately, and smiled as she spoke.

“It’s fine, Elizabeth. I was bored, anyway, so it’s fine.”

Despite not knowing who exactly this ‘Elizabeth’ in Rhode’s setting was to her in person, Erin spoke casually. She wasn’t a fool; she knew that she couldn’t possibly discuss with Rhode about his disguise right in front of Kolt. Besides, she also didn’t have a spiritual connection with him like his card spirits. That was why she could only do as he told her, at the same time figuring out his intentions. She believed that since he had done this, he must have prepared a countermeasure.

“Oh-no, you can’t say that, Erin. You have been busy all this while. Now that you finally have the time for a gathering, I don’t want to waste your time.”

‘Elizabeth’ revealed a gentle smile, extended her arm, and held Erin’s hand in return, before sitting down on the sofa intimately with her. Not only did Erin gasp in wonder at ‘Elizabeth’, but Angelina, who stood at the side, was also dumbfounded. Honestly, Angelina was stunned by Rhode once in the past. But now, she discovered that this master of hers was flawless in every way! He behaved just like Erin’s closest friend right now.

Facing the looks from Kolt and Angelina, Rhode, however, didn’t look uneasy in the slightest. It was Erin who felt a bit uncomfortable instead. Frankly, even though she knew this young lady was Rhode, the intimacy between them was, after all, the intimacy between a man and a woman. Now that the situation had turned into this… She felt a bit awkward because she wasn’t even as intimate with Lydia. And just as she was about to say something, Rhode winked at her, turned around, and looked at the man who sat across Erin.

“By the way, this is…? Are you two discussing something important?”

“He is Mr. Kolt, son of Matriarch Bronis of the night wyverns.”

Upon hearing the question, Erin gathered her thoughts and gave a serious introduction to Rhode. And after listening to her response, Rhode snorted, stretched out his fingers to push up his glasses, and scanned Kolt from head to toe. Aware of his gaze, Kolt bowed to her respectfully, not knowing who exactly this ‘Elizabeth’ who showed up all of a sudden was. But it seemed obvious that her relationship with Erin wasn’t ordinary. Although Kolt had never heard of this person being around Erin, it seemed like Elizabeth and Erin were indeed close with each other. The interactions between them were also natural as though they had known each other for a long time. Since he wanted to marry Erin, it was only right that he should be more polite to her closer friends.

“Oh? What is he doing here? By the way, Erin, I heard you lack manpower, so could it be that this fella is here to help?”

While sweeping a glance at Kolt, Rhode asked. And upon hearing his question, Erin and Angelina chuckled inwardly. Of course, they knew Kolt would be much more embarrassed after hearing this remark. After all, the night wyverns had no intention of sending troops to help Erin. And his daily trips to see Erin had nothing to do with that at all. But now that Rhode asked, Kolt had a hard time responding. If Kolt didn’t admit that he was here to help, he might piss off ‘Elizabeth’, and the gap between him and Erin might widen. But what if he admitted? Erin was a real piece of work and meanwhile, as the son of the matriarch, Kolt’s status wasn’t too low either. If he were to admit it, wouldn’t he be in trouble if Erin took his words to his mother?

“My sincere apologies. I came to discuss something else with Her Majesty Erin. It’s not for a trivial matter like that…”

“Trivial matter?”

Upon hearing Kolt’s answer, Rhode let out a grunt and stared at him with narrowed eyes.

“Erin has been busy all day working on this and you think it’s a trivial matter?”

“No, I mean…”

Faced with Rhode’s taunting, Kolt was dumbfounded and speechless. Honestly, he couldn’t figure out who this Elizabeth was. She definitely wasn’t one of the night wyverns—that he was certain of. After all, there were only so many of them, and even if they were old and dead, at the very least, they knew one another’s names. But Elizabeth was a name that he had never heard of. Despite that, he was really puzzled because he unmistakably sensed a dragon aura exuding from the young lady. This clearly explained that she was just like him: part of the dragon race. But if she wasn’t a night wyvern, which dragon race was she? Could she be a rule wyvern instead? She didn’t look like one.

“Oh, don’t make things difficult for him, Elizabeth.”

Gazing at Kolt’s embarrassed expression, Erin felt pleased. After all, this guy was really annoying. But due to his identity, she couldn’t beat him up like Lydia had suggested. At that moment, witnessing the awkward look on his face, Erin was instantly in a much better mood. The bitter and lingering annoyance that pestered her for days were wiped off cleanly. That was why she displayed a genuine smile and spoke.

“Mr. Kolt is just here to chase me. Right, Mr. Kolt?”

“Ah… Yes, that’s right.”

Upon hearing Erin’s words, Kolt finally arranged his thoughts. No matter what, he was still someone of a high identity and that was just a momentary lapse of judgment on his part. After he returned to his senses, he restored his usual calmness.

“Your Majesty Erin, I swear that I’m truly in love with…”

“Oh? For this kind of trivial matter?”

However, before Kolt finished his sentence, Rhode interrupted harshly. At that moment, Rhode crossed his arms and glared coldly at Kolt. Then, the corners of his mouth lifted into a taunting smile as he stared in disdain.

“So you’re here to chase Erin, huh… Interesting. In other words, your nest is prepared and ready for Erin’s acceptance?”