Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Trauma of Pregnancy
Before that name could be called out, Leon's vision went dark, and he fainted.
If Rossweise could contact the empire, she would definitely provide tomorrow's headline for the newspaper:
'Shocking! The strongest human dragon slayer, Leon Casmodeous, was solo-killed by burnt eggplant.'
It was sure to cause quite a stir.
"Hmph, no wonder there's no eggplant in your nutritional meals, it turns out to be so effective."
When she met Tiger before, the old man mentioned that Leon disliked carrots and eggplants the most.
Last time, Rossweise only tried a carrot and achieved good results;
This time, she went for both, doubling the despair, with outstanding results.
"Mommy, why did Daddy faint?",Luna asked worriedly.
"Oh, Daddy might be too tired, he'll be fine after some rest."
"Is that so... um... then Mommy will be full of energy tomorrow morning...",Luna murmured softly.
Rossweise raised an eyebrow,"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"
She thought her daughter noticed she had been feeling under the weather for days, not eating much, hence hoping she would perk up.
But what did that have to do with the first part about,"Daddy being too tired"?
Luna explained,"Before, my sister and I noticed a pattern. When Daddy is lively, Mommy seems weak; conversely, when Mommy is lively, Daddy seems weak. It's like one of you always seems to lack energy."
Luna said,"But this hasn't happened for a long time, but now Daddy has fainted again... so, Mommy will be full of energy tomorrow morning, right?"
The world of children is always so pure and innocent.
But Rossweise couldn't explain in detail why this phenomenon occurred.
After all, a child who has to cover her eyes when seeing her parents kiss could never understand such things.
"Yes, Mommy will be better soon, sorry for worrying you these past few days.",Rossweise said.
Luna shook her head, then advised,"Mommy must take good care of yourself, and take good care of Daddy too."
Rossweise glanced at the captive who was solo-killed by eggplant, her lips slowly curving upwards,"Okay, Mommy will definitely take~good~care~of him."
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Leon slowly opened his eyes.
The ceiling that came into view was familiar, but it wasn't from his nursery.
It was Rossweise's.
His mind instantly cleared—
'Oh no!'
He tried to sit up, but as soon as he moved, someone pressed him back down by the chest.
The sensations in his body gradually awakened, and the pressure on his abdomen made Leon realize that tonight might be another long night.
He didn't even look to see who was sitting on him, just stared blankly at the ceiling and said leisurely,
"Using eggplant, how despicable."
"In the battle between dragons and dragon slayers, anything goes, how can it be called despicable?"
Rossweise paused, then added,"Besides, I didn't say I was going to do anything. I just want to help you... cure your illness."
Leon was stunned,"Cure my illness? What illness do I have?"
Only then did he curiously look down at himself.
Not looking was fine, but looking was a shock.
The beauty sitting on him was wearing a white mask, revealing only those enchanting, captivating eyes, sparkling like the Milky Way in the night sky.
Her beautiful, smooth long hair was tied up neatly at the back, and her tight white uniform outlined her fiery body curves;
Between the miniskirt and white boots were the so-called "absolute territory" seductive legs.
Leon recognized this outfit at a glance—
After the classroom play, this dragoness wanted to try a nurse play...
'But where did you get the nurse outfit from.'
'No wonder you used that line "In the battle between dragons and dragon slayers, anything goes" to reply to me, it was all a setup for this, wasn't it?'
"Rossweise... can't we try some normal professions?"
"Mr. Leon, please cooperate with the treatment."
Leon rolled his eyes in speechlessness and lay back on the pillow.
Having been preempted by the dragoness, Leon couldn't counterattack immediately.
He could only wait for the dragoness to slip up later, so Leon could turn the tables.
But she should also be aware that Leon's physical condition is different now, so she would be more careful, right?
Leon was secretly planning his next move.
Meanwhile, Rossweise continued her role-play.
"Mr. Leon, the medical record says you often experience chest tightness, is that correct?",Rossweise held a medical file she got from who knows where, asking seriously.
"No, Nurse, I have depression, I often think about suicide."
SMACK—
Rossweise hit Leon's head with the medical file, repeating word by word,"Cooperate with the treatment, Mr. Leon."
"...Yes, yes, yes, I have chest tightness."
"Tear open your clothes, let me see."
