Chapter 399

"And then what happened? Although my master and mistress got together, it seems that you and your father did not approve of their marriage, right?"

Claudia nodded. "I've already said that there's no precedent for humans and dragons to marry, especially during wartime. How could their marriage possibly get Father's support? But Charlotte, who has always been known as a good girl, defied Father's wishes for the first time."

"She insisted on being with Tiger, and for that reason she didn't return to the Sea Dragon race for thirty years."

"Fortunately, Tiger took good care of my silly sister, otherwise... Father might have sent me to kidnap her long ago."

"In general, although her father did not support them being together, he turned a blind eye since his daughter had chosen this path."

Leon's thoughts stirred slightly, as if he had remembered something.

"By the way, since my master's wife is the second princess of the Sea Dragon race, what about those two magic manuals my master gave me before—"

Claudia waved her hand. "Charlotte took it from me and gave it to your master. She begged me for a long time and promised to make breakfast for me for a month before I gave it to her."

Upon hearing this, Rebecca couldn't help but complain, "One, two secret recipe books for breakfast a month... Auntie, you really are—"

Claudia interrupted her spellcasting, "Really what? Hmm?"

"Wow... what a business genius!"

"Given my master's wife's culinary skills, exchanging a month's worth of breakfasts for two magic manuals is a good deal," Leon said with a hint of pride.

"Nonsense, of course you're not at a loss. But do you know how long it takes me to organize an ancient book?!"

"... Thank you for your hard work, senior!"

After a few jokes to lighten the mood, Leon got back to the main topic.

"My master's wife just said she would use her Heart-protecting Dragon Scale to save my master. What will happen to my master's wife if she loses the dragon scale?"

Claudia frowned slightly.

"After losing their Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, Dragon Race will have their lifespan greatly shortened. Moreover, without an absolutely safe environment to recuperate, their lives will be in danger."

"And for a long time afterward, her body became extremely weak."

"Especially... Charlotte never fights, so her physique is naturally not as good as that of combat-type Dragon Race like me and Losweiser."

"Some minor problems also occur from time to time, such as...cold hands and feet...frequently spacing out, absent-mindedness, anxiety, etc., in short, it can be very torturous."

"Sigh... there's just no way to deal with her. She's hundreds of years old, and still like this—"

Claudia wanted to describe her sister as "capricious".

But after thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem quite right.

From a traditional perspective, both the sister and Tiger are the purest of pure love warriors, practically God of Pure Love War.

Let alone the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, Charlotte would probably try anything to save Tiger.

And being willful is merely a means to satisfy one's private needs;

Charlotte... should be called 'Dedication'.

Dedication to loved ones should not be subject to criticism.

Claudia smiled helplessly and said no more.

"So... my master can really be saved?"

"Yes, the power of the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale is self-evident. Although it cannot bring the dead back to life, it can still repair the heart."

"Is that so...?"

While marveling at the great love between his master and mistress, Leon was also carefully considering Claudia's words:

"Losing the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale will make one weak, with cold hands and feet, and frequent periods of blankness, absent-mindedness, and anxiety..."

Suddenly, his thoughts drifted back to the past, fragments of memories flashing through his mind—

[Oh, right, Daddy, did you know? Mom actually loves you a lot!]

Why do I say that?

[Because during the two years you were in a coma, your Mom would always go to see you, and she would stare at you until she was completely mesmerized.]

[You bastard, don't hold my hand! Let go!]

[Losweiser, why are your hands always so cold?]

[Innate]

Then I'll have to warm it up for you.

[The Mom fell into a coma after launching that attack.]

[Where are the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale? Aren't dragon scales a safety device?]

Her dragon scales were almost completely ineffective.

Where are your Heart-protecting Dragon Scale?

I put it in a very safe place.

All it takes to detonate a bomb is a short fuse.

Countless images ultimately focused on her.

At that moment, Leon seemed to realize something, and he staggered back a few steps until his back hit the cold wall.

Leon slowly turned his head to look at Losweiser beside him.

