Chapter 81: It's a Choice, Too

The blood-red March hangs high in the night sky.

The white castle that towers above the cliff glows faintly in the moonlight, and on a normal day, you can see flocks of nightingales hovering around the castle, enlivening the night with their crisp and beautiful chirping. But today, the beautiful creatures of the night huddled in the depths of the cavern, trembling and surrendering to the immense pressure.

The soft sound of the organ echoes in this spacious, bright room, the rectangular space is illuminated by a soft glow from the ceiling, beautiful tapestries hang from the white smooth walls, and the tapestries are decorated with all kinds of beautiful pictures, and weapons that shine with magical brilliance are decorated in the spaces between paintings. Even those who have not studied weapons at all can see at a glance the true value of these weapons in their exquisite exterior and the magical radiance that they radiate. Tall, black-scarred shelves with gold and silver threads are stocked with a variety of books that look old but are well cared for.

The heavy, plainly patterned door opened softly, and the illusory magical servant respectfully entered the door, and stood sideways, its glittering eyes staring quietly at its masterβ€”β€”β€” a young girl sitting by the organ and playing gracefully.

Under the illumination of the magic light, you can clearly see the girl's round white cheeks, the corners of the eyes that droop down with a gentle smile, and a pair of deep eyes like night shining with smart brilliance, like the reflection of the moon in the pond. The snow-white, slender neck stood out against the dark evening gown, which had not yet fully grown, and the soft curves of the slender body full of youthful charm made her look full of a fatal temptation. Her soft, night-black hair hangs down to the ground, and the fragility that seems to shatter at the slightest touch is a heartbreaking blend of noble beauty.

At this moment, the girl closed her eyes slightly, immersed in the elegant music she was playing, until a moment later. A pitch-black figure enveloped her. The girl opened her eyes, and then, with her slender white fingers, brushed over the keyboard, drawing a perfect end to the music. Then she stood up, turned lightly, lifted her skirt with her hands, and curtsied to the man behind her.

"Hello, Your Majesty."

Hear the girl's greeting. The man raised his eyebrows, then said in a deep voice.

"Excuse me, this is not a palace, you can relax, Irene."

"Yes, sir."

Hearing the man's answer, Irene straightened up and looked at the man in front of her quietly. In the case of humans. He looked to be about twenty-five or sixteen years old, slightly older than Rod. But his tone was deep, as serious as an old man. Conscientious. He was tall and muscular, and his face was as sharp and stubborn as a granite stone carved by a craftsman. A pair of bright eyes flashed with a sharp brilliance full of confidence and toughness. That aggressive gaze can even make people involuntarily turn their heads away to avoid his gaze. But Irene, who was in front of her, was calm. Quietly bear the gaze of the other party, without the slightest cramped and uneasy.

This is none other than her brother and ruler of the Night Dragon Kingdom, Ion the Dark Dragon.

"I've heard Barende about you, Irene. I think I have to caution you to curb your curiosity. You should be clear about who you are and how important this war is to us. You're not a kid anymore, you can't let your temperament come from it, you understand? ”

Although he was speaking to his sister, Ion's tone was as calm as ever, full of majesty and oppression. He folded his hands behind his back, and his eyes were fixed on Irene. Irene, on the other hand, bowed her head respectfully and did not speak. Seeing his sister's performance, Ion nodded lightly, neither satisfied nor disappointed, no one knew what he was thinking. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room fell silent, but soon, Ion broke the silence again.

"I've read Barronde's report, what the hell is going on?"

"I'm so sorry, brother, but I intervened too late. Even I didn't expect that the other side would be able to wipe out our army in such a short time. If only I could have ............... earlier."

"I know all of this."

Ion coldly interrupted Irene's report, he put his hands behind his back, and just looked at the girl in front of him, his face was serious and cold.

"I mean, is there anything else you need to report? According to Barronde's report, you seem to be entangled? In the Duchy of Moon, who else but the archangel can make you so embarrassed? Don't you need to explain this to me? ”

"It's my responsibility, brother."

Hearing this, Irene bowed her head deeply.

"I ask for your forgiveness here, in fact, the strength of those people themselves is not very high, but I never expected that there would be a legendary-level powerhouse in the Duchy of Moon, I was a little surprised, I originally wanted to test the strength of the other party, but I didn't expect that they would seize this opportunity to completely wipe out our army, which made our attack fall short..............."

"So, what about the human lord?"

"I'll admit that the human does have great judgment and interesting ideas, but his strength itself is ........."

Speaking of this, Irene's mind once again resurfaced the scene when Rhodes attacked herself, which seemed to be able to completely predict her own strength, as well as the prediction of being so skilled in law attacks, and the same swordsmanship as Ion...............

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦ His strength itself is just that he has just stepped into the legendary rank, and for a human, his achievements are very impressive, but nothing more than that. ”

That's right, but that's it.

Irene lowered her head and stared at the ground at her feet. There was a sly and playful glow of fire jumping in his eyes. Hearing her answer, Ion snorted coldly. He just stared at his sister until a moment later when he frowned slightly.

