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

"Don't... I'll just have one more sip..."

"Drink more after we drop Noa off tomorrow."

With a mix of coaxing and cajoling, Leon dragged her onto the balcony.

Losweiser leaned against the balcony railing. The slightly cool Evening Breeze brushed over her face, her long hair fluttering and swaying through the night like silver quicksand.

Leon stood beside her with his hands in his pockets, thinking he would send her back to bed once she sobered up a little.

The two remained silent, with only the sound of the wind beneath the night sky reaching their ears.

After a long while, Losweiser lifted her head and slowly spoke.

"I'm so worried about her."

"Noa?"

"Mm. She may be more mature and sensible than children her age, but she's still just a child. She's never left home to live on her own."

She closed her eyes and continued.

"Will she remember to do her laundry? Will she be picky about food? Will she eat breakfast on time?"

"If she meets someone with a bad personality, will she accidentally get herself into trouble?"

"And her studies—what if the teachers at the academy aren't as good as you? Will she look down on them and stop paying attention in class?"

"What if she gets sick? Can she go see a doctor by herself?"

"Leon... I'm so worried about her. I'm so worried... about her..."

The last note of her final word was swallowed by the wind.

She was drunk.

Her body tilted slightly as she leaned against Leon's shoulder.

Leon sighed again, muttering, "Women are such a pain," but he still obediently picked Losweiser up and carried her back to the bedroom.

He took off her shoes, tucked her beneath the blankets, and set a cup of warm water by the bedside.

Once everything was ready, Leon let out a breath and looked at the slightly tipsy Losweiser.

The beauty lay on her side, silver hair scattered across the bed. Her sleeping face was lovely and serene, so peaceful that one could hardly bear to disturb her.

The strap of her nightgown had slipped from her rounded shoulder, revealing a half-glimpse of soft, creamy white flesh, along with a corner of her dragon mark.

Leon swallowed and quickly pulled his gaze away, intending to leave.

But the moment he turned around, his wrist was gently caught.

"Won't you take this chance to get revenge..." Losweiser softly said. "Even the dragon mark has already reacted..."

Leon pressed his lips together, exerted a little force, and freed himself from Losweiser's hand.

"Go to sleep, Dragon Queen."

Hmph, you think I'll come just because you told me to? Do I have no pride at all?

Only by taking revenge while you're sober will you remember it deeply.

After all, an outstanding Dragon Slayer had to know how to wait for the right moment, let the target lower its guard, then deliver a fatal strike.

He turned off the bedroom light and shut the door, his footsteps gradually fading away.

Late into the night, drowsiness swallowed Losweiser whole, and she fell into a deep sleep.

Before long, the quiet bedroom filled with the steady sound of her breathing.

By the way.

If this unfortunate family had known what would happen at the opening ceremony three days later, academia had a specialized term for their behavior tonight—popping champagne!

Three days later, Saint Hiss Academy's entrance ceremony.

The young dragons who had successfully passed the academy's rigorous tests, along with their guardians—dragons?—gathered in the auditorium. It was a lively scene indeed.

Joyful laughter filled both the inside and outside of the hall.

But.

Guess which three unfortunate souls couldn't laugh?

Leon, Noa, and Losweiser were currently standing on the auditorium stage, enduring the baptism of at least a hundred dragons' gazes.

Before this, Leon had always thought "being roasted over a fire" was merely an exaggerated metaphor for embarrassment so intense one wished to sink into the ground.

But at this very moment, he felt that this situation truly was worse than simply roasting him alive!

Principal Wilson, who had interviewed them a few days ago, walked onto the stage and enthusiastically introduced them.

"Everyone, quiet down, quiet down. Next, allow me to solemnly introduce these three—the Melkwy family, who achieved the most outstanding results in this assessment! Now, let us hear how they managed to make a family that was only established two years ago so harmonious!"

Leon glared viciously at that Vice Principal and squeezed out several words through clenched teeth.

"You old bastard dragon, you're really pushing your luck—"

The clock turned back one hour.

The family of four came to the academy for Nuoya's entrance ceremony.

This time, they had brought Mu En along as well.

There was still some time before the entrance ceremony began, so Leon and the others were shown to a private lounge.

They had barely been seated when someone knocked on the lounge door.

When they opened it, they found Vice Principal Wilson standing outside.

"Congratulations to you both, and congratulations to Nuoya as well, for passing the academy's assessment."

The vice principal spoke politely as soon as he entered.

Losweiser and Leon naturally responded with a few modest words.