She stood there quietly, silent, yet as beautiful as an angel.

107 I don't want to lose you

"Losweiser ..."

"Um?"

"Are you—"

"Oh!! I finally understand!!"

Rebecca interrupted the captain's spellcasting animation, looking as excited as if she had discovered a new continent.

The people in the corridor were also startled by her sudden outburst.

Leon calmed himself down a bit, and swallowed the question that was on the tip of his tongue.

I'll ask her when we're alone.

He then looked at Rebecca and asked, "What have you figured out?"

Losweiser and Claudia also looked over curiously.

"I've figured out the relationship between you two!"

Rebecca said with feigned seriousness,

"Captain, you just said that Aunt Claudia is your daughter's best friend's Mom, right?"

"... right."

"And Aunt Charlotte is your teacher's wife, right?"

"... yes."

"And the two aunts are sisters, right?"

"... That's right."

With her hands on her hips, the genius girl Rebecca, her pride evident, proudly announced her earth-shattering discovery:

"That means the captain and his daughter are of the same generation!"

Leon:?

Losweiser:?

Claudia: = =

Snap—

Rebecca stood on tiptoe, patted Leon on the shoulder, and said in a wise, experienced tone,

"Captain, don't be embarrassed. From now on, Noa-chan will call you brother, and you will call her daughter. You can call each other your own way, it won't interfere with anything—ouch!"

Rebecca's response was a flick on the forehead from the captain.

Just as Leon was about to tell Rebecca to stop talking nonsense, he heard Claudia sigh softly beside him.

"Ah... she's just a kid, she was just joking," Leon quickly explained for Rebecca.

Claudia shrugged. "It's alright. Slight confusion in generational order is common among Dragon Race. After all, they often live for hundreds of years, and the age at which they reproduce varies greatly, so it's easy for the phenomenon this little girl just described to occur."

The two 'twenty-something kids' present looked at each other, staring wide-eyed, and then asked in unison,

"So what should we call you from now on?"

"Just keep things as usual, there's no need to worry too much."

After a pause, Claudia added, "Otherwise, I would really have another son, right, Leon?"

Well, she's still not out of character from her last campus play, playing the "wicked queen mother."

After the joke, Leon looked at the door to the secret chamber and became serious.

"Senior, may I ask how long it will take for my master's wife and the others to come out?"

"Soon."

Claudia said, "Transplanting the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale is not considered surgery or any other medical procedure. It is simply a transfer of power to another person's body, so there is no such thing as postoperative recovery."

She took a compass from her pocket, which had a special timing device on it, glanced at it, Claudia said...

"They should be able to complete the transplant of the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale in about an hour."

Leon nodded.

Although Claudia had just said that using the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale to repair her master's damaged heart was perfectly fine, they were still his adoptive parents who had raised him for twenty years, so it would be a lie to say she wasn't worried.

He rubbed his fingers together, leaned against the wall, and stared intently at the door.

A moment later, Leon suddenly felt a soft sensation in his palm.

Looking down, he saw that Losweiser had quietly taken his hand.

"It will be alright." She looked up into Leon's eyes and spoke softly, which was reassuring.

Leon nodded in response, "Mm."

Rebecca quieted down and sat obediently on a chair in the corridor, waiting for the transplant to finish.

An hour later, the door to the secret room made a slight sound.

Leon immediately perked up and strode forward.

The stone door slowly opened, revealing Tiger and Charlotte standing at the entrance, their arms around each other's shoulders, supporting one another.

"Master and Mistress!"

Leon stepped forward and helped the two elderly people up.

The master looked much better, but still appeared somewhat haggard;

The master's wife, on the other hand, was pale and bloodless.

As Claudia just said, Dragon Race have lost their Heart-protecting Dragon Scale will be in a state of extreme weakness for a long time to come.

And they need an absolutely safe environment to rest, recuperate, and recover their vitality.

Leon walked to his teacher's wife, put her arm around his shoulder, and then looked at Rebecca.

"Rebecca, come help."