Chapter 95
"Are there any other photo studios nearby?" Leon asked.
The staff member shook his head, "We are the only photo studio in the entire Flowing Cloud Valley, sir."
This damn monopoly.
Sure enough, no matter how high-end or sacred a scenic spot is, it is still just a money-making scheme in the end.
"Sir, would you like to take a few photos here as a souvenir?"
"No need, my wife and I may leave a memento here in another way."
Staff:?
Leon sighed, took a few candies out of his bag and handed them to the photo studio staff, then left.
Leon stood at the entrance of the photo studio, pondering what to do next.
At that moment, Losweiser also walked out of the candy store next door.
"What are you doing here?" Losweiser asked.
Leon was startled. "I... I'm buying candy."
Leon shook the bag of candy in his hand.
Just in case, he bought candy before going to the photo studio.
"Jun Yang Yi Ling Yao Qi Si Wu 9 ④ Jiu Ba Oh... I see."
"How did you get here? Where are Mu En and the others?"
"Mu En said she wanted to drink lemonade, let's go buy some over there."
"Good."
The couple walked a little further before finding a cold drink shop.
I went in and bought four lemonades. When I left, I noticed a claw machine at the entrance.
The claw machine offers a variety of prizes: rabbits, foxes, spiders, bears—you name it.
"Hey, wait a minute."
As Losweiser spoke, she put the lemonade she was holding into Leon's arms, then went to the claw machine, swiped her room card, and began to slowly move the mechanical claw.
Leon went over too; the claw machine was full of fluffy little toys. (Nine)
Leon pointed to the cute spider at the very back, "Catch that one, that one's good." Lin
Losweiser glared at him irritably, ignored him, and continued clutching her things. Seven
Her goal was a bear cub.
But I tried several times and failed. X
"Maybe we should just forget about it," Leon said. 5.
"No. I must catch that bear today." With that, Losweiser launched her second attack.
She rarely acts this childishly, and I don't know why she's suddenly like this. (Eight)
Leon could only wait quietly on the sidelines.
After several more attempts, Losweiser finally succeeded.
The teddy bear fell from the exit of the claw machine. Losweiser bent down, picked it up, and handed it to Leon.
Leon blinked. "What?"
"Here's yours back. Didn't you give me one in Sky City last time?"
Leon scoffed, "The one I gave you was the Bear King; yours is at best a little bear cub."
"Fine, then." Losweiser grabbed the bear's arm and turned to leave.
"Hey, I didn't say I didn't want it. My hands are just full and I don't have time to take it."
Leon, carrying candy and four cups of lemonade, sauntered after them.
In the evening, the outdoor barbecue party had just ended in the back garden of Flowing Cloud Valley.
Next up was the fireworks display that the Leon family had been eagerly anticipating.
They chose a stone step with a good angle and sat down, quietly waiting for the performance to begin.
Beside Leon lay a camera and the teddy bear that Losweiser had given him earlier that day.
He crossed his legs, let his arms hang down, and looked up at the night sky.
With a bright moon and few stars, it's indeed a perfect time to set off fireworks.
"Hey, it's starting over there! Sis, let's hurry over there!"
Mu En jumped down the stone steps, took Noa's hand, and ran over.
Leon looked at his daughters' lively and adorable backs and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
He was about to pick up his camera to capture this beautiful moment, but no matter how much he touched it, he couldn't find it.
Leon felt a pang of panic and turned around to look.
The camera is now in Losweiser's hands.
Click—
Losweiser pressed the shutter button on her daughters' backs, then looked at the camera's magical projection and nodded in satisfaction.
Leon immediately tensed up, then casually moved closer to Losweiser, "Um... let me take the photos for you, you go play with your daughters."
Losweiser fiddled with the camera without looking up. "No need, let me see what you took today and how well it turned out."
"Ah, I... I think they're all pretty good. I'll wait until I get home and wash them before I watch them."
"Now take a look, delete the parts you're not satisfied with."
Losweiser flipped through the photos Leon had taken that day, one by one.
Leon was so nervous that his adrenaline surged.
The current situation evokes a sense of urgency, like the scenario described in the poem. "You had a crazy summer vacation, only to find that you haven't done any homework. After school starts, the teacher will be checking everyone's homework on the podium, and soon they'll find yours."
