Shut Up, Evil Dragon, I Don't Want to Have Children With You Anymore

They had even gotten married in secret back then, without telling anyone—

At least, that's what Your Majesty said.

Your Majesty also said that this male Dragon King was an excellent marriage prospect; he didn't smoke, drink, or fool around.

Then, not long after they got married, he suddenly fell gravely ill and remained unconscious for a full two years.

Your Majesty then said, "It's fine. I love him, and he loves me. As long as we're all harmonious and live quietly, that's all that matters."

Your Majesty said...

Well, never mind.

No matter how much Your Majesty said, there weren't many good memories.

Now she had finally brought her mysterious husband out for a walk in the sun, and the clan members could finally indulge in some serious gossip!

Of course, they weren't the only ones gossiping; there were also the two little ones upstairs.

"Eh~ Sister, look! Daddy and Mother are taking a walk~" Muen leaned over the balcony railing, excitedly pointing at the two people in the courtyard.

Noa glanced over. Although she wanted to keep watching, she immediately averted her gaze and said, "What's so interesting about that."

"But they look so good together, Sister."

"Oh."

Seeing that her sister wasn't cooperating, Muen started making up her own tongue twister, "Daddy loves Mother, loves Muen, and loves Sister too~"

Noa froze, raised an eyebrow, and snorted, "Loves me?"

"Yes, yes."

"He says he loves me, but he doesn't even know my name. And he claims to love me."

Muen blinked and jumped down from the railing, looking at Noa. "Sister's name..."

"Yeah, didn't you tell him back then? Otherwise, he wouldn't even know my name. Hmph, even if he knew, it seems like he doesn't care."

Muen's pupils trembled slightly, as if recalling something. She immediately started rummaging through her pockets.

"Oh, found it! Look, Sister!"

It was a piece of rough paper with a name written on it:

Noa K. Melkewei

The handwriting was neat and elegant, a very beautiful script.

"You wrote it well, Muen," Noa praised.

"Daddy wrote it."

"He wrote it really ugly."

Muen: ...

"He used too much force, almost poking through the paper; the strokes are stiff and disconnected; the size of the 'K' is wrong too, it looks so awkward," Noa complained about Leon's handwriting like a little machine gun.

Muen lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers, and said softly, "Then if you don't like it, Sister, can you give it back to Muen..."

"No. If I give such ugly writing to you, it'll corrupt you and make you write badly too," Noa said with mock seriousness.

"Aww. Then Muen is going out to play."

Muen tiptoed out of her sisters' room.

After confirming her sister had left, Noa quietly went to the bedside, then bent down and took out a dusty wooden box from under the bed.

She blew off the dust and then used a key to open the small lock on the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was a piece of black metal.

Noa carefully placed the paper with her name written on it into the wooden box.

Then she locked the wooden box and put it back under the bed.

After finishing all this, Noa ran back to the balcony and looked down at the two people below.

Her gaze stopped on Leon's back.

After a long pause, she whispered to herself, "Do you really love us?"

Outside the Sanctuary, on a tree-lined path, the afternoon sun shone brightly, filtering through the gaps in the leaves and casting spots of light on the ground.

Although the couple, who were like a pair of doomed souls, had agreed to take a walk together, once they were outside, they were clearly "going their separate ways."

Losweiser walked on the far left of the path;

While Leon walked on the far right.

The distance between them was wide enough to accommodate a half-grown giant dragon.

"Good noon, Your Majesty the Queen."

The sweeping Dragon Maid first bowed slightly to the left, then turned to the right. "Good noon, Prince."

While outwardly respectful, the Dragon Maid couldn't help but internally complain:

Seriously, Qi'er Sanling Si IX Qi San Si, are these two people insane?

After all the effort to get them on the same screen, they just have to be this far apart?

It's even inconvenient to bow like this!

Actually, it wasn't just this Dragon Maid who felt like complaining.

The onlookers who had been ready to spectate were also confused by this.

"Your Majesty the Queen and her husband... don't seem very close."

"Don't talk nonsense. They already have two little princesses, how could they not be close?"

"Then why do you think they're walking so far apart when they're out for a stroll?"

"Perhaps... Their Majesties value their personal space a lot?"

"Do you even believe that yourself when you say it?"

