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

There was unmistakable gloating in Losweiser's tone.

Leon's thoughts stirred, and he immediately understood why Losweiser had said they would walk back.

So she wanted Leon to beg her for mercy?

In the current situation, all the "bargaining chips" were in Losweiser's hands.

They were still so far from the Holy Temple that there was no way they could get back on foot.

But Losweiser could transform into her dragon form and fly back whenever she wanted.

And although the Empire was behind Leon, he had no way of escaping Losweiser's notice. Before he could even run a few meters, she would catch him and drag him back.

So, after humiliating Leon's dignity, Losweiser now planned to slowly torment his body as well.

Thinking of this, Leon clenched the dry tree trunk beside him.

He gritted his teeth and replied, "I said I'm not tired. Let's keep walking."

"Hmph. The only hard thing about you is your mouth."

Leon walked forward, brushing past Losweiser. He stared ahead and said quietly,

"Your Majesty, aside from my mouth, my bones are hard too. You want to see me beg you for mercy? Impossible."

He continued walking forward.

Losweiser snorted coldly and followed after him.

After all, a Dragon Queen brimming with energy was competing in endurance against an extremely weakened human. No matter how it went, the outcome was obvious.

She wanted to see just how stubborn this great Dragon Slayer could be.

The two walked for another ten-odd minutes when they suddenly heard a commotion from nearby.

Following the sound, they saw flickering firelight in the distance. It seemed someone was camping there.

The firelight naturally came from a bonfire they had lit to drive away some of the beasts in the mountains.

The flames reflected in Leon's black eyes.

They seemed like a kind of hope.

He opened his mouth, wanting to call out for help, because this might be his only chance to get word of his situation out.

But when the words reached his lips, Leon forced himself to swallow them back.

He glanced sideways at Losweiser beside him.

If he called for help from those people now, Losweiser would definitely kill them without hesitation.

That would be no different from Leon getting them killed.

After realizing that, despite his deep regret, Leon turned around and left.

But before he had taken more than a few steps, a warm voice came from the bonfire.

"Hey! Are you two lost?"

As soon as the voice fell, rustling sounds rang out, as if those people were making their way through the grass toward them.

Losweiser immediately became alert, magical energy instantly gathering in her hand.

Seeing this, Leon hurried forward and pressed down on Losweiser's wrist.

The scorching magical energy burned Leon's hand, but he did not care in the slightest.

Leon stepped in front of Losweiser, blocking her tail.

The campers approached, stopping some distance away from them.

"Are you two lost?" a young man asked.

"Ah, no, no. We were just... uh... taking a walk."

"This mountain forest isn't a good place for a stroll, sir. There are especially many dangerous creatures and wild beasts here. Why not spend the night at our camp? Tomorrow, we'll escort you both down the mountain."

After a pause, seemingly worried that Leon would think he was a bad person, the young man voluntarily introduced himself. "Oh, right. My name is Walker. I'm the captain of the 47th Squad of the Empire's Dragon Slaying Army."

The moonlight was hazy, the forest was dense with trees, and they were standing some distance apart, so neither side could clearly see the other's face.

Otherwise, Walker of the Dragon Slayer Army would never have failed to recognize Leon.

A perfect opportunity lay before him. As long as Leon called out, "Save me," this well-trained Dragon Slayer Squad would immediately realize something was wrong.

But the price would likely be Losweiser slaughtering every one of them.

Even if someone were lucky enough to escape back to the Imperial Capital and report Leon's situation, the cost in casualties would be far too great.

Leon would never do such a thing.

Leon pursed his lips, then suddenly wrapped an arm around Losweiser's waist.

The move startled the Queen, and even the magical energy in her hand unconsciously dispersed.

"Thank you for the kind offer, Dragon Slayers, but my wife and I have both received some training. We can protect ourselves. We just want to wander around for a while. We'll head down the mountain later."

Hearing Leon say that, Captain Walker stopped insisting. "All right. Oh, right, take this."

As he spoke, Walker stepped forward and handed them a signal flare. "If you really encounter danger, fire this flare into the sky. We'll rush over immediately."

Leon accepted it and nodded in thanks. "Thank you."

"You're wel— Hm? Sir, you look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?" Now that he was closer, Walker could make out Leon's face a little better.

Leon hesitated for a moment, then smiled and denied it. "I just have a common face, brother. Back when my wife pursued me, it was this face of mine that caught her eye."

Losweiser: ...

Walker smiled. "All right, then we won't disturb you two."

With that, Walker left with his squad members.

After they had gone far away, Leon finally let out a relieved breath.

Losweiser immediately shoved Leon away with her tail and teased, "I didn't realize you could lie so smoothly. Saying I pursued you—how absurd."

