Chapter 294

She turned her head and saw that the silver-haired beauty was standing behind her at some point.

Losweiser gracefully raised her right hand, put her index finger to her lips in a shushing gesture, and then smiled gently as she spoke.

"Shh, let them talk about serious matters. I'll keep you company and kill some time."

Rebecca's eyes widened slightly.

Good heavens, the mighty Silver Dragon Queen actually offered to chat with her to relieve her boredom; she was truly flattered.

Rebecca's impression of Losweiser from her previous meetings could be summed up in two words:

Aloof.

However, this may also be related to Leon's disappearance.

Now that Leon is back, it's normal that his wife is in a good mood and willing to chat with Rebecca.

"Okay, okay, let's go over there and talk."

"Um."

Losweiser and Rebecca went to the side, not wanting to disturb the master and apprentice's serious conversation.

After taking their seats, the man and the dragon suddenly fell silent.

Rebecca had never sat so close to the Dragon King before.

It would be a lie to say there was no pressure.

She could only steal a glance at the beauty beside her occasionally before immediately turning her head away.

To be honest, the captain has impeccable taste in choosing a wife; Losweiser's face is perfect from every angle.

She was so beautiful that even Rebecca, being a girl herself, would admit she was a top-tier beauty.

Being around beautiful women can be quite stressful.

Rebecca pursed her lips, rubbed her palms together, and looked around.

"How old are you this year?" Losweiser asked softly.

"Ah... I'm twenty-two years old."

Out of politeness, Rebecca asked in return, "And you?"

"More than two hundred."

"... Yes, it's fine."

Captain, I didn't expect this to be a relationship between an older woman and a younger man.

Seeing Rebecca's slightly surprised expression, Losweiser covered her mouth and chuckled.

She had a pretty good impression of the human girl.

Leon's loyal comrade-in-arms, reliable partner, and excellent gunner, although she is a young girl, her inner awareness has surpassed that of most self-proclaimed righteous guys.

Especially in the future, with Leon missing, Tiger retiring, and Losweiser going offline – a disastrous start – Rebecca still risks her life to gather intelligence for Noa.

Rebecca's will and courage alone were enough to make Losweiser take her seriously.

Rebecca heard her laughter and asked somewhat flusteredly, "What are you laughing at...?"

"Nothing, I just think you... are very interesting." The Queen rested her chin on her hand, smiling as she looked at Rebecca.

Rebecca's pupils twitched slightly.

She recalled that when they first met, Losweiser had told her "interesting human girl" before leaving.

Every time Losweiser makes eye contact with Rebecca, she gets a feeling of... looking at a child.

What's going on, Your Majesty the Queen? Are you going to adopt me as your goddaughter?

Does that mean I'm a generation younger than that bastard captain?

That's absolutely unacceptable!

Have you ever flown?

Losweiser's voice interrupted Rebecca's reverie.

Rebecca shook her head. "Fly? No, I'm a gunner, I haven't learned any flight magic."

Losweiser gave a soft "oh," and then asked, "Then... shall I take you for a drive?"

To be honest, this was Rebecca's first time having such close contact with a dragon—and the Dragon King at that.

Like Leon, she was an outstanding Dragon Slayer trained by the Imperial Dragon Slaying Academy, and was instilled with the idea of "defeating all evil dragons and reclaiming human territory" from a young age.

Before she learned that the captain had married the female dragon beneath her, she had always held this view, believing that all dragons in the world were enemies, and that as Dragon Slayer, her job was to drive them all out without exception.

Through the captain's various abstract operations, Rebecca gradually came to understand the Dragon Race from another perspective.

Although her understanding is not yet very deep, she has at least grasped one principle:

Humans can marry dragons, have children, and run a family successfully.

If someone had ever told Rebecca that humans and dragons could not only live in harmony but also have three children, Rebecca would have definitely cracked open their head with her pistol to see if it was filled with glue.

Even now, Rebecca still finds it hard to believe that she is sitting on the back of the Silver Dragon Queen, soaring freely among the clouds.

"Um... what should I call you?" Rebecca tried to start a conversation.

The Silver Dragon Queen has condescended to take her out for a flight and to relieve her boredom, so she can't just remain silent like a taciturn person.