"Shhh~~ Their Majesties are coming, quick, let's get out of the way!"

Several spectating dragons ducked into the nearby bushes.

Leon and Losweiser walked past them.

Although Leon's physical condition hadn't fully recovered—and the surge three days ago had depleted the health bar he'd painstakingly accumulated—his perception had not regressed in the slightest.

He saw right through the sneaky movements of those spectating dragons, and he'd heard most of their gossip.

Leon rubbed his nose and looked at Losweiser. With this Dragon Queen's abilities, she should have noticed too, right?

However, she hadn't suggested getting closer.

So Leon decided to keep quiet.

How to maintain the facade of a harmonious fake family was her concern; Leon didn't care what those gossiping dragons thought of them like this.

"Hey," Losweiser suddenly said.

Leon glanced at her.

He saw Losweiser still looking straight ahead, her steps still slow and rhythmic. "Let's... get a bit closer."

Leon grunted, not refusing. "Oh, alright."

They moved towards the center of the path with great synchronicity.

Finally, they both stopped about a meter apart.

Leon had his hands in his pockets.

Losweiser, on the other hand, held her hands neatly in front of her abdomen, appearing elegant and proper.

"Is this good enough?" Leon asked.

"Mm, do you want to get even closer?" Losweiser retorted.

Upon hearing this, Leon's footsteps faltered, and he immediately became wary. "Dragon Queen, are you plotting something?"

"No, I mean, if you want to, I won't refuse, nor will I take the opportunity to trick you. After all, this walk is also fulfilling my promise to teach Muen to write her name."

This time, Losweiser withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Leon.

Her silver dragon eyes were no longer filled with the coldness and aloof indifference of the past, but rather held a hint of gentleness.

"So, want to get a little closer?"

"Sure—"

No.

Something was very, very wrong.

As a Dragon Slayer, Leon had an innate intuition for the schemes of dragons.

He felt that Losweiser was acting strangely today.

"Then let's do it."

"Actually, never mind. This is fine."

Seeing Leon refuse her offer, Losweiser didn't show any particular emotion, merely nodding. "Okay."

"Daddy! Mother!"

A familiar childish voice sounded from ahead.

The two looked up.

The little dragon girl stood in the middle of the path, hands on her hips, the ahoge on her head swaying gently in the breeze, and her little tail wagging happily behind her.

"Muen? Weren't you playing Qi'er Sanling Si IX Qi San Si with your sister in the room?" Losweiser asked.

"Uh... Sister told Muen to follow you two!"

"Noa would never let you do such a thing."

Losweiser saw through Muen's little scheme immediately. "Actually, you just want to sneak along, don't you?"

Seeing her plan instantly crushed by Mother, the little dragon girl stopped pretending and fired a small cannon, darting into the gap between the two.

Then, she raised her arms and took Leon and Losweiser's hands, one on each side.

"Muen wants to go for a walk with Daddy and Mother~"

"Okay, okay."

Leon couldn't be happier to have his daughter ease the awkward atmosphere between him and Losweiser.

"No, Muen."

Losweiser said sternly, "Daddy wants to go for a walk with me alone. Muen, be good and don't cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, Muen puffed out her cheeks. She knew Mother always meant what she said, so she cleverly cast a pleading look at Leon.

"Really? Daddy, you want to go for a walk with Mother alone and not take Muen, leaving Muen all alone to play in the backyard? Muen will be super sad, and maybe Muen will be snatched away by a dangerous species that sneaks in, taken into the forest, and never be able to return. Then Daddy will never see Muen again, and it's all because you want to go for a walk with Mother alone."

"...Have you been reading that book, 'Little Dragon Enlightenment Stories,' too much?"

"Muen doesn't care, Muen doesn't care! Muen wants to go with you! Daddy, do you only love Mother now and not Muen anymore!"

Say yes! Say yes!

She's so cute, why wouldn't you say yes!

Dad's got your back today, so come with us. If your mom disagrees, I'll deal with her tonight!

(Although it's highly likely she'll be the one dealing with me, but it doesn't matter! Daughter's happiness is the most important thing!)

"Muen, be good. Daddy and I have already agreed."

Losweiser seemed to be refusing Muen's request for some reason. "How about this, whatever delicious food or fun things you want, we'll get them for you tonight. How's that?"