"You think I wasn't disgusted saying it?"

"If you're disgusted, do you have to drag me into it too?"

"Of course. Husband and wife are birds of a feather."

Losweiser was speechless. "Know your place, Dragon Slayer. We may have a child, but that doesn't mean I'm your wife. Understand?"

"I never wanted to be your husband either."

Leon put away the signal flare, then lowered his head to look at the hand Losweiser's magic had burned earlier.

It hurt a little, but it was nothing serious.

Losweiser raised an eyebrow. She noticed Leon's movement and the injury on his hand.

But instead of showing concern, she asked about something else. "When you put your arm around my waist just now, it was because you were afraid I would rush over and kill them all, wasn't it?"

Leon shot her a glare and said nothing, which was as good as admitting it.

"You're very clever, Leon. You didn't call for help, and you didn't act rashly. Other than being stubborn, I haven't found any other flaws in you for now."

"Being stubborn has never been a flaw."

Leon continued walking, no longer paying Losweiser any attention.

Losweiser smiled faintly and followed after him.

They kept walking, but did not encounter any other Dragon Slayer Squads.

However, Leon's body ultimately could not hold on any longer.

His vision went black, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Losweiser looked back, walked to his side, and crouched down. Gently lifting his chin, she looked at his tired, pale face and asked with a smile,

"Can't walk anymore at last, can you, Leon? Beg me. Beg me, and I'll take you back to rest."

"I don't know what you're talking about..."

"Heh. Don't you want to lie in a soft bed, eat a late-night snack prepared by a maid, and take a nice hot bath before sleeping? Just beg me once, and we'll be home in three hours."

Leon slowly closed his eyes and used the last of his strength to say, "If you've got the guts, then leave me... leave me here for the wolves."

After saying that, he completely passed out.

The next second, a gust of wind rose around Leon. Leaves whirled through the air, and the ground trembled faintly.

The Silver Dragon Queen picked Leon up in her mouth and tossed him onto her back.

Then she spread her Dragon Wings and flew into the deep night sky.

Leon slowly opened his eyes.

Before him was—

Before him was a pair of eyes.

Light blue pupils, gentle and crystal-clear. Long lashes fluttered softly, adorable beyond words.

"Daddy, you're awake~"

Little Mu'en sat beside Leon's pillow in a standard duck-sitting posture, waiting for him to wake up.

The moment she saw Leon open his eyes, uncontrollable joy appeared on her tender little face.

The stray lock of hair atop her head and the tail behind her swayed lightly with excitement.

Leon recovered somewhat and tried to sit up.

Seeing this, Mu En immediately stepped forward to support Leon's arm and help him lean against the headboard.

Just as he was about to thank her, Leon suddenly felt a faint pain in his hand.

Looking down, he saw that his right hand was wrapped in a bandage.

This was the wound he had received last night when he stopped Losweiser from attacking a group of Dragon Slayers in the forest and was burned by her magical energy.

It had already been bandaged?

"I bandaged Daddy's hand! I did!"

Seeing Leon staring at the bandage on his right hand, Little Mu'en eagerly claimed the credit.

She proudly puffed out her chest, and the little tail behind her rose even higher.

Leon gave a weary smile and raised his hand to rub Mu En's head. "Mm, Mu En is amazing."

After Leon patted her head, Mu En became even happier. Like a little cat, she took the initiative to rub against Leon's large palm.

Mu En smiled with narrowed eyes, seemingly enjoying the feeling.

She held no hostility toward Leon at all. She completely treated him as her father.

So even though she had obvious Dragon Race traits, Leon could not bring himself to feel hostile toward her, much less the kind of irreconcilable hatred he should have felt.

Besides.

She was such an unbearably adorable little dragon girl.

If they were judging purely by appearance—Beauty and cuteness—Dragon Race hatchlings did indeed have a certain advantage over humans.

They grew faster, gained intelligence earlier, and their bodies and appearances changed far earlier than those of humans.

Thinking of this, Leon could not help considering a question:

How had Losweiser, that bitter, hate-filled, crazy Dragon Queen who wore a sour expression all day, given birth to such a cute and gentle daughter?

Although Dragon Race hatchlings had innate advantages in appearance, in terms of personality, they displayed the Dragons' ferocity and domineering nature from a young age.

Leon had read many papers published by Dragon scholars. They all agreed that a dragon's life was spent amid violence and bloodshed, including its years as a young dragon.

But looking at Mu En, she seemed completely unrelated to the word "violence."

Could it be... because she was a Human-dragon hybrid...?

As Leon pondered this, the bedroom door opened before long.