Chapter 458
27. Do you have any complaints about our Dragon Race?
Ischa had already noticed Leon's identity issue, which was enough to shock the couple.
But what was even more unexpected was that Grandmother Veronica had also vaguely discovered it?
Losweiser originally had another concern.
That is, she and her sister Ischa had a very close relationship, the kind of closeness between peers, so after she confronted Ischa, even if Ischa didn't accept it, Losweiser could still persuade her;
But my grandmother was different.
As an elder, her grandmother's thinking might be influenced by the older generation of Dragon Race. Therefore, Losweiser felt that if her grandmother couldn't accept Leon, then she really couldn't accept him, and no amount of persuasion would work.
But the result was...
The other two members of the Melkwy family actually knew all about it.
Before Losweiser could even marvel at her sister and grandmother's intelligence, she narrowed her eyes, her gaze filled with skepticism, and looked at the strongest Dragon Slayer beside her.
"I told you to pretend to be a tail a long time ago, but you wouldn't listen. Now my sister saw right through you."
"Dragon Queen, your obsession with your tail is so deep, "Leon thought to himself.
"Then... then I wasn't discovered because of my tail. Didn't you just say it was because of the name 'Thousand Birds'?"
However, Leon still felt a little regretful that his human identity, which he had hidden for so many years, was discovered just because of the name of a move.
No matter how flawless his disguise is, some of his childhood habits will still inadvertently slip out.
For example, from the time Leon first came into contact with magic until he graduated from the Dragon Slaying Academy, no one ever told him that the spell that imbued his palm with lightning was called 'Lightning Rush'.
"When you were teaching Noa magic, didn't you change your name to 'Lightning Rush' so your daughter wouldn't find out?"
"I may have changed my tune, but I was deliberately being serious. However, given the tense situation during Constantine's night raid, it's understandable that I wouldn't have noticed. Besides..."
"And what?"
"Moreover, only your Dragon Race would come up with such a bland name as Lightning Rush."
Losweiser: →_→
Ischa: →_→
Claudia: →_→
"Brother-in-law, you're finally dropping the act, huh? We Dragon Race are all about the most direct, simple, and clear naming conventions, but you call it 'unoriginal'?"
"If you think the Dragon Race's naming is unoriginal, can you give me back the equally unoriginal 'Gate of Nine Hells'?"
"Sitting in front of you are two Dragon leader and a prospective leader, so if you have any complaints or bad things to say about the Dragon Race, you'd better go home and talk to me privately."
Leon:...
Even though everyone has accepted his identity as a human from another race, why... is he still being tortured!
Ischa opened her mouth, about to tease her brother-in-law again, but she seemed to suddenly realize something and turned to look at the blue-haired beauty beside her.
"Senior, it sounds like you knew my brother-in-law's little secret even before I did."
Claudia's blue eyelashes drooped slightly, and a faint smile played on her lips.
She did not answer.
But this reaction can also be considered an acceptance.
"So how did you know that, senior?"
I'll tell you how I know later.
Claudia said, "You already have enough to digest today, and what I know about his origins as a human is even more explosive, so I'll tell you about it later if I'm afraid it will scare you."
"There's something even more heavyweight?"
"Of course," Claudia nodded.
Ischa turned to her sister and brother-in-law, "What is it? What's it about?"
The couple silently covered their faces.
"About... that little thing in the sea."
Does this mean it involves the Sea Dragon race?
Ischa was clever. Since she guessed that this matter was related to the Sea Dragon race, and their Grand Princess did not intend to elaborate, Ischa did not press the matter further.
The group chatted about things that had happened in the past few years.
The topic inevitably revolves around the empire that framed Leon and led him to that point.
"Speaking of the Empire, I heard there was quite a commotion within them recently, something like... a coup?"
Ischa rested her beautiful chin on her hand, gazing at her sister with radiant smiles.
"During those two days, I sent a message to the Silver Dragon Clan, but the reply said that you and your Silver Dragon Prince had gone out on patrol and would not be back for at least seven days."
"You also happened to leave home during the days of the change of imperial power."
"It's not that I'm overthinking it, you two, but the one who turned the Human Empire upside down... could it be you?"
Losweiser lowered her head and remained silent.
General Leon proudly puffed out his chest.
"That's right, it is I!"
The boy was being too eager to take credit, and even Claudia chuckled at his hot-blooded, foolish behavior.
"Don't laugh, senior. You were involved back then too."
Claudia shrugged. "Yeah, I was involved. It was a lot of fun."
