Shut Up Dragon! I Don't Want To Have Children With You Anymore

"Alright, then next, let's talk about something a little more complex."

The entire afternoon of teaching time quickly passed.

Before dinner, Leon took the two little dragon girls to the courtyard to enjoy the evening breeze.

Luna sat in his arms, while Noah sat beside him.

The cool breeze ruffled the ahego on Luna's head, lightly brushing against Leon's face.

As he gazed at the distant sunset, he suddenly asked, "By the way, Luna, Noah, do you know what Mommy usually likes?"

Leon decided to start by gathering information from his daughters.

However, he didn't mention Rossweise's birthday.

Since he wanted to make up for his daughters' regrets from last year, Leon planned to use Rossweise's birthday as an opportunity to give them a surprise as well.

"Luna knows! Luna knows!"

Leon's eyes lit up—raising this little cotton-padded jacket wasn't in vain, she was really useful at crucial moments.

"So, what does Mommy like?" Leon asked expectantly.

"Mommy likes Daddy! She likes him a lot!"

"..."

'If you really insist on putting it that way, then it's not wrong at all.'

'In your and your sister's eyes, your Mommy and I are the ultimate champions of pure love.'

"Eh? Daddy, why aren't you saying anything? Did Luna say something wrong?" Luna leaned against Leon's chest, raising her little face to look at him.

Leon lowered his head, pinched her little cheeks, and smiled,"You're right, sweetheart. Mommy likes Daddy. But Daddy wants to know if she likes anything else? Like food, or things she enjoys?"

Luna's eyes were instantly filled with confusion.

'Alright, looks like I won't be getting any answers from her.'

Leon turned to look at Noah.

His eldest daughter sat quietly there, gazing at the remaining light of the sunset in the sky. The blood-red glow reflected in her eyes, reminding her of the day her parents went on a date.

They had ended that date under such a beautiful sunset.

Unfortunately, at the last moment of the date, Anna covered her and Noah's eyes, saying that little children shouldn't watch—

'Oh!'

Noah suddenly remembered something.

"Mommy said that a dragon's life is too long, and any beautiful thing will have a day when it expires, a day when it is no longer loved. So, for her, fleeting beauty is the most memorable."

That was what Anna had told her when she wanted to take a picture of their parents holding hands and walking on the beach.

She turned to look at Leon. "That's all I can think of."

"Fleeting beauty, huh..."

Leon pondered over those words. While it wasn't a concrete preference for any specific thing, at least he now had a general direction.

'Just wait, mother dragon. I will definitely give you a birthday that is both satisfying and unforgettable—'

As for how it will be 'unforgettable,' let's just wait and see.

———

After lunch, Leon and Rossweise took the opportunity to chat while washing dishes together.

In fact, they didn't have much time to talk throughout the day.

Rossweise was busy handling the affairs of the Silver Dragon clan, while Leon had to take Luna for her magic initiation.

Not to mention, both of them had the mindset of: "Why would I bother looking for them to chat when I'm already full?"

The main principle was: if it's not necessary, don't communicate.

However, there were still things Leon had to ask clearly.

"Your birthday is in a few days. You want to follow human birthday traditions completely, right?" Leon asked.

Rossweise nodded. "Mm."

"Okay. Then, if I may ask, how old are you this year?"

"Eighteen—"

"You're fuc*— eighteen?" Leon was so shocked that he almost added a swear word before that for emphasis.

"Plus two hundred years."

"..."

Rossweise turned her head to look at him, her beautiful eyes squinting into two crescent shapes with laughter, then she put away her smile and asked, "What does age have to do with birthdays? Aren't they all just routines?"

Leon shook his head. "The routines may be similar, but there are still some different details."

"Details?"

Leon glanced at her, then lowered his head and continued washing dishes without explaining further. He only said, "You'll know when the time comes."

Rossweise pouted. "Playing mysterious now, huh?"

Leon shrugged, giving no response.

Rossweise didn't continue the topic either.

After washing the dishes, Leon didn't leave immediately as he usually did. Instead, he went to Rossweise's balcony and looked toward the back mountain.

Rossweise dried her hands and walked out of the kitchen, looking at Leon's back on the balcony. "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, just looking around."

"You're so weird..."

Rossweise muttered and didn't ask further, turning to go back to her study and continue handling the piles of work.

Time passed, and when she finally looked up to take a break, she realized that Leon had already left.

Rossweise frowned slightly. "Coming and going as he pleases, treating my room as his own. Looks like I'll have to give Mr. Leon a lesson in etiquette sometime."

The queen snorted coldly and went back to work.

———

In the afternoon, Leon took his two daughters to the library.

