Shut Up, Evil Dragon, I Don't Want to Have Children with You Again

Losweiser snorted coldly, lifted her skirts, and hurried toward the exit.

"Keep it down. Mu En is sleeping."

"None of your business!"

Bang—

Losweiser slammed the door shut, and her footsteps gradually faded away.

Only after confirming that Losweiser had gone far away did Leon finally let out a relieved breath.

"Whew... damn it, just like I thought. Once the Dragon Mark reacts, that Dragon Queen's rationality temporarily drops. A few smooth words and she'll believe anything."

Under normal circumstances, Losweiser would never have let him off so easily just because of a few seemingly sincere words.

Her desire for revenge was absurdly strong.

After what Leon had done to her, she would definitely retaliate.

But the Dragon Mark's resonance had forced Losweiser's brain to release hormones and dopamine, making it impossible for her to think with absolute calm for a short while.

That was why she had fallen for Leon's trap.

Leon had only dared to push his luck because he had calculated that precisely—

Of course, even if his little stunt backfired, it did not matter.

His goal had already been achieved, anyway: making Losweiser uncomfortable.

Leon was just about to sit down when the Dragon Mark on his chest still felt warm. He frowned.

He raised a hand to his chest, intending to soothe the restless Dragon Mark.

But what he felt beneath his palm was a fierce heartbeat that would not settle...

"The Dragon Mark makes both sides unconsciously develop feelings for each other..."

Leon pressed his lips together and carefully recalled what had just happened.

Losweiser had certainly not been thinking as calmly as usual, but what about Leon himself?

Were those slightly manipulative words really something he would normally say?

Sure, he had fooled Losweiser with them.

But had he... fooled himself too?

Half-truths and half-lies were the easiest things to believe, even for the one telling them.

Leon's pupils trembled slightly. He rubbed his temples and muttered to himself,

"Casmod, you'd better wake up. Don't start thinking about nonsense."

Leon leaned against the wall and slowly closed his eyes, forcing himself to drive the chaotic thoughts from his mind.

Meanwhile, Losweiser had also hurried out of the Holy Temple and made her way toward the pavilion in the courtyard.

She clutched her chest. The Dragon Mark's reaction had not yet faded.

Whenever she closed her eyes now, she saw Leon's innocent expression and heard him say, "Why are you being so fierce? Don't you think you might be at fault too?"

As a woman, Losweiser could sense the faintly manipulative undertone in those words.

Yet even so, she could not stop herself from thinking about them.

Who would have thought that the dignified Silver Dragon Queen would be so distracted by a single sentence?

It would be utterly humiliating if word got out!

In her fluster, she lifted her skirt and hurried down the Holy Temple's stairs.

The Holy Temple behind her seemed like an "awkwardness generator." The farther away she got from it, the more she felt she could calm down.

Losweiser's slightly panicked appearance also caught the attention of the maids sweeping nearby.

"Her Majesty... looks so strange."

"The last time I saw her this nervous was at that victory banquet two years ago."

"..."

The maids whispered among themselves. One of them called out,

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

"Ah? Wh-what is it?" Losweiser stopped.

The maid gave a slight bow and reminded her, "Your Majesty, you don't look very well. Are you ill?"

Losweiser quickly shook her head. "No, I'm fine."

"Very well. Please take care of your health, Your Majesty."

"Mm... I understand. Continue with your work."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Losweiser continued down the steps.

At that very moment, the dragons' instinct to conquer and destroy everything tangled and twisted together with the emotions of a woman long deprived of affection within Losweiser's heart.

Before she could fully sort through her thoughts, she had already wandered back to the pavilion in a daze.

Ischa looked at her younger sister, who seemed both absentminded and flushed, and asked, "It looks like you secretly went off and did something naughty."

"Ah? N-no, I didn't, sister. Mm, I didn't."

Losweiser pursed her lips and shifted her gaze, but in the end, she still gathered her courage to look at her sister Ischa and asked seriously,

"Sister."

"Mm?"

"Am I... really that fierce?"

"Huh?" Ischa seemed not to have processed the question.

The instant Losweiser said it, she realized she should not have asked. She immediately changed the subject. "Ah... it's nothing."