Ischa raised an eyebrow. "Did the senior go with you too?"
"Yes."
"And then the three of you alone conquered the empire?"
"Um...it's not just the three of us, there's also an organization called the 'Lionheart Society,' which was formed by some of my supporters, and—"
The red-haired beauty tilted her head slightly. "And?"
Leon scratched his temple, hesitated for a moment, and then stammered,
"And Constantine..."
Ischa gasped, her vision went black, and she fell backward.
If Claudia hadn't reached out and let her lean on her shoulder in time, the Red Dragon King would probably have been so angry he'd fainted.
After things calmed down a bit, Ischa jokingly complained,
"You even called Constantine to help, but you didn't call me? This family relationship is impossible. Little Los, this man is no good, go home and get a divorce from him."
"Hey, no, sis!"
Leon quickly explained, "At the time, we didn't know that you had already discovered my identity, so we didn't dare to call you."
Ischa rolled her eyes coquettishly, "Hmph, an excuse."
No wonder they're sisters, they even roll their eyes the same way!
Exactly the same arrogant attitude!
"But didn't Constantine attack your and my Red Dragon Sanctuary before? Why would he help you fight the Empire?" Ischa asked.
"Oh, is that so?"
Leon briefly recounted his first confrontation with Old Kang and how he ultimately resolved the Empire's troubles.
After listening, Ischa pondered thoughtfully.
"Turning enemies into friends... that's a brilliant move."
Leon blinked, then shook his head. "It's not exactly turning enemies into friends; it's just that we have a common goal that led to this cooperation. In essence, Constantine still wants to teach me a lesson."
Moreover, the thought of owing Constantine a room full of Primal Magic made Leon even more exhausted.
I wonder how good Old Kang's memory is, at his age.
If he has a bad memory, then if Leon doesn't mention it, and nobody else does, then Constantine might just forget about it himself after a while!
Is that so?
"Um."
Ischa took a sip of her coffee, thought for a moment, and then said...
"Since this Human-Dragon War was secretly manipulated by the Empire and some of the Dragon Kings, the fact that you have overthrown the Empire's dark rule means that this war is coming to an end."
"But how to end it, and who should end it... that's a difficult question."
A century-long, epic war will not end immediately just because of a change of regime on one side.
There is a great deal of finishing work to be done.
The questions that Ischa mentioned, such as 'how to end it' and 'who should end it,' are of utmost importance.
"Judging from the current situation, the Empire is relatively easy to handle, because Leon's idea represents the Empire's next move."
"So if we want to confirm the final outcome of this war between humans and dragons," Losweiser said. "We need to find someone who can speak for themselves within the Dragon Race."
"But the Dragon Race is different from the empire. Not long after the Primal Dragon King sealed himself away, the Dragon Race fell into a chaotic civil war."
Claudia continued, "Although the intensity of civil wars has decreased considerably in the last hundred years due to the need to defend against foreign enemies."
"But even so, no one has ever been able to unify the Dragon Race on their own like the Primal Dragon King."
Just as he was feeling troubled, Leon suddenly felt someone watching him.
Dragon Slayer have a keen eye for Dragon Race.
He glanced around discreetly.
Finally, through the floor-to-ceiling window, I saw a person standing across the street.
"What's wrong?"
As Losweiser asked the question, she also looked in the direction he was looking.
The same applies to Ischa and Claudia.
The group immediately recognized each other.
"It's the servant I met at Twilight Tower last time."
28. When a general is in the field, he may disobey some of the emperor's orders.
"He looked like he'd been standing there for a while."
"Do you think he can read lips? If he understood what we were saying, wouldn't that be quite troublesome?"
"Brother-in-law, you wouldn't be planning to attack the servants of the Twilight Tower Master, would you?"
"No, it's just a precaution. If you can't bring yourself to do it, I can; it's my old profession."
"Stop arguing with you two, he's coming."
The servant walked through the bustling street, entered the coffee shop, and after smilingly declining the waiter's inquiry, headed straight for Leon.
This purposeful movement made Leon and his companions even more certain that this servant—or rather, the Twilight Tower Master —was coming for them.
"Greetings, everyone. I am Kade, the personal attendant of the Twilight Tower Master. It is a pleasure to meet you, the elite leaders of the Dragon Race, in Sky City."
Dragon Race Elite Leader:
Losweiser
Ischa
Claudia
Leon ×
"Very well, it seems this servant named Kade can't read lips at all," Leon thought absentmindedly.