While preparing for Rossweise's birthday, he hadn't forgotten his main objective.

He continued searching through Rossweise's private library for a way to resolve his magic depletion.

Luna sat obediently at the desk by the floor-to-ceiling window, doing the homework Leon had assigned her.

If she didn't understand something, Noah could help explain it to her.

As evening approached, Noah found a children's book for Luna as post-study relaxation.

Then, she turned to look at the rows of bookshelves in the library—'Daddy seemed to be searching for something.'

After thinking for a moment, Noah jumped off her chair and walked over.

At that moment, Leon was reading an ancient text carefully.

"Daddy, are you looking for something?" Noah asked.

Hearing that, Leon smiled and put the book back. "Nothing, just browsing to pass the time."

He didn't want his daughters to know about his magic depletion.

Not only would it needlessly worry them, but there was also a chance it would reach Rossweise's ears.

From what he could tell, Rossweise wasn't aware of his condition—she probably just thought his body hadn't fully recovered yet, which was why he hadn't used large-scale magic.

If that mother dragon found out the truth, she'd definitely mock him with a "You're so weak."

Moreover, Leon knew the value of keeping quiet while making progress. Until he fully recovered, it was best not to let anything slip.

Unfortunately, after a whole afternoon of research, he still hadn't found the root of the problem.

As he expected from the beginning, this was going to be a long process.

But Leon had enough patience for problem-solving.

Adjusting his mindset, he looked at Noah. "Has Luna finished her homework?"

"Not yet, but she's almost done."

Noah paused for a moment, then added, "Considering Daddy's teaching efficiency and Luna's learning speed, in about half a month, she should be able to begin magic initiation."

Leon nodded, his gaze looking toward the floor-to-ceiling window in the distance. Luna was there, pouting her little lips, seriously working on the homework he had given her.

"I wonder what Luna's innate elemental attribute will be."

Noah also looked at her sister's adorable and focused profile and smiled, "Will it be fire or lightning?"

Rossweise had told Leon before that nearly all dragons, when awakening their innate talents, had fire as their elemental attribute.

But Noah's was lightning, just like Leon's.

Later, Leon had asked if Noah, being the only one with a lightning attribute in a class full of fire attributes, would get bullied or isolated.

After all, kids are immature. They often see "special" and "different" as something alien, and exclusion happens frequently.

But Rossweise said no. There was a small probability that dragons would awaken an elemental attribute other than fire, so it wasn't something strange.

Only then did Leon feel at ease.

His eyes shifted slightly, and he crouched down to ask, "So, do you think your sister will awaken lightning or fire?"

Noah touched her little chin and thought for a moment,"Mommy's attribute is fire, Daddy's is lightning, and mine is also lightning... So, to balance Mommy's feelings a bit, if I were Luna, I would try to awaken the fire element."

Leon was amused by Noah's words.

He affectionately ruffled his daughter's hair. "What element you awaken isn't something you can decide just by trying."

Noah scratched her head and chuckled, "It's just a hope. Oh right, Daddy, speaking of the lightning element..."

"Hmm? What about it?"

"In a little over a month, St. Heath Academy will go on winter break. During this time, I've learned quite a bit of magic fundamentals, so during the break, could you teach me some more lightning magic? That way, when the new semester starts, I should be able to pick up the school's curriculum more smoothly."

Leon was momentarily stunned.

Not because he was surprised that Noah would make this request.

On the contrary, if Noah didn't take the initiative to "grind" during winter break, it wouldn't be like her at all.

It's just that… Leon was still suffering from magical depletion, and properly teaching lightning magic would definitely require demonstrations.

By then, his daughter might be expecting a grand and awe-inspiring "Heavenly Thunder Annihilation," but after gathering energy for a long time, all Leon could manage would be two tiny sparks.

Daughter: 'It's okay, Daddy, this is actually kind of cute. You can go ahead and do your thing; I'll just ask Mommy to teach me instead.'

'No way!'

'That absolutely cannot happen!'

'Household status is fought for, and a father's position in his daughter's heart is also fought for!'

There was still more than a month before winter break…

Leon pursed his lips, clenched his teeth, and agreed, "Alright, no problem. When the time comes, Daddy will teach you more lightning magic."

Noah's eyes lit up, her small face unable to hide her joy. She leaned in, wrapped her arms around Leon's neck, and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, Daddy!"

Happily, Noah turned and ran off to find Luna.

Leon quietly let out a breath. "After celebrating the mother dragon's birthday, I need to push even harder."

———

It was past eleven on Tuesday night, with less than an hour left before Rossweise's 218th birthday started.

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