After taking a seat, the vice principal continued, "Nuoya scored nearly full marks in the test three days ago. You should know that in recent years, the average score on our academy's entrance test has only been around eighty. I truly am delighted for you both, to have such an outstanding daughter as Nuoya. The academy has not admitted such a gifted student in many years."

"Come to think of it, Nuoya is only a little over one year old, isn't she? She should only just have acquired the ability to learn. Apart from her own talent, her first teacher must also have been exceptional. May I ask who her first teacher was?"

Losweiser and Nuoya silently looked toward Leon.

Leon licked his lips and shifted in his seat. "No, there wasn't any first teacher. I just taught her some basic knowledge. Mostly, it's because my daughter is diligent and eager to learn."

"Mr. Leon carries himself with remarkable bearing, but you do not appear to belong to the Silver Dragon Clan. May I ask which tribe you come from?" the vice principal asked.

"Ah, I—"

"My husband comes from a small tribe. Its members were taken under the banners of the major dragon tribes long ago."

Losweiser hurriedly came to Leon's rescue.

The vice principal nodded. "I see."

His question had not come out of thin air, nor had it been empty politeness. Leon had never shown his tail, which was why the vice principal could not help asking.

Aside from roughly indicating a dragon's age, a tail also represented the identity of the different dragon clans.

Still, it did not matter much if he chose not to show it. One had to respect personal wishes.

Why had no one considered that Leon might be human?

It was the darkness beneath the lamp. Not a single dragon could imagine that a human would appear here so openly, with a wife and child in tow.

"Oh, and besides Nuoya, I imagine you two may not know this yet: you also received first place in the family assessment."

Hearing this, Leon and Losweiser exchanged a glance and could not help sitting up straighter.

"Really, Principal? The two of us got first place too?" Leon asked excitedly.

As a top student, he naturally cared a great deal about grades.

He had thought that, faced with an interview segment they had not prepared for at all, their results would be a complete disaster.

Yet in the end, they had actually taken first place in the family assessment.

It was truly beyond all expectation.

"Yes, Mr. Leon. Not only did you and your wife achieve excellent written-test scores, your performance in the interview also satisfied us immensely."

The principal spared no praise. "Your understanding of family, as well as the way you usually interact with one another, allowed us to see what a real family ought to be like."

The husband and wife were both stunned.

A real family...

Principal, your dragon eyes must be failing—ah, no, you truly have eyes like blazing torches. You saw at a glance that we are a real family!

Yes, yes, yes, you saw correctly. We are a real, harmonious, loving family.

"The other families we interviewed—their answers and performances were far too... idealized. They gave off a feeling of falsehood and affectation."

The principal sighed, then looked up at Leon and Losweiser.

"But you are different, Mr. Leon, Miss Losweiser. Your love is exceptionally solid, steadfast, and sincere. In your daily life, you must be an incredibly loving couple, right?"

An incredibly loving couple.

Principal, you truly—

You truly...

You... actually said that we're a loving couple!

Your dragon eyes must be blind!

"Hm? Was I wrong, you two? Why do both of you look as though you're in such a difficult position?"

"Ah, no, no, no, hahaha~ Principal, we—we—"

Losweiser turned sideways, hooked her arm through Leon's, and smiled with a frown. "We are indeed very loving, aren't we, Leon?"

"...Right."

"Then..."

The principal rose to his feet and said eagerly, "Would you be willing to serve as the family representatives at the entrance ceremony and give a speech onstage?"

Leon & Losweiser:?

And so, the opening scene came to be.

"Old bastard dragon, you're really pushing your luck—"

Losweiser hurriedly gave his wrist a covert pinch.

If she didn't rein him in now, this guy's occupational habit would probably spiral out of control.

Then there was Noa.

The eldest daughter stood between the two of them with the look of someone utterly dead inside.

She just wanted to enroll quietly, study magic quietly, and then graduate quietly.

Why did something as socially mortifying as giving a speech onstage as the family representative have to fall to her instead of someone else?!

Of the family of four, Mu En was probably the only one to escape this "torture."

After all, she hadn't come up onstage.

But Mu En hadn't been idle, either.

Down below, she waved her arms and cheered, looking even more fired up than the Vice Principal onstage.

Seeing that the family of three was "not good with words," the Vice Principal could only smooth things over.

"Student Noa, you were the youngest candidate in this examination, yet you achieved the remarkable result of a perfect score. That must be inseparable from your family's upbringing, right?"

Noa nodded, her little face frosty.

"Then is there anything you'd like to say to your family?"

It seemed that if she didn't say a few words, this old man wouldn't let her off.

Noa thought for a moment, then said,