"You're going to get rid of that bad thing about yours, Irene, and don't let your curiosity get in the way. But this time it was okay. Didn't cause much damage. The strength of the Duchy Moon's counterattack is indeed somewhat surprising, but if we get serious, they will still fail. In the future, you are not allowed to fight on the front line without my permission, understand? At the moment, we have no intention of going to war with the Continent of Light, and as a member of the royal family, you need to be mindful of your identity. Luckily, this time the other person doesn't seem to recognize your true identity. But. This doesn't happen again and again. Don't forget who you are, Irene, I don't need to remind you. ”

"I'm so sorry, brother, but I'm too willful."

In the face of Ion's words, Irene did not do much to respond. She is very familiar with what kind of person her brother is, in the eyes of others. He was a self-confident and ambitious king. But in Irene's opinion. In addition to his brother's eloquence, he is stubborn and stubborn. He doesn't listen to anyone's opinions, let alone oppose them, and he stubbornly believes that everything he does is right and there is nothing to blame. Even if there are occasional accidents. It's just a small rock on the road, and it's not worth mentioning the result. In fact, Ion has never failed, and no matter what decision he makes, it turns out that he must have made the right decision.

But Irene doesn't think so.

She grew up with her older brother. See for yourself how he became the ruler of this dark empire, and how he changed the country and put it on the path of prosperity and power again. However, this did not make Irene happy, on the contrary, she felt very uneasy. This way of being too smooth sailing is not something that Irene appreciates, and this is also the point of disagreement between Ion and Irene. This is also the reason why Ion criticizes Irene.

For Irene, those things that she doesn't understand, you have to figure it out first and then make a decision. If there is any unexpected change, then we should not wait and see, but look for and observe how the change is generated, and solve the problem fundamentally. Ion, on the other hand, apparently dismisses Irene's idea, believing that Irene's approach is too much of a waste of time. And some of the changes are so short that there is simply no time to respond. The best way is to respond to all changes with the same, everything is based on me, no matter what kind of accidents occur, as long as you stick to your original intention and goal, then you will succeed in the end. And the facts have proved that his idea is correct, he has always succeeded, and has never failed.

However, Irene has a different opinion on this, Ion is proud of his judgment and choice, and Irene is becoming more and more uneasy. She believes that a small failure will not affect the big picture, but will make success more valuable. There is no such thing as a perfect thing in the world, and the more perfect it is, the more vulnerable it is to serious harm.

Ion wouldn't listen to her persuasion, Irene knew that very well, but......... It's not like she's out of her own way.

Because now, his brother has made a mistake.

Irene remembers very well that during the battle, the human lord did personally call himself "Her Royal Highness the Princess", which made Irene quite curious. Because at that time she did not appear as a human body, but as a prototype. It's not so easy for humans to tell the difference between Dark Wurm. Not to mention that Irene herself is very low-key, and few people in the Night Realm know of her existence, and she has never dealt with people in the Continent of Light. Therefore, Irene did not think that she would be very famous in the Continent of Light. But the human lord was able to recognize her at a glance, and was very sure of his own judgment............ What an interesting human being. The reason why the elder brother made a mistake in judgment is probably because he knows the reason why the archangel of the Dao Dao did not appear, logically speaking, if he appeared on the front line, then the Duchy of Moon would definitely not let just an ordinary human lord defend it. As my brother said, my identity is not ordinary. If you don't get recognized, forget it, but if you do, you don't have to do it...............

It's funny that that the human lord was able to make his elder brother make a mistake in judgment, maybe. He will be a good helper for himself.

"So, I'm leaving."

"Yes, sir."

Irene raised her head and looked quietly ahead, only to see the burly, majestic man turn around like this. He walked to the end of the room with his usual unwavering pace, stretched out his hand to open the door, and left. The heavy door slowly closed behind the man with a dull sound. The sound echoed through the somewhat empty room, and then slowly faded away.

Then the girl turned around again and sat down in her chair. Holding out her hand to the keyboard of the organ, the girl closed her eyes, and after a moment she spoke.

"Chrissy, get ready, we're going on a long trip."

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There was silence in the room, no one responded, and Irene didn't say anything more. She just raised her hands and dropped them gently.

Soon. The soft sound of the piano sounded again.

It's business as usual.

Rhodes leaned back in his chair and looked carefully at Sonia in front of him. He wasn't surprised that Sonia would come to Winter Castle, because even if the two didn't see each other, Sonia would report to him every day about her. Sometimes her attitude and enthusiasm make Rod feel that this is not a pet who has been trained by himself and then humiliated, but is completely a strange scene of lovers in love scattered and telling their hearts............ Of course, he also learned from Sonia that AndrΓ© would be coming to Winter Castle. and the Council of Light's next plans, but at that time Rhodes didn't take it to heart. Since Lydia and the Council of Light hadn't looked for him at the time, he had heard of it. Now, though, things have changed.