But the Only One difference is that students who haven't finished their summer homework don't dare to fight to the death with their teachers.
And Leon dared.
At worst, I'll just get boiled; what if I manage to turn the tables and kill them?
However, these photos are still my trump card, so it's best not to reveal them if possible.
Leon swallowed hard; Losweiser had already scrolled to the photos she'd taken that afternoon on the pedestrian street.
If you scroll back further, you'll see this morning's entries.
And just further ahead... that's where the bunny girl!
His empty summer homework was about to—no, wait—his trump card, which he had saved to use to turn the tables on Losweiser, was about to become a merciless blade aimed at him!
Think of something, Casmod, use your brain.
If he were the master, what would he do in this situation?
Oh, even if Master were to act like a jerk, he wouldn't pose for bunny girl photoshoot for his wife, so imagining him as a person wouldn't help with the current situation at all.
Leon bit his lip, looked left and right, and then picked up a candy he had bought during the day.
"Want to eat?"
Losweiser remained staring at the camera's magical projection without looking up, then slightly opened her mouth, "Ah~"
Leon was speechless, so he fed her a piece of candy.
Losweiser had a candy in her mouth, and one side of her mouth was puffed out, making her look quite cute.
But now is not the time to admire the Dragon Queen's cuteness!
If we don't stop her, she'll see an even "cuter" bunny girl!
"Hey, Leon, what's with this photo—"
"Yes, it's exactly what you see!" Leon straightened his chest, ready to die.
Losweiser paused for a moment, then chewed the candy in her mouth. "It's just that the composition is a little off... why such a big reaction?"
"Ah... ah?"
Losweiser picked up the camera and pointed to a photo on it, "Look, my face is almost in the picture."
Leon cleared his throat twice to cover his embarrassment. "Well, that might be because you're too tall."
Losweiser didn't pursue the matter further, saying, "Oh, okay."
Muttering to herself, she continued flipping through the photos.
The photo I just took was taken at noon at the entrance of the pedestrian street.
At this very moment, this camera will determine the course of the next seven-day holiday.
Whether it will be filled with gunfire or peaceful coexistence, no one can say for sure.
Why are you standing so close to me?
Losweiser spoke suddenly, but she still didn't look up.
Leon quickly shrank back, "N-no, no."
"Come over."
"Do what?"
"I called you over."
Leon awkwardly moved closer.
Losweiser raised her camera, pointed the lens at her and Leon, then tilted her head toward Leon before pressing the shutter.
After taking the photos, Losweiser looked at the preview photos projected on the screen. "Hmm, they're pretty good. This way, my daughters won't ask why we didn't take a picture together."
Leon: "Your Majesty, you are truly farsighted."
And if you scroll back further, you'll see more than just this one group photo!
After taking the photos, Losweiser returned the camera to Leon, saying, "I'm going to find my daughters now. You can continue to work hard and take more photos for us."
"I'd love to!"
Losweiser rolled her eyes at him, ignored him, and strode towards the fireworks display area.
Leon also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, the fruits of the revolution have been preserved."
He looked down at the camera in his hand, the image still showing the photo of him and Losweiser that they had just taken together.
In the photo, the couple faces the camera, with Losweiser leaning slightly against Leon and playfully making a peace sign.
She didn't specifically choose any angle; in this photo, the two of them look as natural as a couple who have been in love for many years.
Leon scratched his forehead and muttered, "A dragon that's over two hundred years old still doing the peace sign, how childish!"
At this moment, he forgot that when he took photos with the Losweiser bunny girl, he had actually made a lot of peace signs.
Leon raised his camera and continued taking pictures of the mother and her two daughters not far away.
Fireworks filled the air, dazzling and spectacular.
After a while, Mu En returned and sat down next to Leon.
"What's wrong, Mu En?" Leon asked.
Dragon girl came closer, lay down on Leon's lap, and covered her waist with her tail. "Mu En is tired from playing. Mu En needs to rest."
Leon smiled, took off his coat and draped it over Mu En's shoulders. "Okay."
He looked up and saw Losweiser and Noa playing together, each holding a small firework, with one tucked into Noa's tail.