Ischa frowned slightly. "What could possibly make even the Silver Dragon Queen lose her composure? Don't tell me—wait, what's that?"

Ischa pointed at Losweiser's chest.

Her dress had already been somewhat low-cut, and that morning Leon had even told her to pull the neckline up a little.

After all that commotion just now, however, the neckline had slipped back down.

And what Ischa was pointing at was the edge of the Dragon Mark on Losweiser's chest.

Losweiser looked down, then hurriedly covered it. "It's nothing... Sister, you saw wrong."

Ischa grinned mischievously, revealing her little fang. "Dragon Mark—tch, young people really know how to have fun. Looks like you and your husband truly have a great relationship."

Losweiser bit her lower lip and looked away. "Don't joke around, sister."

"Joke around? I'm not joking, little sister. You two even activated the Dragon Mark. Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Ischa wore an expression that said, Say no more. Your sister understands.

Losweiser pouted and defended herself somewhat angrily. "My relationship with him really isn't that good, sister."

Ischa lazily leaned against the back of her chair and asked with a smile,

"I know that most Dragon Kings come together for profit and their clans. There's basically no love involved. But you and your husband got married at lightning speed and had a child at lightning speed. Your relationship should be pretty good, shouldn't it?"

"Does getting married and having children mean our relationship is good? I don't feel even the slightest flutter for him..."

Losweiser's eyes drifted as she continued, "Not now, and not in the future either."

Ischa knew her younger sister far too well.

She could tell at a glance what was true and what was merely stubborn denial.

But since Losweiser was so certain, Ischa chose to go along with her.

"All right, all right. In any case, take care of yourself, and take care of the little princess too."

"Mm, I will, sister."

"Then let's continue talking about Constantine. He's been quite active lately."

"Mm..."

Ischa resumed their previous topic.

But Losweiser was still somewhat distracted.

She felt the warmth gradually fading from her chest. The Dragon Mark's reaction had clearly begun to subside, so why could she still not stop herself from thinking about Leon, from recalling what had just happened?

Losweiser furrowed her brows and bit her lower lip.

"That damn Dragon Slayer. I still haven't taught him enough of a lesson!"

That evening, a commotion broke out in the courtyard.

Holding Mu En, Leon stood on the balcony and looked down.

The Red Dragon Queen left the Holy Temple under the escort of the guards.

Today's visit had come to an end.

"That's Aunt Ischa~" Little Mu'en pointed at the queen in the red dress.

"Is Mu En close with Aunt Ischa?" Leon asked.

Mu En shook her head. "No. Mu En has only seen Aunt Ischa in the family portrait in Mother's room, but Aunt Ischa wears all red, so she's easy to recognize~"

"A family portrait?"

You dragons have family portraits too?

"Yeah, it was taken with Mother, Aunt Ischa, and Great-Grandmother~"

Good grief. Before Leon could even process the concept of a "dragon family portrait," Mu En dropped another bombshell.

Losweiser's family portrait only had her sister and her grandmother?

What about the other dragons?

Were they all dead?

Just as Leon's thoughts began to wander, Mu En coquettishly said, "Daddy~ Let's go take a family portrait too when we have time!"

"Uh... sure. No problem."

"Yay~ Daddy's the best~ Mwah~"

The little dragon girl planted a loud kiss on Leon's cheek, her tail nearly sticking straight up into the sky.

Leon felt rather pleased too.

During those future days of being tormented by Losweiser, this Human-dragon hybrid daughter of his would probably be his only comfort.

As father and daughter chatted idly, there came a knock at the door.

Leon set Mu En down, took her hand, and went to open the door with her.

Head Maid Anna stood outside.

"Prince, the Princess's dinner is ready," Anna said.

"Oh, then let's go."

As he spoke, Leon prepared to lead Mu En out of the room.

But Anna raised a hand to stop him.

"My apologies. Her Majesty the Queen instructed that you are not allowed to leave this room. We have brought your dinner as well."

Anna waved her hand, and another maid brought a portable meal box before Leon.

There were vegetables and meat inside, a well-balanced meal.

"But Mu En wants to have dinner with Daddy." The little dragon girl spoke softly.

"Princess, these are your mother's instructions. Please do not make things difficult for us," Anna said respectfully.