On the contrary, at this moment, Sonia was a little nervous under Rod's gaze, and she held the edge of her skirt tightly with both hands. He lowered his head, but quietly peeked at Rod's face. There was a look of anticipation and longing in their eyes, and there were only two of them in the room. After Sonia came in, Seven Love made an excuse to leave. Sonya, on the other hand, came completely alone. The Council of Light only symbolically sent two guards to her, and they were both standing outside the door, apparently, they didn't want to deal with the demon Rhodes. But for Sonya, she can't wait. And now, seeing Rhodes with her own eyes again, Sonia feels that her feelings are very complicated.

Since returning to Casablanca, Sonia has been tormented, although she follows Rod's orders to find Andre, hoping that he will be able to save her from the nightmare. But in fact, even Sonia herself, at that time, I don't know if she really wants to leave Rod, after leaving the Land of Atonement, almost every night, Sonia will recall everything she has experienced before. Then she felt a shiver emanating from the depths of her heart, from her soul to her body. However, this feeling is not fear, but joy and indulgence. By the time she arrived, Sonia was almost completely immersed in it, like a young girl in love reminiscing about her time with her beloved, full of joy and sweetness.

And Sonia also knew that her situation was not normal, and generally speaking, she should feel pain, loss and sadness when she encountered such a thing. But she felt so joy and sweetness, so does this mean that she was born a perverted, promiscuous and self-depraved woman? The more she felt this way, the more this thought came to Sonya's heart, and this thought of self-blame, insult, and debasement did not make her feel pain, sadness, and remorse. Instead, it made her feel more excited, and the more excited she was, the more Sonia would belittle herself, and then she would enter an unsolvable cycle. She felt that she had completely changed, and even later she went to seek Andre's help, not because she really hoped that Andre could save her from the bottom of her heart, but because it was Rod's order, so she had to do it.

That's it.

And now, I came to Rhodes again and saw the man in front of him. Sonia was already very excitedβ€”β€”β€” as for Andre, she had already been thrown out of the sky by her at this time.

"You're saying you're going to liaise with us as a representative of those idiots?"

"Yes, master."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Sonia hurriedly lowered her head and replied humbly and respectfully. Rhodes narrowed his eyes, looked at her carefully for a moment, and then smiled.

"Very good, very interesting, Sonya, you know what to do, right?"

"Yes, yes..............."

At this time, Sonya's voice even trembled a little, and the girl raised her head like this, her eyes lit up, and then, she unbuttoned her coat and took off the clothes on her body, and in just a moment, she took off all the clothes on her body and stood naked in front of Rod.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Rod nodded with satisfaction, and then he gestured to Sonya. Seeing Rod's gesture, Sonia hurriedly walked to his side, and then leaned on Rod's body like this, letting Rod's right hand caress her body, but at this time the girl had no shyness, no indignation, no sadness. There is just excitement and anticipation.

"Very well, it seems you remember my teachings, Sonia."

Rod said softly, his right hand roamed over the girl's soft and delicate skin like a poisonous snake, and feeling Rode's touch, Sonya's body even began to tremble slightly.

"Lord...... ............... hosts"

The girl's gasps were mixed with supplication and longing, and Rod seemed to ignore them, he just stroked the girl's body as if caressing a pet, and then narrowed his eyes.

"Since it's a contact, then I think you should know what you're going to do, right?"

"Of course, master."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Sonia hurriedly replied urgently.

"I will keep you updated on the latest movements of the Council of Light and the Ministry of War, and no matter what they want to do, it will never be possible to escape from your master. As long as it is something that you want to know, I will never hide anything from you! ”

"Good."

After getting Sonya's answer, Rod nodded in satisfaction, and he had been observing Sonya. And now it seems that Sonya's performance was not unexpected, which is not surprising, before in the Land of Atonement, when Sonia completely surrendered to Rod, Rod's system reputation added Sonya's name, but, of course, Sonya's state description is [fornication]β€”β€”β€” for such a colorful reputation description of the system Rod is powerless to complain.

And what makes Rhodes find interesting is that after Sonia left him, the reputation of the system did not decline, but increased little by little, although Rod didn't know what happened to Sonia after answering Casablanca, but it seems that the girl's attempt was a complete failure. Now, Sonya's reputation status has completely changed to [Obedience].

Thinking of this, a smile flashed in Rod's eyes, and then, as he approached Sonya's ear, he whispered.

"So, I have something you need to investigate......... If you're doing well..............."

As she spoke, the fingers of Rod's right hand gently probed between the girl's legs, and feeling Rod's touch, Sonia involuntarily let out a coquettish gasp. Her whole body was paralyzed on Rod's body, and she even longed for Rod's further movements, but at this time, Rod's hand was withdrawn. This caused Sonia to immediately raise her head, and the girl looked at Rhodes with a wistful gaze, while instinctively rubbing her body in the hope of getting further action. But Rhodes was unmoved, instead, he just looked at Sonia with a slight smile, and then whispered.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦ Well, I'll give you the reward you want most, understand? ”

"Yes, master."

Hearing this, a bright and dazzling light suddenly appeared in Sonya's eyes.

"I'll definitely do your bidding."

PS: I've had a cold in the past two days, and I'm sick to death, so I'm back to a shift for the time being............ (To be continued......)