Let's chat a bit and not make the atmosphere too awkward.

"Whatever you like, you can call me whatever you like."

In fact, Losweiser used to value the matter of 'addresses' very much.

In the period immediately following Leon's awakening, Noa and Mu En both addressed her as "Mother" or "Mother."

This demonstrates the strictness of the Melkwy family's upbringing.

But later, as she got to know Leon better, Losweiser became less rigid and demanding.

As for the form of address, as long as it's appropriate, that's fine. As for other aspects, Losweiser won't be too demanding.

"Emmmmm..."

Rebecca thought for a moment, and then a lightbulb went off in her head.

"Then I'll call you... sister-in-law!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the crazy girl could clearly feel the giant dragon beneath her tremble.

"Sister-in-law?" The Queen was speechless, truly not expecting this girl to come up with such a form of address.

"Yes."

Rebecca nodded, thinking that Losweiser didn't understand the term 'sister-in-law,' so she explained it carefully.

"In our human society, an elder brother's wife is called 'sister-in-law,' which is a respectful title. And the captain is a year older than me, so if he marries you, you'll be my sister-in-law."

"I understand what my sister-in-law means, but... but..."

"Just what?"

Rebecca thought that Her Your Majesty the Queen was ashamed to be called "sister-in-law" by a human.

But Losweiser's answer was,

"Your captain and I are actually... not that close, you don't need to call me sister-in-law."

Rebecca's beautiful blue eyes widened.

"You don't know the captain well? But you already have three kids!"

Having children doesn't mean you're very close to someone...

Rebecca tilted her head. "So, are you two living together?"

Does sleeping in the same bed count as cohabitation?

"Of course it counts, of course it does."

"... Yes, we're living together."

Rebecca then asked, "Did you hold hands?"

"Take my hand..."

Have you ever kissed someone?

"... rare."

Rarely, it means taking every opportunity to kiss the other person on the lips.

When was the last time you kissed?

For some reason, the air stirred up by the dragon's wings became somewhat hot.

Rebecca didn't pay attention, assuming it was just due to the weather.

But now, with just a slight turn of her head, she can see that the Queen's wings and tail have turned slightly red.

"The last time we kissed... it was a long, long time ago. I've said before that we rarely kiss, how could I remember?"

Losweiser didn't mean to lie.

She just wasn't ready to tell Leon's people everything yet.

If humans harbor resentment towards dragons, then dragons naturally cannot immediately develop trust in humans.

Losweiser took Rebecca out for a drive because she thought the girl was quite nice, interesting, and reliable.

Secondly, I also wanted to learn more about her.

Losweiser wanted to build a trusting relationship with an interesting girl like Rebecca, which is why she did this.

Before building trust... let's control the speed and extent of the spread of rumors.

"Oh, it's been a long time since you kissed... then you two really are—"

"Not familiar with each other, right?"

"They're all ripe, sister-in-law."

Rebecca chuckled and patted the scales on Losweiser's back. "What's there to be embarrassed about?"

"I'm not... I'm not embarrassed."

Without realizing it, she seemed to have accepted Rebecca calling her sister-in-law.

Rebecca stopped trying to find out what kind of relationship she had with the captain.

After all, Her Majesty the Queen has already tacitly allowed her to call her sister-in-law, so it's safe to say that those who know, know.

"By the way, we humans have an old saying: nothing tastes better than dumplings!"

"Hmm? And then?"

"No one is prettier than your sister-in-law!"

"..."

"Ah! I finally said it, I've been holding it in for so long."

Rebecca lay on the dragon's back, gazing at the azure sky, a relieved smile spreading across her adorable little face.

"When I first saw you, I thought you were incredibly beautiful, unlike any dragon we had ever met before."

What were the dragons you encountered before like?

"It looked fierce, like it was about to eat someone alive."

"Oh, actually, I eat people when I'm hungry."

Rebecca:?!

"They even specifically target quirky and pretty girls like you, eating without making a sound," Losweiser said with a laugh.

Rebecca's heart finally calmed down after she sensed the joke in Her Your Majesty the Queen's tone.

She pursed her lips, then continued speaking from where she left off.