"Is it appropriate for a nurse to use the verb 'tear'?"
"Mr. Leon, do I need to say it a third time?"
Leon obediently opened his shirt at the chest.
Revealing his solid pectorals and dragon tattoo.
"What is this tattoo, Mr. Leon?",Rossweise asked.
'Don't you know what this is?'
'Are you just trying to annoy me?'
'Damn dragoness.'
"I don't know either, Nurse, why don't you check your own chest, maybe you have the same tattoo?"
"Please do not make such offensive remarks, Mr. Leon, or I will report you for sexual harassment."
"You're sitting on me in a miniskirt, making me tear open my clothes, and then you're going to report me for sexual harassment?"
The nurse nodded seriously,"Yes."
'Alright, if that's how you want to play, you'll get yours later.'
"Since you're unwilling to say, let me examine your body carefully."
'The opportunity is coming.'
Leon got serious, ready to counterattack at any moment.
Rossweise slowly leaned over, gradually removing her mask, revealing that stunningly beautiful face.
However—
Just as Rossweise got close to Leon's face, her expression suddenly stiffened, then she quickly retreated, covering her mouth as if trying to suppress some discomfort.
Leon raised an eyebrow, teasing,"What's wrong, Nurse? Can't the healer heal herself?"
Rossweise frowned, the discomfort growing stronger.
She had to get off Leon, running into the bathroom in her boots.
Then came the sound of rushing water.
Leon wanted to add a few more jabs, but as the words reached his lips, he sensed something was off.
In the past few days, Rossweise's reactions like this had occurred too many times...
Suddenly, Leon realized,
"Could it be—"
———
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Rossweise, now out of the nurse outfit, sat by the bed, firmly refuting,"Every time after, I take safety measures, it's impossible... to be pregnant."
The queen, usually calm and composed, now seemed flustered and anxious.
Leon sat on the sofa opposite her, silent for a moment, then asked,"Is that safety measure... 100% effective?"
Rossweise tidied the hair on both sides of her face, biting her lower lip, explaining,"It's a purification-type magic, as long as it's used within twenty-four hours after, it ensures that the dragon race cannot conceive."
Rossweise said,"The book says the success rate of this magic is 99.9%."
Leon was stunned,"But there's still 0.1%, right?"
Although a 0.1% chance is very low, it couldn't withstand the high frequency of "three times a day" homework Leon and Rossweise had been doing recently.
And the so-called "one day" doesn't mean just once.
A night is very long, and Rossweise wouldn't easily let Leon off.
So even with a low chance of 0.1%, they could still hit the jackpot.
Rossweise looked up at him,"Although theoretically there's an extremely low chance of an accident with this magic, in the millions of years of dragon race reproduction, there hasn't been a single such exception. The 99.9% mentioned in the book is just a conservative figure. So in reality, as long as the purification magic is used after, there's no chance of pregnancy."
Leon spread his hands,"Then... then you also said, you took measures every time, why are you still preg—"
"I'M NOT PREGNANT!"
Rossweise sharply interrupted.
She seemed agitated.
About the matter of pregnancy... she had some resistance.
She touched her belly, her beautiful eyes looking at Leon, filled with indescribable complex emotions.
Meeting Leon's eyes, Rossweise recalled the days when she was pregnant with Noah and Luna.
That was the loneliest, most helpless time for Rossweise, and also the main reason she now resists "pregnancy."
Leon responded to her gaze, knowing she didn't want to face this.
But he still had to persuade Rossweise to get tested.
Not that he was worried about the dragoness—well, maybe a little bit worried, but that's not important—
What's important is, if Rossweise is really pregnant again, then the child in her belly is also Leon's.
Humans have an innate love for blood relatives, just like his love for Luna and Noah.
And he knew Rossweise felt the same.
Because Isa once told him about Rossweise's mental changes when she was pregnant with the twins.
What she fears now is not pregnancy, not welcoming a new life, but the fear of facing everything alone again, like in the past.
Leon hesitated for a moment, then stood up, walked to Rossweise's side, and sat down next to her.
Rossweise instinctively wanted to get up and move a bit, to put some distance between her and Leon.
But as soon as her butt left the bed, she gave up on that idea.
The couple sat together like this, shoulder to shoulder, with the moonlight from outside the window falling on Leon's profile.
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